The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-05

the law In sach cass. Several Of the above Hsfs
condemned to death for horse stealing
Rents, which at one time were enormously high |
in Sacramento were fast being reduced to mode. |
rate rate
A serious difficulty had occurred between The |
oficers and crew of the bark Pilot and some Of the
natives of the Fegee Islands. The Captain of the
Pilot fred on the natives, who had surrounded
him with hostile Intentions, killing sixty or
seventy. The remainder retreated.
Mr.. George Endicott, a prominent citizen of San
Francisco died recently in that city. He was Pre-
sident of the Common Council of that city.
very rich silver mine had been discovered
about eighteen miles from Monterey. 1t promises
fine yield.
Vigilance Committees had been formed in several
of the cities, among which was San Diego and
Marysville.
There was much sickness in Downieve and
vicinity. The erysipsas prevailed to a c6nsidera-
BILE extent, there having been a number of of
o this disease which terminated fatally.
fire had occurred at Louisville which de-
stroyed property to the amount of $l5, GOO. Mr..
Railway and Sharp and Mitchell were the principal
! losers.
g Considerable excitement prevailed at Benico in
conse of discovery of gold in the vicinity
l. of that place. If the various reports presented by
the newspapers be correct, mining was in -four
ishng condition. Large sums of money are now
&c realized by the use of the quartz machines, pro-
lie pelled in many instances by steam power. large
i'd population we're assembling on the border where
Oregon and California meet, to work the mines
which had been discovered.
A ccurtmartial was to be held at San Diego on
~ the 2Oth for the hearing of charges preferred
y AGAINST Capt D. Davidson, by Major Hentzelman
L. IF ordars Cnl
on President, and Lieut. Murray Judge Advocate.
The San Francisco county Herald has the fol
lowing in relation the charges against the officer:
va of the Challenge:
"It was rumored throughout the city yesterday
that the crew of the clipper ship Challenge,
-. Gently arrived from New York. had been subjected
To series of horrible cruelties the passage and
that number Of them were still lying in preca
rous state in consequence of the injuries they had
sustained As the Challenge drew in to her berth
Inc alongside Pacific street wharf, large crowd
es. draw together by these reports, awaited her ap
nroacb The first mate, fearing danger from the
'rts menacug aspect of the crowd, and previously in
formed Of their hostile intentions, left the ship be
fore landing and took to his boat. We are informed
e' that he was holly pursued by dozen boats hlet
the with men, but by sturdy rowing managed to ef1ec
rot his escape When the ship was brought alongside
the wharf, the crowd boarded her and found man!
of the sailors in a bad condition from the punish
,,r | mani that had been inflicted on them. A humble
Inc ments going to show criminal severity on the par
ex- of Captain Waterman and his first mate-state
men,s which if we'll founded, would Justly rende
him liable to the verest penalties of the law Fror
other sources we have heard stories of dark crime
committed on the passage. Other gentlemen hav
called upon and declared that there is no trut
ec in these tales and that the officers of the ship onl
,ore inflicted that punishment necessary to preserve tn
discipline of the ship. We are not prepared to el
press an opinion as to which of these counte
the statements is correct. The sailors have empoYe
| counsel and lodged their complaint before the pr
u u per judicial tribunal. The investigation whil
will follow will elicit the state of the facts.''
and The Indians, which, for time, quiet, a
pear to have re commenced hositllies in sever
quarters The San Diego Herald contains an a
A"e. count brought in by an Indian on the 18th, of
and ieh, between Lieut.. Sweeney's command, assist
next. by the Ferry Company, with the Cocopas O.
ting Maricopas Indians, numbering 800 men, at t
;,;or junction Of the ella and Colorado rivers.
CODY the account from the Herald:
I,seems the Yumas and Cocopas had difficu
IN and sent delegation in to Major Heintzem'
who acted as Indian Agent while he was station
sct e, hm, hi; dscison annears not to have civ
ad- satisfaction to either party, and they came to
conclusion 10 " fight it out" The Ynmas, "
area brave race, came off victorious Though
COcopas were pretty severely whipped, they W
not conquered, but Immediately entered into a II
mand tvwith the Marcopas to assist them to drive
ted to Yamas from the country.
Lieut.. Sweeney, who was left at the ella
|'oc' Mai Heintzelman, with only nine men, hearing
A per what was going on sent word to the Cocopas
.,.,. he would allow of no more fighting; to VIII
ishei' thew replied that he and his little party would
Vel allowed until the next day at IL O'Clock to ="
nose the ranch," and leave them to settle Il
own affairs. Sweeney, who is as brave maj
ever drew blade, Immediately assembled his
YER L. de band which, with the Ferry Company. nj
water bered 81 men, exclusive of few hundred Yum
and prepared to give battle to the combined fol-
;. of the hostile tribes. The camp was attacked l
Der night by about 800 Indians, many of them arr
10 the with rifles and muskets, and there is not
slightest doubt that the Americans and Yu
steady would have been overpowered and slaughte
"a but for the aid of brass IL FOUNDER with wi
mn they poured destruction into the ranks of their
Of Aoo The fight had lasted four days, when the ln'
A is in who brought the news left the Colorado.
We tremble for poor Sweeney's fate, unless HI
ceives aid from this post, which, we regret to
is not at all likely in the present crippled cond
Der of the army composing the Southern Division.
place uvz E7-..;o,, IT. r.,nrn. If the F.