The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1849, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Se NO. 5373. MORNING EDITION----MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1849. Affairs in the Celes: We have received our regular files of the Over- land China Maul, to the 2%n of November last. It contains some curious extracts from the Pekin Gazette, which we give :— (From the Pekin Gazette 1 @mpire. tf 4 together a ander it The sabjects of these Of the persove summoned, it may be inferred they were Of the utmost importance Tao! avg con ‘inues in ood bealth, and g f ‘ines je nor by no me: however, ly, and the duty, therefore, devolves upon he prinees of the blood. Distunwances in Sze cHuxn.—Kerhen writes to his sovereign, that bis soldiers are short of money, gan- Powder, and bullets Since the barbarians of Sefan Game out of their hiding places, they have bees piua- dering and burning. Though the soldiers have aader- fetigue, and a grea’ amount of public money pended, the rebela are not yet quisted, The efforts to pacify them miscarried, because they are of fickle disposition, and will not stick totheir ereagemente, Some offoers baving unfaithfully ad- ministered the pablic stores and fands entrusted to their care, gave ri d they are, there- fore, degraded. A st representation has been made agains people for the eup- pression of the barbarian ia 8, a6 this would in- Yolve the most sequenses, Armed malti- tudes have repeatedly overawud the governaent ; and if once legally embodied, the vagaboads might themselves of the opportunity of haviug weapons in their bands, to commit outrages. Tuauestay —Yih-shan, in his more detailed report Terpecting the Kokan envoy. states, that he declared to him the principles of justiee. and the advantages isadvantages which an alliance or breach with roduce. Should the Koken prince show himself obedient, he would represent his wisn to the Great Emperor, re establish things upon the old footing. On h this, the ambassador fell to the ground, knocked head, and by joyful exolamations e: his gratitude lendid entertainment was received a robe of state, tity of fine silver, flour, ita shared likew! ia himseif (Yih shan oal hi Beg) he forwarded a seal witha Turkish inscrip- tion, and directions for bis future behaviour. The great = for which the Ushbecs strove, was freedom of rade. This has been gr: ; for in consequence of the present application aformer memorial noticed Dy us, the Emperor wrote on the back, * My will is recorded,” signifyiog the request is gea ties will therefore be paid by the merch: at the Chinese custom houses to the w in former times they amounted to from 25 te 30 5 and if the officers, as is frequently the case, evade the regulation, the traders will now en- joy great immunities Yih. that the 617 taels presented to ‘m2 meatio: y and his train, were the produce of eonfs- any of the natives lost all their property, of being suspected of carryinzon a claa- destine intercourse with t! and that an envoy from a foreign tate, should lower the character of pation by accepting such a trifle, are matters of as- topishment. Revenue —The Lieutenant Governor of Shanse tates, that the colleetion of patriotic gifts iu his pro- juring the last 25 years, amounted to 3,464 512 From hence it may be inferred, that the sale of nominal rank and the purchase of honors and emolu- mente must be very considerable. Many members of the middii clasees subseribe for the purpore of ob- taining « certain standing in society, others do s0 to emulate their compeers Latterly, however, this branch of traffic has become more and more de- preesed, and the income derived from it will probably now not amount to one-fourth of the ordinary receipts rte past. of Pekin 7,800 taele surplus revenue d peid over into the fund for main- ‘dens of Yaen- atte consumed at the cspital are brought from Mantehoo Tartary; and the receipts of duties levied this year from this branch of revenue at the gates of Pekin, amounted to 23 670 at the ralaries of the various clerks, and other expenses attending the collection, were so great, as to Jeave only a very trifling surplus. Thearrears of the gabelle in Honan are very large, and the strictest orders have been issued to enforce the payment without mercy In former times the situation of a salt merchant was much coveted, and heavy sums were sroneennly paid to procure it; but at [sore teveral individuals are making vigorous efforts be struck off the list of monepolists In Keang-se province large quantities of rice have Deen sent as presents to the government, which in re- turn bestows empty titles and badges of rank upon the donors From a statement of the financial affairs of Keang 800 | ekghecha! it is apparent that the resources of the coun- 'y are much less than they were ten or twenty years go. The details are principally confined to the eustom-houses, and these shew @ deficit, which the Leppert | (among whom we find the famous Hi ing late of Shanghav,) have to make up. Their case, however. does not seem to be irremediable, and sooner or later every thing may again be placed on the old footing. Tue Navy.—The estimates of the Fookeén naval equadron of Kin-mun have been published. In the whole Chinese system of goverament, nothing 1 despicable and expensive as the navy. The money Fpent on the marine is completely thrown away. Itis astonishing that the shrewd mandarins have not yet seen tho folly of the present arrangement, and subiti- bebe a wore efficacious system for the protection of e coast, Kwano-se The Lieut. Governor continues to re- is very hilly, and there are y where a bandfal of brave men might hold i: the best disciplined army, Exe.—When the rebellion broke out last yearin Kashgar, a large body of militia was raised from the ighboriog nomadee, to replace the troops marched to the seat of war. These latter did good servic od kept the Ki m0 ea in check, so that no depre- datory incursio: ave taken place. When the fen- cibles were disbanded, cach man received a reward of 10 taels—a very large sum in those regions, where 1d cattle the only available property. uh- 6 nes 10 appears to have recovered from his indispesition, has issued # notitica- tion specifying the ti hen public business is to ba tl ra of the Emperor, Hi particular opinion, ke erms of good ing with all, He scarcely ever gets into a scrape, mute or eloquent according to circumstances, and never bandles an impo: it matter in which there is some tisk. Such ts tchoo premier, a ided enemy to innovatio: nd a practical conservative. Lin. ts1- sxu.—Tho anticipated rapidity with which the insurgentsin Yun nan were to put down, has not been realized, aad large demands are made upon the local treasury to carry out the miiitary operations. The Superintendent of Finances will be required to give a verbal account at Pekin of the mannerin which the money was spent. The Governor, in the mean- time, flatters the supreme government that there will be very roon an end to the trouble. Torkeetax.