The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-03
NEWS BY THE STAR OF THE YVES
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

BY the steamer Star of TIE West, at New
York, we have dates of California news for
nearly three weeks previous to the 5th in.
slant.
COL. WALKER AND GOV KINNEY.
Col. kinney bad been elected Governor
OF San Juan; and, having chosen his council.
hadlssued proclamation TO the people, He
had commenced the publication of a paper
called the Central American.
MOVEMENTS OF COL WALKER
The Central American says:
We have just received intelligence from the To-
terior bringing US accounts OF the late movements
OF Col Walker On Monday Col Walker. with Que
nunored and fifty men (onlv eighty OF whom were
white.) came from San Juan del Sud over TO Vlr-
gin Bay and took up bis quarters.
Gsnerai Guardioa immedia.aly came down
from kivss and attacked him with four hundred
were defeated With loss of some fifty men. while
Walker sustained only loss of one white man
and hour natives The government party is said 10
have been badly used up.
messenger who lett shortly after the battle at
Virgin Bay, reports that Walker had returned To
San Juan and would probably attack Rivas 10 few
days.
1t Is alao reported that the government had ds.
mended OF Mr.. Scott ell arms and munitions In
ais possession, which he refused to give IN
The arms and munitions Ii appears consisted
OF four IL pound cannon, forty eight muske,s and
goodly supply of cartridges shipped out by the
Trapsis Company, and landed at Castillo, alter
wards placed on board of the steamer La VjruI,
one of the Transit Company's boats living q, Gre,
nada; on board of which they were when ths de-.
mand was made.
MIscELLANEous.
Inc nrst trip On the Sacramento Valley Railroad
was made on the 18th August. Il was a short ex-
cursion from Sacramento levee to Ssventeetb st
The train, consisting of three platform cars was
denseiy crowded.
man named Aniel Bricknell. proprietor of a
r1b lo Esub.I,
shot. aud mortalIy wounded, on the Goth August.
by his son-in-lsw, Samuel Garrett. Brickn eli died
suon after. Garrett had run away with Bricknel's
daughter; upon hjs return the latter assaulted him,
q I'd was shot .
Jose Lafuente, an intelligent Chilean, come e.ed
with the editorial department of the Sud America.
no. stabbed bis wife, Maria Marines on the 81 ct of
August His victim died two days after do
mestfc dispute Is the alleged cause of the deed -
Lsfuente Is now in the county jail, pronounced by
some insane.
Charles Hudson died from taking an over dose O!
audanum on the 17th August last.
The new Custom House and Post Office Is nearly
completed.
On the 22d of August, San Francisco was visited
by very percep.ible earthquake. TIE houses
shook violently, and the people rushed into the
street for safety.
The United States steamer Massachusetts,, 8
Swartwout, Lieut.. Commanding, sailed from Sar
Francisco visit to Acapulco and other ports ir
Mexico. to inquire into the late injuries IL cted BY
Mexican authorities on persons and property o
American citizeDs. she gees fully prepared for al
active cruise, and with the necessary instruction.
from the Commander-in- Chief of the squadron i,
the Pacific, to enforce the liberation of llAmercar
citizens who may be upjusty detained by the par
tizans of Santa Anna. .., 81
VIM Martin, oil Virginia. died In San Francisct
Aug. 14th
TIE U. s. sloop of war Decatur, Commander
Slerrett, at San Francisco on the 5th OF Sept
LATER FROM THE RUSSIAN POSSESSIONS.
By the arrival of the Brirish frigate Amphytrite
we have later Intelligence from the Asia,ic Rus
sian possessions, and Information as regards To
movements of Swan and Clifford, the Honolulu
| toIgers.
11th, after passage of 80 days from Honolulu an
ON 14.h sailed thence for Ayan on the river AmooI
| where she arrived July 9th, after passage of 9
| days. The Amphytrite laid cf at anchor 10 tb
| five days, during which time accurate survey
were taken When she reached Ayan found tn
town almost deserted. Ayan IL a neat little town
| built of wooden houses, containing fine church
and about tn hirty-fve dwellings.
While lying at Aysn, the Amphytrite blew up al
iron Russian manof war found there, at the SAM
time issuing proclamation to the inhabitants, tina
all private property would be respected. No pro
perty as touched, except that pertaining to Ih
Russian Government.
The Amphytri,e reports that the brig Levsrett al
rived at Ayan, having board M Messrs. Swan C Iii
ford, who, it will bs remembered, were the parte
accused some time slnoe Cf forging whaien 9 u
utalts 10 worry amount snc escaped from doI
| oiulu. She sailed again TO parts unknown. MI
Clifford left in the severstt, and Mr. swsn took pal
sage in the Whale ship George; Both,,vesses saile
July 10th. Ainphytrite sailed from Ayan, July 18th
and arrived at Sitxa, August 9th, after passage
twenty four days. There was nothing new at Sitks
town was quiet
The dates from Oregon are to the 9Th of Au
| gust.
| Or. Bsuton, just arrived across the plains, re
ported terrible Indian massacre of emigrants thi
A.
A train of 300 men, women and children were al
| lacked by the Chtennes Sioux and $50 killed, an
all their stock, provision, &C., captured The re
| mander of the train reached Salt Lake Ci.y In
starving condition: Among the slain were Generl
| Lanes brother and family.
Itis reported that 70 whites have been murdere
near Fort Covile by the Indians Lieut.. Derb
has just completed the survey of the military ros
from Salem to Astoria, distance of one hundre
| miles.
Difficulties had occurred on the Rogue River bt
tween the Indians and the U. s. troops that accen
panied General Palmer, the Superintendent of II
| dian Affairs Ia Oregon. Three whites and two lr
dians were killed 10 the difficulty. Great exct
| msnt prevailed and troops were ordered from Fo
| Oxford.
SANDWICH ISLANDS
The new Odd Fellows hall at Honolulu was d.
dicated on the 18th OF July.
SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH.-Irving Elswort
son of Hon J. Ellsworth, of New York, was receL
ly standing in front Of buzz saw, in Piessan v;ll
| Iowa, when piece Of oak lathe, sharp at one en-
| was thrown by the saw with sueh force that q
sharp end struck him under the left eye, and pierc
the brain to the de pth of two inches. He lived hs
| an hour.
The ENGLISH Loss AT 1EBAsToPoL.-fhe Lo
don papers contain list Of 26 Ensiish officers kille
| II dangerously, 81 severely, and 81 slightly wounde
| besides two severely confused, and one missing,
the fail of the south sioe of eebastopoi The nam
Of the killed are: 81
Lieutenant Colonels Patullo, Huddy and Hancoe
Major Welsford; Csptaics Stevenson, Every, Loc
hart Roch fort Cox, Parker, 8fonan, Preston da
ton and Hammond; LieutenanEs blackisston, Wrigt
Colt, Sommervlle, Dynely, Donovan, Swift, Whine
M'Gregor aud Ryder; Ensign Deane, and deputy
| s.stant com msssry Hayter.
Eight Lieutenant CoioDsls. i've Majors seventies