The New York Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1849, Page 4

,,,.,.............. nn TLD NEW YORK HERALD. Slorth west corner of Fulton and Nassau sts: petal tat JAMES GORDON BENNET®, PROPRIETOR. ee AT MORNING BDITION ts puslanes ck 8 Oeloek MORNING EDITION is at $del o eri breakfast; the frst AFTERNOON Serr ION ser behed of the aeweboys at 1 o'clock; and the at 2eclock,P M. THE y hay wy ‘eeestation on this Cot rf Srnmnkny for ceneten te Bote eat rele tran os A, at 6% cents per copy. or @A per annum ; the latter ro Inde the postage, T TER: eubseriptions, or swith adver- euenoust te Pan by i for cue eu "he deducted from te Tomitted. VOLUNTARY CORRASPONDENCE, containing important a is from any quarter of the world ; if used, will be ADVBRTISEMENTS. (reacued very, morning. and te be pudtished ‘and afternwon editions,) at reason ete ie ner eren pt te wegthle manner’; the proprietor responsible for errors in manusertst i AMUSEMEN?S THIS @VENING. BOWERY THRATRE. Gowere—Monox THe Beast Tamer —Fonry anp Firry—Fasr “Ax. 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The great majority of those emi- grating to that country from the United States are men of intelligence and education; and with every advantage of soil and climate, and with the existence of such agencies as call into active exer- ciee all the energies of man’s nature, the most re- markable results mey be anticipated in the social and political organization of a colony, which we hope soon to see take its place as one ef the most anfluential States in this confederacy. Rome, the mietress of the world, was peepled by a horde of unlettered bandits; and if, under such unfavorable eircumstances, such an empire was founded, what may not be exp<cted from a country which springs into mature existence, like Minerva, armed, from the brain of Jove, im full perfection of adult strength and vigor ? With euch a country, the less interference on the part of the authorities at Washington the bet- ter; the people are able to take care of themselves; and it cannot be doubted that, indoctrinated as they are with the epirit of republican order which prevails in this country, they will frame for them- selves such institutions and laws as will secure the Tasting honor and interest of the new landjof their adoption. Some action, it 18 true, 18 necessary on the part of the federal government ; and that action should have been had long since; but the legisla- tion of Congress shou'd be so shaped ag not only to consult for the true interests of Calitorhia upon a thorough understanding of her wants, but also 80 a8 togive her people the utmost possible free- dom to think and act for themselves. Her wants and desirea are not understood by this govern- ment. Both Congress and the executive are at sea on the subject; and nothing has been yet pro posed to be donc by the national legislature tha ‘was not in some way objectionable. If any man thinks that California is to be held in leadiug strings, er to be fed on legislative panada, he 1s ‘egregiously mittaken. It would be agreat folly to imagine that itcan be kicked about like a foot- ‘ball by one party and another—betweea the whigs and the democrats, or between the North and the South. People from all portions of this country have gone there, and with a determination not to be trifled with. The recent news from California, published in this paper exclusively yesterday, confirms us in theee views. Itisevident that the Calitornians are entirely alive to the necessities of their condi- tion, and are resolved to provide for their own political wants. Law and order were being vigo- rously enforced; and those who had offended against the peace of society, were treated with a severity celeulated to strike terror into the evil disposed. A One of the most interesting features 1n this in- telligence is the account of the reception given to Mr. Benton’s letter. It appears the people treat that document as it deserves—that 18, they think at very pragmatical, and pay it very scant attention. Of the motives by which Mr. Benton was actuated ‘we have nought to say; It is but charitable to euypose they were not unworthy, but we are not at al] surprieed that the people of California spurn coungel that comes in a shape so dogmatic and dictatorial ; and then it may be asked, by what sight Mr. Benton undertakes to lecture Caliternia; if a resolution had passed the Senate, instructing the people of that country as Mr. Benton has at- tempted to instruct them, would not everybody exclaim against euch a step as obtrusive and im- pertinent? If so, what can be said of such a pro- cedure emanating from a single member of the Senate? When the Secretary of State of the United States, two years ago, wished to convey to the people of Oregon the views of the execu- tive touching those subjects in which Oregon was the most interested, not presuming to write to the peeple of that country collectively, who were not bound to this government by any official relations, he wrote to an officer of the federal government, residing there, conveying through him to the peo- ple the strong desire of the executive to have everything done,that could at all conduce to the proeperity and happiness of the distant colony. ‘On that occasion Mr. Benton addressed a letter to the people of Oregoa, marked by the same patron- izing tone that has excited the indignation of the Californians. There 18, vnfortunately, among jmany members of the Senate, an exaggerated notion of their own amportance as senatoi*, anda strange hailucina- tion that their officia! statioa confers upon them a license for the commission of all maoner ot extra- vagance. Mr. Benton 18 continually hauated with a vest, vague, and hyperbolical idea of his own atlantean importance. This delusion has grown to be a monomania with» the Missouri senator. Now, all this may have been tolerated with a smile and a shrug of the shoulders in this conatry; but itis clear'the people of Qulifornia are not to be cejoled or humbugged, and it cannot be wondered at that they bluntly declare how exceedingly irk- some it is to be thus followed to the far off shores of the Pacific with counsel they have not applied for, and