The New York Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Berehwest corner of Fulton and Hassan sta. JAMES GORDON SENNET®, PROPRIETOR, in copy, or 5 for circulation See meer LETTERS be ee aubscriptions, or wolth adver elie (ill bo deducted frow B, containing important UE room make ntnsar ofthe worlds W weedy wll be ADVRETISAWENTS. (rowed every morning, and te be und efternwon |») af reasonable rhe te be mertten ina pli wegible manner's ” AMUSEME <1 THIS BVBNING. 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Advertisers will please hand in their tavors as coon as possible this evening. News from Callforula. ‘We publish, in another column of to-day’s paper, six weeke’ later intelligence from Cal.fornia, via Mobile and New Orleans. The gold diggers, it willbe perceived, have had rather severe weather to contend against during the past winter. From the accounts received by these arrivals, itis probable that the miners are at work, although it would take a good deal of sunshine and warm weather to thaw the great body of snow which had fallen in that region, so sto allow them todig. We shall have some- thing to say in reference to the reception which Mr. Benton's letter met with in California. Nothing, 1t will be perceived, is said in the papers about the probable yield of the mines, orthe number of men at work at the pacers; but this is accounted for by the fact that but a few numbers ot the new newspaper, the Alia California, have been re- ceived, and the subject was perhaps too common there to be mentioned particularly, although it may have been treated at Jength in other copies of the seme paper, which have not been received; but the spring freshets, from the immense body of snow om the placers in January, will wash out the gvd im great ‘quantites. It willbe seen, however, that Mr. Suwerkrop has made a culculat:on which is of some interest. Owing to the want of coal at San Francisco, the steamship California may not reach Panama in time to connect with the Northerner. The Charter Election—The New City Char- ter, &e., &e. The reguler annual charter election of the eity of New York will take place on to-morrow week; and in addition to the election of a Mayor, Com- mon Council, Judges, and other officers, to conduct and manage our city affairs, our citizens will be called upon to accept or reject the amend- ments to the city chaiter, which were passed by the Legislature a few days since, and which, as far as we have heard, receive the cordial approbation of all who are really desirous of having our municipal aflairs conducted in an efficient and economical meanp2t. Aside from the election of judges, and taking the y.¢ston on these amendments, we have but little interest In sc? Coming election. In fact, were it not for these two matters, We would con- sider it hardly worth while to refer to the subject at all, having in our recollection so many previous elections which resulted in nothing but a change of men—the extravagance, corruption, negligence, and waste of the public moneys, being the leading characteristics ot all parties. The question, then, of accepting or rejecting these amendments to the charter, being a matter of some consequence, we think it advisable to glance et the cnanges and improvements which they will make in the administration of our affairs, provid- ed they be accepted by the people--promising to publish the document entire in our double sheet to- morrow. Inthe firet place, a system of responsibility will be establiched by the division of our city govern- ment into several departments, the heads of which will be elected by the peosle, and the officers thus elected shall nominate, and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen shall appoint, all clerks in their respective bureaux, and, as a matter of course, shall be responsible for the faithfal performance ot the trusts confided to them. This ie a great improve- ment. It is, emphatically “ responsible govern- ment,” which we hear so much of in Canada; and it will, we are satisfied, if the charter be adopted, be atiended with manifold advantages. Any mal- feasance or bon-teasence of duty, can, by thie sys- tem, be directly traced to the proper source, and the offender discharged or punished. 1t wid take all! Llame away trom that mysterious and never-come- t-able individual “ nobody,” on whose shoulders reat all the misdeeds which have been perpetrated in our city for a great number of years past. Oae of these departments, will be a “ Department of Streets and Lamps,” the head of which, besides other duties, shall have cognizince of the clean- ing ot the public streets, and of collecting the re- venue arising trom the sale of manure. It respon- sibility, ggd with 1t cleanliness of the streets —thorough and complete, (the absence of which has so long been 4 étigma and disgrace to the city)—can be accomplished by tlie new chai” ter, then indeed we shall have cause for cuagratn- lation, We rhull, in case of neglect, know at least whom to call upon for redress, and whorn to cen- sure. The blame cannot be divided, as it has here, tolore been done, among the whole muaicipal go- Vernment. The sume responsibility will pervade ail other depaitments, viz: the Police D partment, the Finence Department, the Sureet Department (which fe separate end distinct from the Street aad Lamp Department, having cognizance of opening, regulating, paving ttreets, ©), the Department of Repairs end Supplies, » &e, Thre is, emphatically, the returm, the waat of which hue been s0 long telt, and which we have £0 long, atd we flatter ourselves not unsucvess. fully, edvocuted in the columns of this joneual. It aleo comprehends the wiost importiat feature of the new charter. The propoted new charter requires bonds ty be given by wll officers to whom the reccipt and ex peuditure criunds payable iato the City Treasury, fe Gb sini