Columbia gazette and the southern mines advertiser. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1855-1858, 1858-07-01
The Steamer News.

The outrages upon American vessels
by the British cruisers, have been con
tinued, but it was understood that order.
would be received from the British au
thoritics to stop them. 1t was proposed
in the Senate to send out a force anG
capture the offending vessels. This was
opposed by Messrs Crittenden and
Mason. There can be no doubt that
the honor of the nation will be main.
tanned by the Administration. The
british have been guilty of landing
troops Upon the territory of friendly
nation, on pretence of searching for
recently imported slaves This will
cause a great Indignation in Cuba
against the British, and feeling of
sympathy with the United States that
cannot but be beneficial to our interests
in that quaruer. The u. s. steamers
Water Witch aud Arctic have been sent
to prevent the insolent acts Of the Brit
ish officers, and VIC may be likely to
hear Of collision BY any steamer, un
less the action Of the British Minister
shall cause the American flag to be re-
spected.
The death Of Gen. Henderson, of
Texas, who was appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by The resignation of Gen
Ru>k, followed closely upon that Of his
prcdec,: SIR.
Gen. llousttn's plan for the protecto-
rate Of Mexico, was not favolably re-
cev.d by the U. S. Senate What is
to be done it is impossible to say, as We
cannot live adjoining that nation without
constant trouble under present circum-
stances.
kANsAs.-The Board of Commits
sion appointed under the Act OF Con-
gress OF May 4ih, commenced on the
"a h. at Lecompton, and agreed tina,
the election ordered by Congress, in
which the people will determine whether
or not they will accep; Of the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, shall be held on the
drst Monday in August. The war spirit
is up again in Kansas Five free State
men We're recently shot dead, and five
others badly wounded, by party under
Missourian named Brockett One
account states that these people were
captured while peacefully at work in
their fields, and marched to rnvine,
where they were deliberately shot dead :;
while another account has it that the !,
were killed in fair fight. s
he Jury, in the trial Of Gen Wa
at New Orleans, for a violation
Neutrality laws, disagreed, two 6c11H.a9
a or OF a conviction and ten. for &C
quittal.
A state Of affairs peculiar to San
Francisco during the ieil.nce commit
tee days, existed in New Orleans at last
accounts. The long series of outrages
which had disgraced that city, having
eliminated in the formation of vigil
ance committee. The committee quietly
took possession of the Arsenal aud de-
man e Of the city authorities that GER
tain outlaws be delivered into their
hands TO be dealt with according to their
deserts. From Tuesday, the lst Of
June, till Friday, the 4th, the troops of
the vigilance committee were being
drilled as were also those OF the 'law
and order" party. represented by the
municipal government Barricades OF
cotton bales were erected in various
streets, and serious fight seemed in
evi;able. a party of Fifty men, said to
have been masked by the vigilance COM
mittee, with two canon took possession
Of Canal street,. Finally, on the 4,h,
the Mayor resigned bis Office, and ap
parent quie. was restored. The m
mittee Immediately appointed special
police force Of something more than
900 men, The dispatches published
in New York on the 9TH, do not state
distinctly whether the Common Council
also succumbed to the ommittee, but
rather imply that they will offer serious
resistance. The True Dslta and Deita
are in favor of the vigilance committee,
and the Pieaynne and Crescent in favor
Of the city.
Quite a serious riot recently took
place in Philadelphia, between Ger
man military company, and the police
and citizens, in which a number Of per
sons were severely wounded, and two
members OF the military company fatally
LATER ADvlCEs FROM UTAH. -Ad
vices from Utah report the expulsion Of
the expedition of Gov Cummings from
Salt Lake City by the Mormons, who
arc said to show fight again. Troops
are about moving from Fort Leaven-
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