mandates they have no incliaatio. tu obey. And it 16 gratilying to perceive that they repulse, in a true and manly spirit, that viadictive animo- sity, that followed to his grave one of the bravest and most deserving officers that ever wore the uniform of the United States. On the whole, we think the Californians have acted wisely end spiritedly in thus rejecting all ine terference with their domestic coucerne, aud all attempts at dictation, coming from aay quarter, People who exhibit 80 praeeworthy a geit-reli- ence, will be sure to act prudently and carefully in framing thear wetututions and legislauag for 1a to juetify her admission into the Vaion; mean- tume, let there be as much light as possible throw onthe actual condition of that country, so that when legislation shall beeome necessary, ag will imevitably be the case next session, both houses may be enabled, from the information before them, to speak and act understandingly, and that California may not be iasultyd with such loose and slip-shod legislation as was attempted last winter. Sinevr.ar Movements or Ex-Governor Sewarp? —We fear that the Congressional career of Greeley is destined to be altogether eglipsed by that of his fnend and tellow-labo.er, Seward. The am- bition of the philosopher confined itself to the great mileage question, and the reformation of the personal habits of members; but Seward will rest satiefied with nothing short of absolute control of public opinion in railroad cars, steamboats, and omnibuses. After very kindly taking President Taylor in charge, and vindicating the old hero in a flaming letter inthe Washington newspapers, Seward enters the Baltimore cars, and entertains the passengers, in an eloquent harangue, on his relations with Mr. Fillmore, and the character of the New York Herald. It seems, however, that one of his fellow-travellers did not altogether relish the remarks of the loquacious Senator ; and evinc- ing a cemmendably accurate perception of the proper course to be adopted, was about to apply the argumentum ad hominem, in the style most ap. proved by Southern logicians, when Mr. Seward suddenly became mute, and sought the friendly protection of some friends who happened to be 1m the car. According to the last accounts, the Se- nator was maintaining a prudent incognito, which his opponent, with a perseverance worthy of the most rancorous theological controversy, was en- deavoring to penetrate. Really, we have rarely been favered with amore characteristic specimen of the :mpertinence and folly of small deme gogueiem, than that afforded us in the conduct of this ex-Governor Seward. We have had quite too many of these little country law- yers thrust into our halls of legislation. The very nature of the profession rocations of such men disqualifies them for the respectable and useful discharge of the duties of statesmanship. Accus- tomed to deal only with the minutie of individual rights ; attaining equivocal popularity by the exer- cise of those discreditable acts by which petty demagogueism makes itself notorious in small and not very well informed communities; and pushed forward by designing politicians, who always avail themselves of the most docile and pliant tools— such men some into official station, ia general, utterly incompetent, and, too often, pretty effectu- ally corrupted. Hence we see them indulging in all sorts ef silly antics ; meddling officiously with the weightiest aflairs; and rendering themselves amenable to the admonitions and castigation of the independent press, which they, therefore, tho- revghly dislike and dread. Democratic CanpipaTe For Mayor.—It willbe seen by reference to the column of City Intelli- g-nce, thatthe Democratic Convention which met at Temmany Hall Jast evening, nominated Francis B. Cutting as the democratic candidate for the mayoralty. From British Guiana.—We have received our files of the Royal Gazette, published at George- town, Britich Guiana, to the 6th ult., but they contain no news. Additional Intelligence from California— The Provisional Government, &c. &c- We yesterday published a quantity of late intel- ligence from California, which we received from Edward A. Suwerkrop, Esq , who recently arrived in this city from that distant region. In addition to what we gave yesterday, we learn from Mr. Suwerkrop that there are several sunken rocks in and contiguous to the harbor of San Fran- cisec, which are dangerous to navigation; and that the United States government ought to take measures to place buoys on them; and, in addition, to have the harbor properly surveyed, from San Francisco, through Suigoom Bay, to the mouth of the Sacramento river. ‘If this were done, tt would greatly facilitate the commerce of California. He tells a good story of the dues which foreign vessels, entering San Francisco, have to pay. They are charged a dollar per ton for harbor fees, half of which is for lighthouse dues; bnt not a single lighthouse is there, and the remaining half for buoys, where there is not a buoy to mark the rocks and shoals on which they are liable to be wrecked. The Alta California, the new California news- paper, has been received. It contains some intel- ligence of interest. In speaking of what had been dene towards the establishment of a provisional government, it says :— ‘THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. * The first meeting in favor of a provisional go- vernment, was held inthe Pueblo de San Jose, on the 11th of December, 1848. That meeting recom- mended tnat the convention assemble on the second Money of January, 1849 The second meetiug was held in San Francisco, on the 2lat D-cember, 1848, and that meeting recommended that the coo- vention assemble at the Pueblo de San Jose, on Monday, the 5th day of March, 1849. “ The question of time was leng debated by the committee, who drafted the resolutions of the Sin Francisco meeting; and it was firmly believed at the ume, that a sufficiently late date had heen fixed upon. Subsequent experience and eveata, however, have cenvinced us that anch 1 not the fact; and we, therefore, mo tchee'f lly reeo nmend the suggestion of the corresponding committee ot this district, to the approbation ot the public. MFETING