The southern press., 1851-07-23
Further California Intelligence.

The Hon. James NJ. Jones, Judge Of the south.
ern district of California Hon. Alex. Wells,
Hon. G.. b. Post, and Hon. James b. Deyoe,
editor of the California State Journal, came
passengers in the Brother Jonathan.
| The Isthmus was generally free from sick.
ness. Two of the miscreants who were con.
cerned in the murders on the Chagres river
were shot in the Cathedral plaza on the 3Oth
ult. Their names where Francisco Medrano
and Jose Maria Radillo.
The u. y. slocp of.war Vandalia, Com. w.
II. Gardner, was at San Diego, at anchor, on the
18th June. all well.
Gen. Morcheads expedition, reduced to forty.
five men, left San Diego on the 18th ult His
destination is unknown.
| Five men were drowned in San Francisco
Bay on the 2sth Of May. Their names and
former residences were as follows DR.. Rev.
ben Knox, Of ST. Louis; John Allen, Of Bur-
lington, VT; James +. Graham, Of North Carroll.
ma, nephew Of Hon. VIM. Graham, secretary OF
the navy Mr.. Davis, OF Maine, and an Indian
boy.
Died at the Plaza, San Diego, on Sunday.
! June I. Of chronic diarrhea, VIM Valeach The
above named man was from Baltimore, and q
member Of William Tell lodge, No. 4, l. o. o.
| +. Of that city. lie WIS landed from the steam
ship Antelope on the LIST, on her trip from Pa.
mama TO San Francisco.
ESCAPE OF AK lRIsH PATRIOT Bel.
| lew McManus one Of the Irish exiles, arrived
/ in San Francisco on the 9Th Of June, having
made lis escnpe from Launceston, Australia,
and been carried away en- board British bark.
| His arrival at San Francisco was celebrated by
a public dinner, at which the Mayor presided,
and which was attended by the senators, repre-
sentatives. and many Of the most distinguished
men Of the State McManus looks in capital
health ard spirits.
| About the time Of his escape. a like attempt
was made by Smith O'Brien, O'Donogue, and
lO'Doherty. The ,um Of Coco had been put in
4 the hasds Of an Englishn,an, named Ellis, 90
purchase brig, which was done, and after load.
ing and Gearing at the Custonl-kouse, con.
certed signal was TO be given by the exiles on
the beach. when boat was to be sent on shore
sfrom the brig. The villain, however, had infor.
med the government officers OF the project
during the day, and as soon rs the signal was
given for the boat, The exiles were secured by
the officers and carried back The barque i'm.
mediaiely sailed for this port, and arrived on the
same day that McManus entered the golden
gate free man.
MINING INTELLIGENCE.
The MdrysuiUe Herald learns fro n gentle
man. Mr.. Maurice, who has just returned from
a prospecting tour Of some two weeks, through
the northern mines, that at the head ofPoor Mans
creek, some new and very valuable discoveries
have been made, and that on Nelson's Creek the
miners were doing tolerabe well. Near and
about the Spanish Rancho, al,o some beautiful
specimens had been taken ont, and that the
miners were there making one ounce day.
and that q great many were out prospecting
! AT Smiths Bar, on account Of The water
they are not doing much, but at Rich Bar,
numbers Of miners are at work qnte proiitaby,
and the claims are all paying well. The snow
is melting very fast at the head waters oil
Feather river, and from what could be ascer-
tanned from the appearance Of the snow, the
waters will be lower than they have been for
some time Through the entire mines merch.
andise is abundant, aud goods Of every descrip-
ton are low. Mr.. Maurice has been all over
the IIoncutt diggings, and endorses the reports
recently published Of some very valuable dis
coveries Of quartz veins made in that vicinity
decidedly the richest he has ever seen. The