New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-22


Pteen dsys later intelligence from California have been
received in this city We make up summary from
evening contemporary the PieOyune The il not of
much Importance
resolution has been introduced in the California Lee
gislature follows
That the Committee Federal Relations be instructed
to prepare report to the Senate at early day,
memorial Congress asking first for the Immediate re-
peal Of the Act Of Congress entitled An act to ascertain
and settle the private land claims in State Of Caor
MAJ approved March 8 1851. Second to pass an act
ounfcrTng power the U District Courts of this state
to ascertain and settle Nil Spanish and Mexican land
grants IA this State according to tho principles Of law
aud equity and Of the treaty Of idalgu which act shal
in It's principal provisions he based upon and correspond
the provisions Of the several acts to authorize the u s.
District Courts in thu States Of Florida Louisiana Mis-
SOUR aud Alabama to hear aud determine all applications
for the confirmation Of land grants within SAID states
Thecontrbutious TO the Washington Monument Fund
collected at The polls in California amount to 3S79 20
The census for California give total ropua
ton of The state IA 435 of land in cultivation
1o74s capital invested quartz mining 4Oo placer
mining $4l74 4Ie, other mining operations S3S3l vs.
| for other purposes fl1 1858
| party Of gentlemen have lett san Francisco for the
purpose OF establishing town on Che Paelhe coast
The location designed for the site Of Che city y i9in' -
George situated thirty miles above Innidid; II
has fine though sHll htrbor which IS sheltered lioh
the effects Of tho northwest winds that prgFah upon o
The Sacramento aud American rivers arc within their
/ FROM STOCKTON
| NIL X Carson. reported dead some days siuce has
turned up again and in all the enjoyment OF his health
The Republican says: We received very interesting
communication from him last evening One Of his friends
had actually lakeu out letters OF administration TO look
The tunnel company at Douglass are taking out from
$500 to $1,000 day At CarSons many are taxing out
Great excitement existed Caaveras county in consc-
queuce the dcprcdatons committed by band Of Mex
cau uurauders led by who had been concerned IN
OF AtDCTIl lie lrNieu ms pNAch
mail generally upou the Chinese population. win his
band he would enter their tents aud compel them to fur
nish him with money and cook ior him and his accom-
pices whatever food they required party Of hv' men
came upon their camp where there wurc twelve OF Inc
robbers with large number Of animals
Finding they NOT strong enough 10 make inc al
tack they returned to Andres Tor addition to Their
force In the meantime tho robbers proceeded Tin the
night tiLae) To the Phoenix Mills Two we've asleep
in house at the time but awoke by the firing Of
guns by the Mcxicaus Both Of these Americans were
killed Though not until they had mortality wounded one
of the gang The robbers thcu leaving their wounded
eomrade to take Of himself He crawIed to tent
some distance down the river, but was tracked ny nus
blood on the following morning and disposed Of 10y the
enraged people. Joaquin, as understand, committed
other eutrages the night On the next m1ruiug
some 800 armed miners assembled despatched bodies Of
armed the ferries the Stansads and Oaaveras
SO as to prevent escape then commenced sys
temac search for joaquin aud his associates AT thu
same they resolved to burn the habitaons OF thu
Nexicans iuiscUimnately, deprive them OF the arm
they might have in possession and give them all notice
We are glad to hear that one of the gong has beer
caught at Yankee Camp ana at Nhcroktc
Both immediately strung up.
e The cntire Mexican population has been driven from
San Andreas and the forks OF the Caayeras The creates
excitement prevails IN every direction. Ii American
meets Mexican hs takes his horse bis arms and bid
him leave The Americans engaged in the band are dvl
ded into gangs aud are stationed in every part ot tn
We understand tina! mass meeting was held at Doubl
Springs on wednesday morning aud resolutions passe
approving Of what bsd been done and making the du
Of every American citizen at all events to cxternua
the Mexican from the country The foreigner
should first receive notice t. leave aud ii they refused
they be shot down and their property conscated
The adyiees from the mining districts are very favorable
4 The Placer Herald, of Saturday, says
A On Thursday last Messrs L. Ogden & Go took froT
their claim in Hughes ryne ophir, lump Of pun
geld weighing thirty ounces S1l 80 also Sjliu fine goC
This was all taken out in half cay Nearly $500 Gel
', | tsniy pleasant morning recreation.
On Wednesday there another lump taken cut nea
0phir, weighing twenty
One day this week there forty Of gold take
r out of one claim in Doty's Flat Rtyiue
The weather for the the paS week has been very lyor
able to mining operations. the weather being dry and 10
water In the rayines sufficient for all demands
0ueptIy the miners have Improved the opportupjty NJ,
the their labor has been smpiy renunerned
the neighborhoods Of Qphr Doty's Fiat and Gold Hill,
has been remarkably successful week We hear Of M
merous humps being taken out in those localities within
u few days past
A correspondent from ophir under date of Janui,
a II, says:
y The miners doing extraordinary we'll and 1 pc
/ tend to have knowledge Of what am saying,
p thiuk the miners in the vicinity realizing mpt
A. greater average than the same number In any 9th
community in California The miners In the main r
~ vine above below this place. aud those OF Dutch \
g. vine, Hughes ravne Hamburger Hat Doty's fiat. r.
vine and manyE other tributaries Of the main Auhu
~ ravine supply Themselves from this place and Su
day when all congregated together ophr is perie
u behYe0f town,
A party Of eight or ten. at Lynchs rancho, Iu
ID county caught old Iudtan Chief at frrncGtoWu "
they heard had been making threats because of the
e Vious killing Of some fifteen twenty Of his tribe,
deliberately took him up and hung him. This is OF
a. says the above Journal in the language polite Of REIN
r. and civilized buchery, could not be denomnated mu
a. der
r. FROM SAN DIEGO.
The San Francisco Daily Wing has files of the Los Al
r geos Star to the 2Sd Of January
Mr. Dunn who shot Marshal at Santa Barbara has be-
! acquitted
i kILLEp--Sergeant Warren. veteran soldier, VI
u known in Los Angeles and the vicinity found de-
I'd in the outskirts Of san Diego few days ago Tho
upon his person proved clearly that his death the
ID suit Of violence and from circumstances connect
with the finding Of the body it be clearly ets
lshed that he was killed by Indians Star.
OF deserter named CHILDBIRTH arrested at san Ped
no last week upon the charge Of deserving FROM the Mount
an Rifles iu New Mexico He is suspected OF having
dered two dragons who deserted with him HI
st A letter from San Diego says
c' surveying party, under the direction Of Lieut. G
OF Derby e. 5. Typographical Engineers arrived here L
week, and have commenced surrey of the San Die
e river for the purpose OF reporting plan Tor turning
ey channel Of the stream utos false bay under the r'
be and habur act passed NJ the last session Of Congress
to The harbor Of San Diego has been gradually filling up
many years and bids fair 10 be entirely ruined but
ed the timely relief now about to be- bestowed.