AT SACRAMENTO CITY. At @ meeting held in Sactamento City. on the 6th day of January, 1849. to necessity and propriety o verpment for the territory of forois. Peter H Bu: nett was chosen President, aud Frank Baten. and D. Wivebip, Vice Presidents, and Jeremiab SI apd George McKinetry. Secretarion. On motion s committee of five were appo'ntad by the President to draw up a preamble and res>lutions expresrive of the sense of this meeting The commit- tee was ocmpored of Samuel Brawoaa. Joha Sinciair, P B. Reading. JobnS Fowler and Berton Les The committee having retired a few momenta, returned, end arked for farther time to report; whereupen, on motion. e meeting adjourned to meet again on Mon- D day e Monday: ry 8th. 1840, the menting again as- to adjoui iy Tequ-nte to act ae Secretary. The committer aopointed at the last meeting for that purpore. made thelr report which, after ing fow slight amendments, was adopt- Wrereas. territery 09 ® follow having by & ted Sti 10 Co citizens of thie territory laws for the protec! And whereas the cironvery of larue q bas attrected. apd in all probal y will contin aitract, an immense immigration from al: parts of the werd. ell as from the United g thus eddiog to th ent state of confu id presenting t mptations to crime; Therefore, trusting in the eanction of the govern- next. by ballot, for fiva delegates te represent this dis triot Im the propreed convention. Reeolved, That the President appriat a sorrespend ipg cemmittese of three persous to eommunicate with the otber districts, and otherwise farther the object of this meeting. esolved, Tost Merars Frank Bates, Barton Lee, Ibert Priest. be scomatttes of three te wot as the election of an adopted of Samuel cage of the resigvation or death of ater, the remainder be empowered to elect 0: be Preeident fn purruance of the 5th resolution ap- B Joho tee. It was resolved, thet of this meeting be published ia the o meeting adjourned PECER H BURNETT, President. zat Gonvon, Secretary. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. San Francisco, Carivornta, Jan. 26, 1849. arrived here last night, after a passage ot only fifty-one days trom Valparaiso, including the de- tention of ten days at Guiyaquil. I learned late this evening that a versel was to sail in the morn- ing for Mazatlan, and I avail myself of the oppor- tunity to drop you a brief note, announcing my sate arrival at this place. [ have not beea here Jong enough yet form you what my success 1n this present expedition may be, but it premises well. * * * J find that property has risen near- ly one thousand per cent since I lett here five months ago. Fora lot which | eold for one thou- sand dullars last July, the present holder hag re- fused ten thousand dollars. Other sales have been made, some nine or ten, in which oroperty has ad- vanced in equal proportion. The influx of popula- tion 18 already so great that there are nearly three hundred people <elthongh it ia the rainy season.) aioorane out in tents and under perches and whale ate. The rent of a room fifteen feet square, 1s fifty dollars per week. Board, with rpace on the floor sufficient to spread a matrags on, 18 fifteen dollars r week, carpenter’s wages $10 per day. Lumber B20 per thousand, and not two thousand feet for sale or to be had, even at that price. Immigrants, trom the coast of South America, are daily arri- ving; one thousand at least are expected within the nextfewdays. * * * S # # Such a state of uffaire ashere existenever before existed; Mexican coin and gold dust are so abua- dant, and many of the necessities of a rapidly in- creasing population, are 8o scarce, that the relative value of the precious metals is almost aominal.— Copitalists are still pouring in from all quarters of the Pacific, and it ig hoped that the influx of emi- gration trom the United States will be immensely increased by the new route of steomers, the first of which (the California,) isdaily expected to arrive. The United States store-ship Southampton ar- rived here at the same moment with us, bringing Gen. Lane, Governor of Oregon, from Lower Cali- fornia, and news of the election ct General Taylor. A vessel arrived a few hours afterwards from M1- zatlan, confirming this news, bv the reception of an express overland from Vera Cruz. The flag ship Ohio is soon expected up the coast. Commedore Jones 18 here, and I twice called upon him last night, and again at his request, to take luncheon with himthis momming. The sloop- of-war St. Mary’s is in port. The winter, | am told, has been very se vere, 80 much so that gold dizging 1s entirely suspended by the heavy rains and the swollen streams in the valleys, and by the deep snows on the mouatains, avd will not be resumed, in all probability, uatil Apnl. However, there is abundance of gold in circulation. * * Do not think that I have exaggerated in this hasty sketch of affairs here. I have not time to tell you the half, &c.--North American. San Francisco, Jan. 27, 1819, There 18 at present # relaxation of bustuess, owing to the severity of the season, which has ber, thus far, con dered w usual, ard I must any t has bern in all conscience bad enough; in cou- sequence there has be-n no working in the mines, no traneportations, aud goods lay quiet ia store, and this town 18 full, and vessels coming in almost aai y with more. You may judge of the influx ; since the 1st of December, some twenty-three vessels have ar- rived with asserted cargoes from Valparaiso, Cal- lao, Guayaquil, Payta, San Blas, Mazatlan, and the Sandwich Islands; the majority of them have come trom Valparaiso. Some five hundred per- eons, from all parts of the globe have arrived with- in the last month. ci ¢ Provisions, which for a time rated aurprieingly high, and scarce at that, are nowadrug. Every veeeel that has arrived has brought more or less, and the maiket stands just the reverse, Flour is now gelling trom $12 to $15 per barrel, aad there is much reason ta think it will tall still lower. Pork trom $20 to $28, and no sales. Bread trom 12 to 20 cents per pound, and slow sale. Hams from 30 to 40 ceots per pound. It is rumored here that Governor Douck of New York is to be our governor. San Francisco, January 