Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-07-18


Arriual Of The Steam Ship Philadelphia. Over tiOo
Mllicas Of Gold Dust.
The steam ship Philadelphia, Capt. Pearson, arri-
we'd at New York on Sunday night, July T. from
Chagres, whence she sailed on the 18th ult, and
Kingston, Jamaica, lst inst. She brings two weeks
later news from California received by the Oregon at
Panama. Our adyices from San Francisco are of the
LIST ut
The Oregon brought down 81 92s 900 in gold dust
on freight and about 500, 600 in the hands of the
passengers
Among the passengers by The Philadelphia, is Judge
Turrill, late United States Consul at the Sandwich
Islands, who returns with his family after FIVE years
residence there. Also. John L. Stephens, author of
Incidents of travel in central America" and Vice
President of the Panama Railroad Company MIS-
left Bogoa on the 9th Of June, having made a con-
siderable arry there for the purpose of forwarding
the interests Of the company of which he is officer
He has procured from the Congress of New Grenada
important notifications of the contract for building
rail road across the lshmus. among which is the ex-
elusive privilege of constructing plank or wagon
road Tor temporary purposes until the completion Of
the rail road
On receipt of intelligence that passports were re-
quired of persons crossing the Isthmus. DR.. Foote
our Charge des Affairs Bogoia Immediately remon-
strated 10 the government and the Congress- then in
session. at once passed law abolishing the neces-
sity.
The steam ship Sarun Sands, Thompson. was about
in coal. A number of her passengers left her and
proceeded up TO San Francisco by land those that
remained on board Of her were all in good health.
The steamers New World and Istbmus sailed for
Panama ON the 22d June. both full of passengers.
The steam ship Oregon her passage down. met
the steam ship Panama on the Dist June $50 miles
+ below Acapulco, bound TO San Francisco.
|, The American bark Lucy Ellen, of Boston. cap
sized on her passage from Chogres TO Grey Town
The crew and passengers were saved by the Royal
Mail Company's steamer, Dee, and transferred at
Chagres To the Philadelphia.
There were very few passengers on the Isthmus.
a The river was low
collision, which resulted in loss of life. took
place between some Americans and natives at Cha
gres, short time previous TO the sailing of the
Philadelphia. IL originated by two Americans strk-
ing some natives, who Upse; them in q canoe. Blows
were resored 10, and afterwards firearms; the bel
gerents shooting at each other across the river The
s mntter was finally settled by the Alcaldc and the
n American Consul. One native was killed and two or
three others seriously wounded.
g "A serious difficulty has broken out at Sonora and
it feared bloodshed would follow The State Off
GERS were about to impose monthly tax on oil for
u eigners, for the privilege of digging mines,
which they al irst resisted, but the appearance of
American troops TO enforce The law they had for the
present retired to Stockton.
. Three hundred Clear Lake Indians, who had murder
/ ed some whites, on being surrounded by American
a troops from the Garrison Sonora and Benica
commenced resistance, and were fired on, and the
whole, comprising, men, women, and children indis-
:. crimnatey slaughtered.
The ship Orbit, has been seized in Pugits Sound
. for cutting timber American possessions. The
;, timber was for The English navy and the Orbit was
), chartered by that government.
d INTERESTING FROM THE MINES.
n Rumors of " luck rife in community. bu
authenticated reports of prosperous labor in the dig
gngs have been fewer within the present month thar
n at any period since hid-w While with ever,
,e departure from this city hundreds embark try the
fortunes in the mines, the zeal of the spring emgra
ID tioD is sensiby diminished, and that geDeral,
~ understood the rivers swollen as to Interrupt
work at the various washngs, and that there pros
10 es to be no immediate abatement of the food.
"Green miners 4" ardent and ambitions to raw
10 ish the rivers of their golden wealth the,
+ arrive in the country. As general thing, daily de-
partures from this place for the northern southern
~ placer, of this class, and we do not hear of al
=, arrival but TO learn of his Identification with som
r. project which will call bin forthwith into the mines