The New York Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1849, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. © Affairs In Callforn' ve again looked over our file of the Alta uta, to the Ist ult., and make the following nal extracts:— Srxasten Ourcon —Tho steamship Oregon, Capt. Pearrou, sailed from this port for Panama and sediate ports, on the afternoon of Thuratny last ri 12), ab 6 P.M. She has 19 passengers aad sold dust. Anvexedis alist of her passengers : ot hionierey—H. F. Tesehe nacher. Jas © Crane, F. » Atherton, L. C. Gray. AH Sibley. For San Blas— Pedro Landrch. Sylvestes Hunang. Jullo Catwoo For Parnama—John Dickson. Geo, C. Hay, W. J. Cosper, Joré Brian, J. E, Thorner, Jos. G. Deneeke. Florentine Orenales, Rauscm Wilson, Charles Walters, Samuel Packwood HW. Howell Missionanirs &e.—The following were the passen- gersin the bark Whiton at Sun Kranetseo:—iev ao raee Lyman and lady. Missionmci ; Mra George Hyde aod son, Mrs. ©. L. Rows, Messrs, J.-L Loring. of Cincinuati; J. N. Innett, of Mliaois; C. 0 Brewster. of Boston; Edwd. Gray, of Alabama; James Fisk. 8. Huelat, HC. Berkholm, of New York; ‘Walter and Benj, Nares, of Philadelphia. Rengrxy.—The private room of J, H. Grown, the Proprietor of the City Hotel, was entered « few eve- Bing: since, bis trunk brokea open, aud some $700 in gold purlcined therefrom. Maxniro.—On the evening of the 14th inst, by the Rey, f L Hunt, Key Chauncey O Hosford, of Ore- gon, to Mise Aseneth Glover, of San Francisco, Sacnamento City.—Letters from this pluce recently Tecvived, inform us that the onward tide of improve- ment is rapid Many buildings bave been erected during the winter, and the value of town lots is daily increasing. Vhe population iy said to ex: one thourand souls. and the services of mechanios. particu larly carpenters, are in demand Merchandise gene- rally is abundant, and selliug quite low; bat amber acd buitding materials are much wanted, and bring high prices. Every thing svems to betuken uw speedy building up of a great iuland city. S8vicipn —A man. by the name of H. B Williams, re- eently arrived, comant ed -uicide at the house of Mr, Merrill, on the morning of the 17th instant, by sever ing the jugular vein with # piece of window glass, He ‘war about thirty-tive years of nge. and came from New Orleans, across Mexico to Sau Blas, trom which pluce he eame here in the brig Huphemia [a his journey across Mexico, he is said to have been robbed of some $600, He was tuken sick on the paseage trom San Blas to this places and soon became deranged, and #0 con- tinued up to the moment of the fatal act. When dis- eovered, be was quite dead, though the attendant had left the room pot five minutes before By papers found among bis effvets, it appears that he was iormerly overseer of the Plantation Millaudon. in Louisians, Fourp Deap.—Peter Stephen: found dead ou the afternoon of the 16th inst., in a large box in the rear of the Shades Tavern He was about thirty years of age. and cume to this country as 4 private in company F. of the Ist Reg’t. N.Y. Vol’s, He wus honorably dis- ebarged at the end of the war, since which time he has wostly resided in this place. | He had been for montha ‘Very intemperate. and to this fact is undoubtedly owing his untimely death, To Goup Diccens axp Ornens —Remittances to the United States and Europe, can be made in sums from $10 to $10 0U0, in Bills of Exchange. Drafts, Letters of Credit Gold Dust or Coin, at the same rates as cost of transportation only, Apply to ROACH & WOODWORTH, Parker House, Highest price paid for Gold Dust, in Gold or Silver vin. April 12, 1849, Tuomrson & Co, Broxexs —Gold and Silver of all kinds. bought and rold Notes and bills of exchange negotiated; Money borrowed aud lent on Real estate aud other seourity Soldiers’ direbarges bought or Land warrants procured for them; Custom Hou-e busi- ness done with dispateh, Office, City Hotel, next door tethe Aleaide’s. April 12, 1849. Orriciat Onvens, No. 13. Heap Quanrens, Tenty Mivirany Derantaent, Monterey. California, April 13, 1849. 1, Im acoordauce with instructions from the War Department, Brey Brig Gen, Bennet Kiley U.S.A, assumes cummand of the l0th military department, and the admini-tratiou of civil affairs in Cabfornia 2. ‘The following officers compose the staff of the com. munding general : j Bre Maj. t. R. 8. Canby. Asst. Adj't. General. Brt Capt H. W. Fiulleck, tnp’rs, Act’g Secretary of State, Brt. Cupt. Geo C Westcott, Aid-de-camp Orders or instructions communicated by the above awed officers, in the name and by the authority of the eommanding General, will be obeyed aud respected ac- cordingly. (Signed) B RILEY, Brevet Brig Gen U.S, A. Commanding 10th Military Department, Ivterion Navicatiox.