Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-09-27
E.o,n the ". York Tribune.

A-OREGON--LAIESI.
Judge O. c. Pratt of Oregon, who left California at
the latest GATE assures that there is no reason TO
believe the rumor that Sacramento Cily has been burn
ed On the contrary, he saw Gen. w nchester OF the
Pacific News on the Carolina at the latest moment,
and assured by him that there had oeen 70 arrt-
pal from Sacramento since the Sendtor--so tnat me
conAaoration story must be untounded. ludge r.
himself came down from Sacramento IN the 2enatdI,
and is confident that there no fighting after the
Senator left--that the.Squatter party supmueu VIM
we ara not so sure of this The leader Of the Squat
ters flor whose liberation from prison the rst iorcple
demonstration was made) is Mr.. James vi cClatcny,
Formerely of this City, and well known among our ear
lier Land Retormers He has been very decided IN MS
resistance to the land obbers or Suffer title to SacIa
meuto throughout, and fhis tarty are animated ny MS
spirit the contest will not be lightly given up. :,
We deeply regret that the squatters should nave ;.
been tempted to resort to violence 1t the suffer Tue
to Sacramento is valid in law, the whole power u ,lle
country must OF be put forth to overDear 1,,s
if it is moi good it can be legally overtnrown; mere
is no preence of twenty years possession ADVERSE 10
the Squattes to bar their action may taey are tie pal
ty 10 possess on, without lease OF covenant VI any
kind aud their claim is be dsproved OF overcome oy
the SPECTATORS -,
We learn that the Squatters did not make their APP
pcaon Tor an appeal in due torm7ofierng the necss,
sary securities, SJc.-or an appear Wouu nave IT,
granted Ii so, they acted most unwlseiy' Eas'iy
cr;mnallv giving to the land SPECTATORS and gamblers
who seem to constitute the chief pillars of Law ano
Order IN Sacramento, fatal advantage. we DE-
lieve the Squatters had air case, anu this 80
ceeded had they treated II larry lney nave ~" P
baby ruined it. 1oho
P Gaines in Oregon on the 9th OF August alter lohg
passage around Cape Horn Gov Lane had resigned
and left the Territory for California; the 18th o.
june leaving it without Governor till Major Games
arrived. >.
Oregon has vast elements of prosperity, and Is I'M
proving but suffers at present from superaouhaauce
OF money (none OF your bank rags and scarcity ~
the necessares OF life. The Oregonans were carry
and successful diggers in the Gold Region, have re-
turned with bags Jumps and dust but their iertle
fields SUI ered in their ABSENCE and their harvests are
yet short. With the finest wheat and grazing county
in the world, they have yet neither Gram nor Caiie
10 spare, But things will sober down after wlie
and whenever she sets to work. Oregon is bound 10 ~
ahead Its climate is mild and healthy, its soil erue
and its timber, water power, &c xhaustlbe 1heie
is no finer country than the valley OF the Wlllame'e
and there very many valleys and plans oieeoA
of like character, though, perhaps inferior IN area
We are happy to hear that the runors Oh e1ou us
coveries i'll Oregon are likely to prove untouDoed
There is little gold the Umpqua and Rogue NJ
vers in Southern Oregon, but great YIELD mas oee
obtained from either We trust the shining scoufge
| is 10 be substantially confined 10 California.
Alleged Burning of Sacramento
The Journal of Commerce derives the annexed In
forma ton from passenger by the Philadelpha ifoh
Chagres who came through from San Francisco
The Intelligence published in the Panama Star, sac
Pacific News Just previous to The sailing OF the steam
er 10 the effect that Sacramento City had been burn
| ed bv the squaers is dscreded. This news IS san
to have come overland from Sacramento TO bencia,'
| a distance OF more than sixty miles, over mere tran
| difficult of passage, aud thence by small steamer u
| San Francisco.
The conflagraon must have occurred. it at all, OF
| The evening of August 18th, the steamer Senator
| left Sacramento at P. N. of that day, at which
time the rioters (squatters) had been driven INTO thu
outskirts OF the city. Our informant, who is wei! &C
| quanted with the county, doubts the possibility 0
| transmitting intelligence by the means indicated, IL
| the time that interviewed between the alleged even
and the departure OF the Panama steamers. Sucf
was the opinion generally OF the numerous persons
| from Sacramento who came down IN those steamers
There was no steamer left at Sacramento when the
| Senator left.
1t is believed that the ruuor Of the burning orgna-
ted from the report of sailing vessel, arrived subse
ouenty TO the Senator and which the steamer passed
on her way down, that bright light had been Seen to
| the Northward the night previous, indicating wide
| spread and long continued contiagratlon. Bat 1t !!
known that fires were raging IN the praresl 10 tnat d
| rection and this would sufficiently account tor the
| phenomenon. -,
A fire al Sacramento City, it is believed, would be
much less likely to spread than at San Francisco 'oi
the reason not only that the streets are WIDE but
there are no prevailing strong winds as at the last
named plate.
The impression said to be entertained tot considera-
bic exten, San FRANCISCO, and by theSa pas
sengers by this arrival Interested in the 6acra
mento is that the NOV OF the squattefs had beer
effectuay suppressed that the leaders OF the outbreak
would he severely punished, and complete breaking
no and extinction OF the defeated combination is pre-
dicted as the inevitable result Hence theprecpltance
of their opponents expected to nure greatly 10 the
advantage OF the Suffer claimants.