termed now-a-days, a misdemeanor, end panish- able ascuch. The section containing this provi- tion is eo striking and eo excellent, that, notwith- standing we shall publish the whele document to-morrow, we insert it to-day, for the benefit of aspiring office hoiders, particularly such of them as lorg service in the harness of either party, will entitle, in their opinion, to office about the year 1860. Here it 1s, and we recommend these persons to commit it to memory, for their benefit aud edification ~~ Src 26. Any officer of the city government, or per- een or persons employedin Pie, thereof whe bali wilfally violate aay of the provis of this ohar. ter, or eny fraud, or convert aay of the pubic property to his owm use. ur knowingly permit eny otner person ee to convert it. shall be deema: misdemeanor. and in addition to the penalties by law, sball torfeit his office aud be excluded for ever etter from receiving or holding any office under the eity obarter. And any person who shall wilfully swear fal in apy oath or affirmation required by this act, sbali be guilty of perjury. Thie section 1s severe, but not too muchso. Our tax-pay ing citizens have been swindled so much and 80 Long that very heavy penalties ought to be inflict- ed, in order, if possible, to stop the leaks in the City Treasury, which have so long been permitted to run, by both parties, into the pockets of politi- cian and their triends. The remaining s-ctions et the proposed amendments to the city charter, which we have not referred to in this article, have asimilar tendency as the others to re-model the municipal afluirs of New York, and assimilate our government to that of the United States, the neces- sity of which, in order to obviate the corruptions of the system at present in force, we have s0 often pointed out. Our readers can peruse them at their leisure, before the day of election. We have but one objection to the new charter, and that 1s the section providing that the election of our municipa! officers shall be held on the same day as that on which the State election takes place. This we thiak will not have a good effect. It will intermingle our municipal affairs with the politics of the State, and partly with those of the whole country. Now this is one of the evils which we have heretofore experienced in the Management of our city affairs, and we are sorry that we see no prospect of its being remedied. There is no good reason why our city elections should turn on national politics. It is quite imma- terial whether the Mayor ot New York is in favor of the Wilmot proviso or opposed to it, or whether the head of the Street and Lamp Department thinks it would benefit the country to restore the tariff of 1842. Honesty and capability should be the only qualifications in both instances. As, however, we cannot have the new charter without the objectionable feature, we are satisfied to take it with at. Advantageous as it evidently will be to our city to have this charter become a law, there will be a strong and organized opposition to it in certain quarters. It will not be favored by the cliques of whigs und democrats who have for years past fed and tattened on the corruption and extravagance offormer years. Hence the necessity of the peo- ple, the hard-working masses, who are really and truly the tax payers, and who have to pay by the sweat of their brow for the extravagance of the city government—hence the necessity of this class of our population taking a determined stind in favor of 1ts adoption, and voting tor it on the day of election. If they do so they will succeed, . nd establish what we have so long needed in this city—a reaponsible system of government, an effi- cient discharge of all public duties, and retrench- ment and economy 1n our city expenditures, Icz Squat. aT Sea.--We learn from Captain Bearse, of the bark Chatham, (arrived yesterday, from Paleimo,) that on the 17th of March, lat. 36 30, lon. 40, he experienced a very severe ice equall. With such force did the hail stones fall that the crew were forced to go belew. City Intelligence. CITY Po.irics. The Old Hunker Mayoralty Convention meets at Tammany Hall this evening. What they will do no one can say, because the convention itself hae by no means decided, as y: to who shall be the happy (7) man. We shall, how , know allin good time. The whigs seem to be well satisfied that they will walk over the course. They caloulate, of course, upon the divi- sien in the democtatic The barnburners are well pleased with their nomination, because, say they, Mr. Van Sobaick is an admirer of our free soil princi Pies. Well, all see where the winning cards lie; meantime, it may be as well that politicians, of wh ever echool, should avoid counting their chickens bi fore their eggs are hatched. All will be developed in good tim \d we shall be better enabled to form a con- clusion as to what the probable result will be whon we know definitely what the Old Hunkers will do at Tam- many Hallto-night. The game is now fairly started in two quarters of the political chase, and the word i, “ pull Dick, pull devil.” Tuk City Yestenvay —Tho Weather yesterday wad ail that could be wiehed for. A bright, clear, and bra cing a' mosphere prevailed, making ic a pleasure to walk nd the opportunity was not neglected. The Presented & most lively appearance. Brosdway and the Bowery, Canal and Hudson streets, Blvecter street and the Sixth avenue, West. South, aod Fraat streets, and, in fuct, all the principsl thoroaghtares, were crowded duriog the middle of the dey. The cars run full, ae did also the Harlem aad Yorkville steges The day was Palm Sunday All Foal's day et day o td he doing of selling peope very cheap. This custom of making “ April fools’’ seems !y business, inf would be better neglected than practised. There adopted now.a. the purpore of commem: seges in the history of our Saviour's eui would be a Inng + tory to tell how April fooli to be what it is at the present time The siory would involve s history of the sacred dramas, as th called. which used to riests during the m ddie y is remarkably obscure, 1 leave All Foo! their temper mischievous ure! y treet. cocupied by Mr. St. John, which put out with trifling damage. Nomtxations ty Brooxtyn.