— We, the undersigned, cuptaia and passengers in the brig Siana, a vessel of 200 tons, drawing nine and @ balf feet of water. from Sao Fran- ¢l-co to Stockton, voluntarily join in tenderlog our thauks to Mr. Chailes Lauif, through whose exertions on board as pilot we have been enubled to reach our @estivation We also wich to express our sense of his qQulitcations, asa pilot, on this river Considering all the difficulties tu be enowuntercd ia conducting a res- gel of this size and the thorough knowledge of the channel which he bas exhibited. we beg his acceptance Of this testimowial aud also recommend him to such pereons Ae muy standin aeed of his services, J. B liaues, Emil Junge, F. Wundenburg, Willin. N- Mecks, FB. Westhoot, Henry J.B Carlisle, Christisn Mumm, Henry Burke, M. D, Henry Bowes, Luis Calkica, J. Atiderson, James Wilson, Henry Shopter, Jotun L. Milaes, H. A; Widcmann, Jos. G. Cadiz, April 12, 1e49, Now Yous ano Carivonsia Expness.—laven & Liv- ing-ton ‘n eonneetion with Livingston, Wells & Co..an- nouvee their readiness to receive parcels, packages, old dust aud buliion, to forward to the principal pl jb the interior of the Atlwutic States aud porty ta Yecifie. Drafts on avy part of the Un. lied, HAVEN & LIVINGSTON Ports’h sq., adyofaing the drug store, April 12, 1849 Nonics: —Stoek to the amount of more than $100.000 having been sub-cribed for the construction of a joint stock wharf iu San irancice ; in pursusoce of the con- ditions of the subscription, tue undersigned lo hereby give notice, that a mecting of the stockholders will be hetd on tueeday evening next at tae School House, at 1. o'eluck, for the elvetiva of olticers. aud for dratting by-laws 10g the assuciation MELLUS, HOWARD & CO, ALEXANDER CROSS, April 10, 1849, @E. MH. HAKKISON, San Francisco Inetitere.—Prof, Albert Williams, having recentsy arrived at this port wiil open the San Francisco institate, for the justruction of pupils of b th fexes, on Mouday neat, the 2édinst., in the public sehvol edifice. Sun Francisco, April 17, 1849. THE GOLD EXCITEMENT. deserted by all its e-balf of its houses were tenwutiess—when the ordinary avocatoas and amusem: nts of the community wore sppareatly at aa end—and when nothing bat the eagrossing pursuit of Rold was followed. we thought that such a seeue of ex- @itement would never be lovked upow by other eyes Yet. if we cun believe the newspuper accounts. the xpi- hich kas been awakeued ia the United States by the mtelligence of the great miucral weatth of this eountry. is even more frightful aud epidemic in its ef- than it was m Caittorow, We are prepared for a Jurge emigration, but we were not prepared for such Bwerpiug wave of derire as seems to have rolled over the length and breadth of the Union—we bad calca- Tated upow an excitement, but we thought that the Mexican wer and the Presidential election would have exheusied for @ time the mercurial portiou of our oa tional character, aud we rather feared that Anglo-Sex- on turdiners would prove too much even for thy gold mavia, But vo. the thirst fur gold has rode the public mind like » gorgon or a nightmare Oxe tuipulse neem to bave actuaed the whole vat aod bad the mines Deen within “afew minutes walk?” of avy railroad de- pot, there is not the sligntest doubt that twenty out of the wwenty-four millions of imbabitants would have Deen digging long ago Bene Secs lee, we published @ short list of voasela whieb were advertised for Culiforuia ‘That, probably did vot comprise oue-half the real number, in every part of the councry, trom New Uriewas to Bangor, ves tele are about to sail aud it is probable that two hun- red versels Will renef this port from the Uniced es within the coming year. From tugland aud the continent of Europe, also, vesvels have already sailed, and many more wre pre riug to rail. From ail the istauds of the Paoiic. sad frow ali her shi the same intelligence reaches us, whilst the ov d route is probably already wlive ‘with emigrants. This extraordinary excitement and emigention fille va with an uudetinable dread Not that we doubt the Jvexhaurtibility of Lhe mines bat that we fear the sut- fering 0d di-sppointment whieh so wavy of this vat @rowd must undergo Gold digging, ike every thing its fortunate and