The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1858, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1858. r i i Raped a i river, while returning to Oroscent City without an ercort Fortunately, Lieut Mullen, Tye from ie} Leo] about @ month since charged with the survey of @ through the Boake country, has been apprised of the hos the feeling of the Indians before ua rertaking the wore Bad he jed in the survey be and his party wou't ‘They have notised allow any be undoubtedly have been massacred. him that the: will not 2 i . Cass, the present Secretary of State. ‘The otber thirteen Senators wore allen, Atchinson, Atber- ton, Breese. , Cameron, Dickinson, Fairflela, fisonc- le, Sturgeon and Westcott. Ithas been Frazer river breaks through the Cascade of mountains in latitude 49 deg , and it is tought point to its mouth may yet be found to be American boundary line, which has never yot imer Republic arrived last Saturday, 19th inst., ‘ictoria, and other towne in Puget Sound. The brought by her is confirmatory of the previous le reports, but it's of the same character as that heretofore—pamely , reports o! returned miasrs come to this city in consequence of the river a high point, et work proceeding. ‘steamers Sea Bird and Sur; both be- rancisco—had gone up Frazer river with were on the roate between the ‘1 war j a BE E BESET ET EEG. aa bee 0 pil abate Douglass and Cap}. Pro: Satellite, had paid a visit to the their views to the i] ts, and expressed Lec fh forbesring disposition cowards agsured the whites of projection. [ne |, and uo vessels are allowed to go up they agree to purchase goods from the "s Bay pany. fhe excitement here is as stro: , and preparations are on foot for the departure mbers. The Chinese are buying up abandoned California; and it is surprising to note tn places few m ‘ago, white men were working, to Coiestiais busily employed. The discovery of gold on ver will bave the effect of chaoging our polic: towards the Chinese. Instead of preventing their immi- 0D will bave to encourage i. The Legisla- i 2 oe e ef f whites, and the miners mentioned, if they proceed on their journey, will find itm nazardous undertaking. The of Indian affairs on this const is alarming. What ts stated in the preceding portions of this communication gives to it a very serious character. Generals Clarke, commander of the Pacific division, for Portland. A large quantity of military stores and am munition was sent up a! the same time. The Pacific on the 15th inst. conveyed 250 soldiers from this city for Wi Ja, to reinforces Col. Steptoe. They are to pro ceed first to Fort Vancouver, and marob overland about two bundred miles, to join tue force preparing to operate against the Spokans. Two six pounders accompanicd them Two companies of the troops were brought up from San Bernardino, where they have been stationed fer gevera! months to protect the people from Mormon incur- sions. The place now is deprived of the protection needed ompany of the Third Ar- . near San Francisco, formed part Herald of this city, com- ‘menting upon the prospect of a war, makes the following truthful remarks upon our proseat, military system:— “If an outbreak occurs a paltry force of some fifteen or twenty men is sent to suppress it, and if a great expedi- tion is to be undertaken a couple of hundred are generally deemed quite sufficient to reduce the disaffected to obe- dience {bis paucity of numbers acts as an inducement to armod resistance on the part of the savages. They entertain natural contempt for a power that can make no more decided demonstration of strength, and however much thoy may respect the personai prowess of our troops, they bave but little for the government. and take the most favorable occasion to renew their outrages. the consiaut recurreace of these outbreaks, and the iceseant repetition of these Indian forays, eventually cost infinitely more than it would have done to have sent a competent force at the outset, without mentiopipg the serious losses to which the settlements are subjected, and the consequent delay in populating aod Our military companies, upfolding the resources of the couutry. risons are little better than isolated , OF even we next sestion, will repeal the act preventing here; and f fs mot at all impossible o ilk pass. We cannot do without labor. mas must be supplied. Frazer River Gold at the Mint. the San Francisco Alia, June 21.) AL BE a a E ‘at the Mint, however, we could any uch refusa!; and we understand that dust will be received and welcome. California gold, and the o tain no iridium, osmium or ple- resence of which is almost the only cause for ‘of any gold unmixed by art. Below is a list Frazer river gold heretofore made at 2 of each deposit, =e au i 5 £ a 2 i 3 aez[ fast aeee age, iste EREREE ‘| Total .....+.+ $3,948 31 THE INDIAW DISTURBANCES. War Expected, OUB BAN FRANCISCO OORRESPONDENCE. ® San Francisco, June 21, 1858. ‘The disastrous defeat of Colonel Steptoe’s command by ‘the Spokan Indians on Snake river, is ominous of a gene- ral war between the whites and the savages inhabiting Oregon and Washington Territories. Two officere—Captain ‘Taylor and Lieutenant Gaston—fell in the conflict; and ‘what is most to be lamented is the loss of two howitzers ‘and the entire train accompanying the expedition. The soldiers, numbering about one hundred and forty, were forced to fly, carrying with them scarcely anything more than the horses they rode. The Indians amounted to one thousand, well prepared for war. They surrounded the handful of troops, and by the superiority of their force—seven to one—achieved the victory that will be giorified in every wigwam throughout the North, and cre- ate a feeling of confidence that must incite the hordes of savages (oa general outbreak. The defeat is most unfor- funate at this time, when thousands of our citizens are proceeding to the gold mines on Frazer river, The tribes ‘Tesiding in that quarter will very s00n learn of the battle, apd ft must undoubtedly produce an unfarorable imnres- sion ou