20, 1849. The whole world ere this has doubtless become aware of the great mineral wealth of Califorria. Here, at the scene of action, it is not thought 80 much of, for we see datly the poorest of the poor with their bags of gold, rnuning round as if it was 8o much dirt. [have been at the miaes, and chall probably go »gaia in the apriog. During the short time [ was th re, nineteen days, I made ubout $700. I can buy dust with cash at prices varying, according to circumstinces, from $9 to $14 yer ounce, Everything is exorbitantly high. One hundred dollars 18 now the common price of an indiffereat sleeping room per week. Board is $21 ner week, wathi+g is $8 per dozen. I have paid fitty dollars for a pair of boots. It 18 estimated that about three millions of dol- lars have been dug up at the mines. There are a few speculators here, buying gold at $14 per ouace, which is the mist they will give. By a late arni- val from Valparsiso, we learn there are sixteen sai! of vessels on their way to th.s place w.th good». 1 thick there will be some crashing here by nad a T.O. Larkin, Eeq., our former Consul in alitornia, hus been buying up laud at Bruecia, avd has contracted to nave one hundred houses erected at that place. Bruccia city is attuated thirty miles trom this place oa the Sacramento, and is one of cur latest enterprises. Tais day I buve been offered a sulary of $5000 to take charge of a mereantile establishment at this place, but have re us dit. General Laue is now here, having arrived yee- terdry in the Southampton trom San Pedro. Our ccuntry is full of strangers trom all parts of the would, making preparations tor an early start to the mines. COL. BENTON AND COL 8T + [To the Editors of the Alte California | Gentixmen— In your paper of the 1th inet. ap- peaied a proclamation im the torm ot a letter, ad- dieseed to the people of California by the Hon T H, Benton, United States Seaator for Missouri In that proclamation he charges upon Col Mason and myself the deteat ot a billina committee of the Houee of Representatives, which had previons- ly paseed the Senate, tor the payment ot the people 1 California tor military services rendered dariug the war with Mexico. “He charges that the “lies” sent to the United States by Col. Masonand my- ge lt against L eut. Cul Fremont, defested this bill, by indveing + committer of the House of Repre- Bentatives to report against it, What facts or falsehoods Col. Mason may have gent to the United States relative to Lieut. Col. Fremovt, 1 know not; but I take the liberty to as Bert most unequivocally that the statement of Col. Benton as resards myrelt, vtrue, as T have never sent to the United States, officially, or other- wite,asingle fact or falsehood connected with Lieut. Col. Fre ment’s conduct tn California. When [arrived here with «detachment of the regiment under my command, early in March, 1817, | tound the authority of Gen. Kearny, as military commander and Goveroor, fully acknow- leaged every where; and [ was not therefore called upen to take any purt, even in the discussions then going on upon the subject of difference between Gen Kearvy and Lieut Col, Fremont. Bat t had potheen iv Sun Francieco tweaty-four houre be- fore [ wus consulted by the late Mr. Leidesdorff and others, ns to the probability of a speedy settle- meot of their claims agwinst the goverament, for supples turmished, and money loaned to offizers upon the credit of the government. They exhinit- Went and peep'e of the ¥nited States for the course to Sbieh, by the fores f circumstances, we are now im- pelled for our own. and for the Bitay weeureen, rafoty of those now Reroived, That in the op’ not enly proper, but th of this meetiog itis t precariou: state af P faire renders it very Droesani ould torm nd sppoint of uottl euch time extend the lawn of the United Resolved. That whilst ar ot deeply lament the. to us, noxce untadl towards ue by the Federat Congress, as m: their negh ot :f thie territory, yet. ascites great end giriour sepob ic, we ehall in onofd. wait for and whenr ceived hall joytully ball the come intelligeoce that a vreper territoriel goveram-ot har be«n formed by the Cougress of the United States fir the territery of Calffornia Resolved, That we tuily concar in opinion sith the meeting held at San Jooand san Franconia favor of establishing ® provirienal govers ment and thet we recomneod to thx inbabia 6 of Unio nis to ho meeth ge and el-ot del-gatss to repr sent them io convention to be arsembled at Sau Jos, oa Mondes, B het March. 1848 wt 104. M_ forthe parposaof draf + lpg and prepa a form of gev-rument to be sut- their wants, Beiore a year, it ws probable there willbe quite a large envugh populativa im Califor. mitted to the people for thelr sa: Rerolved, That an election be hvid by the people of this district, in this room.at 10 A.M, on Moaday ed the evidences of d-bt given them by those who fatcu traced the d be and having some know; be dge of puble busines gave it us my opinion thot no d abi r-ing officer of the governameat wou'd be suthonzed to pay them th the form they were, without a ey cial act of Congress Two days atter thie interview a vessel left this port for the United States, and by that conveyance t wrote the Presi- dent ofthe United States aud Secretary of War, stating the nature of the claims tn questios, and wging them if they bad the power, to autnorize the poymentot those claims at once; if mot, to briny the matier betore Conaresa at the eurliest veseible moment, that tall justice might be done thore who ha dered wervice ant credited the fovernmentihrongh ite «fficers. Suga has been my cru ee everst ce Leame to the caugtry; and I Mt recolicet ever permutiog aa opportin ty to (are without urging uven the Secreta yor War,as will as eome of the members ofthe Senate and Hover ot Represent tives, many of whom were my crecral fiends, tne propriety of a aperdy g-ttle: nent of atthe clams oO the people ot GCaliforara, yen the most livers! prinemples; and Lehalleage Col Hever pn oravy other verson to produce tw lean svidenne ot my everhaving writen or sentto the United Stot-s one line to the contrary Col. Benton attributes to others th defeat of a ationnh'y the resu!t ot bieown