The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-26

and the Dext day he walked 70 Beucia This oaauta
record. When consider the youth aud Of
the navigator the uuexpecssdness Of the trip the
sons ,s MS 20 up tas cords ana
hs fortunate escape from the many dangers voyage
has scarcely an equal for romantic FROM the time
OF Mongoher 70 the present oay. To climb the cords
was labor Of extreme difficulty for they ware only
about quarter Of inch in thickness and the
from the hooa TO nont practicable for cutting
obcut twelve feet But few persons could perform the
feat Of climbing fuch cords the earth and much
which be asceu3ei He not little danger. bat his
yns6 viii become famous snd hte name viii be sooxsa
ro Europe 70 Australia Hs can cell orsoges aad pea
Iuts with rerfect rush FOR fe9 days One of tbs -st
questions after hs arrival hs.e what his partner
hao odne the money for the oranges aud peanuts in
by tfs ronancs Of his voyage nsr 'ogeul by tho fright
Battle with the Indians La Rogue River Valley
Five Mcn Kiiic0.
correspondent. of ths Mountain Herald writing from
Jacksonville the 18th August gives account the
recent battle in the Rogue River Valley between the
killed asd fve seriously wounded On the 10th August
party Of twenty two fr G. plain Goodas sompsny
the I'd of tie chief called Sam. On the 18th
they PROCEEDED up Elk Valley Evsns Creek aud had
tone OILY fev miles whom they met Sam and all his
tribe amounting to hundred and fifty fighting mon
Not being strong enough to make the attack euenant
to anu nn % Of n 70 osp
They then csm.ed In the best place they could fnd
yspient to water, not anticipating sn, attack but The
hight taking them by surprise. Two of Lsutenant Elias
party ehot dead at the rst fire, and two sed
buAdred yards to point of timber leaving their horses
saddles ard cage behind The Indians renewed tho AZ
,sss With great fury but nesiss with % warn ressPsn
shooting upu about u O'Clock when they retired and
held o consultation. After this consultation, which
lasted some tsenty minutes they renewed the attack
with inceased fury and entirely surroure cd The whites
The battle lasted until ten minutes after P ,wheu the
arrival of John d. Crosby with six eight men, in ad
Of the other caused the Irdans to retreat
donbtedy saved the lives Of the whole party They could
one bundled Of The Indians had rifles It was OK Of the
8srcet battles ever fought with the Indians in that
the asd three badly though not dangerously wound
ed and two less seriously wounded The names Of those
billed are ham Rsa,h German named Stockttsz.
and Francis Perry from 81. Louis, No. They all
buried the next day with the Those badly
Carroll shot through the thigh; man kno wn by the
Of Greasy John of Hamburg shot through the hip
Indians killed and several wounded. The whites .fsr
the battle srcamped near the battle ground waiting for
The Herald has long article upon the subject in
which urged that the most speedy and energetic
should be taken to suppress this revolt Of the
irdans TIE opinion is expressed that exterminson is
the only efficient remedy and that large majority of the
inhabitants Of the Valley In favor Of that
All buircss is suspended in that part Of the county-
mining farming. trading and packing We expect soon
TO hear Of the result of tho against the Indians
viii allowed to massacre hs Citizens Of our e ssts a.
they did in old tines the inhabitants of the frontiers OF
Virginia and Pennsylvania and of the Bloody Ground of
Kentucky. The people OF the neghboring country will
doubtless march 80 their asstance and ii that sho lid
not be sufficient the State ought to organize company
or regiment II necessary to protect our frontier.
CcnHssratlom In Sonora-Twcnty Houses con-
soned.
