The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-26

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From ne Son Ffaneiseo Herald, April 3oM.
The WEEK.s N.ws.-The past week has been
productive of little incident After a desner.ts
battle In the Senate. the Extension bill has
its quietus, motion to postpone inde6nitelv h,v
ing been decided in the affirmative by the castin
vote Of the President. Four fires have occurred
here but were promptly extingnished by our eff.
cient corps of fremen. Extensive surface dig.
gings have been discovered ia the vicinity of Sa
cramento city In the Coast Range, also, rich pla.
GERS are said to exist and in truth no ono yet can
say within what bounds the precious metal is con.
fined. Bv the report of DR.. Trask, geologist oil
considerable research and intelligence, it appears
that platinum, silver, and chromium will be found
to contribute very considerably to the exports Of
California The agricultural prospects of the State
are very good, and in the immediate vicinity o1
the mines land is being rapidly taken up with the
view of furnishing supplies of vegetables and for
age to the diggers and their animals. We have
had frequent "A prl showers" which are supposed
by the native Californians to be consequence OF
the change of regime; it is not impossible that
ploughing the land has had certain effect upon
the climate. The mountain tribes of indians
have been restless of late, and we hear of their
stealing animals from the more remote settle
ments, but as their object is food only, murders
are rarely committed by them. The whites,
however. think they should attempt to recon-
cile themselves to more civilized diet, and do
not hesitate to use the rife when an oppor-
tunty is given by the adroit thieves new CITY
has been founded on the coast, at st. Georges
Point, south of the Oregon line about ten miles 1t
offers good anchorage to shipping for eight months
in the year. and will be entrepot for the northern
mines Joaquin. the robber, is said to have passed
s,uth towards Mexico. Recent advices from the
ella report considerable immigration, to that
gion, of Mexicans escaping from the cruelties of
the Apaches in the State of Sonora. We have
dates from Honolulu to the 9th April. The Legis.
ature has met, and has received the reports of the
heads of the various departments. These repre-
sent the condition of the islands fourishing as re-
spects finances and State affars but the propensi-
ties of the natives to drunkenness and fornication
are without improvement, and are said to threaten
the extinction of the islanders. A company has
been formed at Honolulu for the purpose of estab
fishing communication among the islands
through the agency of Ericsson's motor. Glowing
descriptions of Australian diggings have reached
as, and have not been without effect. clipper
barque, the Mermaid, has just arrived from Bata.
via, in nifty days, having made the run from the
coast OF China in the unprecedented time OF thirty
days The Legislature is to adjourn on the 18th
proximo. Trade is dull at present, and the mar.
ket is especially well stocked with provisions.
From, the Californian.
THE SONORA ExPEDITIoN.-We think there is
great deal of unnecessary fear exhibited about the
objects and ultimate result of the expedition
which it is supposed Count Raousset de BouIbon is
preparing for Sonora.
The Santa Clara Register says that ten vessels
are DelhB prepared In the narOOr OF San Francisco
Tor the transportation of men and munitions of
war, and that portion of these vessels are being
pierced for guns 1t further says that the expedi
ton will consist of fifteen hundred men and three
hundred horses, and that it will be ready to sail
in a very short time. From another source we
learn that Count Raousset, when he fret returned
from his late disgraceful attempt, poor in fact
80 very much in want of funds as to be compelled
to live upon his friends; but that now he has
large sum, as much as S4oO 900 it is alleged. at
his copmand, portion at least of which money
lately arrived by French barque. This may all
be 30, but in looking over the custom house sta
brought any considerable amount of specie.
Granting that all these things are true, we can
not see any thing alarming in the fact. 1t will
only hasten the destiny of Sonora; that country,
must become American" 1t is her manifest des-
tiny to change from the flag of Mexico to that of
the United States. Raousset de Boulbon may pre-
cipitate matters but be cannot change or defer
them. The French flag will never float in that
country under the protection of France herself.
The leaders of the scheme going there as
matter OF buslness-to get possession of the silver
mines and make money-and can afford to spend
large sums to obtain the object of their wishes
Bolton, Barron & Co., or rather Barron, Forbes &
Co., whom they represent, have Mexican grant
for the best mines in the State, which are in fact
the most valuable in the world, and they know the
necessity of getting possession of them and com.
mencing to work them before the State changes
masters. They have seen in this State the worth
lessness OF conditional grants when there has been
no attempt made to fulfil the conditions. Hence,
with an eye to future political events, the anxiety
for the actual occupancy of the mines. Into this
we believe the whole proceedings of Raousset de
Boulbon resolves itself.
If the execution is reality, it is the duty of
the Collector of San Francisco to cause it to be
prevented; though for our part would much
prefer that he did not ud out that there was such
an affair under consideration until after it has
sailed. We do not the slightest reason why
Raousset de BoulbOn and his men should not be
allowed to do the first fighting with the Apaches
and COW them out of the way, so that the Ameri
cans can settle peaceably about the mines, and
work their claims and raise their crops without
the time the French have whipped the Apaches,
our Government will have purchased the entire
State, and our citizens then take peaceable
possession.