Washington sentinel., 1854-01-11
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.
From the San Francisco Union, Dec. 10.

From the San Francisco Union, Dec. To-
Sailing of Fiilibusters.-SAN Francisco,
| December 13-The British bark Anita, bound for
the camp of the expeditionists, was towed out
this morning, al a quarter past one o'clock, by
| the steamer Thomas Hunt. She had near 400
passengers aboard. There were, as we learn,
three companies under the command OF Captains
| George r. Davidson, William f. Lutterell, and -.
M. Channcey, the whole constituting battalion
under the command of Colonel s. p. Watkins, for
| merly of Marysvle. The whole party were well
| armed with rifles pistols, and Knives and carried
four guns--two six-pounders and two OF four
| two of those were taken aboard from the Thomas
Hunt at sea. MIR. Emory, the secretary of state
of Lower California, was among the passengers.
The news received Yesterday of the terrible defeat
Of the flbusters is doubted by some, but the gen.
eral opinion is, that there is good foundation for it.
Attempt at Murder.-On Tuesday morning,
short time before daylight, the lodgers at the
Canon House were awakened from their sleep by
the distressed cries of couple of Cinnamon but
short distance from the house. They were
found horribly mutated and tied TO the wheel Of
a wagon in which they had been sleeping. One
Of them had cut across the throat, intended to
be fatal but happily proving not very serious; the
other had his head and face cut in most shock
ing manner, and which almost precludes the pos
sbility of his recovery There were probably not
less than twenty men sleeping within fifty yards
of the scene of this murderous attack some of
men fifteen or twenty minutes before any assist
ance was rendered them, but as they could not
understand what was said, supposed il the effects
of drunken frolic. One Of the Cinnamon had his
belt, containing three hundred dollars, cut from
his body.
From Yerka.-We are indebted to the MoHn
tain Herald for the news given below.
The trails are all passable yet, Notwithstanding
the late SHOWS on the mountains.
Mr.. Tyson, deputy sheriff of Siskiyou county
arrived in Yerka on Thursday with Spanard
named Andros, charged as being one of the MUIR
derers of Manuel and Noetze He was arrested at
Benica Ramon, and another man engaged in the
some murders, We're pursued 80 leagues below San
Jose, but escaped on account of the horses Of the
pursuers giving out, when within six hours Of
overtaking them. The fugitives were striking for
the large and regular organized bandtt that infest
the coast range from Mt. Diablo TO the Tuare
county They number some 270 desperadoes,
nearly all Mexicans. They openly defy the au-
thorites, and the citizens in their vicinity are
afraid to assist any officers in bringing them to
justice.
Horribly Revolting.-The columns of the
Shasta Courier, of Saturday last, contain the de.
tails OF several revolving murders committed in the
northern portion Of California Of which we give
the following as specimens:
Mr. McGeary, of Adams & Co.'s Express, in
forms us that he saw an Indian boy, as he came
up in the stage three days ago, lying dead on the
road side, near Oak Grove, in Butte county He
had bullet hole iu his forehead He was last
seen, when alive, in company with a packer, and
was then quite sick. II is supposed that the pac-
ker killed him in order to be freed from the trouble
OF taking care of him."
Murder Of Jack Wheelan.--About O'Clock
on the night Of December 7, the Los Angeles Star
says Jack Wheelan approached Sonora camp
near the Zanga, and from among party playing
cards upon the ground arrested man named
Jesus Senate, Sonorian, against whom he held
warrant for murder, committed in the plaza,
last winter. Senate arose and shook him Off but
on being seized the second time, he plunged a
long knife twice through Jacks breast, passing
through his heart and coming out back Of the
shoulder
Mercer Mining Company.--In San Francisco,
on Saturday last, four thousand shares of the