New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-06
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER
FROM CALIFORNIA,
IMPORTANT FROM ACAPULCO.
Later from the IstllmIls, somtl
America and Australia.

Later from the IsthmIls, South
America and Australia.
The y. s. Mil steamship FL Dorado, Captain
Alfred G. Grey, arrived at this port last even,
ing at 8 O'Clock. bringing the California mails
4 $4,000 in gold dust, for the Louisiana State
Bank, and 12S passengers She left Aspinwall
at O'Clock on the evening of the 30th ult., hav-
ing made the run in six days On the I'd she
encountered heavy norther.
The following is list Of passengers by the
\ Ell Dorado:
Capt Burnes, s Dewey and lady, master VIM
Dewey master Eug Dewey, 9 Young, Hubben,
Gamble, Waterman JAS WALES. St Paul and lady Gee
Hagar, \ Stone, s spoford B w Woodruff NJ Wood
ruff mrs Locket and syt Waits, futile, A Cham
bly, W Hunter. Hopkins, Isaac Day, James Campbell
! Mckee. Hamilton jr Hamilton 81. Ansop
Rudd, Snab, Z Cook, Folsom, G Elan, Fl Asbury
Geo Roots Hardy lady and child Grady Tay.
Melfss Blake L Cheatham, A Crawford, Jno Cooley
y Grsyson, ] McCarty, W Winter, Tuggle W "
y Dooey Doooy Bailey, Jas Sissons d Crash, ]
| stowns, Bannister, Perry. ] L Philips Mayors
Sam Peirce, Juo Hammond, Graggs, Walters w
i Parker. Davis NJ Davis G W Jamison, j Parker
Jas stybie, y Anderson, Brush, II Redmond, JOS
Bswers Ranof, Jno Mccoy j Sulty. Wilson, VI Haw-
kins, Sanders Hendersay. Bingham, G Walker,
/ " N j
Schooner, France, II Posey, Chas Lawson James
Banell g BaneI j Banel Joseph Banell Julius Booth
Jones 2 Thomas, Sherry " Crosby, Davis.
The steamship Geo. Law was to leave Aspin-
wall on the Slst ult., at 10 o'clock, direct for
New York, with the mails, one million in specie
and five hundred passengers
The Golden Gate, which left San Francisco
the 10th, made the passage down to Panama in
eleven days.
The steamship Cortes was to sail for San an
on the 10Th
CALIFORNIA.
The last news from Walkers Expedition is up
to the Sd of March, 1t was carried to San
Francisco by the U. s. steamer Columbus, which
left San Diego on the 18th of March, Walker,
at the head Of o force which had dwindled down
to ninety men by desertion, was at San Vim
cente. The accounts of his proceedings are con
Trajectory. 1t is, however, a fact that few of
the natives had been induced to sign deelara-
ton OF independence, acknowledging Walker as
President Of the new Republic One statement
states that the proceeding was voluntary on the
part OF the natives, and that everything had
been done properly. L. T. Nelson and Arthur
Morrison, Of Illinois, We're arraigned and tried
before court-martial for attempting to desert
and with view to steal and rob After ses.
sion of three days they were, on the Sd of March,
convicted and shot. Theodore Ryan, charged
with the same offense, received fifty lashes, and
n. g Barnes twenty five, and were then drum
med out of the camp. Major Frederick Emory.
Secretary of State, and Senior Cordova, one
OF Walkers right-hand men, having gone to San
Diego, we're there arrested by the officers of the
AZ. . ship Portsmouth, by order Of Capt Dor
min, and brought on the Columbus to San Fran.
cisco for trial On arriving there, they were
discharged on bail. The trial Of Col. Watkins,
who was previously arrested, commenced in the
VI ). District Court, at San Francisco, on the
10th ult. The Portsmouth is observing d yigi-
liant guard along the lower coast.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The San Francisco Herald of the 10th con-
tains the following general intelligence.
On the 9th inst, Col. Babbitt, bearer of reso-
buttons adopted at Great Salt Lake City, in re-
lation to the Pacific Railroad, arrived in San
Francisco, eighteen days out. He is on his way
TO Washington City. On the 9th of February
he came across Col, Fremont and his party, who
were on their way to San Francisco by the Cen.
trail Route. Col. Il. had been caught in the
SHOWS and had lost several men from starvation
and cold. He was reduced almost to destitu.
ton, but by means Of the assistance rendered
py Col Rabbit, he believed he would be able to
complete his journey by the route originally
contemplated. The place at which he was LEFT
by Col. B. is 20 miles from Little Salt Lake. in
Parawan Valley, and 100 miles south Of Great
Salt Lake.
Lieut. Mowry, of the Sd o. s. Artillery. is
also the bearer to Washington of the first infor
nation of the surveys of Two routes for the Pa
citie Railroad from the Rocky Mountains to
Puget's Sound. Both routes will be renorted
by Gov. Stephens, of Washington Territory. en-.
tirely practicable.
Indian difficulties have again broken out in
our State, and in different points in the North
large numbers of them have been massacred by
the whites, who pursued them after their thiey-
ing aggressions and shot them down without
mercy. Among those killed were several sauaws. |
me U, s. troops are kept constantly employed
in the Indian country
The agitation Of the election Of u S. Senator
TINS winter, has been for the time quieted in the
L. gisiature, by the indefinite postpenenent in |
the SENATE OF the bill providing for bringing on
the election, as we'll as the whole subject.
AZ Sacramento, on the 9Th inst, DR.. Dickson,
OF the state Marine Hospital, fell in duel with |
" Thomas, District Attorney of Placer
county. he was shot through the body on the
first fire. and died in a few hours after.
Ex, GOV. II. S. Foote has published n oard in
the Herald, declaring that it is his intention 70
take no part in the local politics of the State
now or hereafter, under any circumstances
which can possibly arise.
A combination of River Steamboats, has been
formed with a capital of 81, SOC, 900, governed
BY company organized in accordance with the
laws of the State. Most of the steamboats, run
ming on the bay have been bought up or taken
into the combination.
!, Capt Aubrey brought across the Plains to
San Jose, is 600 sheep, with d loss OF hut 800,
There has been within the past two weeks n
great deal OF attraction in the theatrical world
AZ the Metropolitan Madam Thillon and the
niVnIplalslrs are appearing. On Tuesday night |,