their minds, From accounts received in this city, they are not very well disposed towards Americans aow. ‘They are wold that if people from the Uaited States come there in large numbers, they will certainly expel by force the Indians from the couotry; and for some reason this Delief Las been created in their midst. If a war was to bresk oat between the Frazer river Indians and the Americans, the Americans would be obliged to leave the country. unless they chore to remain and be exposed t> the danger of constant attack. It is said that the daring charecter of the minors who emigrate from California end the warlike disposition of the Indians, whoare deserib ec &8 & superior race— bold, determined aud vigorous— with ciher reasons must bring about hostilities, and the defeat of Colovel Steptoe’s command will have a strong tendency to provoke ruch aresuit. The injadicious poli- cy of espatcbing «mail bodies of men to chastise or re. dace to subjection turbulent savages has been forcibly ex- empiified in the present instance. Had one thousand in- stead of ope hupdrod troops entered the Spokan country ‘8 different story would now be told. Colonel Sveptoe pro- ceeded with the intention of either bringiog the ndiaus to terms or else to have a fight He was disappointed when be found they oppored bis progress with & power seven times his own, and it wae an impossibility for him to over come them at such torrivie odds. The Snakes or Spokaos are oot less brave or reckless than the Zousres, and m puch a situation or Pelissier would have had to Power at can bring into the fleld no asso oe a few Lundred mem, and It follows thatthe presence bait ‘crea compas, abot up te fort, nx cam. bot rather is ag encou will cost millivns of relq Weon meavures taken st ence to chastise the tribes who bave wage war ou tue whites. 8 s z & 3 exhibited so mush hontiity, The only cause given for the inte attack it that a road was about being cut through the country to Frager river, and the ladiane were determined Wo Fesist the scheme being carried out. | ‘This reason may be stated but acts of warfare in other | directione show that there ie some concert of action be- tween the savages. A letier from Port Orford states that | serious apprebentions were entertained at that place in reference to the Indians on the Reservation, causing the | settlers jo abandon their homes and take foface ie the | forte. The lodians are exceedingly reeties®, ana threaten | Inotane: parts of comparies, numbering from sixty to seventy men each on paper, but rarely exceeding more than thirty or forty in fact, of which a cousiterabie pumber are alwayson the sick !ist, or employed in menial offices or otherwise,and not as soldiers proper. This sprickling of a few thousand men over twice as many thousand miles of Indian frontier renders therm always liable to attack, if, indeed, it does not court it, avd strangely interferes with discipline army, to which anything brigade. movements are as absolutely unknown by practice as if no such drill existed.” now are that a nad bloody war wi take place, and there will be required a large body of troops to take the field. The vo/unteer stem has been tried, and haa not been as effectual on ¢ Pacific as at the other side. Gen. Wool while here kept himself in continual Lot water with the people of the Territories, and his administration of military affairs gave fo them the greatest ¢issat'sfaction. Be was opposed to the vorunteers, and, it is charged, grossly misrepresented Before leaving here Gen. Wool and his men to be orm ing of Washington tary copartnett, diatiact following cilicers have left this city for the seat of war:— Bree Clarke, comman dip uM Danby, Brigadier Geo. Clarke. ucxkt steamer. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. From the Oregon Weekly Times, of May 29, we have sad confirmation of the complete defeat of Coil. Steptoe. Full details are given in the following letter from an officer engaged in the confi'ct, and published in the Weekly Zimes. It Gated May 23, and roads as follows — On the 6th wstant, Col. Steptoe, with companies C,E and HH of Firet Dragoons, and soveaty five men of the iy Infantry, with two mountain howitzers, If Fort Walia Walia for Colville, The officers of the command wore Col, pros, Winder and Tayler, Lieuts, Wheeler, Fleming, Gatson Lawrence Kip, and Lieut. 3. G. Gibson goos aod Grogg. After marching eigbt days we reached the Felouse river, and were about passing in- to the Spoken country, when we wore informed by ladians tbat the Spokane would resist our entrance in\o toeir coun. . The Spokana have always been regarded a# friendly to the whites, and when we left Walia Walla uo one thought of having an encounter with them, or any other Indians, on the march. On Sunéay morning, the 16th, on leaving camp, we were tald that the Spokane had arsembied, aad were ready to fight us. Not belle. ing thls, our march was con- tinued unt aboutele ren o'clock, w Lob we found ourselves th the presevoe of six hundred warriors in war costume, The command was halted for the purpose of haviag « talk, ip which the Spokans announced that they bat heart we had goue out for the purpose of wining them out. aod and that if that were tie case they were ready to lirhs we should not cross the Spckan river. Tbe Ind well mounted, privcipally armed with rifles extended avoog our flank at the distance of one After some talk the Colonel told us that we would Dave to fight, and we immediately put ourselves {2 pori tion to move to better grocna, devermined that the Spr- kans thovld fire the firs: gun After marching a mile we reached a sheot of water— i wes decided to @acamo aot bold another tatk with toe Indiaua. Nothing resulted from this except the most inaultivg demonstrations on their part. We dered not dismount, and were kept in the sad- = three hours, until the setting of the sun dispersed the Diao. On Monday morning we left camp toretorn to Polouse, marching im the following order —H company tn advance, C in the centre, with the packs, and FE