The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-10
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Sdriher Californis asws, BY the Georgia.
The Georgia left at Chagres the steamships
Crescent City, North America and Brother Jon
athan, the latter just arrived with only lew
passengers.
The rainy season had not yet set in at Chalg
res, and the health of the place is said to o.
good. The weather was pleasant on the 18TH
mus generally, and the roads In good order.
| The inhabitants of Chagres have organized
regular police, and life and property are muct
more safe than they were formerly.
The rail road, it is expected, will be finished
TO Gorgona by the last of July.
The fourth, and supposed TO be the last, oftht
Chagres river murderers, had been are arrested
at Porto Belo, brought to Panama end consigned
to prison. When the Georgia left Chagres, il
was reported that these murderers were to be
shot in few days.
The Pacific mail steamship Tennessee, which
left San Francisco on the lst of April, arrived
at Panama on the evening of the 10Th. She
had on board seven hundred thousand dollars in
gold dust, and two hundred passengers. The
Tennessee spoke, the first evening out from
San Francisco propeller, bound in, which de-
sired to be reported. The name was not dis.
tinctly heard, but the vessel was probably the
Union, from Panama, which put into Acapulco
leaky, and left there on the 18th OF March. On
the 4th Of april, saw the steam propeller Sarah
Sands, and at the same time spoke tho steamer
Istbmus. On the lth, spoke the mail steamer
California, all well. Judge Thurston, of Oregon,
had died on board, and was Inferred ut Acapnl-
co. Senator Gwin had been i'll, but was on the
recovery.
The Columbus, which left San Francisco a
few hours before the Tennessee, arrived the
same evening. She brought two hundred and
thirty passengers and $4,000 in gold dust on
freight.
The propeller McKimm, with a large number
Of passengers, also left San Francisco on the lst
of April. She had not reached Panama at the
latest adyices.
The U. s. sloop Of war Vincennes, arrived
below Panama on the 9th Of April, in seventt en-
days from Guaya9ul--all we'll. She remained
anchored off the island of Taboga at the last adj
vices, but was to sail in few days on a cruise
up the coast. The following is a list Of her
officers:
VIM. L. Hudson, commander; Aug. L. Case,
lieutenant; Dominick Lynch, do; Joseph n.
Barney, do. Matthew c. Perry, do; Aristides
Welch, purser Edward j. Rutter, surgeon !;
John Wilkinson, master; S. Allen Enges, as.
sistant surgeon; VIM. s. Boyd, lieut.. marines !;
Joseph J. Cook, passed midshipman; Walter O.
Grain, do. George t. Shines, do; Ralph Chan
dler, midshipman; VIM. II. Smith, do; &c.
Sullivan, do; John w. Hudson, commanders
clerk; Eugene Mach, gunner; VIM. F. Laigh.
ton, carpenter; Thomas Paten, sailmaker; VIM
b. Forester, acting boatswan
The Savannah was at Panama on the 9th of
April, but had probably subsequently sailed for
the United States The Panama Star says thai
it was understood that Commodore McCauley
would keep his flag on board until she reaches
VAL araso, where he will transfer it to the fri
gate Raritan, which vesse lately on her way to
Panama was ordered to return to Valparaiso, for
the purpose of meeting the commodore.
The Rev. T. c. Stanley, chaplain OF the Sa-
yannah, had been preaching at Panama; and
with such good effect, that measures had been
taken by several re ident gentlemen to raise
sufficient sum by subscription to secure the SER
vices of permanent preacher in the city.
The sloop-of-war St Mary's, was daily ex-
pected at Panama, when the Vincennes would
probably remain until her arrival, rs Com. Nc
Cauley had announced that it was his intention
to have one vessel Of the squadron constantly in
the harbor
The steamer Com. Stockton, from New York,
the week ending March %.
Our San Francisco papers are to the lst Of
April, >acrame to TO the 3lst, aud Mnrysyille
to the 9th Of March.
The Alta California Of the lst instant, pub.
fishes the following summary Of events on the
Pacific side of tie Union:
since our last steamer paper, one Of the most
important events in California has been the r.
peal by our Legislature Of the odious ard disls.
trous foreign miners tax bill of last year. and
proclamation to that effect by our governor.
The health of this city has been remarkably
good, and the same may be asserted Of the e.
tire State, so far at least as any reports have
come from. There can be no healthier country
in the world than California.
The annals of crime are about as dark rs ever,
but the chances Of punishment seems TO have
improved considerably. The two men, Mildred
and Stuart, Indicted for the murderuus attack
upon and robbery of Mr.. Janson, and whose
supposed guilt had well nigh been expiated by
Lynch law and.a rope, had been tried before the
district court, and found guilty Of assault with
intent to kill and rot berry. The jury sentenced
Stuart TO fourteen years in the penitentiary, the
utmost they could give him. He has since
been taken TO Yuba county to be tried for muir
der. MILDRED was sentenced to ten years In the
peniteniiary.
The legislature passed bill authorizing the
attorney general to enter a nolie prosegui In the
case of Charles Robinson and others, of Sacra-
mento, indicted for conspiracy and murder In
the Squater war, which has been vetoed by the
governor.
There has been fight at Sonora, growing out
Of some conflicting minor claims, in which one
man, By the name Of Davis, was killed and some
others wounded. II was at first rumored that
five men had been killed, which proved one Of
madame rumor's children
The great fire at Nevada was not near ns de-
structive to property as was at first reported
100000, it is said, will cover the loss which
was ut first placed at S1,000,O00.
Gov. McDougal has been appealed TO for his
aid in suppressihg the Indian depredations in the
Mariposn region, and the Legislature responded
TO his cali upon them, by granting him authority
TO call out five hundred men for that purpose.
Taking a tour for the purpose Of acquiring In
formation upon the subject, he came TO the con-
clusion that the men were not needed, and has
not called them into service. One of the Indian
commissioners has recently been in this city,
bringing one Of the friendly chiefs with him, and
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