The Placer herald., 1855-10-20

On W ednesdaY they were Overtaken by
Major Fitzgerald with 80 men, and battle
fought, in which 80 Indians and 10 soldiers
are reported to have been killed.
Mrs. Waggoner and child were murdered,
and five other families along the route pur-
sued by the Indians arc said to have shared
the same fate The whole number Of whites
who have already fallen, from the best ac-
counts, is between 80 and so.
Later from Mexico
A correspondent of the Ilia writing from
the City Of Mexico, September 29th, says:
! can give you to-day more complete
picture Of Mexican politics than in my last
letter.
The different parties have stopped in their
career to upset the Provisional Government.
and appear quietly to submit to the election
of President, which has to take place by
the convention convol,ed for the 4th October
at Guernayaca. The respective decree is
signed by Gen. Alvarez, who certainly pre-
ferred this small town to the city Of Mexico,
where his personal influence would have been
entirely lost
The different candidates proclaimed are:
Gen. Alvarez, now at Iguala.
Comontort, now at Guadalaaro.
IIarooy Tamaris, now at San Luis.
Melcher Campo, now at Monterey.
" Santiago Banco, now at Guanajuato
Manuel Roblos, now in this city.
NJ Il. PalanOs, now in this city.
Lcentiado Ia Llayc, now at Vera orr.
Of all these candidates, think Comontort
has the best chance, being sustained besides
by the principal papers in this city; however,
he is Il new man, and only known by bis
energy during the late revolution. His enc
mics had brought out a Illuminating accusa-
ton, making him and Alvarez participators
in a premeditated sale of some departments
TO the United States. But Gen. Alvarez on
one side and the American Minister on the
other, have published long manitestoe>, call
ing said assertions vile caIumnes, and Mr.
Gadsden finished his declaration in the fol-
lowing forcible manner, saving: The diplo-
macy of the United States is truth, and the
American Legation in Mexico, feels itself
bound to state publicly, in good faith and
sincerity, that the United States shall never
be accused Of dupicity."
The Trait d Union has sustained also its
reputation Of straighforwardness and in some
excellent articles it advocates religious, poll
teal and social liberty. hope that the
power of the clergy will be broken with
Santa Annals downfall, and that all liberal
thinking men in Mexico will defend the said
principles, as the only ones which can attract
foreign emigration and advance the country
Some of Santa Annals DEGREES have been
revoked. and amongst these the principal one
+bo fn ,,i,hip
accused of fraud General Carrera has not
waited till Congress convened to bring up
before the law all those who abused the
confidence placed in them and squandered
public funds think at San Francisco SINH
lar severity would not be out Of place.
LATER FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-By
the arrival to-day Of the bark Francis Pal
mer, Capt. Patty, we have dates from Homo
lulu to the 22d of September. We are in
deb,ed to the Pacific Express for files of the
Polynesian The Polynesian publishes a let
ter from President Pierce to the King con-
doing with his majesty on the death of the
late King.
MURDER-A man by the name of Francis
while in the act of wayaying lady at her
house, was discovered by man named Win
ters, and as soon as he saw Winters he shot
him with pistol, dead.
The Poiynesian says, "a treaty of Special
Reciprocity with the United States, negotiat-
ed by his ExceIlency the Kings Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at
Washington, was received at Rosebank, on
the 10th, by the hands Of Barnum w. Field,
Esq.