A largo patty • from .Tepini have been
,.lard at work for several: - with ,
rather poor success-till'iyekerday, when,
they struck a rich vein, yieldinkthe first
day 2 lbs. and to day 2i lbs., There we
. begone countenances have assumed a smi
ling: appearence, though they fear good
luck will be of short duration.
Thursday,. May 17.—The - wind last
,
night blew .fiereely from the' ; Sierra Nova
da, and at daylight I found the water in
my "bntea" skimmed over with ice. • Re
ports of good 'success among a few dig
gers below are current. One man is said
— to'have taken $l2OO in one day frorn'the
Arroyl, though it is probtibly exaggerated.
In his immediate vicinity, others were do
ling little. - •
- Tuesday 116.—A• cold wind prevailed
last night, with-ilail. , Ond rain. It lasted
till sunrise, when it dared- 7 -a complete
change of climate in twenty-four hours,
and all are complaining of colds.
Saturday, 19th.—It is six weeks since I
reached tho mines, and they htiv6 been
rendered memorable by the hardest Work
have ever undergono ; and what is more
vexatious it has been without,
,its reward.
Three 'Mexicans however, near Wood's
miles below—took out yester
day, (keep your hat) $2,200. Adjacent
to' their mine, others were getting
_their.
"little ounce."
'From the nicer Times of May 12 •
MASSACRE OF INDIANS ON CONSVANE
ItIVER---STATEMENT OF WM. DAYLOR.-
The letter below was received at our office
shortly after our own prepared account hnd
been published.' In many particulars it
will be found to differ materially from the
•
ono referred to. ,
4 ‘ On or abopt the 26th ult., I left my
rancho with a party of Indians in my em
ploy for the mines. After making such
arrangements as were necessary, I left
them and returned. Aliourthe 26th a For
ty of armed - white men came to their camp,
or where they were at work, and killed an
Indianwhile working with a crowbar, and
on his knees; they then shot another thro'
the arm, who tried to escape. After a run
of a short distance he was shot through the
thigh; when trying to conceal himself, his
-brains were beat out with rocks & stones.
Some white men who were about my camp,
on hearing the alarm, ran . toward the spot,
and met the party coming back, who war
med them not to go further; the Indians
were fighting, they said. They Minded
theth not, .but proceeded to wher‘ flick
found the bodies of the slain Indians, the
remainder of the party having fled.
The company of whites now followed
on the trail of the Indians, and about ten
miles - from my house overtook a party
travelling to their home, and surrounded
them without difficulty; in a few moments
commenced separating the men from the
women and children, when, apprehending
danger the men broke and attempted to es-•
cape: They were allowed to get off, the
rest, fourteen in number, were slaughter
ed on the spot. The same day, or next,
about noon, the party of whites arrived &
encamped about 150 yards from my house.
Myself, wife, and cousin, were - out to bury
a member of the family, - "deceased, and
previous to leaving the ground, I was in
formed that a party of armed men were at
the house and about to kill the Indians
there. I returned with my wife, and a few
moments after the four Indians left the'
grave and passed within thirty steps of the
camp, when they were fired upon and one
fell dead, another passed not ten steps from
the door wounded, the remaining two es
caped. "The_ captain of the company -of
-white men came to. my house shortly after
and requested me to kill a beef for his
men; I refused, and they soon after =is
-ed'eatiH p.
The next morning I was called by my
wife to see two men, who were riding rap
idly to the South ; in a few moments they
wheeled and galloped hard back. Then I
save Indians running to take shelter in the
brush ; I sent for them and they came and
told me that a party of white men had ta
ken a small party of women and children
prisoners. Where, or for what purpose, I
.am unable to say. I, with four Indian ser
vants, buried 15" Indians slain, and found
the remains of one parity, burned. Mr.
Thomas Rhodes, with the assistance of two
or "three Indians, buried the bodiesgbf the
first two 'killed. The white men report
having killed 27 before coming to'the house.
