New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10
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feat at Fort McKbbin MA.
LATER.
Col H. p Watkins of the New Republic, arrived in 'a'
city Yesterday ID snuary 49, having left Elenala on the
.sth If December, coming through overland.
Below give all the information we could Obtain OF
/ the Amy OF occupation
pariure from Santa Tomas a company o. mouned ORA
eoons under command of hgjor Emory, stared out 20
carture the outlaw Meleudrez. Capt. Chuuncey with hs
had been stationed at La rula and Capt Da
yison With bis command at Santa Tomas
Tie Colonel broug ht with him several documents and
petitions signed by the rancheros in that part Of the coan
Try asking the protection of the Government anf
a.o the following the latest proclamation OF President
Walker: -
THE LowER CALIFORNIA In the territory
a. no,on Of vogT social i5n sad tie Improvement OF
the county By all the whict onde' tn cls an OF 'o
which sboIed while eorts pol'ion Of ta9 asSSin H-
protect property aud yet nS enough % eat aP y's
iarle proportion OF the products Your natfy l. ~' 70
h spd relieve from the IFS incd m TO yot % OF
fna, that territory and have o,'ab3hed ne e1
ndepsrdeni Mexico and ,ed deree ehanst re
pocy Ct the and confident tntt WITH mo
pos Will be able TO attain the ends which We
ove everyhip, else we desire to order aud quiet
where anarchy and confusion We seek 10 rem
cans by a. sweat o. bis orow
protect from the wandering Cb6er. whom the
eogu1sd its and scomPiee Under tue New hP
ls puude band add sic severet ni.h99ni. ~ BE
under
Aio1sh wax has without many Of the
to forget what for which contend Oar
pdssVorsd BY .ehood oae against u, the religious
the people We ha use against them Only tue mean. men honor
and truth dictates Nc 10 we doubt thar with sdch means
shall be .te conquer s tie oppose which may be rase
experience the rrejgdces which evil atea
TrSr he new Government oil veil dPosd persons will be pro,
cied liberty person and enjoyment Of proPry Rehs9n
and ro,p Being without whose old Al. earthly p
os.. al snd under whose al n.ona re
carving The principles ,seosnze $. lie o. al our
President Of Low er California.
An official decree fixes the pay of colonies at SO per
day, and lower officers at little less pryates, 81:
EXCITEMENT At MAzATLAN AND GUAYMAS.
by the Bremen schooner Nisurgs, Capt Haysson, which
arrived on Sunday last, thirty five days from Mazaan
we are in the receipt of late and highly interesting iae
gence from Mazatlan and Guaymas from which appears
that the operations Of tie expedonsts in Lowor Calfor
MA have aroused the Mexcans to the highest point of
element ard that they were busy engaged in fitting out
expeditions with view to the recovery of Lower Calfor
MIA from the hands of the invaders well as Of exermi
nstipg that daring band Their Intentions to show
quarters TO the invaders.
AT the time the Visurgs left Mazsilan II B. NJ fjgato
AmJhitrite in that port The British warsteamer
Virgo had also been there, but Immediately upon the
ceip of the If the invasion Of Lower Caorniathe
oath of Novembershe sailed for the scene OF operations
with the view Of protecting Brtish subjects in Lower Cali
forra and Guayamas The announcement that the port
Of La Paz had been taken by the Caroline forces threw
tie whole city of Mazatan into state of the grea
element ard terror 1t was generally believed that the
expedition had been raised under the protection Of the
American Government, and accordingly the most extern
sve preparstons Immediately commenced for the re
tax ing Of Lover California. The Mexican schooner
Guerrero the l. s schooner Eclipse and briggs Vague aud
Desterrado were armed and manned for La Paz
and Cape San Lucas, but they had not sailed nor was
there any telling when they would get of The general
opinion seemed TO be thGt Lower California had been
lost TO Mexico forever The feeling against everything
and every body having any connection with the United
.,tar afar thA Ireuvt had
cleared for this port and bod taken her passengers prop
ely provided with passports on board she suddenly
detained by order OF the COmmandante Of Marine That
official declared be would close the harbor, and not let
this OF any other vessel sa for this eX.ra)r
binary conduct demanded when he replied that he
lot obliged to give any account OF his doiGgs-h wa
in his own country and would do whatever he pleased
The Captain OF the Vsurgs protested in due form against
the proceedings of the Commandante One of the prnci
pel merchants of Mazaln n,erfered in his behalf and
sftera great deal Of difficulty he obtained from the Com
mandsrte permit TO sail but only under the surveillance
of the Mexican auihortes On the morning OF the 10th
the Nurgis wss taken ont of the harb0r by officer of
the Mexican Navy. Had the Nisurgis been longer de
tanned il the intention of the Captain to have asked
for protection from the British frgate the Captain OF
which Lad promised take the vessel out If she could
Obtain q erm from the GobernadOr del Esalo, another
officer lion it seemed the Government of Aazatlsn dill
not wish to interfere in tie matter Mr. Goodman, who
board the Caroline from this port To La PaZ,
alhouch entirely uncoEnected with the Expedition of
which indeed lie ignorant at the time Of sailing,
arrived : a passenger board the Nisurgis. Hs
ID m ihe deck OF the Caroline the engagement
between Col walker and the Lower Californians AMI
gives somewhat different version OF the result from that
Greedy bned-the CalfOrnans having lost even men
ard tic Americans four in the engagement which h.
rcpefers 10 have been very spirited The arrival
al IL Eiiish steamer Nirago at La Paz after the
Caroline had sailed, hailed with great satisfaction
and many persons WHO had been threatened with violence
by the noonscd 1B,s sought refuge on board of
ler-amoIg them SIR. Robinson who was acting not only
Us nsu Great Britain bat sO for the United States
ard whose lie in consequence Of hs connection with the
latter Government had been threatened The Virago leit
Is Paz for GuaI where she took board number
Of foreigners WHO fearful Of remaining near the
Of L0siilies The British commander did not inter
fee in any other mannerthan TO impress. uponthe Mexican
fnihces Tho necessity OF respecting the rights and
persors Of all foreigners who did not take part against the
Mexican Gov emmett. Mr. Goodman vino owned por
iion Of tie cargo intended be landed Guaymas left
that vessel at La Paz and succeeded in hing Mazaan
by another Conveyance The Nurgis had rather stormy
pG,ssge up the coat. San Francisco Herald
FROM THE SOUTH
There is little from Los Angeles The Courts have
been busy but principally with civil suits Of little ilteres:
for any save the people OF that place.
criminal, lgnaca Herrera convicted Of murder, Is 10
be hung the 18th of February.
The St0r appear! to have very bad opinion OF the FL
htuster. II SAYS: Doubtless, OF these heroes
viii return overland after a while, mounted on fine
hor.es, Which they didn't buy
THE MoHAyF.-Our last reports from Lieut. william
son surveying party, stated that he with detachment
had gone down the Mohave, hoping TO follow 10 the
Colorado and expecting that its such that II
wcud lead him 10 within short distance Of his main
party. lie expected also to be able TO visit the Mohave