The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-03-20
Indian Troubles


california, dated San Juan, Sunday, Jan
Is, says:
An express rider from Mariposa coun
~ arrived in this city this evening. He
has brought intelligence of battle be.
tween four hundred Indians and par
ty OF fifty or sixty Americans. under The
command of Capt James Buruey The
despatches containing this intelligence
are dated at "Aguso Frio," and they state
that the Indians were strongly entrench
ed in one OF their villages. Their posi-
tion was attacked the dawn of day, or
about the morning of the 9th inst by the
Americans, led on by Captain Burney.
The battle was hard fought one, and
lasted three honrs. The result was that
the Indians were driven from the village,
with loss of sixty killed and from ten
to twenty wounded. Eight Americans
were wounded two ofthem mortally One
Of the latter was Lieat S. Keeue, and
the other Mr. Little. The deceased are
particularly noticed in the dispatches, as
having behaved with courage and inlre-
pidity. After the battle, the Americaus
burned the village aud retreated They
were pursued and constantly fired upon
by the Indians, during retreat of ten
miles.
But the most horrible intelligence con.
tanned in the dispatches is that of the
massacre of serenity ta00 men by the ruth
less savages. The massacre took place
near Ratllesnake Creek. The men were
working in gulch or chasm. aud had
stacked their arms, not OpprehenGirg any
danger, The Indians came upon them
by stealth, and having secured their arms
massacred them one by one in detail!
A petition for aid, signed by fifty or
sixty citizens of MaripoSa county, has
been presented to the Executive. The
Indians appear to have commenced war
of exterminatiOn.
Iron AND Coal. = Among the bills pas
sed a; The late session of Congress. was
one which favOrablv aifecls-though gh to a
limited degr - the Iron aud Coal inter-
est. Says the Philadelphia Ledger-(a
Locofoco, high.tariff pOper.)
"The additional duty imposed on iron,
as near as can be ascertained, is equiva-
lent to about Sl,75 per ton. which will
add, from this source alone. TO the nation.
al revenue, about S500O00 per annum
The leading iron masters profess. under
all the circumstances. To he satisfied with
this increa ase,-The additional duty on
coal is about GO cents per ton"
Gcg Among the bills before the Calfor.
MIA Legislature, is Que for the infection
ofcapital punishment in all cases of grand
larceny.
ES Henry D. Webster, delegate to
the Maryland Convention, while passing
through Baltimore city, was arrested as a
participator in the Kent county murder
He is relative to the murdered persons
THE PREsIDENCY The Democratic
Convention OF this county. expressed no
opinion in regard to the Presidency, and
we presume the State Convention of
that party will pursue an equally silent
and cautious course. The Democracy of
Pennsylvania will wait for its cue. from
its Southern allies and dictatnrs, before
it breathes aught on this subject 1t has
long been noted for its complete sub
servi ncy to party discipline, aud for SER
vile obedience Ia dictation from Wash
ington and Richmond, and we cannot
hope for any thing better now
The sigus of the times indicate that
the Wings of tins Old Commonwealth,
who have defeated their powerful enemy
on the Presidential question on two hard
fought fields, within the last IL years, will
give expression as to their preferences as
to Presidential leader, for The next cam
pagn, at their State Convention in June
This Convention will be oumposed of
delegates fresh from the peoles ranks.
and thus be well prepared to speak the
minds 0f their constituents on this impOr
tant matter, There is no, much doubt
as to the man of their choice. Their ia
vorile has long held large place in their
confidence and affections, and they think
the time has come to march under his
banner to certain victory While the
Wings Of Pennsylvania are deeply at
tached to their principles, and are ever
ready to sacrifice their preferences for
the good Of the party. aud to abide by
the fairly expressed will of the majority,
yet they will frankly say to their brelh
rem oflhe other States, that the man they
prefer is Gen. WINFIELD ScorT,-Pins
Gaz.
MARRIED WITHOUT KNowlNG IT.-A
gentleman of Indiana, is claimed by
lady in this city as her husband! Hear
ing of the claim of late, the gentleman
made his way to this city in considerable
haste to see the person who claimed him!
He searched the records and it was as
certalned the regular papers had been
made out, that the marriage had taken
place. aud that clergyman of good
had officiated. and the whole
matter was, to all appearances, a legal
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