—Yih-shan and his associates appear to De etill uncertain how far their measures of pacitica- tion will give to their rule the arcsndency over tha Mahom: They consider the oharaster of mative ‘ant as the nature of dogs and goa! and, therefore, dsem it necestary that a portion of t! troops be retained. [fthis statesman, and soi: f the imperial clan bas concluded similar convention with the Usbecks of the west, as he did at Canton with the English, the consequences of his measures will very soon sprear. The ambitious Keen-lung made a very bad move by extending his dominion to Cunkesten, for the Kobi desert protected the Chinese frontiers suf- eientiy towardsthe West, without this new scquisi- tion. What the Caucasus into the Russian, Algeria to the French, and Afghanistan was to the Fnglish, does this territory prove to the Chinese. Jt involves an immenee expenditure, without a single advantags, except te fame of extended dominions to the far west, which actuated the grandfather of Taoukwang to von- ture upon such a dangerousconquest. Tae elite of the Mentehoo, Mongul, end Chinese army must be sent thither to contend sgainst these unruly tribes, and the possession of the land cannot afterall be in- sured fora day. Several princes of the blood take by turns the station of residents, beoause on them the Emperor can place most reliance; yet with all their efforts, the inhabitents are eonstantiy ripe tor rabel- lion, The adberents ot Jebangir are still very nume- rous, and ready to revenge the death of their beloved leader. The raler at Bok » like wine, ia resid to foment the discontent, and even to give official ranotion with hypsoritical sanotimo- niousness, toa border warfare of the followers of Islam with the umbelievers. Koken, or Kokand, however, I+ the real hotbed of treason agalast the celestial rale ; end although the prince may not ble! take part ia there affrays, he is always gind to see the holy war kind- ling. There are thourends of hungry Kirghis ready to joinin the enterprise, whioh, whatever may be the re- ‘sult, insures, at all events, a good booty to the dariag robber. Inthe last campaign. after having collected aa immense number of cattle, their numerous host, oa the firet reverse, instantly withdrew to the west of the mountains near Kashgar, at some distance from Yark- and. Beiog rat’sfied with #hat they actually had taxon, @nd perceiving the hopelessness of adding more to the ¢ store, they took the field no longer. and thue obliged the comparatively few Usbecks from Koka, under the d of a relation of Jehangtr, to raire the siege of If the Chiners, however, do not pay a heary joyalty of the Kirghis, they wil certataly wake their appearance again this your, aad carry on the customary system of plunder, for which thay are 0 famous throughout Sungara. Whilst Kokan iv thay ve to afd and abet in these inroads neither Badak- ,whioh has been subsidied by the Chinese, nor Kaa- dus, take any ebare in there masters, Should Bokhars, however, declare iteelf openly for improbable that all the M would joiu. The wily ruler of ar yet reem to harb eh di interfere with his interests id their quote the expenses of the late war. [hey at secount, are, according to a memorialist, much r, The Emperor concurs in this opini Governor Seu sppears to activity in the performance of hie daties verity amounts to cruelty, for, by terror. he attampts te the evil doers, w otwithstandiog the most unbeard of pu: ont rease in daring. He doen not give much satisfaction to the people, though he aims at popularity, His influence is much ‘bed, and he cannot bosst the tact of the fa itepant Governor Choo, who, in times of tribane of the people, (From the ©hina Mail, Nov. 9.] In noticing Mr Bourne's Cunton Commercial List, we stated that besides shipping and markets, it oon- tained “items of news” about passing events We propose cocasionally to make use of the information thus obtained. But while we shall endeavor to give the meaning correctly, we may not always consider ourtelves bound to use the very words. and much less the punctuation. of our authecsity, From the numbers of the past week we gather— ‘That the Tartar General of Kwang. tung has imposed a duty on all gunpowder carrled by merohant juaxs, It isramored H. FE. Ssa has notified to the British Plenipotentiary that it iM be impossible for him to gates of to foreigners on the Ist of he cannot guarsmtee the safety of those who \t may enter the city, given to his Excellency J. W. Davis, toate for the United States, at Canton, on the 01 m Eemael,s native of India, who the 80th ultimo in the Braganza, indied the Canton shopkeepers of goods to the v [From the eame, Nov. 16.) American papers received by the last mail, the bill from the Se fect the treaty of China and the Sudiotal power to ministers and consuls yond this paragraph. whioh is dated ti lieve very little is Knows of the provial d all that we ean | sw of $80,000. to appeal to the commissioner. The power sive aa they are still understood to be, have be reatly restricted since the measure was first laid before the Congre: the bill originally stood, power of life and nm without ap- 1; altegether, sffordin, ple how abso- lute @ republican government can be In legislating for its citizens abroad. [From the Pekin Gazette ] Tur Count —The nuptials of Mingah, a lady of high rapk, with the aixth brother of Taoukwang, were o he management of the Mongol mi We know little about this happy pair, her of the bride isone of the most the council board. ‘he projected pilgrimage to the Eastern tombs not having been undertaken by Taouk- himself, but performed by proxy, it was fanecally that the Emperor would not leave his palace during spring. Great, therefore, was the astonishment when his majesty the announcement that he would proceed im person to the Western mausoleums to offer racrifi The whole court was thrown into commotion; the stars had to be consulted, to ascertain the lucky hour for departure; the Board of Rites was directed to draw ups paper about the etiquette to be observed on the journey; a cortege was chosen of the most trustworthy offlcers; and suadry otber arrange- ments made, which kept more than 10,000 people day and nightinemploy. Inthe meanwhile, the Governor General of Chih le de @ present of frait to the Em. peror, one high military officer sent some wild fowl, another sent hams and dried ducks, Le, the Go. vernor General of Keang-nan snd@ yng-#e, 8 consi. derable number of silk dresses, allof which the Great Ea; jive. Having most minutely regulated his dress, the joade finally set forth in due order. It is am event in Chinere history, when the sovereign leaves his capital to journey any distance; and sucha tour, from the very great number of soldiers and other followers, resembles & campaign. Some of the princes of the present line used to visit the provinees, and Kang- be’even crossed the Yang trze, and went as far as Uhe- heang, to ascertain the state