The New York herald., 1851-11-02
The Mornings News-Seventccn Days
Later from California, sc.

The Mornings News-Seventecn Days
Later from California, sc.
The steamship Cherokee, from Chagres, arrived
last evening, with seventeen days later intelli-
gence from California, Oregon, the whaling fleet,
and the Sandwich Isands bringing, also, an immense
list of passengers, and upwards of two millions OF
gold dust on freight. The most conspcuo US feature
of her news is the bloody battle between the Ameri-
can al d native boatmen on the Chagres river, the
details of which, together with large assortment
Of more agreeable intelligence from the Pacific,
spread before our readers in this mornings HERALD
Incomprehensibly magnificent California 1t i,
but little over three years ago that the editor OF this
Journal received sample, among the 6rst specimens
Of gold dust from the washiogs Of the Americanos.
California was then, comparatively an uninhabited
waste. Now, read the adyices We publish to day
from that country-of the quartz mining-of the
growth Of San Francisco-of the trade, the ships,
the emigration-of the new discoveries, the enter
prises-the dsshiDg, smashing spirit Of enterprise
which prevails from San Diego to Puget's Sound,
ard you must conclude that this is great country
and great age to live in, and that God only kno ws
what we are coming to. Likely enough, the next
thing we shall hear of, will be the discovery of
rivers literally flowing with milk and honey, aad
whole mountains full of diamonds, bracelets
and Irish potatoes Of the best quality. Alllht
moSiallah The Lord be praised
Perhaps the most striking feature OF this morn.
ings is the confirmation Of the reports relative
10 the interference Of Great Britain and France in
Cuban affairs Our special correspondent a. Wash
ington states that there is doubt that dispatches
from the two governments named have been pre-.
| sented to the State De partment, by the acting
! English Charge, and that the purport Of these
documents is, that if any hostile expeditions
against Cuba shall depart from American ports,
the naval forces Of those countries will Immediately
proceed to search all vessels Of q suspicious chsrac-
ter, no matter what flag they may be sailing under.
This confirms the report We published some time
since, that Great Britain and France had entered
into an arrangement for the protection Of the
rights Of Spain to the island Of Cuba, and for the
promulgation Of which intention it was stated that
special messenger had been detailed to Washing
ton in French steamer. Although i. is not likely
that any thing very serious can now grow out Of
this matter-ss it is wholly improbable that another
foolish, headstrong, and impracticable expedition
can be gotten mp, after what has already tran
spired-it is yet probable that Mr.. Webster has al
ready replied to these extraordinary eommunca-
tiOns, in the style which they demand. This thing
Of the right Of search has never beeA conceded by
the United States and never will be- under any pre-
tences, or for any purposes to any coalition what
ever And the time is not far of when the o1icious
intermeddling Of European powers in American
Affairs, will be checked by lesson in diplomacy
they will have oc easion TO remember.
The wings at Rochester seem disposed to kick
over the party traces, or, rather, to kick VIM. II.
Seward out Of their ranks. At a meeting held in
that city the other evening, resolution unsni-
mously passed, condemning the Senator for walking
into the United States Court and inviting the Syra
cuse abolition rioters, who undergoing an ex.
animation, to form line, proceed to his house. and
partake Of collation-thereby giving encourage.
nent to these men 10 proceed in their reasonable
career There are evidently some honest politicians
still left.
We observe that Il was the Texan portion Of the
revolutionists in northern Mexico who attacked
Matamoras, and we're driven back with the loss of
three men, after having slain grea, many Of their
opponents.
Gen. Persifer r. Smith, commanding the Texan
division Of the army has received orders 10 prevent
all American expeditions from joining the revo-
lulionists on the opposite side Of the Rio Grande
Il is said that the general intends to effect a com
plete change in the method Of dealing with the
hostile Indians on the frontier.
one hundred ani fifty negroes left Baltimore for
Liberia yesterday.