Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-13
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamship Illinois, Capt. II. J. Hartstein.
arrived at New York on Saturday evening, from
Aspinwa, whence sailed on the LIST inst
The mail by the Golden Gate, which left San
Francisco on the 10th ult., was the largest ever
made up for the Atlantic. 1t contained one hun
dred and fifty thousand letters aud thirty five
thousand newspapers.
The Chinese in California numbered $4,000.
Adams &Co. have sent Mr.. Myers to Australia.
to form branch establishment
Gold in considerable quantities had been found
east of the Cascade Mountains, Oregon.
number of new and very rich diggings have
recently been discovered near Nevada, and also in
the neighborhood of Coloma.
Indian difficulties in the northern part of the
State continue to disturb the peaceful occupation
of the miners.
A difficulty took place between the Indians and
the miners in the vicinity of Tehama, growing
out OF sundry thefts and depredations peculiar to
the savage race. The Americans, goaded beyond
endurance, rose in body and slaughtered some
fifteen or twenty belonging to one tribe.
report was brought into Sonora on the 18th
ut. that the famous robber joaquin was seen Mt
fandango house, in the vicinity of Quartzburg, d
day or two before. He was recognised by some one
who cried out joaquin when the robber rushed
upon him and desperate fight ensued between
Joaquin's men and the citizens, in which two or
three Americans were killed and others wound
ed. But the robbers are said to have escaped
as usual.
The Legislature has amended the old law for
the protection of foreigners. The two most i'm
portant amendments are-.sthat the sum of four
dellars shall be paid for each license' and second,
"that no foreign miner who shall not have IL
cense, under the provisions Of this act shall be
allowed either to commence, prosecute or defend
any action III any of the courts of this State,
except in criminal cases only
Another cargo of ice has reached San Francis
co from the Russian American settlements at
Sitka
From Oregon our accounts to the 9TH inst.
Gen. Lane, present Governor of that territory is
the democratic candidate for Congress. The
email pox was raging fearfully among the Indians
in Oregon and about Cape Flattery
i The steamer New Orleans, Capt. Wakeman,
loft San Francisco the 1th ult., for Australia.
She had on board ITO passengers, and would
touch at Tahiti for coal and provisions.
Miss Hayes gave her last subscription concert
in San Francisco the 18th ult. Miska Hau-
ser, the yioinst, is performing in the interior.
1t is extremely doubtful whether State Mi
ners' Convention will be convened by order of
the Legislature, In the Assembly, the Commit
tee nn Mines and Mining interests are opposed
10 sucha Convention, and will report adversely
thereto. frt
Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP TENNEssEE.-The
Tennessee left Panama the 9th January, at
80 P. NJ. the Cortes sailed three hours previ-
Gus. Arrived at Acapulco February 6, at Z 80
A. NJ the Cortes and Pacific in port. Sailed at
~ 30 NJ, Pacific three hours previous, and Cor
ties one hour after. February 81 10 March 8,
Cortes in sight. March 5, passed the Pacific
thirty miles southeast of San Miguel. The Ten
nessee was at the heads at A. NJ, on The morn
Ing OF the 9th, and went ashore four and half
miles northward of the North Head. at 80.
The ship struck several times, and SO heavily
the first time that dishes were thrown from the
table and broken. She rolled heavily for short
.ime. Almost as she had struck, the
first officer threw himself into the sea with line
and swan tor the shore; after reaching it he re-
turned. in nearly exhausted condition, to rem
der that assistance which his position deman-
ded.
Shortly after she had stopped, she swung
broadside on with her stern nearest the shore,
which was high and dry at low water The con-
fusion and excitement when she first struck was
great, but order was promptly restored.
During the forenoon, signal guns were heard,
supposed to be fired from vessel in distress,
some four miles distant From cliff near which
the Iennessee's passengers landed, vessel WAS
described in the fog, but whether steamer Or
not could not be made out. 1t supposed to
be the Pacific.
@As soou us tbo passengers were lAnOon, sails,
&c, tor tents. were brought from the ship, and
the passengers, with the exception of about one
hundred, who had left for Saucelito. among whom
were four ladies', We're making preparations to
adopt Tor n short time, camp life the shore.
Provisions, bed and bedding. were also furnished
ic abundance
After the mails, &C., had been landed, the pas
sengers held meeting shore, at which reso-
buttons, expressive of their high esteem for their
captain, their regret at the occurrence, which,
IN .heir. opinion, purely accidental, and
ed = - f'
Inc last accounts from the ship WERE that
she was going to pieces fast on account of the
heavy surf.
The Tennessee had board six hundred pas
sengers, one hundred of whom, were ladies and
children--all saved.
Some students of the University of Prapues
were recently sentenced to be ''beaten with rods
for making wanton demonstrations in favor of the
traitor Kossuth.'