At eight o'clock the Indians about the rear of the colemn. and just Was crosaing @ sinall etream they began minutes the firpg became continnous must fight, and that the action must become geveral, [ was ordered to move forward and ocoupy a bill that the Indiaus were making for, and upon which they would have a close fire upon the head of the eoluma. After a close rece | gained the bill ip advance, on seeing which the Indians moved around and took porseaeion of one Leaving afew men 2, | charged | commanaing that which | cocupied. to defend the first hill, and deploying my the seoond and drove them ot At thie time the action was general, the thres compa. nies, numbering in all aboct one hundred and ten men, were warmly engaged with Give hundred Iedians. The companies were separated from each other nearly & thourand yards, and fought eutirdly by making short charges. At eleven o'clock I was reinforced by the howlizers, and the two companies began to move to ig closely a large body cian got between itand my compasy, so that hay | ing it between two Gres, they could wipe it out at once Gaston percerving this, moved quickly towards me, bar ing the indians in his front, and when near enough, and I nw he was about to charge, I oli with H company The result was, that our companies met, having the [o- | diane ina ‘angle, in which angle we left twoire dead After getting together we kopt up the fight for half an hour, aud again started to reach the water, moving Laif a mile under ® covstantand raking fire, under whien our Taylor ani Gaston fel. We floally reached a Dill near the water and occupied the sammit, aod the lo diana baring now completely surrounded it, we iismoua 4 and picketed our horses close toge ier on the centre of the flat inclined summit, and our mea around the crest, making them lie lat on the ground, ae the [udians ‘were #0 close and s0 daring a to attempt to charge the to abandon the Reserve. It is thought the troops can pro- vent their exodus by keeping strict watch on the move- ments of the squawe, ss they would bs powerless and | could no move without them. At Chitoo they hare | very hostile lately. A days mince they kifet thirteen Of cattle at Waldo’s rancho, and that while | a company Of volunteers were on their trail. The leet | steamer landed some sixty eoldiers st Cresnent Oty, tor the purpose of taking tae Chitco Indiane to the Reserve. | i ESEEPESSS 2g8bss23 beet i i “i : alto gPbeee.e dul Bee F 3 i H ii f z ; : 4 i Thme has been | dy the Ladians residing on Piswi z 2 bl i, but, itaumber us eight to one, the; i - jipememaainae v ing Our ammunition began to give out, and fatigue, . To move from pot Cad og we were andred Indians, must pass to get run the gauntlet, everything we mounted and left the hill # sien oenet, and, afer s rite of ninety miles, montly at a gallop, and Wiiout «rest we reached Soaks fiver, Red, Woit Dext sren' aod were our lene the Nee Perces. We hat two otleere, tre taon, aad thes frieodiy Indians killed, and ten mon wounted, Sergesat Bes, of Ho company, msaing The sergeant distiaguished bimsolf very mach Curing the action, and we el! hope he will pet come in, Capt. Tay tor was shot through the neck, and Lieut Gas- ten thtevgbthe body; they both fail fgating gallantly. ‘he compspies fought bravely, like én brought our horses back mrt}, whieh were ehot during the ight * ace Doctpiures, Be'ore the batte was near over, the Iedvans picked up nine of their ¢eat, bow macy of them were kuled ig rot known, but [can count dfteen; thoy ackrowledged baving forty wounded tw a thousand men to go into the Spokan coun- i | i F E | li i E E E i i fs i E i ify ie E i f 8 g HE ila if qi i i i i a Ff a i fe ial iit ra fan atiach at this place. ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DEFEAT. A correspondent of the Alta, writing from Fort Dallas, Juve 1, says:— lean give you A Oe On ceived it from officers from Walla Walia, anc fi ‘alla with about one bundred and ae dri . jinth infantry men (mounted), two howit- zers, Crossing Snake river about the 11th of May. On the ‘L5th the Ingians made their appearance in tront of him, and be judging it prudent, doubtiess from some demon- part, expresse’ back to Major Grier, dof Fort Walla Wai! Capt Dent with bis company, to guard and hold the creasing of Spake river—to bring on with him the boats and more supplies—that he thought he should baye a fight with Indians in the Tal- lowe country. On the 17th uit., the Iodians showed themeetves in large numbers, from eight hundred to a thousand strong, and informed him that he could advance no further, (and, a3 it proved, kept their word). They great tbat he was compelled to aet eotirely on the defen. sive, his mea behaving well for some time (say several hoars), but soon became disheartened and panic stricken, it was almost tmpoesibie to rally them. This is not to be woudered at, when we are that at least two- thirds of his command were raw recruits. It was an o0- casion to try the most brave and veteran soldiers, with wach odds as eight to one, and the Indians weil armed and Provided with plenty of ammunition. In this they had the advantage of the Colovel, as be left Fort Walla Walia with but forty rounds of ammunition to the man, not \umking the {ndians would make an attack upoa nim, and it they did it wold be no offers than the Paliomes and Spokavs, whonumber bot few. On the contrary, severa: other tribes had foined them to Con , osend on £ Colcno! finding bis ammunition and supplies almost exhausted, determined to retreat, rather than sacrifice his command, and resolved on making a on the third night (I think it was), be left everything in camp likely to retard bia retrost, and cached his two howit- zers. It is said bis mea were in the saddle twenty four hours, and made a march o! ninety miles, to the crossing of Snake river, where the Nez Perces rendered him ev: assistance tocross the river. He did not moot Oapt. Dent, with bis commacd acd supplies, until his arrival some distance this side of the 1 of Suake river. He reached Fort