New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-13
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on. In f0rl0Pn and destitute c0nd1tl0n the
forty six deserters arrived at San Diego, from
which place they came back to the city in the
manner stated Colonel Walker, nothing daunt-
ed, was still making reconnoissances and pre-,
parations for the invasion of Sonora, and anxi-
ousiy expecting reinforcements. Just before
the Thomas Hunt left San Diego, the Goliah
arrived with force of about 100 men, on their
way, 1t was stated, to join Walkers army at
Ensenaaa This reinforcement would raise the
number Of his troops to about 250 In our
State the excitement has in a great measure
subsided. On the 3D. inst, the U. 8. sloop Of
war Portsmouth, accompanied by the steamer
Columbus. which was chartered by the Govern
ment, sailed from San Francisco, as is supposed.
for Guaymas Her object is, unauestionahlv.
to prevent an infringement Of the neutral DO
stion of the United States by any Of their
citizens. So long as the Expeditionists remain
in California the Portsmouth will Of course not
interfere, but she will intercept reinforcements
and prevent an invasion Of Sonora by crossing
the Gulf of California. The Columbus may be
shortly expected back. Under existing circum-
stances the Sonora Expedition may be regarded
as having nearly reached its end.
Col. Walker had issued the following procla-
nation to his men preparatory to his march for
Sonora, for the expeditionists we're to get out on
the 5th of February:
Soldiers of Sonora! You are about to under
| take most glorious enterprise. You start to
| cross the Colorado in order to defend hopeless
people from the attacks of merciless savages
Foe years the population of Sonora has been the
prey of the Apache Indians Their property has
been taken from them-their wives and children
have been massacred or consigned to captivity
worse than death by the torturing fire of a ruth
less foe The men of Sonora have been forced
to see their wives and daughters ravished, and
| babes at the breast have been torn from their
mothers and murdered before the eyes Of captive
| parents All these outrages, at which the civil
| zation of the whole continent bushes have
| been permitted by the Government which pre-
! tends to control the people of Sonora Mexico
has stood by, and her silence and inactivity have
| so encouraged the Apache that he now threat
| ems to ride into Guaymas, and render the whole
| country from the mountain to the sea subject
to his savage will, and tributary to his bestial
| desires
| You, soldiers are now called upon to wrest
| the country from the rule of the Apache, and
| make it the abode of order and civilization. II
| is possible that in your chivalrous efforts you
| may be opposed by the Mexican Government Ii
| you are, when you meet the enemy, let the holt
| ness OF your cause nerve your arms and strength
| en- your souls. When you strike at o. Mexican
fve, remember that you strike at an auxiliary
of the Apache--as an accessory to the murder
| ofkinnocent children, and the rape of helpless
women. Fill your minds with these IDEAS and
victory will follow you in the plains of Sonora
| In such case, failure is impossible and tri-
umph certain. The God of battle is with you,
and you will be strong, and prevail against a
| host of enemies. .. ezys..5.. ..7g
| Commander in Chief of the Army of Sonora
The San Francisco Chronicle of the 10th ult
I has the following summary of the fortnight's
| news:
| Some interesting divorce statistics will be
| found in our steamer edition of to-day 1t will
be seen that forty four divorces from matrimony
were granted by the District Court in this city
during the year 1858, and the month of Jan
uary, 1854, and that half as many more cases
are pending in the same court.
Il The theatre at Plaeerville, and about half a
dozen adjoining buildings, were burned on Mon
day, February l. The Chapman family, in
cluding Caroline, lost all their theatrical ward
robes The total loss was about $4,000
J We have melancholy accounts of depreda
tions by the Indians in the northern part O.
the State. In one engagement thirteen China.
men and two Americans were killed The In
dams in that section of the State are powerful
enough to resist the whites who live in the
neighborhood, and measures have been taken
to send an organized force of o. s. troops
against them.
/ Considerable rain has fallen throughout the
State, within the past two weeks, and miners
no longer want for water. Hail fell in this
city on Sunday, 18th inst, covering sidewalks,
housetops, and the adjacent hills with a white
covering.
The clipper ship San Francisco, I06 days
from New York, was wrecked in coming into
this harbor on the 8th of February The con-
signees abandoned the ship to the underwriters
and she was sold at auction together with the
cargo, with the exception of a small portion
which was stored between decks, and brought
the sum of $12,500.
Several lives were lost near the wreck of the
San Francisco Parties procured sail boats in
which to visit the wreck, and not having re-
turned, it is supposed that gale must have
upset the boats. 1t is not known who were lost
nor the number, but it is believedza dozen or
more have been drowned.
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL-Madame Anna
Bishop has given several concerts, assisted by
Bochsa. They have net been numerously at
tended. Madame Anna Thillon has concluded
her engagement, which has been quite success
full, at the Metropolitan Theatre Mr. Hudson
has been playing Irish characters to good
houses. Miss Heron has finished successful
engagement at Sacramento, and is playing an
engagement at the Metropolitan, The stars
throw the lesser liz ghts somewhat into the shade
The city of San Francisco was lighted with
gas for the first time on Saturday night, 1lth
inst There are about three miles of gas pipe
laid down, eighty-four burners are now used.
I OREGON AND WASHINGTON TERRITORIES
From Oregon our dates are to the Sd ult. The
weather was extremely cold, more SO than had
ever before been known. The Columbia and
Willamette rivers were frozen over, and naviga-
ton had been for time suspended
Governor Stevens, of Washington Territory
had notified the Hudson Bay Company that
after the 1st of July, it would be necessary
for them to withdraw from the Indian trade in
that Territory.
/ SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Our advices are to the 21st January The
elections were going on. The small pox was
making no great ravages. The weather was
fine. Honolulu was improving.
| AUSTRALIA
4 The Panama Herald has received advices from
Sidney to the 18th OF December. The following
is an extract from the gold circulars:
Advces from Braidwood show an improvement
in this quarter, which is highly satisfactory
About 500 licenses were issued for the month OF
November, and the ordinary earnings per man
are estimated at from los. to Dos per day
There are many instances of much greater sue
cess than this, and some few of eonsiderat le
takings The diggings on the Buffalo Range
near the Ovens, have proved to be situated or
the River Buckland, about fifty miles south O.
Spring Greek. There are great many miners
at work on the spot, with varied fortune. Or
the Ovens itself operations in rich and promising
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