Washington telegraph., 1852-01-07
From the N. o. Picayune.
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY

FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The mail steamship Empire City, Capt John
Leeds, arrived at this port yesterday from New
York, via Havana, having left the latter place
on the 18th inst,
The Empire City brings large amount of gold
dust in the bands of the passengers. She has also
the California mails, gold dust on freight, and 600
passengers.
The papers speak in encouraging terms of the
mining prospec of the State. A placer has even
been discovered in San Francisco itself, and, the
Herald says, would pay for the working
The Herald. speaking of the subject of slavery
in California, says:
1t may starlle those who happen to be nervous
on this subject to be informed that slavery now
exists, and has always existed in California since
the adoption of the constitution. In the mining
counties and even in San Francisco, there are ma
nv slaves, and yet there is no manifest derange-
ment of the public morals in consequence, nor do
the people generally seem to give themselves much
anxiety on the subject. There is no attempt to
ncite the slaves to run away and they themselves,
catching the healthy tone of public sentiment,
never entertain thought Of such thing. We
know some Of them, whose earnings amount to as
much the pay of a post-captain in the navy,
and who purchase their freedom at any time,
but are perfectly content with their present cond-
ton. These facts 60 to prove that it will be diff
cult, without persevering agitation, to generate
bigotry in the minds of the people Of California on
the slavery question, or to convert it into an ele
ment Of discord; and such persevering agitation
we hope never TO see.
The Herald also denies the statement that p.
W. Tompkins. late Of Mississippi, has turned abo-
ltonist.
We notice in the papers, reports of many mur-
ders in various parts Of the country.
Major Savage and Capt. Vinsonhaler, two of
the oldest settlers in California, have arrived in
San Francisco from their trading post in the Indian
reservation on the Fresno.
These gentlemen say that there several thou
sand Indians on the reservation, many of them
with rifles, and some thirty with Colts largest
sized dragoon pistols, which they handle with
considerable dexterity. These have been sold to
them by rascalIy whites, against the peremptory
orders of the commissioners; and at the risk of
sacrificing the lives of hundreds of citizens. A
portion of the " hites, however, had met and pas
sed resolution to put the first man to death who
should be found selling arms and ammunition to
the Indians.
The chiefs of the tribes have plainly informed
Savage that if the United States do not feed them
they will 90 TO war, but if they supplied with
enough to eat they will continue quiet long
it lasts. They do not want any harm to come to
him and his party, SO they went to work aud
built strong fort, into which he might safely re-
tire in case of accidents.
He gives it his deliberate opinion that ten
thousand Indians will be in arms this winter
less they are supplied with food, and if once they
betake themselves to the mountains it will be i'm
possible to dslodge them.
The whites are encroaching upon the reserva-
ton, despite the terms of The treaty. This gives
the Indians excuse for breaking it on their side.
In relation to the yield of the mines this year,
the Courier thinks that in gold alone it will not be
less than one hundred millions. By the LIST Of jan
uary there will be 300 quartz crushing mills in op
Grafton. Should these crush out only $500 each
per day, the annual yield alone from these mills
would be at least 50,OO0,0O0- This does not in
clude surface mining, which would be nearly, if
not equally, as large as quartz mining.