The Express. — 1853-03-30 (London, England)

TIN  THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING MARCH 30, 1853.  Joaquin Valley are to the effect that Fort Miller had been attacked, and that I persons are missing in that vicinity. The Indiana think that the government of the I United States has not acted in good faith with them in failing to carry out the stipulations of the treaty, and they complain that the Americans have cut off their supplies, and reduced them to a state bordering on actual stervatimi. Many murders have been committed throughout the mining regions, and daily accounts are received of outrage and robbery. The British ship Brandt, Capt. Moody, of St. John, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 23th January, when about 55 miles from the Chincha islands, where she had been taking in a cargo of guano. Benicia has been finally fixed upon as the capital of the state. The Governor's recommendation of an extension of the city front has met with the entire condemnation of the municipal government and of the citizens at large. A committee had been appointed by the legislature to investigate the matter, and evidence is now being gathered upon the subject. The Common Council of San Francisco adopted a resolution enjoining the Commissioners of the Funded Debt from disposing of city property. The mayor withheld his approval. The weather throughout the mines has been generally delightful, and the miners are mostly doing well. The small pox has been prevalent in some parts of the state. Very extensive canalling operations are going on for the purpose of supplying the gold regions with water. There is every reason to suppose that the approaching season will enable the miners to make amends for their late inactivity. Measures are being taken to construct a plank road from Maryville to Nevada, and improvements of • every description are being effected. Some beautiful specimens of rubies and emeralds I have been found in the interior, and alter a magnificent diamond of the first water. A Frenchman named Lemantour has applied to the land commissioners to be confirmed in his claim of an immense tract of land, comprising within its limits a goodly portion of the city of San Francisco. By the arrival of the E. L. Frost at San Francisco, we have dates from the Sandwich Islands to the Bth of January. The Polynesian gives the following account of the burning of the whale ship Warren : The Warren tailed hence on the 2 ith November, in company with the ship Eliza Adams, bound to the weather cost and down on the line for sperm oil. The two ships kept company till the 14th of December, when, in lat. 33 degrees north, lon. 139 degrees west, at half-past one a.m. of that day, the Warren was discovered to be on fire forward, and the smoke pouring out of the forehatches and forecastle gangway. The fire was found to be burning very briskly in the lower hold, forward of the forehatch. Torch lights were burned to attract the attention of the Eliza Adams, and all hands actively engaged in pouring water and in endeavours to put out the fire. The Elise Adams came up to the assistance of the Warren, and after uore-1 milted exertions for 12 hours the fire was got nadir to such a degree that a man could go below while he could hold hig breath, and direct the hose upon the fire. In this way the fire was finally subdued, after the ship had been burning 23 hours. The influenza had again appeared in Honolulu. The disease had prevailed for more than a fortnight, afflicting the community, both natives and foreigners, severely. Sugar of a very fine quality is being manufactured in the Sandwich islands. The government organ has officially repudiated any intention of transferring thesovcreignty of the islands to the United States.