The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-31

Our san francisco papers are 10 the lsl hSiah''
The most important intelligence appears to come
from the southern section Of the State We copy
from the Aiia California:
Our dates from Los Angeles 10 the 22d OF
November.
We learn that on the American side Of the Colora
DO four Americans, driving sheep from Sonora,
have been murdered by the lndians. Lieutenant
Murray sent an express into San Diego, stating the
circumstances, and has detained Lieutenant Swee-
ney and his party, whom Lieutenant Murray was
ordered to relieve. The train had not returned,
but was at the ella, waiting escort back. The
hostile Indians estimated to about four thousand
in number. The United States troops number only
twenty or twenty five for duty.
IL is rumored, and with some show Of probability,
that the hitherto friendly Indians of the coast have
an understanding with those of the ella, and that
the collection Of taxes in San Diego county OF the
Indians is the cause of their hostility.
We publish the following intelligence as II APP
pears in slip from the office of the Los Angeles
Star:
MoSpAY, November 24-5 O'Clock p. m.
We have authentic accounts from the post at the
ella up to last Thursday morning. Lieutenant
Murray, with fifteen men, sent from San Diego, to
relieve Lieutenant Sweeney, had arrived IN safety
He writes that il is mpracticable for Lieutenant
Sweeney to leave the post at present; that the u
mas to the number OF four hundred had surrounded
their stockade and that for three successive nights
the troops had been forced to fire upon the Indians,
to hold them in check. Also, that four Americans
who had crossed the Colorado with large drove OF
The Indian chief Pablo, at Temascel, sent an ex-
press TO Hon. Abel Stearns, informing him Of
union OF various Indian tribes with view to attack
and exterminate tho Americans in Los Angeles and
San Diego. Pablo advises Mr. Stearns to remove
his cattle from the laguna TO San Luis Rcy, and
vaqueros have been despatched to make the re-
moval forthwith.
The court Of sessions held consultation this
morning, and have placed the direction OF matters
in the hands of Colonel Magruder. company OF
twenty five mounted men has been organized, and
IxnlI thn Hxyan Tnx
Aqua Caente, where the Indians are said to be in
state of rebellion. The condition of affairs is
sufficiently alarming to require active measures of
defence.
OF the men killed at the Colorado ferry, the
| name of but one is mentioned, Mr.. White. 1t is
supposed they had upward Of 5000 sheep with
them.
From THE BOUNDARY ComMIssIoNERs.-A Sono.
| rcnian just arrived reports that General Garcia
Conde with eighty troops, the escort Of the Boan-
dairy Commission, was at Tuson on the Goth Octo
Der, and would move next day towards the ella
This supposes the Boundary Commissioners TO
have been at Tuson at the date above mentioned.
The Star OF the Dad instant publishes letter from
| a ranchcro, which states that information is cur
rent among the friendly Indians in the south OF an
intended invasion by the Colorado tribes.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Nov %, 1851.
GENTLEMEN: havo Just time TO say that an cx.
press from the Colorado has arrived, with de-
spatches for the commanding officer at this place,
stating that the Yumas Indians have declared
against the whites, made three different attacks
on the detachment stationed at the mouth of the
ella, and murdered a party of Americans with
drove of sheep from Chihuahua, this side of the
military post.
heard, are James Quay and Charles Hines, OF Bal
timore; Washington Morgan, of Hartford county,
Mary and; - Wilson, Of North Carolina
Their bodies have been found, and il is thought
that two others of the party have shared the same
fate One had escaped the massacre and gone into
| camp to tell the story.
P.S.--Lieuts Murray and Sweeney are both at
| the Colorado now, with eighteen or twenty men.
Captain Waterman, of the Challenge, surren-
dered himself to the United States marshal, the
30th November, with the intention ofstandng trial
on the charges brought against him.
The AIta Calf says:
For some time pnst it has been generally be-
licvod that he had fled the country, and his many
friends were panied to believe that he had thus
tactly admitted the truth of the heinous and hor-
rible charges brought against him. II is with pc
| culiar pleasure therefore, that we now ascertain
that he has come forward manfully, after the storm
of excitement caused by exaggerated reports has
passed away, and treasured his friends of his inno
| cence by resolving to calmly await the result of
an impartial and deliberate trial.
Henry Ogden, of New York, Frank Wilson,
German, and Mr. Consaugh, Swiss, were
drowned i'll the Bay of San Francisco the Doth
Of November They, with two others, were cross
ing the bay, when they boat near them
which was capsiZed. They turned, took her in
tow, and were about heading for home, when flaw
therwax and one other OF the party succeeded in
saving themselves; one upon the bottom of the
capsiged boat, and the other on the one in tow.
The Stockton Journal Of November % records
the execution of Frederick Salkmeyer and Noah
+. James for horse stealing. The latter is said to
be the son of deceased Baptist minister in l-
noi5.
Some new and rich discoveries Of gold had been
made in the Mariposa district, of which CORE
spondent of the Stockton Republican givcs the fol-
lowing account
am Just from Bear Valley, where they have dis
covered, you havo heard, the richest diggings
ever found in RIarposa county, and, as believe,
the richest in California. II is stated and believed
that there have been two hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars taken out of the principal hole opened
Z II was eight by ten, and fifteen feet deep. They
are taking out the rock, quartz, dirt, gold, Sc,
and keeping it to be worked at some future time.
The gold is very fine, and mixed with dirt and
rock-rotten or decomposed quartz.
1t was taken up quartz vein, but jumped by
the miners, and laid off placer dggings, thirty
feet square to the man. There is great excitement
and contention this point.
The whole hill, and In fact several hills around,
are taken up town of some three hundred tents
and houses has sprung up in a few days.
The vein or lead was discovered on the fourth of
this month and think there must be from two to
three thousand persons on the ground at this time
lump of gold, weighing sixty nine and half
ounces, was taken out of Woods Creek last week
Louis Napoleon.