The Shasta courier., 1853-12-17
Eiiiisu..ering in Lower California.

The interesting relative 10 the reyolu-
ton in Lower California, viii be found on the
outside of to-days paper
By more recent advices brought over land to
San Diego by Mexican express, we learn that
party OF the fiibusterlng revolutonsts, while
on their way 10 the interior for the purpose OF
capturing Negrete, the political Chief of Lower
California, engaged by number of Mexi-
cans in ambush under Melendres, and about one
third of the entire First Independent Battal-
ion' of forty-hve men, Were killed. while the
remainder Of the party besieged in an adobe
house, and the shore paraded to prevent the
balance OF Walkers men from coming ashore.
The whole enterprise from beginning to end,
is so perfectly foolhardy and void of prudence,
in every respect as whole and in detail, that
we are half inclined to believe it ma gnifcent
hoax. 1t is almost Incredible that forty five
Americans could be found III California so en-
tirely destitute of the great requisite of success
IN such an enterprlse-common sense-as to at
tempt its accomplishment with the means and
under the circumstances stated.
As much as we desire the acquisition of Low
er California and Sonora by oLr government
acquisitions that will inevitably follow in the
track of ordinary events--we have no sympathy
for this expedition, further than that we would
be glad to see the surviving members make a
sudden escape from Mexican soil, and thus save
their necks from being stretched by hempen
cord. We have been cognisant for months past,
from evidence in the handwriting of Mr. Walk
er himself, of the fact that this effort would be
made, and we know that the great inducement
held out for persons to join the expedition, was
the prospect, in the event of success, of obtain
ing deeds to large tracts of valuable land in the
conquered territory They are, therefore, moth
ing more or less than land robbers on an exten-
sive scale, and all those professions about SYM
pathy for an oppressed, neglected and injured
people desire to develop the resources of the
territory, &c, is mere cap-trap, food for Bun
combe. The address of President Walker to
the people of the United States, is characterized
by neither honesty, ability patriotism, and
is probably the weakest State paper, if it be not
too ridiculous to classify it thus, that has ever
emanated from the pen of an American. 1t is
aDsolulely ulsSfacelui III every respect, anu no
American who properly prizes the honor of his
country will lend any countenance to the pi-
ratcal doctrine therein boldly promulgated, that
we have right to lake another mans property,
simply because desire to possess it.
In this connection we extract from the Union
the following telegraphic dispatch from San
Francisco dated the 18th inst.
The British bark Anaa, bound for the camp of
the expedltonsts, was towed out this morning
at a quarter past one o'clock, by the steamer
Thomas Hunt. She had near 400 passengers
aboard. There were, as we learn. three compa-
nies uuder the command of Captains George R.
Davidson, Wm E. Lutterell and d. Nj. Chaun-
cey, the whole constituting battalion under
the command of Col. s. p. Watkins, formerly
OF Marysville. The whole party were well
armed with rifles, pistols and knives, and car
four-two of those taken aboard from the
Thomas Hunt, at sea- Mr. Emory, the Secreta-
ry OF State of Lower California, was among the
passengers The news received yesterday, of
The terrible defeat of the fllibusters is doubted
by some, but the general opinion is that there
is good foundation for it.
That paper truly says these men go with their
eyes wide open, and cannot complain if our
government shall refuse to intercede for them,
should they fall. like Lopez and some fifty of
his deluded followers, into the hands of their
enraged enemies.