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MEJICANA.
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INVENTARIO,
Kri lá república Mejicana, el año de 1853,
jetando en bu recinto yo el Notario y Alvacea,
a efecto de proceder a inventariar h>s bienes de
la Federación, facultado P9.r Ia cláusula 27 pa
X& bauerlo aunque no muera la enferma, presente toda la familia, sin avaluadores, porquo
no tienen loa bienes valor desconocido para
aquella, sin causar agravio a los interesados, ee
enumeran las siguientes:
ALHAJAS PRECIOSAS.
Primeramente, se alista un ministerio de Guer
ra y Marina, sin ejército ni armada, porque el
primero se consideró un estorbo para mantener
la pan que se hizo con el Norte, y porque la
aegmída, aunque poca se vendió por la octava
parte da su valor, dejándola reducida a un nú-
piero de buques, sobre los quo so puede pregun
tar cort el ¡simpático Sancho do Cervantes:
¡¿Cuantos splia tener vuesa merced?
" Se alista un fuerte, llamado Ulúa, quo sirve
para proporcionar trofeos a las-daciones que los
pidan, pues alli los conseguirán como los Fian.
cenes y Americanos, disputados a las ratas del
edificio.
Se alista una guardia que se llama nacional,
por sí alguna vez fue*o nación donde vive ; su
objeto es cubrir laij marchas de procesión, su
instituto, que no voten los descontentos en las
elecciones, y ai? resu(tado, no admitir en juicio
ni fuera de él, a ciertos ciudadanos que reclamen contra el injusto agresor.
Se «listan unas lucidas guarniciones, que ata
TÍan a los bravos corceles del Sr. Presidente,
bis que llevan en letras bordadas, una inscription que dice " Supremo gobierno.
Se alistan un local de comisiones en 1» casa
Diputación ; los efectos que allí se reciben, de
quje^ gusta mandarlos, son unas cedulillas cn
que esta escrito "Fulano sí" "Fulano uo". Los
derechos se pagan do importación, consumo,
Óomiston, &c. feo., y se haeo saber a los corree
ponsalos, que allí, no se castigan las averias.
Se alistan diez Aduanas marítimas, con diversos arcenales, quo los introductores saben
uniformar. Estas alhajas so dan a los que saben
ftl idioma en que se piden quienes tienen en
ellas el dominio útil dejando el directo al Supremo Gobierno.
Bienes Semovientes.
So alUtan cuarenta y dos tribus de salvages,
£U las fronteras de üiéjieo, quienes por no te
ner diques, han saltado hasta Zacatecas, paste
ando en los habitantes de Fresníllo, sin que el
gobierno intente contenerlos, puesto que desea
polinizarnos, aunque sea con estos portadores
del esterminiu.
Se alistan veinte manadas de Diputados, de
precio alto, que para mantenerlos, se ha gastado u,n$ quinta parte del erario. Esta dote ines
timada que trajo la Federación, no tiene fru
(os, y se entregará a los herederos, sin obligaron de reponer lo perdido oon las crias por no
haber tenido mas parto que el de los montes.
Se reconocen veinte Gobernadores de falsa ri
anda entre ellos hay uno, tan afecto a su que,
rencia, que hizo alianza con las fieras, para
yol ver ruinas la estancia que lo vio nacer, y a
$oude no se le dejaba entrar. A este bellaco
fe le debe o nfinar a un establo de bronce, que
no pueda aportillarlo y desde donde, perciba su
instinto^ los clamores de la sangre y del incendio; de ¡a dosohcion y la orfandad.
Se alistan seis Comisionados, que forman tres
fracciones, una que sirve para mandar a Guadalajara cuando haga su movimientos, a fin de
que no pasen de lócalos. Otra que se mueve
Con el mismo fin a Veracruz, temiendo que las
har^p(a^qi^e pidefl sus habitantes en lo local,
l$J fea$aa Ws&S- b&$l ?1 palacio de Mejico.
Otra lleva el meesajge a Sinaloa, de reconocer
en las autoridades, el ftueyo personal, y que no
pasen ele estos adjetivos acabados en al. Y to
*lo por el interés que tiede S. E., de conciliar
§u permanencia en el puesto, con cuanto Buceda
__\l_   uepu.lp.lica «lejtcana.
Bienes Muebles..
Eie, ^ventaría un instrumento de bajo-tiple,
9£Eun las llaves que en él se llueven, llamado
'.'Monitor Mejicano" Por divertir diaríamen
l¡e al Si*. Presidente, se pagaba a lofj artistas
.20,000 pesos al año. Regularmente en todas las
sonatinas hace bajo, menos en las de crédito
esterior y Tehuantepec. que lleva la voz candante.
Se alistan dos mágicas y enormes Cajas, en
la Tesorería General, son galvánicas por demás
y el dinero que allí entra, si es que entra, se
¿onvierte en u,n fluido qye equivale al aire; pe
rp en capjbio se encuentran dentro de olla los
estados del dinero, que se ha acuñado en las
casas de moneda de la nación, desde el setirno
Virey .Márquez de Villa Manrique.
Se alista una cartera secreta del Presidente
guarnecida de plata y esmaltes,  con   lapiceras
i de oro y plumas dc diamante, en bus cartones
' no hay mas de simples apuntes, do lo que S. E.
propuso, cn la contrata do tabacos y alza de
prohibiciones.
Bienes Raices.
No so decifran los que hay, por el pebg.ro en
que están dc pertenecer a otra propiedad.
Crédito activo r i'ASivo.
Quien debe ochenta millones de pesos fuertes
y no le deben u« centavo, está en eminente riesgo, do sor echado de la casa,   para pagar
crédito.
PAPELES INTERESANTES.
PRIMER   ARCHIVO.
En la parte alta de un armario, se encuentra
un legajo quo contiene, dos mil ciento duce de
crotos y leyes del Congreso do la Union : mil
novecientos dos, tienen una nota al margen que
dice '■'■derogado,'''' entra los lios se vé un pliego
limpio, que demuestra haber costado cada
uno de loa docrctos vigentes a la Naeion, cu
arenta mil pesos porquo, los Diputados han ab
sorbidose en veinte y ocho aúos, ocho millonee
cuatrocientos mil pesos.
En otro cajón están las momorias del Ministerio de Hacienda y sumadas laa existoneias en
toda,s resulta 1$ cantidad da 0000U00Q.
Mas abajó se halla una colección que oom-
prende : Un decreto dc la Legislatura de Du-
rango, la obra mas acabada del ingenio humano, y quo reveíalos sentimientos filantrópicos
de sus miembros; por cl se contrata la vida do
los salvages, variando el precio segun cl sexo y
edad, de manera que por matar a cien indios,
varones y adultos, paga aquel Erario quince
mil pesos, cuando con la mitad establecería una
misión, que civilizaría tribus enteras, on prove
cho de la sociedad, y de las poblaciones que les
son limítrofes.
Otro de la legislatura de Michoacan, que man
da hacer fuego al partido conservador, cuando
se acerque u los registros dc elecciones, por el
enorme delito do ser antifedej alistas. A este
acuerdo legislativo, que no tuvieron valor 1q§
Conscriptos de firmar, se le vistió con el t^age
de ''Orden municipal."
Otro del gobierno do Jalisco, usurpando al
Ayuntamiento sus facultades, que no hizo mas
de revivir una dísposiciou del gobierno de 1821.
y reformado, no conforme a las luces del siglo,
sino a las del Sr. Gobernador. Esta obra sirve,
para que S. E. esté al contacto de cuanto pasa
en lo íntimo de las familias y para separar déla
comunión cristiana, a los hijos de padres no conocidos. Para que los resultados ho correspondieran al propósito, se buscó a un Director, sin
patria ni educación. A este bello ideal, lo en'
cabeza cl pomposo nOmltfeJde liPolícia y buen
gobierno.'1''
Otro del Congreso gonera!, que prohibe la
introducción de harinas, sin duda porquo los
Escogidos han creido que, el mejor medio de
hacer progresar la agricultura, es el hambre de
sus conciudadanos.
