May 31, 1862 (4 pages)

"have stabbed a fellow soldier if Hevada Democrat. Thomas is our Agent for San Francis (0. He is pol sor receive advertisements, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam, Jr., is our Agent for Sacramento to receive advertisements and collect for the same. 1862. ‘SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 31, A Meeting of the Democratic Central Gommfttee for Nevada County will be held at Nevada, on Saturday next, June 7th. The Committee will meet at the office of J. I. Caldwell, Esq., in Flagg's brick building, at two o’eloek, Fr. M., anda full attendanee is desirable. T. T. Davenrort, Nevada, May 31, 1862. Chairman. oe ‘Matual Want of Confidence. The Marysville Exprese, in some coments on the proceedings of the Breckinridge Secession State Committee, says their action does not, by any means, imply an unwillingness to unite with the “other branch of the Democratic party,” and adds: We cannot trust many of the politicians of this State, who have been influencial leaders in the Douglas Democratic party. We know they are not, and never have been Democrats. They have in a good degree controlled the action of that branch of the party which supported Mr. Douglas. They defeated a Union of the party last year, when we desired it, We desired union, to defeat Republicans; they desired disunion to beat Democrats. This want of confidence is mutual. We ¢ annot trust any of the leading politicians in this State of the Breckinridge-McCounell faction;. for we kuow they are not Demoerats and never have been. ‘Fhey are the legitimate descendants of the Tories of the Revolution, and have inberited their monarchical principles. They assisted the cunning traitors of the South in dividing the Democratic party for the express purpose of electing Lincoln, in order to give the Southern. States an excuse for secession, with the hope of breaking down republican institutions on this continent. The only object or purpose the Breckiuridge leaders had for a “uoion’’ last year, was to: inaugurate a revolution in th.s State, and thus ereate a diversion in favor of Jeff. Davis’ Confederacy. The Douglas party did well in redudiating aunion that would bave committed them to such a scheme. Farther on, in the same article, the Express says: The platform of the Douglas party, last year, was, in no one particular, better than that of the Republicans, In the upinion of politicians of the Express School, the Douglae platform was undoubtedty jnst as objectionable as that of the Republicans. No platform will suit them that does not have for its object the aiding and abetting of the rebels, Having failed in their efforts to carry this.State out of the Union, the Breckioridge politiciane are now endeavoring to throw every obetacle in the way of the prosecution of the war, They are followers, at a respectful distance, of Jeff. Davis and Yancy; they have approved and defended every action of the rebel leaders; encouraged them in their treasonable work, by representing that they hada powerful party of sympathisers in the North; and induced the iguorant and deluded Southerners to believe that no serious effert would be made to maintain the integrity of the Republic. Their business now is to criticise, ind fault with, and carp at every action and effort of the Government ia the work of suppressing the rebellion, — Porevonines,—It isa week to-day since any news bas been received’ from the seat efwar, The telegraph line is down the ether eide of the Green river station, near where the Iudians run off the stock of the overland mail company, and it is supposed tbat the Indians interrupted the telegraph communication. The eontinued interruption is causing serious forebodings among Union men, who fear that McClellan bas been defeated, and that the Government is suppressing the intelligence. Such fears are wholly without foundation, Had the army met with a reverse, the fact would bave been known in less than a week all through the Eastern States, in epite of the efforts of the Government, and there could be no object im preventing the transmission of the intelligence to California. Besides, ifthe army was defeated the Government would want the fact known as soou as pos. sible, In order that measures for repairing the @amager might be adopted without de. lay. The rebel sympatbisers of course are perfectly satisfied that MeCiellan’s army has been cut to pieces, and there is ne use of trying to convince them to the contrary. Bapbty Sraspep.—Walker Craig is said to James Scott, on Bred tet st inrasa belonged ma t thesd Volunteers. ’ kA AD AN at A At TE IE EE Rt SES EOTO NN SS TSS SS en ct ES lS AOE a iP TE SESE GE eR PN TS RS AEN Nic ER AA Oi IETS il Ame CR CUBAN NOR ee & MILITIA OF THE SEAS. In 1856, Geo. Hiram Walbridge, of New York, delivered a speech in Tammany Hall, in which he suggested that the Government should organize a “militia of the seas,” for the better protection of out foreign eommerce. The proposition attracted some attention at the time, but the subjec: was soon forgotton, The speech, however, has lately been re printed and extensively circulated with the view, we suppose, of eliciting an expression of the public sentiment. In bis speech, Gen. Walbridge furnished the following interesting statistics of the commercial marine of the United States, as compared with other nations: Great Britain has 31,000 vessels, with a five million tonnage; France has 14,350 vessels, of 720,000 tons; Spain 8,000 vessels, with 380,000 tons. The aggregate vessels belonging to Sardinia, Tuscany, Naples, Sicily, Papal States, Austiia, Greece, Turkey, Holland, Hamburgh, Bremen, Prussia, Denmark, Norway, Sweeden, Russia, Mexico and the South American