The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-14
STARTLING NEWS FROM LOWER
CALIFORNIA.
REVOLUTION AT MAGDALENA.
Troops from La Paz Drive Ont the All
thori!ies-Capiure Of an American
SchO0ner-Insult to the Brit
isii ana American Flags.
From the san Diego Union, Nov. rs. ]

The American schooner Ellen 4 Calharlne,
distress sixteen days from Magdaena Bay, Lower
California. Win l0rty passengers. Colonel Drake
up the schooner, on government account, having
been driven out OF the country by the Mexican SOL
derry
out III Lower California. On tie 2Sth oil Oct0uer
detachment OF Terrlln.;a troops came to Magdalena
from Lii Paz 30 dlspossess the Mexican authorities
ana seize the funds and archives IN the Custom
House, The federal officers placed themselves under
the protection or the American Consul but his nag
was not respected ana he was osllgcd to Nee
with the officers for his lie. They TOOK refuge Oh
board the British snip Comadre and were thus en-
apled to escape from the port III small schooner,
under ihe convoy Of the Pacific Mail steamship
Company's steamer Constitution The consular
flags OF Consul dc Kay and Wee Consul Van Winkle
brought of In safety, as also the archives aud
papers OF the federal Custom House. All the port
officers ana their Families were brought away and
The American schooner Greenwood, OF New York.
winch was lying IN port, was nred INTO NY me reyo-
lutionsts and captured, ana Is now held Dy Tie
y" Tie sloop W. n. Alien OF New York. was also cap
tuled having been sent with consular despatch
10 the United States Consul at La laz. courier to
Cape san Lucas, with u petition or the American
citizens to the upward bound steamer. was like
wise taken prisoner.
me soldiers pursued the Consuls and American
citizens board the British snip ComadIc, but were
driven on by the determined action or Captain PEN
rice. CONSTANT threats OF capturing the snip were
made. and the capture and shooting OF the refugees,
but no lurthcr attempt was made.
Ihe people say that they lett nurricdy, abandon
ing al their peTSUlid property anu tnaC TIC
sch0oner-a small one or thirty-fve tons-was Ill
prepared Tor The voyage. There was much suffering
during the trip Tor water, food and iuel
Commodore Martin, formerly Boarding Onlcer at
san Francisco, was Custom House officer at Mag
daicna. ana Is one Of the passengers by the Ellen
Catharine. lie Informs Us that the schooner
touched at CedroS Island Tor wood ana
water The water was bad. and they got little fuel.
For the past five days they have subssted on uni
form diet or rice and beans. The Commodore gives
US the following si OF vessels IN port at Aagdaiena
November ST.
British ship Comadre, Pcnrice, loading orchllla
dorian brig Mara Esther, loading orchllla; Ecua-
dorian brig Amelia, same cargo, from Clark5
Lagoon: American schooner Greenwood Captured
by McXieans, now IN Cark's Lagoon, ashore; sloop
w. r. Alien, Coliins tcaptuled). sluop Paul, VIII
liams. arrived November 8, seventeen days from
Sau Francisco lne Paul repote sailing In company
with scow Virginia, from san Francisco for Mag.
dlena Bay, but parted nom her III fog; the latter
mad not YET arrlved EcuadJrian brig NeneZla, forty
days from Guayaqui IN distress, having lost spnrs,
sails bu walks, &C.; she bad cargo OF chocolate,
pepper Ac aud was bound for San Francisco; she
arrived al Magda,cna leaking badly.
A new journal is announced In England having
for rs 90 ect simply the recording OF births, mar
riages aud deaths. We all know that ladies' take
an especial Interest IN what has been termed the
'.hatcn match and despatch department. OF ordi-
nary Journalist but II Is 10 say Tie least doubtful IL
even they woui. Tor sucn large dose OF this
Kind OF news a. wouid he supplied In journal de-
voted entirely TO II. We nave often been puzzled 10
know IN what the peculiar cnarm OF this class oil
literature consisted aud have not as vet succeeded
In discovering lts