Todos estos preciosos documentos, están (aja.
dos con tiras de papel, al parecer sacadas d,el
aviso público que se dio en Guadalajara a los
Santanístas, de que se les iba a aprender. ¿Se
lograría la aprehensión? En el reveso de estas
fajas dice: " Ensayos sobre la ilustración de
los padres de la Patria".
En una caja de madera cl Canchelagua, [que
los Diputados llaman por su otro nombre], con
embutidos do hueso, y filetes dorados con ácido
sulfúrico, se halla el gran tratado de Guadalu>
pe, a quien los padres de la afirmativa hacen
una reverencia, en honor de los honores que
reciben de los contrayentes. Esta obra de la
humillante historia, está abrigada con los apun
tes que sobre el Norte, escribió en Washington
un Plenipotenciario mexicano. Flor dc las flo
res y Rosa de los jardines.
Otros legajos que contenían, varias declarato
rias del Jurado contra los Ministros, y en la ea
rábula un rótulo que dice : " Para cubrir espe
dientes."
Sob-e una mesa se ve la disposición del Presidente que suprimió la imprenta, por la   f-J
te razón de que no vengan a *
dades.    ¿ Serf*-, por sus pote-
garantía tenemos, aun en medio de nosotro?,
contra la anarquía, las guerras civiles, las revo
luciónos y el reinado del terror x    Ninguna.
t¡ Vemos con un profundo sentimiento de humillación y vergüenza los atrevidos ultrajes
perpetrados y por perpetrar en la Baja California por la pandilla de vagamundo.*) sin ley y sin
principios, mandada por el ladrón Walker, ese
miserable que se llama ciudadano americano,
contra una nación hermana, pacífica é iuofea-
siva. No encontramos en la historia de nuestro
pais nada comparable en todos sua pormenores
pon esos actos criminales, y rogamos encarecidamente a Dios que sea en lo venidero cl único
que figure on las páginas de la historia. Como
ciudadan' 'iis\éranios poder bor.
rar hasta si... ..¿tros anales.
" Hemos acusauv, „ n.1 presidente de loa Estados Unidos de connivencia cn este estupendo
desafuero. Repetímos solemnemente nuestra
acusación. Apenas han trascurrido pocos dias
desdo que presentamos hechos abundantes y
exactos para probar que las autoridades federa,
les de San Frantisco se negaron a levantar una
mano, ni siquiera un dedo para impedir la sali.
da de los ladrones cuando podían hacerlo. Hemos
demostrado que el administrador de la aduana n
cumplió su deber; que el Marshal de los Esta„
dos Unidos obró cumo si quisiese protejer mas
bien qua contener a los filibusteros; y que lejos
dc esforzarse por poner coto a sus actos ilegales,
el Attorney de Distrito justificó con su condu.
cta la creencia do que lo que mas anhelaba era
favorecer a los invasores.
" No necesitamos recordar aquellos hechos.
Bástenos saber que hasta ahora no lian sido
desmentidos ni refutados. El presidente de los
Estados Unidos los conoce muy bien. Sus medios de conseguir informes son tan buenos como
los nuestros. El habrá sabido, hubiera debido
»aber,y lo combenia saber, que sua subordinados en California no han casado de suministrar
abiertamente auxilio y recursos a aquellos flili
busteros, por cuanto han dejado de cumplir el
deber que lea impone el juramento que han pres
tado, en casos como los que estamos cesaminan.
do. Si ignora todo esto, y no ha sídq enterado de cuanto se hacia, en conocimiento c¡e lotí
acontecimientos del dia es de lomas limitado....
Pero nadie cree quo nuestro Jefe sea uü hombre
tan ciego, tan ¡¿ordo y tan olvidadizo de lo que
pasa, como nos inddco a pensarlo esta suposición.
" Sogun las últhnas fechas, el Attorney de
Distrito de los Estados Unidos, el Marshal y el
administrador de la Aduana estaban todavía
en sus empleos. No sabemos que el presidente
de los Estados IJqídoa les haya'notificado ofici
almente que no se necesitaban por mas tiempo
sus servicios. No sabemos que se haya abierto
sumaria para examinar su conducta* Ni sabe
mos que se haya pensado siquiera en semejante
exánion. Nos vemos pues precisados a sacar
por inevitable conclusion, que Franklin Pierce
es tan filibustero como el coronel Walker. Está por la violación de los tratados solemnes oon
j las naciones extranjeras ; está en favor de los
ladrones, de los salteadores	
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Notice to Prc-Eaiptors.
U. tí. Laííd Offick,
Loa   Angeles, April  15th, 1854
ptibi
snob as tiie law reeiuircs.
apl5   tf
loaf Statem
de forma in tin
II. P  DORSEY,  Eegister.
loque los asusta el viejo'!    ¿, 7emeu que la
| (untad general que loa elevó. (
, deje de ser volun-
coaa causa el espectáculo que están
presenciando nuestros paisssnos en California,
y dos veces ¡ vergnenza! un presidente y nn
gobierno que se cruzan ele brazos y se tapan los
oídos en Washington, mientras la moral pública y la honradez pública están así sacrificadas
deliberadamente, si no de una manera oficial,
en las riberas del Pacífico !
" Ocioso es decirnos que el Presidente ha espedido una proclama contra Walker y su pan
dilla, como para manifestar su deseo de ponei*
coto, a la guerra que está haciendo a Méjico.
Todo el mundo sobe que no se espidió la proclama hasta que ei mal se habia constimado_
Este hecho ee notorio. Toáoslo conocen. El
general Pierce lo conoce, y también lo conoce
su gabinete. Todos ellos, desde el primero has
ta. í*1 ' u:'no, son unos j|l i basteros de la mas ba
*M¿RA.—Acerca  de esta famosa
-a dice lo siguiente un periódi-
. cartas y periódicos que tenemos a 1«
vista, eí gobierno de San Petersburgo ha solic
thepob-
District Court—1st Judicial District.
tute of feañfornía (íottnta oí ÍLos Sn-jeles,
Narcisa Reynolds vs. Joseph Reynolds.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OP CALIFORNIA.
TO JOSEPH KEYNOLDS.
WE summon you to be aud appear before the Dintriet
Court of tbe First Judicial District cf said county,
within ten days after the service hereof upon you, (exclusive ofthe day of ierVKKi.) if served in faid eonnfy; if .-erved
ont of the county, but in said Judicial District, within twenty days; if served out of the said Judicial District, but in
the State, within forty days, to annwef a bill of Complaint
filed ia said Court a^iust y,,LI by Naicisa Reynolds, tbe
nainrs of which is to obtain a judgment of the Óoui't afore-
Said in her favor anil a.^aiii.-it y on the said defendant, decree,
ins; her divorced and separated froyi  the nuptial tie aud
bood of matrimony -which has hitherto existed with you.	
You are notified if you fail to answer the said complaint
within the time specified, the Court will proceed to hear
proof of tbe facts alleged therein, and grant relief accord-
Given under my hand and Probate seal, there beiing as
yet no Real of said Court provided, on this 14th day of
April, 1S04. JOHN W.  SIIOUE. Clerk
ft having been made to appear to the satisfaction of the
liou. lieuj. Huyes. Judge of this Court alores=;.,d, by affidavit, that the s.uil defendant can not after due diligence be
found within rho State, and likewise that a cause of action
exists against the said defendant, it is order*d by the said
!iidge that ¡.erviee of the above summons be made by publication in the Los .Angeles Star newspaper once a week for
three tuccessive months. Attest.
anl5-3m JOHN W,  SHORE, District Clerk.
ing the
PRORATE" CüUKT:
5tail-of California ffiafljiria of %aB<&itgñt!S.