States, is 44,000 vessels, with 3,466,500 tonnage. The United States have 45,000 vessels afloat, with five and a half millions of tons; so we have 9,500 vessels more than Great Brittain, with half a million greater tonnage than hers, three times as many vessels as France, and at least eight times as much tonnage; five times the number of Spanish vessels, with fourteen or fifteen times her ones and our number of vessels is nearly equal to the vessels of all the other maritime powers of the earth, having 2,000,000 of tons greater than their united tonnage. Then look at our own commercial marine, with its astonishing growth, and see how it transcends the other commercial Powers of the world—its tonnage and vessels, the latter numerous enough, if stationed at equal distances around the great circle of the earth, not only to display in the sight of each other the symbol ef our national glory, but to hail each other and proclaim themselves ‘Americans.’ To afford this immense iuterest adequate protection, at comparatively small expense tothe Government, Gen. Walbridge proposes: That, under the sanetion of law, with ample uards and restrictions, there should be organized a ‘Milita Navy,’ an arm of defence eorrespenning to that employed by the government in the land service, under our enrolled militia system, by which shipowners should receive encouragement and aid by law, in construction of their vessels, so as to make them capable of bearing guns, if required, in the service of the country. ‘That the Captains and subordinate officers be commissioned in the name of the neral government, — some equitable plan that will give them rank and emolument,in proportion to the demands upon their time and service in the new capacity of representing the naval power of the Union, That the humblest youth who enters as a cabin boy or in the low. est capacity as a seaman, should be educated and trained in this honorable, though adventurous profession. That not only in the navy proper, but in this new service, in which the interest of commerce and the naval power of the Union will be represented. We understaud that Senator Hale, Chair. man of the Senate Naval Committee, and other Congressmen are in favor of reorgau izing the Navy upon some such plan as proposed by Gen, Walbridge, and are endeavoring to awaken public attention to ihe necessity of strengthening this arm of the national service, The organization of a naval militia would undoubtedly afford great pro tection to our foreign commerce among the semi civilized nations, who bave neither the skill nor the means for the construction of iron-clad vessels; aud if sufficient inducements were held out, it would have the effect to edugate a large number of uaval of ficers and. seamen, whose services would be invaluable te the Government in case of » war with a first-class European power. But as iron is now being substituted for wood, in the construction of war vessels, it is no! probable that any bouaty that could be offered by the Gevernment would induce ship owners to build merchant vessels of sufficient strength to cope with the war veesels of civilized nations, Remaiss Founp.—The remaios of Michael Busby, who was killed: by the Indians duriogl the Pi Ute war, in June, 860, were Twenty-six mile desert, aud were brought to Carson City by Indian Agent Wasson. He was employed by Oapt. Jasper Stewart to go into the Indian country and gather as much information as possible with which he was to retura at an early day. Nothing more was heard of him until within a few day, when Mr. Wasson succeeded ia finding his bones, through the assistance of some Indians, from whom he also obtained the circumstances of his death. recently found on the other side of the . . Busby . crossed the desert on horseback, and came . close to the indians at Honey Lake Smith's place. When he saw them he aitempted to retreat, but being badly mounted one of the Indians got ahead of him, and shot him ashe came up, while he was engaged in beating back his pursuers, Busby was a noted mountaineer and Indian fighter. Quick Time.—The Steamer Sierra Nevada from San_ Francisco, arrived from Vicsyid, he yp ye vied gos days. cake ours from ing the quickest time on record: > He . TO THE DEMOCRAT. San Francisco, May 3let, 1 p. . Gor. Stanford bas appointed George Hadson cord-wood meusurer for San Francisco. The clipper ship Andrew Jackson, the fleetest in port, bas been chartered to carry a load of spars from Puget Sound to Spain. The mail steamer Orizaba left this morning with about 100 passengers and $801,961 in treasure, The Bustern line is still down. Fatal Accident. Forest Crry, May 3lst. Peter Caden and avother man early this morning had just come out of the shaft of the lighland & Mansovic Mining Co., io Wet Ravine, abont one mile from Forest City; when they reached the top Caden thought he beard something give way at the bottem, and started to go down and see to it—he had no svoner started than the rige ging gave way precipitating him to the bottom, 204 feet, killing bim instantly, Mexican News.