Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-29
FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamer Ohio, following close upon the
Crescent City, arrived at New York on Saturday,
with the California mails to the 18th February.
Together, they bring nearly three hundred passen-
gers and little upwards of eight hundred thousand
dollars in gold.
The United States frigate Savannah arrived at
Panama on the 4th instant, in forty-fve days from
San Francisco.
The intelligence from California is scarcely as
interesting as usual. The annexed summary, from
the Alta California Of the 18th, includes brief
notice of nearly every event Of importance:
Since the departure Of the last steamer for Panama the
Indian difficulties have been the increase rather than other
wise, and MURDERS robbere- and reports of hostes, COLI
son and battles have been rife. Efforts have been maden
the Legislature to raise funds and State troops for carrying
the One ofhe Governors aids Nicely Johnson Esq,
has been dispatched by bis Exceency the Of dis
turbances, to act the part Of the State with the United
States Indian commissioners.
Authority has been given to raise force Of volunteers to
be used in Of necessity The commissioners have also
left Stockton with Of hundred United States
troops and is confidently believed that if obstacles
thrown in their way by revengeul interested men, they
will be able form treaties with the mountain tribes and give
quiet the country They Of the right stamp.
quanted with the Indian character and disposed deal
ly with them, we believe. .t4,
The weather has continued dry, and, for winter,
derfuy warm sometimes high as 20 degrees and seldom
low SO last evening AZ We have not had ve
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shall have rains the consequences OF which will be
disappointment those engaged in the dry dggings
and perhaps fatal the stock and agricultural interests
!" Our Legislature has been battling for many things, but
has few victories Don Quixole conflicts with wind
mills amending by making them worse and passing
very few which may be beneficial logrong for the office OF
United States Senator for establishing the future seat Of
eminent, for ousng each other out of their Legislative sad
dies &c., have been the chief public occupations Of our le-
gslaors They have fixed upon Monday February IL
the day to elect Senator the seat OF Mr. Fremont,
after the 4th Of March next and various the pecuaons
concerning the result Some believe Mr.. King will be elect
ed-some Mr. Heydenfe while Others have growing faith
10 Mr. Fremont whose favor there has been undoubted
reaction on the part of many.
The health of the State is Of the glorious descrp
ton there any DEATHS sickness in any part Of
the State, far have heard There Is no healthier
country on EARTH
The excitement about the Gold Bluffs has died out
but much subsidized yet remains for companies engaged
there prove whether the of gold there can be made
The klamath, SCOTS river, and other localities in the
extreme north of the State bear the palm in the faith
of people in their richness is be hoped that is
something than distance which "ends enchantment to
The expeditions sent the Colorado river progress
ing in their purposes Lieut. Derby has passed up the gulf
and distance up the river, and Major Hentzlemans
command is also at the river.
g The squa,er question has subsidized somewha. Of late,
the judcious decision of Recorder and other officers
opinions having contributed in connexon with the opinions
Of the press check the great tendency forcbe entries
and occupation of other peoples lands which for while
seemed mania here.
The Legislature has passed the loan bill for raising
loan not exceed $500 000 very probable that
thing be negotiated under that any other act unless
found raise the present credit Of the State
Business which has been excessively dull seems at last
revving."
In the Legislature, above noticed, bill has passed bott
Houses, by two-hirds vote remove the State capita
from Sap Jose Vallejo, and wanted only the signature
4 the Governor to become law.
Iis reported that there had been afay between tn
Indians and the miners and Gold Bluff, in whc
several of the former and Of the latter killed an
four Ave wounded Seven warriors of the Indians wer
brought down to the Bluffs, where they shot.