Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-22
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

| The steamer Daniel Webster, in eight days from,
San Juan de Nicaragua, arrived at New York on
Sunday night with California dates to April 10Th.
She brought 3O5 passengers and 100000 in gold
The United States soop-of-war Decatur sailed. from
San Juan for Pensacola on the Cd instant.
The general news is wholly uninteresng Business at
San Francisco was brisk and all kinds desirable goods
were improving in price The mining news continues
favorable.
The account Of the massacre of the Klamath Indians by
the whites is confirmed
The sloopofwar Vincennes had arrived at San Fran
cisco-al on board were WELL
meeting had been held at San Francisco relative to
building railroad across the continent.
II was rumored at Sacramento the 10th that the In
dians in Scotts Valley had murdered hundred and
fifty whites and stole large amount of property which
to the Governor for aid to expel the Indians
The whale ship John and Elizabeth reports having ex
perienced severe shock of earthquake in February
and subsequently discovered that the rampus Island had
been swallowed up being covered with water depth
Of thirty fathoms Another Island by also swa
lowed up.
FURTHER INTELLIGENCE.
The steamer Miisois, with the California mails of
the 18th, and three hundred and twenty passengers
arrived at New York at an early hour yesterday
morning She brings 81 ,254 300 on freight, and
$3.50, 600 in the hands Of passengers.
piece of pure gold, weighing sO6 ounces was found
The fugitive slave bill had passed both branches of the
Legislature
Two men, charged with theft were taken from the au-
thorities Of Colona by mob and hanged The papers
contain notices of several other of mob violence
Advces from the Society Islands state that the revolt
there progressing and Queen Pomare had applied to
the English, French, and American authorities for pro-
lection against her rebeous subjects but they had de-
cined to interfere.
The weather at San Francisco was extremely hot.
During the last fortnight 100 Chinese emigrants had
landed in San Francisco.
telegraph line was about being erected between San
Francisco and Marysvlle.
The Fugitive Slave bil which has passed the Legisa-
ture of California provides for the surrender their ORR
gna masters of all coored people in California who
slaves before arriving in that State.
The Chinese emigration to California increases prodi-
gousy Nearly 700 arrived in little weeks,
and 1t reported that whole feet of vessels were
taking in passengers at HongK Kong for the des
tination.
Gov BIoLER has sent special message to the Legis-
lature proposing appropriation and proper measures
for the relief Of the overland emgrants who may be in
the mountains.
California continues to sustain her character as the
land Of wonders An astonishing product of her prolific
soil exhibited in Office few days since says the
Iiedyune, in the shape Of caulfower; it
weighed eighteen pounds and three feet four inches
from its extraordinary dimensions was the fact that it
was the growth Of but six weeks from the time the seed
deposited in the soil 1t was raised at the Mission
Dolores three miles from the city.
Accounts from San Diego to the LIST of April give
some important intelligence from the Colorado.
The San Diego Herald says:
" On the 4th ultimo Major HExTzELMAs dispatched
Major Fitzgerald with sixty men, with orders to proceed
to the mouth Of the Colorado and ascertain whether the
Sierra Nevada had arrived. AT point twenty-five
miles above the river party of men, hunting up
some packmules, were surprised and inhumanly killed
by very large party of Indians, armed with clubs The
Indians, after possessing themselves Of the belong
ing to the murdered party amused themselves that night
by firing into the camp. The following the Of
the men killed
Sergeant 7. B. Taylor, privates Knorth, Simmons,
McCluan, Belts, and Beories Of Company f. LIST ORA
goons; D. B. Mccoy, teamster, quartermasters depart
ment; private Mullins, Company E. wounded
Finding the Indians in great force Major Heintzel
determined forcing passage the mouth Of the
river which he accomplished after great hardshps and
difficulties For ten miles the troops were compelled to
wade through water thigh deep"