—The nominations of parties for Mayor are as follows: - Whig, id, the Present city clark ; demooratto, 1y Prowid ormerly ; the independent party, the democratic candidate. Police Intelligence, Burglary Frusirat:d —Anout 1 o's ook on Sunday morning officer McCurdy, of the 6th ward polios. heard the 8 ued of breaking g ars, while on bis p wt im Frauk- lin street, and went to wher- he imagined bx heard the noire whieh was the dveliag house No 186 Franhlin street. oocupied by Mr White, On exeaia- ing the barement, the officer acer ined that # barg- Jat bad evidently commenced his work of depradation, aethe ede light orxt th: basen-ot doo} hud been smarbed in. allowing evfiicieut epace £7 the hand and arm te enter, io order to upbolt the door. Therodber hed. on hearing the approach of the policemen, made Si his erca, Th+ po joeman deserves mach credit ‘or his prompt attendance. Suspicious Characters. Officer Corey of the Second Ward. arrested @ uryiclous character, calling bimvell Michaei Young. #bem be fougs secreted 10 cue cel at belongicg to vir Oaniet Smich. in Fuicon ateeot — Young was cvioenily there tor the purpose of steaiiag. The megictrate commit'ed hrm to pricon A Funny Charge of Embezzlement —A young wo- men by the rane of Kiem Cenmdy, was arrested o@ Satordey, Ona charus of emberze mens It ware that tbe acaused br a cay wanker ny trade. ana %48 om ployed in that business by Ubartes King. No, (3s Piow stree'; aod baving a dozen caps waich she had made Up, the matertete cf euch capa being the property of Mr. King. ymstead of ber retarnsmy thew according to promice, the put them io pledae atthe vawnbrokers; end tor this air ged offence she was attested and de a. sirvest on Suspicion. A woman caliiog hervelf Mary Abn MoLean, enn wrested urda, @ gbt. having in her porrerrion webiia'e * Fosewood arm chnit, Hited uy with vk dymark It idevideut the obxir nes The wo tern stoleu. for which ap owner ta wanted en weReowMited by Che MA eof Libel wheretw he at bling a Me J Gants The acoued | to answer the charge Court Coendarnt hia Oays 418, 12 13 14, 16 v4zn 29,8 11m ts VERY INTERESTING FROM CALUPORNIA. SIX WEEKS’ LATER. errr Terrible Weather in the Gold Region. manent VERY LITTLE DIGGING OF GOLD. ran SHIPMENT OF THE PRECIOUS METALS, Abundance of Provisions in the Mines. maw The Ff ct of Coorel Benton's Letter. Very Late from the Sandwich Islands, Gee Sic. GO, Advices from San Francisco, California, te the 7th of February, reached towa yesterday after. noon. They were brought by Edward A. Suwer. krop, Esq., who has made a very quick trip over- land through Mexico to Vera Cruz, thence to Mo- bile, and thence to this city. ‘We last evening had the pleasure of a brief com- versation with Mr. S., at the Irving House, where he stops, and obtained from him some very late and highly interesting intelligence, net only from California, but from the Sandwich Islands, and Mexico. We were happy to have so intelligent a gentle- man to converse with. We found that he had visited the mines with Governor Magen and Capt: Folsom, and had been over about three leagues of the diggings. He confirms all that those officers have written relative to the gold region. The trip of Mr. Suwerkrop through Mexico was a quick one. He left San Blas on the lst of March, and reached Vera Cruz on the 16th, travel- ing a distance of 990 miles over execrable roade, and was robbed en route, in 16 days. He lett Vera Cruz on the 19th, in the steamship Great Western, and arrived at Mobile on the 24th. He met in Mexico about 1,000 Americans, Mexicans, Englishmen, Frenchmen, &c., Sc , on their way to the coast, bound to California. The Mexican bandit: levied black mailon all but the armed parties of Americans. With them they had seen the ‘ elephant.” The mail steamship California passed Mr. S. about two hours gail trom Mazatlan, on the night of the 15th of February. She was bound to San Francisco. There were no coals at that port for her, and ag she had only coal enough to take her up, it is a matter of uacertainty as to her arsival at Panama on the 15th ot March, as was expected. The vessel that carried the coal for her to Mazat- lan reached that port about twelve hours after the Calitornia had leit. She proceeded to San Blas to discharge. Mr. Suwerkrop, who, by the way, was Danish consul at the Sandwich Islanda, lett San Francis- co on the 30th of January, en route to San Blas, He touched at Santa Barbara and San Jose.— While at San Blas he received letters from San Francisco of the 7th of February, which, by his kindness, gtves us forty-three days later intelligence than any previows'y received from the gold region. ‘These letters arrived at San Blas on the 18th of February, in the Chilian schooner Jackin, Captain Norman. ‘They were despatched by the house of Joseph Bowder & Co., of San Francisco, to Mr. Sewerkrop. The latest letter states that, after a winter of the greatest severity, fine weather had set in, the snow had begun to melt, and many diggers had started, and were on the eve of starting, for the mines, to re-commence operattons, and that the sales of goods had, in consequence, begun to 1n- crease. The firm, Messrs. J. B. & Co., by whom the letter was written, had purchased a considerable quantity of gold, on commission, at $14 50 per ounce; but could not purchase another parcel at that rate. The price of gold had risen, in consequence of the large arrivals of specie from San Blas, Valpa- raiso, &c., and which has been placed ia the hands of