The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-02

Tiernirg Dtdrics in state + sOosior.-. 7.elus r,,n
@i'st-74;ret n0syst ssoauea.
The telegraplic dispatc, in the Londol
papers Of Marh 2. puIporlipg to haze
come from Ceylon, 10y way of Trieste, anc
declaring that the Australians were in @
stlte of instruction. probably, originated
N the disturbances winch are known t,
have taken place a. the BaIarat Gold Dig
giDgs.
RumorS of disturbances had reached
Melbourne as early as tie 27,h of No9er 4.
iser. end before any actual overt act !;
aud it woud appear that the government
had taken precautionary measures by mo
yinr down small parties of the 18th ans
10Th regiments, under the command O
Captains Atkinson and Wise. On the 3 t
November, however, the diggers still per
sisted in refusing, to pay their licel ses, OIL
Mr. Commissioner Eede attempting to col
lect them, supported by body of foot and
Mounted police, and the small party oi
military before mentioned Ultimately aco
| iiS;on took place, but without loss of lift.
Some OF the diggers were made prisoue S;
aud it was feared an attempt would b,
m ldc at forciLle rescue by their COM
Ip,n;onS.
The Melbourne argus, of the 2Ist De
cenber. says:
Tie government is thoroughly aroused
and is cOucentrati 10 the whole military ard
police force OF the colony OF Ballarat Al
The available men OF the 40th aud lSti
regiments have left town for that locality
Already Of three hundred rauk and file o;
the former regiment, with their band, weyt
all N lrched out Yesterday afternoon, under
the command OF Lieut.. Colonel Valiant
and the whole of ihe officers of the rcgi
ment. Tuey took with them four field pie
ces, and two six and tHo twelve FOUNDERS
All the officers and men vi the tvcl;',
regiment, with the exception of Cs.t;si;.
Vereker, and the necessary guard, Eas.
eft for the same place. They nUi:,bct
about 800
TNen -four men Of wars nen and
about twenty marines from her Ma ,,ss'y's
ship ( EXTRA, have asO been SEM oil. i ;t
horse ant! about tie Same h;s;ilef of t,s,t
pc lie were to be dispatched vest rs!ay ST
ternoon. a large nuib.r Of l,:..:s: &" ana
ammunition wagons w.r. ,,Et " til ::tU ii
itary. We also hcre that Sir a:obert Nicle
commander in chief Of the forces, and Coz
onel NcCartney, adjutant-gentral, intended
to start for Blllarat at thee O'clock this
morning. The amount Of the force, mill
t"ry and pole, to be assembled at these
diggings, viii be little short OF l,0l0.
In the California Placer Iane., received
this morning by the Northern i g'.:, We
have Is days later news than Was brought
by the Africa. 1t appears that the aifail
was tending towards revolution.
\ serious outbreak had occurred at Bal
larat, Of which We have only room to give
the leading particulars:
Commissioners Re lie aud Johnson have
been lnprudent enough to approach The
miners and demand their licences will
drawn swordSand fixed bayonetS, backed ~
8 large force of police. This aroused tie
vengence of the latter, who mustered il
great numbers on the 30th of November
when skirmsh ensued; aud again Oh ths
4th Of December, when an irregular BATH
was fought. Seven hundred soldiers aut
one hundred and fifty mounted trooper;
proceeded to the Eureka camp, and Tired Oh
the insurgents; about twelve were killed
AMI several wounded. The exact numj q
could not lie ascertaincd Two solder.
were killed on the SPOT and several Woun
, ded, four or FIVE OF whom subsequently
died. 1t was rumored that fifteen mountt(
troopers had BEEN shot from The bush. \
reward Of $500 is offered for the body
of one of the ringleaderS, dead Or alive
The miners have resolved to pay 10 NOR,
licences, aud everything leads to tie Suppo
siton that the mining districts are il an ab
) sulute state OF revolution.