The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-01-11
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
IPER STEAMER GEORGIA. |

sengers at HAVANA to the Pacific, for
New Orleans.
The steamship Oregon arrived in
Panama on the 30th, with 276 passen-,
and two millions in gold dust on freight
and over million in the hands of pas
sengers. The r epubic had arrived
with 400 passengers, 100000 in gold
dust on freight, and aboat million in
the hands of passengers. In Panama,
were the steamers Goliath, Wilson, G.
Hunt, Com. Prcbie, and about 40 sailing
vessels.
Among the passengers by the steamer
California, from San Francisco to Pana-
ma, we find Colonel Fremont and fam
lily. We presume they have taken pas
sage in the Crescent City, for New
York.
The rainy season set in San Francisco
on the 18th November.
The gold dust train of Rowland s.
Aspinwall, for the Crescent CITY. was
attacked a few miles out from Panama
lhree OF the muleteers were killed, but
"hat amount was carried ofwas not as
certalned when the Georgia left. One
report makes it two hundred thousand
dollars. The Empire City was detain.
Ell IN consequence, in hopes that the
money would be recovered.
San Francisco papers are to the LIST
OF december, sixteen days later than
previous advices. During the week pre-
vious to the sailing of the Oregon, the
cholera had increased, several promi-
nent citizens being among its victims.
II. Bigelow, Mayor of Sacramento, died
in San Francisco on the Gath of No
vember.
Between Monday npon, November
18th and Nov. 3Oth, at the same hour.
the board ofhralth reported 81 cases
and 20 deaths by cholera, of which "a
cases and II deaths occurred during the
"a hours last named.
IJtee" americans killed By ndians.
From the Stockton Journal of We'd
nesday, the 9th November, we learn
that there has been fight between the
Indians and Americans, in the vicinity
OF Mokelumnc Hill, in which fifteen of
the latter were killed, and probably as
many OF the Indians. This news was
confirmed in Stockton, yesterday morn
ing, we have been informed, bya gen.
tlemen ust from that place. The Indi-
ans are thought to be those driven from
the Upper Sacramento by the force I'M
der Col. Rogers. We hope and believe
that the story has been exaggerated by
by those bringingi it.
There had been battle between the
force under the command ofGen. More
head and the young Indians, near Colo
RADIO city, on the ella, in which the Gen
eral, after one hour and half fighting,
was glad to retreat beneath the guns of
the little fort, the Indians having lost
ten men. The American force under
Morehead was l0l, their loss not stated.
Subsequently they had completely van
pushed the Indians, none being found
within fifty miles of the old planting
grounds
Largest yet.-Two gentlemen of our
acquaintance passed this city few days
since on their way to New York, with
an amount of gold which we believe to
be unequalled in the records of individ-
ual success in mining. They had with
them dust to the amount of $500 all
obtained during the summer from two
claims on the Yuba river. These lucky
individuals are Messrs. Thomas J. and
Danl. II. Ferguson, formerly ofDanbury,
Conn. They carried their treasure 10
Benecia upon the mules which brought
it from the mountains, and tits probably
the heaviest importation that will be
made for some time into the grand port
of entry.-Placer Times.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF INp1-
ANA-1hc Fugitire Lar .4pprored.-
Gov. Wright, of Indiana, in his message
to the Legislature, on the 4th inst, ex-
presses himself decidedly strong in favor
of colonization. Speaking of the Fugi-
tive Slave Law, he says-"Whatever
difference of opinion may exist as to the
late compromise measures enacted by
Congress ultra men in the
North and South may oppose or dcnounce
them-there is but one course of action
for the patriot to pursue-that is, mhes-
itatingly and in good faith to carry out
their enactments. There is no safety
for property or life except in the abso-
lutte supremacy of the law; no higher
duty Of the citizen than to maintain by
word and deed, that supremacy, as we
value the heritage, rich beyond all price,
purchased not with silver or gold, but
with the life's blood of the good and
brave, the heritage bequeathed to us by
our fathers, and which, in turn, we must
bequeath inviolate to our descendants.
Let us bear in mind that the first public
act of disobedience to the law is the first
fatal step on the downward road to an
archy." The message gives very flat
| tering accounts of the financial condition