—A Spanish paper, published at San Francisco, received the following iotelligence from Mexico, by the Orizaba. {t confirms the news alluded to in our last, that the Frenc troops, after advancing to Puebla, bad commenced a retreat; We have dates from Acapulco to the 17th, and from the city of Mexico to the 9th iast. . The French troops, 5,000 in number, advanced to near Puebla, about two-thirds of the way from Vera Cruz to the Capital. On the pe . { inst., they were within two miles of the city of Puebla, and they attacked the hills of Guadalupe and Loreto. The Mexicans, 3,000 strong, under Gen. Zaragoza, repulsed them, and the French retreated, leaving 700 dead on the field. On the 7th, the French began to fortify their position, but on the 8th they abandoned the same, and had retreated out of sight of the watchman on the tower of the Puebla Cathredral. Almonte had issued a circular to the Mexican officials,inviting them to “pronounce” in his favor. He sends them a form of pronunciamiento, according to which General Nepumuceno Almonte is to be Dictator, with authority to treat with the Ailies, and to call a National Assembly, which shall declare the form of Governmont that may be most convenient for the country, and most suitable to put an end to the anarchy. Unton Worktnos IN NortH CAROLINA. —The Stars and Stripes are flying in the western counties of North Carolina. All through the mountain regions the old flag can be seen, and brave men have collected to defend its honor. Scon after Newbern was captured an important engagement took place in the western . part of the State between a large rebel force and the Union Home Guards, resulting in a complete rout of the former, who, it appears lost all the guns belonging to one battery, all the camp equipage, wagons, and supplies of all kinds, belonging to the rebel force, with the three companies of cavalry, which were entirely cut off, and obliged to surrender, or, in other words, ‘were retained.” The Raleigh Standard called it a ‘most disgraceful riot,” which is truly a very polite term fora defeat. It apears that the Union men in the mountains ad been hanging a notorious rebel character, one Col. Dodge, who had charge of the militia, and had resorted to a sweeping imprisonment: hence the difficulty. The . a, men are strongly in the ascendency through the western counties of this State, are all armed, and have a complete organization under competent leaders. ‘Fhe Standard says they have threatened to take Raleigh, and suggests the importanbe of fortifying the city in every direction, and a general fall back of their rebel forces in the State to that point. Napo.ron’s Tron-Cnaap Navy.—A Paris letter in the New York Post says: France has now by far the most powerful navy, since naval power now dates from iron, and not from oak. She owns a great number of iron-plated ships, superior in construction, they say, tothe English. She has four frigates—La Gloire, L’Invincible, La Normandie, La Cou. ronne—euch of nine hundred horse power, mounting 30 or 40 guns, with crews of 570 men; one corvette, the Peiho, of 14 guns, and 250 men; five floating batteries—La Devastation, La Lave, La Tounante, La Foudroyant, La Congreve. The frigates Magenta and Sol. ferino could be got ready in three months. Ten . other frigates are building, of 1,000 horse power . each, six corvettes and sixty gunboats, intend. ed to cover adescent on an enemy’s coast. . Among them is the Plongeur, destined for the . work of sinking ships, and armed with a} wrought iron spur. . Tut Breckinridge State Committee ealled their Convention for August 6th, instead . of the 17th,as stated in the Sacramento dis. . patch in our last, Of the fifty-nine meco. bers composing the Committee, ouly ten or . twelve were present, A. P Crittenden, the Chairman, and W. HL. Glascock sai appointed a Committee to issue au address to their party friends, Exportixna Coreen Ork —The clipper ship Rambler, at San Frane:sco, bas taken . on board 300 tons of copper ore, mostly from the Uniun Company’s lode at Copper. opolis, The ore govs to Boston, for smelt. . ing and (s said to-rich in metal, ; a } Stitt. Unper Warsr.—A large portion of Sacramento city is still covered with . ter, and measures have lute’y been adopted@ to drain it off. . ment has been stopped, : NEVADA THEATER. SOI ons care “onpanrs* oreo Wo BA EM hton, Ma Btage Manager. .cceccccnecee leader of Orchestra... «+A. Fischer -C. L. Graves, Nava Marrens.—Tbe Washington correspondent of the Bulletin, in his letter of April 30th, furnishes the following naval items : aptain Morris, who fought the Cumberland in Ten Roads, 0 ibe Merrimac had sunk her, and then made escape, has been ordered to command of the new and fine gunboat Port Royal. Quite a number of the Cumberland’s crew, having been paid off and discharged, immediately voluntecred for a new cruise under their late commander. It is understood that the Navy Department has under consideration a proposition to apply to the French Government for the privilege of purchasing one or more of the mail-clad vessels now composing a large portion of the French navy. Should the request be made at once and be seer ewee Engagement of the charming Con edienne MRS. W. H. LEIGHTON Who will appear in three favorite eharacters, 4 On Monday Evening, June 2d, 1863, oe The performance will commence with the comedy ia two acts’ entitled ASMODEUS; OR, THE LITTLE DEVLL’S SHARE. Carlo Mrs. W. H. Leighton. Don Raphael Mr. A. R, Phelps Gil Vargon .ccccscees cocvscveveseo dD, C, Anderaun, Weeeiee eres Cee eee eee favorably responded to, the vessels might be on Aig egal Bape ts Se eee i, Locke. and their effect upon the pending strugglo . Nople.. sca est Ci would be incalculable. The French Admiralty, . Isnbella...00+seeeeeeree er cece es Mins 1. Land, moreover, may be glad to avail itself of the op. Caselda.. ++ irerseee cree . Mrs. U. BE. Locke To be followed by the Comedietta of the MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL, rtunity of testing these new engines of war 4 actual service, and receiving in exchange a few of our Monitors, whose efficiency is already established. These could be delivered in thy. with BONE o.rccocrccccees Mra. W. Leighto two or three months. Milly, with song Ml . , SOR. . : 7 foseees pes @seees » D.C. Anderse The Navy Department is quietly, but effigam lpeteer Ps toh Shea ) " 'y Fi tag ciently, at work increasing our navy defenses. . fickon,..6 eeee eee a Cio Several of the recently authorized iron-clad vessels are already well begun; but it is not deemed advisable to say much as to their progress. CuInAMAN Mvurperep.