The Placer herald., 1858-07-03

rom Salt Lake to California, in lieu of semi
weekly.
Governor Denver has made reouisi,iop
on the commanding officer at Fort Leaven.
worth for detachment of Dregoons to re-
press the disturbances in Kansas.
British 0utrages in the Gulf.
The search of American merchant vessels
by British vessels of war; has created much
excitement among the people. The British
Minister at Washington has instructions to
the Admiral commanding the Gulf squadron
to desst from the offensive course heretofore
pursued
The naval officers in Washington have
evlnced praiseworthy conduct on the present
occas ION. 1t is understood that every one of
them has made application to the Secretary
OF the Navy to be employed, even though
not IN position equal to their rank or
claims.
Lord Napier, in his dispatch to the com.
mander of the British squadron, has advised
the dlscontnuance Of the visitation of Ame.
rican vessels
The steamer Philadelphia, which arrived
at New Orleans on the 29th of Nav from
Havana, announced that the continued out
RACES OF British cruisers had caused such
intense excitement that Captain General
Concha had dispatched a Spanish war fleet
to interpose between British guns and the
violation of sovereignty in Spanish waters.
Vigilance Committee at New Orleans.
The most important and startling feature
OF the news is the account of a revolution
which broke out at New Orleans on the 81
inst. The citizens at an early hour in the
day seized upon the depostares Of the pub
I'c arms took possession Of public square,
and put into working operation the machi
merry of Vigilance Committee. Subsequent
" the Committee issued proclamation, set
ting forth their des gn Of superseding the
municipal authorities, and w;rning all evil
disposed persons to leave the city or die
During the afternoon barricades were erected
in the streets, and preparation made for for
cltIy resisting whatever armed opposition
might he attempted by the authorities. The
city papers are divided in opinion--the Pic.
ayune and Crescent being in favor of the city,
and the True Delta and Delta in favor of
the Vigilance Committee ee-the rest are neu
trail. The excitement has ended by the tr
umph of the Vigilance Committee, and the
appointment by them of special police of
one thousand men to maintain order and
protect the polls and voters from rufiians
on the day of election. This will come oft
on Monday doubtless without bIoodshed or
disorder. The command of the citizens en-
rolling themselves in support of the Vig.
lance Committee was conferred on Major J
X. Duncan. He is graduate of West Point
and served with some distinction in the
United States Army.
The following is the circular issued by the
Vigilance Committee of New Orleans to the
citizens of that city:
CITIZENS OF Nfw ORLEANS After years
OF disorder outage, and unchecked assassi-
nation, the people. unable and m,wi ling
ei(er to bow down in unresistng subm; ;ssion
to a set Ct rufiiAns, or to abandon the city in
which their business, their social svmpahies,
and their affections cluster, have at myth
risen in their might--have quietly taken
possession of the Arsenal and the buildings
in jackson Square. and have established
there tie Head quarters of Vigilance Com.
mittee, plcd9ing each to the other to main
tain the rights inviola'le of every peaceful
and law abiding citizen; restore public orler
abae crime, and expel or punish, as they
may determine, such notorious robbers and
assaSsns as the law, either from the ntilelitv
of its public servants or the inetiicenrv of
the laws themselves, has left unwhipt of
justice.
In the present, the ordinary machinery of
police justice is suspended the Mayor and
the Recorders, rs we understand, yielding up
the power which they confess their inability
to exercise for the preservation of the public
peace and the security Of property, and the
Vigilance Committee will, therefore, provi-
sionaIy act in their stead, administering to
each and every malefactor the punishment
due his crime, without heat, prejudice and
political bias.
All citizens who have sympahiscd with
this movement, and who think tfe time has
come when New Orleans shall be governed
like all other well ordered and civilized COM
munities, will report themselves without de-
lay, at the principal Office, where the char
acter of this movement will be explained,
and the determination of the people more
fully made known.
All has been done noiselessly thus far. All
will continue noiselessly, dispassonateIy and
Justly. But the ruffians who have dyed our
streets with the gore of unotfending citizens,
and spread terror among the peaceable, or
derly and wel-disposed, must leave or perish.
So the people have determined. Vor
popul zoe Del.
Signed TRUE DELTA.
ANdJCNHNO