of the empire: this laud- able custom, however, has now entirely ceased. under pretence of saving the expense entailed by sucha tour, ut in reality from fear lest during the absence of the despot the throne should be usurped by another. The pilgrimage to the tombs is looked upon as a ious act of filial devotion in which the Emperor ought show av example to his subjects. To omit this en- tirely, would brand the monarch with the character of & despiser of the most sacred duties. Finances —The Board of Revenue points out most feelit 5 y arrears that rema‘n undischarged, and great). ‘The want of the cir- culating matters grow worse every year. Theonly feasibie pian is to make the high provincial authorities reeponsible for the due payment of the taxes, and perait no defalcation en any account, If the governors are men who possess capital sufficient good the deficit, or have power to enforce their 8, they will be able to send the requisite amount «As, however, there are not two perhaps who ja sums, aad as none can, with a to Pekin’ could furnish the uppa' the inadequate means at his disposal, enforce pay- ment. it is to be feared that no order from Court will remedy the evil or fill the exchequer. yxa.—This peninsula presents towards the of naked mountains and rocks, and in the midst much fertile soll, there are numerous from which duckfeeders alone reap benefit. population is very large, and myriads of the inha- bitante +mig: to the Gao shores of Liha, where they meet with rieb felds and Li completely rained the whole adminis d clerks of the treasury recel one band, im conrequence of the misrule, numerous bands of robbers rose in every direction, there remained arrears to the amount of 300,000 taele when this officer was recalled. To redress all the evils would a herculean taek, and to repair the dilapidated state of the finances is for the prerent impossible. Still the neigh- berhood of thisregion to the seast of government, renders the restoration of tranquillity a very important matter to the country. This business has now de- volved upon a veteran Chinese statesman, and we shat! be curious to observe the measures he adopts to extri- cate the district from its presemt chaos. Cuntivation or Waste Lanps tn Kinin been adopted for restricting t! ‘New mea- clearing of having once got access to Leaou-tung, in a very sl time, in defiance of the lazy Mantehoos, changed the whole waste territory into a garden. reacting the northern frontiers, they natu kered atter the virgin soil of K: and ere | tracts of the ext forests ground, the roots of the trees dug out, and the ground prepared fora wheat and pulse harvest. The Mant- choo government felt their patrimonial estates would, by dint of the industry of tribes of immi nts, very soon be converted into s Chinese province. There would be uo woods or hunting grcund left, nor a place of refuge,should hearin overwhelm the race in China. Hence the Governor of Kirim has again strenuously in- ter dicted the cuitivation of the sol, and punished sev- era) officers who were iax in the execution of the impe- Trialorders. We sball soon tee who is the stronger,— the few vagrant hunters or the peasants of Han. Transront ov Ginary ny Sea.—The report of the Governor General cf Keang nan and Keanz se has beep published, regarding the vorabie breeze 0 start from Shang-hee for Ti Some mandarin junks wore to aocompany them to at- y destination, if they When seas for d pro their 10 infest the conet. have navigated thi it tonishing to obs s voyage of ten degrees latitude should cail forth imperial edicts an: as the pri it, that the most powerful native nt in all should not porses the meat f protecting its own many oising the army in shootiag at a tar- Thovgh he did not rucceed in carryi design, he neverthelers attracted muon a this subject, and indaced the ministry to mont appropriate means of reodering the military art more perfeot. find him again complaining ot great inefficiency on the part of the garrisons in Sze-chuen, ‘sant with the use of weagons, such the soldiers being too weak to bandle them. and far from sesious in the execution of their daty, because. being bora near tas canconmoeats, they are on familiar terma with the enemy sgatnat whom they bi to contend. Tha upshot of the whole memo! , that in order to control the aborkai- wal trides, a new army must be formed, superior to the prereut one in physical etrength and discialine. Canton Manket, November 28, 1848.—Inports — Cotton—We have thin month to report w ati farther ression in the market, {a cousrquensce of forved tales made by importers; but the failnce of the ative erop, and the reduced stock (20,000 Jews thao last year) afford grounds for hope of @ epecdy improvement, The followiag 1% our usual monthly statemen| AImportud. Delivered. Storks, Stocks 1817, Stoeks 1846, 4 ow 475 69 wh 16624 76.133 92204 60 875 American Goods ~ 85,000 pieces drilis have been dis- pored of at $196 for 30 yards, and $z 60 a $2 05 for 40 yards, Im jeans nothing doing, joes pom nal at $220 In shevtings, males troderace at ft 60 ® $1 70 for 29 inch, « $2 00 w $2 63 for 387 Lech. Cotton Vern bas alro deciinnd, Thy wales of Kaglish have been 800 bales, We quota Nos 16 924, 236604 24925; 2s a 42, 29H @ 308; J¥ a 42, 308 a 9965), Aino. tican— Prices nomiaal, at 22) 6 22950. Stook of all 96 bales, against 7,426 last year. Woo!- stripes firm, last quotations, sey 1605 at which 2000 pieces have been sold. We quote scarlet, 1$48; are 1S, 925 brown, 1$; light Te. ash, 870; very email. q sag, before arrival of the steamer, in oo! uence of the prolo: paseage of several ships from Calcutta, Our stock was reduced to a few hundi mares has bern Catto # 2950 a 58 hig! than Pat: last week it has been thet much lo The demand has bewn large during the month. pric rapging at about 480$. ‘Turkey has been in fair de- mend at 4008. Exports. as—Black--Of Congou 35 chops are eald to ba m settled at prices which aslighs decline upon those of the preceding month. The stock is mow reduced to 65 ehops; 4 chops old at 11 a 12 taels, Souchongs, but little doin; ebops settled at 16 — 21 ta taels. Flowery chaste. B bo: sy boxes Caper; they mi La2tacisdown. The sale: ye prices may be quoted arrivals of these bret Joe javing in @ great measure been supplied, we look fer some reduction im price before very long. Greens—There bas been a good and for the mid- dling and fine qualities ter England ; some 55,000 Le are settled in the proportions of 30.000 for England and 25006 for America, The purchases for the States have beem mostly confined to Young Hysons, and they have been taken sparingly. As the large stock of Greens now in the market, say 180,C00, comprises a large propertion of Young Hyson, they will necessarily become cheaper as buyers can | hold off; thus far, however, thero has been a material reduction in price in favor of some kinds over that of last eeason ; the quotations are for Moyune and Twan kay kinds. Young Hyson, cargo to good 20 a 23 taele; nuperior, 28a 35; fine, 38 a 48 taels; extra fine and curious 53 a 60 and upwards. The arrivals ot Cypings will be email this season, a considerable quantity hav- ing been sent to the Shanghae market. We hear of no transactions, and the teamen ask extravagant prices for the fewin market. Hyson, cargo, 25a 26 a 45 taels; fine and ecarioas, @ to curious, 460 48, 48 o 53 and 67 a 65 tae! Twankey, cargo to fair, 13 «17 tavle; good to superior, 18 a 21 taels; Boe and cnrious, 24 teal Skias, pearly 8,(00 sold for Sydney at 13taels; country kinds are quoted at 13 a 14 tae! rgo superior to fine, 17 a 23 taels; curious, 26 taela; the transactions fow. Canton teas, 1,000 packages of all kinds, settied—no alteration in price. Anniseed—Ni Oil bas ad Bude, 15$. has 5$60. Brewn for Shanghee, 3$20. Cai chew do. plentiful at 7$a 8$. Cam glected; quotation 11$. Al ‘Very Exchanges— On London, at6 month: On India, company’s accepted 214 a 21: Bullion, &e.