—The Placerville To conclude with the ever popular Farce of the FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Betty Saunders..+.-+. Mrs. W. H. Leighton, (with her celebrated laughing song, ‘‘Kemo Ki. mo,” and Duet of *Shouldu’t Woucer,” with My News says thata Chinaman, while passing] ( A ° bh Pleas Hl G. Locke.) along a trail running throtig easant AUCYs . Zeb Brightom..sseccees ese seve vees G. E. Locke, was set upon by two drunken Mexicans, one of AU™UMUS.ccccvcccccoscccsvccscscccsscokn BHOTRE, them seizing him by the collar, while the other . Mr. Saunders. .--0 0-60 s) eee ee sees Me Graves, fired several bullets into his breast, killing him . Lucretia... cocceece MPa. i, KE. Locke instantly. They were seen by some white men, = Sets. ae arrested, and taken to Placerville, where they orgy Circle and Parquette..eccseeeee s Pag are now in jail awaiting the action of the Grand May 31, 1862. Jury. = ATTENTION! EVERYBODY! HE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING A large stock of Groceries, Provisions & Mining Tools ON HAND—AND MORE COMING, LIST OF LETTERS. EMAINING IN THE POST OFFICE R at Nevada City, California, SUNDAY, JUNE Ist. 1862 (Published officially in the Nevada Democrat, having the largest circulation of any paper inthe City.] A —WILL SELL— Adams, Allen Akers, John Wholesale, at the following Prices Anstaedt, Mr, B Akin, V.5. Butter, by thebeg Sess ens beaeened AEE ndles, ME cuss con stoveeusss 25 f@ $4.50. Benton, Thomas Berry, Ames + se a et sel geen ere eset "o MBlevins, O. C. Boors Joseph ey See, Bradt, Byron Flour, Nevada—per 100 Tbs. . 85,75 c . Pie Fruit, per case.. «+s. Nee. Camish, D. M. Carlin, T. B. Beans, per 8OCK.66 ceeeeeeeweeee oe oe $4 eta per BR Carron, Fabian Clark, H. C. a Clark, James ra — RETAiL PRICES: Crosley, Pat » Cullinan, Wm. Batter, @ Beno Td Tea, 2 paper Tes 31% Ss a ’ vi BOE cecccccceset® Damarter, Wm. Daly, Wm. owe = $1.0 Piekion, hail galion. 60 Dequoy, Anaclet Doyle, Michael (2) “ Crushed, 5 Ib.$1,0(/ Yeast Powders, by box 2% Dorson, Henry Candles, 4 Fs '. -.$1,00!Nwidk, 12 Jbs.. $1.00 E 3 Spades.se-0++++-$1,25 Oysters, percan. 2h Erskin, C. H. . Ewitt, George Pick Handles..31% Pie Fruit, per bottle.37:. Farrell, Peter Finey, John All Other Goods in Proportion! Fleming, M.F. pons bg GOODS DELIVERED. Sac soa remanie, H. ae TERMS-CASH. Gelavis, Refeat @ Gilm A No, 75 Brow street, Nevada. alaviz, Refugio ilmore ‘ Grady, Martin Graft, Mrs. C. C. apr24. 3, M. HUXSON & BRO. Green, William nee ” BATES & McCORMICK, Hall, Henry Hall, Samuel > Hancomb, John C. (2) Harris. David Haven, Lucy Helm, Mrs. Henderson, Hershal) Hoyt, A. E. WHOLESALE AND RETA Hueston, Joseph Hussy, 8. S. Hyatt, Almon . Irving, Joseph Joy, W. L. DRUGGISTS, Johnson ‘Tom : : NE ° PINE STS., NEVADA. Keith, Josiah King, Eliza J. CORRES. OF EROAP & ‘ ED A LARGE Lake, Chas. T. Lawrence, Wm. 8 pales Rely J RECEIV Lencord, Gen. Jos. (2) Labouchere, Joseph M DRUGS, MEDICINES, Maslett W. F. Ls sed a Mundorff,Mrs Sara A Murndette, Louis ilet Articles, McFilliph, Barney = , Perfumery, Fancy & Toilet Nugent, James M. Otis, Miss Eliza ALSO, THR BEST QUALITY OF Preston, Alexande?, Quinn, James IMPORTED WINES & LIQUORS Rasner, John Reily James For Medical Purposes. Sharkey, John Sherman, F. T. — , Shultz, Jessy Shernard, Chas. 7E HAVE A FRESH AND CHOICE VARIETY OF Switzer, John (2) Small, W. P. we Bae Smith, Henry Smith, J. C. GARDEN SEEDS! Stead, Robt. ti T—U Titcomb, Moses Triplett, Mrs. Clara. Prescriptions put ap at ali hours elthet Tully Miss C. * Upton, D.N.(2) . night or day. VanNest, Baron Vandiver Wm. J. a@ DR. BATES’ OF FICE, SAME PLACE. “@8 Velt, H. am lies elie Wagoner, Conrad Weber, E. N. Welch, Mrs. E. Wilder, F. A. (C> Persons calling for any of the above letters, will please say they are “Advertised.” June 1, 1862. E. F. BEAN, P. M. LOST NOTE--CAUTION. CERTAIN PROMISSORY NOTE, drawn by H. Henderson, about the middie of August, 1861, for one hundred and sixty dollars, in favor of the undersigned, and payable on demard, has been loat or mislaid All persons are cautioned against purchasing or negotiating said note, as payM. BRENNAN, JOSEPH BROTHERS, THE OPPOSITION STORE, Cor. of Broad & Pine Streets, NEVADA, Nevada, May 29, 1862.—ot, “PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO, IE FOLLOWING ST#AMSHIPS 25 will be dispatebed in the xoxta FR or MAY, 1862: , Sonora, Captain Hudson, Thursday, May 8th Golden Age, Captain Baby, Friday, May 16th, St. Louls, Captain Lapidge, Saturday, May 24th, Ovizaba, Capt. Farnsworth. Saturday, May 31st. From Folsom Street Wharf, at 9 o’clock a, M. punctually, A’ CONSTANTLY RECEIV ING NEW and FASHIONABLE STYLES of SPRING & SUMMER CLOTHING Of Every Description. Nevada, May 9th, 1861.—t —— ain FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION: FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTICE. HE WARIOUS FIRE COMPA NIE® ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Annivers Parade. of the Nevada Fire Department will tas place on:the Fourth,of July, 1862. Invitation is hereby given to FOR PANAMA, Passengers will be conveyed from Panama to Ass iT piawall by the Panama Railroad Company and from Aspinwall to New York by the. Atlantic and Pacitic Steamship Company. the military, th wer = ew el various secieties, and citizens generally, to pare? gents f’. wt. S. Co, pute in the celebration, R Camner of Sacramento and. Liedesderfl streets, San F. H. FISHER, Francisco. May 6. mye, Chief Engine