Walla Walla on the 224 of May. His loss was two officers—Captain Taylor and Lieut. Gaston, of the ea Bon Commissioned officers aad yates, one Nez Perces Indian, and one half breed (the Colonel's interpreter); total killed, eleven, and four- teen weuuded; the rest were very si! wounded. Tae Indiaps acknowledge to have tweive killed aad ‘wounded, although it is thought their loss is much bearier. Captain Taylor and Lieutenant Gasion wore <illed while leasing their mea ia charge, ani in about the same tine; Lieut. Gaston bad two horses Klled under him, The Indians succeeded in getting his body. Ag soon as be avd his first sergeant (oll the men, having no one to lead them on or Command thom, deserted, Thoy were rallied by the Colonel and Lieut Gregg, and every effort made to the body of Lieut. , but withont effect. jor's men, a8 s90n aa be ‘fell, rosbed in and carried his bow) from the lodiaus aod bore itoff the field. Ali are joud in their praises of the two gal'ant fellows who fell nobly leading their men. Io fhort, every officer there must have done his du! pope would have escaped. It {8 indeed a lamentavie af. ir. There ie po telling what their guccess wil! incite these red devils todo next. If oar government does not policy as regards the lodians, we hal better 0 whole country and go beck io America, and em alone ta their glory. Tos people of Oregon cannot be accused of raising this war for the purpose of peculation. The rascals had so excuse to attack the Colopel, as we were not at War with any of the Indians at the time. Indian Warrtors at Fea—Attempt at Mutiny and Desperate Fignt [From the San Francisco Heral’. Juce 14 Among the passengers by the steamer Columbia, W. 1. Dali, commander, was an [adiaa chief of great celebrity bamod Jobt, and bis 6ou,& young warrior. They deiong to the Upper Rogue river Indians, and are men o. the first copsequence in the tribe About four years ago Jobe gutberet a hundred of hie warriors and ravazed the whole country as far as Fort Walla Walla, conquering all who oproeca bum and wielding undisputed away ‘efeated Saltd, of the Uni + the head of a considerad.e force f that whole region. Despite, how- bis gailent feats ia arma, his igantic strengt), Joun was ield, ad located on the Reser Tt can be very weil supposed that is proud He sub vation apirit cha‘e4 at the unaccustomed bootace, and he was lately discovered inciting the other laa on the Re- ferve to revolt against their conquerors | der © get rid of so depgercus « firebrand Joba was placed ca boar’ the steamer Columia, to be delivered to the military authorities at this place, as a prisoner of ‘war—in compary with hie son, 9° chip of the old biock and an ambitious young warrior, anxious to adorn girdle with the scalps of his “Hoston"’ enemies. At Grst the two warriors appeared to take matters in a very phiegma- Uc and resigoed manner, but the sequel ebowed that they were only bottling ep their wrath for ® goo! oppor woity. Accordingly, when the Commbia was a anchor of Humboitt Par the ebief thongit the chance to good to be lost, ant about one o'slock tm the morning com- menoed operations by blowing out ali the tights in the pleorage. They next attempted to ste Tevolver of commenced the sergeant, who obg Warrior sirirtng to aertet bie father John gave bis car-piercing warwhoop, which seemed to have ivanio effect on wu ying tah * berth, and the At this acted with passengers, who incontinent!y quitied their as fast ‘a their legs would carry them up the hatchways iato the cabin, whero each one declared toat the indians had taken the sb'p, aod wore slaughtering all the passengers. They bad ali forgotten to take their revolvers with them ia their besty fight, and supposedythat the warriors bad pos. seaged thomse!vea of those weapons, In the meantime, the struggie between the sergeant and the two Indian warriors wes Gercely carried on, and aur. og it the pistol they were contending for was dieoharzet, the ba)! passing just underneath the sergeant » throat aoa cutting his whisker, The pistol was broken to pieces in the contest. Captain Dall, with his first officer, Mr. No. jan, the second taate and some of the passcugers, inen formed themacives into two bodies, four men in each, and after closing (he batches, armed and vided them selves lighta, ready ata given sigual,to jump dora both hways apd secure two warriors. ‘ girl preseace wind, for sbe instantly concesied herself under a mat tress, ~—W ng quiet uatil he ow was crag! ~~ eurgeant, cann tro mucl au ine proms owing ths Gear anda ces! ea: or thal, several lives were not snorificed by the infuriated savages. after subdued, the lors were conveyed to the quarter deck, weliering in blood. and tor some time pretended to be dead, hoping a F | Es Ht 4 i ii bee a hh i] : H § i a E a A 5 «“ , and yesterday gent to the Presidio as 3 i g H i i é iT ampul young Indian was made the operation necessary to save his life. ‘Twelve Japanese Rescued from a Junk at Sea: OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE. panese mariners that they picked up at sea. The Carib- regarded differently, and their advent has created some comment and speculation, Seldom has the outside world ‘been favored with visits—accidental or otherwise—from natives of Japan, and on the present occasion the unusual circumstance is to be accounted for by tho perils of the sea and shipwreck. Their story is interesting, and will repay the time spent in learning {ts details. On the 13th of August last the junk A ar-meer, manned by the twelve Pica dehgg anna tag: 8 eine Nand niger Handar, Japan, bound for Jeddo, with a of rice, barley, wine, bats and lumber. They had out twenty-four hours when encountered a t} of so violent a description that, 1g of the gaie otherwise, they threw the overboard. The rudder having been broken ty junk unmanagea- bie. Inthis state they were left at the mercy of the storm and to the fury of the ocean, A few hours after po See jee eee Lele Te stan twenty days ij 8 ‘ore up, the unfortunate Japanese each their last. They then to is 4 construct a pew rudder, but ancther ‘oman rought Junk back to its former helpiess state. In their owa words, the vessel ete G Ae ‘a complete re- volution ; and to a possible being swamped, anchors attached to two hundred fathoms of hem; were got out to keep the junk’s head to sea. time for over five months they about at the mercy of the ocean, under jury masts, attempting to reach 4 ‘until the Caribbean hove in sight. Taey were at once res- pee their Cy? ana Serer fo re. Jenatiene. com) wo mates and nine sea- men tee Tolieing Te alist of thelr ‘names:—Ichstzabo, captain, aged 38 years, had wife and two children; Dhido, ‘first mate, aged 35 living; Tanezaboo, second mate, aged and parents living: Tokatora, seaman, wife and family; Y. . wife and family; Tsunaboo, 28 years; Ghchatz, years; Tcbakidbu, ‘24 “years, and ‘The log of the Caribbean, dated May 19, ticulars of the discovery of be’ junk 3 & = and put out a Canoe, and came alongside with twelve men and their luggage. They all uncovered their heads, and fell on their knees, and by sigus asked us to take them on Doard, which we did, ‘we could not understand juage, One, ly the in, wrote on & piece of peper in similar characters to of the Cai- a un piiecaaions aoe japan. 0 a wesa of what we knew to be his junk, ously built, representing her after a heavy ty- aT as she appeared with ber rudder broke, masts carried away, &c., and a little jury mast rigged. Sent the mate on board, and found ber as illustrated by ber crew: rudder broke, maata carried away, and everything in a disorderly state, her bottom covered with barnacles, said to be two | lorg,as she bad been tossing about for five or six months. | We saw it was impossible for her crew to tak | Iand. She was Jaden with wine, ol! and | veven tube of the former and ten bags of the latter as pro- visions for the crew, as they bad doubtlessly lived on the “isving aida vist tothe the writer of ving paid s party, the wri ona epost their appearance. They do not differ much f ‘the Chinese in features and color, but the difference is ea- tirely {2 favor of the Ji ). from the back of the heads heels, and which is plaited into and seems to the natura) thetr hair, is abson' nese; but the hair is sha of queue, that is a emall t it built bare in thei employ aaa porter a Toro, who has acted as ‘nterpreter for his countrymen sioce their arrival. Threvogh him much tnteresting infor- mation bas been odtained. The droves of the men ts peculiar, They wear dark blue, thick cotton clas fitting trowsers, white cloth shocks and sandals made of bemp or yarn. The latter covers the sole of the foot and no more. They are held on by strings paasio, between the firs: (largest) and second toes and carr'e: ap above the ankle. A loose made of the same material as the pants forms the outside uppor garment Bereral uader folfe of similar cioth helps to keep the boty warm. The who's @ held togetber by a girtie, and presents a (oul cnvemide (ar from graceful, but certainiy appearing %0 give comfort to the wearers. The captain of the Carib! states Lbey conducted Lhemseives with great on board, and done all in their power to the sbip. A reporter of the Zimes visited the men a fow «i . and gives the following ac- count of what be jad them cating their broak- fart, which consisted of rice amd a hash maie of beef and ‘vegetables cut into little equares They, tase Chopsticks to eat with, baving the sto in separate bow)s, each man having (wo of them. They were eating ¥ heartily, standiog the wh is, around the ternporary table on which tae big bow!s rested, Toro, the interpreter, came aboard afew afver wards, aud @ minister of the gospe!, whose name we neglected soon followed Hiv object in coming was to procure the attendance of the Japanese at oourch. We all went togeiher ito the cabin oD dock net apart for their ure, where we found most of them sitting Op tats, in their capacions berthe. Tho minister request ed Toro to tell them he greeted them ara friend, ana that be wanted to do them good, at the same time ehaking them ail by the baot. To this they replied by bowing low and locking gra To Wwuiries aa to thelr religion, the interpreter auswerec {nat taey worshipped images fo Japan, like the Jows of the Chinese, that be wanted to speak to them of the Lord Jes the Son of God, who died for them that they im! paved; but Toro couldn't understand what was moant. ‘were then asked |! they knew who made them. Toro the q' And the Japanese captain seemed lost in thought for a few moments ao then emilet also, ache rep through the iaterpreter that “they dropped down from up above,” pointing tome sky. Learning that they bad sore tablets on boaro whici they regarded with veneration, aod jancying it mighs throw more light upon the procise nature of their ro Kigion, the satniater asked to 9ee them. Fora while they 6idn's seem t) Understand what was meant, but at iast ‘one of them drew forth a buudie, tied #0 complex!y that the minister dectived troubling them to open {tHe son the course of conversation, Toro said that the religious books of Japan teach that their Jose or Gol was in Japan adout four hundred years ago, and that they have wor. ebipped him ever since. Previous to that time, however, yy bad no God, acd imege, one of which ‘a in every tem} the Dundle were also described to us as bei feet in length by about eight inches in breadth at the and two inches at the bottom. They are made of hand somely poll F mounted by ment. We fall on their tascbes tk tSebtoega er fa aha an ante esas ortach they in place of we found on the floor of the oxbin. Toro tolie us that the floors Of Japanese houses are covered witn rushes ane mace, and that the sandals are always left at the door as you enter, This la yor7 much the fashion of Mussulmoa. Ali the Japanese ara in good health except the chief mute, Dhito who looks very sickly and —— vo He hes desire to be returned to Japan at once, but are averse to go by wey of China The arrival of those men in the Untted States may be if i iF af i 33 i : Be i i é 35 u of said British ship Caribbean caused thea to on board bis vessel and brought! them aafoly to this port, where they now remain, being whollrces. of our language and cus commu. an evidence thereof may be given to tbem. by shipwrecked people mative country atthe nse of Our Nv ask the attention of ths Pre sident to that of the treaty with Japan, concluded by ‘ore P's which provides for the care and resiora tion of shipwratied Americans who may be thrown uvon the coast of Japan. Doubtless, the oaly reason that vo suca pro- viso was embodied in Se panty the part of our own go- Yernmest was, that, owing to the extremely limited commer relations of the Japancse. such a contfagrncy as the ove y's attention Was never con: g parties feel that there is no necessity for them to tobe derived from res‘ sring these upate people to their mative country, as those advan: aera be ly comprehended without (urther allusion to ‘on the part of your memorialists ‘They bi My rngenh tes apn bee praped the President to the new treaty entered into between tne Uonsul Gen: ‘United States at simoda, and the government of Jay by which bigbly important commercial advantages ve to our countrymen, goes into effect on the fourth of July pext ensuing; and in & comparatively ‘ume from that date these meu could be lan: in Japan. if our government will but grant the prayer of your memoria! This would furnish an unniistakeable evidense to the nent of Japan tat we are disposed to wet io good ith them, and to treat them tn the most friendiy and bu mane manner; and, in the opinion of your memorialia's, ‘would accomp'iah more toward obtaining further privileges for Americans than could be done by sending a powerful fleet to that country, to them into #uch @ Wout attempting to point out further the advantages to be derived from ia course on the part of our goverament. or (o allude to the suoject io the humane and charitable u of view which presenis itself vividly te every mind. the un‘ do 2 President will Fg most earnestly urge ae immediate action to be liad upon the subject, and, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The Citizenship of John C. Fremont. OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE. Say Fravcrsco, June 21, 1858. In the United States Circuit Court last week the ques- tion of John C. Fremont’s citizensbip was tried before a jury. Colonel Fremont sued the Merced Mining Company to restrain them from cutting aud carrying away wood from off his lands in Mariposa county. The mining com pany denied Colonel Fremont was a citizen of New York, ag alleged in his bill, and averred he was a c'tizen of Cali- fornia, and therefore the federal courts had no juriadic- tion in the uit, which should be dismissed. An issue of fact was raised in this way and sent beforea jury for trial. To support the allegation that Colonel Fremont ‘was a citizen of this State, it was shown that he rau on the republican ticket for President in 1856 aa ‘af Call. fornia,” and the newspapers of New York city were constantly seea in hia houre with his name so arnounced. ‘The fact that Colonel Fremont bad gepresented California im the United States Senme; that he has been bere from time to time since 1848 with his family, and that In some which were put in evidence he described of + }, State of Cali'ornia,”’ were relied tosupport the plea. Repeated deciaratioas of Colone! extending over several years, that he conridered home; that he would never reside in Cali- the law being ineffectual to give was taxed high!y for what ed in 0, ton. Also, that his And all the surrouncings of a The trial occupied three May, 1856, whe the uit Company was commenced, Dot a citizen of California. The question was thus decided favor of Fremont, which gives him the right to sue in the Unitea States couris—a ‘very great advantage. A Trip on the Steamship Star of the West — Her Atcommodations and Passengers, Ow Boare Stan or tex West, July 14, 1868. Your | anama correspondent baz had a most pleasant trip on the Starof the West. Permit him to say that the late improvements made on this ship, particularly in the fitting of her upper deck for the accommodation of pas- rengors, bave rendered her mont comfortable and com. modious. Her usual speed avorages ten knots an hour, and with her quiet, agreeable and competent comman‘er, ope feels at ease, at home and eafe on the Star. Her officers are all accommodating and compstent, but they could pet be weil otherwise with such @ captain as @ thousand to him. Among the pasengers are soveral oolobrities: King, who fired the Peacemaker on th: MONEY MARKET. The market has been inactive since the date of our last Botice, with a somewhat improved demand towards the close. The receipts of gold dust have been rather jess 20 far in the month as compared with the preceding. Here- tofore June has yielded as much as May, the prosent ing the exception, and may to some extent b» attri puted to the movemaent of our people towards Frazer river. 1 of all descriptions remain without change in rates, the supply keeping pace with the increased inquiry. SMLPMENT OF TREASURE ‘To June 16, 1855 .,, To June 16, 1887 ..... OPERATIONS OF UNITED STATH® ORANCH MINT. Deposita from June 1 to 16, 1865, om..,...... $57,486 87 COINAGE $1,400,000 91,000, 10,000 81,601,090 y at ‘gc. off of this eteamer Lists of 900 fine have been taken at j<c. off. No sales of Mexican dollars, and vory few here. Swoks have siightly improved Saw Praxcrsco, Friday Evening, Jane 18, 1968 The past fortnight, says the San Francisco Shipping Regiter, bos veon characterized by an active movement down With respect to the receipt of and disposal of goods. Considerable importations have taken place from hone Eastern sod foreign porte, and of provisions and refiact sugars Iresh supplies were ily desirable, as stocks were in fact quite exhausted. Operations in’ those de- soriptions of goods have not been confined to taking up the parcels which pave come to hand, but bave exiendet to large purchases to arrive, at prices indicating great confidence in the prospects of the market during tho nert sixiy days. The feoling with regard provisions is atrengtheced by the belief that dunog the summer and fall months the cemand from the Frazer river county mast be largo, as the rush thither from this State cou Unver unabated, The first balf of the fortnight closing waa characterized dy an active demand for flour for consumption, but durin: the past week the dealers havo bad a light trade, an con-iderable importations have taken piace from home Fastern ports, from Chile aud Australia, the marist be- gan to droop. Immediately at the close 2,760 dble. Faxall were put ander the hammer, realizing prices marking @ beavy deciine upon previous quotations A simail paroot of wheat and several of barley from the new crop Dave, within a fow days, come to market. 