Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-12
LATER FROM CALIFORNiA-CHINA, oEE

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! Con, &c.
7 Srw Y0RK Sept. S.-Ihe steamer Stnr Of the
! West arrived here from San Juan Of 10! o'clock
h. morning, bringing ads ircs from San Francisco
Ia August l6'h, being two weeks later from al parts
! of California. :.
She has 400 passengers and over SlnCo,0o0 in gold
or freight, besides considerable in the hands o pas
| s.mgers. .
Ev m arrival NJ San Francisco n( the English clip
: North Fleet from China, il waa reported thnt Can
ION had surrendered tn the insurgents. Another fu-
| NOR however. leave, this III doubt
! The San Francisco papers report IN almost Incred-
| bic number OF suicides, murders. r"JhrrI's, &c-
! Among the rerclIt murders is an american named
! Reed.
The town Of Bc,!wcl has been entirely destroyed
| bv fire. Lnss heavy.
band nl robbers, portion of lie notorious Joa-
ouirs followers have gone 10 Marysvilc for tie pur-
,o-c Of marauding r"bbiug. AMI lrrprtrating other
! uuirHgrs.
! Good health prevnils generally amongst the cn,i-
| grant. III Carson Valley.
InrGe sRlt mines have been discovered Ill Los An
! gclns county.
Great excitement prevails in regard to the Kearn
river mines.
! The surveying party under I.cut. Bcckwith was to
leave san Francisco on the 10th ult. for washington.
The report df the party regarding the cehtrai route II
| highly favorable ...
The Pncitir Kali Rnai portion OF the democracy
were eudcuvnriny 10 eifect unlol.
Mining operations were highly prosperous. Grcnt
discoveries of gold were reported 10 nave oeen Hunc
at Santa barbara.
Judge FarwelI had taken his seat on the bench.
Mss Laura Keen had left quite uncerelnonouslS
| for Sidney, Australia. -,
placed in nomination for Congress by the BiSlef wing
| uf the democracy, bat were withdrawn.
Til. cIipper Golden Rover Of Baltimore had arrived
on the 9th. ..'. ."
Lste adyices from Oregon represent that Southern
cmiprant trains were i'll danger from Indians VINO
! Threatened their lives
The Hon. John Davis had resigned the Governor
shin Of Oregon and lett for the Atlantic Sthtes. =
1t was reported. that The Chqnliia mines WIS Hh
humbug. -,
| Ady;c.. baye been received from the Sandwich Is.
lands of later dates Eight war vessels from EnS!anl
and Fraucr had arrived at Honolulu. lheir ooJect
Inrrc meeting was held 70 consider the subj icct of
s,rn,n Communication with Honolulu aud San Fran
Miss Catharinc Hayes gave 4 concert Mt Honolulu,
| and left for Australia
Sycrnl British vesscs OF yrar were at San Juan at
! last accounts. ,
Amnr,, tho passengers nj the Star of the west Is
Governor DGv!., Of Oregon WHO resltncd inc Ho'eI
unr.p in consequence of Eickmcss IN hS family AL
| so Lieut.. Becl:worth, OF the surveying party.
There was IL current rumnr that the annexation oi
! the Sandwich Islands 10 the United States had been
finally agreed upon and that consent for the ccsson
Of the sovereignty OF the Islands to the lhtcd 9a'S
! had been sent to W ash!nrton. ..
from the Hong Kong Friend Of China ofIuly !''.
We have nothing authentic from the disturbed DIS
rcts between the Dnguc and Cunton, beyond Inc iac
that the large town oi Toonloon IS also IN rebel pos
session. Canton residents express good deal oi con-
fleucc in their position, and .oy the time tor an a.
,nck is 10, come yet. The Governo: General Is more
sapcuinary than md has ccapItated as many Dc
three hundred within the last iortniSh'' We are to
TN, fearful amount of Notwithstanding, though per,
formed with n view 10 strike terror lit; The hearts oi
tboe who thrcatcnto sack the city, meets with no oP
proval from The city residc,. When the rebels q,
be cumple;c. TIE hundreds Of thousands OF Canton
men, women. aud children that were mudcrcd ty tnt
Terfnr, IN 1852 is III" forgotten, und will be terribly
| nvIny,,I.