"have stabbed a fellow soldier if Hevada Democrat. Thomas is our Agent for San Francis (0. He is pol sor receive advertisements, and collect and receipt for the same. A. Badlam, Jr., is our Agent for Sacramento to receive advertisements and collect for the same. 1862. ‘SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 31, A Meeting of the Democratic Central Gommfttee for Nevada County will be held at Nevada, on Saturday next, June 7th. The Committee will meet at the office of J. I. Caldwell, Esq., in Flagg's brick building, at two o’eloek, Fr. M., anda full attendanee is desirable. T. T. Davenrort, Nevada, May 31, 1862. Chairman. oe ‘Matual Want of Confidence. The Marysville Exprese, in some coments on the proceedings of the Breckinridge Secession State Committee, says their action does not, by any means, imply an unwillingness to unite with the “other branch of the Democratic party,” and adds: We cannot trust many of the politicians of this State, who have been influencial leaders in the Douglas Democratic party. We know they are not, and never have been Democrats. They have in a good degree controlled the action of that branch of the party which supported Mr. Douglas. They defeated a Union of the party last year, when we desired it, We desired union, to defeat Republicans; they desired disunion to beat Democrats. This want of confidence is mutual. We ¢ annot trust any of the leading politicians in this State of the Breckinridge-McCounell faction;. for we kuow they are not Demoerats and never have been. ‘Fhey are the legitimate descendants of the Tories of the Revolution, and have inberited their monarchical principles. They assisted the cunning traitors of the South in dividing the Democratic party for the express purpose of electing Lincoln, in order to give the Southern. States an excuse for secession, with the hope of breaking down republican institutions on this continent. The only object or purpose the Breckiuridge leaders had for a “uoion’’ last year, was to: inaugurate a revolution in th.s State, and thus ereate a diversion in favor of Jeff. Davis’ Confederacy. The Douglas party did well in redudiating aunion that would bave committed them to such a scheme. Farther on, in the same article, the Express says: The platform of the Douglas party, last year, was, in no one particular, better than that of the Republicans, In the upinion of politicians of the Express School, the Douglae platform was undoubtedty jnst as objectionable as that of the Republicans. No platform will suit them that does not have for its object the aiding and abetting of the rebels, Having failed in their efforts to carry this.State out of the Union, the Breckioridge politiciane are now endeavoring to throw every obetacle in the way of the prosecution of the war, They are followers, at a respectful distance, of Jeff. Davis and Yancy; they have approved and defended every action of the rebel leaders; encouraged them in their treasonable work, by representing that they hada powerful party of sympathisers in the North; and induced the iguorant and deluded Southerners to believe that no serious effert would be made to maintain the integrity of the Republic. Their business now is to criticise, ind fault with, and carp at every action and effort of the Government ia the work of suppressing the rebellion, — Porevonines,—It isa week to-day since any news bas been received’ from the seat efwar, The telegraph line is down the ether eide of the Green river station, near where the Iudians run off the stock of the overland mail company, and it is supposed tbat the Indians interrupted the telegraph communication. The eontinued interruption is causing serious forebodings among Union men, who fear that McClellan bas been defeated, and that the Government is suppressing the intelligence. Such fears are wholly without foundation, Had the army met with a reverse, the fact would bave been known in less than a week all through the Eastern States, in epite of the efforts of the Government, and there could be no object im preventing the transmission of the intelligence to California. Besides, ifthe army was defeated the Government would want the fact known as soou as pos. sible, In order that measures for repairing the @amager might be adopted without de. lay. The rebel sympatbisers of course are perfectly satisfied that MeCiellan’s army has been cut to pieces, and there is ne use of trying to convince them to the contrary. Bapbty Sraspep.—Walker Craig is said to James Scott, on Bred tet st inrasa belonged ma t thesd Volunteers. ’ kA AD AN at A At TE IE EE Rt SES EOTO NN SS TSS SS en ct ES lS AOE a iP TE SESE GE eR PN TS RS AEN Nic ER AA Oi IETS il Ame CR CUBAN NOR ee & MILITIA OF THE SEAS. In 1856, Geo. Hiram Walbridge, of New York, delivered a speech in Tammany Hall, in which he suggested that the Government should organize a “militia of the seas,” for the better protection of out foreign eommerce. The proposition attracted some attention at the time, but the subjec: was soon forgotton, The speech, however, has lately been re printed and extensively circulated with the view, we suppose, of eliciting an expression of the public sentiment. In bis speech, Gen. Walbridge furnished the following interesting statistics of the commercial marine of the United States, as compared with other nations: Great Britain has 31,000 vessels, with a five million tonnage; France has 14,350 vessels, of 720,000 tons; Spain 8,000 vessels, with 380,000 tons. The aggregate vessels belonging to Sardinia, Tuscany, Naples, Sicily, Papal States, Austiia, Greece, Turkey, Holland, Hamburgh, Bremen, Prussia, Denmark, Norway, Sweeden, Russia, Mexico and the South American States, is 44,000 vessels, with 