New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-04
ueb OrIeans 59aiIp Crestsnt.
Later from California.

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Later from California.
By the arrival .esterday of the San Antonio and
San Diego Overland Esjl we have papers from San
Francisco to the 11th Of june. From the Herald
and the Bulletin we ext aet the following interesting
teleeraphic intelligence regarding the Indian war
in the Waahoe region:
Movements of dtse Forces.
VIgGtsIA. UJ. T1 June s, q P. Non the ar
rival of the troops at Pyramid Lake. instead Of
battle as was expected, # was found fhat the In
dians had crossed the mouth Of tAB Truckee river
which feeds Mud lake from Pyramid lake over the
toughest country ever seen, towards the Goose
mountains III the north. Col. Hays, with thirty
others, started on q scouting service, and found
the In ian camp deserted evidently in great haste.
On the following morning tWedncsday1 with
about 800 horse Hays swan the Truckee with the
troops, and took the Indian trail. After some =
miles travel through the most impregnabis caTlonsr
and over the rougheat mountains, ne abandoned the
chase and returned TO camp.
About II o'clock at night man named ". ,;
Allen who was in the advance as a spy, was 9iled
| by party of some seven or eight lndiane and
completely stripped Of everything before the eai-
anee Of the party came up.
I The volunteers were to move back to Williams,
| leaving the regulars at Pyramid Lake. saPt.
Stewart of the regulars, had selected an ellgloe
! site for post on the Winnemuck camp ground, az
| the confluence of the two Truckees.
| Capt. Fleeson's company arrived here to-day,
/ and rum0fs became current that tne volunteers
had disbanded: but from what can learn from
private letters ahd other sources the reports are
4 premature understand that Col. Hays intends 70
| return with his command. disband, and reorganize
| with smaller force.
Bodies of the Express Riders Found and
Buried.
CARSON CRY, June % z. MA company oil
| forty men, supposed to be Mormons, have just ar
4 rived from Salt Lake. They report having met no
Indians but found two of the bodies Of the express
riders and buried them. They bring some fine
horses. The formal and final interment Of Major
Ormsby took place here to day, attended by the
military and citizens.
4 --latest from Carson Valley.
i VIRGINIA, June 90 T. M-lBy Plaeerville, st.
Joseph and Alta Linel,-Just arrived. Col. Hays
command will be at Chinatown and discharged to-
ming of the 7th. We drove the Indians beyond
Pyramid and Mud Lakes. We could not get at
them after the battle Of I'd June. They have scat
| tered, don't know whittier. Fight between Isaac
Simpson and Dayid Webber, this afternoon. Both
wounded; We5ber thought moftally.
The EoEuntceTs-The indians.
CARsoN CRY, U. T., June 81. P. MA COM
pany of 90 picked men, well armed and mounted,
have lust ef! with the Pony Express and Salt Lake
mail They will proceed till they meet the Express
or mail coming this -reestahlishing the route
by leaving men and animals at the stations Dc.
stroyed as they so along. 1t IS Thought they VIII
not have to go further than Ruby Valley. Ifneces-
sary. however, they will go to Camp Floyd.
The Indians having fed from Pyramid Lake
without giving fight, all hut aDont loo volunteers
arc to be disbanded. OF the LATTER Is arrived here
Yesterday: many more are expected to-day. The
/ remains 6f Ormsby, Meredith, Sn0wden and story
will also reach here Tonight Their funeral vii
= take place tomorrow. @.5
"a growing rapidly. The miners are returning t.
e their work No further apprehensions are enter
: tanned oil Indians in the mining districts.
e, The Indians are peaceably disposed on Wake
is river.
We have been permitted, says the Herald, =
make extracts from letter written by Lieut..
w. Carpenter to Frank Dana, Esq, giving furthe
L particulars of of the skirmishes:
CA,tr FLETCHER, June 3.--Ne had an engage
9 ment yesterday with the Indians. The Virginii
Company were first on the field and last out Of it
n n but am sorry to say that our Captain, Story wa
badly wounded.
