New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-11
FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY H. 1856
DAILY CREiSsGe, ,ENT.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
PROGRESS o. THE IEDEaN WAR IN OREGON
TWO MORE SEVERE BATTLES.

PROGRESS OF THE IEDT.aN WAR IN OREGON.
TWO MORE SEVERE BATTLES.
By the Prone we have received dates
from San Fl rancisco to the Goth of December,
fifteen days later than by the last previous ar
rival. From the news summary of the Alta
California we extract tho following items:
From the rnines, the only news we have is the |
activity, occa'sioned by the rains. Miners are |
leaving their river leads and directing their ef- |
forts to getting out the gold from the dirt col |
lected during the dry season. The excitement |
produced by the discovery Of gold in immense |
| quantities, iIl Table Mountain, is unabaten.
Authentic reports from the Colorado river
contradict tile previous rumors of threatened |
rising Of the Indians in that quarter Colonel |
Washington'5 surveying party had suffered se- |
| verely from want Of water on the plains, and |
had lost several mules, but had received no hos
| tile demonstrations from the Indians,
The steamer Senator, which had arrived from
San Diego oil the night of the 10th inst, brought
news of another reported flibustering expedi-
tion in Lower California. Dispatches were for
Warded by the commander Of the Mexican from
tier to Capt, Burton, stating that he had re-
ceived an express from Gov. Blancarte, stating
that 500 fibusters, under the command Of
Capt Zermdn, had landed at Cape St. Lucas,
with the intention Of taking the country, Dis
| patches were sent to Capt. Burton from Blan-
carte, addressed to Gen. Wool, and have been
| forwarded tb him.
1 Later news inform us that the expedition was
1 on the bark Archibald Oracle, which left here
| on the 10th of October for Acapulco, having
| been purchased by the agents Of Gen. Alvarez,
| and converted into a Mexican coaster. 1t seems
that aince Alvarez has got into power he has
denied the contract. On the 18th Of November
/ ! l,.,J -,o,i&, %n d. nrI oirc1 md
taken to MAzatlan. s,....
A man named Jacob Wilde was lost in Q snow
storm in E| dorado county q few days since. He
| was found frozen to death. .a ,....y..-. ...! T.
The Sac tamento Valley Railroad has been
completed eighteen miles of the twenty-five
which are ntened to be laid at t+present.
The case of Charles Cora, charged with the
murder of Gen. Richardson, O. s. Marshal, is
still pending, and attracts o great deal of at
tention. Upon the. arraignment Of the accused,
it was found that some informslities existed in
the Indictment, when, for greater security,
Judgment was entered on the 7th inst, to re-
submit the case to another grand jury. The
counsel fol- the prisoner thereupon made q mo-
ton for hib final discharge, which was, however,
promptly bverruled. On the 14th inst. another
grand jury was empanneled, and proceedings
agains Cora re- commenced. .~#
: The q. 3. revenue cutter Joseph Lane, from
. Norfolk, arrived safely in the harbor on the 9th
inst .s.u, ~
Edward MeGoWan was arrested on the eve.
ming Of tie 18th, charged with attempting tc
blow up with bag Of powder and bullets the
dwelling of q French woman on Pike street
The woman was named Fanny Perrier, and il
2 | is said McGowan formerly lived with her. The
r powder was thrown on the front door step, ant
= q servant coming to the door picked it up jus
Z ! as it exploded She was considerably injured
: MCGOWAN denies all knowledge of the action
but is unler s5 900 bonds for his appearance OF
: the 22d. ...E5. @--...
The homicide calendar for the first clever
months Of the year shows q list of 525 homicidef
Ii executions by sherffs in accordance with stat
q ute, and 40 executions by the people, in accor
4 dance with Lynch Law. y
$ The Q. s. frigate Independence, with her 81
= mament on board, weighing in all s, 10000
u pounds, was raised in the dry dock at MAJ
= island. Five out of the ten sections of the doc
e,s were used on the occasion.
The Grand Jury of Tuolume county has il
r dcted five persons, among others, J. W. Coifrot
= State Senator, on charge of having murders
r. John s. Barclay Barclay was ]ynched. IT
- Grand Jury of Monterey has indicted sever
men on b charge of having lynched q man abo
r year Ago.
. The IT. s. surveying steamer active, and Il
1d Pacific mail steamship Panama, which was cha
y0 tered for the purpose, have taken their depa
cure for Oregon, freighted with ordnance stor
=, =, and other supplies for the army under Gener
II Wool. 1t understood that they will be used I
= the General on their arrival, in the mann
~ best calculated to promote the interests Of Il
= campaign against the Indians.
H., In the Herald of the goth we find the folio,
= ing, which it will be seen confirms stateme
ai in our news from the Isthmus
> The steamer Cortes will carry away to-dt
"a one hundred ond twenty men, recruited for Ge
- Walkers army in Nicaragua. Col. Kewen h
:. appointed Capt. Skerrett in command Of b
IL, company It is statsd that there we're upwar
. of three hundred applicants for enlistment
al the service Of the Nicaragua Government.
! The Herald has also the following piece of il
10, formation:
% We learn OF gentleman from Mendocin
sil that O tremendous and unaccountable swell
and the sea occurred at that place on Wednesda
= which rushed into the bay with such force
oes to break the Chilian ship La Paz from her a
- choraae and wash her upon the beach, whe
on she soon went to pieces. The vessel was loa
y ing at the time with lumber for Chill. IT
ana wife Of Capt Chazelle was in the cabin at Il
sc time o. the swell, together with the mate and
y | wife, and all three were drowned also two sa
J., lors were drowned. The balance of the Gre
lip escaped by crawling up on o bluff close b
y | from which they were rescued. The brig King
nd bury was in port at the time, and was 81
;on wrecked, although her crew was saved, T
y brig North Bend was driven ashore and Wrecke
,r- with g. load of 100000 feet Of lumber for s.
sId ard Francisco on board.
and and THE WAR IN OREGON.
From an extra Of the Oregon Times, dat
sp sR Decer ber IA, We copy the following importa
J. intelligence:
Headquarters, LEFT COLUMN 1sr REa. O. NJ. v
y Camp the Waa Walla River, Dec s, 1855.
NJ To HIM. Fl. Farriar, .ddjutant Regiment
ausy hy Sir Yesterday morning, as my command v
o Be- on thu line of march from the mouth ofToucf
aGer si River to Whitman Valley, we were attacked
the aboub four hundred Indians, with whom we ke
ms running fight all day, and for distance
n,of es Of about ten miles from Walla Walla river
Lot dark yesterday, the battle was suspended
bieb the Indians Withdrawing. We drove them fr
;, every position which they took, both in /
d.: brush wood, along the river bank and on
adjapent hills. This morning the battle "
30 rene we'd and ragged all day. At dark t
evening, the Indians again withdrew
IND number of the Indians who fought us tod
has been considerably greater than yesterd
5, and is supposed to exceed six hundred Tom
s.h1 row morning we expect renewal of the bait
which, in all probability, will last for some tt
''s' to come. ! regret to say that yesterday 9
It the to-day we have lost many brave and excel
oma. men, who fell nobly fighting for their count