the merchants at San Francisco for investment. The whole of Lower California was deserted by the men, who had gone north to the placer. When Mr. Suwerkrop touched at Cape San Jose he found scarcely any males there. About seven hundred persons had arrived at San Francisco from Valparaiso, and about fourhundred from the Sandwich Islands. There were about seven thousand in California, ready to commence operations in the mines the moment the weather would permit. There were not many in San Fran- cisco; they were ecattered over the country—at Sutter’s Fort, encamped on the placers, &e., &c , &c. House room was, of course, very scarce ; meny diggers had pitched their tents around the Bay of San Francisco, There were parties of gold seekers at Mazatlan, waiting a paseage to San Francisco, but could no get any. Those that had gone up, paid $200 in the cabin and $60 in the steerage—distance about 1,500 miles. The price of provisions had become more mode. tate. On the 30th of January, flour in parcels was selling at $t0 per barrel; by the single barrel at $16. Pork was dull at $30 per barrel. Sult beef could scarcely be sold. No one would give $14 per barrel for it. A large amount of goods was daily expected— four cargoes from China ; two cargoes ot Wuglish goods fom Sydney, New South Wales; seventeen vessels from Valparaiso and the West coast of Mexico ; and several vessels from Tahiti. There had been no arrivals trom the United States. The sloop of war St. Mary was the only national vessel at San Francisco. It appears that, notwithstanding the many re- ports to the contrary, the United States store-ship Lexington did not gail from San Francisco for the United States, till the 25th of January. She had $400,000 in gold on board. The largest lump that Mr. S, has seen weighed fourteen ounces, He knew of a piece that weighed with the dirt about sixty ounces, which had been sold for thirty ounces, it containing about that much ot pure gold. The waste in the gold obtained in the dry dig- gings would not average two per cent, while that in the wet gold would average from 2to 3} per cent. The bark Undine, lately wrecked near the Straits of Magellan, and sold at Valparaiso for $12,000, and alterwards at San Francieco for $24,- 000, had gone to the Columbia river, bat was dail expected back, On her return she would proceed to China. : The murderer of Mr. Von Ptister had not been taken. It was supposed that he had fled to the mountains. js Aflairs in California were, taking everything into consideration, quite peaceable. None of the Oregon gold had been seen in Calis fornia. There were still reporte that gold had been discovered in that territory, The gold that was in the hands of the merchants at San Francisco, was held for the purpose of moking remittances by the steamship Califoraimy or to take advaatage of the market. There were many persons waiting for the Calitorata, to take passege in her to Panama. The British ship of war Calypso was at Mazat- tun, to leave soon tor Eogland. She would take away over $2,000,000 in specie. Of this there were over 6,000 ounces of Califoroia gold, and ot this 1,000 ounces belonged to Mr. rkroy. The rewsot uliton boord the CO. wie, that he (ho 2 ceuvtyauce tor it duecttw the United States. Those who think it strange that the gold does not reach this country ia larger quentities, should take this fact into oonsidera- on. The Califorpia gold put on board the Calypso was breught down by the Mary Frances from Sas Francisco. Whte Mr. S. was at Mazatlan, California gold was sold at $15 per ounce, and the proceeds put on board any veesel free of charge. After geing into a carefel calculation with Mr. &., we were assured that about $4,000,000 18 gold had been obtained from the mines. Of th.s, $1,300,- 000 had passed through the custom house at Saa Francisco, valued at $10 to $13 per ounce. $700,- 0 had gone off in driblets, in trunks, boxes, and on the pereons of ite owners, to Oregon, Valparaiso Sydney, N. S. W., Sandwich Islands, the United States, England, &o., dcc., to save frei ,ht. Seve- ral lots of $10,000 each, had gone off in this way. $1,000,000 was im the hands of the merchants of San Francisco; about $1,000,000 was scattered over Calitornia,in large and emall parcels in the pos seesion of partice, miners, ic., that had not been sent down to San Francisco. This, Mr. Suworkrop aesured us, was a very moderate calculation. Ic was made with the greatest oare, in order no; to deceive the public. We have more interesting facts, but have not time to give them to-day. Additional Intelligence, Beeides the abeve, we received by yesterday's mail from the South, the New Orleans Picaywne, ot the 24th ult., contarming the following :— We have, by the way of Vera Cruz, and across Mexico, papers from California to the 25th ot Jan. Anew paper has been started at Sau Francisco, culled the Alta Culrforma, edited by Edw. Gil- bert, Edw. CG. Kemble, end Geo. C. Hubbard. It ie creditable to the American press, the tone of its articles being much above what we might have Jook:d for, lsborimg under the disadvantages the editors do. From ite numbers of the 4th, 11th, loth, and 25th of January, we extract copiously. The winter has been a very severe one thcough- out the country, but we have no accountof distress among the miners. The following paragraphs are enough to relieve any fears on this score. Tne following is frem a paper of the 1th:— THE MINES. By recent arrivals from the mines we learn, verbally, that at the Stanislaus there ie from twelve to eighteon tbo! of snow; om the Mookelemy and Dry Oreek. six to ten; and at the Dry Disgings, foarto six. It is highly probable that while we have bad m bere te the lant week, there has been oo: spow inthe mines At the last sccounts, however. the miners were still digging a little. as the streams bed pot risen any All reports conourin representing