, 1860-06-08

The Panama arrived at Browns wharf
this mornining at o'clock, days from
San Francisco. We are indebted to Wells,
Fargo & Co. and 7. NJ Reed, Esq., for
files Of San Francisco papers to the lst
inst, and from the Atlantic States to the
5th uIt. The news brought by the Panama
from the States is not as late as that which
we published last week.
We copy the following from the San
Francisco Herald
MILLER's STATION, Carson Valley, May
29-8 p. M.-The volunteer force which
was organized to punish the Indians at
Pyramid Lake, met party of them num-
bering 800 strong, near Williams old sta.
tion, at o'clock this morning An en-
gagement ensued in which seven Indians
were killed and three volunteers slightly
wounded
MILER's STATION, May 80, 18GO-The
Pony Express has been cut of. The sta
tions are mostly burned and the stock has
been driven OF. No one ihas any hopes
that it will arrive, and it is not believed
that the last one went through. In the
skirmish yesterday near Willows, the In
dams invited the volunteers out before
breakfast Six Indians were killed. The
Indians are prepared and anxious for a
fight in every direction. The disturbance
extends far toward Salt Lake, and fears
for the southern country are entertained
The following additional intelligence is
contained in dispatch to the Sacramento
papers of the 30th, from DR.. Bell who nc.
companies the volunteers as surgeon:
"This morning, about nine O'clock, the
Indians appeared on the hills At the
same time we learned that Capt Fleeson'S
company had been cut of. Col Hays,
with a portion Of our forces, fastened to
their relief and found two Of the parties
wounded, one in the thigh, the other IN the
chesI-both slightly. We had smart
brush with about two hundred Indians,
completely routing them. We do not know
how many of them were killed. They
fought shy None Of our men were killed.
Col. Hays ordered his forces into camp, as
he did not wish to wear down his horses
following them through the deep sands
We now number about FIVE hundred men
In commenting upon the above dispatch
es, the Herald says: 1t will be seen
that the Pah-Utes, so far from being
frightened by the force sent against them,
are anxious to encounter the whites, and
that in the last encounter they were first
in the attack. Every reliance may be
placed upon the information furnished by
our correspondent. OF whatever nature
may have been the origin Of this war, it is
quite plain that unrelenting punishment
must be visited on the savage tribes, il we
would maintain possession Of Carson valley
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. On the 30th of
May, destructive FIRE occurred at Nayada,
California Total loss, $l3,4O0.
MISCELLANEOUS. Dudley, late Of
the dragons serving under ColS johnson
10 Utah, was recently before the Congress
ional Committee on public expenditures,
and testified that large number of mules
and other property belonging to the Gov
ernment, were sold at auction in Utah,
where a few persons were the purchasers,
when, il the same property had been for
b warded to California, rs it might have been,
it would have brought handsome advance
on the original cost
As the first legislative step on the sub
ject which has been privately discussed du-
ring the past six months, Mr.. Morris, Of
Illinois, will urge the passage of joint
resolution appointing Mr.. Orr, of South
Carolina, Gen. Doniphan, Of Missouri, and
Gov. Wood, Of Illinois, Commissioners to
negotiate with the Mormons for the sale Of
their possessions, on the express condition
that they remove within reasonable time
from the limits and Jurisdiction Of the Uni
ted States. The Commissions are to make
their report to the President by the next
session Of Congress.
Circulars Of instructions for taking the
census have been issued by Superintendent
Kennedy to all the United States Marshals
are instructed to give their subordnates
strict orders not to communicate the result
Of their labors to any individuals for pri-
Vate uses, nor to the press for publication.