—Sycee, for aaty 7% percent. Mexican dollar 1 per cent premium. Gold 25$25 Freights.—To England, £3; United States, $16; to Bombay, 25 cents for dead weight. Suancuar Manxer, Nov. 19, 1848.—Imports.—Ame- tiean drillings—No o! ces have been sold ndy, 7850. Chin- ph Quite ne- po ‘About 4.000 at 2$80 a 2885. Woollens 3 (German) Spanish stripes de in barter, at the equivalent of 90 cents ods at present. doing. A consi le quantity of onth, is being shipped to Cantoa ca is worth 20$50; 450 pigs straits cash. There is no inquiry for th Metals— Nothip; iron, imported tl ave been ttle good jee offering, and for that full pri Te asked, say 246$ @ 250$ for eee common,315$ a 830$ for No. 3,and 400$ ® 4208 for the usual proportion of No. 1 and 2. Of Tayranm about 1,600 bale: re in market, which can be had at a decline on last month’s quotation, but the quality is inferior. Quotations are 2008 a 2606 for very common to inferior No. 1. Several shipments have been made on Chinese scaount Tea—Black—of copgou ales during the month are 35 a 40 chops of Sinchukye and Hohow at 10 remains about 60 taels of the same lately paid are 1 (4 Green—The demand is good bot! and Am yn markets. Seles have been about 16,000 packages at about the rame r: as last month. Good quality is in mere request than the common. A Man Who Is Not Going to California. No! For he has been once before to a gold re- gion in Georgia, and the lesson he learned; there will last for a lite time. A few of the incidents he related to us to-day, will form the main feature of our present sketch. Oh, this lust of gold! wha, unforeseen miseries it 1s destined to bring! How mapy friends we have parted with, since we wrote the last chapter, we shall never meet again this side of their distant graves! They leave this city to go forth on a dangerous mission, in search of what? Gold, nothing, but gold. It is not to earn an honest, substantial livelihood, by laber, which blesses him who labors. It is to grasp the shining metal, which, for past ages, has been the fruitful cause of un‘old murders, and the massacres and crimes which h:ve stained the annals of every hation on God’s earth, that ever possessed mines— gold mines. All are now pushing forward to this gold region, urged thither by the Lasest, lowest, and most grovelling passion that disgraces man’s character. "Tis man’s destiny to earn his liveli- hood by the sweat of his brow. When he forgets thie, and ruehes madly into the vortex that will swallow him up, and destroy hundreds of those we have loved, who have lived so long among us, who can be blamed? There never was, an never will be, a gold region where crime will not stalk forth unrestrained, and where blood and murdey have not reigned supreme. California !— With that name now ringing in the ears of millions throughout our land--Calitornia ! that now sounds so sweetly, when pronounced by thousands of the soft and gentle voices of those we love—why should thatfairlandbe doomed? Why should that name be destined to be pronounced with the curses ot dying thousands, and the horrible denunciations of millions, who will have some dear and loved friend’s bones lying bleaching on its valleys and on its mountains, victims to the lust of gold— who have perished by the foul hand of murder, assassination or starvation? Destiny and God’s decrees ever have been, ever will be, fulfilled, un- til time passes into eternity. Itis January, 1849. Hope sparkles in every eye —joy beams upen every countenance—all look bright and smiling, and give no token of the horrible tuture that must and willcome. Gold—Gold—Cahfornia—California— | California—is the merry shout of thousands at the commencement of 1849. Roll up the curtain for 160. Blood, murder, starvation—Cauifornia, Calt- fornia, California, is the deep toned ery of anguish and despair that will be heard in every street of our city, in the commencement ot 1450. But the | happy, excited, feverish crowd think not ot these | things—they pour forth from every fireside—every vessel bound out teems with our best as weil as the very worst of our citizens—they areas san- mine as though they already had their pockets | Filed with the shining metal which has allured them to destruction. Away with worl in 1819. Burst asunder every domestic tie, even the dearest relations of earth. Scatter to the winds every blessing that honest toil brings home to the hearts and the hearth-stone of every family. Throw them all aside. Sudden wealth is betore ‘ou. Fly, go--gold beckons you on to California. ut take a last look at the household gods--bid farewellto your home-altars; kiss, for the last time, the wile, the mother, the sister, and the loved little ones, You willsee them no more. You've bir- tered them for * the lust of gold””—you've touched the devil’s own purchase money--you’re his forever. Walt, wait, strong winds, the victims tu their dea i Speed on those innocents to the valley ot the Sacramento, where scenes are to be enacted to which hell iteelt 18 child’s play, and the bloody maseacres of Peru in her golden age are but chil- dren’s paetime. Hurry on, old time, with your months, to the grand finale of “the lust of gold” in the nineteenth century. Pass torth ty the spot of the grand tragedy, the population of the old, as well as the new world ; bring us the news of out- porings from England, *rance, Germeny, and all Europe, into that valley, which must, from the ma- ture of the elements that will congregate there frem all parts of God’s creation, be the scene of the bloody immolatien of countless thousands who are rushing thither. God protect them! Our citizena are mad, stark, staring mad. Who ie there that will look ealmly at the records of the past, and behold the prospects of the tuture, bat will agree with us, and see as clearly as we do, that theee things must come, to pass, and that t time 18 not far distant either? A vast mixed popu lation are crowding to a oarticular region, far re- mov:¢—allare animated by one absorbing desire— to get gold; they have no other motive. They go toa land spareely popwated, where no lawa have been made, and where no power now existing there could enforce them—where the strongest must rule —and their success can only be aecared by extermi- nation—aye, by murder! Gold will cause it, Where thirst forgold prevails, it knows neither the laws ot Ged or ot man. Murder! what is that, com- pared with gold! Nothing--merely removing a man. Stepping his life—that is all, Who will prevent it? “Is thy servant a dog that he should do this thing ?? The old Bible tells us what an inno- cent man (who once asked this question of God’s fremules ) did do when temptation had hun, and e hed achance; and many an innocent, kind- hearted, gentle, loving man, who goes forth to those gold regions, not dreaming that he evercould harm the hair on the head of a h’man being, will prove an example of what “the lust of gold ” wiil do, and his eareer in Calitorma will be traced in letters of blood, and the same unassuming citizen who is eminent for his virtues, seduced by the lust of gold, will be rendered infamous and notorious for damning crimes and murders. Every mail, every ship and steamer that is now reaching this great city, comes loaded with new and strange tales of new found treasures; and the gold fever rages more and more—is hourly on the increase among ve—and hundreds who, two weeks ago, langhed at the idea of going to Califorma, are now eelling property, sacrificing their business, and rushing forward to fulfil the'r destiny. These flaming accounts, written in letters of gold, will not come much longer. By and by we will begia to hear ef the arrival of those who have gone out from among us; a few weeks more, and then we ehall hear of things we gladly wou.d not hear of; then, about January, 1850, every letter that comes will not be written in gold letters, but in letters ef blood. Gcd, in merey, avert the horrid scenes which all prudent, far-seeing men behold in the distance! We sicken as we write what a year will bring forth, and we turn aside our pen to write on a more pleasing theme—ot the merry taces all about us. Ob, what a funny world this is! There never was such a one, and never will be; for from the beet and most authentic accounts, there 18 not one halt. no not one quarter, of the fua in the next world that there isin this. So far as hell is eoncerned—the bad place where lots of people of our acquaintance are destined to ge, and many ot them have gone, that. we have read of in history, they must have jolly times of it now, in talkiag over and discussing the Calitorma news as it reaches them, and in relating their own experience in gold matters. Just fancy Croesus addressing Solomon* in this manner:— “Good morning old Wisdom; whatdo yon think of that last story in the Herald, about the lump of gold weighing 250 peunast My eyes what a lump! How many carats fine, my covey, was that gold you used to get from Ophir?” “The fact is, my boy, I don’t understand the new way ef estimating the gold in the States; but here is Danus, who has studied the gold stand- ard. How is it, hoss?” “Really, your resi you do me too much ho- nor. Itisaverylarge lump. I think there must be some cove in California who is like our frend Midas, and has been handling the rocks in Cali- fornia, turning every thing he touched into gold. Itis a bad business, this. I sav, Alfonso, give us a story this morning; tell us what damnable crimes you and your bloody Spaniards used to perpetrate upon the poor Peruvians—used to rip them open, and try all sorts of experiments to get gold--did you not?” “Si Senor; I flatter myself we did crucify and impale a few hundreds of thousands, to find out where they had stowed aad hid; but curse them, they were Peruvians, and we were Spaniards; but these Americans will try it on each other; what few natives there are out there don’t seem to care @ curee about it. Consequently, they will have to crucity, impale, and murder each other; they will do it, too; where in hell did you ever know the strong to show mercy to the weak, whengold was the stake? Never. A man will rob and murder his father, assassinate his brother, stab his dearest friend, to get gold; but we shail see. There will be Tare sport in those gold diggings. But hold, here comes Beelzebub himself. Hullo, my precious, when did you get down? p “ Early this morning; what is in the wind here below?” “ Nothing stirring except the fire pokers, in order to keep up the usual heat. What do you bring?” “Oh, don’t ask_me; wait a few months longer; I’am all right. I’ve got the biggest and most damnable concoction ready that I ever invented since the time I persuaded Eve to make Adam take a bite at the apple. It opens rich aow. Why, roast your skins, there is news already that about 300,000 immortal souls are on the way to alittle spot, not 150 miles long, to find a few ee shavings— all the worst spints of Europe, the bloodiest-mind- ed men alive, all eager for gold; saints and sinners will all be mixed up together. Won't they bea harvest? Of course they won’t-certainly not. But 1 say, I can’t be talking here to you fellows; make yourselves warm and comfortable; 1 must be off, and shall take up my best imps, my most glorious master spirits, along with me; but don’t be worried; Vil send Na constant news—lots of California hu- mans will be pouriag down among you before the year is half over. By by.” - What a naughty man the devil—old Lucifer, Beelzebub, old sciatch, or whatever else he calls himself—must be. How he chuckles when he goes down to the dock to see a party of good, honest, respectable citizens go on board ship, bound for California to dig gold; men, too, that he could never touch or get hold of before. As the ship gets under way, he clenches his fingers, exclaiming “Fast, by h—I ” Gold—all-powerful gold, has been his bait; the silly man has swallowed the hook, and he is dragged out of his comfortable home and former haunts, to struggle amid foreign and strange scenes, (ot which he had been pre- viously most blisstally peorant) not for gold, but for existence. The silly man, like the silly fish, has left his native waters, which he will never play about in again, to perish in an elemeat foreign to his nature and to his habits. And then the devil put on one of his most fasciuating smiles, walked into the nearest three cent liquer place, took a drink of rot gut or fire water, and spent a delighttul morsing. : “Excuse me, friend P——, for this long di- Foe _Now for the Georgia story. The fact is, think this sort of preamble to your tale is ex- ceedingly well timed. It will maka the people who read the Herald look betore they leap. They wor’t all be in such a hurry to get to the gold region after they read No. 5. Don't you think 807”? “Certainly Ido; and now for my tale or sketch of a gold mine country in 1833. Holy Mary! It makes my heart ache to think of my speculatioa and trip to a gold mine in Georgia that year; but was green then, I was.” “The excitement in New York was very great, certainly, among all classes; but not to be com- pared with the epidemic that is now raging; but [ got the gold fever in 1833, and made up my mind to fo to Georgia, and get my share of the golden pickings. I was advised to take out with me dimes, or silver ten cent pieces, and was informed that there I could purchase gold from the miners at the rate of a dollar’s worth of gold for eight ten cent pieces. I shipped the kegs of ten cent pieces by a veesel bound to a Southern port, and went down myself by land, via Washington and North Carolina—that route, Well, after a very fatiguing journey, I teond myself in Augusta, Georgia, and my kegs with me. I lad a letter of introdeton in my pocket, for a gloiious old fellow, of the name of Jacob Dantorth. He was a man who will ever be remembered by any person who ever saw, or heard him converse. e was the oracle of that part of the country. I delivered my letier, was received very kindly and cordially by the merry old merchant, and tound myself per- fectly at home with him. After a short acquain- tance, I confided to him the nature of my business South, that | was on a gold hunt, and destiaed for the Georgia gold region. He langhed at me fora moment, and then very good naturedly took me under his wing, gave me all the good advice his experience enabled him to give, and which I fol- lowed to the letter.” . 7 “ My young triend,”’ said he, ‘I perceive you are on an expedition you know nothiag about. You have no idea of the class of men you are going among. The fact is, you have got oae of those strange vagaries into your noddle which come over the best and most sensible of the men gender, when there is gold about. Now. sce it through. Live and learn is my motto, and if you don’t get murdered, you can tell me some amusing stories on your return ; tor there ia always fun and mis chief in agold region. Your first step mast be to get a horse.” “A horse! Why, 1s there not a stage that goes very week—18 there not 1” “Stage be hanged. You want a horse—a live horse—and a saddle and bridle. You must go armed.” s . “[ am armed. I’ve got pistols with me. Oh, I got all those things before [left New York. I ain’t quite eo unsophisticated as you suppose.” «| don’t know anything about your fistications, crwhat use they will be—pistols are all very well in their way--but you want a swivel.” “A whatt” swivel. Don’t ye know what a swivel 1s?” “Yer, tobe sure. You meana sort of a thing to mount on a—” *No rich man shall inherit the kingdom of hoaven— no peys the Bible a a matter of course the Miog of the Jewg miset be im the obber place, a EE TWO CENTS, “Exactly, to mount on your saddle, behind you, in order to fire back wards at vour pursuers.” “You are jokang, ain’t vou?” “Me! joke 1 Allow me to say I never joke ona serious subject—when a fellow creature’a life 19 at stake; no, sir = The fact 18, you are going among the worst human devils ever known; you always find this class among the gold mines. Gold makes ’em 80, Now nive to ten you will be robbed. or it will be tried on; you will have your saddle bags filled with the yellow, and you mast rua.” “Me! I never run.” “But in such a case you must. You must put your horse at full epeed—the robbers will pursue—— you have no time to turn round or fire a pistol; you look ahead, and keep the horse right. Now you see the advantage of the swivel; you pat your hands behind you—it’s all right, and made fast to the saddle. Bang! Three or four robbers are dead— for the swivel charge makes a ewath behind—and you are sufe, and, what is of more importance, 80 is the gold ”” “4 1 took my old friend’s advice, and bought the horse, etc.; (people should always take a swivel to earry on horseback when they are in a gold region —I found its advantage sn many respects;) and hay- ing eent up my kegs by the stage, started myself, with as many ten cent pieces as I could stow inmy saddle-bags. I was amid the beautiful acenery of that portion of Georgia three days hetore I reached Dahlonega. The Dahlonega et 1933 was not the place 1t has become since the Uaited States go- vernment have established a branch mint there. Nota bitofit. At the foot of a range of mouatains 1 found quite a number of log huts built about a equare place. Inthe centre of the square, stand- ing by itse't, was a log hut larger thaa any of the others. Thet was dignified by the name of the court house; a-da precious time the court house had of it. There were scenes enacted inside of those old logs that would have made old Nick himself hold his sides with laughter. The old fellow resided in that place; there was no mistake about that. Where there is fold, the devil is close by, you may stake your ife on it, and you will win sure. All the riff rath and scrapings of society were clustered about that spot. I found there some very respectable 1ndi- viduals, and one very eminent one—no less a per- son than the Hon. J.C. Calhoun— who had just got over the nullification business. He lived over the Georgia Jine, not a great distance off in South Carolina, and had for atime cut politics, and with abont fifty slaves was working a gold mine. He had with him a young lad, either his son or nephew, who often came and spent hours with me in teHing what he had seen about the diggings.— Col. Dennys was also there with slaves; 80 was Dr. Thomas. There were some most unrighteous and unholy doings while I was there. Robberies and mur- ders were very frequent, and many were missed and never heard ef again. “But, friend P—., how did yousell your ten cent pieces 1” “Twas lucky—very lucky. The Bank of Darien jad just eetablished an agency; but their silver fund, to buy crude gold, had become exhausted, and their agent had gone down to Darien with $16,000 in bars ofgeld. His name was » and from that day to this neither himself or his gold was ever heard of. 1 invested all my silver ateight for the dollar, and made a very good thing of it— not much either, considering the trouble Thad and the risk Iran. [I would not encounter it again for 50 per cent.; but, as I said before, I was green en “A short distance from Dahlonega was a place called then, and now, Kauckletown. All the gamblers and blacklegs frequented the place, and a more incorrigible, irreclaimable set of devils never eongregated toge.her before or since the creation. A Methodist exhorter came there while 1 was at Dahlonega, and ot course created quite a senration; 1t was a novelty; a great many per- sons wen: to hear him, and [ among the rest.