she condition of the miners as very comfortable. The: have good log boures, and plenty of wood and provi- sions Cec dges are of opinion that there is at leart eJx months’ provisions in the mines. ‘We add another paragrajh from a paper of a later date :— Gentlemen recently arrived from the north, assure us of the protracsed severity of the on in that section of country Probably a colder winter was neves oxpe- rienced in California. Communication between Fort Sacramento and the mining district is entirely out of. Spew bas falie the depth of six and eight inches, etill remains apon round. The rivers are ris- ing repidly. The Sacr nto, we are informed. rose fitteen feet im three da; Business at the fort is re- presented as dull in the extreme, The following is from a paper of the 26th—the lateet we have: Since our last publication, with th. clear day, we bave had nothing but southern gales. accompanie ib rai hipping im pert have been dra ging their anchoreseveral times, bur, furtupately, no damage has beensustained. Com- munication from Secramento city and Stockton with the mines is entirely out off, the whole of the lowiands being underwater, Many wegons laden with meroban- Giee avd provisions, destined for the mines, huve beea stopped by the heavy storm, ard will probably not get throvgh until the spring. Persons coming down from the mines have been obliged to ewim and wade « halfa mile atatime. Inthe mines, the snow varied from one to three feet ia depth. pe California papers scarcely allude to the gold. TRE PRONUNCIAMENTO OP COL. BENTON. Col. Benten’s famous letter to the people of Califor- nia was publicbed on the lith of January The fol- lowing week the ecitors of the Zita California remark- 4 upon it as follows :. the matn, the Imat week, xoeption of one succession of tter of Col. Bentos, which we te his inteliigepoe and humanity. His personal at. he upon distinguished army officers arein bad andjby many will be consiavrad unjust, His recom: mendations to the,paople of this country, although par- taking ttrongly of the tone which a pedagogue may be suppored to sseume toward a popil, are substantially what the oltizens are now acting on; and with the sarotivn of bie grent name, it is to be hoped that the caure of provisional government will not be allowed to retrograde. Col, J. D. Stevenson has felt himself aggrieved by Col. Bentou’s letter and replied to it ac length thiovgh the Alta Cakformea. We have not yet had time to read it. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. . We have the proceedings ot several meetings of citizens te consider of the necessity «f formiog & provisional government, and appointing delegates to a convention tor this purpose. This convention wus to have been held on the Sth day of March; but in order thet all parts of the territory might be fairly represented, and to give time to Congress to provide a territorial government, the day for the convention to aeeemble has been changed to the Ist day of May next. NEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES—THE GOVERNOR OF OREGON, XC ‘i The la'est news which hud been received at San Francisco on the 251h Junuary, reached there that day by the American schooner Swallow, fitteen days from Mazatlan. Thereby the Culitornians leaned the election ot Gen. Taylor. By the following paragraph, from the paper of the 25th, it appears that Gen. Lane was in San Frencieco, on his way to Oregon. He took the Sourhern routejfrom Santa Fe to Los Angelos. The United States store ship Sontbampton arrived from Sen Pedre last evening We are informed that ry she bin t Smith's company of drageons, to be stationed at the Presidio of San Francisoo, Gen, Lane, the Bewly appointed Governor of Oregon, ie passenger inber. He sirived at Los Angeles by the Sante Fe route. His suite is expected to arrive here by the first tteamer. ‘The Alta Calforma copies a paragraph abouta Meeting ot seamptresses 10 New York, complain- ing o1 their hard work and poor pay, and com- ments thereon as follows :— We would adviee « colony of these same working girls to come te California as soon as possible, They oan earn from $5 to $36 per day im the manufacture of clothing; and if they be waxious to do still better thaa thet, they will flod bandreds of young, good looking and enterprising men ready to embrace an opporta- nity which promises a good wite. Gurls, do you hear that? A drinking establishment known as ‘ The Shades,” has been burned down im San Francis- co, with alors of $15,000. It belonged te Mont- gomery & Co. INDIAN TROUBLES. | By a paper of the Isth we perceive that there have been come slightd. ficulties with the [udians. They are not worth reporting here, but the com- ments of the Aita California seem candid. We copy them :— In arother column will be found a letter from a cor- respond ent at Sacramento City, detailing the pariicu- late of the * Indien fight,” which recently took place inthat region. We regret to hear that such events have treprpired and we are sor-y to believe thet the @:fhcul ies have grown ont of the rashnees of the whites ratber than the culpabitity of the ledians, From our own Obrervation whiletin the mines, we do not be- Heve the Indians derirovs to take life, although we have no doubt they will be always found ready te steal. ‘They ares puvy, Cowardly, aod perhaps treacherous d ony Fequire to de closely watched Never: ave otien witnessed om the part of many ition te yreseniy maltreat aad in their power rr This bas become ro much « matter of fact with some, that they gard ao Indian's life e ggeeer tORG GOR SOC reetings aod conduct are 4 STON. as they are mor seuredly inja nd it will probably bs found thatio out often it eto the wantonners of t mere then to the orlm:nality ol the Indians, that d Mouities end ow brenke are owing ‘We trurt that the weil-dieposed of the miners, wil cond: mp oorduct