Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-31
FROM TIE SOUTH PACiFIC.
CHILL

A CORE spandant 81 the "Nsw York Herald" states
that much interest il excited by new pro- acl laid
befors the CHILEAN Congress, lor tho establishment III
towing steHmars through he S!rslts ot Magellan.
The great Importance III THE movement Ia the nsvI
CATION aud commric- III ie world, l. -r'n;it ir"'i
the fact THAI, Il encG--eu u wall shorten The voyage
from the Pacific 10 any port on our Atlantic coast,
or 10 any port in Europe, upwards ut fifteen hun
drsd miller
PERU.
Political turmoil and excitement in this republic
havs been much aggravated Of laie by the insiliu.
ton Of seor. political associations, something on the
order of Know Nothing societies.
FROM THE NORTH PACIFiC.
FRASER RIVER.
By last advicts. the river was ust beginning Ia fell
and thus Tor lhr FIRST time since The drcoV.iy f It's
golden riches. promising opportunity Tor iu'i rAplo.
ration. II ie supposed that The g'id found III the
lower Fraser. Ia washed dawn from very rich mines
in the vicinity OF the source III The Iver. The dig
covsry OF THESE mlnes viii immediately engage the
attention of eoien' lis explorers. lively. hundred
men have already -misra'-d from California in qu-s.
ni the new gold dlg2ings. In" steamship o., -un.
arrived at San francisco on he LIT "i August, n:iug
ing SjOUOD gold dust from tile Fraser river couG-
try.
SCARCITY OF LABOR IN CALIFORNIA
The San Franciaco correspondent ut the New
York Herald" estimates the total emigration from
California during the months Of May, dune hni July,
az thirty thousand-slI able bodied nen The scar
city OF labor Ihur created uiIers extraordinary
Inducements to laouring ncn dirpOsed 10 Try their
fortunes in California
INDIAN DEPREDATIONS.
The last mails bring accounts u fresh hostile
movements among the Indians oil Oregon, Washing
ton Territory, and Northern C,lliurni1
OREGON.
AT latest dates from Oregon, the people OF that Ter.
ritory had NOT received Intelligence Of the failure
Union. The Legislature was i'll session and bad
passed many laws under the Stat. Constitution ra,i
lied by the people. Governor Whitaker vas 10 fail
poa.es.inn ut HI. office of Stale Governor, exercising
irs functions, and ih- entire government was carried
OH uDder the new system iDsuguTbl-d v he'll Oresoi.
Considered she had broken luEso from the leading
strings of Territorial. rule
Governor Curry had r.nquished his ofic- aud
all the Other Territorial officers had followed his tx
ample
An interesting question will arise il the people Of
Oregon insl-t maintaining their position OF sUve
reign State the failure of Congress 10
provide Tor lie admission into The Union.
rbe United States Senators eect, Messrs Lane aud
Smith, will undoubtedly present themselves next ses
sion aud demand that they be allowed TAX their
scala, and the members ui the House Represe
tives w Certainly do The same thing.
Oregon occupies the eame position now that Cali
forna old IN lSi3 Congrtss having authorised The
people to frame Stale Constitution. and they ha wing
done So they VII! Contend they to all ateuts and
purposes State.
The grain crops it feared would harvest light
Numbers Ut parties we're leaving Oregon by the
overland route Tor the Fraser river mines. Gold die