— Sunday eame, and the Methodist man was to preach at Knuckletown. He preached a sermon in the morning. Every gambler in Kauckletowa attended. He gave just such a sermon as might have been expected—the gamblers were rather pleased than otherwise It was somothiag new. After the preacher had finished his morning dis- course, he announced that he would preach again that afternoon in the same spot. One of the gam- blers rose as soon as he had finished. and announc- ed in a serious, business sort of way :—-* During the intermission between divine service I have opened a chuckle-board, and those who wish to play can do #0; another table, tor vist et wn, will be opened directly.” Tne gamblers now commenced operations in earaest, and checkleboard and vingt et wn tound the principal religious worshipoera with their hands in. he preacher looked on, but did not play himself. After an hour he held a consultation with the gamblers, when they ad- journed tne game, and he made his atternoon dis- course, and they paid as much attention to it as he had paid to chuckle-board and vingt et wn, while they were gambling: One of the congregation was-a hard case, of the name ot Pinchbeck; he ad shown himself as great a rascal as could be found in the diggings, and was reapected accord- ingly. This man had taken two smail lots of gold which he had run up in bars, down to Macon, an sold them to a watchmaker at two different times. The watchmaker was very much pleaeed, and told him to bring as much more as he liked; he would buy all he brought. Master Pinchbeck then re- turned to enoatneE eed up all the gold he could find, by purchasiog or borrowing e then melted 1t with the identical silver he had received from the watchmaker fer his two first lots ot gold, ran the bars of mixed into aqua fortis, to remove the silvery appearance, and took it to Macon. The watchmaker purchased and paid for it as pure ‘old, and Pinehbeck returned with his money. ‘he poor watchmaker lost over $5,000 by his pur- chase—it broke him. Pinchbeck, in relating to me the transaction, added—* | felt it my duty to learn that watchmaker something—he was getting careless, so 1 gave him a dose of halt and halt.” There was another bad rascal of the name of Riley; he was he terror of the whole gold region. While I was there, a man came up with a loadof kegs, containing 10 cent pieces. Master Riley had similar kegs, which he filled with nails, and very adroitly exchanged the kegs of nails for the kegs of 10 cent pieces, while the latter were under a foe shed, one evening, in the owver’s wi Ag soon as I could get rid of my silver for guld, I made tracks out of the gold region. I had enough of it. If any discovery has ever reduced men to the very lowest degradation, it 13 the fiading of a gold mine. There is no crime to bad fora gold seeker to commit, and no Known vice that he does not practice. I got back safe to Auguea, saw my old friend Dantorth, we laughed over the gold humbug together, and I returned to my legitimate business in New York, pertectly satisfied to at- tend to that, and to leave gold operations and epeculations to other people, in whose weltare [ could not be expected to feel so deep an interest as I doin my own.” i “ When you got back from Georgia, I suppose you felt as though you had accomplished a very considerable undertaking?” “And so | had at that time. But now ! why, tt would be nothing! A man talks of a trip to Cali- fornia as though he was going up to Albavy in, the morning line, and was to return in the evening. Only a few days ago, I was over on the Nort River side, watching the actions of those who were bound to California in the ship A——, and of their friends, who were down oa the dook to see them off. After all had left the ship that were not going in her, as che was leaving the end of the pier ia tow ofa steamboat, made fast alongeide, a young fellow rushed up on the wheel-house of the steam- boat, in the greatest apparent agitation, and yelled out at the top of his voice— | r « Bill, Bil!—Bill, I say!” hie eyes peering inte the crowd on the dock to see his frend Bill; but Bul wasa modest man, and didn’t show himsell, The crowd began te show symptoms of uneasiness, at the evident distrees of the young man, and sup- osed he had forgotten something. So itseemsdid Bint himself, for at last he made his appearance, and stepped out from the crowd. The instant the Californian chap discovered Bull, he shook hie fist him, and screamed out—‘* Bill, I say, you son of —, ityou don’t write, and send out to me in California, the very first accounts of the fight that’s to come off between Yankee Sullivan aad Tom Hyer, ’m down on you for the rest of my life, by “ T won't forget it, Bob,” said the other;Jiadthus these two friends parted. I am sorry, Mr. P., you did not get the entire name cf the interesting Master Robert. Mark my worde—that young man is destined to shine ina old land, where there is neither law nor gospel. tis characiers such as he who will fulfil the solema [ronpeciee recorded in Sketeh No. 5 of the Cali- fornia movement. Fire at Jonesviti.e, Micu.—The best part of the village of Jonesville, Mich., wasburned on the last night of January. Amonog the buildings de- atroyed waa the Odd Fellows’ Hall. Loss by the fire some $10,000. ‘The Misetsaippi hea subsided agata, and the fears of inundation are consequently dissipat, Emigration to Cavforntas MOVEMENTS IN NRW YORK. Among the purseagers who sailed in the Pana- ma, on S rarday lost, for Syn Francisco, was am association of eight gentlemen They are, Charles Ellet Joweph M Frey, M.D, Charlee D Judah, John G Hyer, Ciarence G. Mitchell, Edmund{G. Capron, Charles C. Green, and Josi- ah Hoyt. They comprise the Adelp! ompalty == It 18 needless to say that they are sbundwaty supplied with arms, provisions, camp equipages tools, apparatus, &c. MASSACHUSETTS. The ship Ward Henry, Capt. Church, cleared at New Bedford en the 16th inet, for San Francisco, She takes out the tollowing passengers :— John Church, esptain, Eara Wrightington, Ist mate, of Fairbaven; James P Lawrence 24 mate, of Fal- mouth; Benjamin S Kanure. Jone Terry, James Haa~ mond Jr. James N. Sonmer, Eaooh S. Jemaey, Jr, William ©. Eldridge Georgs F. Casley, Joseph 8. Taber, George Delano, Frederick Wilsox, ' Bisbee, of Fairhaven; Peter survey, Charles R. Brown. Allen Sherman, Heary B Wood of New Bedford; Joo tiah Sparrow, Mason Royera Witlam Ruggles. of Roehester; Joseph (se, Jethro B Coe, Kawin . Tay- Ie enso Smith, Uheriee H Gry of Little Compton; james M. Alden, «f \ jeborough ; of Westporc—Total. 28. aighenscriew pores The schooner Paragon, Capt. Gloucester ov the 15 takes out the follow: George Grover. Arth: Haley, ejeared at Nh, for San Francisco, She aAsmeNYeTS:— ‘ain and Jaron Williams, of Gloucester; William H. Holliday, of Boston; A. Low, of Esrox.— Total, 5. The California excitement has subsided to a great degree, There are a few companies not quite full, who intend to leave as soon as the ne= cessary number is obtained. The Northwestern Asseciation 1s all ready, aud wil sail the first of next week. They go out tn the bark Orb. But two vessels have cleared at this port tor the gold regions the present week.—Bosten Journal, Fibe ruary 19. CONNECTICUT. A number of gentlemen in this city and vieimity, at the head of whom is Hon Alonzo W. Burge, of Coventry, late Treasurer of the State, have formed a company with a capital of $25,000, to be divided. into fifty shares. They are to purchase a ship, provisions for three years, and the frame work for a large hotel, which is to be kept by one of the company. They are to take out thetr families, and go prepared for a permanent esettlement.