Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-03

San Francisco papers to the lst instant furnish
the following intelligence from the Pacific side Of
our continent:
The United States revenue cutter Laurence wrecked
off the bar OF San Francisco in the night OF the 18th Of
November. She was the time on her way from Mon
terey to San Francisco, under the command of Capt d.
Is. OrTINGER. No lives lost. Mr.. W. II. RUSSELL,
the Collector at Monterey, who passenger gives the
following account of the occurrence
ave left Monterey on Friday night about o'clock
cruised by agreement esurey along stopping day
Santa Cruz and last night, between and o'clock at
tempting TO enter the harbor discovered
the breakers when Capt 0tnger ordered the anchor to
be lowered but very the cable parted and nowth
standing every effort of skill and exerton used by the
cool and brave captain and the other officers and to
AVOID the catastrophe we were dfted on the breakers
and but for the most ncessant labor and good
ment, we should all have found a watery grave. The
vessel finally drifted ashore, and we all landed
safely this morning 1t gives great pleasure to add
that Capt Ottinger, Lieuts. Bennett Wilkinson and
Richie did ALL under the alarming circumstances that
cool and skul officers could do 10 prevent the accident
and am positive that fault attach to any and
that the accident must be set down alone of those
unavoidable casualties to which the experienced
skilfu, and vigilant are sometimes subject"
The news from the mines and especially from the county
OF Marposa is highly encouraging. Recent discoveries
likely to make the Southern mines the of i'm
mense population, activity, and trade correspondent
of the Stockton Journal gives the following description of
| this discovery:
a am just from Bear Valley where they have discov-
cred, you have heard the richest dggngs found
in Marposa county, and, believe, the richest in Cali
ornia. 1t is stated and believed that there have been
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars taken out of the
principal hole opened 1t eight by ten, and fifteen
feet deep They taking out the rock, quartz dirt,
gold, &C., and keeping it to be worked at some future
time The gold is very fine, and mixed with dirt and
rock-rotten decomposed quartz. 1t was taken up
quartz vein but jumped by the miners and laid off
placer dggngs thirty feet square the There is
great excitement and contention this point The whole
HILL and in fact several hills around taken up
town OF some three hundred tents and houses has sprung
up III n few days. The vein lead discovered on
the fourth of this month"; and think there must be from
two to three Thousand persons the ground at this time
lump of gold weighing sixty-nine and half
was taken out of Woods Creek last week.
The difficulty with the Yumas Indians in the vicinity
of Los Angeles is likely to involve the inhabitants in that
portion of the State in serious troubles The Los Angeles
Star of November oath says
We have authentic from the post at the ella
up to last Thursday morning Lieut.. MURRAY, with ff-
teen sent from San Diego relieve Lieut. SwEENY
had arrived in safety He writes that is mpracticabe
for Lieut. Sweeny to leave the post present that the
Yumas to the number of four hundred had surrounded
their sockade and that for three successive nights the
troops had been forced fire upon the Indians to hold
them in check Also, that four Americans who had
ed the Colorado with large drove of sheep had been kill
ed by the Yumas.
1.-The Indian chief Pablo at Temasce sent an express
to Hon. Abel Stearns informing him of union of various
Indian tribes with view to attack and exterminate the
Americans in Los Angeles and San Diego Pablo advises
Mr.. Steas his cattle from the Laguna San
Luis Rey and vaqueros have been dispatched make the
removal forthwith.
"The Court of Sessions held consultation this
ing and have placed the direction Of the hands
/ of Col Magruder company of twenty-five mounted
has been organized and will leave the city at five
o'clock for Apotan and Aqua Caiente where the Indians
said to be in state of rebellion The condition of
affairs is sufficiently alarming to require active measures
of defence"
| The weather at San Francisco continued delightful
Within the last half of November there had been but
rainy day. and occasional shower at night CORE
spondent writes:
1--WE have had few cool October mornings, with
boar frost but this is vanished by the genial rays
of the No ice yet The hills and valleys about
covered with verdure and viii be covered with
flowers The farmers and gardeners all at work pre-
pairing the ground for seed which, in order to prosper
and furnish abundant yield must be planted at the
mencement of the rainy We have not yet had
rain sufficient to do the miners any good but the little
has rather retarded their operations for the moment
Our city continues healthy Quite number Of sick have
recently arrived here from the ishmus with evers which
in delicious climate readily yield proper medical
treatment if not TOO far gone rhen they arrive
The Stockton Journal of November 20 records the
cution of Frederic Salkmeyer and Noah E. James for
horse stealing.
Henry Ogden, of New York. Frank Wilson, German,
and Mr.. Conslaugh Swiss drowned in the bay of
San Francisco the Both of November by the upsetng
4 of a boat
Gen. GARCIA CoSDE, with eighty troops, the escort of
the Boundary Commission, at Tuson the 10th Oc
tober, and was to move next day towards the ella.
From Oregon we have encouraging The difficult
ties between the whites and the Coque Indians have been
brought to close Lieutenant Williamson, of the Topo
graphical Engineers is engaged with escort of dra
goons under Lieut. Senton in surveying road from Port
Oxford join the main road from Oregon the Shasta
mines and the prospect of in obtaining is
fattering Coal has been found Port Oxford in con-
siderable quantities.
The United States Coast Survey party stationed at Port
Oxford engaged in determining the latitude and longi
tude Of the point, and have completed map Of the
harbor.
From the Sandwich Islands we have nothing Of impor-
lance. The soop-ofwar Vanddia had arrived Homo
lulu in twenty -nne days from Acapulco.
The following letter, which is confirmed BY one of
similar import from the sheriff of San Diego county,
contains the latest intelligence from the region of
apprehended hostilities
San Diego, (CAL) NOVEMBER %, 1851.
San Diego county is in blaze from the Colorado the
Pacific. The facts shall notice briefly possible.
On the night of the 22d instant and few hours after the
arrival of the courier from the Colorado of which have
already written you another received from Ste
Maria, stating that the Aqua Caiente Indians under their
Chief ANTONIO had risen and destroyed the rancho of
Hon. j. ]. Warner. The day following the citizens
rolled themselves into company Of volunteers for the
purpose of proceeding to the of war; but finding
much difficulty in procuring and ammunition,
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