TfJ all whom it may concern. —No'ice is hereby given that
Thomas &. Hereford has filed his petition in the said
Couvt, representing flint James Thompson, Administrator of
the estate of Andrew W. Suhlelt, ilf coaled, has resignedhis
trust, and praying that he may he appointed aduiiuisurai-or
of Said estate, nnd that said nppiieatieii wi'l be hoard at tho
next regulur term of the said Court, to be holden on ¡Monday
Ihe 21th day of April. A. D. iSó-1, at the Court House in th.e
City oí Los Angeles, at 10 o'clock A. IA.
Attest, this Jth April, 1854.
apS It JOHN W. SHORE. Trobate Clerk.
Probate Co!Ei*t.
State of California -"---County of I03 Angeles.
ISllj all whom it may i;on(i,'i-i;..-.-,\otie"a.-"is her. by given, that
i lliinry Dalton has filed his petition in said Court to be
appointed Guardian of María- Josefa (Jübrieilla IMiuientajand
thatsaid petition will be heard at the next regular term of
the said Court to be holdun on Monday, the 24i!i day of
April, A. D. lS5i, at the Court Iiouse, in the city of Los Angeles, at 10 ocloék A. M.
Attest, this 7tb day of April, A. D. 1S54.
ap3-3t    '    JOHiV W. SHOKK, ProbateCIork.
Election Notice.
THE Common Council ofthe City of Los An-jeles in session of che lDt.U inst... resolved the following :
That on the fiist Monday in May, A.D. li'iU. tliere sh.-.l! be
held an election for Coi ¡. o rati on Oirn-er-, to wit:' Jla.yor,
Seven Councilman, a Treksurer, Mar.-liai n;i j City Attorney.
Said eU'Qtioi) to be conducted in coniovmii.y v.'it.h the regii-,
lations governing general elections; tiie place! where said
election is to b;f held, shall lie the Corporation Hall, and
Inspector thereof Steven C¿ Fester. ';'
Ey order of the Common Council,'
W. G. ¿DRYDEJÍ, Secretary.
Los Angeles. 12th April, li^l dp IS
tad, para continuar despedazando a la Nación? | tado para que trabaje en íus"téatr*o3&do"lVcÓHe
La voluntad con que ee obedeció e^ta medida,
es lamas auténtica prueba, de la inanición de
los .Mexicanos-
En el cajón do laa cubierta.^ *atA la copia
de una nota do la eesion habida, la nooh# min-
m;t que dio cuenta el Ministro, de haberse apo
dorado Iub Franceses de Ulúa; pero en ella no
consta mas de, la larga distancia, sobre si que
daban irregulares lui eclesiásticos votando en
causas de sangre, y la segunda lectura al dicta
men sobre adelantos de sueldos : concluye le
vantando la sesión, por no haber de que tratar.
Eu la secreta de reglamento, solóse trató
dt un reloj que traia el Principe Joinville, que
repetía minutos y medios cuartos. Todos loa
demás miembros de este archivo, comprenden
sentennres de legajos, con carátulag que dicen;
•l Slíio da.... jp.apejlos inútiles."
{Continuará.')
La Crónica de Nueva York de 15 de Febrero
publica los siguientes párrafos tomados del
Express, con relación a lus filibusteros.
u f-os legisladores no deben ser los primeros
en quebrantar las leyes. No e=s permitido esperar que los hombres que han jurado ejecutar
las leyes de su país, sean los primeros en patro
cinar su violación,. S.i Jo.s hombrea que ocupan
elevados puestos, no. tie,n,en e.l menor sentimiento
¿el deber eu este, particular, ¿ cómo so puedo
esperar quo se sostengan por mucho tiemp^
entre nosotros la honradez y la, moralidadl ¿Que
de rusia es» nueva Esmeralda, admiración de
Europa, gala de nuestras danzas nacionales, y
de quien tan gratos recuerdos conserva el pübü
eo tevillano. Si, como es de esperar, los subditos del autócrata consiguen tan preciosa y envi
'Hable adquisición, desde luego pueden los turóos
dar por terminada la guerra do Oriente."
EXPRESS  ¿DE ADAMS Y  C."
LOS que suscribimos despachamos por cada
vapor tercios, bultos, cartas &c. para Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco y todoa
lot= puntos de las minas del Norte y del fSur.
Tiramos libranzas a la vista sobre cualesquiera de nuestras oficinas en California a los mas
bajos precios  de Cambio.
Se hacen cobros en cualquier parte del Eg
tado.
 CHAS. R. JOHNSON, Ájrenta.
Taken Up,
On Rancho Nueva, a Bay Hnrse. ahout siiteen
hands high, white spot an the forehead, also a
white spot rn the upper lip, had shoes on when
taken up. The owner will píense call and take
him. Said iiorse appraised at $75.
apl5 4t P. R. IlUOKNim.
Dissolution of €oi»:irtiicr&Iiij>.
THE partnership  heretofore   existing  between   Messrs.
HUGHES fc GIUSOM, is hereby dissolved bv mutual
consent. *5   " JNO. H. HUGHES,
ALEX.   GIBSON,
Mission Viejo, 3;=st March, 1854,
JOHN II, HUGHES continues tbe business at the old
stand, where he will be happy to meet all his old friends.
Aprillü.       4t
Closing Up.
THE undersigned desires to inform the public that he is
selling out to close business, and all persons are respectfully requested to iettle tlieir accounts without further
notice. apl JOHN A. CCLLBA", Agent.
Los Angeles Academy..
OS7ILL open on the 15th inst . ia (lie buildiru Itnoyrn as
f?   the Eldorado.
'    TUITION .
Common English branches per wees, Sjl 00
Higher, " '"" •' 1 25
Greek, Latin, ¿French. Spanish, Painting
aod Neeeileft-brk, each extra, per week,
Boare^ and Tuition, including lights, rooms, fcc,       10 00
Our low rates wakes payment in advance uecessary,
J. McEIenbv Caldwell, A. M. Principal.
J. O   Caldwell, Pre eptress.
{JS~ Instrumental music taught on reasonable terms.
Los Angeles- March 11,1854. tf
Land Office Circular.
We pecceivs by a Circular signed by John wllson, Com^
missioner of the General Land Office, and addressed to Registers and Receivers of the UnUed States Land Offices ia
California, that in order tor pre-emptors to secure their
claims there are many things to be considered and acta
done, of which the puople of this State are not generally
cognizant. We propose, therefore, for the benefit of those
interested, to give a condensed statement ofthe contents oí,
this Circular,
By an act of 31st March, 1853, the pre-emption laws were •
extended over California. Thefe law.-i authorize settlements "to be made 011 the public lands in this State, not yet.
surveyed, if made within one year from the passifgc oftheí..
act of the third .March, üv-'j; but such so tt lenient s will not.
be recognized under these laws if made hubse-quent (o 11)ate
period, (liy a recent enactment of Congress the provision»
of this law are extended.)
The sixteenth and thirty-sixth M'ctienf» which have beeo
donated to the State ior School ¡ urpo.ses, if settlud on,
can be held by prc-emptoris, and the Stale may select other
lands in lieu of those thus fi ttled upon.
By the act of.'Id March, 1803. lauds "reserved on neeount
of claims under French, Sp:u:hh and other grants,""which
have been or shall Ik; hereaf'i-r declared by the Supremo
Court ofthe United States to be invalid," will be entitled
to the rlgÜt of pre-eruption, -'after the lauds have been released from reservation in the same manner as if no reserv-
The individual claiming the íjeüeli t of these acts must be:,
1st. A citizen ofthe United States, or one who has filed
his declaration of intention to become a cifiycn at the time*
of the settlement upon which his claim is based
2d. ¿Either the head ofa family or a widow, or a singlo
man over fhe ajjc of twnity-one years.
3d- An inhabitant of the tract, sought to be enterad, upon which, in person, he has made a settlement, and erected
a dwelling house since the ncijuisitinn of title hy the United States, and prior to 3il .March. ISa-.l, in reference to un-
surveyed lands, and before the time when tho land is applied for, in otherwises.
