Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-08-14

The Empire City brings mails, specie and
passengers from the steamer Panuma, Is
days from San Francisco.
THE FIRE.-The principal event since the
! sailing of the California, on the 18th of June
is the fire Of the 22d.
Much discussion has resulted in conse-
quence of the formation of the Vigilance
Committee and their subsequent action, but
they have generally been sustained by the
community.
| The fire broke out on the morning Of June
22d, in Pacific street. A strong gale blew
from the NV. and arose 10 a perfect hurra-
cane. Very little water could be obtained,
and the flames spread over portion of The
city built OF the most combustible materials
The most vigorous efforts 10 stay the flames
were made by the firemen, blankets were
kept wet on the roofs and buildings torn
down, but the flames could not be stopped
until they had extended down Broadway to
kearnev street, taking both sides 10 Pacific !;
down Pacific TO Ohio, and along Montgom-
cry St. taking in Jackson and Washington;
small portion below Montgomery TO Wash
! ington and Clay streets to Dupont, along
Dupont TO Washington, up Washington to
near Stocton, and crossing over along Stock
ton to Pacific to the place where the fire
originated, hear the corner of Powell street.
There Is no doubt that this terrific fire
was the work of an incendiary.
Probably about 500 houses and SO, 100000
worth of property have been destroyed.
A good deal OF lumber has been burnt up,
and it will be long time, we fear, ere our
burnt district is built over again.
There was evidently an arranged plan to
set fire to and consume the city.
| Chas s LYONS was foInd burned tn den n
in Jackson street, between Dupont and Kear-
ney.
Mr.. Bache, of the firm Of Bache, Burnett
& Co., was burned TO death, in endeavoring
10 save his store room.
1t is understood that the Committee of
Vigilance have made large number of ar
rests OH charge of incendiarsm end theft
committed during the fire. Three were
tried and honorabIy acquitted; Others were
still ironed and held in costody for future
examination.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE the city of
Sonora, worthy citizen, Capt. Snow, having
been brutality murdered, and two of the as
sassins have been taken few days AFTER they
were tried and hung by the populace, and
buried in the grave which they had dug for
their victim.
A terrible row occurred at new town
called Melones, near Carsons diggings about
two Abandoned women in which one or
TWO Americans, and three or four MexIcans
were killed.
A marauding party of ~ men, comman-
| ded by a Capt. Irving, were all killed by
The Indians of the Cohuilla tribe, near Los
Angeles.
A great many Mormons from the Salt Lake
Valley, have arrived in the Los Angeles VAL
ley.
The MINES AND CRoPs.- Accounts from
the mines and placers are favorable, espec-
tally in the Rotten quartz diggings.
| All accounts from the mines concur in rep
resentIng the yield this year as greater per-
haps than ever before. The quartz mines
both north and south, are becoming every
day more developed.
The prospect through the country for good
crops is excellent, and a vast amount of veg
etah.s will be Produced
| Our city is being built up again very fast
some two hundred buildings have been cree
| ted
A vessel from China, with 223 of the long
queues and Haunting brooches gentleman
arrived few days since.
FROM OREGON The Columbia. at San
Francisco, brings later advices from Oregon.
The most important news is the existence of
general and preconcerted Indian host,ilies
on Rogue River. Several parties Of whites
had been killed. On the Sd inst, party of
30, on their return iron the mines, were at
tackled by 100 Indians. The latter however,
were repulsed, with loss OF ten killed.
Gen. Lane had started for the mines, and
it is SAID he intends to take party with him
10 chastse the Indians.
The two democratic papers are out in IA
vor of drawing party lines in Oregon, and
Convention Of the party is called to meet at
Salem, July 4th. to define their position
New dIggings had been discovered on
Rogue river before hostilites broke out
which yield as well as the Cheste mines.