Goturtuude votaries, aud, ery other pureult, it requires indastry, prudiuee, ith, and energy hose who come here will do weil, bat te will be hundreds who s only will be thete reward The mornings ar ghitul, bat the afternovas are @rngrevable to new comers The north west winds and the fog that often comes with them, are not an hand as could be wished TWO GOLDEN ITEMS. Collector Cottl» fnturms u that « gentleman, jast re- torned from ( niifornia was & passenger ou the Express team which reached here yesterday, gong Weet; aod that the gentieman aforesaid had in bis possession f rty thourand dollars iu yold-—the resuit of bis owa Iahor aud apeculations in California At the time pe Ife the mines, one bundred dollars per math were @fiered for ordinary out-duor lubor.—Syracuse Star, June Captain Holt, of this city, has shown ns a pieed of 1d intely brought into New London, by a whale ship f we gheatritie over halt an euuee trobanly, two h of it is pore gold it was found by & youu feed of Caplan Holt, «ho proeared tea poudde ta eight di ~ Har. nin the ry diggings of wiifoen Tomes, 23, Miscellaneous California Correspondenec. [From the Nautueket Enquirer } i San Francisco, Mareh Mth. I arrived here, a short time since, in 77 days trom Tahiti, in command of a schooner, which I have since sold for $3,700 ; and am now waiting for the roads to become passable, to go to the mines. Here I found my old friend, the captain of the Sa- gaduhock. at work, painting, and hive engaged to work with him, tor the present, at $7 per ee 1 wish you were here, for meney is as plenty as any ove could wish, It is difficult to get people to work ; every body has bags full of god dust. I board in a shed, with ten mates of Vessels, at ten dollars per wee One of our boardera, a I apiece. Fairhaven mun, who owas part of the ship in which he came out, hus bought a whale boat, and goes in her himself, as waterman. He makes from fifty to seventy-five dolurs per day. Nothing sells here for less than twenty-five cents. There is no aristocracy here—no poor men; the merchant hus to do his own drudgery. You will see the rich man with a wheel-barrow, carrying his own goods. I heard, the other day, a passen- ger that had just landed, offer a. poor-locking man two dollars to carry up his trunk for him; but the man looked at him with scorn, and said, * I will give yc five dollars to carry it up yourself.” The only faw here is pistol law—conseqnently, aay thing in the shape of # «un tetches from fifty to two hun- dred and fifty dollars. San Francisco, April 16, There have arrived to-day six vessels, all loaded with passengers; Vv: three ships, two brigs, and one schooner. The lust named was froin the Sand- wich Islinds, and among her passengers were Francis B. Swain, Jethro. Hussey, Charles W. Macy and James Baker, all Nantucket men. This country is filling up fast with peeple from all parts ot the world, and many articles can now be purchased here at @ less price than in the United States. Thousands and thousands who have shipied out goods, calculating upon large profits, will be disappointed, especially in dry goods, lumber, bricks, lume, house-frames, boots, and shoes, coarse clothing, provisions, and such like articles, will sell want and pay a handsome profit. Bricks sell for $75 per thousand. [am appy to say that there isa far better state of so- ciety existing in this place at this time, than when 1 landed here three months ago. There is a great deal of sickness at the mines, and thousands of poor fellows, who leave here in fine spirits, will never retnrn. The first mate of the chip which I came up in from Valparaiso, Mr. Tatch, ot Fairhaven, bid me good bye a few weeks since, on the beach, bound up the river for gold, but he died in about one week after we purted. A man’s life here is werth about fifty cents oa tne dollar. While | am now writing, a poor fellow lies ed hand and foor, raving ima with the brain fever, and very little attention 1s patd to him. He tsa stranger to allin the house. His nameis H. B. Williams, of New Orleans, and he arrived here trom Mexico last week; twenty four hours er so will close his troubles. J San Ftanctsco, April 26th. A great many people are rushing here, with the idea that everybody is digging gold by shovels full, in the streets; butte their sorrow and miserable disappomtment, they wall, in many cases, find the reul state of the cuse quite the reverse of that. ‘When | first came here, last May, [ foand a town of ubout 400 people, most