Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-27
BY the National Line.
rELEGRAPnEpFoRT pAILYlNTELI1 6 ENcER
Later from California. q.
ARRIVAL. OF THE STAR OF THE WEST

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,s=s'' NEW YonK, April 25.
The steamer Star of the Vest from San, Juan,
mas arrived, bringing 500 passengers, brought
down by the steamer Sierra Nevada. ~ 45it5lH
The U: s.. Sloop Cyane, and British steamers
Grizer aud Medwayswere at San Juan. The latter
was shortly to sail for Chagres. ~, 49, -
The intelligence from San Juan is OF peaceful
and satisfactory. character. The utmost corliality
OF teeing exists between the American and Brit
ish war vessels. e, bst.. ..z.si,.s...,.+
The people of San Juan held an election for
city officers on the 18th, when Martin was re-
elected Mayor without opposition. t.ai'...'
Intelligence from San Francisco confirms the &C
count oil the loss of the steamer Independence. One
hundred and twenty passengers are known 10 be
lost, and 1t was the opinion of many of the saved
that the loss OF life exceeded one hundred and f.
ty, exclusive of children. The passengers of the
Independence strongly censure the captain for the
manner IN which the steamer was permitted tc
strike upon the reef. They say that the morning
was perfectly clear, and when the captain wa:
warned of the danger, he replied, eco to hel
aad mind your own busine So Afterwards, how
ever he behaved with great courage aud human
lty. ,Fna sf
Captain Sampson states that the whole number
OF lives lost from the Independence was one hun.
dred and twenty FIVE, including fifteen of the crew
In his statement of the disaster, lie says the first
boat launched out was sw amped, but the second
reached the shore with line. Two other boats
were then launched, in which passengers were
oeing taken ashore, when the flames having got
such Roadway that those aboard became wild with
| terror and jumped overheard. Spars, matches, tn
bles, and everything movable, were thrown 10
those struggling in the sea, and by these means
many others reached the shore. One hour after
the ship struck the beach, she was an entire sheet
OF flames, aud the only persons aboard was the
captain and one coal pasSer. Boats from The
shore then reached her, into which the captnin
got, and succeeded in rescuing three boat loads
| from the waves.
Captain Sampson then took boat and pulled
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schooner A Emery, which Immediately proceeded
10 the island Meantime, however, the passengers
went across to the south side of the island where
they found boats and whaling ships. The passen-
gers were oil taken OH board these ships, where
thlr suderings were relieved. The whale shin
Meteor was finally chartered to take them to San
francisco, where they arrred on the 3ist Of March,
The Ceptain states that if the steamer had not
taken fire, not soul would have been lost, and
also states the reefs on which she struck is not laid
down on any chart. @.i!
| Two attempts to fire San Francisco were made
on the night of the 10th March.
-Four persons are known 10 be killed by the ex-
plosion of the steamer r. X. Page. These were
D. w. Moore, the captain, Lieut. Henry Moore,
ms brother, and Gilman Fellows, clerk, all of
Waterville Maine. The boat was racing.
The people of Sonora emigrating TO the
banks oil the ella to escape the attacks of the
The clipper Teugua sailed for China with 800
Chinese passengers
| A mine of native sulphur has been discovered
near Diamond springs.
| The miners at Marysvlle are doing better than
at any time since their first settlement. ~
Asevere fight had taken place at Sugar Loaf
mountain, Shasta Valley, between the Pitt River
Indians and party of packers under VIM. Bruner.
Several of the Indians were killed.
Mr.. Aubrey and party from Santa Fe, reached
Los Angeles on the oath OF March, with large
drove of sheep. He left Santa Fe on the 14th Of
Now, and had rain until he reached the desert
srewn the bodies of six o- eight human beings, sup
posed to have been murdered by the Indians.
| This Sierra Nevada took down over 700 passen-
gers, and the California for Panama, over 400,
and about SLIGO, 1000 of treasure.
The mining news from all parts of the country
| is most cheering. ea,-g