The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-09-26
RIOT IL SAtRA-
MEMO CITY.

hc>ra ~ .S7uniiers ar Ecai E'fats
Orasrs -- May pcnse,s l,.icx.
Gu the li,h Of August dreadful RI
ct, attended viii. loss Of life, occurred /
q, Sacramsnio,ehy between body Of T.
pcople known a. the Spunitcrs mud TIE
Zeal k.slaie owners. IL Is well Aiioan |
that Tor some time ras, that much i'll
FEELING has prevailed between these
Two Glasses, nri it has now found ven,
IN an open warfare. ih. ,lavine Of ma.
ny persons and the burning down of ,hr
city.
The outbreak commenced ON Wed.
rr>day, Aug. IA. when an ARMED bod,
of sixty Squaliers were proc cdirg so
ihe prison ship 20 release two of their
unriv who were confined on board
Ma,of Eicr'ow wa. sho, ~ three pla-
crs aud died in fifteen minute, after
J, " Woodland, City Assessor was
shot dead. and several other citizens
were killed and wounded.
Or. Robinson and man named Me-
Honey. two leaders Of the squaiicr..
were shot dead as were several others
Of the party.
The Squattcr force soon swcllcd from
the six,y-frst engaged in the ARRAY 10
body Of armed men Numbering be-
tween seven and eight hundred. The
keepers of gaming houses and sporting
men generally sided with the real cs-
tate owners or citizens proper. A ire
mrndous force was fast accommodating.
Lieut.. Gov. McDougal repaired 10
the city Il, soon rs he heard Of the az
fray aud proclaimed martial law.
Tho Steamer McKim was despatch
ed TO Bcnica, and the Senator 70 san
Francisco, for arms ard men 10 use
them.
a correspondent of the Pacific News
writes from Sacramento. on board the
Steamer Senator, Aug. II, as follows:
The greatest excitement still pcrva.
drd the city. From six TO nine hum
drcd settlers had assembled at the cor
ncr of J and Mint, streets, resolved to
fire upon any who approached them.
Lieut.. Gov McDougal is on board
on his way down 10 Bcnicia to order up
the troops stationed there.
The officers and many Of the citizens
are determined TO press the matter to II
triumph OF the law Of the land, and the
settlers are equally determined to re-
si-t what they affirm to be tyranny and
and oppression. Another collision will
be terrible.
In addition to the order for citizens
to enrol their arms AT the city Hotel
Lieut.. Gov. McDougal, also directed Al
order to be published. that all non com.
ba'tants keep clear of the streets, and
directed a cannon supplied with twenty
! fonr rounds TO be placed at the foot o
} street, and will. by the Gold Hunter
take up from Benicia by Thursday
morning, all the munitions of war, viii
which he is resolved to lakc the enemy
and bring them to a speedy and sum
mary trial.
l.. 5. The Gold Hunter was hailed
in Suisun Bay, aud Gov. McDougal pu
O" board She has put bsck to Bcni
cia, and will take the troops and villa
arms can be had, to Sacramento imlnc-
atcly.
SW Lnter.-The above is the new
as published in the San Francisco pa
pcrs. Just as the Steamer Carolin,
was getting under way,--about PM
IA despacll was received on boarC
from the Pacific News office, Stain.
that an express had just arrived bring
ing the intelligence that Sacramento
city had been reduced to ashes and tho
Sqna,tcrs were receiving reinforce.
ments Of men from the mines,
LATEST FEoMOREGoS.-Thc Steam
propeller Carolina, arrived at san Fran
cisco, on the liill ul'., from Oregon. il
} GS hours. with dates TO the 18th July