Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-07-19
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM
CALIFORNIA.
Arrival OF the Steamship
PHILADELPHIA.

Sunudy IHBhl lToHA SnaBreS, whence
she sailed on the 2Sth ult., and King
ston, Jamaica, lst inst. She brings
two weeks later news from California,
received by the Oregon at Panama.
Our advices from San Francisco are
to the lst ult.
The Oregon brought down $685.
600 in gold dust, on freight, and about
$700,Oo0 in the hands of the passen-
gers.
On receipt ofintelligence that pass
ports were required of persons cross
ing the lsthmus, DIR Foote, our charge
des Affairs at Bogota immediately
demonstrated to the government, and
tho Congress, then i'm session, at once
passed law abolishing the neces-
sity.
The steamship Sarah Sands, Thom-
son, was about 90 miles below Mon
terey, on her passage up, taking in
coal. a number of her passengers
left her and proceeded up to San
Francisco by land; those that remain
ed on board of her were Ill in good
health.
The steamers New World and
lstbmus sailed for Panama on 22d
June, both full of passengers.
The steamship Oregon, on her pas
sage down, met the steamship Pana-
ma on 2lst june, l5O miles below
Acapulco, bound to San Francisco.
The American bark Lucy Ellen,
OF Boston, capsized on her passage
from Chagres to Grey Town. Tie
crew and passengers were saved by
the Royal Mail Company's steamer
Dee, and transferred at Chagrcs to
the Philadelphia.
There were very few passengers
on the Isthmus. The river was low,
A collision, which resulted in loss
of life, took place between some A.
mericans and natives at Chagres, a
short time previous to the sailing of
the Philadelphia. 1t originated by
two Americans striking some natives
who upset them in canoe. Blows
wero resorted to, and afterwards fire
arms; the belligerents shooting at
each other across the river. The
matter was finally settled by the AL
calde and the American Consul. One
native was killed, and two or three
others seriously wounded.
A serious difficulty has broken out
at Sonora, and it was feared blood
shed would follow. The State off
cerswcre about to impose monthly
tax on all foreigners, for the privilege
ofdigging in the mines, which they at
first resisted, but on the appearance
! OF American troops to enforce the law
they had for the present retired 10
Stockton.
Three hundred Clear Lake Indians
| who had murdered some whites, on
being surrounded by American troops
from the garrison at Sonora and Ben
icia, commenced q resistance, and
We're fred on, and the whole, com
prising men, women and children, In
fdiscriminately slaughtered.
| The ship Orbis, has been seized in
Augit's S Sounds for cutting timber on
American possessions. The timber
was for the English Navy and the
Orbit was chartered by the Govern
ment.
! . e f. sa. u
INTERREsTING FROM THE MINES
Rumors of "luck" are rife in our COM
munity, but authenticated reports of
prosperous labor i'm the Diggings have
been fewer within the present month
than at any period since mid winter
While with every departure from this
city hundreds embark to try their for
tunes in the mines, the zeal of the
spring emigration is sensibly dimin-
ished and that 1t is generally under
stood the rivers are SO swollen as to
interrupt work at the various wash
ings, and that there promises to be no
immediate abatement of the flood.
"Greenminers are ardent and am
bilious TO ravish the rivers of their
/ golden wealth so soon as they arrive
IN the country. AS o general thing,
daily departures from this place for
the northern or southern pIacers, are.
OF tins class, and we do not hear of am
arrival but to learn Of his identifca-
ton with some project which will call
lim forthwith into the mines.
3Ihose who are already upon the
ground and prepared for operations
in the Placer, confess to have grown
impatient at the protracted high stage
OF water, and to entertain no decided
4 hopes Of q change for the better, even
for fortnightao come. Good health
rs maintained, and this, together with
ample provision 10 comfort in their
Efude quarters, permits, during the