Twenty-two men and thirty-four women
and children mre yet missing from the ran
eheria.. • Wm: DAYLOR. •
Array at Stockton.—A quarrel occur
red at Stockton, on the 24th of May, be
ttVeen an American, named I-laddart, and
'Jose Jesus, the celebrated. Indian chief, in
which the lattek
,was shot by the former,
'the' ball entering the right breast, passing
Toward and lodging in the shoulder. At
~the last advices, Jose Jesus was convales
cent, and it was thought he would recover,
though with the loss of the free use of his
right arm. From all accounts, there had
been Some previous difficulty between the
two, and they were both intoxicated at this
time. Huddart Was tried bp a jury of 12
men, and sentenced to three years con
finement in irons. He is to be sent to Gen.
Smith to be placed in the custody of tho
i military. Huddart was formerly a lieu.
"tenant in the New York regiment oflvol
tinteersl and was honorably discharged at
• the close of the War. '
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POLITICAL MATTERS—PROCLAMATION OF 1
- OEIPEttAL EXLEY. 1
•
The, following document has caused 'a
great excitement, in the terriimy, as will
he seen below: • .
,/b Ike Pezple of California.:
Congresihaving failed at its recent &es
. .
ston to provide a new government for this
totuttry, to replace that which existed on
the'ennextition of California to the 'United
. k*.iti q s ; the, undersigned would , call atten
-094 iii) the means which he deems best cal.
' Wittdilio avoid the embarrassments of our
, ,-. ~
t positron. . ~, ,
~, ~. - undersigned; in accordance with
,rnot lens from the Seiretati, ,of Yar,
jjegityrie4, the athniniFitriqlon ofeivil af-
BE9
fairs in.Cafiromie, not as a mitit4,4
but ati, the, ox . o:utive Of the existing
civil govorament... the 'absence of :,11
properly appointed , davierdor, the
commanding officer of the Department is
by the laws of California, ex ()frig civil
Governor of the country, and the irstrne
tions from Washington were based on the
provisions of these laws,. The subject lms
been misrepresented or at' least miscon
ceived, nod currency given to the impres
sion that the Government of the country is
still military. Such is not the fact. The
military governiment ended with the war,
and what remains is the civil government
recogniied in the existing laws of Califor
nia. , .
. The situation of California is almost i
dentical with that of Louisinna, and the de
cisions of the Supreme. Court in recogni
zing the validity of the laws which existed
in that country. previous
.to its annexation
to the United States, where not inconsist
ent with the Constitation and laws of the
United States, el: repealed by legitimate le
gislative enactment, furnish us a clear &
safe guide in our present. situation. It is
important that citizens should understand
this fact, so as not to endanger their prop
erty rind involve themselves in useless and
expensive litigation; by giving countenance
to persons claiming authority which is not
given thorn -byby law, and by putting faith
in laws which can never be •recognized by
legitimate courts.
A brief summary of the organization of
the . present Government may not be unin
teresting. It consists Ist. of a Governor,,,
appointed by the Supremo Governinent;l
in default of such appointment the office is,
temporarily vested in the commanding mil
itary officer of the Department. The pow
ers and duties of the Governor are of a
limited character, but fully defined and
pointed out by the laws. 2d, A Secreta
ry, whose duties and powers. are also pro
perly defined. 3d. A Territorial or De
partmental Legislature, with limited pow
ers to pass laws of a local character. 4th.
A Superior Court ( Tribunal Superior) of
the Territory, consisting of four Judges
and a Fiscal. sth.. A Prefect and sub.
Prefects for each District who are charged
with the preservation of public order and
the execution of the laws; their duties cor
respond in a great measure with those of
District Marshals and Sheriffs. 6th. A
Judge of first Instance for each District.—
This office is by a custom not inconsistent
with the laws, vested in the Ist Alcalde of
the District. 7th. Alcaldes who have con
current jurisdiction among themselves in
the same district, but are subordinate to the
higher judicial tribunals. Bth. Local his
flees of the Peace. 9th. Ayuntanzi entos
or Town Councils. The powers and func
tions of all these officers arc fully defined
in the laws of this country, and are almost
identical with those of the corresponding
officers the Atlantic & Western States.
! The method here indicated to attain
whfft is desired by all, viz: a more perfect
'political organization, is deemed the most
'direct and safe that can be adopted; and
done fully authorized by law, It isctlie
course advised by the President aqd by
the Secretaries of State and of War of the
United States, and is calculated to avoid
the innumerable evils which ,dust` neces
sarily result from any attempt at. illegal lo
cal legislation. It is therefore hoped that
it will meet the approbation
.of the people
of California, and that all good citizens
will unite in, carrying it into execution.—
Given at Monterey, California, this 3d
day ofJune,A. D. 1849.
