The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-08

and it is certain too, that what ought to have been
done the past season by these who were entrusted
with the ciy's welfare, will not remain undone
( the coming season. Already deep interest has
been awakened, and liberal offers made, to
secure the city from second calamity OF
10 expect OF those who know and have seen
American enterprize and energy, to prophecy that
within three months after the waters shall have
abated, no traces of rs ruin0us path will be seen,
but on the contrary. hundreds and thousands will
! cay that this was blessing IN disguise, and those
who have survived and have sull struggled on,
will thank kind Providence for their delivery,
and say earnestly end sincerely from the heart,
''that II was geod for us that we have been thus
sflicted." VERIrAs.
postscript to private letter. just received Civ
ing less glowing account of the flood, written at
IL T.. on the l2thlnst says:-''Thr lower floor
OF the Suiter Horel is stll above water-board IS
per day. Boatman charging from $40 to SIS an
hour"
The Trouble between the Chillans and
Americans.
Correspondence OF the Alta California;
STOCKTON, Dec. 81, lSi9.
J. f. DuRIvAeR, Ese.
DEAR SiR-PeTcelvng that you occupy chair
in the editorial sancium Of the Alta Cattfornsa-
uIon which, bv the way, we must cong ate
you'll have thoue ht that few remarks upon tt-
/ t.rs and things IN this quarter might be accepta.
ble and first of all, must give yoa an account of
a most shocking and deporahle affair, which mas
just occurred Ia The mines, about hity miles from
Stockton. Ii appears that a number Of Americans
had, at the commencement Of the rainy season,
selected certain place near the Calave1ds River,
where they erected log cabins, and made prepsra-
lions to winter. This was place la which "dry
blowing" for gold was carried on last su INNER, by
Chillans or othe foreigners LSoon after the Ameri
cans settled, a number at Chlliaos arrived. and
went 10 work in the neghb0rhood; and shorty
afterwards, public meeting was held by the
Americans, and lucge aud a military captain
were elected. Notice was then gwen 10 ali who
were not American citizens, to leave within nj
auxa h.g0 nj hi I'll md At
their old place, about eight miles from the
'lowa Log Cabms," (the American camp,) aud
abused and drove of three or tour Americans,
who attempted dug the nei,hborh hood. At
the expiration Of the Tune spec fed for me Chl-
TO leave, they were brought before the
Judge, (Collier,) and inrd one ounce each, aud
Dotlhed TO irave by the 18th INST. Lsit- notice
was taken OF them down 10 the 18th inst as II
was supposed they woald leave. AT thus ,ihns
but few ot them remained, aud those wrre AZ
rnrrr'ly nukirr prelarariens To move. On the
night OF the 9th instant, at about rigbt O'Clock.
a descent Was made upon the . Iowa Log CF
bins," by about eighty armed Chilians, VINO went
from cabin :" cabin, sriz'ng tn inmates, most OF
whom III bed. uud binding tn-in wdh
ropss, using the mot abusivr language, and
threatening 10 shoot them II they resisted
made the least noirr IL should b. remarked
that none OF the Chllians spoke N Eagli-h, nor
did they show any autnoTitt i"r the arrest OF tue
Americans Having bound the InIus rs OF the
Iowa Log Cabins, and tIcd some of tnem 10 rers,
th'y left Them under guard, proce ~drd 10 some
one oi thcse CABINS tbsrr lieni ana some five
or six perssBs playing cards. TINS cabIn they
charge upon, broke olsn the door, aud attacked
the inmates with pistols, guns aud knives. khsg
Two ArrtrIcsbs, one uf thrir party aud woa Id-
inr tour oihefs The two who were killed
wer. aged, one of them lrayng wife and TIN
chilor,n In the States, and the oih.r w1ie and nve
children have bern unable to ascertain thrlr
names iu full Que II them u ,ed starr, crtgi-
nally from New York, but lately irom Texas the
Chians th,n bouno win ropes all the Amercans
~ This camp, even ihnsc ~no were wounded, aud
hurried them oii-some without blanket, or rvrl
coss-sbd joining the Others, whom they bad
previously taken, marched the whole, sixteen ia
number, dstsnce ~ tiRbt miles on the roa1
towards Sianissus, 10 the tent oi an Alcade named
Scuilon, who, they said, would accompany them
10 siockfon. This Alcaldr refused to s-- thrfn,
or To bav. aD,thiog 10 de- with them aud after
a DELAY of about an hour, which was sp-at "a en-
desvoripg 10 hunt up the aicadr, they mtrcned
back To their own camp, n distance ot hfteen
miles. la passing an Am ncau tent, fhey
thiruiensd 10 shoot the first msn who uttered a
word. Al about seven or eight O'Clock neat uIprn-
ing. they auiv,d at the Elk mile tent, ten miles
this De ot the Double S,rIngs Here the Chilsns
had breakfast, ssd the Americans got . little c.d
cofre only. They Then marched twelve miles
farther tswaIds stockton, and At the tent. late
Len.ens', had a biscuit each. and some ch-csc.
