The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-07-16

The steamship California arrived at San Fran.
cisco the 9Th inst, bringing New Orleans
dates to 18th May, via. Vera Cruz. Mexico, and
Acapulco.
The Mount Vernon estate has been sold for
over $200,000 The sale is subject TO The APP
prevail of Congress.
Lieut.. Col. Plympton has been promoted to
the rank OF Brigadier General vice Riley deed.
Gen. Scott met with u serious accident, by Il
fall from his horse III the 5ih Avenue, n. York,
Oh the 8 h ut.
The Worlds fair at New York it is said will
open on the 18th July.
The question of the disputed territory in the
Mesilla Valley is assuming a serious aspect. A
dispatch from New York Of the 9th June states
that additional troops have been ordered to New
Mexico. Among them are six panies of the
8th Regiment of Infantry. The two Light Ar
tillery companies already in New Mexico are To
be equipped with fresh horses Three hum
dred recruits will leave Fort Leavenworth ON
the Goth inst. for Santa Fe, with Gov. Merri-
weather and Gen. Garland. who goes cut 10 take
command of the U. 5. troops in that military de.
partment. The dispatch states that the
administration expects no the present
questions pending between the two countries,
but it is nevertheless resolved to have plenty of
uen and guns the frontier, i'll case of necessi-
ny. Another dispatch from New York, states
tliill MI 1duSueff. the new hlDlSlSr 10 MEXICO,
will he authorized To con.lnence negotiations
with Mexico by Offering her rs the speetlicst
way of settling any difficulty with this country
concerning the Mesilla Valley, an indemnity for
its loss; and further, to purchase for The United
States additional strip of land. which will
lake in the whole valley of the CHA River. The
greatest anxiety is being felt throughout the
Sonth and East III relation to The matter, and the
press generally expresses the fear that we are
o the verge of another war with Mexico. Our
government has determined IL support Genera,
Lane Ill taking possession OF The territory Ia
question and unless Santa Anna Yields posses
sion until the question is submitted for arbi1ra-
ton, collision between our own and the Mexi-
troops seems unavoidable.
Observation-Disclosures in Turkey wear r serious
aspect. and, from the unwillingness of The Eng
ish cabinet to explain the State nf affairs there
seems 10 be considerable probability of ruI~
ture between Great Britain and Russia.
The Porte has refused to accept The ulimatum
of Russia, and Prince AienclIikoH has left Com
stantinople, board OF Il Russian sllip-ot-war
for Odessa.
The Sultan has thrown simaelf upon the pro-
lection OF Great Britain and France
From Ausiralia---FiYe Weeks later.
BY the arrival last evening OF The bark - EN-
plre,' from Sydney. are placed in possession
of files OF the Sydney Herald to the 9th of April,
is not especially interesting.
lrnml grafton TO the gold gion continued 10
be very great. The Herald estimates that tho
increase of population throughout Australia dur
ing the last half OF 1872 aud the first quarter Of
1888, was greater III the aggregate than ii had
been for the thirteen years previous TO 1856.
Overwrought expectations were however, Civ
ing place to disappointment. The exaggerated
stakment that had been sent abroad in regard
to the productveness of the nines. had created
expectations which facts were far from warrant-
ing, and the Herald anmadveris with severity
on some OF the leading English journals for their
extravaganza III this respect Still, the yield of
the mines in the aggregate continued to be
large. The receipts OF Sydney from all sources,
for The week ending April I'd, Amounted TO H.
600 ounces. In some sections the miners were
making IA bare support; in certain localities
from ten to twelve shillings was the average
daily yield; in others, twenty five slilings, and
Ia few, as high as two ounces to the hand per
day. The great majority OF miners, however,
were dissatisfied with their prospects and the
tax OF thirty 10 thirty five shings continued TO
be source of much complaint.
Nearly every description of merchandise was
becoming very scarce, and prices were advanc
ing. The papers complain that Europe, in send
ing its immense emigration, seems to have for
gotten to send also the means OF its subsistence
Still, serious apprehensions OF famine had not
been realized; every article OF provisions was
high and advancing yet the hope was entertain
ed that early importations would come TO their
relief. Wages were high, aud laborers scarce,
the mines having generally called off the immi-
grafton. All departments of labor, excepting
clerksllips, were badly supplied.
President Perce's Message had been receiveds
by the bark Pacific. from this port The EN-
pre- gives coplous extracts from it, and COM
menis thereon III terms of the highest aPproba-
ton Times and Tran sryi1,k