The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-05
Grear Excitement at Calaveras.
General Emulsion of The .Mericans froy,

1t is well known that during the winter
months band of Mexican marauders
have infested Calaveras county, and week
Ily we received the details of dreadful
murders and outrages committed in the
lonely gu!ches and solitary outposts of
that region. The farmers lost their cat.
tie and horses, the traders tent was pill
laged, and the life of every traveller was
insecure. Success had recently embold-
ened this band of villains to commence a
system of outrage more daring still in the
very heart of the populous settlements
From the neighborh"od of San Address,
in one night they stole seventy horses, and
every evening the news arrived in camp
of some fresh murder or robbery.
The band is led by robber named
Joaquin, very desperate man, who was
concerned IN the murder of four Ameri-
cans some time ago at Turner>vile He
levied his "black mal' generally upon the
Chinese population, a very peaccaI,le and
industrious class With his band he would
frequently enter their tents, and con,pel
them to furnish him with money and cook
for him and his accomplices whatever
food they required. This has been done
in many instances.
On Friday night another man was mur-
dered at Yankee Camp, and about the
same time Chinaman was found dead
at Bay State ranch, and an American at
Foremans ranch. This was beyond hu-
man endurance, and on Saturday five n,v,,
left Yankee Camp, resolved to find the
camp of the illains, and came upon some
twelve of them i'm The neighborhood of
San Andres, with Il large number of ami
mails in their possession. The party found
they were not able to make the attack i,
and returned to San Andres for an adIi-
ton to their force. In the mean time the
robbers proceeded (in the night time y to
the Phoenix mills. Two men were asleep
in the house at the time, but were awaken
ed by tie firing Of guns by the Mexicans.
Both of these Americans were killed,
though not until they had mortally wound
ed one of the gang. The robbers then
left, leaving their wounded comrade to
take care of himself He crawled to
teht some distance down the river, but
was tracked by his blood on the following
morning, and disposed of by the enraged
people joaquin, as we understand, com
mitted other outrages on the same night
On the next morning three hundred armed
miners assembled, dispatched bodies Of
armed men to the ferries on the Stanis-
laus and Calaveras, so as to prevent the
escape Of the villains, and then commence
ed systematic search for joaquin aud
his associates. At the same time they
resolved to burn the habilat,ons Of the
| Mexicans, indiscriminately, deprive them
Of the arms they might have in possession,
and give them all notice to quit. %
We are glad to hear that one Of the
gang has been caught ut Yankee Camp
and another at Cherokee Ranch. Both
were Immediately strung up.
The entire Mexican population has been
driven from San Address and the fork :
Of the Calaveras. The greatest excite
ment prevails in every direction If an
American meets Mexican, he takes his
horse, his arms, and bids him to leave
The Americans engaged in the hand are
divided into gangs, and are stationed ia
every part of the country.
We understand that mass meeting wa.
held at Doub Springs Oh "Wednesday
morning, and resolutions passed aprrov
ing of what bad been done, and max ins
it the duty Of every American citizen II
all events to exterminate the Mexican
race from the country. The foreigner,
should first receive notice to leave, am,
# they refused they were to be shot dowl
md their property confi>cated.
Il We publish this horrible and teYribl,