which in hkely toinvolve themsdivns and the country at largeip om Indied war; and thet they wilido eo io & manner which will restrain the Techlers end vieiows whites, RAVAL MATIRRS. Commodore Jones ie endeavoring to coax some of bis ceeerting entlors back, by promises of le- ier cy towards them, but witn what success we do wetlearm, There m be some things in our file which we have overlooked, but shall reear to them again, having only room tday tor the following, from the Alta Cavforma ot January 25th, «hich idicates that justice 18 exercised upon out- Jawe with ri ARKEST, TRIAL, AND EXECUTION OF THR SAN MIGUEL MUKDRRRRS, By the military courer trom Monterey, who arrived here op the 224 inatant wa bave reorived che foliowing pert culersof the conoign punishment of the perpetra- tors of the barbarous curders ab Sem Miguel: Mosinehy, Gatiro! Jan 18, 1949. The mail rider south, pamed Peareon, returned last everiog tiem Dana's He waited there three daya for the mau fiom ben Se geles, but it did sot come; ao he eerereen With pe writen inail Not esnsiderania gow: be vrting Colbie: Lieut, Ord, with bie party. to th come ranches, W209 were eding Bua im " pecker y bie pureult of the femous Sam Miguel o the fugitives thie ride of San! . a the eva beach. They resisted their y one of the murderers wan killed, took to evs, swimming be- ait pen oaigeal being. tase co tl Upon s vig De im for eb. but drowned before resch- ‘ured were co} Thus the five are dieposed of. One of Bemed Lypob. for y acerperal | be volouteerr; the other, bis compan ratios, were deserters from the Warren A Californian of the as having been told er. who arrived at Lieutenant Ord and party have gone south to Los Angeles, Why, I know not—doubdtless to comau- nicate with the pewly arrived dragoons. There is etl another mall rider south, due this evening but he cannot get back s0 soon, as the rivers are all swim- mip, 4 (From the Boston Traveller. March 31. Letters have been received ia this city, overland, to the 6th of February. They represent business ae be ng very dull, with no prospect of its being 7 better. “About 15,000 persons in all had lett Valpuraieo for the gold diggtpgs, mostly fore:yo- ers. It iv impossible to describe (suy the letters) the excitement which the gold discoveries have created in Valpsraiso, and all along the coast of the Pacific. It was estimuted that several thousand persons had mortgaged their Propety ia order to rawe funds with which to reach the diggtags. Two veceele arrived at Valparaiso on the Sth of February from San Francisco, the ship Huatress, (which carried out 1 padi sie stores and troops trem New York) and the American bark Undine. ‘The Huntrees brought $100,000 in gold, and hoth vetsela were to return immediately to San Fran- cisco. The Undine, which was only of about 200 tons buithen, had been sold fur $24,000. Her cargo brought at San Franciece an immense profit. A mercantile firm in Valparaiso (Hobson & Cross) had alse received $150.000 from San Francisco. There were twelve ships loading at Valparaiso tor San Francieco—among others, a French ship of 1,200 tons, which takes out 350 passengers. Tnese levers algo give eome particulars as to matters in California. At San Francisco the wages of me- chacics ranged from $5 to $10 per day. A me- chanic (whose name is given) left his work at San Francisco and went to the mines. He worked there about one month and obtained about $1,000. A letter received in New Bedford yesterday from Valparaiso, states, says the Me , of that place, tha the whaling ship Uncas, Gellett, was at that port Jan 27th, last from Saa Francisco, with about $50,000 in gold dust, bound home. One of the Providence papers publishes from G. H. Gould, addressed to his fathi Honolulu, Nov. 6th, in which the writer s: Tied “Iam here in command of our bark, the Mary Frances. IJ have just arrived from San Francisco. I sold cargo there this time tothe amount of $60,- (00. 1 have not time to give you a description of the state of the country. There are, at present, about 10,008 peeple concentrated at the mines,who are digging, on anaverage, $30 ver day of this gold dust, and many of them strike a vein, and get out, in value, at $16 per ounce, from $100 to $1000 inaday. Pretty fair diggings, these ; but the country 1n the immediate vicinity of the mines 1s very sickly; and hundreds are dying off with fever and ague, and the Sacramento fever, whicn ts fatal in most caces. There are thousands flocking into the country from all directions, and not very desirable people to populate a country with. San Francisco, at present, has neither law nor order ; the mobocracy have the day. I was ecmpelied al ed laborers $6 per day, and board them, to dischatge my ship. The whole of my crew deserted the vessel, and there were about twenty other ships in the same predicament.” The New O:leans Delta of the 24th ult., gives the following :— Sreamsuip Cattrornta, At anchor off Muzatiao, Feb. 15, 18349 On the 13th we arrived at San Blas, distauce frem Acapulco three hundred and fifty miles. We laid here four or five hours, landed two Peruvian passengere, and then proceeded to sea. But one or two of the passengers went on shore ; they re- ported that the most flattering accouats had been received from the gold region, They state that the region is now covered with snow from six to sixteen teet deep, and that there are now at San Francisco some filteen thousand prraons who have Teturned from the mines, waiting uatil the snow diseppears, which will be about June. One ahip aud two brigs are lying at San Blas, chartered by Mexicans to take them to Calitornia. Some twenty five Americans are there, who left New Orleans on the 3d January via Tampico, waitiay for trans- portation, The Mexicans will not allow any Ame- Nean to go in any vessel they have chartered. Six of, the Americans have purchased a long boat, with which they leave for San Francisco in afew days. News from the Sauawich Islands. The accounts from the Sandwich Islands are to the end ef December. We learn that the relations between the authori- tles of these Islands and the American Commis- sioner, Mr. Ten Eyck, had ceased; and Mr. T. E. had taken down his flag. The measles and hooping cough were very pre- valent on the Islands, carrying off the natives quite rapidly. Pot 1 Intelligence. The ction in Comnectiout takes place to day. There are three sets of candidates in the field, repre- senting the whig, democratic, anc free soil parties, An- nexed is a list of the candidates :— STATE CANDIDATE, Whig ‘ree Soil, Jos. Truu bull, J mt. Niles, ‘Thos, Brokus, John Boyd, Chas. H. Poad. Ddtep'n Taylor, Geo. Reva, Beory D. @mith, Atjah Cethn, W Ancerson, R. G. Pinney, Koger &. Milla, Edw. Peikios, Hiram Keod: OANDIDATES, A.M. Colbne, L. P. Waldo, Water Walter Booth. CF Cle ©. F. Clavelaod- 4th Dietrict, B.F. White, | N. 8.Wildasn N. G. Bryson has been elected Mayor of Viokeburg, Muscles) ppt. Demoeratie, T.H Se)mour, Sporting Intelligences Oateans Jockky Crus Race: Wapnrsvay. March 21 —Parse. $ A. Leconte & Co's b.f Nadir, by Zenith, out of Caroline Scott, 4y. 0., 97 ibs... D. F. Kenner’s ob. o by imp Harktor- ward, “utof Lads. Sy 0,86 lbs... ... ‘W. J. Minor’s (J. J Haghes's) b.f La De- butante, by Franklin, out of War- wick’s dam. 3 y, o , 83 Ibs. Time, 1:51. 1:61—1 0 3 dis. Tnurevay, Merch 22.— Puree. $300—two mile heats. Big 1 '60";, W.J Minor'sch. g Djalma, out of Lady Jane, 3 y.0 H. Porter's bo m. Jenvy Chi ©, 1 4 imp. Trustee, Be 88 1 teense Lina, own sister to S =e dam by im ¢vietha: y mp ‘Tie bf Topas by imp (Glencoe ay. 0 PyTiba... . i A. Lecomte & Co's eh’ o, Gailati dam by imp Levis ol 5 on we TRovBLE AMONG THE SouTHERN MetHoptsTs.— The troubles of the Methodist chureh, which caused a division of that body, have appeared in the Cherokee country. The Church North sent among the Indians a minister to represent the eause of freedom, and the corsequence has been a riot, and one which will tend materially to en- danger the religious advancement of that people. The Cherokee advocate, ot the 26th ult., speaking ot some of the lute scenes, says: ** No religious meetings con be held at night without a riot. Mr. Gurley attempted it at a private house, where, it was supposed, be intended to lecture his disciples secretly upon matters which he deemed prudent pet to breach in the public congregation. The hovee was surrounded by the mob, Mr. Gurley 10 flee, and the meeting broken up.— Tt laws of our new brick church have been dashed to peces, inc stoves {ar4 down, and the interior of the church thrown into the wuues. “' order. Hence acts of retaliation follow. The ¢xertement has got among the irreligious por- tion of the nation, and matters must come to a crieis shortly, Texas Curiositixs — We are indebted to theHon. Jesee Grimes for a couple of pieces ot bone that were found about filty teet below the surtace of the earth on his “beadright league.” They are en- crusted with small siliceous pebbles cemented with lime, ano the interior of each piece is filled with like the interior of ‘ally great curiosivies, possibl: the antediluvi avimals that existed in the days of Methaselah. The deposit in which they were found appears to be move reeent than the secondary formations that extend through the upper portions of the undulat- ing regions of Texas, It 1s composed of a conglo- Mmetrte of pebbles appareutly rounded by the action Ol Water, ond indicates that the Gull former- ly covered that section to the depth of seve- Bi, hangred teet.— Houston (Texas) Tilegraph, Danteland Alexander MoCarthy he at Reoberter, §, ¥., om @ charge of te own sto been arrested 6 tics to Chole REE ES A ES ES a a ie oe a iso ae a TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, + RR tee ’ Highly Important News from the Rie Grasde—Dissolution of Webb's California Expedition — Death. Return of a Per- tlen of the Compan)—Robbery et Mr Audubon, &e., do. New Oaueaus, March 30, 1849, The steamer Glebe has arrived from Grane Saatiage, bringing later dates from the Rio Grande. The most important edvices rvosived by the Girbe is the intelligence of the breaking up of Col. Webb's Ce- Ufornis expedition, end that eight of their number have been swept off by the chotera,om the Rio Grande, four of whom were from New. York - names not given: ‘The Globe brought eighteen of the company te New Orleans. Mr. Audubon, « son of the eminent American mate Falist, whose company embarked from this city in Janu sry, bad beem robbed of $12 000 im gold, four thousand being subsequently recovered from the robbers- Merere, Webb and Audubon remaived behind in order to recover the residue of the money. There is much sickness reported slong the Braros, Affairs in Canada, de. Mowtaxat, March 81, 1849, In consequence of yesterday being the dey the Re bdellion Bill was to be sanctioned, much excitement prevatied; and it was only to the exertions of iefuea- tial persons of the party, that # large crovd was pre- vented from aseembling around the Parilament House, The colored inbabitents of Sandwich, have present. ed a strong petition to the Governor General against the “ rebellion Josees.”” A bill has been introduced into the House of Assom- bly, to incorporate the Niagara and Detroit River Raig road Company. It has been stated by the introducer, that the etookholders of the Albany and Buffalo Rall- road are ready to take up the stock. T! mercantile advices per Canada, state that al- most all things shipping for Canada this spring will go by New York. x Meeting of Coal Operators. Porrsvitie, Marod 81,6 P.M. At a full meeting of the coal operators, held this day, the following reselution was unanimously adopt- ed :-- Reeolved. That the suspension of our coal shipments de continued until it may