Is [A telegraphie dispatch of yesterday informs u
/, that he is dead.-EDHoR.l
We made a charge, and he Immediately fell
Some few of our men stayed to attend him, and tn
rest, with few others who scattered in, Tough
| brayely, driving the Indians some half a mile
During the engagement we lost two OF our men
,. Capt. Story's company alone suffered in the tight
y with the exception of one Of Capt. Fansleagan'
a men, who was slightly wounded
is Heavy Robbery Mt the North.
* CHIco, June 8, 1S6O.-Last night, about O'Clock
as the Shasta stage arrived ct gulch about seve
c, C. miles below here, five men rose up from the gulc
n. where they were concealed and leveling thei
guns at the driver and Bowen, express messenger
ordered Inem TO STOP. DUNeu IuSthuty Sfdspe
his pistol; but finding it useless to resist surrer
dered One of the gang unhitched the horses
IS while another took the treasure box, and demand
ing the key Of Bowen. opened it and extracte
Y $l5 900, with the remark that " the Company wa
to to rich and his party had particular use for th
en- money!. This done, they hitched in the horse
OF and permitted the stage to drive on As the stag
'p' started some passenger gave the robbers fol-
is charges from revolver, but he does not know
rt, they took effect Bowen has returned with b
party TO Chico, without finding clue to his trea
ure or the robbers
Telegraph Monopoly.
The Herald enters the following complaint
e. When intelligence was received Of the arrival
the Overland Mail, Montgomery street was throngt
n by our citizens who were anxious to learn u
de news from Chicago. We tried to satisfy the earne
me curiosity exhibited, but in vain. The Telegraf
la office was closed to all but the two neWspape
ion which claim the exclusive use Of the wires, and Il
les proprietors OF those papers refused to announ
on, even the names of the Republican nominees.
a matter course, the Indignation was general, o.
at one time, a determination was expressed to he
an indignation meeting for the pupose of denour
s. ing the odious, stoekjobbing, mercenary monopo
vs. gross injustice is being done to those directors
;. the Pacific aud Atlantic Telegraph Company W
e er desire fair play, and to accommodate the public
The much as possible. The last Legislature approp
lon, ated 100000 to encourage legitimate telegraph
ez S enterprises-not for the benefit of few mono
the olists. -
,t How the Republican Nominations were R
~ cciyed.
The Herald has the following:
AS soon as the fact became generally known I'll
$. the Chicago Convention had nominated Lincoln d
HamIin the faithful in this city hastened to displf
Rae ae garingy their devoted affection for and trust
the aforesaid nominees, albeit that their names b
lie never once been mentioned in connection with
@ sme offices Of President or VicePresident Of the Unit
NJ States either by their organs or in private conF
her, | sation. One gentleman, who for devotion to
Mt Black Republican cause is not excelled even by
most veteran followers of the party, had a VI
fine American ensign hoisted from the window
his office, but as if presaging the ignominious
rs feat of that faction in the ides of November,
- flag was hoisted Union down. 1t was surmoun
s." with the motto, MI Desperdndnat," printed
ale big black capitals the union, which, by int
r Of pretatiOn means in the gernaeular, Jack Ii
yeen hold us fast' being much as to say, this is
uly, very last chance for success, and it we lose
,.., good bye Black Republican party forever.
teet 1t was also remarked, by some Black Repu
cans, that the ensign alluded 10 had the full conn
ment of stars emblazoned on its azure field.
little after o,cock p. NJ, the roar of artillery
ms. heard, being intended either as salute in no
,p of the nominees, or of the Convention which no
lin lin mated, we know not which. 1t had been agr
that if Seward received the nomination, the fat
be in this city would fire three hundred guns, bt
ii NJ Ia Bates or the Path Finder,' then they wer
rue save their powder and fire only one hundred g
Ia The nomination of Lincoln was, however, entl
Nsa uuloo1Sal for. they never even dreamed OF