The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-04
LATEsT FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ALABAMA,

The steamship Alabama Capt. Foster, from
sChagres, which place She left the 10th ult.
arrivedsin this port ON yesterday morning, bringing
hos passengers and California news fifteen days
later than we have had. -
& We learn by the Alabama that the Pacific Mail
stesmer Oregon, from San Francisco, LIST of june
arrived at Panama the 21st ult with So. 600
lin gold dust and 23O passengers. The steamer
philadelphia, from New York, arrived at Chagres
ION the 2lst ult the brig Bella del Mar, from this
sport, on the 24th the steamship Georgia, from
New York, by Havana, the 25th, and the brig
#Aiphonze, from New York, on the 24th The brig
7fosier, Tor New York, sailed for New Work on the
10Th No news Of interest on the Isthmus
n The Alabama brought the following passengers:
Ms. Slater, Mrs Jackson, Mesrs. Hurubise Warren
Berry Fans Mage bs Ms aGSG Sod iePU 03 o1 ES5v
Wsscn THR d P Rss an LafH ss 6%STns
9 a soc BsOT Hays SuEp CqTng Gqlharin
I Bpek Ie ia MPPSo@eI Boas. singa siog RioS
BSs Wills Eh Thonal 'TGa anns sR6 oRS %Ss
DrOher. DSyidson Bel, Barron, Byme Dillon DAVIS,
S k hsag. sls ricketts,, hegaser Gssps HseE
Brown, Cscoti Wat. Gs arm s"ss O''n "s''Of00A
y We notice that among the passengers by the
&Oregon were the American Consul at the Sand
(Which Islands, Hon. j. Turrill and family; w. Wal
&laee Leland, formerly of the Pacific News and
Maysvie Herald and Judge Schoolcraft and lady.
The Judge has in charge block of California gold
bearing quartz for the Washington Monument 1t
is said to contain $4,000 worth of gold
= The Oregon arrived at Panama, having on board
la block of sone the contribution of Oregon to the
& Washington Monument
& A State Assaying Office has been opened at
4San Francisco 1t is doing an active business
The taxable property within the limits of San
francisco is estimated at $500. 900 600
A lump of gold, weighing t,,ez,ta,tbrse ,,o7,,,ds
49, 49, fo,,,s1 Z; ~ 1;,rt,;.a 7. !,
& - M as 80 . AZ" az inc
IstoIe Vi HAessfs' DuIgoyhe " 90, san francisco.
e The steamer Sarah Sands, for whose safety
Earnest apprehensions were entertained in San
ESransisoo has baan ba.d fou Sh -. 49,.
Il ~ 8. 60, r.
Place Oaieu ~ SHNsoh, seventy hllieS below WON
terey-her coal having been exhausted.
81 The papers contain numerous accounts of Indian
aronhlas IL ,b ,oines n ,raa. ~, oIs,,s
s. FP9 eto'en
E americans hau Deeh murdered al the Junction oil
Mhe ella and California, which had caused great
Excitement An expedition of u s. troops, under
81 Cam. LYONS Immediately set ont againat The In
al;ans ,ho,a H., -. =; f,Iu 7 ~ - ~ ~
4uals' "io'h they het AZ oieet Lake. On the llth
~ May AlleF lew discharges OF artillery the
Indians all fled to the island in the lake and the
EtfoIloWing morning the cavalry were stationed on
,ba sides NJ he iaka ,gbila tb infan,r .,,aol,I
~ ;.l,,, I - 49,.
uo si'-' W le'i9 Vi uot's aheii loi tat PURPOSE
lee Indians We're soon driven IRON the island with
great loss. Over one hundred were killed, and
MANY men, women and children supposed TO have
bean drowned in st,enntino IN escans m tho r,eio
lI a. ~ Ie,l 49,, =. =, -. -
~ W f - ~ NAo' '''S AOuJafeS'
ION RUSSIAN RIVER killing over one hundred and
dispersing the remainder.
III This account is given by the San Francisco Jour-
nsI of Co,omarca ,I1be s.,, H,o,,oisoa I,.,I1 =.
et . !, Il - =, ~
'esaiu " w, eH'ne 'ia'Vois' 'las rue ioilo"ing
among tne accounts oil Indian disturbances, we
* nave punished an aftlele from the Alta California,
y. sids Y saSits We paIlGuaIS oI luinoIed
In ne lime of It's publication that II must he rastg
Exaggerated and upon applying at the proper source
for information, we find that we were not only cor
rect in surmises, but that the affair has been
wholly misrepTesented. The facts, derived from
source the accuracy Of which is unquestiol.able
> are as follows party of Indians living in aad
about the Sonoma district, after committing many,
murders ana other outrages, IN November last fled
No Clear Lake. which is sheet Of water forty miles
long and from six 70 eight miles wide, lying some
Anity miles north OF Sonoma. This they have made
Nthelr apoue ever since, setlng the troops at def
ance and maintaining an attitude OF hostility toward
al the whites Untll recently the condition Of the
oads rendered access 10 me lake impossible for an
armed lorce' About ten days since, however, Capt.
Y Lyon was ordered 10 proceed to Clear Lake, and
10 punish ana 10 dlsodge the Indians from their
lsronghold Inc latler mad iortliled their position,
ana mad provided quanuty OF provisions sufficient
70 ehao,e theh 10 sustain Twelve months, siege.
ihey dehed the soldiers on their approach, and
dared them TO come on II they wanted to fight.
ne men advanced 10 boats, which they had trans
ported with great labor across the mountains, and
were received with shower of arrows. In the
3qeom6at many OF the soldiers were seriously wound
Msu' and number OF me Indians killed. The state
ment that women and children were massacred is
& wholly uniounded. Some OF the squdws were
drowned IN attempting to swim away, and it is said
at sohe q le chiidfeh were put TO death by their
cannon he yo1cbed foT o'ui"'s u 'iS statement
u T1sso.i - .I..
IN foro sroa,, ~ M Io,,.,,aI -
n 'e,oie p0N VI llie 'ouinai VI Commerce says
apl 5afs maj Stanton the leader OF the Ameri-
l par wiz WIN several OF MS gang We're muir
#uels9, were long pelofe outlaWed both IN Texas
u iCr .llei' cIies; AZ ihe Coofado they
esaollsheu Jerry, where Inc Indians had also es-
laohsheu one ana lofDd lhelr ierrying over any
NpeIsoh on PAIN OIL uealh Inc Indians expostutaed
gdliist TINS, put stanton and his party insisted,
~ ana broke up he Indians boats. The savages
4paced themselves several miles below the Glanton
'Hpa' w. ana commenced swimming horses and mules
without the ana OF boats, and TO this operation the
&dboVe named American and his party commenced
& en- opposition. finalY, Glanton and his men In.
% 'lsleu lhat the Indians should not swim the river,
$eVeh WIN their private packs upon their heads,
but should cross their ferry with them, and should
spay them Tor such crossing. The Indians very nat
ufaiiy, ana very properly, became exasperated with