appear expedi: ate weekly meeting of the operators, to resume the came; and that such meeting be held every Saturday, at twe o’olock im the afternoon, at the Ameri Howse, Pottaville. The Session of the Legislature, Avanr, Maroh 81, 1849. It fs seid that a resolution will be offered in tte As- sembly to-day, extending the sersion for two or three woeks. Whig Nominations. Axpasy, April 1, 1849, The Mayoralty Convention, at their mevting, noml- pated as candidate, Friend Humpbrey ; and for g-ne- al aseessors, Dyer Lathrop, William Jones, and Thos, L. Green. a is The Cholera at New Orleans—Business— The Flood, &e. New Oa.eans, March 80, 1848, The oholerais on the increase again in New Or. leans. Business generally is brisk; and the alarming flood in the river is again subsiding. Wreck and Loss of Life. Norroix, Va , March 30, 1849. ‘The sobooner Harriet, of Norfolk, has been wrecked near that place, and ell bands are supposed to have perished. The schooner Palestine, Capt. Philadelphia, bilged twenty miles and the cargo isa tetal loes. Carnickman, of uth of Cape Henrys . Army Inte! NCOs Mititary Acapemr, West Point, N, ¥, March 29. 1849, At a meeting of the First Ciass Corps of Cadets, held this day, for the purpose of expressing their feel- ings in reterence to the death of their classmate, D. Chas. Bolies, of Ohio, W. Silvey, Jc, was catled to the chair.andJ G. Patke was appointed socretary. On motion, S. V Benét, 8. B. Holabird, and ia Pr. De Lane, were appointed a committees to draft resola- tions expressive of the sense of the meeting. The committee baving retired tor ashort time, re- turned and reported the following preambie and reso- lutions, which were unanimously adopted. ‘Whoreas, we have heard with unfeigned regret and beartfelt sorrow. of the decease of our classmate, Cadet David Charles Bolles, at hii Ohio, oa the 17:h instant, after a linge: ymptoms of which id themselves clore of the Inet aagual exemi- ce of all connected with {¢ by bis manly bearing, tlemanly deportment and bigh m it endow- }d who left us but a few months since forthe d endearments of home, and found a grave where be most could have wished it,in tae bosom of bis family, amid the plentifal associations of his boyhood— The: 'y adorned oee ar in the circle of friendship as he could in tbat of home ) That in the death of Cadet Bolles, our class bas been robbed of one of ite brightest ornaments by the deceas- 0, bie keen sense of hovor and true nob! of pur- 0 daty, a tbe profersion be so ardently admired, and for which be wa: 80 eminently fitted Rerolved, That a monument be placed over his re- matns at Athens Ohio, as arlight testimonial of our respect. and that all the members of our class from his State be requested to act as our representatives ia roperintending its erection. Also, that his name, be ipecribed an the Cadet monument at thie pust. Resolved, That @ copy ot the proceedings of this meeting, eigued by the President and Secretary. be transmitted to the New Furk Herald, Scieto Gazette, and Athenian Messenger. for publication, On motion, the meeting adj: urned (Signed.) ‘W SILVEY, Jr., President, Jno. G. Panny, Seoretary Died, at New Orleane, on the 224 ultimo, of cholera, George . clerk of Quartermaster’s Department, |native of Maine, aged 28 years, A geperel court martial is at present in session in thiscity; Lt Col. Fauntleroy, President chant. 8b infantry, Judge Advocate.—./: Democart, March 10 Marine Affairs. Weare indebted to Captaia Lermond, of the bark Claremont, for our filer of Mexican and Califor 4 pers Cept L has made the passage from New York to this port via Vera Cruz Ja twenty-eight days, though he lnid by four days at the latter port.—New Orleons Picayune, March 24. wi ° Arnit. 2 —The reguiar term of this Court opeus this day. and the fellowing calendar of priron canon ate re- turned by Mr. Eamonds, the efficient keeper of the city prievn. to the Court for trial. with the exo-ptton of those charged with capital offences, who will be Hay red to the Court of Oyer and Termiasr for trial The following list are prironers in actual confine- ment, awaiting thelr trint: — Murder, 6; arson, 1; robbrry, 2; robbery and rape, 1; rape. 1; durglery. 6; crud larceny, 16; forgery. 2; ‘at to kill. 1; receiving etoien good: (Lt charges piracy, 2; big We , 1 —Total, 39. Tne Late Fire at Lovisvitus, Ky.—The Louts- ville Courter of the 26th ult, speaking of tne lete fire in that city, says:—The buildiogs were owned by Judge Nicholas and L. L. Shreve, all Insured, except the one occupied by Mr. Shreve. Hie establishment is but slightly injured, and his stock ot hardware, which 1a fully insured, 16 da- maged tq the extent of $2,000 or $3,000.” B. G. Cutter & Co. were the heaviest losers. They estimate their lose at $12.000, which was covered by insurance in eastern offices, of waich the /Etna was the principal. About fifty bhds. of sugar were destroyed, ard $3,000 worth of liquors Messre. Lewis & Wilkes’s loss ameunts to about 5,00, all covered by insurance. B. F. Baker & 20 , shoe dealers, hud the back portions of their store burnt, and some two or three huadred pack- ages of shoes damaged by fire and water. Their tlock was tully insured at the AZtaa, Nautilus, and Medison offices. The loss is supposed to be $4,000 or $6,000. New York Heraty.—This paper, in addition to ie daily, issues once a week a double sheet, which has taken go weil with the puvlic that tae ediuor expects, within a year, to publish a double sheet very day. We observe that Thomas 0. Reyaold, Esq, the late intelligent Secretary ot Legation at Mean, 4 bea in his receut letter about Spaaish ofiaira, of the wecuracy ot foreiga intelligence ot the N. ¥ Herald, We have lipo often strvek wih the system and richness of that department of she Meald.— Rrchmond Reyublican, March 31. The Legislature of Ohio adjourned sine die om the 26th ultimo,