Here ih,y heard that trends we're coming TO re--
cue them Furner On the road. at about three
o'cla OK, an American rode by with gun. who
remarked, lake care OF yosrs,lv.s. boys" None
OF the Chilians appeared 10 understand E1glt-n,
anc cnly one OF the Americans understood Spaaish;
bot the iormer suspcisd something, ana lravlng
the rnad To stockton, They mrrrhrd aud counter
marched, through nuc and water, hfes~ts and
plains. ever mountains aud Rulches, until ten
ocls OK at night whes, co n,d-t-iy exhausted from
cold, hurg.f, and fatigue, they rested tor two
hours. uur,ng THE time, come of ihr Americans
united their bru,r, aud -cme of the Chii-nr, n was
Afterwards found, had either Riven out or yanosed
IL was evident, however. that the greasers bad
suffered more from the march tnan thrir prisoners,
and being some hat afraid of attempt rescue,
trey were willing to come to an understanding
with the Americabs, and sgrerd to looSen their
anne and proceed by the regular road to Stockton,
pruyidsd they would intercsoe tor them, IN case Ot
ot sn attempt AT rescue by other Am. ricans.
They struck the road at te0t. about nine miles
from Stockton, at day break IL 80 happened that
this tent was full ot Americans, who were sooa up
In srms, and arrested the Chllisns. The lar-r,
whoec Numbers had been reduced to eleven, wefe
then tired, and had procreded a short dstance on
the road to~srcs stockton, ~hsn a pumber Of
Americans from the Caiayerss arrived and took
them from the fotmer prisoners. drtermined on
marching them back 20 the Iowa Log Cabins.
The Americans Who had been taken prisoners ar
rived m Stockton the day beiofe yesterday, and
gave IN, m~eNes up to the authorities the latter
Informed them that they dad not knew whether
They were the pefsons tor wnosc arrest they had
isswd wit; tor II sfTesrs thst the Jgdge q
First iptsnce and Prsfect ~ this place had issued
writ OF arrest tor the Judge tCosiet) aud other
Americans who had warned uil ssd exiorted
MONEY from the Chillsns, the latter having hdg"d
complaint against the former, accusing them Of
robbery, Nc. u appears that the aaihOflilcs mere
,ro.s,ored to get Ams means 10 execute the writ,
but iailirg m The ,noesvcr 10 tell into tn hands ot
the Ch'hens, Who. | must cay, relied. trem the
bYpinnlpg, upon others Tor assistance
I II was Tun ofed "a fVvs yesterday evening, that
the eleven Chihsn pri~ossrs, unable, from ex-
hausilsn, tc proceed To Cslaveras, were hung ugon
the road. sive THIS 80 rumor. IL ~ Thought
I the, ihe Chilians who remain on he Cslsverss
v,il fare badly.
ravIcarIos or THE san JOAQUIN.
Since travelling by land has been interrupted, All
u the eosis In Stu,kton have been purchased TO run
l VI the Sen Joaquin. Boats winch one mouth ago
sold for ir,m ESQ to tlU0, are now worth 600 70
$500
A whale bcsi which arrived day or two since
! from the Touumne, met on her triP down seven