Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-05
MORE PIRATES.

The steamer Golden City sailed from San
Francisco day before yesterday under very
peculiar circumstances. She carried out
s., 700 in treasure, and previous to sail
ing she took on board l00-pounder Parrot
gun and twenty artillerymen, under COM
mand of Lieutenant Burnett, to man 1t.
The arms of the passengers were all placed
in the care of the Purser, and receipts given
for their return in New York. Every posi-
BILE precaution was taken to prevent any up
rising among the passengers. No explana-
tons are given for these extraordinary pre-
cautions being taken, but circumstances
seem to indicate that plot to sieze the vessel
has been discovered or is suspected. A
week or so ago the following somewhat start
ling revelation was made by the San Fran
| cisco papers, which seems to throw some
light on the affair:
For some months past the enemies Of the Gov
eminent in this city have been holding secret
i meetings and using every endeavor TO feel the
public pulse preparatory to some bold move.
\ The detectives knew of these meetings and spot
| ted those who were acting as leaders, and kept
\ them under constant surveillance, but were una
BILE to fix anything upon them until about ten
/ DAYS ago. when they learned that some of their
| agents were endeayoring to purchase two hun
/ bred and fifty United states uniforms. Officer
| Chapel then devoted his attention to those
\ agents and watched their every movement. On
| Wednesday last they succeeded IN procuring
4 ninety-seven uniforms from some of the military
| companies who have lately been supplied with
| new ones Those purchased were taken to Sec
ondhand tailor shop on Kearney street, and re-
/ trimmed to correspond with the regulation uni
\ form of the United states army. Yesterday they
! were conveyed TO house on Tehama street. De-
tween Fourth and Fifth, where they were hidden
| away. Colonel Drum being informed Of the tran
| saction, ordered the Provost Guard to arrest the
/ parties Two men were accordingly taken into
| custody and separately Intercepted, when they
could NOT, or would not, give an explanation OF
| their singular conduct They were accordingly
/ remanded to prison to await further develop
| ments. Both men have been in the United states
| army, and were, we understand woen arrested, IN
| the employ of Quartermaster. What those
| men could want with two hundred and fifty
| United states uniforms is q question we should
Ike to see solved.
1t looks to US as though another "pirate ;
case was being Matched up in San Francisco.
The circumstance of the steamer carrying &
single large gun would seem to show the fear
entertained to be some small or slightly
armed craft, such as might steal out Of port
at almost any time and lay in wait along the
track of the outgoing steamer, and the pre-
caution Of taking the arms Of the passengers
from them would also show the fear Of a
treaeherous foe. The whole course Of the
proceedings show that the authorities have a
knowledge Of another plot similar to that
laid by the Chapman pirates. 1t seems as if
the people of the California coast cannot
travel without the expectation of being
robbed and plundered BY the commissioned
minions Of JEFF. Davis, or to go sleep at night
without the fear of being awakened to find
their houses in flames, or to be mas
sacred BY the blood-thirsty devils who glide
around among the loyal people every day,
bearing on their persons commissions from
JEFF. Davis to do such hellish deeds.