Tie following letter dated sonora, Aug ls and IN
ths San Fisncisco Ieactd =
weare under the Painful necessity OF writing you the
particulars Of lsge Gre that occurred here this
ing at about quarter past IL O'Clock fire brake out
IN small bulldog adjoining The Barnum House. (sup
q o aa TIM. s snd H1as IN sn
wIspt in flames. 1t quickly communicated to the Living
Hou.e: large wooden building, and spread both ways
very rapidly consuming in number not loss than twenty
butdpgs. The amount Of property destroyed an
unable to form es nate Of TO much praise cannot
COMPANY They worked like men, (like old fremer.)
did their duty and 1t is to their exsrtons we are
The fire extended fIom Mr. Kelley's boarding house in
Senoreta, to sdobe building belonging to Mess-s. Mer
r.on Co., std was wholly confined to Main street
Had tie flames reached Washington street. otess our
whole town would now be in ashes Everything Is now
nrder control, and the fire has reached its bounds.
TIE stage waitip and must close my letter without
giving you more PARTICULARS.
The Head of JoaquIn-A Bogus joaquin.
The head Of Joaquin Murata, says the San Francisco
Herald hs robber Of Calsverss beicg exhibited in
By several Is the impression OF ex Seoator Warner
Of San Diego and Don Andres Pco OF Los Angeles that
tba N e ea,y u ne nsr % u9 saiSST hs Urn
che Of Don Andres at San Fernando in Los Angeles
county, from which he carried Of fifty horses
He next heard Of at the rancho of San Francsc,, in
cLysed him with having stolen Don Aurss horses, and
warned him he would be pursued Thereupon he turned
forty OF the horses to the vaquero with drcc
oDs 10 return them to San Fsrnando stating that he
had need Of the other He passed on into Santa
Barbara county where be was al two pents Thence
he crossed the highest oge o. the coast range to Santa
YIez ON which there was no difficulty in getting
f.fn yr@IA ra NGllQ In fHA rcr VhoVo
killed is not moro than two hun lied miles by an easy
road to Santa Ynez In connection with this subject
CaI,illo tbs of another famous Mexican robber-
the who killed and robbed Foster, the partner of
sEulhrs il the valley Of San Use Tor some yssrs pss
The letter reads thus
ssPnrrG r. e Io ths ,S topic Of The d,y
hS
The citizens OF Los Angeles havea curious story among
them tha. the capture and decapitaton Of Joaquin Mu
Iiatta did not take place the Of the bandit 1t
stated that tie portion Of Joaquins gang alleged
have bsen surprised and routed other than
party OF nsisc Calornians and sonorans who had gone
to the Tulsrc Valley for tue express and avowed purpose
OF "runnicg mustangs " Three Of the party" our
conesloneent states, hsvo returned Los Angeles.
and IeSoit that they were attacked BY party Of Aeri
cans and that the ballIce Of their four NUMBER
had been killed. that Joaquin Valenzuea OF the
party was killed and his head Gu. of By his capto-s
NEws FROM THE PLAINS A friend who has Just arrived
from the Plains. says the Colrnid reports tbs inrni
grafton numerous and generally very healthy There is
greater amcunt Of stock coming this yesr than
Spy previous ard is better suited t, this market.
The gass poor all the way through and Mary's
river not spear visible. All the travel thus far has
been The north side Of the river IL consequence of tho
opposite side bsipg yet wet and miry The mosquitos
tornentipg in the extreme The Indians were not
very Troublesome, although they had stopped wagon
the summit and after shooting the mules attached to
It proceeded to rob IL OF its contents and
child sat in the wagon at the time, tue having left
her but few moments previous to assist in bringing up
another wagon There were also two killed on the
rnountan-the blood was yet visibe the snow when
Informant passed Stock buyers plenty al along
the Desert and Carson Valley Stock Of all
sells at very high price, Tho latter portion OF the i'm
mig s.on will undoubtedly fare better az to gras but
will experience more hardships In the war Of sickness
than the first.
Miscellaneous.
SHIPMENT OF QUICKSILVER FROM 9AN FRAyCsco.-Tt ap-
pears from carefully prepared table, contained In the
shipping LiS that the quantity Of quicksilver manifest
ed and shipped from this por. durfg the six mont Is
endirp Jun0 amounted hasks of ono hundrad