mejadement ia placing List Col Pre- mont’s name ia the pill, 18 @ne of the commasion- e798 10 adjust settle the chums reterred to — The facts diectoved by a call upon the President for intormaton relative to some of those claims, which « therwise, perhnps, would never have be- come known to the eommittee of the House ot Representatives, was what, unqnestionadly, io- duced them to report aginst the bill, and created a doubt in their minds as to the propriety of ap- pointing Lieut Cot Fremont one of the commis- stoners; und I cannot imagine why Col Beaton should have alluded to me in his proclamation io ol being in »vy manner connected with the det: the bill, unless he should have taken offeuce at my merely vane wz from the district I comm ad- ed, (Los Angeles,) officially, and at the request ofa claimant, to the commanding officer, Col. Mason, one of the claims | have alinded to, aad whieh I believe Cal. Mseon subsequeutly forward- ed tothe Department of War; aod as [ have no recollection of more than one cage in which even the name of Lieut. Col Fremont was mea- uened, [ will state all the circumstances, that the -ople of Calitornia may judge hew far [ can justly charged with the defeat of the bill in question, by sending te the United States lies against Lieut Col. Fremont. About the 17th of June, 187, I was called on by Don Eulogio de Celiz, a resident of Loa Angeles, through the Acting Assistant Quarter Master of the post, Lieut. J. W. Davidson, for information as to whom he should apply for the payment of a bond which was_approaching ee given him by Lieut. Col Fremont in his official capacity as Go- verner of Califormia, and binding the United States and_his successors in office, for the payment there- of, for thesum of $6.975. Upon this application [ directed Lieut. Davidson officially to call upen Mr. Celiz and obtain a certified copy of the contract upon which this bond was founded, together with a copy of the bond, and a full statement of all the elrcumetances connected with the transaction, that I might forward them to Col Mason, who was the only person in California that could answer the question of Mr. Celiz. - The order to Lieut. Davidson directed him to report to me in writing, when he should obtain the information required. He did eo, and among the pavers I received, was @ contract between Celiz and Lieut. Col. Fremont, of which the annexed is a true copy. [See Ap- pendix, No.1] With this came also two receipts of Abel Stearnes, of Los Angeles, of which copies are a.- nexed. [See Appendix No. IL The contract bears date 3d March, 1847, and 18 made for a sufficient number of cattle to supply the treops then under Lieut. Col. Fremont’s immediate command for two years; and yet will be found en- doreed upon the contract a certificate, dated 26th April, 1847, signed by Lieut. Col. Fremont, that the cattle had been delivered as specitied in the con- tract, and upon which he had given Celiz a note or bond for the payment; while the receipts of Mr. Stearnes sho thot ret one of the cattle had been consumed by the 1 oopayand that not one had even bren delivered to Lieut. Col, Fremunt at the time he certified the cor tract was complied with in full; for the receipt tor 481 head ot cattle bears date the Ist May, 1847, nd the other, tor 119 head, 18 dated 7th July—more then five weeks after Lieut. Col. Fremont had left the country, and nearly three months after the t oops of Lieut. Col. Fremont had been ditbanded, or had lett Los Angeles. ‘And by a reference to the contract, it will be found that good werchantable beet cattle were to be furnished at $10 per head, which was twentv- five percent higher than cattle were being furnish- ed for the use of the troops at that time uader his command at Los Angeles, Whereas the letter of Mr. Stearnee, which will be found below, shows that breeding cows were delivered by Celiz, akind of cattle that could, atthe time the bond tor the payment was given, and at anv time subs+quent, up to the oyening of the gold mines, have been pur- chased for one-third the price Lieut Col, Fremont stipulated to pay for them. These documents were forwarded to Col. Mason at headquartere, and the return of mat! brought me an acknowledgment of their receipt, with instruc- tions to inquire of Mr. Stearnes, if he held the cat- tle d+ livered to him by Mr. Celiz, tor aceount of the government of the United States, I made the inquiry as directed by my command- ing officer, and on the following received the avewer of Mr. Stearnes, (tor true copy see Appen- dix No. lI) This I forwarded toCol. Mason, and i mabseaneaey learned it had been forwarded, to- gether with ull the other papers connected with the transaction, to the Department of War. It these be the papers referred to by Col. Benton—and with no others can my name and Lieut. Col. Fremont’s be remotely connected—how can he charge upon me the deteat of the bill, by sending to the United States lies against Lieut. Col. Fremont? Tt lies, they were official lies, coined and signed by Liew Col. Fremont and his most intimate friend in Cali fornia, end upon them alone must rest the deteat of i portant and”just measure of relief to the e of the government in Calitornia. But in my opinion. if ever the reasons of the committee of the House of Representatives, which, as Col. Benton snye, balked the passage of the Senate bill, are made publ-c, it will be found that they doubted the propriety of appointing by bill a commissioner to audit and direct the payment ef claims to the amount of $700,000, among whieh was one for a large amount, contracted by the commiss‘oner for property purchased on the credit ot the go- vernment to feed the troops under bis command; not one dollar's worth fof, whicn was ever applied to the puryose for which it was said to have been purchased, but turned over to a personal triend of the purchater, as his private property, to be kept tor a term of three years, and the met proceeds equally divided between them. I have been personally intimate, for many years, with Col Benton and his tamily, as well as with Lieut. Col Fremont, since he becamea member of that family ; and it 1s theretore with the greatest reluctance J contradict the