Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09
Later frOzsa the Pacific

BY the arrival OF the steamship Empire
CitY, we have San Francisco papers to the
18th OF April. The Alta California, in its
summary of news, says
There has been a marked improvement in
business throughout the State within the
present month. The rains are now over,
although the weather has not yet become set
tied. From North 20 South III the mining
di tricts, labor is realizing uniform success,
and the quantities of the precious metal
which have been put into circulation or
have passed through this city, afford the
best indication of the prosperity of the
times.
More Indian troubles are reported in the
South. The military post on the Gila has
been threatened, and a detachment Of six
ty men dispatched by Major iieintzalman
from Camp YUM, to ascertain if a supply
vessel, sent from San Diego, had arrived at
the mouth of the Colorado, was aattacked,
and seven men killed The Indians, two
hundred in number, and belonging to the
hostile Yumr tribe, were repul,cd. with
loss OF four or five. Mach difficulty in
maintaining post on the ella is apprehend-
ed The Indians remain quiet in most Of:
the northern districts OF the State; the only
disturbances which have been recorded dur
ing the month, occurred in the Shasta coun-
try. These have generally grown out OF
qmrrels with the miners, and although pro-
ductive OF III telling and grounded hostility
between the white men and the red men, 10
serious consequences have yet ensued.
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Russian settlements OF The y. w. coast, en-
ter d our harbor On the Ith. Two hun
dred and fly tons were brought into the
market by the Pacific Ice Company, who
have species of executive privilege to OBJ
tain ice on favorable terms of Sitka. The
enterprise is new and a novel one, and Will
doubtless prove profitable.
The emigration to this country continues
with unabated spirit. Hundreds of Chinese
arrive in every vessel from Hongkong. and
almost instantly on their arrival, wend their
way to the mines. The South American
ports furnish their quota of the tide of hui
manity setting towards our hospitable shores.
The best evidence Of the growing interest
which is felt in our new State, is the spirit
O. content which is manifested by all classes
at the present time, and the comparatively
few departures from our shores. The
Norther,aer takes away to-day only 200 pas
sengers.
A piece Of gold 3O5 ounces and II pwts.,
soIid and shining was found near Sonora,
on the 20 ult This is the largest lump
0: pure gold ever found in California.
There have been the usual number of
afrays and consulaties at the mines and in
the cities during the fortnight. In this city
the burglarious operations which were so
common have suddenly ceased
In the mines the punishment accorded by
lynch court has had the effect of preserving
order in most places places. Occasionally
the prosperity to commit crime breaks
through the severe restrictions. and IN these
cases jus ice is not tard ly administered when
the culprit is taken. The sentence for pet
ty tn fits is usually whipping and banlsh-
m,nt from the mines. Horse stealing ispun-
ishcd at the end of pendant rope. Seve-
raj shooting affairs have occurred in the
mining towns, but the circumstances were
not of an extraordinary nature.
A party of Mexicans attempted to rescue
one of their c,untrymcn from the hands OF
the sheriff in Tuolumne county, and were
fired upon by the sheriff's posse and two of
them severely wounded. An old Californian
was sho' by Mexican in Martinez, vester-
day The usually quiet people of Cooma
took summary vengeance on two cu'prlts on
Thursday last. A white man and negro
were hung, both implicated in acts of theft,
by the populace.
The San Francisco Herald, in it's sum-
mary Of news, says: The Legislature have