The New York herald., 1851-12-20
Later from Oregon.

L0ter from OfeKO0s
The mail steamship Columbia arrived at San
Francisco, Nov. 18th, seventy'four hours from AS
toria, bringing passengers AMI 900 treasure
to order, She made the last upward trip to Astoria
in sixty.eight hours-the best time yet.
We learn from the Oregon papers that the party
of horse thieves, headed by Charley Smith, whose
depre dations about Shasta City were noted in ouI
correspondence short time since, being pursued
me. sudden end, and some have been arrested
Three of them, Winslow, Thompson, and doctor
unknown, were arrested in the southern mines ol
Oregon, and denied their crimes, until rope va.
put around the latters neck for hanging him, whet
be confessed, duplicating the other two, and Chare
Smith, the owner Of the rancho. He also stated
that they had four hundred stolen horses on twd
ranches in the vicinity Of klamath Lake. The
party took the doctor as guide, and went to kla
math Lake, but found that Smith had left with thu
horses for Salt Lake or the Grand Round.
Inform alton was received from the Dalles thai
Smith, Reson, Hargnes, and Teri willeger, aud twd
Indians had arrived near Barlows gate, with abouI
four hundred horses, when the Indians took it ntd
their heads to take the horses and for this purpos
killed the white thieves Their bodies were found
and recognized by the pursuing party. Oae Of thi
Indians was taken and put in irons, and the otheI
was pursued by de Of ten soldiers from the garr
ton. II is believed that % Of the gang are al
Grand Round, with about 300 head Of horses, stole}
about the Shasta mines, and party mad gone il
ursuit Of them.
The affair of this banditti had created much exi
the band and the extent Of their dc dations and
If the remainder taken they will fare badly. II
is feared that difficulty with the Cayuse 1ndianl
will grow out Of 10.
The young man, Turner, has been tried and
convicted OF The murder of Edward E Bradbury
st Sauyie's Island, and sentenced to be hung ol
the 4th Dece enber.
The schooner Exact, Capt Foger, sailed fror
Portland On the 6tb, with about thirty miners, I'd
Queen Charlotte Island.
A fight occurred between Judge Pratt, holdfa
court at Hilsboro', and member of the bar.
"A ladies' fair has been held at Portland, an
$500 raised for the use tf the Presbyterian churct
The farmers Of Oregon, having now good mil
lng facilities are sowing very large crop Of whea
Great Improvements are going on In the interior
and farms are extended and the log cabin is giviu
way TO comfortable frame and stone houses.
Forty wagons, the rear Of the immig ration, ha
not reached the Dalles
Eight vessels were loading and dischargpg
Portland on the 9th.
The barks J b. Lunt, from New York, an
Francis and Louisa, and the schooner Virginia
from San FRANCISCO, bad arrived within few day
The bark Vtsuvus, from New Yoik, is nsw due
and the steamer C'nciapat, built at the city of Gin
ciDnati, Ohio, will be due in few days. Thus
Will be seen, vetsols are freghted from the State
direct for Oregon O,tgOn OrtgoniIa, Sh
Captain Williams, I,f the bark Louisiana, ju
arrived from the Sandwich lsauds, reports a
quiet there, and markets rathet dull The Englis
agent lad Just received Information that a wa
steamer ana slUop OF war had been ordered
Queen Chsrlot,es Island to protect the mines froi
Icing tresTassed upon by American adventurcr
They will find siheir hands fun to prevent tho Yar
KEGS from fLoing cut whether there is aay gol
there or not -IuL
Winter is down upon us-thc rains have set
Ia tarntst-the rivtr is quite full aud still rising
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