The southern press., 1851-06-25
ARRIVAL Of the ehsrokee.

The United States mail steam ship Cherokee
Capt. Windle, arrived on Sunday morning al
New York, from New Orleans and Havana she
sailed from New Orleans on the 18th, and Ha.
vana on the 18th inst.
The steamer Falcon arrived at Havana, from
Chagres, on the 18th, with 500 passengers.
There were no American vessels of war al
Havana, when the Cherokee sailed. The town
is perfectly quiet.
The sudden departure of the lntendente to
the United States, caused little excitement and
much regret.
The Cherokee brings the California mails
she has also 800 passengers.
Augustus Thomas, Of Westerly, Va, aged
about forty, died on board the Cherokee, on the
goth inst.
The office of Berford g. Co.'S Express, in the
California Exchange fire-proof building at the
corner of Clay and Kcarny streets, in Ports
mouth square, was not destroyed or injured by
the fire, and no interruption of their business
has taken place. Their charges for freight to
San Francisco are very moderate.
From the San Francisco Herald, Mays.
ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM THE GOLD REGIoN-FIF-
TEEN HORSE THIEVES SHOT.
The following account of the pursuit and
shooting of fifteen horse thieves in the northern
part Of our State, has been furnished US by K.
w. Granshaw. He says the people OF that re-
gion are determined to take summary measures
to relieve themselves of those scoundrels who
are so sold to crime as to conciliate the Indians
into their villainous practices. The returning
persons brought back thirteen scalps Of Indians
and two of the white men as evidence Of the
truthfulness of their statements.
srhk Nv of
horses and mules were stolen from the coral of
Messrs. Peasley g. Lockhart, on Trinity river.
The thieves-white men with Indians in their
empoy-took the animals south as far as the
South Fork of Trinity river, thence up the South
Fork of that stream through the Coast Range
mountains to the head waters of Cottonwood
creek, ard down the Sacramento valley, crossing
Sacramento river en- the eastern side, near lde's
Ranch.
On Monday following, eleven men started on
foot in pursuit of the thieves and animals; but
finding the Indians very numerous and danger
GUS on the route, seven of the persons returned,
leaving four men to follow the trail through the
mountains. These four-Benj. +. Bradford,
James J. McGnnis, W. H. Mitchell, and Coleman
Aforementioned the trail on foot six days,
and arrived at Mr. j. Klanton's, on Cottonwood,
on the 26th, after having been without food two
days. X very kindly furnished them with food,
&C., and they continued their pursuit When
they arrived at Major Redding's, weary and suf.
fering withSsore feet, they were shown that
kindness and hospitality which have ever char
acterized that man, furnishing them with horses
and provisions to continue the pursuit.
They were joined by Mr.. Peasley, who had
taken the valley route on horseback, and as
certained when the thieves crossed the Sacra-
mento river While crossing the Coast Range
mountains, they were attacked by a party Of
Indians, numbering from 80 to 100. The whites
gave them desperate fight, and killed thirteen
of their warriors, after which, unhurt, they
reached the valley, having followed the SER
pentiue course of the thieves through the noun.
tains distance of some It's miles
The pursuers, now numbering five, left Maj.
Readings on Saturday the Goth, and on the
evening of the 9th found the animals quietly
grazing in secluded spot on the Antelope
creek When they recognized the animals, they
looked around for the thieves; but from the fact
that the encampment was almost surrounded by
chapparel, they did not discover them. But on
entering the chapparel they were fired at by two
of the thieves, but fortunately without receiving
nyinjury. Seeing this, two others, more bold
and determined than the first, rose to thoir feet
The first, J. Spafford, from Ohio, rose with his
gun levelled upon Bradford, when, at the first
glimpse, b. shot him through the heart; the
second, John Emory, known as sailor Tom, with
his gun levelled at McKinnis, was shot dead BY
that quick.sighted Texan before he could pull
the trigger. Geo. NJ Holiday, the third thief, is
supposed to be one Of the first that fired. He
escaped, but is supposed to be wounded. There
must have been fourth one, as two guns were
fred from the chapparel while Spafford and
Emory fell with loaded guns.
The camp seemed to be one long frequented.
They had good stock Of provisions and cooking
utensils, seven riding saddles, pack of cards,
and Lorenzo Dow"
The driving of the animals seemed to have
been done by about so Indians, who were doubt
less sent back on trail to kill those pursuing.