New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-13
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
CAL IF 0 R MA.

LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
CAL RAIA.
Repulse Of the Allied Fleets at Petropolouski
sTUPENDoUs FRAUDS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
LOSS OF THE YANKEE BLADE.
More Indian Troubles in Oregon, etc.
Perhaps the most interesting item of news
by our last California mail is the account Of |
the attack by the combined French and English |
fleets upon the Russian defenses of Petropo-
lovski, on the western coast of Kanschatka, in
which it appears they were repulsed with con-
siderable loss. The San Francisco Times and
Transcript gives the following version Of the
affair:
By the arrival of the French frgates Forte and Eu
dice and the French brig 0bigado have stirring
from the first of conflict between the Allied Powers
and the Russians, on the Pacific.
On the 1st and 4th of September an attack made
by the combined feet the fortress of Petropolorsk
The English vessels of comprised the President the
Pque and the virago, and the French the Forte Eur
dice and the Obgado The action very one
the English vessels firing 5000 balls Two of the Russian
batteries were destroyed and two crippled The loss
the side of the latter very heavy but is
tanned OF the English and French forces
fell during the assault The Russian fgate Aurora, of
fortytour guns and the Diana, OF twenty guns, were
moored inside and protected by sand banks behind which
they operated beyond the reach of the French and
English
One Of the English vessels suffered severely in the fight
having lost her oremast, but the fleet is expected to
arrive in the of few days and suppose will be
recruited by the addition of the Amphtre and Trineo
nlaee, which with the French corvette Artemese
cruising The combined fset Of Eve British
and four French will then probably proceed to Peropo
loysk and complete the work.
when leaving the port and short distance outside,
the Russian merchantman Sitka was captured by the
allied force and sent to Vancouver Russian supply
vessel also taken and burnt Throughout the siege
we learn that the Russians fought with great courage
the result proves The information afforded in regard
the details of the battle Is however and unsa
factory 1t does not appear that the British and French
have come Of with any very distinguished honor, but
they may better on second trial The defencss Of
Peropooys undoubtedly render its capture quite
formidable undertaking.
The Forte ship of sixty guns the Eurdiee thirty
guns and Oblgado of thirty guns TIE fleet is anchored
off North Beach The Russian ship Silka captured
on the sth of Sept. She carried ten guns, OF
thirty-fye men, and had twenty-five passengers. The
and passengers taken board the Forte and
Eurdies and the ship taken charge of by the Presi
dent Pque and steamer Vrago to be conveyed to Van
conver's Island The SitER loaded with provisions
for the Russtn settlements and had touched ATan,
where abe discharged part of her cargo and was bound
thence to Petropolovsk when she fell in with the feet
and surrendered at discretion declining to engage in
conflict with the odds Of to 1t is reported by
the Euridce that one American vessel was lying at Pc
tropoovsEi (probably the brig Noble) on the Sand
wch Islands Dutch ship 100 days from Hongkong for
San Francisco spoken short of water and intending
The death of the English Admiral Price occurred on the
31st August and not caused by wound recei in
the siege but as we gather the facts from the discharge
of pistol which he picking up There is
to suppose that the act and the coneu
sion that this unfortunate was purely acc
dental Capt Frederick of the Amphtrite succeeds In
command of the feet bearer of dispatches for England
has arrived the Forte and will leave the steamer Of
the middle Of the month The French fleet have been
| twenty-sx days from Petropolovski, sJ
We regret that during the Of large French
and British force in harbor there OF own
vessels of here OF large class to rscprocate those
national aourtesss 60 appropriate 60 the occasion
United States steam frgates Susquehanna and Mississippi
shortly expected from China aud JAPAN hope they
may arrive before our European friends take their depar
ture.
In the news summary of the San Francisco
Herald, we find the following account of tie ex-
tensive swindlipg operations of the two brothers.
| Henry and John Meiggs:
On Saturday, the 7th inst, the city thrown into
the greatest excitement in consequence of the rcua
tion Of rumor that Henry Meiggs late member Of the
Board of Alderman and Of the most extensive lum
ber merchants in the State bad failed for SS0000-tha
several forgeres had been dscoveredthat Meiggs had
purchased the bark American fitted it up in spendit
style and taking with him his family and his brothe
John G. Meiggs recently elected Controller and larg
amount of treasure set sail for ports in athe Pacific
The greatest excitement prevailed for two three days
and for time idea could be formed to the
of the rgeries The matter has been pretty
svely investigated since, and the following is probab
very far from the true amount of the loss susane
by Meggs's operations:
Amount Of failure Oc
Controllers Warrants forged d............... 10000
California Lumber Company forged. 3000(
Forgeres on sundry firms. rms...............,.... 5000
n Total 81 LOU
The warrants generally made out in favor of Jes
L. Wetmore, and in of from 500 to $1,000 AT fir
itwas thought that the plate we'll the signatur
were counterfeit but conceded that the former
genuine and admirably the latter executed th
the Mayor and Comptroller each pronounced them the
writing In addition to the above it is believed th
Mott
n, rants have been hypothecated in New York.
The amounts here set down probably greatly
geated The Transcript in estimating the amount
zed by Meggs outside of the failure in his proper bu
IA ness, says:
There as yet nssure indication of than $1,000
of warrants having been forged these received
so cents the dollar and the les thus ascertaned
100000 Placing the forged notes at the highest est
ate does not add more than $4,000 to this amount
the extent OF the fraudulent issue of Lumber Compa
e Stock not yet calculated S3o0000 hypothecated
twenty-five cents the dollar, would be $4,000 mo
which makes the aggregate cash defalcation amount
= $325,oOo.
AN ALLEGED EMBEzzLEMENT.
On Saturday, the 14th inst great deal of exciteme
was created in the city, by the circulation Of run
been arrested on charge of embezzling $30SGO0,
notes and City and State scrip deposited in his hand
Secretary of the Committee Land Claims and receiy
from the purchasers of the slip Property On nyes
tion it found that the rumor far the aegatie
were concerned were correct and that Mr., Clark
= | custody One hundred and ninety thousand dollars
m the above amount were in notes drawn the order
ais the late Mayor and deposited Page Bacon
NIB and were not negotiable The remaining S118eGO vi
in City and State scrip, and Mr. Clark, it is elleg
Wheh requested py ne treasurer TO give an account
of the numbers and amounts
,a The Recorder having fixed the bail at SS03O00 Mr. Ca
Saturday night, demanded immediate trial, but
application denied inasmuch the had b,
postponed previously at the request of the defendant
is Monday and in consequence of that postponement
Phoocoueion "ero uasp'o w s" vi WIN .iiS tiai.
i've iss LOSS OF THE YANKEE BLADE.
This fine steamer says the Herald left our port on
i, 30th OF September for Panama, and when twenty
hours struck Point Aquillos. about twelve mile
}. the northward and westward of Point Conception
strurl, M Il faoek On the afternoon f q,
te. ,is,, .-sair - y,
Tuesday morning, when it sank She had on board
D leaving San Francisco about 800 passengers and as
ca noted by her agents mt the time o nav s.iiin
in treasure as shipments, which, added the amour
the hands of the passengers, would raise the total
600 The nfn Iort, bpta