New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-04
AMER1cAN TROOPS DEFEATED
SEVERE BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS.
Lieutenant Laren Dangerously Wounded.
BIT THE NATIONAL LINE.1

Lieutenant Lnren Dangerously Wounded.
ley THE NATIONAL L1sE.l
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-The Overland California
mail has arrived with San Francisco dates of the 9th
ult, which two days later than those brought by
the Quaker City.
The news from Lower California is Of an important
character and explains the contradictory reports pre-
viously received in regard to the hostile Indians.
States dragons, under Lieut.. Chapman, and large
party Of Indians, was but preliminary engagement
The disastrous battle reported by the Quaker City
on the 2lst ult doubtless had reference to subse-
quent engagement between Lieut.. Larel and large
force of Indians.
The advices from Lower California represent that
q detachment Of mounted riaers from Fort Bliss,
under command OF Lieutenant Larel who went in
pursuit Of the Indians after the first engagement,
lin which the Indians were reported to have been
dispersed) was overtaken by large body Of Indians
at Dog Canon, and severe engagement took place,
which resulted, after much hard fighting, in Lieut..
Larell being obliged to withdraw his troops. Three
of Lieut., Larell's force were killed and six were
wounded. Among the latter is Lieut.. Larcll, who
has received q severe wound in the lungs and it is
feared be will not recover from its effects
Some twelve or fourteen Indians, it is reported
were killed in the engagement.
SAN FRANc1sco Feb. 1.-THE steamer Uncle Sam
is advertised to leave San Francisco for the Colorado
River in few days with five or six hundred troops,
for the purpose of inicting summary punishment on
the Mohave Indians who attacked and defeated Lieut.
Larell.
Of Apache Indians had been committing depredations
in that vicinity, and had stolen lumber, horses and
mules from San Euli Raise,
Business at San Francisco is recovering rapidly and
has been unusually brisk during the past week.
kidnappers Released.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kansas, March 3.--The three men
named Harrison Campbell and Jefferson, who were
| arrested in this State some time since, and impri
soned on the charge Of kidnapping slaves, have been
| released by Judge Lecompte on writ Of habeas
| corpus.
| Congressional Proceedings.
| WASHINGTON, March 2.-In the House to-day the
bill appropriatng $4,000 for deepening the St.
Clair fats channel was passed.
again rejected.
The mileage amendment was restored and attached
to the Legislative Appropriation bill.
| WASHINGTON, March POSTMASTER General
| Brown has had severe attack of pneumonia. He is
now recovering from it.
WAsH1NaroN, March 3.-Tn the House to-day Mr..
| Bocock, Of Va, offered an amendment to Naval
Appropriation bill, empowering the Secretary of the
quay expedition.
The amendment after long debate, was passed by
| a vote of 50 yeas to II nays.
The report Of the committee on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation BILL was agreed to.
Senate-In the Senate the miscellaneous Appro-
preparation bill was under consideration.
| r. H.,
adopted yesterday, authorizing the issue of twenty
millions dollars of Treasury notes, continues the
power to issue and reissue these notes. until the lst
of July, 1860.
thorizing the Postmaster General to increase the
mail facilities between the Atlantic and Pacific States
by way of Panama and Tehuantepec, by the expen-
dlture of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
addition to the present stipulation. The amendment
was adopted by vote of 80 yeas against II nays
WAsHINGToN, March 3-House.-The Committee
of Investigation, to whom was referred the case OF
John A. Learing, member of Congress from New
York, charged with corruption in favoring certain
claims presented their report to-day, with resou.
ton to the effect that the evidence against Mr.. Lear
ing in regard to his having accepted the of four
thousand dollars for his services in engineering pri
vate claim through committee and securing favor
able report is not sufficient to warrant his conviction
or expulsion. The committee say the account they
have examined does not verify the charges against
him.
The resolution was adopted.
The Army Appropriation bill was taken up and the
report of the Conference Committee was concurred in
The Post Office Appropriation bill being nnder con
sderation, Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvania, said that the
bill raising the rate Of postage in the nature Of
revenue bill, and hence could not originate in the
Senate.
Mr.. Phelps desired that the provision of the Con.
stution requiring all revenue bills to originate in the
House, was applicable to this measure.
The Speaker said that the question raised by Mr.
Grow had been properly submitted.
WASHINGTON, MarCl 3.-Ine House C0nCurfeQ III
the report of the Committee of Conference on the
Naval Appropriation bill, whereby s2s9,000 are ap
proprated for the purchase of suitable vessels for the
Paraguay expedition.
The House also passed the Senate bill for carrying
out the stpulaons Of the treaty recently negotiated
with China and authorizing the President to appoint
commissioners for the examination of our claims
against China
mons offered an amendment to the Appropriation bill
in favor of home valuation, which was lost by vote
of 20 yeas to "a nays
The section authorizing the issue of twenty million
Treasury notes was confirmed by vote of 80 yeas to
% nays.
Amendments were also added aboshing the frank
ing privilege and raising the rate OF postage to five
cents.
Steamship Line to Mexico.
In the Senate an amendment to the appropriation
bill was offered appropriatng $4,000 for line o
steamers from ports in the Gulf of Mexico to somt
port in Mexico
The amendment was adopted.
An amendment was also adopted by the Senate ap
propratng $780, 900 instead OF $4,000 for the com
petion of the Treasury building.
Increase of Postage.
WASHINGTON, March 3.--In the House to-day Mr.
Grow, OF Pennsylvania, offered resolution raising
the rate of postage all distances under 5000 miles
to five cents and on all over 5000 miles ten cents.
The resolution was adopted by vote of III yea
Mr.. English Of Indiana introdnceda bill in relation
to several new post routes which was adopted.
Louisiana Legislature.
BATON ROUGE, March 3.--Both Houses of the Leg
islature went to work to-day upon the regular bust
ness of the session. and number Of local bills wert
eDgrossed.
The House adopted an unavorable report upon til,
bill repeating, which was presented some weeks
since for repeating the quarantine laws.
The House also adopted report recommending
that no action be taken or any resolutions be passed
in favor of repeating the laws Of our Government
which prohibit the slave trade.
The bill providing for the increase of the salaries
of the District judges in New Orleans was recon
mitted as was also the bill for the better protection
OF securities upon Tutors bonds.
, The bill in relation to distribution Of the proceed
of the sale of swamp lands was made the special or
der of the day for next Monday.
The bill for closing the Bayou Plaquemine wa
made the special order Of the day for next Wednes
: day.
The bill supplementary to the act providing fo
draining lands in New Orleans passed, to be Ell
crossed.
/ Mr.. Holland introduced bill appropriating fv
thousand dollars for the benefit Of the Benevole1
Sons Of Louisiana.
The Princess Disaster.
II BATON ROUGE, March 3.--Among the bodies fouu
f recognized is that OF John Hogan, OF Iberville
o Every effort is being made for the search and Il
covery of bodies lost by the explosion of the Pri
c cess. and the best of attention is bestowed upc
ii those who suffering from the injuries by the te