Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-16

fuiIv into the ruadstcnd, the town, and tho various
n,riritime furts. As at all times, the sailors who hnd
bundled and the ships gunners werethe worthy nVas
of the land artillery, and distinguished themselves u!
the vigur and precision of their hre.
The English army conducted itself with its haOi-
tuul imtrepiiity. IL prepared n second attack winch
doubtless would have triumphed over tte ulehpe'l-
ed. obstacles which had met their first but the pos
session Of the Mulakotf properly led 10 the counter
munding of this second attack.
The Sandman brigade of Gen. CiAldini, which
Gen. do ia Marmnra had placed nt my disposition 10
reinforce The first corps, bore tho terrible fire which
cut M our trenches, with the hrlnness OF veteran
troops. The liedmontrse burned with desire tn come
To blows with the enemy, but the attack on the fiaE-
stall bastioI having been postponed II WAS ilnpossloie
10 satisfy the ardor Of these brave troops. AZ Ill Ill
times, our wounded, and even those OF the enemy
have been the ubircts of the most Jealous, intelligent
and complete care. We oweto the gooi organization
of all our hospital services, ana 10 inc deVoledheSs vi
those t. whom they arc committed the Satisfaction oil
being ablr Ia Save u great number OF tho wounded.
cannot terminate this report without bringing TO
the knowledge of your eNcellency how much, upon
this OCCASION, M upon NIL others, 1 nave hnu u praise
the conduct of Major General Hugh Rose and Lieu
| tenant George Foley, commissioners ol her Britailnic
Majesty to the Commander-in.chiei OF the French
army, in tho numerous communications when l nave
| had during the action, with GcIleral james Simpson,,
tho Commander in-chIei.
Accept, &c. iELiooirh'
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamer Northern Light, from SIM Juan urrIv-
cd ut New York on Saturday afternoon, bringing
duties from San Francisco TO the 2Oth ult., being two
weeks later.
The Northern Light brings over 400 passengers and
FROM CALIFORNIA.
TIE STATE ELECTION.
The State clcrtrnn in California has resulted IN the
SUCCESS Of the KNOWN utIlim.s. Hon. j. Nicely john
sun is chosen Governor ovor Bislrr by about i''"o
minority. In San Francisco there WIS II Wing, Know
Nothing md Democratic ticket for all but State oti-
GERS. The Democratic ticket was successful by n
large majority. Bigler's majority in the city was
l,g25, and tho whole Democratic Legislative anu
county ticket was elected by a maj nrity equally large.
The city gave a majority Of 2,lSj against the Maine
law.
FL Dorado county gave johnson 9S4 majority and
| Cslyarez county %, but elected the Democratic
| county ticket.
john Hogan, tho City Marshal Of Oakland, nm al
legged dciaulier for Sl3,GOO, had returned 10 oah r ran
cisco aud been arrested.
Parker II. French has returned to San Francisco
from Central America.
On the 9th ult, the fifth anniversary Of the Socle-
" Of California Pioneers, aud the fourth anniversary
al tho admission of California as Il State into the
Union, WINS celebrated III San Francisco by a process
sion and Grafton.
Large Quantities Of grapes nre being shipped from
Los Angclus to Snu Francisco.
The United States sloop Of war Decatur mas sailed
from Sur francisco for Columbia river, II IS believed,
with Instructions Ia inquire into the eal'ting dIfncul-
ties between the lnlian5 OF Washington territory
and those nf the northern part OF Vancouver Island.
The United States Frigate independence, Capitol
siall Tattnall, brarin. the broad penailt ol Iolnln"-
dnre William Meryinc, has arrived ut San r rallcisco
from Cnllun. nfrer a passage "t nifty dHys, MI We'll: ah'
proceeded IL Mare Island.
INCIDENTS OF THE ELECrloS ~ THE lNTfRIoR.
The election passed of very quietly ii: Mosquelnlnne
Hill and Snnura. AT the Middle Ferry election
precinct, in lubH county. 4 dispute Hrhs" between
Mr.. r. NJ Turner. kuow-N htiiing rhn'ldatc Tor me
4 --Ii onl NJ I.,nns Ip1fS.ll stllIt ti Ia
ton. Shots were fired without iniiIctliIE any INJURY
Ia either party. when III" bvstarders ln;cricr'd ana
checked the ntrray. y" arrests were inaie.,.A dli!i-
| culiv occurred on election day NJ Chipps Flat, be-
tween Too. W. King and Pit. Mooney. Inc latter
stabbed The former. WHEN King immediately shot
Mooney. Neither party IL exrrcte'' 10 hrc.--a hght
occurred after The polls were closed Mt Iowa liiii' III
the course of which one man was SHOT III me hhrd. y
rush WAS lnuie Tor The hallDi-boA by the defeated par.
| ~, bur it was successfully defended BY n display "l
revnlvcr..-At Orleans Flint, one man was Killed al
the uulls.-ThG Hon. james w. tpifrnfh was thrown
from hI horse on the day previous Il" the election, on
his return from jam sstuwn, fracturing his LEFT arm III
Il shocking inunner. The wounded limb was hnn-
dugcd, anI i; will. III all probability, no saved.