, (Signe,) B. RILEY.
Brevet Brig. Gen'l. U. S. A., and Gov
ernor of California. Official—H. W. Hal
feet, Bvt. Capt. and Sec'y of State.
ANOI lIER PROCLAMATION.
On June 4th, Gen. Riley issued anoth
er proclamation to the people of the Dis l i
-
trict of San Francisco, from which We.CX
tract the two chief paragraphs :
Whereas, Proofhas been laid before me,
that a body of men styling themselves "the
legislative Assembly of the District of San
Francisco," has , usurped powers which are
vested only in the'Congress of the United
States, by making laws, creating and fill.'
ing offices, imposing and collecting taxes,
without the authority of law and in viola
tion of the Constitution of the U. States,
and of the late Treaty with Mexico; Now,
therefore, all persons are warned not to
countenance said inert and unauthorized
body, either by paying taxes or by sup
porting or abetting their officers. -
And, whereas, due proof has been re
ceived that , a person assuming the title of
Sheriff, under the authority of one claim
ing to be a Justice of the Peach in the town
of San Francisco, did, on the 31st of May
last, with an armed party, violently enter
the office of the Ist Alcalde ofthe District
of San Francisco, and there forcibly take
and carry away the Public Records of said
District from the legal custody and keep
ing of said let Alcalde: Now, therefore,
all good citizens are called upon to assist
in restoring said records to their lawful
keeper, and in sustaining the legally con
stituted authorities of the land. -
The General theri goes on to argue that
the Justice of the Peace is regularly sub
izrdinato to,the Alcalde and says that the
Alcalde beinVhe regular agent ofthe law
must be sustained, notw.ithstanding the dis
like ffirth&-individual holding the office.
At the same time he, as Executive, will
always be ready to employ legal means to
count'in competency or real administrator.
ACTION OF TIIE PEOPLE.
A mass meeting was held at San TAran
cisco on June 12th, Wm. M. Stewart Pre
siding. Hon. T. Butler King made a
speech, as did several other gentlemen.—
The following resolutions were adopted :
Resolved, That the - Congress of ,the
Tilted States having ihiled to pass any law
for the government of this country, the
people Of.Culifoniiir have. the undoubted
right, to organize a goverame4 fOr their
own protection.
'Resolved, That the people',Ocalife7tia
are called upon; by . an Imperativesense of
duty, to , assemble in 'their sovereign
•
city and elect delegatee..to a Convention to
form a Constitution for. ri State -00verh-
Merit ; that the great and growing interests
Of California may be. represented in the
next Congress of the United States, and
that the people of this country may have
the necessary protection of law, •
Resolved, That we earneily invite our
fellow citizens at large to unite with us in
our efforts to establish a government,in•ae
cordance with the constitution of our be-,
loved country;.and that a committee of titTe
persons be appointed by the President of
this meeting, to correspond with . the other
4listriets, ;and fix an early day for the e
rection of delegates, and the Meeting of the
Convention; and also to determine the
number of delegates which should be elec
ted from , this district. , • .
• .
Of this mcetini th Califorhia re
marks that it .was.enthuslastie and united:
The same' paper hopell that other districts
will follow the exampl6 ; and thattho cam
paign thus propitiously begun :will not be
suffered to flag till tho Representatives and.
Senators of California take their seats in
the United States' Congress.. • .
A meeting was held at San Jose on the
7th June, Kimball H. Dimmack presiding,
to consider Gen. Riley's Proclamation.—
The Spanish part of the meeting unani
mously sustained the General. The fol
lowing reSolUtions were adopted by. the A
nierienns: , . -
Whereas, We, the resident citizens of
California, believe ourselves to have .been
treated by the Congress of the U. States in
a manner ,unworthy of the services which
we have rendered to the nation ; by their
neglecting to provide for 'us a territorial
government,, and by , their interfering in
the question of slavery; which question
we, the people ofCalifornia, presume our
selves to Le the most competent to settle,
ns it will most affect us for good or evil:
And whereas, It is indispensable to the
well-being 'of society, and especially the
grittily growing population of California,
that the administration of justice should be
in accordance, with the establishCd usage
of nations, and established upon just and
known principles; Therefore be it
Resolved, That we give our unanimaus
approval to the proclamation of Gov. Ri
ley; and that we believe ourselves now call
ed upon to elect the delegates recommend
ed by his Excellency, with the avowed ob
ject of forminc,t' '
a State Constitution, to be
presented to the Congress of the U. States,
for admission into the Union.
Resolved. That we now call upon all of
our fellow-citizens of Upper California to
unite witkus,,and that we manifest at the
ballot box at the time appointed, our desire
to carry out the views recommended in
said proclamation, as we believe tipm to
be the views of the great majority of the
people of California.
ADDRESS OF TUE ST. FRANCISCO ASSEMBLY.
The Alta California, of June 24, con
tains an address to the people of the terri
tory, from the Legislative Assembly of
San Francisco district. This document,
which covers a page of that paper, calls
on the peopleNto act promptly for them
selves in the Organization of a regular
State Government? they are now without
any government, a mixed mass of human
beings from all regions, and all tongues
and habits,
impelled by the same feverish
desire of fortune making. The United
States has assu rood 4ho-righLta
not only without representation, but with
out giving them any government at all,
making them bear the burthens of the
Union without enjoying its benefits, thus
violating in them the first principles of
freedom. Thereby Congress has, so to
say, abdicated its authority to control them
and thrown them back . on their natural
rights, especially in the right of instituting
a Government.
In this emergency what sort of a govern
ment can they set up, which will be in ac
cordance with the United State's constitu
tion and violate no duty to their beloved
country or her institutions? A State
Government. It is not necessary that they
should pass through a territorial adminis
tration in order to become a State. Texas
did . not. And for population they will
certainly have enough before tho meeting
of Congress. By organizing a State Gov
ernment they may also settle "a great and
harrassing political question in the United
Stetes," which must certainly defeat a ter- .
ritorial organization for a long time.—
That question California has to settle her
self, and the sooner the better.
The Assembly accordingly recommends
a Convention of twelve -delegates from
each district, to be held at San Jose on the
third Monday in August next, for the pur
pose of framing a State Constitution, and
setting itiii'operation. And till the new
Government is adopted, the people are
advised to keep their district organization.
COURAGE OF TILE CAMANCUE: -. ANOr
Henry, of the U. S. Infantry, in one of his
interesting letters from San Antonia, tex
as, to give an idea of the obstinate courage
of the Comanche Indians, gives the follow
ing as one instance of desperate resistance
in a chief of that tribe ;
"A party of them had been for some
time annoying the settlement in the vicini
ty of San Antonio. A large force had
been collected to pursue them. A battle
ensued near the town ; many were killed,
and some taken prisoners.. One chief and i
his squaw shut themselves up an old Span-1
ish house resolutely refusing ; to surrender.)
The command was drawn up around the
house, and he must haVe seen that every
avenue of eseape, as well asall hoPe eft
success, waa cut of Wishing to 'spare
him they sent the prophet of his band to .
use his. mfluence to prevail upon him to
surrender. He scorned their proposals,,
and for an :answer senfan arrow among
the trooperwhich killedonte of their' men.
His position was so favorable that he'kill
ed seven:: To get him out; they made a
hole in the roof and threw 'composition balls
into the house: Suddenly he,openefl'the,
door, and ;with desperate ; energy ?lished
forth and nearly' succeeded in maktng his
.
oscaPe. 'He deali: , ,death-bloa's •ntil tho 'slo in cools,. and notes of hitid,e# achie4V.: A yetis*** tepresentatied came etrer
lust, killing three, more befdro he Was Shot .money had been loaned amountingtOlo26B an tins stearner,„to . the U. S. government,
down. ' One can hardly
on
realiio such des 'making a .total of $723,67. 'Ali old atove ,' in favor . of ,Mi: Cliffond's remaining' as
perate -resistarie& , frem e man . His' was also fodnd to contain a - considerablelminitter in Mexico. Mr Cliflbrd, through
squaw was killed during tho attack. 'UV amount of silver and copper coin, careful- ! his industry and attention to the interists of
had buried her. She was found in her
,in
stowed away. The money was placed his countrymen, hai gained the good will
simple grave, with the warrior's saddle as in the hands of an executor, appointed by and esteem of all. •
her tombstone." ( the court, for the benefit of the thin liter An American ,by the name of Henry
, ~
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Aimed in the neighborhood
Departure of the Irish Prisoners
, ,
The Dublin—Freon/4 n A 's Journal gives
the followiag account.of,tle last Bid inter
view between the &parting patriots end
their friends : 1 , • •..
The last moment previous to departure
having arrived, the prisoners were once
more surrounded by their friends many
of them ladies—of whom they took a ten
der dud affecting farewell. • Mr. O'Brien's
lady, hiS sister, and the Rev: Mr: O'Brien,
his brother,' Were With him from an early
hiair in the morning. The Rev. 'Mi.
Meagher, S. J., uncle to 'Mr. T. F. Meag
lior;' and several • female .relations, • were
present ;' as were the wife; Sister,' and oth-'
er relatives of Mr. O'Donohoc, and Sev6ral
- others, rekitions of Mr. M'Ma
nus. 'We shall not attempt to describe the
most painful keno' that presented itself at
this moment. The 'friends of the' "con
victs" as the law calls..thein; - betrayed the
most intense grief; blit , tlidir,:oWn—deinean
or was marked tit theli . lanliriess.and for
titude that digtirtgmsteTl themAill through,
and even .at .- a tittle :when their enemies
menace&them with the "traitor's doom."
Having taken nn affectionate leave of their
friends, and cordially shaken hands with
several gentlemen who were present, and
with the Governorole deputy Governor
and other officers of the prison, they enter
ed the van, accompanied by Inspector Ho
venden, and Mr.
.Lamb, tho Governor of
Smithfield prison.
In taking his place in the van, Mr. Meag
her said, int a firm tone, " I feel 'a prouder
man leaving the country even thus, than
many who remain in it. ' "And so do I,"
responded Mr. - O'Donohoe. The other
gentlemen made no observation ; but no
man who saw them'could doubt that, if it
had been their fate, they would say dulce
estpropatria mori with as much fortitude
and resignation as they now bid farewell
to their friends and native land.
The Congress was opened on the Ist of
July. The message of President Herrera
says that the reduction of 40 per cent. in '
import duties has produced the best eflects,
having increased the Custom ,receipts $5,
279,729 in eleven months, the army ex
penses may be reduced, and the number
and salaries of civil officials dimirished.—
The national expenses may th s be re
duced to 88,000'000 per anum, t c interist
of the national debt not included and the
receipts miry as the President thinks, be ' I
made to cover the whole. The public
debt, having been reduced $96, 000,000,
is now not much more than $l, 000.000,
and as a large part of it bears no interist,,
the interist will not surpass a third of the'
revenue: moreover a fbrther reduction ofl
certain claims is probable. The President
specially recommends to the considera
tion of Congress those creditors whose prop
erty has been taken by force or voluntari
ly given by them to meet the expenses of
the war. .
The United States Government has off
ered to that of Mexico to sell the whole
stock of muskets belonging to the U. S.
which have been made disposable by the
substitution of percussion locks for the old
flint locks in our army.
A person named Luis Zaumdio raised
the standard of rebellion at San Andre°, a
a vilage in the State of Mexico. His fol
lowers numbered only about 100, badly
disciplined and badly equiped. He pub
lished a prOnunciamiento squinting toward
Santa Annri;.going, for:the Roman Catholic
as the only religion to be tolerated, and a
junta of two men known fpr honer, inteli,
germe - antt - rarturrsni - To' be appoidewby
ihe chief, .'„Piumdio himself, to direct the
dnterprise: ~
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Tho insurrection in the Sierra Madre is
hear its end The Trait d' Union of the
4tli*.lays that the Chiefs have betaken
theniselves to the mountains with no more
than eight hundred men, and that the reb
els are all struck with panic. Subsequent
ly, however, one of the leaders, Quiroz.
with six hundred men, attacked Puiones
which was defended by only 60 troops;
the insurgents were defeated, if the Mexi
can story be true, in spite of their being
ten times as numerous as their antagonists.
They lost 12 men, among them one of
their leaders.
A canducta reached Puebla on the Bth,
With one million eight hundred and forty
two thousand dollars in bullion, dm.
The French minister proposes to fur
nish Mexico with arms.
Senor Arranjuez, brother of the Mexi
can minister to France, has been appoin
ted Consul at New York, and has started
for that city. -* • _ ____, ----
A pronunciamento had taken place in
Sultepend in favor of Santa Anna on his
return. The government sent a force
against the party and disFersed them.—,
The Mexican government have a pro
ject in contemplation to rent out all the I
coast custom houses forsll,ooo, 000 per
anum—a very good bargain if it can get
it—and re establish the tariff of 1845.•
A correspondent ofthe Trait d' Union
writes from Mazatlan the 18th of June;—
"It appears that the placers ofCalifomia
are meanwhile the theatre of inevitable
misery, if we Can believe the recitals of
the gold seekers, who had left our city
and had returned.
"I have to give you some news more
deplorable yet. The loss of ,many vess-
Poverty and Avarice. ells is announced on the coast of Californa.
The Oincinati Comniereial of the 25th It is said that the passengers of a steamer
July notices the death of an old beggar which touched at San Blas have declared
Woman in that city a few days previous, that they met at sea a vessel with keel up
named Eliz.abithr - Morelcok, who, with an on which wore lashed twelve dead bodies.
idotic 'and hunch back daughter, whose The, passengers- of the barqu3 Jolting,
deformity rendered her an object of pity, which has anchored in our port, on its re.
Imd_for many years lived on the charity turn from San nanscisco, say they met
of the public. She died in the night, and with a p#ep oft} brig at sea, under water..
when a candle was lighted by her idiotic 'The Mexican schooner Maria . del Rosario,
daughtei,"ordered it put, out, as she ,could which jell Mazatlan for California tho 25th
not afford to' pay for it. When taken Febuary last, is probably lost, for. nothing
Sick, she ordered a chest, which ? alter heri has been heard from her."_. _,
death, waillinnd to contain money,; be The cholera still continues at Saltillo,
placed bee ltre her bed, keeping, it within making rapid strides towards the State of
reach' during 'her whole sickness; and' Durango, on the frontier of w • s 1 has
made its ..
when the death attuggre come, on, she was already made appeafance... 7
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told that ,she; must die, she flung lidiself " A 'company American e. '' : ! by
upon,lhe . chefit and ' clawed at it, in ler the land route for California, eefler. the
Wild avaricious phrenzy, until she tore of . Tier,R route l. by a strong party 4 Indiana'
death, the . chest was opened, and found,to # 'd' all massacred, except pue er , two ,
contains449,6o ip small silver change who escaped.
, ,
They were dressed as usual—certainly
not with less care, and Mt. Meagher had
in his hand Ossian's Poems, as he said "to
remind him of the old country of which he
still did not despair."
Every friend of Ireland will peruse with
proud satisfaction the following calm, but
steadfast and resolute address of the disas
trous convicts to their fellow countrymen,
left upon the eve of embarkation with a
friend for proMulgation
"Fellow-Coutitrymen—lf your eflbrts
to procure a mitigation of the penalties to
which we are about to be subjected had
been as successful as you desired, we could
not have offered to you more sincere and
grateful acknowledgments than those which
we now tender, for the sympathy and soli
citude which you have displayed in our
behalf.
"At this moment, whilst we aro bidding
our last sad farewell to our native land, the
reflection that our fellow-countrymen have
not witnessed with indifference our remo
val from amongst them is a sweet source
of consolation ; and,' tbe assured, 4hat this
fe me m b rice AvilLhereafler_kia.
alleviation. to whatever suffering it may - be
our lot to endure.
"Knowing that we address many wh4
do not concur with us in political opinions,
we
. _do not•feel ourselves at liberty to offer
any observations upon the policy by which
this country is governed—upon the policy
which gave' occasion to our resistance to
British power—uponthe policy which now
consigns us to exile. We arc compelled
to repress oven the emotions which we feel
in reflecting upon the awful condition in
which weleave reflecting upon the awful
condition in which we leave the land that
we have deeply loved ; nor is,this a fitting
occasion to point out the means by which
its disaffects may be repaired ; but we can
not refrain from the expression of a hope,
that you will 'not despair of our country;
and we may be permitted to offer to our
countrymen a parting exhortation, that they
will lay aside those unhappy dissensions
tnthicir, have so long paralyzed the intrinsic
strength.of the Irish nation, and henceforth
learn tojove and confide in each other.
"We feel that it is not neceSsary to say
anything to you in vindication of our mo
tives. Even those who most conde mil' our
conduct know that we: have not been ani-.
mated by considerations of a personal na
ture in hazarding all that was dear to us
for the sake of our native land ; but we owe
it to our feelings to declare that, whatever'
may be the sacrifices we incur by devo
tion to its interests, our latest aspiration
will be a,pmyer for the prosperity, the no
nor, and the independence of Ireland.
WILLIAM S. O'BniEN,
TIMM/U3 FRANCIS Mumma,
TERENCE BELEw M'Attritis,
P.A.Tntek O'DoNoite.E.
"Richmond-prison."
n • )
. ,
The old woman and her daughter lived in
the utmost poverty, without fire; and al
most destitute of clothing. She paid no
rent, and a few months since was ejected
from her residence, when her piteous wai-
lings induced her neighbours to make up
four or five dollars for her, which was paid
(:1 to
to tho landlot.d, and she was restore'
her .room. . In 1840, when Small change
Was so scarce, this woman made a hand
some speCulation by selling-five hundred
dollars worth at one time to a. single indi
vidual! This money was accuMnlated by
beggery by herself and .daughter, The
latter was generally flogged on her return
home tit night, when . she did not Make, a
good day's work •of it,. and was'.alwaye
whipped before she was,sent out in • the
morning I The cries ofthe poor creature,
while under the lash of her • avaricious
mothcr,• have frequently excited the indig
nation of the neihgborhodd, • •
Later from Mexico;
Reporied Wreck of California Vessels--
Pronunciamento in favor of Santa
.Anna 7 . -L-Anzericans Attacked and Rob-
Led, •
• The Royal Mail steamer Great Western
arrived at Mobile, on the 21st instant, in
01 hours, from Vera Cruz. She brought
25 paisengerii, and $30,000 in specie for
New Orleans, and $1,300.000 for Eng.,
land.
Woods who pure.. ig
of Durango a tot offivo hundredmules for
the gold mines in California, had them ta•
ken away from him'at Guatlaluix) Calvo,
on his way to California; by tberidexicen
authorities, The Whir appars to be a
downright robbery on their part. .
The Mesican governmenthas finally
ipued'a CI cuter authorizing the consump.
tion orAmerican tobacco imported during
the ocupation ef,that country by ourarmy
with the restriction that it should not he
mixed with the tobacco or the country un.
der penalty ) of confiscation. ~
PREM4TRE INTERMENTS.—The editor
of the'Cineinnau Atlas, writing from Xe
nia Ohio; on, the where there , hid
been n few choleia cases, relates therfol.
lowing incident ; :
"I cannot doubt that th erei have been
many cases of too- hasty burials, in cases
of cholera. L saw a young man , to-day,
who was reporte,d all onQ l .day to be dead,
and was actually in a state ofcollapse. Ho
said that he heard the persons at his 'led.
side say he is dead,' and at the same time
he was perfectly conscious, and in the full
possession of MS SCIISCS. said he was
in dread they would bury him alive."
LIST of Paid Suliscribe
in
Kline, Dr. D.
Kirk Jason
Kunes Wm.
Kylar Jacob
Livergood Peter
Livergood Roland
Leonard Wm.
Leonard A. F.. -
Laughlin J. W.
Litz David .
Lutz Levi
Lanich G. D.
Luther M. H.
Leonard Thomas
Lumadoo jr. Wm.
Livingston Daniel
Livergood E. R.
Linsley Fletcher
Miller F. G.
McGhee T. A.
Martin Wm.
Munson Chester
McMullen N. K.
Mays Jonathan
Moore Wm. L.
McCullough Thes.
Maurer Reuben
Montgomery Wm.
Merrell Wm.
Mitchell Samuel
Mays Thomas
Mcßride Wm.
McEnally Rev. P.
McClarren Joseph
MeKeeghen David
Nichols sen. Martin
Nichols jr. Martin
Nauclier John B.