A person brineinjr himself within om-h of tlie foregoing requirements, by proof sai isla eiory lo llie Krister and Receiver of the Land District in vbi-h the hinds may lie, taken pursuant to the rules hereiníiíier prescribed, will, aftc-r
having taken tho affidavit required by tlie aet, be entitled
to ent."r by legal sufldmsiÓSS any no nib 1 1- of acresnot exceeding one hundred and sixty, or a quarter section to include! his residence, and he may avail bin
at any time prior to the day 01 commence]
lie sale, including said tract; and payment
preemption claims, whether on niTired oi
by military bounty laud warrants, reckon
rant at $1 25 pot* acre for the quantity tucrein specirieu,
whether the land so claimed is at Ihe usual or enhanced'
minimum. Should the area ofthe tract claimed ejtceedlbe-
aniounr called for In Ihe warrant, or the land located beet,
a greater minimum than fl '¿'i per acre, then the difference-
must be paid in cash. Eut one warrant can be used in each
pre-emption case-
All settlers under this act lire required to file with the
Register preipwr declaratory slati nni.ts,  or nf tices in writ-
Üi^ineuc; unose on unsunvyea lana, wiiiiiu three nienthS
after the filing of the township plat in said Reg! ster'fi office; those 011 hinds surveyed at I he passage ofthe act of Sel
March, 1853, within three luonllm afier the date thereof;
those on land surveyed at date of setth ment. but which bra
never been offered ¡it public sale, within three mon lbs after
such settlement, and those on land whieh shall hereafter
become subject te, private entry, by having been effired at
publie sale, wit' in thirty days niter  the tettlement
'1 he tracts, liable lo entry under this act. are—a rrguiar
quarter section, notwithstanding its quantity may be a few
acres more or less than one hundred and si'rety acres; any
lesser legal subdivision, or any adjoining bgal subdivisions,
the aggregate number of aeres in which does r.oc exceed
one hundred a-'fel ,^ixty.
The second section of the act or 3d March, ls-13 provides
for Che rL'hts of parties who shall have di«ü before consummating their claims by llie tiling iu due time of all the [■*-,-
pers ossent'al to establish the same
The fourth section <■■!' 'he same act declares it unlawful for
an individual who has once filed a declaration for one tract
Of land, to flic at any future time a second declaration for
another tract This lias reference ¡0 those required under
the loth section of the act of 1S41, for land subject at tho
time eifscttlumcnt to entry at private sale.
liy the sixth s.'Ction oft.lie same act,, provision is made for
the ben'lit of clainnuts whose rights may otherwise be
jeoparded by reason ed* a vacancy which has occurred, or
muy hereafter occur, in either one or both the. offices of Register and Receiver.
Only one person on a quarter sfctbni Is protected hy this
law, aad that ¡s the one who made the first settlement,
provided he shall have conformed to the other provisions of
tho law.
No person who is the proprietor of three hundred and
twenty acres 01 lain] in any State or Territory of the United
States is entitled to tbe benefits of this act.
No person who shall quit or abandon his residence on hi»
own laud in California, to reside on the nubile land, is entitled t o the benefits of this act.
No assignments or transieis of pre-emption rights can be
recognized of entries ¡nude with cash or revolutionary land
scrip The patents must issue to the claimants, in whose
names all such entries must bo made; but where the claim,
bas been located by a military warrant, (maiie assignable pes,,
aet of Congress, approved March '-2, 13'Hi ) the certificate v?,
Location may be assigned, and the patent will be issued to
such assignee.
The following descriptions of land are exempted from tha,
operations of these acts :
1st. Lands Included in any reservation by any treaty, law
or proclamation ofthe President of the Ijiif ed States, eucti
lands reserved for salines or other purposes.
2d. Lauds reserved for the support of schools, except ag.
to sections 1G and So on unsurvey üd hind as hereinbefore.
, mentioned
"3d- Any Indian reservation to whieh ¡he title has heen. or,
may be extinguished by the United tiat.c=_- at any time during the operation of this act
4th. Ejections ofland reserved to the United States. nlÉer-
. nate to other sections, which may hereafter he granted to.
the Stato for the construction of'any canal, railroad, or Other public improvement, except where the settlements may be.
. made on such land between the time of reservation and the
final allotment referred to in aet of oú March, 1&S3. chap.
143. 2,1 sess. Slid  Cong.
Gfch. Sections or fractions of sections included within tho-,
limits ofany incorporated town.
5th. Every portion of the public lands whicl) has ¿been se-
leeteil as a site fur a city or town,
Ith. Every parcel or lot of lai.'d- actually settled, and
occupied for the purposes of traue, ami not agriculture.
Rth. AU linda ca which are situated any known Balines
front ofthe Bella Union Hotel, _. ...
tain Garden, containing four acres or more, situated in tho
lower port ofthe city. at. the junction of the San l'edro road,
and in the rear of W. G. Dry don's property. Said Garden
contains a House and a number of fine i'ruit Trees, and is
fetter known aspart of Day's property.   Por further in'For-
■ hiqiUJ-
n the j.
Groceries at Cost.
THE uneleraigned desiro to close up his business in Los
Augeles, and offers fcis atock of groceries at Sau Fran-
cisco cost, eo.u'iiiis.i.i=|-SiiL-ai-, Tea, Coffee, Rice, Port Wine
Brandy, "WhisUy, Muscatel \Vine,d'Absinthc. Poda (¡rackers.
Sweet (Jraclters, Pilot Bread, Sweet Oil, Sanlin, s, Pickles'
Oysters, Candies, Caudles, Prunes, Ci^si's, Tubaoe- Chemical Soap, and all kinds of Preserved Fruits.
Also, a flue selection of Crockery;   -   ""
Country merchants and others iñ the trade will find bargains by calling before purchasing'elsewhere
ap8 WILLIAM J. 110YIK I}eqiiena''s liuildincs.
THE public are hereby notified, that from an experience
the best possible; an association ef duties both in the
field and effUe for the term of sis month, with Mr. GEO. E,
HANSON. Civ 1 and Military Knidnucr, I have become beyond a doubt satislieit that he is not only to the fullest competent, but from his integrity of character and exemplary
habits 11 iientleman, whom 1 cheerfully recommend,''and
thus having eouftdeuci,. appoint ¿Deputy Surveyor of the
County of Los Aniveles. ' Cilice 11c.it door West of the Store
of ¿Vlathew Keller, and over that of Elias & iiro's , on Commercial street, HENRY HANCOCK- "
County Surveyor of Los Angeles County.
¿Fob. 0th, 1854.
Public   Notice.
ALL persons are hereby warned from ¡sihtling, cutting
timber, orin any way infringing on our Han cho de la
Puente,ami any person bifrin.i;in¡í as ¿novo, will be pro-
eeea'.ed against-according tolaw. :''
ROWLAND &; WORKMAN.
Anodes. Feb. 11,1854.
$10 Reward. '
"g" OST, a Pocket Memorandum Book, in or near Los A11-
JL4 geles, containing receipts in my name. Ibe finder
will receive the above reward, on leaving the Book át the
store of Wheeler, Johnson % 06. "
Angeles, April 1. 1.854\ ;'      *
¿E. O. C. ORD,  U.SC.S.
6> £¿ CAN'S 95 1-2 per
&*9 andfvrsaleby
Pure Alcohol
9th. Land reserTed by competent authority and those,
claimed under any foreign grant or (itle,
)0th. Lands in the occupation or possession of an ¿fndian
tribe.
11th Lands selected for a military post or within one mile,
of such post.
Persons claiming the benefits of this act, are required to^
file duplicate aflidavits such ;is the lawrequires, and to fur-'
nish proof by ono or more disinterested witnesses, to the entire satisfaction of the lieeeiver or li clister of the facta ne- -
Cfissary to establish tiie throe rei[ii:s'tcs pointed out in tha
con-iiitenceuieut oi'tliis Circular.