3,466,500 tonnage. The United States have 45,000 vessels afloat, with five and a half millions of tons; so we have 9,500 vessels more than Great Brittain, with half a million greater tonnage than hers, three times as many vessels as France, and at least eight times as much tonnage; five times the number of Spanish vessels, with fourteen or fifteen times her ones and our number of vessels is nearly equal to the vessels of all the other maritime powers of the earth, having 2,000,000 of tons greater than their united tonnage. Then look at our own commercial marine, with its astonishing growth, and see how it transcends the other commercial Powers of the world—its tonnage and vessels, the latter numerous enough, if stationed at equal distances around the great circle of the earth, not only to display in the sight of each other the symbol ef our national glory, but to hail each other and proclaim themselves ‘Americans.’ To afford this immense iuterest adequate protection, at comparatively small expense tothe Government, Gen. Walbridge proposes: That, under the sanetion of law, with ample uards and restrictions, there should be organized a ‘Milita Navy,’ an arm of defence eorrespenning to that employed by the government in the land service, under our enrolled militia system, by which shipowners should receive encouragement and aid by law, in construction of their vessels, so as to make them capable of bearing guns, if required, in the service of the country. ‘That the Captains and subordinate officers be commissioned in the name of the neral government, — some equitable plan that will give them rank and emolument,in proportion to the demands upon their time and service in the new capacity of representing the naval power of the Union, That the humblest youth who enters as a cabin boy or in the low. est capacity as a seaman, should be educated and trained in this honorable, though adventurous profession. That not only in the navy proper, but in this new service, in which the interest of commerce and the naval power of the Union will be represented. We understaud that Senator Hale, Chair. man of the Senate Naval Committee, and other Congressmen are in favor of reorgau izing the Navy upon some such plan as proposed by Gen, Walbridge, and are endeavoring to awaken public attention to ihe necessity of strengthening this arm of the national service, The organization of a naval militia would undoubtedly afford great pro tection to our foreign commerce among the semi civilized nations, who bave neither the skill nor the means for the construction of iron-clad vessels; aud if sufficient inducements were held out, it would have the effect to edugate a large number of uaval of ficers and. seamen, whose services would be invaluable te the Government in case of » war with a first-class European power. But as iron is now being substituted for wood, in the construction of war vessels, it is no! probable that any bouaty that could be offered by the Gevernment would induce ship owners to build merchant vessels of sufficient strength to cope with the war veesels of civilized nations, Remaiss Founp.—The remaios of Michael Busby, who was killed: by the Indians duriogl the Pi Ute war, in June, 860, were Twenty-six mile desert, aud were brought to Carson City by Indian Agent Wasson. He was employed by Oapt. Jasper Stewart to go into the Indian country and gather as much information as possible with which he was to retura at an early day. Nothing more was heard of him until within a few day, when Mr. Wasson succeeded ia finding his bones, through the assistance of some Indians, from whom he also obtained the circumstances of his death. recently found on the other side of the . . Busby . crossed the desert on horseback, and came . close to the indians at Honey Lake Smith's place. When he saw them he aitempted to retreat, but being badly mounted one of the Indians got ahead of him, and shot him ashe came up, while he was engaged in beating back his pursuers, Busby was a noted mountaineer and Indian fighter. Quick Time.—The Steamer Sierra Nevada from San_ Francisco, arrived from Vicsyid, he yp ye vied gos days. cake ours from ing the quickest time on record: > He . TO THE DEMOCRAT. San Francisco, May 3let, 1 p. . Gor. Stanford bas appointed George Hadson cord-wood meusurer for San Francisco. The clipper ship Andrew Jackson, the fleetest in port, bas been chartered to carry a load of spars from Puget Sound to Spain. The mail steamer Orizaba left this morning with about 100 passengers and $801,961 in treasure, The Bustern line is still down. Fatal Accident. Forest Crry, May 3lst. Peter Caden and avother man early this morning had just come out of the shaft of the lighland & Mansovic Mining Co., io Wet Ravine, abont one mile from Forest City; when they reached the top Caden thought he beard something give way at the bottem, and started to go down and see to it—he had no svoner started than the rige ging gave way precipitating him to the bottom, 204 feet, killing bim instantly, Mexican News.—A Spanish paper, published at San Francisco, received the following iotelligence from Mexico, by the Orizaba. {t confirms the news alluded to in our last, that the Frenc troops, after advancing to Puebla, bad commenced a retreat; We have dates from Acapulco to the 17th, and from the city of Mexico to the 9th iast. . The French troops, 5,000 in number, advanced to near Puebla, about two-thirds of the way from Vera Cruz to the Capital. On the pe . { inst., they were within two miles of the city of Puebla, and they attacked the hills of Guadalupe and Loreto. The Mexicans, 3,000 strong, under Gen. Zaragoza, repulsed them, and the French retreated, leaving 700 dead on the field. On the 7th, the French began to fortify their position, but on the 8th they abandoned the same, and had retreated out of sight of the watchman on the tower of the Puebla Cathredral. Almonte had issued a circular to the Mexican officials,inviting them to “pronounce” in his favor. He sends them a form of pronunciamiento, according to which General Nepumuceno Almonte is to be Dictator, with authority to treat with the Ailies, and to call a National Assembly, which shall declare the

