Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-02-22
Fromthc N Y. Times. W
THE REVOLUTION IN LOWER CAL
~ IEORNIA ~ II.


The Star of The West came in yesterday
" How get on the Filhbusters!" is the first ques-
ton. The flag Of the "Two Stars floats over
Lower California" yet, but it had not made any
advances since our last adyices. The natives
had retired from troubling the new government
at Encinada, and run, so that they could not con-
sistently have another great BATTLE" But the
Anita had arrived and disembarked its $50 re-
cruts, which so comforted the President, Cabi-
net, and people, that the very next day (Nov. I'D
IS men marched out of their quarters at Encina-
da up to San Tomas, and without firing gun,
took it, and-what was still more important, the
horses and cattle at La Grulla.
President Walker now lies at his old quarters,
at Encinada, which he has named Sort McKlb-
bin :" having 200 men under his command, who
are living on fat cattle, and are full of light
The only obstacle, as it appears, to their having
a terrible battle fought at once, lies in the fact
that there is no enemy. This is the long and
the short Of the progress Of the fillibusters,
from the time we last treated of them, fifteen
days ago. u
About the only facts additional are the death
of Lieut.. McKibbn. who fell during the attack
upon Encinada, of which we before had accounts;
the glorious death" of private Mccormack, who
was caught out alone, and, declining offered
quarters, received four shots into his body. In
honor of the Lieutenant, Encinada has been ma
med Fort McKibbin and another good purpose
it will serve is to give to careless readers an i'm
preston that the invading army" has pushed
farther into the country
AS to the old Government of the region, it
seems that Melendrez had been pronounced by
Santa Ana an outlaw. He was too strong how
ever, for Santa Ana's feeble power at that dis
lance from the city of Mexico, and captured San
Tomas-holding Negrete, its commandant, as
prisoner. He had obliged the people to enroll
under his standard to save the prisoners lives.
Our Yankee ilibusers, storming San Tomas,
put both the men of power to flight, and took
the COWS and horses of both Governments
Negrete is comfortable at San Diego. Melen-
drez is ruralizng 10 solitude, in the lower coun-
try.
In Upper California we hear that The ilibus-
ter fever has turned it's crisis. and expeditions
are held in small esteem This is not what we
might expect, seeing that the Anita had arrived
back at San Francisco, and the Vice President
of the new bogus Republic, Col. Watkins, with
her. Then the tariff of salaries, as published, is
quite respectable and to judge from the Pres-
dents address to the People," they do not feel
that one of their company cannot also be respect
able.
WINTER IN EUROPE.-The Paris correspond
ent Of the New York Journal of Commerce, Mr..
Walsh, writes under the date of January 9Th,
thus:
All Europe has CONCEALED. Iceland might be
the appelaton of three fourths of the continent.
Most of the railroad trains have been interrupt
ed by snow in this country, as well as in Bclgi-
um and throughout Germany and the North
Skating on the river Seine continued until Mon
day last, and the universal white scenery seemed
permanent. The day before yesterday, howev-
err, came warm winds and copous rains; and
this morning there is not vestige of winter in
the garden of the Tuleries. We shall hear of
disastrous floods in the interior from speedy
and general thaw and dissolution. Their Impe-
rial Maesties sailed forth on New Years dav,
in an elegant sleigh with two horses, driven by
the Emperor; they were followed by two small
err ones containing some members of their
household. No other vehicle of the kind was
sported.
Madrid Journal Of the 3Oth ult, arrived YES
terday, relates wonders Of the intense frost in
that meridian. The Spanish ladies quilted their
chambers at seven o'clock, A. NJ, ip order to
witness the skating on great pond in the envi-
rons.
I
| A Coon JoKE,--The IoncsyilIe TELEGRAPH
tells this anecdote as occurring in that village
the day after the arrival of the declaration of the
Supreme Court in relation to the Liquor Law:
On the day after the action of the Supreme
Court was known here, there was case involv-
| ing closely contested law point before JUS
tice the Peace Of this county, in which an at
torney was engaged OH each side After pa
tiently hearing their arguments and being press
ed for decision, in the true legal dignity with
ga conscience void of offence" he adjusted his
spectacles and announced I" that after mature de-
liberation the Court are equally divided in opn-
ion," ard therefore the case could not be decid-
| ed
Proceedings Of the Maine Lao Meeting. held al
Grand Haven, FEB. Is, 1854.
The meeting was organized by the appoint
ment Of Ii. Eaton, Chairman, and e. w. Barns,
Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated by M.
B. Hopkins, Esq, and upon motion of II. w.
Ferry, the following gentlemen were appointed
a committee to draft resolutions II. W. Fer
ry, T. ID. Gilbert, M. b. Hopkins, r. w. Dun
can and j. w. Barns
The committee reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which were after n
lengthy and animated discussion adopted, with
but one dissenting vote: