The Nevada journal., 1854-01-06
Late and Interesting from Mazatlan.

sTERNAT1oN AMONG THE AUTHoRIT1Es-The
schooner Visurgs, Capt. Haysen, arrived ycster-
day from Mazatan, after q passage of thirty.fiyo
days 1t appears, by the memoranda furnished
by our Marine Reporter, that the greatest con-
sternaton existed among the population. The
published news Of the arming and fortifca-
ton Of the towns along the coast is confirmed.
Since the arrival of the news that La Paz had
been taken byt he Americans, (per Caroline J the
port of Mazatlan was In state of the greatest
excitement and terror. 1t was generally believed
that the expedition had boon raised under the pre-.
te ction of the Anne rlcan Government andereat
preparatio ms are made to refaks Lower Califor'
MA The vessels Guerrero, Eclipse, Vague and
Desterrado have been armed and manned 10 sail
for La Paz and Cape St. Lucas, but there is no
saying when these vessels will start and the gen.
eral opinion is that Lower California is lost for
Mexico. .1he fisurgis, after having all her pa
psrs ready, all her passengers with passperts
being on board, and everything being ready for
SAIL was suddenly detained, bv order Of tn. Com
mandante dc Marine. He declared that he voulI
close the harbor and not let this nor anv other
vessel sail. Being asked for the reason bs an.
swered that he was not obliged to give any oc.
count for his doing; that he was in his own corn.
try, and could do whatever he might choose Tb.
Capt. of course protested in due form aoain.t
such proceeding, and only after much discns,;on
and the interfering Of one of the principal m.r.
chants OF Mazatlan, he got the permit from Com
the 26th November an officer of the Mexican
navy was ordered to bring the vessel out If the
captain had been detained any longer he would
probably have asked protection of the British
man-o war lying there, the car tain of which
promised to bring the vessel out if she had q
permit from tho Gobernador del Estado, and it
seems as ifthe Government of Muzatlan feared
such intervention. The Visurgis experienced
strong head winds on the VOYAGE. and several
heavy storms. She lost her read boards &c
She left in port, at Aazatlan, II. B. NJ fri,,Rta
Amphitrite and Ii. B. NJ. steamer Virage.
LATER.-We learn from a passenger who arri-
we'd by the schooner Visurgis from, Mazatlan
that on the 23d of November, Governor Vald.z
being unable to raise money by contributions
from the merchants, or other legitimate means
in order to- equip the armament about 70 soil
against the flhbusters in Lower California. raado
demand Of $4,000 on the Bremen firm of Mel
chioss Brothers, and being refused had In. hons.
broken open, and all the goods that could be found
in it carried off by the soldiers There was Great
excitement in the town. The popuace assembled
before the house Of tie American Consul crv;ng
mueaas, (de:th) and insulting the foreigner, wher.
ever they appeared in public Mr. Louis Lemer-
Consu! for Lubbock, was stabbed in the threat
with bayonet, from the effects of which he soon
after died. A great number Of foreigners, NOT
considering themselves safe at Mazatlan, took
refuge on board the ships, and most Of them will
leave for California. When the Visurgis left tle
brig Desterrado, chartered to carry troop, TO-
Lower California. had not yet sailed
RAILROAD TO NEvkDA.-Ve und,rstand that
letters from England were received by the JOHN
l. Stephens, conveying the gratifying intcisenca
that the iron tor the railroad from Sacramento to
Nevada IS all purchased and now being sbinn.t
from Liverpool. The first shipment of roil,ps
be expected to arrive in San Francisco early il,
the month of May, and it is the intention Of those
interested to prosecute the work vigorously. 40
that portion of tbs road will be in running order
before another winter. It will 10 recollected tb.t
this company is composed principally of English
capitalists they have the means, and are exhib
tng the right kind Of spirit, that there can NO
longer be any doubt of the work being pushed for
ward to an early completion-U Unioa
j. II. Harper arrested eyeral months since ON
charge OF robbing nm old lady Of 81 $50 and i'm
prisoned in Butte county jal-was tried and iounl
guilty at the recent term of the court of sessions
of that county, and sentenced to seven wear, i'm
prisonment in the penitentiarv Hc conauc;.d
his defence, himself; and, is said, his speech to
the jury was most eloquent and mastery effort
| RICH MINING ON THE MERcED-Mr Deelin,
writes to the Stockton Journal that on Mckenzie
& Co.'S Bar there are eight men in com panv WHO
have recently struck lead that pays Slee Der
diem to the man.
On Perrine & Co.'S Bar tho men in the com.
pany are taking out from $50 to $50 per diem to
| the man.
On Reynolds Bar company Of six are taxing
out about slOO psr diem to the man.
got into difficulty at San Francisco on Friday
night, when one of them drew q knife and stab-
bed the other in the thigh.
This is the way the " natives do why should
not their example be initiated
i Iovn Law in
wearing OF boards. The police are still pursuiny
their prosecutions Of those who still dare the ty-
ranny OF King Ferdinand, by persistng in keep
ing the luxury Of beard.
/ An Englishn1an, employed in a commercial
house at Naples, refused to cut off his long beard
ana the police. always respectful to Great Bri.
tain, but now moro SO than ever not daring to
adopt rigorous measures, made use Of a means
which is not new to Us. The Neapoltan mer-
chant was arrested, and told that lac would b.
kept in custody until his English clerk had sac :
riticed his beard. The tactics of the police sue.
ceeded.
i 70 BY an order of tho County Court passcd
on yesterday, Nevada is to be incorporated under
the act regulating the incorporation OF towns.
This is what we have long been wanting, and if
the right kind of officers are chosen, will DO tho
greatest guaranty for good society We could
have.
), NEWSPAPER CHANGBs-The San Jeaouiu
f Journal and the Republican have both com memo
, ed publication of daily issue Another daily
is also about being commenced in Stockton.
NEW YEARS DAY was eel ebrated IN thi. CITY
with considerable ze,t Many families kept open
house, and even some forlorn bachelors opcre q
hcart and house on tha day 10 lasssn fnr tha