form of Governmont that may be most convenient for the country, and most suitable to put an end to the anarchy. Unton Worktnos IN NortH CAROLINA. —The Stars and Stripes are flying in the western counties of North Carolina. All through the mountain regions the old flag can be seen, and brave men have collected to defend its honor. Scon after Newbern was captured an important engagement took place in the western . part of the State between a large rebel force and the Union Home Guards, resulting in a complete rout of the former, who, it appears lost all the guns belonging to one battery, all the camp equipage, wagons, and supplies of all kinds, belonging to the rebel force, with the three companies of cavalry, which were entirely cut off, and obliged to surrender, or, in other words, ‘were retained.” The Raleigh Standard called it a ‘most disgraceful riot,” which is truly a very polite term fora defeat. It apears that the Union men in the mountains ad been hanging a notorious rebel character, one Col. Dodge, who had charge of the militia, and had resorted to a sweeping imprisonment: hence the difficulty. The . a, men are strongly in the ascendency through the western counties of this State, are all armed, and have a complete organization under competent leaders. ‘Fhe Standard says they have threatened to take Raleigh, and suggests the importanbe of fortifying the city in every direction, and a general fall back of their rebel forces in the State to that point. Napo.ron’s Tron-Cnaap Navy.—A Paris letter in the New York Post says: France has now by far the most powerful navy, since naval power now dates from iron, and not from oak. She owns a great number of iron-plated ships, superior in construction, they say, tothe English. She has four frigates—La Gloire, L’Invincible, La Normandie, La Cou. ronne—euch of nine hundred horse power, mounting 30 or 40 guns, with crews of 570 men; one corvette, the Peiho, of 14 guns, and 250 men; five floating batteries—La Devastation, La Lave, La Tounante, La Foudroyant, La Congreve. The frigates Magenta and Sol. ferino could be got ready in three months. Ten . other frigates are building, of 1,000 horse power . each, six corvettes and sixty gunboats, intend. ed to cover adescent on an enemy’s coast. . Among them is the Plongeur, destined for the . work of sinking ships, and armed with a} wrought iron spur. . Tut Breckinridge State Committee ealled their Convention for August 6th, instead . of the 17th,as stated in the Sacramento dis. . patch in our last, Of the fifty-nine meco. bers composing the Committee, ouly ten or . twelve were present, A. P Crittenden, the Chairman, and W. HL. Glascock sai appointed a Committee to issue au address to their party friends, Exportixna Coreen Ork —The clipper ship Rambler, at San Frane:sco, bas taken . on board 300 tons of copper ore, mostly from the Uniun Company’s lode at Copper. opolis, The ore govs to Boston, for smelt. . ing and (s said to-rich in metal, ; a } Stitt. Unper Warsr.—A large portion of Sacramento city is still covered with . ter, and measures have lute’y been adopted@ to drain it off. . ment has been stopped, : NEVADA THEATER. SOI ons care “onpanrs* oreo Wo BA EM hton, Ma Btage Manager.. ..cceccccnecee leader of Orchestra..... «+A. Fischer -C. L. Graves, Nava Marrens.—Tbe Washington correspondent of the Bulletin, in his letter of April 30th, furnishes the following naval items : aptain Morris, who fought the Cumberland in Ten Roads, 0 ibe Merrimac had sunk her, and then made escape, has been ordered to command of the new and fine gunboat Port Royal. Quite a number of the Cumberland’s crew, having been paid off and discharged, immediately voluntecred for a new cruise under their late commander. It is understood that the Navy Department has under consideration a proposition to apply to the French Government for the privilege of purchasing one or more of the mail-clad vessels now composing a large portion of the French navy. Should the request be made at once and be seer ewee Engagement of the charming Con edienne MRS. W. H. LEIGHTON Who will appear in three favorite eharacters, 4 On Monday Evening, June 2d, 1863, oe The performance will commence with the comedy ia two acts’ entitled ASMODEUS; OR, THE LITTLE DEVLL’S SHARE. Carlo Mrs. W. H. Leighton. Don Raphael Mr. A. R, Phelps Gil Vargon .ccccscees cocvscveveseo dD, C, Anderaun, Weeeiee eres Cee eee eee favorably responded to, the vessels might be on Aig egal Bape ts Se eee i, Locke. and their effect upon the pending strugglo . Nople.... sca est Ci would be incalculable. The French Admiralty, . Isnbella.....00+seeeeeeree er cece es Mins 1. Land, moreover, may be glad to avail itself of the op. Caselda.... ++ irerseee cree . Mrs. U. BE. Locke To be followed by the Comedietta of the MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL, rtunity of testing these new engines of war 4 actual service, and receiving in exchange a few of our Monitors, whose efficiency is already established. These could be delivered in thy. with BONE o.rccocrccccees Mra. W. Leighto two or three months. Milly, with song Ml . , SOR. . : 7 foseees pes @seees » D.C. Anderse The Navy Department is quietly, but effigam lpeteer Ps toh Shea ) " 'y Fi tag ciently, at work increasing our navy defenses. . fickon,...6 eeee eee a Cio Several of the recently authorized iron-clad vessels are already well begun; but it is not deemed advisable to say much as to their progress. CuInAMAN Mvurperep.