of them going up to the mines quietly, and a great proportion of them get- ung over 2000 dellars in three months’ time, though some got little or nothing, end many, more than tour or five thousand dollars. But one side of the story has not yet been told, except in a very, very few instances—or rather has not been explained. A great many are now linger- ing with diseases brought on by exposure in the difierent mines, and their coarse manner of living; and in cases even of slight sickness, an almost eu- ure luck of proper nourishment and atteadance, ee frequently hurries the victims to their long ome, ‘The town of San Francisco is now over-run with people of all nations, but a small part of whom are able to find shelter in a house or shed of any kind. ‘The beach and hills are covered with sailors, mer- chants, Spumuards, &c., &c., camped out in tents, with their goods lying about in the greatest pro- fusion. Board—that is, if you are so fortunate as to find any boarding place at all—is $16 per week. Carpenters’ wages are nominally $15 per day; but there is no lumber to be hud, ‘and they must of course be idle until some arrives. One hundred and fifty to two hundred dollars per mouth, for seamen’s_ wages, are advertised daily round the streets. But a mighiy reaction will soon take place ; people will come to their senses, and go to work at some other business than mining. There are a number of Oregon men aces who have been down two or three months, and have got from one to four thousand dollars apiece: but uey are tired of the business, and say they had rather return home to their, farms, and put their seed into the ground. About one hundred of them are going back immediately, and many have gone to other parts of the country. is i The banks ot the rivers in the mining region, are now crowded with people ot every kiad and de- scripuon. There isno law among them at present, except what they make for themselves. Many who go up tothe mines are sadly disappointed : ead of being able to shovel up the gold by the ‘kets’ full, as some of them seem to have ex- vcted, they find there isa ES deal of toiling, hardship and privation to be endared—camping out in the open aur, and living on the coarsest fare, at exorbitant prices. If they are taken sick, they must get along the best way they can, because they are far away from any assistance, except what ciey could have had when well. We had one died out of our company, Jast summer, for t. Fo want of proper nourishment Iks at home, that are at all well situated—either with farms or with business of uny kund, that will support their fami- les and enable them to lay up anything at all—had better stay just where they are—there is no mis- toke aboutthis, There will be more misery here, the next eix months—in this very country—than people can have any idea of at home. EWe leern from a letter received in town, dated San Francisco, April 26th, that Mrs. Simmons, ef Woodstock, Vt, wife of Capt. B. Simmons, late muster of the ship Magnolia, of New Bedford, died ut San Francisco, of Panama fever, soon after her arrival there. Capt. and Mrs. Simmons left New York on the Ist of February, in the Falcon, and went up from Panama in the Oregon. Jt was their intention to make Califorma their home. Capt. 3. will bring the remains of his wife to the United States by the next steamer. [From the Syracuse Star] San Francisco, May 1, 1849. In great haste I write to you, only to say that I am well, and doing well; also, to advise you not to think of coming to this country. Do not be lured by all the stories you may hear of immense wealth being accumulated by gold digging. T assure you they are only individual instances. There are pants here who will never be able 10 get money enoug! to take them home. , I have forsaken gold digging for a business that will clear me $5,000 a year, independent of all other speculation: I wish you to send me by Express, on the Horn rout, a full tea set, spoons, We. &c., and I will re- mit immediately. If your friends wish to make consignments here, I will attend to u.em. I have very advantageous opportunities fur the prosecu- tion of the commission business, 1 would write you a full description of the country, people, &¢., had I time. As to the coun- try, suffice it to say, that it isa perfect pandemo num. There are ‘more of all classes and grades congregated here, than there ever was in any other pat of the globe. It 18 now one, P. M., and the steamer leaves ut two, (From the New Bedford