Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-06-19
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamship Illinois arrived at New York on
Saturday with the CalifornA mails to the 18th
May, and upwards OF five hundred passengers She
aio bringsheahy two millions Of dollafS wortE Of
gold
Our latsH papers from san Franakisco Me dated
on the 10th of May. The principal feattire Of the
news is relative TO the difficulties between the ma
tive miners and the Chinese in relation to which
the Alta California Of the latest date remarks:
"The excitement in many parts Of the mines in oppo-
ston to Chinese labor among mountains is evidently
the increase Mass meetings have been held ut the
north and SOUTH corresponding committees appointed
and in general steps taken clear the entire mining re-
gions of the Celesals Several very interesting comma
nicatons have appeared in the public prints purportng
to emanae from the Chinese showing the benefits to be
derived from their great emigration to this country and
the Importance of the consequent trade which will spring
up between California and China.
But these appear have little effect upon the miners
who bent upon the work of expulsion From satis
tics carefully prepared 1t appears that the number Of
Chinese who arrived here between February 1848 and
May 1852, is IL 953 The number that have returned
died is estimated ut 16 that that class Of our popu
laton may be set down in round numbers 1000 OF
these, only women In addition to this large
numbers expected 1t is proposed in many portions
of the mines to sell their claims give them the proceeds
and tell them to leave The Chinese of mild charac-
ter and should the Americans push matters the ex
treme it is not anticipated that much any boodshed
will ensue."
The Alta California says that of the leading and
intelligent of the Chinese residents have transmitted
circulars to their countrymen at home advising them Of
the preudices that have lately sprung up against them
of the which have been adopted through
out the interior to drive them from the mines and
ing them to emigratng to California, as they will
no longer be welcomed A
The paper quoted from suggests that this may result in
the adoption Of retaiatory by the Chinese Gov
FROM THE MINES.
In relation to the general prospects in the mining dis
tricts the Sacramento Union remarks
The aiyces from all parts are highly favorable The
miners very generally receiving fair remuneration for
their labor and while there fewer instances of extra
ordinary individual fortune the average yield per is
evidently increasing by the application Of science and we'll
constructed machinery
Instead of the occupation being as formerly kind
Of rowing haphazard excursion, it is regarded as
regular legitimate pursuit. upon which with the
same views Of permanency and system upon any other
avocaon in life. In placer surface mines, which
years ago. with the imperfect machinery then in use
would not have yielded income equal to the expense of
living miners making from four to ten dollars
per day Earth that will yield two cents per bushe or,
IN mining phraseology, cent bucket be very pro-
6tably worked"
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
We do not perceive that there have been any further
difficulties with the Indian tribes There fight be-
tween two parties of them between Bidwells Bar and
Stringtown the 10th of May. About three hundred
were engaged in it, and several were killed
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
The United States revenue cutter Froc arrived at San
Diego on the oath of April
The command of Major FITzoERALD arrived at San
Diego the 10Th Of April from the lagoons Of the ella
and Colorado The San Diego Herald gives the following
sketch of the operations the detachment and the state
of affairs in the district in which it had been operating
"The dragons have been absent from here between
two and three months and in performance Of the duty
assigned them they in with the infantry have
encountered privatons of ordinary nature and
joice to have in power to say that officers and
submitted to them without afmurmur thus proving that
the moral of the troops is yet intact
When attacked by the Indians in March, Major Fitz-
gerads command consisted of but twenty privates
not sixty enormously stated by The effect of this
conflict was to drive the Indians up the Colorado
The troops followed to the distance of seventy miles
burning their way numerous villages destroying crops
and firing upon the enemy they crossed the river.
Their tegraphed by the signal fires Of the In
dams all the way up supposed to be due to the reachery
of the Cocopas who profess friendship for the Amer
cans.
The headquarters Of the well-known chiefs, Gavelo-
enpeo and Towarro who reside nearest the Mohaives
and about seventy miles from the junction Of the Ga and
Colorado destroyed To reach this point the troops
were compelled to three distinct mountain ranges
one entirely of rocks and destitute of vegetation The
mand subsisted on mule meat
Mountain Indian videttes seen every day; they
and the signal fires indicated the approach of our men,
and the main body Of the Indians thinking to escape
took to the river and across hoping thus double
on their enemy. Anticipating this maneuvre Major
HENTzELNAS, the commanding officer, had up small
command under Capt. STEELE, the opposite bank.
Capt Steele succeeded in killing and wounding several
When Major FITZGERALD started from Camp Yuma,
train Of wagons was about leaving for Ogdens landing
bring up supplies The Government animals the Co.
dorado are suffering great deal from the want Of forags
The green willows which edge the stream Of that country
are their only subsistence.
It is matter of wonder how Major Fitzgerald sue
ceeded in crossing the desert with the animals furnished
him-sxty miles of the route without water and
no transportation to carry it. Some of the mules were
without single drop of water for two days and three
nights The energy Of the depot quarermaster at this
place WILL to be hoped soon remedy most of the OBJ
stacles pow encountered on the desert
"We rejoice to see that the up-counry papers have an
nounced cessation Of hostites on the part of the
southern Indians All the officers Of the army engaged
In their suppression unite in the expression of the opinion
that the harassing border Indian war win for long time
to come continue to furnish them with ample
employment.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature Of California adjourned on the 5th Of
May, after session Of four months The Alta Cafor
MIA !" thus speaks Of its acts
The early part Of the session WIS marked with una
voidnbe delay and after the seat Of was
temporarily removed to habitabe spot the wheels of
business moved very slowly until the Saturday previous
to the adjournment Then followed three memorable days
In the history Of California legislation during which
short period some seventy bills Of subscriptions hur
red throughin great confusion Whatever may be said Of
fhn MANTLE 49, ~ Is