—The Placerville To conclude with the ever popular Farce of the FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Betty Saunders....+.-+. Mrs. W. H. Leighton, (with her celebrated laughing song, ‘‘Kemo Ki. mo,” and Duet of *Shouldu’t Woucer,” with My News says thata Chinaman, while passing] ( A ° bh Pleas Hl G. Locke.) along a trail running throtig easant AUCYs . Zeb Brightom...sseccees ese seve vees G. E. Locke, was set upon by two drunken Mexicans, one of AU™UMUS.ccccvcccccoscccsvccscscccsscokn BHOTRE, them seizing him by the collar, while the other . Mr. Saunders.. ..--0 0-60 s) eee ee sees Me Graves, fired several bullets into his breast, killing him . Lucretia...... cocceece MPa. i, KE. Locke instantly. They were seen by some white men, = Sets. ae arrested, and taken to Placerville, where they orgy Circle and Parquette....eccseeeee s Pag are now in jail awaiting the action of the Grand May 31, 1862. Jury. = ATTENTION! EVERYBODY! HE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING A large stock of Groceries, Provisions & Mining Tools ON HAND—AND MORE COMING, LIST OF LETTERS. EMAINING IN THE POST OFFICE R at Nevada City, California, SUNDAY, JUNE Ist. 1862 (Published officially in the Nevada Democrat, having the largest circulation of any paper inthe City.] A —WILL SELL— Adams, Allen Akers, John Wholesale, at the following Prices Anstaedt, Mr, B Akin, V.5. Butter, by thebeg Sess ens beaeened AEE ndles, ME cuss con stoveeusss 25 f@ $4.50. Benton, Thomas Berry, Ames + se a et sel geen ere eset "o MBlevins, O. C. Boors Joseph ey See, Bradt, Byron Flour, Nevada—per 100 Tbs.. . 85,75 c . Pie Fruit, per case... «+s. Nee. Camish, D. M. Carlin, T. B. Beans, per 8OCK.66 ceeeeeeeweeee oe oe $4 eta per BR Carron, Fabian Clark, H. C. a Clark, James ra — RETAiL PRICES: Crosley, Pat » Cullinan, Wm. Batter, @ Beno Td Tea, 2 paper Tes 31% Ss a ’ vi BOE cecccccceset® Damarter, Wm. Daly, Wm. owe = $1.0 Piekion, hail galion.. 60 Dequoy, Anaclet Doyle, Michael (2) “ Crushed, 5 Ib.$1,0(/ Yeast Powders, by box 2% Dorson, Henry Candles, 4 Fs '. -.$1,00!Nwidk, 12 Jbs.... $1.00 E 3 Spades..se-0++++-$1,25 Oysters, percan.. 2h Erskin, C. H. . Ewitt, George Pick Handles....31% Pie Fruit, per bottle.37:. Farrell, Peter Finey, John All Other Goods in Proportion! Fleming, M.F. pons bg GOODS DELIVERED. Sac soa remanie, H. ae TERMS-CASH. Gelavis, Refeat @ Gilm A No, 75 Brow street, Nevada. alaviz, Refugio ilmore ‘ Grady, Martin Graft, Mrs. C. C. apr24. 3, M. HUXSON & BRO. Green, William nee ” BATES & McCORMICK, Hall, Henry Hall, Samuel > Hancomb, John C. (2) Harris. David Haven, Lucy Helm, Mrs. Henderson, Hershal) Hoyt, A. E. WHOLESALE AND RETA Hueston, Joseph Hussy, 8. S. Hyatt, Almon . Irving, Joseph Joy, W. L. DRUGGISTS, Johnson ‘Tom : : NE ° PINE STS., NEVADA. Keith, Josiah King, Eliza J. CORRES. OF EROAP & ‘ ED A LARGE Lake, Chas. T. Lawrence, Wm. 8 pales Rely J RECEIV Lencord, Gen. Jos. (2) Labouchere, Joseph M DRUGS, MEDICINES, Maslett W. F. Ls sed a Mundorff,Mrs Sara A Murndette, Louis ilet Articles, McFilliph, Barney = , Perfumery, Fancy & Toilet Nugent, James M. Otis, Miss Eliza ALSO, THR BEST QUALITY OF Preston, Alexande?, Quinn, James IMPORTED WINES & LIQUORS Rasner, John Reily James For Medical Purposes. Sharkey, John Sherman, F. T. — , Shultz, Jessy Shernard, Chas. 7E HAVE A FRESH AND CHOICE VARIETY OF Switzer, John (2) Small, W. P. we Bae Smith, Henry Smith, J. C. GARDEN SEEDS! Stead, Robt. ti T—U Titcomb, Moses Triplett, Mrs. Clara. Prescriptions put ap at ali hours elthet Tully Miss C. * Upton, D.N.(2) . night or day. VanNest, Baron Vandiver Wm. J. a@ DR. BATES’ OF FICE, SAME PLACE. “@8 Velt, H. am lies elie Wagoner, Conrad Weber, E. N. Welch, Mrs. E. Wilder, F. A. (C> Persons calling for any of the above letters, will please say they are “Advertised.” June 1, 1862. E. F. BEAN, P. M. LOST NOTE--CAUTION. CERTAIN PROMISSORY NOTE, drawn by H. Henderson, about the middie of August, 1861, for one hundred and sixty dollars, in favor of the undersigned, and payable on demard, has been loat or mislaid All persons are cautioned against purchasing or negotiating said note, as payM. BRENNAN, JOSEPH BROTHERS, THE OPPOSITION STORE, Cor. of Broad & Pine Streets, NEVADA, Nevada, May 29, 1862.—ot, “PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO, IE FOLLOWING ST#AMSHIPS 25 will be dispatebed in the xoxta FR or MAY, 1862: , Sonora, Captain Hudson, Thursday, May 8th Golden Age, Captain Baby, Friday, May 16th, St. Louls, Captain Lapidge, Saturday, May 24th, Ovizaba, Capt. Farnsworth. Saturday, May 31st. From Folsom Street Wharf, at 9 o’clock a, M. punctually, A’ CONSTANTLY RECEIV ING NEW and FASHIONABLE STYLES of SPRING & SUMMER CLOTHING Of Every Description. Nevada, May 9th, 1861.—t —— ain FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION: FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTICE. HE WARIOUS FIRE COMPA NIE® ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Annivers Parade. of the Nevada Fire Department will tas place on:the Fourth,of July, 1862. Invitation is hereby given to FOR PANAMA, Passengers will be conveyed from Panama to Ass iT piawall by the Panama Railroad Company and from Aspinwall to New York by the. Atlantic and Pacitic Steamship Company. the military, th wer = ew el various secieties, and citizens generally, to pare? gents f’. wt. S. Co, pute in the celebration, R Camner of Sacramento and. Liedesderfl streets, San F. H. FISHER, Francisco. May 6. mye, Chief Engine