The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-29
ARRIVAL or THE ogERL4ND Mln.
The overland mail which left San Frnncsco on the
2sth ult. reached 81 Louis on the 9th inst
AEEAIpe Ar Enpr VIVA NJ
AFFAIRS AT FORT YUMA.
from The los Ans,Ios Vineyard Feb II 7

lfrQm tue los Angeles Vineyard, Feb. lbl
On the sth, Lieut.. RIB, Ayres, 81 artillery, left for
the valley known as the Cuchano OF Lower Mojave val
ley, about seventy miles up the Colorado. His duty is to
establish an entrepot Of stores for the use of Col. Holt
mans command Everybody here thinks that the east
en side Of the Colorado would be the best for a line of
operation, but an order from department headquarters has
settled all that. Lieut.. Upton returns with the pack
trains as soon as the stores are delivered at the ~entrepot.
He then takes charge Of two mountain ~howitzeFs, which
are TO 20 up with Col. Hoffman's command ON its arrival.
On the 18th we received news that the overland mail
station up the ella had been robbed of cattle, horses, &c
in fact, stripped Of chattels, by Jose Maria's Cachano
band. The Indian agent here, Ma. Heintzelman, made
application that the Indians be whipped. IL is not known
what Col Nauman will do in the case. Certain 1t is,
however, that he cannot move, his transportation being
all gone, and none 10 be hired. The general feeling is
that the Yumas want chastisement. From their alliance
with the Mojayes they are very bold, and its generally
considered that the mail-station robbery is a Throwing
down the gauntlet.
From the Los Angeles Star, February 2sl
On the way to Fort Yuma from this city, TO connect
with Col. Hoffman, there are at present Capt. Garnetts
command of the 9th infantry a party having ia charge
the government mules from Fort TETON another party
having In charge a hundred head of beef cattle for the
army and still another party in charge of the mules
landed at San Diego.
Don joaquin Peroa, Jesus Luna, and Vincent otero,
who have recently arrived from New Mexico with 35, 900
head of sheep, have bought is, 600 head from Don Rafael
Luna, who came in company with them, at So so per
head. They started yesterday for the upper country,
FROM SONORA.
A letter from Tubac has the following
Net long since, Capt. Ewell, commandment at Fort
Buchanan, made a treaty with all the different families Of
the Apachcs, excepting the Pcnals IA quite insignificant
number) One OF the stipulations being "that they
should not steal any stock in the territory belonging 20
the United States. They were very particular to ascer-
tain the exact boundary, and now at least fifteen hum
dred are in Sonora committing all manner Of depreda-
tions.
The latest dates from Guaymas are to the 10th Janu-
airy. At that time no tidings had been heard from the
attack upon Mazatlan that were reliable. A report was
current that ~Pesqueira was whipped, but it needed con
frmation.
PAsouEInA AND MS MOVEMENTS THUS troubles thick
en-, Pasqueira will undoubtedly be beaten in the South,
and unless our government is in possession, another gov
ernor Will undoubtedly DO proclaimed. In the mean
time the State is being depopulatcd, the ranches laid
waste, and stock driven off, either by Apaches or by
trading Americans, who are now specializing on the ne
cessities OF the poor Sonorlnians.
PEQUnInA OFFERING TO PAY TIE EXPENSES OF MEXICAN
EmIdRAKTs FROM CALIFoRSIA.-By favor of the editor of
the Eco del PaeJfeo, we have been permitted to translate
an extract from a letter written by Don Ignacio Pes
qucra, governor OF Sonora, TO Don Manuel Rodriguez, of
this city. The letter is dated .'Alamos, 10th December,
1858, and says
al have written to-day to the Mexican Emigration
Society, in Los Angeles, to aid them in their labors, and
authorizing them to make contracts with ship captains
for the passage of all those who are unable to pay with
their own money. ! wish to form a pretty colony on the
Drinks OF the llVer Mayo, or on the 1rontler, or Wherever
the colonists may prefer. i beg you to use every effort to
make my enterprise successful"
ArrAoK ON CulNAMEs IN SHASTA CouNTY.-A party of
white miners captured a large party of Cinnamon, near
Shasta, on Friday, and, after one had been killed, drove
the remainder into Shasta, the sheriff and his deputies
having prudently evacuated the town beforehand. AT
forwards somebody was found to serve warrants, and ten
Of the law-breakers were arrested.
CAPTURE OF HIGHwhYMEN. The two robbers who at
tempted to rob NichoIs's treasure train, near San Juan,
November rs, have been captured at Clear Lake. The
names of the robbers are James Archer, who formerly
kept a drinking saloon on the road between Marysvillc
and Oroville, and q French Creole named Brouiettc.
ERTnQuAKE-Last evening, about half past seven
O'Clock, two slight shocks VI an earthquake were felt,
vibrating from northeast to southwest. The duration of
each was about three seconds, and they occurred within
an interval of about two minutes between each shock.
rs. +. National, 2SM.
DEEP Snow ON THE MOUNTAINS. The Mountain Mes
senger of La Porte, Sierra county, of February 21st,
says
1.-The most,tcrIiic snow storm ever known TO the odd
est inhabitant' has been our guest for nearly three weeks.
All the trails have been closed up, and, as a sequence, for
several days past, we have been shut out from the rude
world by about fifteen or twenty feet of cold, dreary-
looking, and almost impenetrable snow. The streets of
our town are filed up, and in many places the drifts of
snow are nearly as high as the buildings on either side"
FROM OREGON.
EXPLORATION 10 WAILA-W ALA,-A tide of emigration
is setting towards the Walla- Walla Valley. Several par
ties and teams passed through Portland recently, EN-
route for that country, lately opened to settlement by the
order of Gen. Harvey.
General Harvey and suite left for Fort Vancouver
on the steamer Sonora on the 18th of February for the
Dalles.
WmLAMEIrE WOODEN MILLS. Is being manufac-
tured at these works. 1t is Of fine quality, and is very
strong and durable. 1t is stated that nearly 20, 900
yards Of this cloth can be manufactured annually with
their present machinery, which will sell for about as many
dollars Besides this, the works can furnish about 6 600
hcst-quality blankets annually, warranted all wool, which
will yield q further gross revenue of some $50, 900.
COMPARISON or TIE NEW NTH TIE PREUE-
DING TARIFFS or CAN1DA.