The witnesses are to bu first duly sworn or affirmed to
speak the truth, and the whole truth touching the subject
of inquiry, by some cfliccr couioeLent to administer oaths'
and affirmations; and, if not too inconvenient, hy reason of
distance of residence, or other ¡rood cause, mast be examined,
and the testimony reduce J to writing in presence of tht Re-
ceiv»r or Register, and signed by each, witness, and certified"
by the officer administering the (¡i¡ith or alarmation, who
must also join with the lieeeiver or .Register in certifying a¿
to'the respectability and credit of each wkness.
In caso adverse claims shall be made to the same tract,
each claimant must be notified of tlie time and place of taking tcstimr ny, and allowed th.e pri .ilege of cross-examining-
the opposite witnesses, and of producing counter proofi
which should also he subject to oreJss-ex animation. ,
The forme ofthe oai.hs an
the oiiice of the Regisrer. iu
Spiing street.  I.os Anieles.
c-lsrii lions msy he seen ai-
; house of Don Andi-esPico
apl5 tf =-.-
Boots and Shoes.
THE subscribers  would   icspeet.tully  inform   the puí-'k-
that tbey leave  taken the store lately occupied'"by
Collins, eiuslnnan & Co. ■ -'       ■' f
Battery, bet. California and Sacramento sts.
■■"■"'"  ■        SAN FRANCISCO:  ;    •'"■'   -
for the purpose of
Importing and Jobbing Boots and Shoes.
Our goods are manufactured expressly for us under the
direction of one of onr firm, wbo has had several years esu
perieince in the business1 here, am! no pains has been spared
to procure an article peculiarly adapted to the wants of'the
country and mining trade, and Viillbe sold at the lowest
dis'""
do
do
do
part of the following articles, viz '
'ed pegged calf and k¡¡i Hoots,-
do;
1-2 welted calf ,»,
do    fine French pump calf do;
do   J-2 and 1-4 welted kip and calf ¿Brogans;
do    pump enamcl'il goat end calf do.
Also, a general ass< rtmeut of Ladies' and Hisses' and
Children's Shoes, and Hoys' and Youths' Boots and Shoes';
India Rubber Goods. &c  &c.
Country Merchants will do well to call  before purchasing
elsewhere, KNIGHT, MITCHELL & GUILDS. ..
San I'ranciBco, March 13, 1854. aj)8-lui
ffos 3litij<.í(,s 0i«r.
Publish eel every Saturday,  opposite Bell's Bu
City of Los Angeles, by
M. D.  BRUNDIGE.
LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY, APRIL 22,  1854.
Terms—Subscription, Ten Dollars per annum,pay
ble in advance.
Advertisements inserted at Two Dollars per square for
the first insertion, and One Dollar per square for each
subsequent insertion. : terms cash'
Agents forjtli* Los Angeles Star.
The following gentlemen are authorized Agents of the Star
Al«x. S.Taylor   M.intbhby.
V. J. Minuras Santa Barda ra.
L. P.Fmher SamFrancisooo.
Southern Accommodation Line.
i'or San Diego «ml intermedíate Ports,
hesu jej-ior double engine steamship
FREMONT,
Cao-aiu tfRKDliKlOK MILLIARD.
Will leave Long Wharf for MONTHU KY, SAN LDIS
OBISPO, SANTA BARBAKA. SAN TEIJRO (Los Angeles.)
andSANDlEeJO.on
Every otlier Saturday,  at  4
Freight and pae
Uii.J line.
The FREMONT «'ill continue reiieiiir «emi-monthly trips
uní¡í the SOUX-llliltNiilflisov.n-haule.l ami lilted with new
toilers. CASK, HHISER it CO.,
meh '25 60 Huosome street.
lVUBBUiR, JOHNSON fc 00- Airents, Lou Augeles.
ADAMS & COS ¿EXPRESS.
j^ifams (fc Oo's Kspresa. Desp^tpfieiCl by every steamer
Troai San Franci.SMO for the Southern Ports, via : Monterey,
San Luis Obi-i"i. ¡iaiir.a Hjirbai-ii, thenee to Buenaventura,
J;Os Angeles, tliéuee to Sun Juno j.ml Sun Bernardino, San
piego, thence to Lower Oiilifoniia, Liihi Itiyer and towns in
Sonora.
I'reasureie. Packages. Parcels and Letters for.t'ardeil and
flolivejed with despatch. Bill? of Kxohmige on fhe Atlantic States an Europe can be procured of any of the Agents
ftt tile above E'orts.
CHARLES R. JOHNSON, Agent. Los Angeles.
NO. 49
CLOTHING
MB DRY GOODS EMPORIUM,
CoMMercial St., Los Angeles.
'fibers beg leave to
A men ol* this city mid the HU,
have on hand the largest,  best.
the ladies and gentil
JOHding country that they
BtOok of Dry 6oods and Clothing fomnl iu thin section of
the State, imported Irom ¿\:ew York for their own trade in
this market, and they are ¡snllinir tliem at wholesale and
retail but little in advance of New V'ork prices.
Theycannot here enumerate all rheir articles, but will
say that they have on hand
GENTLEMEii ANB BOYS' APPASEL
Of every deseription, style, aud quality geuoraliy found in
gentlemen's (urnishing «tores-
DRV   CÍÍÍÍ55S.
Their Stook is eu;ual to any in this eity both in quality
and quanity, and too numerous to particularizo. In short,
their stoek nibraeeuevery elescriritiun of (liiods. which they
offer to exhibit without charge to all who wil! fit vor them
with a call, as they feel assured I hut thoy are selling cheap
enough to give general «atisfaetiou- <)a!t and satisfy your-
Kelyes. dlJtf ELIAS & BROTHER,
U". S. 1
Iftages,
&dams & do's
j5B expeess jjga
Banking and Exchange Office,
Los Angeles,
Steams'1 Building, calle Principal.
-jj1 r-TTUHS and Parcels forwarded by every steamer to
JLi'san >'ian,";Bi;0' Irom thence to all parts of the  United
Statrswith dispau-'.'ii
Biilfi of Exchange drawn í>n any of the iciowing places ;
Jfostou. New York,       Philaeiel^bia,     UHltlmore
Washington, l'íítsburg,        Cincinnati, ¿Louisville,
fit. fLoMjfe,       New Orl«an,s,   London,    ' ttC¡ etc.
_y every steamer we forward—
Packages, Parcels, Letters, etc.,
To Santa  Hsuihara. Monterey.  Sun Fraiiciico. ami all parts
of tkeJVorOurn snd Sen them mines,
SIGHT DRAFTS
'OTn any of our -offices in California, furnished at tha lowest
rates of exchange.
Collections made in any part of (lie State.
Vtepos'its received and curtilkiat.'.-s issued,
January 7, tf CUAS. R. JOHNSON, Agent.
Lelnnd & AieComftc's impress,
IN   CONNEXION   WITH
argo
Jo.,
Will despatch  an   Express  regularly,
eharfre ofa .Speeial Messenger, bvstr'a-iie
> FREMONT, Capt. U.r.[.iAFP,
■ToStN Francisco,SIostbre¥,¿^vta il
bakji, San Linn Obispo. San Pedbo and San Dieco.
to al) parts of California, Orüoon, Atlantic St
ftodEpEorE.
^reaiiure. Parcels, Packages and Lettijra rKeeivc.l u;
Jen minutes of the hour uf tbedaparture ol the itvjea
;.;onner.;t wiih the Fremont,
Cp|)ection3 Rinde, and ail conii(ii¿s¡oqs attended to e
grRmptneas.
ARo—['erüOUj; <ii^Íi-Íii¡;   to ha.vs aiirertaijied an.l procure,.!
ifauy letters arc in the San Franeisco Poat O line, or oensi
California Post OJHees. for them, can haye the sane attend
^id'to =by leaying their addre.^s with
«¡m'Vf  " " "
ith
U  lt. MYLJfeS, Agent, Los Angeles.