statement ot Col. Ben- ton, er allude to any transaction of Lieut Col, Fre- mort’s while in this country. But a sense of duty to mvsrlf, and the pos:tion I have occupied tor nesrly. two years before the people of Culiforaia, renders it 1p my judgment imperative upon me oot to permit £0 uo warranted and t-lae acharge to pace uncontradicted, J.D Srevensoy, Lute Col Ist N.Y. Regt. Vol, aud Com’r Suuthera Dist., Califvrnia. APrenDix No 1, This article of agreement, made and entered into thie Sd day 0° March, in the year e'gbteen hundred and forty-seven, between Eulogio de teliz ao resident of Lor Angeles eapital of Upoer California, of the first of Califoraia. and nt of the United a part. witner. bansold to JC s I repreenntative of the gave: of North Ameries. af the id Eniegio de ¢ of Californ' tix buodred of catte, of kind. and for berf. to be dulivered to the oom: wiervary :f the troops under the immediate command of Gev Fremont, jo vumbera corresponding with tha requiritions of the oom misa nd the raid Gov Fre. ment binds bimeelf and hie suocerrors offine to pay the eaid Eulogio de Celiz his heirs, exeont- imi Dietra‘ors. +r senigwr at the expiration of righ! oaths. the rom of sixthoucand dotiars. without defatcation It Ie expressly underrtond bet ween the above contract ing perties, that it the said Kulogio de Caliz faile to deliver good merchantable cattle whan required tn do to by the commirnary. that the contract i« to be cond. 4+161 null and vend by the eald Governor Fremont, he Paying to Enlogio de Celix ten dotiara per head for the umber delivered: and it is further understood that the hidee of the above catt's are to be delivered, on ap plostion, to the eatd Bulogis di ‘eliz, to whom they belong acorrding to the agreement In testimony of the above. tha raid parties have here. to net their banda and affixed their anals. at {t. s.] the city of Los Ang-len capital of California, the day and year before written, EULOGIO DE CELIZ, J.C, @REMONT, Gov. of Califoraia, Signed in presence of WH. Bussrit. Seoretary of Stat 1 do hereby o complied to th part, by the det his fied at Ani ave thi of reventy five dollars, the hides of the full oumber of oattle J.C. FREVONT, Licut. Col. U. 8. A. No Il. de Cells four handred and on necountot Mr J C. Fra- mont. Lieut Celonel of the U gs. army, which U heed} ieened) 461 bead ie med) ABEL STEARNE3, a , May 1. 1847, ie of Dow Entozio de Cellx one hundred and d of cattle. on account of Mr.J © Fra- ws olenel in ited im MY porsession ao~ ABEL STEARNES. eighty ene bead of oat (119 bee ver J Angeles, July 7, No. IL. Ancrurs. Aug. 12, 1847, Deer Sir—In reply to your official lutter of yoatwrda} I would observe that {bold in mv possention 610 h Or cattle. the major purt of th wlogio de Celis, on t of Linw *mont | hold there cattle by rm of three y A 4a Pivot, Cot Prem the opptrary | obedient rervant, Te Col, J.D Sr rate to bs, your very ABEL STEARNES. 90x, Com'g South. sil, Dis. Cal, CALIPORNIA GOLD AT THR MINT. [From the Pennsyivenian April 2} ‘We understand that three Inrge deposiin of gold duet and seal s from the Pacific were made at the United States Miut, in this city, on Saturday The is substanual evidence that the gold ha come of the new denominations, will be issued as s00n as the necessary arrange- ments gan be completed ia the Mint. } TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, Telegraphic Sammary. The telegraphic wires, many et which sustained damage in the recent storm, are egain in active operation at all points. From the East, we have despatches up to past two e’clock this morning, contaiaing accouats of the Connectieut election, from which we learn that there was no choice of Governor by the peo- ile of that State. The Legislature 1s probably in the hands of the whigs. From the South, we have information of a num- her of appointments by the President. It is said to be doubtful whetbe: Mr. Evans, of Maine, will I accept the commiesionership on Mexican claims From the West, we learn that the House of Rep Teseptatives of Pennsylvama, have passed a reg solution to amend the charter of that State. From the North, we have despatches as far as Montreal. A petition to Queen Victoria is in cir- culation ttere, to allow Canada to be annexed to the United States. The University bill is again to be brought before Parliament. The navigation of Lake Ontario 1s open, a boat having arnved at Rochester from Toronto. 1n the State Legislature, several bills were fina': ly acted on. In obedience to a call of the Senate, the Governor returned the Alms House bill for this city, without his signature, it being supposed to contain unconstitutional provisions A resolution was adopted, calling on the authorities of all cities and villages, for a report of their financial affairs to the next Legislature. A bill was introduced admitting such Indians as may desire it, to all the rights of cityzenship, and providing for the well be- ing of the other aborigines of the State. The bill in relation to the power of Supervisors, was sent to the Governor for his signature. But little else worth mentioning was done; and when the roll was called, at four o’clock, for the afternoon ses- sion, the Senate was found without a quorum. In the Assembly, the bill re-organizing the Cro- ton Aqeduct Department was passed, as was that NEW YOKK LEGISLATURE- SENATE. Acwonr, April 2, 1849, THE GOVERNORS OF THR ALM: HOUSE AND PENITENTIANT, On motion of Mr Wizarm, the Senate adopted s re- solution calling om the Governor to retara to the Se- pate the “Ten Governor Alms House Bill.” This hed already peseed both houses, and was with the Exeou- tive for bis consideration. It is supposed that one or twoof the rections need to be changed to avoid un constitutionality. The Common Council! of New York have made the most earnest remonstcances against it. The Governor sent the bill back, and it was referred immediately to the Committee of the Judiciary, of which Mr. Wilkin is cbairm THE REVINORS OF THE CODE OF PRACTI Mr. Fuiten, of Monroe, offered a resolution express- ing the thanks of the Legislature to Messrs, Field. Grebem, and Loomis, the Revisors of Practice, for their rervices. It Je understood the rules were