-— Norwich Courter, Feb. 14. NORTH CAROLINA. Ho! ror Cauivornra.— We invite attention to the notice in to-day’s paper of the sailing of the bark Jobn A. Taylor from this port to San Fran- cisco. This splendid new bark has just been built, at Little River in Brunawick county, and will be Jaunched in a few days. She 1s 100 feet long, of 300 tons burthen, and is said to be of a beautifal model. If our people will go to California let them consult their comfort, sutety, aud pride by placin, themselves upon this strong and beauti it Nort Carolina bottom. Their feelings of exultation in their craft, as she rides into. our. far Southwesterm port, will be worth the gold dust of several days amabsing.— Wemiungton Commercial, Feb. 15. INDIANA. The South Bend Uemocrat of the 12th inst. eays:—A California spre stoek company is forme: here, consisting of 30 of our citizens, They ex- pect to start next week. Probably 15 others will go from this town and its vicinity. ‘WISCONSIN BRIGADE FOR CALIFORNIA. We understand that trom 400 to 600 persons will rendezvous at Madison about the 25th of March, and from thence form the line of march across Jowa and the Migeouri plains to California. Among those who will join this company, we learn, are Col. Haraszthy, (our State can scarcely spare so worthy a Pen yak Sutherland, Lieut. Wright,and various membera of the Senate and Assembly, who are determined to visit this modern El Dorado and see its golden treasures. They will cross the prairie 1n one cempany, and under one organiza- tion, and though Wiscousin is the youngest State of the confedera~y, we dubt whether any brigade that goes there will embrace a better class of men, ot who will be more calculated to worthily build up @ new government. Those with whom we have conversed are all enthusiasm to traverse evem the long distance of 3,000 miles.—Daily HWiscon- sin, Feb. 6. PRECEPTS TO THOSE WHO CROSS THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. We have received through the house of Messrs. Nelson, Zachison & Co, ot Panama, the follow- ing interesting statement :— BY DR, M AROSEMENA QUESADA, The name of pestiferous that has been applied to the Isthmus is entirely unjust There are, how- ever. constant caures of disrases which are commom These to all countries situated under the same sone, cauees are humidity and exevssive Jers in general arrive from places tha’ are iafluenced by different pied nae it becomes necessary, Jere cepts to preserve h but @ medical work is no! forthermore, the subjec' pi terms, withont a special Clears Hi to any particalar country. | hi it useful to publish the most eseary rules for to cross the Isthmus without These rules have become the more necussary oi committed by late travellers use of some of them rished. Nothing of this can happen if these e oarefally observed. Travellers will not ve an opportunity to repent having preferre® obr short route to the protracted and dangerous navi- ition of Cape Horn. ‘There are two principal indications that should ba temded to upon crossing the [sthmus— First. To keep in order the functions of the intes- ines, carefully avoiding all indigestion. |. Second. To preserve the cutau prespiration, en- eavoring to keep it within its limits. To fuidE both there indications, they should follow exactly the following rules :— let. 1t is ureful to make a good selection of eatables, and make no ute of salted fat provisions, nor of highly ed ones; more than three quarters of all te K~ hat is suifered by travellers can be attributed to of fruit—it must be prohibited entirely, Fresh beef, rice, some preparations of corn, fresh uh, oultry, and bread, are the only articles of food ould be tuken 2d. Spirits must be used with great moderation, and mixed with water; under this form they are useful ia prererving the skin im @ delicate prespiration, of the utmost importance in these ciimates; weak tea ang coffee will produce the same effect 3d. Water should be placed in giass vessels some tine before using—eerthen vereels being very porous, pre- sent a great surface of evaporation, lowering ooasider- ably the temperature ofthe water; ande!though it makes it very agreeable and quenohes thirst cansed by exous- tive heat, it is also the cause of colds aad diarrkes, erpeoially if cold water is taken whilst perspiriag. 4th. Clothing should be of light liaea or cotton; of woollen nothing should be used but an inside Gannel. It should be changed immodiately after being damped by perspiration, aud one should carefully avoid any cur- rents of air while doing s0, such a are caused by win- duwsor doors ‘The head should bo bat lightly covered with a straw ecially up river Chagres, and the roads of (: 6th. Dampn the feet should be preserved por wet during the day by upon a honse, rub briskiy with strong ram u: id articulations of the limbs, and ma: change of clothing. Oth, The doors and windows of the hougs should be cored while sleeping Ifthe excessive beat does not per~ wit this, curtains should be used that will not obstruct br aga ag of air,aud yet prevent a sudden our- rent. Such are the precepts that rhould be sorapulonst, obrerved in the transit of the Isthmus to presi heath; if travellers give to these all the importa: they deserve, the cdious epithet of pestiferous, with which this Isthmus has been st!gmatiaed, will seom be objiterat ‘Signed’ MARO AROSEMENA QUESADA, Panama, Jam. 11, 1849, Evicipx.—Robeit M. N. Smythe was found ia the yard of the Boston and Providence Railroad depot, about five o’clock this morning, with his throu: eut. The act must have been recent, for when found, his body was yet warm, though his face and hands were frozen. A peaknife was found beside him, and with this instrument Mr. Smythe is euppesed to have taken his own life, Mr. Smythe was we! known 1 this city as a land speculator. In the days of the Maine land mai he was one of the largest dealers, and, itis said, became bankrupt. His family resided in Cam- bridge, but Mr. Smythe had of late been board at the Pemberton House in this city. In the tr of George Miller, tor forgery, he was a prominent witness for the defence.—Boston Transcript, Feb. GrseraL Tayror’s Famity.—Mrs. Gen. Taylor is a native of Calvert county, Md. Mrs. Taylor's father was Capt. Walter Smith, an independent and highly respectable farmer, whose estate wae bitaated, on the right bank of St. Leonard’s Creek, in which Commodore Barney’s flotilla was block- aded in the late war. She is the sister of the lato Major Richard Smith, of the Marine Corps, we! remembered in New York especially, for his gal~ lant and soldierly appearance and bearing, and hia fine social qualities. It was in Kentucky that the neral, them a very youog man, saw her and waa Serer Nidionat Intclligenter, Fed. 16,