Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-01-14
Nova Zembla. The activity thus i'm.
parted to this great humane object gives
confidence that it will eventuate in sue.
ccss.-Journal Of Commerce.
CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE,
Important from China.

Tmporinnt from China.
The Nicaraugua steamer Star o! the
West, arrived at New York, brings San
francisco dates to Dec. 18th. Ths
most inpor,sn, points Of her intelligence
has already been received by telegraph
Considerable excitement existed thro'.
ont California in regard to Inc election
Of United States Senator 10 succeed
Senator Gwin, whose term expires in
1855. BY ono wing Of the party it is
proposed TO hold tho election this win.
ter, willis. the opposition desire q post,
pnnement until 1855. Tho friends OF
Hon. David Brodrrick desire the cleo.
ton to beheld Ivy The Legislature, which
was to convene on the eli Of January,
they being confident Of elcc:ing him.
Dcfea, Of The EilihusIcrs
On the l2lh the Southerner arrived
ct San Francisco from San Diego. with
dates fiom tho seat o: war to the 9Th.
liz was asserted thLt detachment O..
twenty men which h0d made descent
upon The rancho lie GrulIa, for the prs'
pose Of procuring cattle md supplies,
had been surprised in pass ~ party
of Culifornisns under the military lead.
er Negte,e aid a robbor Grief named
Me!cnlrez, and had been compelled to
retreat, sGer having los, twelve Of their
number; ten Of whom %ere killed and
two captured, Another statement is
that only t~" were killed in the pass
aud that the filibas,ers rclrea.cd to their
headquarters at Encinoda in good or
der, where they were closely hrsiegcd,
aud at last accounts had but ten or
twelve Of their number.
A third accoun, states tina: fnur,een
Of Walkers patty we're killed, and
i,ha, their boats had been destroyed thus
cnt,ing off their communication with
tho Caroline. All above arc partial
and one.siled statements, circulated on
Mexican authority, and ramors spread
Iby Mcxicans. Another, and the most
reliable account, is. that party of four
who had escorted the Secretary, Mr..
Emory, TO San Diego, with the news OF
the capture Of La Pas, TN Nov 3, had
been cut Of, and thu, they ARE the only
persons of Captain Walkers party who
had been killed.
In San Francisco tho news created
an Intense feeling, aud the fllbnsters
displayed the greatest activity in their
preparations for departure To the assls-
lance of their comrades. That night
between 9 and l2 o'clock, o body OF two
hundred and City wcll.appoinled troops
under the command Of Col. II. p. Wat
Ikins and subordinates, Capts. George.
r. Davidson, Cu,trell, Chnuscey aud
Norvsl Douglas, took passage on board
the brig Anita. OF 2S5 tuns bur,hen. and
were tnwel five miles outside Of the
Heads By the steamer Thomas Hunt
when they &c, sail for their destination
encouraged by q favorable breeze,
The Anita, besides being well provis'
toned, has IN ample supply of small
arms, and foursl,rass cannon, two six
Founders, isld:Pieces, and Two four
Founders. The majority of men com
posing the expedition have seen all sort:
Of service in Mexico, and in Cslitornls
among the Indians,
Sandwich Islands.
The latest ulvices from tho Sand
witch Islands ore to tho 10Th Nov. The
subiec. Of annexation 10 the unllee
States continues TO be agita,ed. The
mass of the people are favorable to the
policy. The whaling feet has beer
rather unsuccessful, and business at th'
Islands ia correspondingly dull. Aboa
1876 whulers had arrived at the various
!. Island ports. The steamer S. B. Wheel
err, designed to ply abou; the Island
had arrived from this port, aud caused
great reioiciag.-The Wheeler is 'h'
1-yow Under new name. She wa
reported to have gone TO Lower Ca!'
ruruia with the flibus,ers, but, ofcourse
her arrival Ut the Islands d!sproves thu
statement.
Further News Fron China.
Tho clipper ship Tartar arrived q
San Francisco on the 10Th December
in the exceedingly short time of thirty
: FIVE days from Shanghai, bringing date
from the north of China up 10 Octobe
18Th.
. On the 7lh Of September tho small
sword men attacked and took Shangha
with but little loss Of blood. The reb
: els from that date held complete posses
sion Of the CITY against the attacks u
] the Imperial troops sent 10 retake IL
The Imperial Treasury is rePre,en
: ted as entirely exhausted. The Chi
nesc papers speak as though the sue
. cess of tho insurgents was certain.
!, The United States Commissioner
, Marshall" and Vice Consul Cunning
i ham, had fallen into an error at Shang
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