Washington telegraph., 1850-10-16

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Hatlonai tnteiilgencer publishes the fpllowine le
Ter FURNISHED by Senator Gwinj from Lieut. Go,
efnor AcHougai, of CALIFORNIA;, dated son boa,
steamer Senatcn Aug a., NJ" giving an al
.nentlc account of the late riot at Sacrament
oi,y' between the Sanatters and the Landholder
am now on my way 10 Rencia, to solicit I
zen. Smith the aid Of his troops to que a lara
,awiess mob, who are now threatening the de
strlctan Rf the liyes and property OF the citizen
Of sacramento City; and as the steamer leave
ior Fanan1a to morrow, avail myself of the op
pof'qnpy OF friend, who is going to the States
70 write. and give you the details Of the horribl
massacre that is now going Oh in that city.
Fof some time passed the squatters have takel
possession sf large portion of the town lots be
longing TO various persons, who had bought an,
paid Tor the property, and the excitement conse
qucpt thereon has been increasing gradually, ant
to-day the crisis broke forth. Some two day
since large meeting of the squattsrs took plaI1'
and they resolved THAT the State was not ao-
mitted, the laws created by the Legislature" were
OF no force, and that they would resist qP. aeasf
any mandate coming from our courts on yes
terday the Sherif ejected some of thu iiolh t'ie
property of Mr.. Rodgers, and sever. resisted MS
authority; two of them were broeht oeiore the
county judge for thus acting, an were comm't'eo
tolail or prsonship. This mning they organ
ized to the number of one two nenqfea, Who
had muskets and small rms, and AIDED by
Iage number ready TO ysist them, all armed
They marched throuy' the streets ~ regular mill
tary stvle, their RAIDER on horseback, with
sword; went to se-eral places from which they
had been recep,y elected and took possession;
and then wer4ed their way to The prison-sbp to
release tb. Two Of their number That were I'M
I.r;soned an Yesterday When near the ship
thew were ret by the Mayor, (Bigelow,) who was
on HORSEBACK, endeavoring to rally posse to dis
ne rss them. At this instant general firing COM
renced: the firing became general in |, *, and
4th Streets the citizens running TO and fro IN every
direction. The Sheriff, noble fellow, mounted
his horse and did all in his power to assemble a
posse; but the panic was too great; none were
prepared Cor what had come Upon them. did
all L could to assemble force, and before left,
issued call for all assemble in front OF the
City HoteB had the cannon drawn up and loaded,
aad runners sent for all the that could be
found. Issued, also. notice for all nom combat
ants to keep out of the streets; and, after ac-
this, | started for the steamer Sena-
tor, which had detained TO wait orders, and inn
put out to get troops from Cen Smith,
l left at the solicitation of large number oi the
citizens, who thought could exert greater ia
huence to get the troops here. When | left the
firing was still going on, and the greatest conster
nation prevailed. | will be up with the troops
by O'clock to night. Sc the steamer left the
cry was to fire the town, and God only knows
what will be done before get back left May
er Bigelow badly wounded, Mr.. Woodland, and
twq Others that saw, were lying dead, and sew
eral wounded The leader of the moo was shot
dead from bis horse.
| will meet the steaaser Gold Hunter in Snison
bay, take her back and get the troops, provided
Gen. Smith will let them go, which | have some
fear Of. He has acted very strangely in the diff
cpltes that We have had to preserve law and or
der. II he refuse will advise YOU, before the
steamer lea to morrow.
This is of the results of our pon admission
fearful crisis is at hand should Congress refuse
admission at Ibis session. The only protection
to our lives and property is to take possession of
the customs
A BRIGAND SToRY.--A body of soldiers had
pursued band of mountain robbers, in Calabria,
and hemnled them in effectually that, with all
the passes guarded, escape seemed impossible.
This dilemma the Chief determined to relieve his
men, they had refused TO surrender, although
promised pardon if they would give up their lead
er. The only way of escape was by crossing a
deep ctasm, so wide that even the supple cham
os could not make the fearful leap in safety. 10
Eeach this point, it was necessary to go along a
pass, near which seuSinels bad been placed.
The movement was made at night. Ehe chief OF
the robbers had wife, and she htd babe at her
bosom.
For days they had been without food, except
such roots they dug from the ground, and the
want of nourishment had dried the fountain OF
life in the mothers breast and the babe pined and
fretted with hunger. As the band move silently
along the narrow path, ia which, if discovered
bv the soldiers, their destruction would be inevta-
Bile, the suffering babe began TO cry.
Instantly it seized by the father, swung in
the air and its brains dashed out against tree.
For a moment The mother stood like statue of
horror. then gathering the niutated remains OF
her murdered babe in her apron, she followed the
retreating party
Safely through the skill of the chief, the
chasm was passed. and they were beyond the
reach of danger. All, then, after procuring some
food, lay down to sleep, except sentinel and the
mother, who dug grave with her own hands, in
which to br,ry her child. This sad duty perform
ed, she returned to the spot where her husband
and his companions lay in deep slunlber. It was
net difficult for her to persuade the tired anG
sleepy sentinel to let her take his place, and soon
she alone remained awake. TE-u stealthy ap-
preaching the spot where the father of her dead
baoe lay, she placed the muzzle of the piece she
had taken f,om the sentinel within few inches
of his breast, and pulled the trigger. The ball
passed through his heart.
Here we have something OF the reality attend
ing the life of "bold brigand"--A lawless rob-
Der and murderer is incapable of such senti-
ment as the true love of womar.
WoNpERFUL MACHINE. Tyler David
sen says the Cineinnat, Commercial yes
terday. showed Us 2 wonderful specimen n
9af artistic ingenuity, which is about as
nea- to perfection in its imitation of
nature,s it is possible for human skill TO
approach 1t was a small box, contain
ing delicate combination of machinery
similar to thasof watch, which, when
wound up, CAUSED beautiful little bird,
with the richest rumage, to start out
from the lid, and afte.> >warbling sweetly