MORTALITY nS BvAED THE UNCLE SAN.
Ono hundred md one cholera deaths occurred on
board the steamer Uncle sam during hcr late pnssa!t
from San Juan to san Franciscan. The rhvages oil the
disen.r was confined almost entirely to the steering"
passengers.
RIVER MINING.
The WINTER m many o. the rivers ana smaller
.tr.ams throughout the mining regions II lower than
ever before known since the discovery ot gold, ana
,hr miners are enabled 20 work the bars and river
beds which they could never before approach. The
Fl Dorado Argus thinks TINT with the substantial ar
Engagement nf tn. present saason, III tho why uf solid
dams md heavy ilnmrs, many companies Wilde cha-
hlrd tn work mos; nj the winter, thus doubling the
ordinary season of river mining. The amount nt
gold tnkcn ont from the rivers thus s"sspD, Will equal
and probably exceed that nf any former year.
FIRE At wEAvERsrILIE.
About $!in, non worth at property has been do
s.rovcd by fire ut Wenversvile. The Trinity Times
n(Tcp, Court street Hotel, Hall Of the Sons of Tenn
pcrnnrr, the Democratic Office, New Orleans Saloon
and various other buildings were consumed.
stS FRANCISCO MARKETS.
SEPT. the last few dnys about 35,h0O
hills, of -four have been taken for export, but the
demulul has fallen of md the market il now dull
and heavy. Small snles of GALLEY" ut Sll nnd do
,nr.tic mt So Is. Wheat has also u downward TEN
,Iency, with snlrs ut 81 ~ -. Oats active al
IL n u cts; potatoes - Il j cts.
FROM OREGON MI WASHINGTON.
The ndvices are 10 The l2;h ult. There WAS Il ru-
NOR that Gov. Stevens and party hnd been mnssh-
cred bv Indians, hrt it hicks confirmation. lie Ind
gone ON M expedition to make n treaty with the Black
Feet Indians, II hostile tribe, and Ind not been hoard
from for Il long time.
The report of II terrible massacre of Indians mt De-
wills Gate, ia unlnundcd.
The Oregon gold mines were yielding slo u day 10
the miners.
In Washington territory n general Indian warts An
t~cipated.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The advifos from Honolulu arc to August 21th.-
The extra session of the legislature had adjourned.
a project il on foot Ia erect n monument TO tho lute
king.
Inc old crater Of Kilaula is in q state OF eruption
The whole mountain top is covered with burning lnvn.
The birth day at the French Emperor wns brilliant
Iy celebrated ut honolulu.
FROM CHINA.
The Hong Kong dates ARE to July lltlI.
While the stcumer Canton WINS celebrating the 4tli
OF July, on her trip from CumsinCmoon to Canton, n
Chinese sailor had both hands blown off. A purse
OF $50 was made up for him.
The United Siaies steamer Powliatan, when near
Hong-Kons recently, broke tho rod of tho air-pump
of tho %starbourd engine, and drovc' the bucket through
the bottom of the pump. The accident would detaiu
her two months.
The rcvolutiUnists continue to meet with reverses
The North China Herald tells of mn export from
Shanchr to the end Of June, of full 2G.D0t, WO lbs. U
ten uiurc ,han was exported to Great Britain and the
Cmited States for Il similar period tho year before
From Canton We have To tell of l0l millions lbs. less
exported to those parts for the year ending with
June; shy 81. millions of lbs. this year, against
7s,0Do ,Ocd Of the yenr prcvious-beius more than n
half of short export.
There ar several lnrge American clippers ut Foo.
Chow, from 800 to LOO tons burtlien. The trndo OF
che past season is represented Us having been very
prosperous. Ii is estimated that AT the close of May,
an EXPORT altogether Of %, 100000 lbs. tea had been
shipped to Great Britain, the United States of Anne.
rIcn und Australia.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Col. Kinney has resigned the Govcrnorship of san
Juan, and another meeting for another election las
been called, the English Consul having assured Col.
Kinney that his government would recognize him il
re elected,
Colonel Walker was still at San Juan del Sur re-
cruiting. NJ battles had occurred since the last
steamer.
FROM JAPAN.
Advices have been received from Hakoladi to
june 9th.
The British steamors Encounter from Petropau.
loski and Styx, with the Tartar in tow, had arrived
at liakodnd, all short of coal.
Tho Eru,,.l, .taam irirntn E,ll,..rf Mns Inf in thp