San Andreas independent., 1856-11-01
Great Chinese Battle at Last |!
2,5OO COMBATANTS -!

$500 COMBATANTS -!
-Four Slain-Four Hounded-and I',oo
Hundred and Fifty arrested Iy the
Aathorities
A fight occurred near Mound Spring,
on the Sonora road, about ffty-fve miles
from Stockton, last Saturday at noon, be-
tween two parties of Chinese. There was
no general engagement, but several skir-
mlshes took place, in which four persons
were killed and as many wounded. There
were about two thousand five hundred com
batants engaged on both sides. all armed
and equipped. Many had firearms A
stop was put to the hostilities by Sherif7s
posse, assisted by citizens Some two bnn-
dred and fifty arrests were made.
Below we give some account of the nra
liminary arrangements of this terrible affair.
A grand battle has been arranged saws
the Sonora Democrat, between the two Chi
nese armies now encamped at Rock River
Ranch, and near Chinese Camp, in this
county. The battlefield will be in the vi
cinity of Shoemake's Ranch, about half
way between the hostile forces To-day
last Saturday. has been fixed upon for the
encounter, and should nothing occur to
disturb their preliminary arrangements,
many long-tailed Celestial will probably
bite the dust before the going down of the
Light of Heaven shall close the fray
The opposing forces are armed wit h all
kind and description of weapons ranging in
size and calibre from double -barrelled shot
guns and six shooters, down to handspikes,
war-clubs and gongs The two armies
number about one thousand braves, and
the tremendous noise and confusion that
will prevail when host meets host, can be
more easily imagined than described by
those not we'll acquainted with the style
of tactics which govern the warriors of the
Flowery Kingdom One redeeming trait
in Chinese warfareis the disposition which
they manifest to slay but few men, con-
tenting themselves with raising great,
dust and noise. Anyhow, we hope the
valiant "Johns will have a good time.
MORE OF THE CHINESE WAR IN CALL
FoRNIA = The CHALLENGE learn
from the Columbian that the expenses of
the Cinnamon in this affair must be enor-
nous. Already a taxation of forty dollars
per head has been levied to meet the de-
mand The Columbia Gazette says of the
origin of the dispute, that the misunder-
standing arose some time since between
the two rival companies, who are headed
by two Chinese warriors, bearing the eu-
phonious names Of Sam Yap and Yam
Wo, about a mining claim situated on the
Stanislaus river In order to avoid the
claws delay" and attorneys fees, they
agreed, after much palaver to meet in the
lists, and with lance and other weapons
known to the chivalry of old, in conjunc-
ton with few of the improved g killers
of the present degenerate days, to wit:
six shooters-to settle the affair The fol-
lowing is translation of the challenge as
it appears in the Gazette:
Challenge from the SAM zap Company,
at Rock Ricer, to the Yua- Wo Com-
pony, at Chinese Camp
There are a great many now existing in
the world who ought to be eXterminated.
We, by this, give you challenge, and III
form you before hand that we are the
strongest, and you are too weak to oppose
us. We can therefore wrest your claim,
or anything else from you, and give yon
notice that it is our intention to drive you
away before us, and make you ashamed Of
yourselves. You are nothing compared to
us. We are durable as stone, but you are
plant as sponge. Your force would have
no more effect against us than an ego
would against stone. You want to coax
us to come to terms That, we refuse
We mean to fight you, and expel you all
from your localities. If you don't stand
and fight us, we will consider you no bet
ter than so many brutes; and, as such, VIC
will harness you to our own desires
There are plenty Of US, well equipped,
and ready, at any time to meet and fight
you, whenever you choose; and would
make you run into holes and hide your
selves. But we need not 90 to that trouble
We have only to speak, and you'll become
atfrightened You won't stand like men ;
you are perfect worms; or, like the dog
that sits in the door and barks, but will
90 no further. If you won't accept the
challenge, we tell you by the way to 90
and buy lots of flour, and paint your faces;
then go In your houses, shut the doors,
and hide yourselves, and we'll kill every
man of you that we come across. Shame !.
Shame.
CLERK WITH HIS EMPLOYER MONEY
MIssING.-On Saturday afternoon, mer-
camille house on CLAW street handed Frank