Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-04-25
The California and Central a :
meriCan News.

We have files of California papers per
George Law, bot there is no news of inter.
est other than thnt furnished by telegraph.
A severe drought was being experienced.
The San Frame SEQ Herald says:
Serious nppreheusous are beginning 10
De 'elt Of The effect of the present drought
10 BE-, perhaps the longest which has been
experienced since the occupation of the
country by the Americans. It's continuance
np n The present period BIAS. perhaps, a-
ready pcccudcd ihe possibility ola fliI crop
of grain for ihe coming harvest, anl ir %
should be- pr5fracted much longer, the crops
must totally fail"
The idian Uu ia Oregon The aspect
of lndun hosuIues 100 Northern aud Sulth-
ern Oregon is far from satisfactory. The
combined force of the enemy Is estimated no
2lCO while The volunteer force under Col
Cornelius number only 600. The garrison
at Port Oxford was surrounded by large
body of Indians, and provisions were scarce.
A whale boat which went 10 their relief was
capsIz.t, and SIX men drowned. Gen Woo.
and staff had reached Fort Vancouver. nnd
will soon take the field IN force One buns
bred and twenty-eght persons had been XIII
led by the Indians since hosthues commen-
ced, and about eighty buildings burned
Benz White, Indian Agent az Port Oxford,
had been killed, with some twelve or fifteen
other white men. lie was a native of PHIL
adephIa. In Washington Territory the ln-
dams, 1900 strong, were about to make on
attack on Seattle. There had been a CON
ilct ON the White River, IN which a portion
of ihe lth Infantry, under Lent. kanlz rou-
ted n large body OF Indians, with loss OF
| killed and wounded.
Central Hmpica The following is the
despatch Of Mora, announcing the dcfeat Of
Col. Sch.esslnger's command
SANTA Rosa, March 20, 1856
Your ErceHeHcy I'll have the honor to in
form you that at Tour o'clock, this afternoon,
| met with, and routed completely 400 flh-
busters, which had taken possession of this
hHciend1, aud had established themselves be-
hind the many stone fences which exist here.
Our army fought with so much yalor and
determination that the attack dad not last
over fourteen minutes
We have TO mourn over the loss Of five on
SIX excellent officers aud various soldiers
As soon as tranquility Is restored, shall
Communicate to your EScellency the details
of this glorious action,
JOSE JOAQUIN MORA.
p. $ II am at present occupied IN the
pursuit of the liillbusters, so that not one may
escape.
Capt. Bushnell, the only passenger from
Nicaragua who cane IN the George Law
gives the following version of the defeat Of
Walkers troops:-Col Schlessnger, at the
head of BOO troops, was surprised in his rear
by 1900 Costa Hica troops, with three pieces
Of field artillery IN an open field, about Is
miles from Guanacaste. lie retreated TO a
/ position a short distance, and viii be able TO
sustain himself until reinforced from head
/ quarters. One hundred Of his men are mis-
sing, supposed to have been taken prisoners
10 had arrived at Virgin Bay, and reported
as above also, that the troops were unwl'
ling to serve any longer under Col. Schles-
singer.
The Ptriis Of Kansas Tfausi. Samuel