®m  "3^3, The Steamer GOLIAH. Capt. Hilliard,
■ VwMtal"!' "^ '"° seajion between .Sun franeíseo and San
HmSSBtXS?{y'liVDiego, touching at Santa Cruz, Monterey,
¿an Luis obispo, Santa Barbara aud San Pedro.
This steamer, having undergone a thorough overhauling,
fitters the safest aud most comfortable accommodations to
travellers up and down the ooast ofany boat running. The
berths are allin lar i i tjlirooms, and the steerage is admirably arranged for the convenience oi passengers.
For freight or passage apply on board, or toll. H. MyleF,
|jpg Angi *
Pierce & Reed's Line,
To the Mercliaata of Lo3 Angeles and
vicinity shipping Goods to Santa Earbar
. and San Pedro:
Notice is is hereby given that first class
ser vessels,
* LAURA BEVAN, Capt. Morton, an<J
?. COPELAND & CO., Capt. Briggs,
will run in connection from   San l'-ranui-co  to  the
Sorts, leaving Sau PranciscfOfl'or about the 15th and 30th
if =eanh month.    For further information apply to PIERCIS
& REED, No'21, Sacramento  Wharf, ^here go.od? can bb
itored and forwarded free of charge. '        tf s3
Alexander & Banning,
Eorwarding aad Goruiiiiissioii Jierchants,
*     '        '"'iSAS Pedro', cal.,
Br. E. _,MYLES. Agant. Los Angelea.
Bradford C. Fowler,
Attorney    and   Counsellor    at   Law,
Beeidenceat the Monte,—does business in Los Angelí
Dr. Oíiert Siacy,
ÍRRNDERS his.professional services  to  tlie citizens of Los
(i'Angeles and vicinity. Office—at his resdence, Bella Union
Hotel.
Í March 4,185j. 3m.
■'"'"C,   ~,   CARU,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Iob Angeles. Nov. 13, 1852.
K. II.   UIITJITIXeK,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Main street, opposite Ooninicrcia!, Loa Angeles, Cal
-Jonathan E. Scott.     I Lkwi8 Gr
Scott & CJraBigcF,
ATTORNEYS at Law,1 Lop Angeles, California,
poaitetln: Beiln. 1,'nion. Main Street.
-' Los Anaeles. July 17. 18.V2,	
Ijoatgoaiery House,
Main Street, Los Angeles.
TlllS.splendid U(HVI,!X(1.E1LLJARD, BATHING and
SHAVI-Nt; SALOON lias been thoroughly refitted, and
ls again opon for the public reception. '   •■
A EESTAUKANT
having been attached to the above, Refreshment3 can be
bad at all hours and at the shortest notice.
The BAR will always be famished with the be6t Liquors
and Cigars that can be obtained. tf -   aul3
BELLA UNION HOTEL,
CA.IXE DE PRINCIPAL, three doors east of Commercial
Street. The undersigned having pmehased the interest of Mr. Ohcab Macy in the Bella ÜDÍon Hotel, bopss by
Btrict attention ta business to receive a share of the public
CHAS. T. OFFICER.
San Peslro io San Bernardino
Via EL MONTE.
there are pj&satjng,
the HAM)-. STEAMK
"Pl5    tf
ALliXAMI.].;:; fcilAKXlAfrf? f;tü>-'es
'lavryui,.;-the U.S. ¿lails. Ailanif, fc Co.'s
and Wells, Fargo & Co.'s K^i.i-.:^;^
i* Pedro forSA« íiEuNAuniMo
: seini-iiioi.thly, nml at. other times when
, aiid ruturn to Sau l'edro iu reason lor
ALEXANDER fc BANNÍSG.
Saüirday, Á^iÍ22TÍ8M.
William A. Wallace, Editor.
From the Colorado.
Breaking   of   Walker'»   I'uriy—Condition
the Colorado— ¿Death
fned  to  this  city
-c(ii9 week.    From
gather   the   following
II. F0RBES,
House, Sign and Ornamental Painter, Glazisr, etc,
"SS7"ILL execute «ny thin;,' in line villi neatness and d
patch.
;te .anything .
His line embrac.
colara. Sign painting in all its varieties, the imitation of
any marble, granite ;i.iid bronze, gilding, gjj'izing and the
staining of gluss. Carriaiii: pain! ing and Tarnishing, carriage
iining and trimmirnr. Paper luingiiig, tbe lining of walls
and ceilings «ith cloth or paper.
¡IE P1ÍOMISE8   TO   GIVE   FULL   SATISFACTION.
Orders for work in the country  thankfully received, and
properly attended.   Ilis stand is in the upper end of Doctor
Downey'i , —         „.*._*,
«ISO keeps for saic mixed colora,  puiuts, putty i
etc.   Please give liiffi f '""
wher
he
Angeles, March, IS 1S54
II. F01ÍBES.
Livery and Sale Stable.
JSB»                The undersigned having associated themselves
■ :    .      i.n.;--..iii(;i- under tile firm of 11A UK Kit &. AC RON
<X ift*   1,;IV,i °I,en'r(i í". Li vor.- arable on UAIV STREKT,
juJiItttj/A--   near Doc Manuel (..'"irfijis' liiiililiii;:, where thev
a;-^nrepiired to Jtm-ji l-orses by the day. week, or month,
AÜo   ths btst of Kjjíí-.ilc II orses to let at all times.
Horres boiniht. sold or exi-haii..:!;'! on commission.
]'.-rsonn wisiitiiii; to buy. s'll, or i-:;-han^", c;in bave an op-
pon unity oi'i.l.oin^ eitlu.r by iiflliiu;; ■ = ' onr pi ._
Angeles. Oct 1,1835. o29lf        J0U.1Í ACKON.
Notice to the Public.
; just opened a new and
Splendid assortment of
Fashiormble Clothing- Boots ¡ind Tiats,
also alarge stock of Staple and t'ancv Dry Goods, with the
best assortment of ¡'erinniery ever olfered for sule in this
city, yll of which we musí resp.-íiiínü■• submit to the examination Of the public. No charge made for looking atthe
goods.
S ¿K. LABATT, Agent.
N. E. Wc are now receiving g-.ods by every vessel that
leaves Sen Francisco, which we will sell at wholesale or retail to suit purchasers.
Ange es,March 18, 1854 tf
Lafayette Restaurant.
fjPIIE old " American House," lias been splendidly refitted,
A.   and wiil be opened to-morrow  under the abovo name.
Regular boarders will be taken and can be accoirimodiited
fith bed i
_ Meals at allhonrs,by bill of fare.   Saloon for pri'
r.te par-
Families ean be supplied at the short st notice,
(.lakes of all kinds constantly on hand.
Partridge. Rabbit and Chicken Pies.
Alimentary Preserves.
The best the rnai'kot ¡ifronls wili be distantly served up.
AV&fc UO.
Los Angeles, March 18.1554
Lafayette Restaurant,
BREAKFAST and Dinmr at $1—Soup, four dishes to picK
out. Colfee and Cognac.
IS-.arding, two meals a day, '¡AO r, v;ock. payable invariably
in advance.
n liand.    Also, Aiimen-
U. S. Coffee Saloon.
s opened a house near
qüors. and things good to eat can be had  at the e
MATEU3 WliSíoJüA".
The office of Dr. I'm
nil Oc^iilist,isin thi
RESTAURANT.
THE undersigned having purchased the interest of Mr
OASCAIiEL in the well known establishment, El Per ■
M¡sor de las D'Ez, is prepared to furnish the best meals at
ail hoars. '' ¿Being a | radical cook, and having had much
experience in the business, he lic.pe;-, by the choice of his
provisions, to receive a liberal patronage.
Tea, Coffee, Chocolate and Meáis nt  all  hours, by bill of
fare, ata very reasonable rate.    The best the market affords
will be constantly served tip.   Pastry and Cakes of ever
kind constantly on hand.
''The Bar will always be fur ni í,1i (id   with   the  best  Liquol
and Cigars. Boarders will ba received.
Calle de Los Negros. mh25 LECOQ.
