Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-04-14
Later from California.
Arrival Of the IIIinois.


The steamship Illinois arrived at New
York, April 10. having left Navy Bay on me
LIST inst. The Illinois brings California maiis
TO the 10Th of March, 375 passengers, and
taoo millions n;nety-fUe thousand and four nun
bred dollars in specie.
The Illinois brings intelligence of the safe
arrival at San Francisco OF the steamer INDIE
pendence, for whose safety great fears were
felt she being twenty days overdue. She
had four hundred passengers on board. VI
The Indian difficulties continued to disturb
miners in the northern part ofthe State.
The leading Democrats of The State made
n festival and feast day the 4th of March in
honor of the inauguration bnn ~ -Iun
A difficulty occurred at Tehama between
the miners and the Indians, in which some
fifteen or twenty of the latter were killed.
A number OF new and very rich diggings
had been discovered recently near Nevada,
and also in the neighborhood Of Coloma.
The steamer New Orleans left San Fran
cisco Tor Australia on the 9Th, with ITO pas
sengers- 7HrHG
The weather had been in the highest de-
gree favorable TO mining. ..d-HT
A fine vein of silver was recently discover
ed near ST. Johns, Monterey county. Six
different veins of silver have recently been
fONnd ia the Sune county.
On the I'd inst. man named John Her
sey, formerly Of Maine, was killed near Kan
ackA Greek, Nevada county, by the caylng
In ofvajttInRel. tftF. 49, ttlt '--b
Two men, named George Mcdonald and
- Kenasky, were hung at Eureka, Hum,
boidt bay, for the murder Of merchant aud
his nephew. Mcdonald was formeIy mate
of the propeller Mary Ann, fl-
A voun man m M cd q In sSf0ck aped Or
from Hannibal, Me-, was shot and instantly
killed near Buena Vista Ranch, by man
named Hanson from Wisconsin, who was
taken 70 Nevada for trial.
The Governor of California has offered
$1,000, and the Chinese $4,000, for the cap
ture of the robber Joaquin. A report was
brought into Sonora on the 18th ult. that ] GA
quln was seen 10 fandango house in the vi
cinity OF Quarizburg, day or two since
He was recognized by some one who cried
out Joaquin when the robber rushed upon
him, and desperate fight ensued between
Joaquin's men and the citizens, in which two
or three Americans were killed, but the rob-
bers escaped as usual.
John Boyd murdered a man in a tenpin
alley at Colusa, on the 9th of March. In
twelve minutes afterwards he was hung
from the limb of tree by the citizens.
FRoM OREGON. Oregon dates are 10 the
9TH inst. The small pox was raging fearful
ly among the Indians in Oregon and about
Cape Flattery.
Gold in considerable quantities had been
found east Of the Cascade Mountains.
Gen. Lane, Governor of Oregon, is the
Democratic candidate for Congress from
that territory.
Gold is now found in great quantities on
the hilsides in the vicinity of Aqua Frio and
MaripOsa. The miners are said to be better
employed there than ever before. Three
persons have been known to take out as
much as $1,000 day.
FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-The King
visited the clipper Sovereign of the Seas on
the 9Th Of February, accompanied by his
suite and large company of distinguished
people. The Sovereign of the Seas had Ia
ken freight in TO the extent Of 5000 barrels,
bur was not full She could not pass the bar
in safety with any more on board.