The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-22
The Indian War.

The Indian War.
The San Francisco Courier of the 18th March,
gives this account of how affairs stand with the
Indians:
judge Marvin, Quartermaster of Major Savages
battalion of volunteers, arrived in town yesterday
morning, and left in the afternoon for san Jose.
From him we get some information IN IN, regard 70
the operations in the Indian country. The present
encampment of Mai. Savage is on the Little Mari
nosa River and about fifteen miles from Mariposa.
Mai. Savage has with him about 125 of the volun-
teers. composed of Captain Boling's and Dlls
companies. Captain Kirkendal's company of 70
men has been sent to Cassady's Crossing, on the
San Joaquin, fifty miles further into the Indian |
country, The volunteers, since their organization,
have remained inactive, awaiting the motions OF
the u 8. Indian Commissioners, who hope to |
make treaty with some OF the chiefs. These |
chiefs were expected at the camp Of Capt Reyes |
to- day, but many who know the savages best,
doubt if they will come or if they do come in,
that any treaty which can be made with them will
restrain the more hostile mountain Indians. The
towns of Aqua Frio, Mariposa, and Burns Dig
gings exposed TO the danger of an attack, as
the Indians are nightly seen prowling about, and
frequently make descents upon the villages, steal
ing horses, mules, etc. Should the efforts to make
treaty be unavailing, the war will be commenced
on the 18th or 10th of the present month, and will
not be finished until the savages beaten into an
abiding treaty or exterminated
Judge Marvin has, far, been able to furnish
the troops with supplies on the credit of the State,
but has only now supply sufficient for three or
four days. No other man in California could have
effected much for the subsistence of the battal
| ion as has Judge Marvin. He has not had one
dollar of the States money in his hands since his
| appointment as quartermaster, and yet, notwith-
standing the bad credit Of the State, he has been
enabled to subsist the troops for more than month.
His position is far from an envable one, and if the
State is in earnest in placing men in the field, it
should Immediately put the sinews of war in their
hands.
Col Jack Hays visited the camp a few days
since, and spent the night with the volunteers.
Many of them his companions in arms in
| Texas and Mexico, and they received him with
every demonstration of joy.
| The regulars, under the command of Captain
| Reyes, are al present encamped on the road lead
ing to Cassady's Ferry, about twelve miles from
| the camp of the volunteers.
| The Indians had attacked some wagoners of Mr.
| Howard, Of Stockton, near Ovens Rancho One
of the wagoners was killed, and another mortay
wounded. The Indians carried off the mules, but
| took no goods. Many other depredations have
been committed by the savages, and the chance is,
that many valuable lives will be sacrificed and
much properly carried off from the thinly- setlled
portions of the San Joaquin and Mariposa country.
before the Indians finally made to feel the pow
er of the government.
Indian Attack.-A party of half dozen, M.
Montgomery, James Falsey, John N. Warner, G.
Ward, Charles Jean, and another person were at
| lacked by party of Indians, on the night of the
| LIST inst, while they were encamped on the banks
| of small stream between Greaser's Gulch and
| Burns Diggings, in Mariposa county. Mr.. Falsey
was shot in the thighs, an arrow passing through
the right thigh, in the aeshy part, and penetrating
the left about half an inch. Mr.. Montgomery was
shot by all arrow in the head, not badly wounded
| however. The Frenchman, Jean, was very badly
wounded, and it is thought MORALLY. Mr. Ward
| received mortal wound, and died during the
night.
The Sacramento Placer Times of the 18th, has
| the following from that quarter:
Prospect Of Massacre! We published some
days ago, an account of the murder of a man. BY
| two Indians. at place known as the Zinc house,
about twelve mics this side of Rough and Ready
on the main road leading to that place. A friend
who arrived in this city last evening, tells US that
party from Rough and Ready had been out to the
| Indian rancho and had called upon the chief to
deliver up the two murderers. He refused, telling
the party who went to him, that after the tribe had
held dance, which would be in two days, he
| would deliver the two Indians to the whites
This was unsatisfactory, and when the party left
they told the Indians they should return for The
murderers.
Our informant states, that when he left Rough
| and Ready, about one hundred armed
and were about leaving for Wayman's Rancho, the
| location where the Indians were. Many of these
i men were mounted, and the general opinion was
that the guilty Indians would have to be delivered
up, the tribe would be dealt with in most sum-
mary manner
The next news, from what we learn, will most
likely be, that half two.thrds Of the tribe has
been shot
One Million dollars worth of Property
Destroyed.
| Destruction Of Ncuada Cuy.-The Sacramento
Placer Times of March 18th, contains full details
of the caamitous fire that laid Nevada City in
ashes on the night of March 1lth. The fire COM
menced about II O'Clock at night, and by half-past
8 next morning (the I2th) one hundr d and fifty
buildings were destroyed. The names of the suf-
ferers and the amounts of their losses AXE up
long list The total loss was estimated TO exceed
one million Of dollars
On the morning after the fire there was great ex
element and a strong desire to detect and punish
the incendiaries. In the event of detection, it wal
certain that the citizens would execute certain ant
sudden vengeance on the guilty parties.
| An immense public meeting was held on thai
morning. The account of the meeting shows the
state of feeling. Isays that thousands of persons
were upon the ground, trying to elicit all the infor
nation possible in relation to the fire.
| 1t was said that a man by the name of Hayden,
| who whipped for some offence on Sunday
night, threatened 10 burn the town if the persons
who lynched him were not driven from the placer.
Ii is now believed that Hayden or his associates
set fire to the bowling alley where the fire origi
| mated.
The excitement is now great, it is believed
that Hayden will be hung, If he can be- found.
| The energies of this wonderful city in the noun
tains are so great, that in few months it will in
all probability he entirely rebuilt Even upon
| Wednesday morning, at o'clock, only few hours
after the fire occurred several contracts had been
made for putting up buildings The proprietors OF
Barker's Exchange had contracted for large and
elegant structure upon the site formerly occupied
by that building,
All the lumber that could be sawed by the mill
for weeks ahead, had already been engaged.
1t was supposed that one man had been burnt in
the conhagraton, but our informant states that he
had been found unframed.
Persons were said TO he quite successful in find
gold about the ruins, while the fires wert
still smoking
The Bench and the Press in Collision
Much excitement prevailed at San Francisco, il
consequence of rule being taken out, at the in
stance of Judge Levi Parsons of the District Court
against John Nugent and VIM. Walker, editor
and publishers of the San Francisco Daily Herald
for contempt of Court.
Mr.. Walker the editor, appeared with his coun
sell and declared on oath that he was the author O
the article complained Of Objections to the pro
cess taken by the Court We're argued at length b
Mr.. Walkers counsel, but Judge Parsons coul
not be deprived of his power to punish--overruet
the objections, and ordered fine of $500 to be en-
tered against William Walker, and his close cor
finement till the same might be paid. rWalke
A surrendered himself.
When Mr. Walker was put in confinement, tn
public excitement became very great and tremer
dous Indignation meeting, which three or ior
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