laid over for one day. No efforts were made to-day infeitber house to resusol- tate this commission, and the probabilities are that their labors will be devolved om the Commissioners fe" revision of laws, and that a change will be made in theee commiseioners, adding to them » name oelebra- ted in the legal history of the Stat: 4s IN TROY AND BROOKLYN, Ko, The bills te allow the cities of Brooklyn and Troy to erect the necessary fixtures in their streets for gas lights, were ordered to be put forward. ‘The bill relating to Navy street, Brooklyn, was fa- Yorably reported upow. FINANCIAL APFAIRB, On motion of Mr. Cranxe, of Onelde, a resolu- tion was adopted, calling on all the cities and incor porated villages to make a full report to the next Legislature of all their debts in detal!, and their means of liquidating them. This is preparatory to such action as is mentioned in the constitution, for restraining and curbing the power of oitivs and villages in local aceessments, ko. TAKING CARE OF THE POOR INDIAN, Mr. Jounson introduced a very important bill, pro- viding for the admission inte the State,as citixens and electors, of ‘such Indians as so desire,to become and organizing a workhouse department for this city. A resoluticn was offered, setting forth the neces- sity of an extra session, but was negatived. The re- mainder of the session was epent in discussing the New York wharfage bill, which was reported to the House, and made the special order for to- mcrrow. Accounts of marine disasters, a railroad acci- dent, attended with loss of life, on the Eastern line, and other matters, will be found below. Connecticut Election. Harrroro, April 2—8 P.M. Mr.T. H. Seymour, the democratic candidate for Governor, gains 413 in Hartford. He alse gains in almost every town in this county. Farmington sends 2 demooratic representatives, Deingagain. Stmsbury,1—gaim. South Windsor, 1— gain. Manchester, 1—, Wethersfield, 2—loss. The whigslook quitedown. The prospects are that the democratic candidate in the Ist district is elected, and probably the State bas gone demooratic. In Bridgeport, the whigs are reported to have a ma- jority of 104; in Fairfield, 226 ; and Stratford » ma- Jority of 252; and that the whig candidate for Somator in that dietriot is certainly elected. SECOND DESPATCH. Haantrorp, April 210 P. M. Returns from some twenty towns indicate the elec- also for punishing those who would seek to demoralise =. THE POWERS OF BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS, The bill increasing the powers of Boards of Sa- pervicore, abling them to legislate upon the di- vision of towns, building of bridges, &o., has gone te the Governor. DUTIES OF STATE OFFICERS, The two houees are still at issue in respect te the Dill making it necessary for the State officers to verify by,oath any legal pronsedings instituted by them.— The ‘House determined that the oath of some other person may be used, if it was necessary. The Senate object to that, and desire to have their original bill, whioh made an afMfdavit necessary, CANAL pitts, All the various canal biils were passed through Committee of the Whole. [Their propositions will bereportedwhen they have passed their third read- ivg.] CHANGING THE LOCATION OF THR NEW CANAL BASIN AT BUFFALO, The bill providing that the Caval Board might change the location of the New Ganal Basin at Buf- falo being under consideration. Mr. Fuiuea, Chatrman of the Canal Committee, said it was in vain toexpeot any relief for the bu: traneacted at Buffalo, from any new structures at Black Rook or Tonawanda. The only remedy was to be found in additional facilities at the mouth of tion of Col. Seymour, the democratic candidate for | Buffalo Creek. Governor, by the people. In this town, which gener- ally gives 850 whig majority, Seymour has reduced it to42 In other towns, he has done as well, and rans far ahead of bis ticket in all. Norwich has givem only 240 whig majority; there ethould have been 400. The faces of the whigs look lorg. ey There is not enough heard yet from any of the Con- INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES, A number of copies of the laws and journals wore ordered tobe printed and placed at the disposal of the Regents of the University, for international ex: changes, APPOINTMENT OF REFEREES, The bill providing for the appointment of referees in the city of New York, by the Goveraor, was de- greesional districts, however, to form a correct opinion | bated. of the result. THIRD DESPATCH. New Haven, April 2—Midnight, New Haven.—For Governor, dem., 980, whig 1,887, free soil 98. For Congress, dem. 1,008 ; whig 1311. It was advocated by Mr. Jounson as @ measure ab- solutely necessary for the furtherance of the ends of Juatier, and as one, the adoption of which would great- ly relieve the courts. ‘The 8 ‘e thinned off so, that when the question Hemden. -For Governor, dem., 187, whig 106, free | was taken quorum was not present, soil 18, North Haven.—For Governor, dem., 127, whig 101, free soll. For Congress, dem. 125; whig 100. Derby.—Whig majority 166. For Congress, whig mojority 164. Milford.—Whig majority 235. Orenge.— For Congress, whig, 25. Oxford —For Governor, dem. majority, 42. Cherhire.—For Governor, dem. 166, whig 156, free eoil 14. For Congress, dem , 178 ‘Wallingford — For Governor, dew. 211, whig 127, free soll 16, For Congress, dem 217, whig 134. Guilford.—For Governor, dem. 216, whig 177, free soll 90. For Congress. dem. 296; whig 174. Branford.