Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-04-27
Later from California.


Arrival of the Star of the west
NEW York, April 25.-The steamer Star oil !he
West arrived here at s O'Clock this evening, having
left San Juan on the evening of the 17ih Sne hau
500 passengers brought down by the Sierra Nevada,
and California dates to April LIST, Lthe same as were
brought by the United States at New Orleans
The intelligence from San joan is of peaceful
and satisfactory character and the utmost cordially
OF feeling is said to exist between the ocers OF the
American and British war vessels.
The intelligence from San Francisco fully confirms
the loss of the steamer Independence, and the i'm.
mense loss of lIle 100 passengers are known 10
have been lost, and it was the opinion of many of
those saved that the loss Of life exceeded l5O excu
sive Of children.
The passengers of the Independence censure the
Captain for the manner in which the steamer was
permitted 10 hit upon the reef They say that the
morning was perfectly calm and that the Captain was
warned OF the danger, to which he replied 60 to
hell-mInd your own business" Afterwards, how
ever, he behaved with great courage and humaui-
~.
Capt. Sampson, in his statement Of the disaster
makes no mention Of the explosion Of powder mag
azlne' tie says that the first boat launched was
swamped, but second one reached the shore with
line. Two other boats then launched. The
passengers were being taken ashore when the flames
got such Roadway that those on board become wild
with terror, and jumped Ove b0aIdb by dozens. Spars,
matches, tables, and everything that would float was
then thrown to those struggling in the sea, and by
these means many Others reached the shore. In one
hour after the ship struck the beach she one
tire sheet of flame, and the only persons on board
were the Captain and one Of the coal passers. A
boat from the shore then reached her, into which the
captain got and succeeded in rescuing three boat
loads from the waves Captain S. then took the boat
and pulled round to Alagdalena bay where he found
the schooner A. Emery, Capt Gordon. The latter
Immediately got his vessel under weigh and proceed
ed to the island. In the meantime, however, the
passengers had gone the south side Of the is
land, where they found the boats of the whaling
ships Omega, Mary, Meteor, and Clements
The passengers all taken on board these ships
where their suferngs ere relieved. The Meteor
was finally chartered 10 take them to San Francisco
where che arrived on the 3lst Of March CAPT S.
states that il the steamer had not taken FIRE not
soul would have been lost He also states that The
reef on which she struck is not laid down in any of
the charts.
The passengers rescued from the wreck Of The In.
dependence had all arrived safely at San Francisco.
Fourteen OF the crew of the steamer are also sun
posed 10 have been lost. The following are nor.
ton OF the lost belonging TO Eastern Stales:-Bos.
MFRS Mary A. Murphy, Johnson r. TAYLOR,
ANA Welsh. Connecticut-R. A. Know R. ].
Luce, and J. p Luce. New Hampshire-James
Pearson, John Sparhawk, Simon Il. 'Tayor Mas
sachnsetls-Wm. Brown, o. Hale, Philip Baker,
and E. Baker.
The steamer Page, running between Sacramento
and San Francisco, exploded her boiler on the Sa.
cramento river, killing four persons, and seriously
inluring number Of others.
The passage Of the foreign miners tax bill had
been received with great rejoicing, by the native
miners, as it believed that its effect would be 10
drive many OF the foreigners from the country
From Lower California, the accounts are far from
cheering, as anarchy and rebellion reign to a great
extent
George A. Wacolt an esteemed citizen, had been
killed by the falling of bank
Heavy rains had fallen in San Francisco for all
most a month, during the prevalence of which, bus
mess was entirely suspended
Consgnments of merchandise continue to be made
to Australia, while the demand lor goods from The
interior was very limited.
An extensive mine of native sulphur had.been dis
covered near Diamond Spring, Sacramento
man named Ashburne, was killed by Indians
near Valleclto on the 18th of March,
The miners at Marysville are doing better than
at any time since the settlement
Owen Perkins, citizen of Drytown. was murder
ed near that place, on the 18th Of March,
Two attempts TO fire the city Of Francisco, were
made on tine night Of the 20th of March.
he steamer Norlherner arrived up from Panama
on the 23d, with 45O passengers.
Mr. Aubrey and his party, from Santa Fe, Nov
~, reached Los Angeles March 24fh, and had no
ram till they reached California They came upon
a deserted camp on the ella river. around which
were strewn the bones of eight or ten human beings
supposed TO be the remains Of some party murdered
by the Indians.