5 Purchases of oats and barley, but to mo great extent, be ve been made for exporto Australis. Frown —The traneactions wholona'e ainoe on ows, in the order last report was written have beon ae fol ye hoe ite mate :-260 quarter sacks " at te 80m $11 00; OM at 00 ‘Sin eeal en Sag Round, at about $14, withont antes 498 do, do. ex Golden fb tga] eeeeeeee Ae be about $14; 1,00 Obi. Baxall, recoly por Edwin Fize, had been fold prior to arrival on private terms, Bisxall waa sold up to to-day im jopbing low at into suction, restiz~ jamEx J. E. Thayer, 100 bbis. ‘at $12; 200 do, do ai $11 8734; ama a 6. a ye arrived this morning from Meibourne, bas 1,600 b Corn Muat—Fresh ground California in 25 and 60 te, wacks is jobbing at 5340. @ 53¢0. Warat—Tho stock of old is small and held out of tae K past ‘been 97 4c. a $1 per 100 lbs ; 200,600 Ibs. choice for ex- ork fo Sateen, epic op the Itter Sure, WOlEA wo-quste Oa78.—The moderate demand for export which has ex- isted has sustained the market at 13¢c., which la the que- tation for a good article as we write. ‘Baans.—We vote sales within the past week of 600 bags California white at 20 a 2%4c., and 200 do. do, pink at 28. Bay — receipts Iavier'y have been large, and the market cannot be quoted over $10 a $12 per ton. NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA. ‘The Cass-Herran Convention still under Con- sideration—Hopes ef its Approval by tne Legielature—Waur Against Ecuader—Affars on the Isthmus, Our advices from New Granada are dated at Bogota- | Qn Lith of June, end at Panama and Aspinwall on 6th of July. OUR BOGOTA CORRESPONDENCE. Bocora, June 11, 1858. ‘The Cass. Hervan Treaty Imbroglio in the Legislature—Post- tion of both Houses— Opinion of the British Minister—The Opposition Press on the Honorable Gentleman—Trade Dull, and Specie Scarce. Since my last there has been very little of any impor- tazce to communicate, ‘The Cass-Herran troaty,as it is onlled bere, has re- mained in the same state as by last advice, notwithstand- ing the government attempted to give rather a wide con- struction to the fortieth article of the new constitution, thereby trying to push the treaty through in its original form, with only the consent of the Chamber of Representa - tives, in which they did wot succeed. The treaty was ro- turned for the second and last time to the Senate, who still ingiated in their modifications, and returned itto the Cham- ber of Represeattatives, which body named a commission to meet another from the Senate, to see if they could come toterms. This also failed. Thus this affair may be con- sidered ended, if the representatives do not give in, which Ithink almost Impossible. Aud allowing they did, would the American governmont also give way to the obstinacy ofatow r members of the New Granadian Senate? v ion press bas come down ratuer on the British Minister for advising them to accept ine eae in its original form. It appears that ho was of opinion that the treaty could be passed by only the Repregentatives, giving this construction to the fortieth article; and the Ziempo of the *th inst. says: —~ It is necessary to be uvacquainted with the Spanish laa- eu e, in which position the Brideh Minister flode himself, to inventor of such trickery, ae to pretend ‘hat tae Cham- ber of Kepresentatives alone could wanction the tresiy, in vir- tue of which he could obtain the isiand of Gonzalez ta the Pasific, and the right to br miliate us, wishing the Contedera- tion (I bad forgo! ‘9 say thst this is vo longer New Granada, bute ontederacion. Gragacina) 10 admit the responsibiliiy of jeeee and orner. We, who bave the highest opinion of her Britaanic Majest; government, canto} even suspect that be has instruction mix himeelt in our politics, '0 interfere in the mode of forming our laws, or \o ser¥e &s tutor to our Secretary of Foreiga Allsire. J. is not diplomatie to give, advice to any government un- asked for, eo as to humble it aad than obtain advantages. ‘What do we care about Lord Napier’a writing that it would he madness on our pert nat to sanction the treaty! Wae tt | not toe same Lord Napier who advised Gen Herran to express, in the reventh article of the treaty, (hat no military copsiruc: tops ehoz’4 be allowed! The Bear of Foreign Affairs has road in open Senate confidential letiers to the British Minister. They, therefore, are public ‘proverty: but be hag also read the ofc! commual- cations from our Ministers, Berran and de Franelseo, which are worth more to us than the uselens udvice of ber Britavaie Mojenty's Mip\ ater, thnt the Amerion ba sign retary of Fervign Affaire ioforms tin tbe United States intend toabnox Cuba ted Mesicn: Ghat the question with Cubs is European, but not no with Mextco and Panama He tbinks thus wo bumble us to the exigencies of the United States ‘The mail bas just arrived and brought the nows of there being eight American vessels of war at Aspinwall city. If 4 be true, it may be the means of the Senate givirg in, There is nothing of avy importance to communicate, Trade ‘s very duil, and there is a great iy of money. ‘The commercial operations here are very limite4, in con- sequence cf there being no otber circelation than specie. Money is always worth from twelve