The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-16
CUR California oorresuor.r..ee.

CUR California Corresponds nee.
SAN FRARolsCo, August "A, 1852
More bs.efs IN Cab ~mss-Dsath Of Mr. GA6Ut,
Edstr Of the alta Califoy~sa-D eash Of Hsnyy
CMs-ISdsan d6aps is CALIFORNIA; Grand Is-
dios CoSneii, &c, &c.
so much Of interest hes trAnspired snee yen last
heard from me-. that were TO do more than refer to
each topic, my letter would DO much longer than .
letter ought IN to be, snd would occupy more
space tssa perhaps you worid 10 inclined TO devote
t0it.
You will hear by this mail Of tbs death of Mt.
Edward Gilbert, senior editor Of the alta Obj
ornia, the oldest paper in California. lie isll IA
duel, short time since, with Mr. Denver, Staso
Senator, from Trinity county. The difficulty ont Of
which the duel arose oceAsioned BY some STRIFE
lures made BY M Gilbert on tho ridiculous figure
which His Exsellency, Governor Bigler, made efhim-
Self in paradirg the streets Of Sacramento, mount
ed on mule, at the head Of the celebrated relief
train--cne of the greatest humbugs Of modern
times. Mr.. Denver being attached to the train,
defended Mr.. Bigler end Published . card, which
drew from Mr.. Gilbert challenge Denver, being the
challenged party selected rifles rs the weapons The
parties fought at forty PAGES, and Mr. Gilbert was
noytaly wounded ct the second FIRE. He lived only
about five minutes after receiving the wound. M
Gilberts untimely end is very much depiored by au
who knew him lie was one of the FIRST settlers Of Cali
fOrna, was member OF the convention which framed
The constitution and represented the new State in
the Congress OF the United S:ates. lie was honored
with apublo funeral, and every respect paid TO
his memory by the press and BY tie public. The fa-
neral eortS &c was the largest with the exception OF
that of Mr. Clay few days since, that wac ever seen
| in San Francisco and while the procession moved
through the strests the Shops and other places Of
business we're closed. The press behaved very hand
sOneiy on the occasion. All rivalry ard jealousy
were forgotten, and ell united 10 so-row ever tho
| grave Of their lamonte3 brother. In preceding
letter mentioned the woundpg OF Mr. Nugent Of toe
! Herald, IN o duel with Alderman COtter had tho
| pleasure Of seeing My. " yenterday, snd I'm happy
IN icing able 20 Say tbes he is recovering fast
that he mi be attending to his business in abous
| mouth from this time.
The en,b'ems OF mourning which we're crested
on the receipt Of the nsvs Of ate death OF Mr. C "
| have not yet been taken down. TIE melancholy in
! telligence, although expeesed cast gloom over
the city, from which it haze lot yet removed
fou viii see aa account OF the obseqn,ss N
| your exchanges. Mover have | witnessed such
| universal regret rs was exhibited in San Fran
cisco on the receipt Of tho cad news. The
| day Of the funeral cole bEaton was indeed ono OF
sorrow IT is remarkable that ON the day amer tie
news received, the sky was overcast, and there
fell shower of rain for the fret time, in the
cry Of the Oldest inhabitaIt, at this Of the
! year. OF course, the whig editors made the most
Of the matter, and IL was made TO appear that the
| heavens Wept st the deeease Of the sage OF Ash
| land.
tits feared that Mr.. Fraaner, 90 well known as
| "Mustang,' the correspondent of New Orleans
paper, during the hexican war, has been cut of and
killed by the Indians. He left bis abode in Trinity
| county. for the purpose Of attending the Bsncia
Democratic Convention, on the 10Th ofJuly, bus he
did not reach that place, nor has ne since beenneard
! Of From circumstances that have come to light
there is ttle doubt he hos been killed by the
| ages, BY the way, il will he difficult matter to
avoid long and expensive Indian war IN this State.
The aboigines have been badly treated, in every
have MOI been kept they have been driven away
from their hunting grounds and shot down on the
most trivial pretences. As might be expected, they
of course look upon the whites as enemies, and re-
taiiate their in juTies on every opportunity short
time since, enc of the Commissioners hsd an inter
view with powerful chief. for the purpose Of max
ing treaty The chief said he could not enter upon
the negotiation until the account was square The
| agent asked what account. stick, with notches
on each side, produced, and the Indian, exhibit
ing it to the agent, said:-"You see the wai.e mon
have killed twenty seven of my tribe, and we haYe
| killed but twenty six of them; when We bil. one
| more, then we viii make Il treaty. Besides, the
whites carried awny of our WOMEN" The state.
nent could not be gainssid, but the chief stis
| fed with dozen OF blankets to square the account
instead of the hfe OF white man; and The loss OF the
! ssIGaw Was made good By o present OF some
Ten thousand warriors are to meet to- DAY III council
at the bead waters Of the S. Joaquin, for the par
pose OF adopting measures agans, the whites Il is
hard to tell what course Oh policy they viii agree
upon; but il is not unlikely il will lie hostile ono
II Uncle Sam docs no. take care, he viii Jose moro
by the Indiana III California than lie did in the
Seminole war.
Tho United States steamer Massachusetts, sailed
on 18th inst for New York and on the SAND day
the frigate st. Lawrence arrived ut tbs place from
Honolulu
Among the passengers which leave here to-day
with the nails, is Lieutenant Maynard. OF the u.
S. Navy, one Of the founders of San franci>co.
Your readers viii remember when the unfortunate
steamer Atlantic was lost few years since on Long
Island sound that a naval officer on board saved
grea. many passengers by his coolness in the hour
Of trouble, as well as by his daring. Tho newspa-
pers Of the day were filed with eulogiums on the
brave manner in which he conducted himsolf On the
occasion. Mr.. Maynard is that naval officer. lie
is resident Of San Francisco and is about to pay
visit to his family in the South. Mr.. Maynard has
troops of friends here and his return to San Fran
cisco will be anxiously looked for