Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-08
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.

Sacramento City Submerpsd-sl, 100000 in Property DE-
siroyed
The New Orleans papers bring details of the news from
California received in that CITY per the Steamer AaoaIna
The dates are from San Francisco TO the 18th January and
from Panama 10 the 3st January. We make the following
extracts:
An application has been made by Judge Collier 10 the a
thores OF Stockton for legal action in The case OF the Chi
liam miners. The Pacific News says:
ut probable that the unJustabe and sanguinary ea-
taken by the Chans will feeling IN the hearts
of the Americans which will lead 10 the orcbe expulsion oil
the former from least the Southern mines hoped how
ever that the well known law-abding disposition of onr
counrymcn will us from being compelled TO chronicle
any illegal sanguinary steps taken TO effect their end
Col j. d. Stevenson has presented the flags OF lha Isl
Regiment of New York Volunteers the House OF Assem-
by of California. of thanks passed BY the House
Henry II. Robinson Of the firm of Marcy, Robb & Robin
son. has been unanimously elected State Printer By both
Houses.
An election was held In San Francisco on January h for
Senator and Member OF Assembly 10 I'LL vacancies
There regular and independent nominations.
There also held election the time for two Al
caldes and IL members of the Ayuntamiento The follow
ing gentlemen elected:
Senator, David c. Enthusiastically, Sam'l J.
Clrkclst Alcaldc John w. Geary; ID Acade, Francis
Turk-Ayunameno: Jas S. Graham Franklin Tiiord. +.
c. Gray, A. J. Ellis James Hagan, t. Fl. Green, W. II.
Davis VIM. NJ Steuart, Saml Brannan Matthews Crooks,
II. c. Murray.
The Pacific News speaking of affairs In California
says THE rainy set in early before quantity OF
provisions sufficient for the support Of miners had been intro
duced into the Gold region The consequence that
n panic spread through the mining district and the miners
locked in crowds the cities where they spending
The winter But fortunately, the rain ceased for tmethe
roads became passabeand quantities OF provisions were
rapidly transported from Sacramento City throughout the
northern mines and from Stockton throughout the southern
Trade brisk for whlemany OF the Miners thought
of returning and wnteng in the dry dggngs but the rains
once with redoubed violence and have contn
ued short intervals the present Time The conse
quence is that trade is dull and receive but little ine
gence from the Gold Region From all that can learn how
ever the miners doing very good business in the dry
diggings"
From the Poynesan, of December Is.
Treaty WITH THE SANDWICH IsLASpERs.-A treaty
and navigation has been negotiated al San Fran
CISCO by Charles Eames Esq, Commissioners OF the United
States and P judd Plenpotentiay Extraordinary Of
Hawaiian Government.
From the Pacific News Of Jan Is
FLoop At SACRAMENTO CIrY.-What we have long anti
cpaed has at last taken place The waters after threatening
for wseks have performed their work at Sacramento
CITY is inundated We learn from passenger BY the steam
Senator that the average depth of there is four feet
There are however few knobs yet above water on h
tops of which hundreds have collected last resort W.
regret learn that several instances of death BY drowning
have occurred One gentleman informs Of OF ou
men, of intoyication, who fell overheard from
boat and persisted The loss OF property in the city alone
be immense. In addition this, herds of cattle il
the country have been swept of in great numbers ant
drowned The lowest estimate Of loss which we have heard
is million of dollars The current running through
the is very strong, and great proportion OF th
property lying loose has, Of course been swept away
houses and tents have also been swept away Ont
brick house of erection had the walls cracked
and the foundations of others oosened Many endeavor
ing themselves forced TO leave the SICK ant
the helpless TO the mercy of circumstances gentle
man informs us of an instance that came within his know
ledge, OF who almost dying for want OF water L
quench his thirst; and yet who although the water
flowing within few inches of his berth, sick tina
he could not reach out and help himself.
In addition the loss of life and property addition
the bghtcd prospects of hundreds what shall say
the immediate distress which the nundaton has prod"