The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-21
Further California Intelligence.

The Hon. James NJ. Jones, Judge of the south.
ern district Of California Hon. Alex Wells
Hon. &. b. Post, and Hon. James B. Devoe
editor Of the California State Journal, came
passengers in the Brother Jonathan
The lsthmus 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 Radilo.
The U. s. sloop of-war Vandalia, Com. w
H. Gardner, was at San Diego, at anchor, on the
18th June, all well.
Gen. Morehead's expedition, reduced to forty.
FIVE men, left San Diego on the 18th ult His
destination is unknown.
Five men were crowned in San Francisco
Bay on the 2Sth of May. Their names and
former residences were as follows DR.. Reu-
ben Knox, of st. Louis; John Allen, of Bur-
lington, VT; James F. 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 !, ofchronc diarrhea, VIM. Valeach. The
above named man was from Baltimore, and a
member of William Tell lodge. No. 4, |. O. O.
f. of that city. He was landed from the steam
mama to San Francisco.
ESCAPE OF AN IRISH PATRroT.-Terrence Bel
lew McManus, one of the Irish exiles, arrived
in San Francisco on the 9Th of June, having
made his escape from Launceston Australia,
and been carried away on board British bark
His arrival at San Francisco was celebrated by
public dinner, at which the Mayor presided,
and which was attended by the senator's, repre-
sentatives, and many of the most distinguished
men of the State. McManus looks in capital
health and spirits.
About the time Of his escape, like attempt
was made by Smith O'Brien, O'Donogue, and
ODoherty. The sum of E600 had been put in
the hands of an Englishman, named Ellis, to
purchase brig, which was done, and after load
ing and Clearing ut the Custom-house, a con
certed signal was TO be given by the exiles on
the beach, when boat was to be sent on shore
from 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 baraue i'm
mediatey sailed for this port, and arrived on the
same dav that McManus entered the uodcn
gate free man.
MINING lETELLIG EYcE
The MarysuiLe Herald learns fro n a penlle.
man, Mr. Maurice, who has Just returned from
prospecting tour of some two weeks, through
the northern mines, thatat the head of Poor Mans
creek, some new and very valuable discoveries
have been made, and that on Nelson's Creek the
miners were doing tolerable well. Near and
about the Spanish Rancho, also some beautiful
specimens had been taken out, and that the
miners were there making one ounce day,
and that 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 quite proftably,
and the claims are all paying well. The snow
~ melting very fast at the head waters OF
Fenther river and from what could be ascer-
tained 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, and goods Of every descrip-
ton are low. Mr. Maurice has been all over
the Honcutt diggiugs. and endorses the reports
recently published Of some very valuable dis
coveriss Of quartz veins made IN that viclnisy
decidedly the richest h. has ever ssen. The