—For Governor, dem. 166, whig 104. For Congress, dem , 167. Hartford —For Governor, whig majority 41. Hamden gives one dem representative ; North Ha. ven 1; Oxford 1; Wallingford 2; Branford 1; Rooky Hill: Farmington 2; Bristol1; East Hartford 2; Mavcberter 1; South Windsor 1; Durham 2; Water- bury 1; and one free soil. No choice in Woodbridge, Naugatuck, Southington, Esst Haren, or Guilford. YOURTH DESPATCH. New Haven, April 3-124 A. M. In New Haven county, embracing the 4th and 5th Senatorial districts, the whig tes berm elected, and in the 6th, the demooratio oandi- date. The House ot Representatives, af far as heard from, etande 11 whigr, 7 locos, and 1 free soil. We have yet to bear from Veriden 1, Middlebury 1 Naugatuck J, and Prospect 1. JF. Bubecok’s mejority is put down at 260 in all but Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Southbury, Cheshire: Walcott, Middlebury, and Naugatuok. Nothing yet from Middlesex county, FIFTH DESPATCH. Hantroun, April 3—1 A. M. ‘The vote of Hagtford for Governor, lowe:— Joseph Trumbull, whig, 1 246, J. H. Seymour, democrat, 1,204, J.M. Niles, free soil, 61. Allthe towns in Hartford county. but seven, give ‘Trumbull 4.614; Seymonr, 4499. and Niles355, Inthe rame towns, L. P. Waldo, demooratic candidate for the Ist Congressional diateiot, leads C. Chapm: The Se is very thinly attended—many of the Senators being detained at home by sickness. To. morrow is set apart for the third reading of bills AFTERNOON sEssiOx—4 P, M. The Senate could not raise a quoram. ASSEMBLY. Acaany, April 2, 18%, THE NAUTILUS INSURANCE Compan, A bill was passed amend ng the charter of the Nau. tilus Insurance Company, restricting the.r business of fe insurance, THE CROT N AQUEDUCT DFPARTMENT. A bill woe also parsed to reorganise the Croton Aqueduct Department, the Croton commissioners to be appsinted by the Mayor, hy avd with the advice of the Board of Aldermen, one of them always to be a practical engineer, The bill gives all the details of the mansgement of the water department, FREE SCHOO. SING BING. A bill was erdered for establishing free schoolsin the village of fing Sing. WORK HOUSE FOR NEW YORK, A bill was pared organizing a work house depart- ment in New York, where the prisoners can be empley- @l getting out stone cultivating ground, and other veeful labor. The department to’be under tae ohargs of the ten governors, who are to appoint the superinten- dent and Il neceseary rules. MILITARY MATTERS. A bill was passed giving to the Fifth Brigade af Mi- ltia the same privilege and exemption us the first divieion. ‘The bill giving the Governor and “ e power to appoint imeach military brigade one Brigade Major Inspector, except in the first division, was passed. MORR GOLD MEDALS, Lieut. Floyd Jones was named as proper to be ia- cluded in the Het of thora to whom gold medals are te is given as fol- | be awarded, if the resolution paeses both houses, THE CODE OF PRacTiCR. A resolution was adepted for the consideration of the code of practice. as amended by the Sei ite, every evening during this week, EXTRA SESSION, Mr. Disosway, of Richmond cot ty, offered a resole- tion setting forth the neorrsity of an extra sovion, on T votes Seven towns ia Tolland county give Tram | S0count of the urgency of nablio business; but the dull, 066; Seymour, 820; Niles, 01, The district as yet | House refused to adopt it— 63 to.38, fa dow btful. The whigs bave gained eight Representatives, locos five, and free soll two, The whigt have elected five Senators; loo0s, one. AFTERNOON SESSION. THE WEW youn wH The New York Wharfage fons have been retoced from the first bill proposed, 66 In three towne there is no choice of Representatives. | per cent. The Brooklyn docks are included, The result is yet dowbiful SIXTH DESPATCH. April 34-2 A.M. Charles Chapman, the whig candidate for the First Congresrienal District, and Joho A. Rockwell, the whig candidate for the Third Distriot, are probably Cofoated. The reeult for Governor aud Legisiature is yot quite doubtful, SEVENTH DESPATCH. Hantrono, April 3—2% o'elook, Chepwan, Rockwell, and Baboook, are defeated. No choles of Governor by the people, The whige will probably have the Legislature, They have e majority in Semate now. Appolniments by the President. Wasuina ron, April 2, 1849, Alexander Remeay. ex-Member of Congress from Penunyivania (and not Josiah Randall) hes been ap pointed Governor of the Minnesota territory, Governor Penpington, of New Jersey. having declined The Rev. Robert Allen, of Kentucky, « graduate of ‘Wert Point Academy, and recently Professor ia Tran- sylvania University. has been appointed post office agent Ip California. vice Wm. Van Voorhies, removed General Wileom, of Missouri, has reosived tho @p- pointment of Navy Agent for San Fravelsco Captain Pa: of Texas, has been appointed mill. tary atore-keepor at Galveston William: Squires, reeently a large contributor of Im- Glen Antiquities to the Smithnon: Tnetitution, has received the appointment of oharge-de affaires to Gua- tamale, vice Elijeh Hire, of Kentuohy. It i understood thet —— Sherman has bean appolat aU. 8 Marrhal for New Jersey. Also that Mr Stubbs has beon weperseded in the Btate Department by Mr Batler, Mr. Bowsn moved to strike out so mach of the bill ag Telates to the city of New York. Mr. Conwnace urged that the present rates of wharf. ry re too low, as compared with Providence, Boston, Philadelphia or Charleston, were utterly dis. Proportionate ; s0 great was the dirperity, that the pier service, which would oort In New York about atx dol- lare, would cost in Boston or Philadelphia about $60, The House refused to strike New York out of the bill, only 14 rising in favor of the motion, Mr. Disosway urged that the tlle shonld not be ine oreared. It wasa taxon commerce, and the coneumer and the producer paid it, Mr. Bowen said the Common Counoil were Opposed to the bill Thir was denied by Mr. Cross, of Brookiym. Mr. Towsn sald that the City Comptroller doubted the expedienoy of much tax Allusion bad been may to the Chamber of Commeroa,in a disparaging manner, Mr. B. eaid there was no more reapeutable body tn the State, and none hetter acyiainted with the commercial and other intererts of the city Mr. Bowen propoid to alter the title ro that it should read, “an ast to transfer the commerce cf New York to Jersey City and Borton? This was lost, Mr. Bowen then moved to strike out the enacting claure, ‘The Sreaxyn enid he had not suMoient information to enable him to vote on this hill He het heard that | the property wae the brat in the oity—that it bronght | 15 per cent If uch was the cass, he shonid vote | senipst the bill: butif It was true that the property | brcvght bnt three or or foar per cent he would vote for | the bill aa a jnet one, though every constitusct he had | wan egainet it. | ‘The dill was reported to the House, and was inde a | <pecinl order for 10 @ olook to-morrow. | ee ee