Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-04
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT
IS Days Later from California.

New York, June 2.
The steamer Northern Light, from San Juan,
via Aspinwall, the Isthmus, arrived here to.
day. with three hundred passengers, and small
amount of specie not reported.
She brings San Francisco dates to the 9th of
May.
The previous dates were to the 18th of April,
consequently the advices by this steamer are IS
days later.
The steamer Columbia sailed from San Fran
cisco on the 5th, bringing down one hundred and
eighty passengers, and one million eight hundred
and thirty six thousand, eight hundred and forty
five dollars of gold on freight.
The steamer Winfield Scott also left San Fran
cisco on the 9th of May. with 600 passengers, and
arrived at Panama on the 2lst ult.
The Legislature has passed a flour inspection
bill, which was pronounced odious. Also a bill
appropriating $780, 900 for the payment of Indian
war claims.
The Senate joint resolutions on the Colnpro-
mise measures had also passed the House.
| The dreaded anniversary ofthe great fire passed
off quietly, though great was the fear of the in
habitants that similar calamity would visit them,
that all the engines of the city were ranged in the
streets, with ropes stretched, &c.
Intelligence from Shasta reports the killing of
one hundred andffty Indians by the whites who
were Infatuated at the murder of Mr. Anderson
by the Indians.
A memorial signed by many of the most sub
stantial citizens OF San Francisco deprecatng
hasty legislation in the matter of Chinese emigra-
ton, has been presented to the legislature In the
meantime, intelligence from Sacramento announ-
ces great excitement in regard to the Chinese
amongst gold diggers along the banks of the Amer
lean river, and their forcibe expulsion from the
diggings was taking place daily. One morning
200 were driven off from one locality. There
was but one opinion among American miners in
regard to the importation of Chinese into the
mines. They are fully determined to submit no
longer
The Legislature had closed its session.
The population of San Francisco increased
nearly 5000 during the month of April, Of this
nearly half was from China.
United States sloop-of-war Vncennes sailed
from San Francisco Sd May for home, via Valpa-
raise.
The weather had been favorable for mining
The accounts from the diggings generally were
satisfactory.
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Dates few days later have been received from
the Sandwich Islands.
Great excitement existed at Honolulu, in con-
sequence of a current report that the CHILEAN Co
lony in Magellan Straits, who lately revolted,
were on piratical cruise after American vessels
in the Pacific.
Application had been made by Mr. Wylie, of
the foreign Office to Captain Gardner of the soop
OF war Vandalia requesting him to delay his de-
parture until the arrival of the st. Mary's.-
Captain G. consented and in the mean time the
officers ofthe Vandalia drilling troops in gar
rison.
Parliament was opened in due form on the I'd of
April.
San Francisco Markets.
A limited business doing. Butter was selling at
70 cents Sugar inquired for Galego flour sells $S25.
The dry goods business continues brisk In the there
is little doing.
In Stockton there is better demand for goods further
had taken place in clothing There has been no
Important change in provisions.