Ogden D. W.
Ogden Ab'm
Passmore G. C. - '
Pearce Jacob
Patton John
Pearce jr. Abs.
Patchin S.
Porter William
Pearce Ab'm
Rishel Nathaniel
Read James A.
Read Amos A.
Radebach J. S.
Russel John
Rishel W. L.
Reed G. L.
Rupley John
Stites Joseph
Shirey I. S.
Schnarrs J. F. W.
Smeal George
Sloss Win.
Stewart John
Stites John
Spackman Benj.
Shaw John
,153
Shippy William
Shoenina F. W.
Shirey John
Seiler Michael
*Wield Gilbert
SBOfield Elisha
haw Joseph
Shaw Archibald
Scofield. Alexander
Schnell Michael
Stewart Daniel
Tate Jashua J.'
Thompson
Thompson S. C.
Thompson J. D.
Taylor R. C.
Thompson James .
Turner George'
Taylor J. M,
Thompson Rufus
Thompson Moses
Williams Edward
Welch W. C. '
Welch George
Wilson S. P.
Wallace W. A. ,
Wrigley James'
Woods
.& Wilson ' .
Wager John
Wilson John':
Worrella 0. '--
Wrigley Wm. K.
Henry.H
WaPle enry. ',7
Wavle Richard,
Watson ,C. D,
Zeigierlapes,
NOTICE. , ' .''' ' '
Antes, jr., Philip
Arnold Manassah
Alexander W. cc. 50
Brown John
Brown Thomas
Bonsall Benj.
Butler John-50
Bloom, sen. James
Beissel H. B.
Barger Joseph
Bloom Isaac
Bloom Wm. M.
Burchfield Thomas
Bagshaw Wm.
Beaumont John
Bell Grier
Beatty George
Boone Joseph
Breth Henry
Beers. John
Bronoel John
Barr John .
Campbell Jacob W.
Campbell J. A.
Caldwell Alex.
Cline Isaac
Crowell John
Cardon L. C.
Conklin Richard
Chambers J. J.
Carr Aware!
Caldwell Samuel
Crowell Jacob
1 Carson Benjamin
Cattle J. L.
Cooper Isaiah
Crown Daniel
Dressler David
Dunla , sen. Wm.
ir yor. John -
Draucker Isaac
Dunlap Isaac
Erhard Christian
Ellis Aseph-371
Fulton Washington
Fulmer Ephraim
Fullerton Isaiah
Foally Wm.'C.
Fulton Thomas
Fulton James
Fulton Samuel
Fleming Wm.
Foster, Dr. C. R.
Ginter Conrad •
Graham, son. John
Gilbert W. T.
Graham J. B.
Gearhart Adam
Gulich John
Gulich G.' P.
Goodfellow G. D.
Gearheart Peter .
Goodlander Daniel.
Graham, jr. John. 7
Gormont John-- ~
"flan 5 - . - W.
HoleiThomas
Hunter Je . .
Hills, Dr. 1, `,„ '.,
tlijls; Dr. . tr.
r i t iot
11.1fnito J. .T. --`, - -
oft, Dr. .P.
Hersey. J. B. ' .
Holden Wm.
Holt V. B.
Hunter Wm.
Hunter J. C.
Hartshorn Benj.
Hubler Jacob
Hughes Richard
Hunter Josiah
High Ab'rn
Hugarb F.
Hegarty J. H.
Hemphill James
Hurd H. H.
H.arshbarger Adam
Irvin Wm.
Irvin David . .
Irwin Joseph
Irwin, son. John
John.son Samuel'
Johnson
John Eon Ela _
Johnston Georir .
Johnston Charles
Johnston Edward
Kylar I. W. • .
Kline Solomon : , ° 0
KPar: Ab'm i-
LI; peninne had& ted to the tubeerther ((trio/oar,
AI CAamitionilir ititiL ma, sit tlitrA.:leartleltilind 4 to:
leactory tor thi yeure 1847 and 16481011 plea'.
et the eture and mettle Jur the seme,ro woad to r
trouble, haroloivrelinquished itie.littrutire:.y 0 •',/',
- .-
lons. Poindurvl"
- .•-ri -,-.aL
truly 8 1; 1841 ,
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