The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-27

Farther from California -Particulars of
the great Iuot between SqunIters and Set
tiers on tho Suter Cl,ims--Sa SacramentO
city entire y consumed.
NEw YORK September 81. p NJ.
The Pacilic's news gives the following palticu
lars of the riotat Sacramento city;
terrible excitement pervadel tie city oi Sac
ramento. The issue is between ihr Sqrlliers aud
settlers holding property under the Suter tilles
Several persons are alrsudy killed AVID wounded
on both sides The history OF the ntiair thus far is
briefly this. Large tracts of ground covering the
city aud vicinity 0t Sacramento are held hy gr nts
from Capt Sner. Tho settler holds that this
Sprnsh grant is not valid and thu: the land be-
longs 10 the Government Several moved in aud
erected buildings aud suit for forcibe entry and
deninsr wns brought against them. and was tie
cided in favor Of planils, aud writ of restitution
was issued, but the officer who attempted tu exc
cute it wus met by n body ofnrmed squatlers who
resisted hDn. This occurred Saturday, tho 10Th
Prior IA this an appeal iO the county Court had
been made by tue attorney for the squatlers.
Judge Willis presiding when the right oI appeal
was desired which exuspe1ted the party thus
seeking redress,and meetings were held aud reso
lutions passed To resist the law.
Nothing more was done by legal means from
were arrested or resisting the officers IN their lu-
ty, aud in default Of bail twu were inoarCernted in
the prison brig, when body of ofsqualters repaired
tu tho brig Ia release their companions when
they met Sheriff Mckinney and Mayor BlSelUw.
aud posse who drove them from the ground but
no force was used uuti they had retreated some
dirlancs from The river when they were Overtak-
en 10y the Sheriff aud pnssc; they then turned
when conflict ensued and 10 or so shots were
fired and Mayor Bigcow was shot through the
arm and in the face, and Wounded, it is thought
mornlly The header Of the other party. one
Mahlnnuy. was also shot dead. Assessor Wood
land aud an Huctione1r was also killed while sup
porting tue officers Shots flew in all directions
around the corner of and 4lh streets aud the
blood of the wounded slreamed upon the side
walks US they were carried along.
The greatest excitement perry aided in the city
as the boat showed ntf and from 10 900 squalter,
had assembled resolved to fire upon any one VIII,
appr cached them The city was declared under
marital law and every citizen required to enrol
his name; and in addition To this, Lieutenant Gov
ornor M1Dou class directed an order publisheC
that all nou.combantents must keep clear of tue
Streets aud cannon supplied with "a ronnds tC
be placed at the foot of | street; aud will by
Thursday bring up from Bereucn men and ilnple
monts ol war. with which he is resolved to take
the enemy aud bring lhom to speedy and summa
ry hnl.
sun Later--sAcrRmentO In Ashes
Just us the steamer California was getting un
der wpy, nbout O'Clock p NJ. despatch was re
ceived on board from the pacifc's news at SAT
Francisco, bearing the intelligence that Sacra
meuto city had beeu reduced TO ashes, and tina
the squatters were receiving reinIOrcements from
| the mines.
At the timo the Carolina left. so U S. soldier
had lolt Berrica for Sacramento, aud two vOlun
teer companies at San Francisco bad volunteered
their services to maintain order
The stoppage OF Barton Lee at San Francisco
for the heavy sum Of $llO0,O0O produced grea
excitement both in that city and our own.
The Philadelp pha did not bring the mails.