The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-07
News from lowe CaI;foruia

arrl ed at San Francisco Oh Sunday
he :. F. Chronicle says:
Since the news had arrived that La Paz
had been taken by the TT lihuSterS, tht
port of Maz ltIan had been in a StIte of
intense excitement and terror. II was
generally believed that the pXppdition had
been raised 10y the american Government
aud great preparation, had been made TO
retake Lower California. The Mpx
can man of, war Guerrero, the schooner
Eclipse, auh the briggs Yayre and Drs
terrndp were 1t MAJ an, aud bad been
armed and manned to sail for LII PdZ
aud Cape -. Lucas, to give fight to the
invaders, bat it was not known when they
would sail
After the Visurgis had got ready to sail.
having been provided with papers, her
passengers being all on board provided
with passports, the Comandunte de Ma
rIne declared the harb0r closed, stating
that he won Il not allow the Visurgis or
amy other vessel to sail. Being asked
the reason, he stated that he was not OBJ
il ,ed To give any reason for his d0ngS,
as he was in his own country and could
do Whatever he might choose.
The Captain protested in due form
against such proceedings, and after much
discussion, and the interfering pf one Of
the principal merchants of MazatHn, he
got permit a from the COmaudaue del
EStado, to sail. On the morning Of the
Goth Nov an officer Of the Mexican Navy
was ordered to bring the vessel out. If
the schooner bad been delayed any longer
the Captain would have asked for protec-
tion from the British man-of-W war Auphi
trite, the Captain Of which had promised
to bring her cur, if she had a permit from
the Goyprnnr Of the State, and it seems
that the government Of Mazatan feared
such interference.
Besides the vesse'8 we have before
mentioned, there were in port II. b. Nj.
steamer Nrago, and some fourteen small
schDuuers.
The general impression at Mazatlan
was that Lower California was lost to
Mexico.
MIR. Goodman, who was n spectator Of
the engagement at La PaZ from the deck
Of the Caroline, represents the affair az
being "A sharp fahr. The tiilIhu>terS lost
iuur zen and tue NeXicaus SeVeN, and
quite numhpr wounded.
On the 43I of November, Governor
Va drz, being unable tp raise nuney hy
contributions from the merChlut,, or
other legitimate me ms, in order to equip
the arulameut about To sail against the
Fl libI>ter- ju Lower California, made
demand for $4,000 on the Bremen firm
of Mtcholrs Brothers. and being refused,
had thp house broken open, and all rhp
goods thai could BE- found nl II carried oil
hv his >0iiier~ here was great excite
ueut ia thp town The popula"e a>srtn-
llpd hriore the mouse OF tle American
Consul crying muerss, (rath) aud ia
sultins the tJfplguer, Wherever they APP
peartd i1 ,ualic Mr.. Louis lruer,
CONSUL f,r Luhrrk, wa, stabbed ia the
throat nitA Il bu} ouet, trom the effect, ot
" hIch hr soon after died. 4 great nam
hrr If turrl4uets uot considering thenl-
selves safe ia hluZtItu, took refuge on
board the ships, 3ui most pf them wi
leave for Ca l.nruja ~ hpu the Fj~urgi~
left, the Lrig Desterrad0, chartered to
cary troops to Lower California, had not
Yet sailed.
I he Mayor cfa certain provincial tonH
cunrpivlug tn It ,he clause WAS ln the p!u-
ral number, alWa} talked o. a c!a;c IN an
Act Of Par lament.
VI hen we reflect that every mother mas
chill llran Of surprising genius, ii sa mat
ter oi serious inquiry where IA the ordI-
nary mem come from who pass our path
III every day life.
"Jemny, me hoy, did We see the flight
of bats, the other night" "NIVer the
one, ne honey; an' what kind Of bats
were they"' ''BrlckbatS, ye spaIpeen."
The Reisus of Henry VIII. and his
daughter Mary, in England, were, his
torjcally speaking, Ike a butcher bill
being al account Of steaks and chaps.
A mathematician being asked BY a stout
fel 0w, 'if two pigs weigh twenty pounds
how much will large hog Weigh" lie
replied, "jump INTO scales and Will tell
you Immediately"
Three things woman can't do:-T0
pass a bonnet-Shop without stoppng-to
see baby without kissing it-and to adj
mre piece of lace without inqulrlng
show much it wa. per yard?"
"Sopha Maria, did you receive my
letter." 81 did, Frederick" 81 wrote
it in hope of raising fame" "WeI',
Frederick, and you succeeded, tor put
it Immediately on the fire"
Men scorn to kiss among themselves,
and scarce will KISS brother; Women
oft want To kiss 50 bad; They smack and