The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-12
Three Weeks Later from California
ARRIVAL OF THE CHEROKEE.
New YORK. Nov. |.

..
arrived at this port at 6 O'Clock this ev-
ening. She brings dates from San Fran
cisco to the lst of October.
The previous accounts of the disas-
trous and bad success of the whaling fleet
in the North Pacific are fully confirm
ed.
The general intelligence from Califor-
MIA is not of much importance, A diff
Guilty had occurred between the mer-
chants and The collector at San Francis
CO. and a meeting of the former party in
regard to the matter had been held.
The vigilance committe had turned
their attention TO prevent the influx of
foreign convicis. believing that to them
might be Justly attributed the vast ma
jority of the crimes committed in Cali
fornia.
Edward Dupont. steward of the
Stockton House. had been bru:ally .aur-
dered.
The Governor was about to call an
extra session of the Legislature.
The committee to provide for organ
izing new territory, was shortly to as
semble.
The mining intelligence is very favor
able. A rich vein of quartz had been
discovered in Broadway street, San Fran
cisco.
! The first news of the Cuba massacre
caused great excitement in San Francis
CO; large numbers were preparing to start
for Cuba, to join Gen. Lopez. Col.
White, late of the Pacific Star, had in
! tended to leave for Cuba at an eary day.
The returns Of the State cleo: ION had
been nearly all received John Biglar,
for Governor. has 5000 majority. Mar
shql and NJ, Corkle are elected Represen-
taiives to Congress. The entire vote of
the State is 5000, and every county in
favor of the Democrats.
Mr.. Marshall was to leave for Wash
inSton on rhe 18th October, but McCorhIe
would be detained some time BY sick
ness. Cuba fillibuster meetings had been
heli at Sacramento and other places.
The Cherokee brings about 81 900 900
in gold dust OH freight, and S260, 600 in
the hands of passengers. \ terrible
fight had taken place at Chagres just be-
fore the Cherokee left, between the ma
tives and the American boatmen; the lat
ter were badly beaten and fed, when the
natives turned upon all the Americans
who came in their way-about twenty
passengers from California were met aud
driven back, and five Of them are known
to be killed, the rest took refuge in hous-
es, which they baracadoed, and subse-
quently got on board the Cherokee,
through the courtesy of the commander
of British steamer, who took them of in
his own boats-he also saved their GOLD
dust for them.
We have aivices from Oregon by this
: arrival to the Dad Sept. Snow had fall
len at Astoria to The depth of eight inch
, SIS.
Large numbers of emigrants were agriv-
, ing, and the indians had committed I'M
parallelled outrages upon them on the
Columbia river. The family of Hudson
Clark, of Illinois. was attacked BY band
|, of thirty Indians, and his mother AMI
brother murdered, and his sister danger
ously wounded, aud her person afterwaro:
f violated by the whole party. A Mr.
Miller, of Western Virginia. had als(
been attacked. and his brother-in- law
, Mr.. Jackson. killed, and his daughter anc
himself wounded. Two other partie:
had been attacked, but they repulsed the
Indians.
: Great excitement prevailed among ,h,
emigrants and inha bitants in consequence
: OF these ou,ra9es.
The result of the election in Soutl
| Carolina, which is strongly in favor O
the Union, shows the ''savong influence
+, of the early and sturdy movement at the
> North, in favor of the compromise meas
I ures, and the determination of the North
ern people to put stop to the informed
ding with Southern institutions, by thei
representatives in Congress. 1t is this
= which has treasured the people of tn
II South. and convinced, them that we ar
e in earnest; that non intertcrence wit
e the slavery question is the rorthern doc
e trine; and with this assurance they ar
6 encouraged to uphold the Union. Hal
It the North taken ditleren. course, we d
: not believe the Union would have laste
l. "a year from the date of the passage of tn
It Compromise!-Neso Haren Register.
!" The English papers received by tn
y steamer America, states that a hous
i'm Westminster street. London, belong
~ ing to carver and glider. was set o
Ii fire and nearly DESTROYED By meteor