REHEY   CL/iYTOli,
Civil Eiig-ssteea'   asid Susrveyor,
Office in I'rudbomnnrs Buildiut', LOS ANGELES.
Mr Clayton has been qualified and j^iven bonds as DEPUTY
C.OUNT V SURVEY O It. and oilers his services to the citizens
of ¿his district in that capacity. ti Mhl9
G, TOMPSOtf ETJUEILL,
A. W. HOPE,
DR UGGTST    AND     CHEMIST,
Opposite Matthew Keller's  store,  has always on  hai
well selected supply of Dn
July SO.
.ml Fiimiij Mediein
Drug  Store.
TIIEsubscriber inform
ireceiriug a generiil ai
Medicines. Prescrin tions
T. Foster. M.D.,'can be.
his office a fe« doors above, whoi
Temple's Row, North side of Mai
March 4, 1854.
$VORJ& BEDUTOTON & CO,
Importers aud wliohcale dealers in
DRUGS AND. MEDICINES,
Che-mica's, Per)umerij,   PancijA.rti.cles, etc.
No. 1 Sansome Block, cerner of Merchant street, San
Francisco, California.
Agents for Osgood's india Cl-.ol.ii.-orrtn'f, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, Dr. Conine",.; Cinsen* :nnl Malva. U ríe fe lib org Co.'s
Medicines, and Corbctt's Shakers1 Sürsajjiirilia.      RiHS-tf
EiOK» & WEBB,
Importers   and   Dealers   in
Blank Books and Stationery,
13*¿ Bansome,   bet. Washington and Merchant streets.
j21 SAN FRAKCISCO. tf
of   Sonora—Cftlil o
of   Tom *"*'
Dr. Tl
from a tr._
his   ób'áerva*.
intercstins ite'fifS :
Walker's Party.    About  the 7th inst.,  a
party of fen or twelve   of Walker's men, came
up    the   Sonora  sido  of the   Colorado,   and
crossed the ferry, nearly m a naked and   starving condition.    The party gave no  satisfactory   explanation   why they   separated   from
Walker. They stated that about ten days previous, Walker   crossed  the   river  some   forty
miles below the mouth  of the Gila, by means
of rafts and  swimming,    They describe  the
whole of the   command   as  being in a   most
miserable and destitute condition.      Wearing
the Bame clothing with    which   they went to
the  country,   and this   is iu tatters and rags.
Walker himself is no better clad then the rest,
and has but one boot and a piece of a boot.
At their crossing they cached 70 or 80 stand
of arms.    The Cusupa Indians  were hero detected stealing some of their stolen cattle, and
in the attack upon them seven or eight of the
Indians were killed.     After  this Walker i o
crossed the river at the same  point, with only
twenty five men,   and started  back for   Santo
Tomas, with nothing to subsist upon but beef,
upon which they had for a long time been living.    -7hey represent Walker as having turned back in sheer desperation, without an object,
or if he had one it was concealed, and because
it was the only thing he could do.    The party
arrived at the Fort,   in   extreme   destitution,
and wore kindly  furnished with' clothing and
provisions by Major Heintzelman and Dr Mc-
Kinstry.       They represent  themselves as ex.
tremely sorry for hiving joined the expedition,
and are on their way to the settlements to obtain employment.    They sny if they can gain
an honest living, they will not " go  soldiering
any mcie."
From Ponora.    Intelligence from Sonora ia
to the 7th A/arch.    Tlie condition of the people is miserable in  the extreme.     The depredations of the   yipaches are unabated* provisions scarce, anc| no money  in  tho   country.—
EJnprotectel, unemployed,   and  starving,   the
people arc fleeing by every opportunity.    Emigrants arrive almost daily at the Kurt.     The
tax levied by tbe government to   pay   for   pro,
teeting them from the Apaches is so enormous
that it is impossible to   earn a livelihood aud
pay for the protection they do not   get.     ^be
decree prohibiting emigration   is enforced by
solJitirs stationed at all poinis along the frontiers- and those who escape are obliged to steal
away in the night.    The intelligent portion of
the people are represented   as being very anxious to become citizens of the   United States,
and it is only in   becoming such that they expect any relief.'
Gold on   the Colchado.      In conversation
with Dr. Foster, Major Heintzleman expressed
surprise, that parties have not been organized
in this city for exploring the country between
the Gil» and the Colorado  for  gold.      He liae
himself traversed   that region   for   a hundred
miles above the Fort; and detachments ordered out to visit thit Indians, have explored even
further.    <" t'—id by washing the dirt
andsar" ■—J   beds   ofthe
streams ........to _„,j.     The
Major repr... 9T region aa being, similar
in its conformation to tbe gold regions of the
north, and expresses much confidence in the
finding of gold in abundance. He regards
Los Angeles as the best point for parties to
start from, as the region is more accessible !
from here than from any other place. Coming
from a gentleman whose education, and prauti-
cal experience are of the highest order, these
statements are worthy of credence, e_en if
they were not corroborated fey the observations
of less scientific men.
Death of Tom Biggs. Mr. Thomas Bigg-^
formerly from Missouri, a cattle buyer, crossed
the Colorado about the 7th inat., with some,
200 hundred head, and about 27 miles from
the river between Cook's and Curtis'-wells ae
cideutally killed himself. With the desert
before him and his cattle p.oor, b.e tesolved at
this point to leave his heavy wagODs. In these
he had a quantity of government rifles, which
not having any use for he commenced breaking. The second one he took out by the mugle,
and th) hammer accidentally striking the
wheel, i.fc was discharged, the ball passing
through the thigh near the groin,. He died
before medical aid coujd arrive. Mr. Y'enger
as magistrate, by advice., took possession of
his property to turn it over to the Public Administrator of San Diego county.
The Fumas and Cucupas are still at war.
In a recent battle the former returned with
several prisoners, having killed several of their
old enemies.
Survey of the La Pj
lata. Tho Navy Department has received a letter from Lieutenant
Thomas J. Page, commanding the United
States steamer Water Witch at Assnncíon,
Paraguay, dated Oct. 20;
Permission has been granted to Lieutenant
Page, by iopez, President of Paraguay, to
ascend the River Paraguay to the extent of
that country's territory, notwithstanding the
President's previously settled purpose to prohibit the navigation of that river to vessels of
every nation until the question of boundary
between Paraguay and Brazil had been settled, President Lopez not only in tbis manifested the most friendly disposition toward the
United States, but by directing tlwt Lieuten -
ant Page be supplied, without cost, with all the
timber he would require in the construction of
a small steamer for the purpose of ascending
shallow rivers. The President has also directed that some heavy iron work whieh was necessary should be executed at the Government
workshops, and would not permit Lieut. I'&ge
to pay for it.
A steamboat under Montevidean colors ar.
rived at Assuneion on the 17th of Oct., with
the effects ofa company established, as it was
understood, in the United States, and designed
for the cultivation and manufacture of cotton,
sugar, tubacco, &c.
Paraguay afi'urds a fine field for the exercise
of American skill aud enterprise, and tbe
country, though distant from the United
-States, offers inducements for commercial i
tercourse. It is a populous country compared
to those surrounding it. The occupations of
the people are mainly tho=e of the hus&antf.
man; their attention has not been so much
diverted from these pursuits as that of the
neighboring States by foreign and domestic
wars, but has been turned to tilling the soil,
raising of cattle, &c.
Tho natural scenery of Paraguay, contrasted with that of the States of the Argentine
Confederation bordering on the La Plata, Parana and Uraguay liivers, is as striking as is
the aspect of the country arising from cultiva
tion. The former is a rolling, undulating
country, whose soil is exceedingly productive,
well watered and wooded ; tho other a level
plain and void of cultivation. The dispositions
of the people are quite as opposite as tlieir pursuits—the former disponed to peace, the latter
ready at all times to respond to the beck and
call of every aspiring general—the curse heretofore of the Argentine Confederation. Com.
inercia! intercour.se, however, must be cstub-
li.shed and sustained by steamboats, at least
throughout the extent of these rivers — their
windings and currents rendering them ¡neap
able of being successfully navigated by saving
vessels.—[Washington Union.
