The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-04-22

nIa, lennesScp, Orleans and C0nSiltui!un
were all al Panama aud bound f"r San
Francisca. Price Of passage was exceed
mg'y low. California passengers were
few.
The news from California is 10 the goth
Of March. aud is rather interesting.
Our correspondent at San Francisco
writes that there were symptoms Of seii
nus difficulty at S"nora.
The French txpidiIion which left San
Francisco a short time ago. prolessedIy
for the purpose Of making new gold dis
c"veries, was really bent nu revolutiun
izing that cOunIry-snd establishing sn
independent government. with un idea
of being annexed 10 the United States.
The Cailformans were much annoy
ed at his movement. and talked of get
ling uPan expedItinn of a thousand A
meIicans to take possession of Sonora. 10
drive out the Freuch. The inhabitants
OF that country were anxious to be indie
pendent.
A duel was fought at Sonora COSTA
"" WV iO'u' uFtNceH I'aEih ~ D'""N'
ick aud Judge Caleb Smith. They ex
changed six shots. without doing any
damage.
No further serious damage was oppre.
hended by the foods. The papers is
filed with accounts Of disasters.
Three men. one Of whom was John
B Lnnmas, Of OHIO. died at Contra Cos.
ia. from eating poison mushrooms
An Indignation meeting was held al
Sacramento, to consider the bill recent
ly passed in the House in relation tn
contracts of labor with the Chinese emi
grants The bill is denounced as in,
tended to introduce system Of quasi
slavery, and as an outrage upon the rights
of the American Iabnrers.
The bill PASSED the House. after a
violent opposition, by vote of 80 TO 90.
Il is thought the bill will not pass the
Senate. or if it does The governor will
veto il,
Mr.. Van Blren introd duced bill in the
e"a'e,appr"ving tine Compromise meus
urPs.
The clipper ship Northern Light has
been engaged Ia proceed to Acanulc"
for the passengers of the North America
Further intelligence makes it almost
certain that the Schooner Exact from
Oregon has been lost with all her crew
Since the departure Of the Ias, steam
er the weather has become favorable and
business is improving. Prices have un.
derRone no change of Importance. hut
were strengthening. Large sales ofChi-
ii flower nj $9s9 rs. aud more confidence
exhibited. Whisky wanted at 80 cents
Other articles selling in small quantities.
oil previnus rates.
1t is said Gen. Flores had been co.
verify. materially aided by the Peruvi
ans aud Enghsh.,n his movement against
Ecuador. The Ecuadorian charge had
demanded his passports uflhe Peruvian
government and left the country on the
25Ih of March.
The city of Guyaquil had been put
III state "i seige, owing To an expected
stt ,ck from Flores.
No vessels were allowed to approach
the city after sundown.
The English ship Lima having arrived
there Just after sundown. was fired a
from the battery. but luckily without Of
feet.
Exchange on Atlantic cities four pei
cent, premium.
Markets in the interior were imprnv
ing AT Sacra 'nenIo business was brisk
large sales al Anur. beef aud pork.
The Vigilance C"mmillee met at Sar
Francisco on the evening of tho l9ll
March Three hundred and fifteen mem
bers were present; their Pr"ceeding'
were secret.
Dates from Callao To the 25th ultm,
: are received. Panama business was i'm
proving,
A Valparaiso vessel had arrived from
Baltimore with 1000 barrels of flour
which she landed at So per barrel with
out paying the duty.
The prisoners of the Galapagos Is-
lands. a penal settlement of Ecuador,
seized an American whale ship lying
there Georgia Rowland. Of New Bed
ford. caprnn-and af;er killing the Gov
eruor of the Island aud putting the cap.
tain aud crew on shore, sailed for Tumble.
sc, They subsequently, fell in with small
schooner of Flores expedition. and cut
the toroais of twenty three Of those on
board, in hopes of thus making their
peace with the EcuadoIian government.
They were Subsequently captured by a
Swedish big oud taken Into Guayaquil,
and are being tIied.