to fifteen per cent peravocm, with security; nod ® bank established here ‘would bea capital investment. On this head | will write you tally by oext mail. OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE. Panama, July 4, 1858, The Cass Herran Treaty—Dilatory Measures of the House and Senate— Anticipated Action—Movements of the Pa- cific Squadron, de, de As | predicted in my last, the Covgrees of New Granada hag takee no definite action on the Cass Herran treaty. [t has been travelling from the House to the Seats aud from the Senate to the House. A commission was appo nied by both boures to come to some amicsbio arrangement, but they Could pot agree, and the treaty pow rema.os im the same condition in which it was three months ago. Article 40 of the new constitution decrees that— Fach house can insist twice on the disposition they here ap. proved ins Pill. but if after the second time they have tnsiet- ed, the house would pot agree. ths aaid disposition wbali ecome in fact the bill. ‘The Senate, in returning the convention, says thai it does not approve the modifications introduced by the Howre, and tho Houre at its last sitting declared thas they did not agree to the alteratious made by tho Senate, and == their approval of article No, 7, which roads aa OW me art 7—Inarmuch as the Va'ted Siates may wish te rent a Portion of land in one of the islands of the bay of Panama, suppressed, and shall no more be ® pari of for the pu: eof en therein 9 eum. degot, the gov- erpinent of New Granads, willing to favor in (his way the of & (riend}y uation. rants permission to the United States (0 rent portion pot messuring morv than a handred English seren, 9 long es the treaty of 12th December, 1444, ‘Un the renied Inns the government of tan harves or any ober inst tation required fo of the permission gran'ed for the purpagee above siaied, and during the cceupation by the United t tates «f aald land {! will pot be subject to any tar whatever, nor the landings. wharves nor aay otber works thereon erected, nor te property of the United States used of eited thereon tit is hereby distinely understood and permanently ex- pressed the: the preceding grau! does not, in apy way what ever, oifest or decrease the sovereignty of the republic of New Granada over We said porusn of land which may bo renied. Thus each house contends that the alterations come from the other, so that according to the above quoted ar ticle of the constitution, they must be leit out. The Semaie contends that the original bill consists of the appro- batory decree, sod the House contends that it # the cov- ‘vention iteelt that constitutes the origiaai bill, and tuere- fore,. that the alterations made, not beiug approv- ed by the House after the Sen bad insisted for the second time, they ought to be thrown out. The Senate has suspended the discussion ef the convention natil it agrees with the House on the interpretation of article 40 Of the pew constitution. The latter has not yet resolved anything ca that point, so that we have not yet roachod the “beginnin the end.’ The whole proceedings are a fuccession of bianders, misunderstand\ogs and mistakes, and at the present rate of operating it will take about ten yearn to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion Mr. Deugias's Outrage bill will be very likely to bavee wholesome effeot on the legisiators at ‘The pae- sage of euch a bill would conviace them the United Siates were no longer to be triflea with; that in the tro- pi, op the broad Atlantic, or in the British Channel, the sovereignty of America’s ‘lag sail ba sustained, and the rights of her —. Meiatained inviolate, Sbould, how- session, they will no doubt consider it dignified to foot Uncle Sam whenever they ploase, and the treaty will be Gragged thr feasion after session, modii and Amended, until no trave of tLe original document is left. The presence of one or more of the United States aquad- ron in our bay ‘aspires tbe American Foaidents of the lat mus Wiln mneb copflence, knowing, as they do, the Im- Mense amount of treasure, life and property that would be otherwire left at the aisporal of an unruly mob, with & governmental power entirely ineificient to restrain , even if inclined to do to. A groat deal of iil will is keown ‘to exist of the part of the natives towards the jpavy and American residents gonera'ly. By natives, of Courre I mean only a certain class of them—the lower order—the rmage—-taking it for granted that out of heterogencoun ingredients one mass could be formed. Bl Porvenir of Bogota, of 8th of June, eaye that s mixed | Commiesion, coneteting of Senores Brid, Facio, Malo and Posada Gutiorrer, bad been appointed to try and come Dut that after two days covference they testing the desires of Congress, and it adden that day (Sth) matters would be suastacterty bead, acd the 1 reluon oved in its original form. Toe law making Pavama an eS tablishing & naval depot in bay the prohibiting the coasting trate to foreign vessels r ‘A pamphiot entitled “Manifest Ad to the Na- tion by some Re tives on the Cass-Horran Treaty’? bas been publ |. El Comercio supposes it to be writ- ten by Sr. Jil Cajanje, Relative to the Case Horran convention the Tiempo of June lat says, thet the Senate insimed day (May Bist) on ite frst modifications of the end that General Moequern wae very sever on the tary of State for y\elding to the strong (i. ¢, United Staton) snd the contrary to the weak (i. ¢. ) As thera can be no joint fession under the new constitution core without the matter ontir in Once Of Gimagreement, and as the House would not Iike to run this rak, the Tiempo thinks that the House will mat Be e same paper 1 Bth says tho treaty was stil pending, being sont backward and forward from one 8 to the wines Sar. Good Neieg dene, end that if it has ty pass the sooner It ia done the better An error in transoribing the constitation has been dia. covered and ameuded bY act of Congres ‘The correct reading of Art 61 is as foliows The orm of offise of the Prosidect, Attorney Gemeral aod