TiiiE "Mud Lumps" of tiih Mis¿i3.-iipi'i.—
The New Orleans Picayune contains an interesting* accannt of the furication of what are
termed 1: mud lumps,'1 in the delta of the Mississippi :
At frequent intervals, small islands, com.
posed of clay and alluvium, make their appearance above water on either side cf the channel,
jetting fortli mud and water from an orifice in
the centre, like a small mud volcano. This
action sometimes continues until an island is
formed, rising twelve or fifteen feet above the
level of the water. Those *'volcanoes'1 never
occur in thi channel, excepting when a ship
grounds on the bar, and then to the great disgust and perplexity of tbe pilots, an island of
ten appears suddenly under ber leo. Many
theories have been suggested for tiie explanation of these phenomena Professor Ly ell
suggested a subterranean conneeticn with the
springs of more northern latitudes. Mr. Sidel
thought it might be caused by the evolution of
gases, formed by the decomposition cf vegetable matter buried under the alluvial deposits
of the river ; aud the pilots of the Balize have
ascribed them more seriously to magic or
witchcraft.
During tiie examination of the bar by tbe
Board of Engineers, preliminary to the recent
excavation of the channel, it was found to consist of alternate layers of mud, clay and sand.
It rise3 like a gentle hill, from the bottom of
the river, presenting an inclined plane both to
the current of the river inside, and to the
waters of the gulf beyond. Major Beauregard
of the United States Corps of Engineers, after
a consideration of these facts, came to the
conclusion that many fissures must e^ist in the
cluy strata, which form, ae it were regular
tubes extending through the bar. The force
ofthe current at the inner end of one of these
tubes would fill the interior with the floating
mud lying at the bottom ofthe river; and
this mud would be driven through the tube,
and made to issue at the outer extremity with
force ono ugh and in sufficient quantity to form
an island around the orifice, varying in
height according to the force or pressure of
the current, or the height of water in the river
over tbat of the gulf, if'tbe outlet of this tube
occurred in the channel, the rapid flow of the
current would carry off' the mud which passed
from it, unless it might ba in the still water
under the lee of the ship agrcuod,
(Mr. Dixon) if he will allow me to call him
bo—I ocnciiP most heartily in the sentiment—
utter the opinion that a wise and gracious
Providence, in his own good fuse, will find the
ways and the channels to remove from the land
what I consider a great evil ; but I do not expect that what has been done in three centuries and a half is to he undone in a day, or a
year, or a few years; and I believe that, in tho
meantime, the desired end will be retarded
rather than promoted hy passionate sectional
agitations. I believe, further, that the fate of
that great and interesting continent in the elder world, Africa, is closely intertwined and
wrapped up with the fortunes of her children
in all the parts of the e irth to which they
have been dispersed, and that at some futuro
time, and which in fact h already baginning,
they will go back to tho land of their fathers
the voluntary missionaries of civilization and
Christianity. And, finally, sir, I doubt not
that His own good time the Ruler of all will
vindicate the most gloriowg of his percga^
lives—
" From secmiuj evil still e.lueing good.1'
California Lake. Lake Bigler, described
by tho Pla^crville Herald, is certainly one of
the curiosities of California. It lies at a great
elevation, between two distinct ridges of the
Sierra Nevada, and but one and a half miles
north of Johnson's route to Carson's Valley.—
It is at least fifty miles long, within an average
width of from ten to twenty miles, and is of
groat depth. It never freezes, though sur.
rounded a great part of the year by snow. It
abounds with fish of several varieties, among
which the speckled trout, many of large size,
and the salmon, real salmon predominate.—
They are taken in considerable numbers by
the Indians that resort to this, their wildly
romantic and beautiful summer retreat. So
clear are its waters, that a stone or other objects can be distinguished at tbe bottom, 30
or 40 feet. About midway between two extremes of the lake, on the eastern side, is a singular overarched chasm in the will of rocks,
that leads to unknown caverns and dark recesses, eaid by the Indians to be tho abode of
spirits.
Ax Elongated War. Rev. Mr. Richmond,
of Providence, Rhode Island, whoso present
imprisonment hy the Austrian Government has
been the subject of publij remark, writes from
the capítol of Hungary a.ter the following
strain. It strikes us that the war laid out by
the reverend gentloman is rather too long.
w ais ted ;
Ma, Evicbett on the Nebraska Question
The following is tho conclusion of Mr. Everett's speech on tho Nebraska bill :
I believo tbe union of these States is the
greatest possible blessing; th.= t it comprise*
within itself all other blessings, political, na
tional and social; and 1 trust that my eyes
may close long before the day shall come—if
it ever shall come—when that Union shall be
at an end.. Sir, I share the opinions and the
sentiments of the part of the country where I
was born and educated, where my ashes will
be laid, and where my children will succeed
me. But in relation to my fellow citizens in
other parts of the country, I will treat their
constitutional and their legal rights with respect, and tlieir characters and their feelings
with tenderness. I believe them to be as good
men as we are; and I claim that wc, in our
turn, are as good as they,
I rejoiced to hear my friend from Kentucky,
" A hundred years war has begun, in which
America will be the final umpire iu Asia,which
is chiefly concerned; fur the principalities on
the Danube are not a drop in the bucket. Now
tiie infiuenoe of America id great everywhere,
and increasing beyond computation. I have,
in the last twenty two months, visited all of
Europe, except Russia and Spain ; also several parts cf Asia and Africa, and am astonished by tho advance we have made in the
minds of all men sinse my former journeys of
1828 to 18SI/''
Ckystal Palace Report. The Directors
of tbo Association for the exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, have submitted a statement of the present situation and future prospects of the Company, from which we gather
a few items ¡
It appears that the total receipts of the Association from its incoi-pornti'tn to the 1st of
December, amounted to $891,070 72. Since
December, the receipts have been, from all
sources, to February 1st, ?47 802 33- The
largest receipt on any day was Thursday, tho
18th October—$G29f 25. The present weekly
expenses of the establishment, including salaries, police, wages, statiomu-y, fuel, rent, &c,
are §2,139 60, or £305 per day. The Directors have determined to prolong the exhibition,
and to make it permanent. The statement
shows that tbey are in debt to the amount of
$125,C00, wnich is, in part, s-cureJ by a mortgage on the building.
Tariff Changes. The projected changoa
in the Tariff, proponed by Secretary Guthrie,
acd now under eonsidora'i'fn by tiie Committee
of Ways and ¡üdeans of the House of /ieprc.
smtatives, will subject ¡ill imports to a duty of
nty five percent ad vnl,,r«m, except spirituous liquors of different kinds, which are to
pay 100 per cent., and except also a long list
of specified artieUt whioh are to be exempt
from duty. In the latter class are included
most raw materials used in manufacturing,
and also dye stuff-, of all descriptions solely
uKid in composing- dye- It- iibolishcs all bounties and drawbacks on salted or pickled fish.
None of its provisions are designed to go
into operation until ihe first day of January
ni'xfc, and goods in warehouse at that date
will be entitled to the benefit of the new rates
of duty,
Stand from uNnmi. There is a newspaper
published in Kingston, Canada, called the British Whig. It is ver} savage upon Thackeray
for his note explaining the passage in his new
novel, whr'h was supposed: to indicate disrespect towards Washington. It pronounces
Air. T '-a most unmitigated snob," and appends the following oracular and conclusive
judgment:
The Americans may worship Washington
wbo was but a third rate man after all, but in
the eves of all British subjects, he is one who
swore allegiance to the British JAmai-ehy and
betrayed ins trust."
&$J?° A private tetter, says the New York
Tribune, from Kossuth, dated London, January
21, and addressed to a gentleman in this country, concludes by saying : " Vou shall soon
hear of a Titanic work on our part; of our
heaping Ossa upon Felina wish but our naila
for tools."
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