Mercury, June 33.) A | ter, received trom Mr. Jumes C. Tripp, dated San Francisco, April 7, 1849, reports his arrival there, in # pleasant passage of nineteen days from Panera. MrT T. writes that seamen cannot be obtained at that port at any price—$200, $300, and even $400 per month having been retused. Some forty or fifty vessels were in port, and with no pros- pect of obtaining crews. Capt. Netcher, formerly of ship Maine, of this port, had the fos fortune to obtain a ehip’s long-boat, which he had leaythened and built up, and employs on the Sacramento river, d realises from $500 to bbs week, for pas renger fares aud freight. Capt. Parker, of the elip Mary, of Boston, 1s doing a profitable business between San Francisco and the Sandwich Islands Real ertate in San Francisco already com: Melek be id even ed ied York or bt 19 purchased one year ago for s or $100, now readily command as feny p hea A lot, pur- chased By Capt. Simmons, of New Bedtord for ubcut $100, is now worth $20,000, and tne lot of 1X or seven rods upon which stands the shan- ty, where | am now staying, has been sold for 5,000. Rents are proportionably high; two rooms for aemall tumily are reuted for $150 per month ; and one house has been rented for $14,000 for one year. Bourd from $15 to. per week. Dry guods, particularly fine qualities, ure a drag in the inarkety und all kinds of manufactared gosds: will be sold here, six months from this date, eneaper probably than they can be manufactured at home, of every Vessel that arrives brings a large quantity. MORNING EDITION----MONDAY, JUNE 25, —— = Labor 1s the only commodity that will maintain @ permanent value here. A man that can and wili work, may ina short time accumulate a fortune here; house and ship carpenters readily command from $12 to $16 a day, but cannot be obtained Lumber is worth from $500 to $600 per 1,000 feet —none in market. i Persons coming here should take with them only a few indispensible articles, as luggage can- not be conveyed to the mines, nor readily deposited for safe keeping. | The inexhaustible abundance of gold at the mines is more and more confirmed, by the observa- tion of every day since my arrival here. It is in the hands of the diggers who daily arrive here from the mines, and at all hours of the day you will see the shopkeepers weighing it in exchange for goods; 1 might almost say that I have seen a cart load of it since I have been here; and notone man whom I have seen from the diggings, but speaks in the most glowing terms of the productive- ness of the mines. It 18 true some are more suc- ceesful than others ; some will make thousands of dollars in a few days, while others may not get more than a few ounces in the same time. San Francisco is, however, no place to bring a family to; and all that have families here are about sending them home, including Governor Smith, whose lady is to take passage in the next vessel. Tell any friend that may be coming here not to bring any kind of goods on speculation, but simply a bag, a6 light as possible, as goods of ‘all kinds in abundance may be purchased here. r. Tripp states, that in order to proceed to the new diggings in the Stanislaus river, he had, in company with several others, purchased an old whale boat, which was considered a great bargain at four hundred dollars, although in New Bedford it would not have. brought fifteen dollars. They refused an offer of $550 for it on the same day, and aving procured a sprit, worth about 25 cents, for which they paid $15, and fitted their craft for sea, they were to proceed directly for the mines. [From the Salem Gazette ] Sr. Faanotse), April 3, 1849. Thank God, Tam at last arrived at the place. We arrived on Sunday, April 1, and start up the river to-morrow morning. [ sha!l first go on board the brig Mary and Ellen, Captain Eugleston, of Salem, and take breakfast. He will make a great oyage He told me he had sold some woollen shirts, that cost a dollar each, for $84 dozen, and boots $18 a pair. He pays his crew $120 a month. I have been offered, as clerk, $3,000 a year. This isa country! Money is used Tike water; men get 12a day, and $2 an hour; carpenters get $15 a lay; powder 18 worth @8 a pound, ‘and shot $1; eggs, § a dozen ; beef, pork and flour are cheap, about $15 a barrel. You will ask if T have seen any AP Plenty of it. I saw one piece that weighed 64 pounds troy, worth $1,285 and a good many smaller pieces. Gold is found plentier every day ; it goes here for $15 50 an ounce. Salwratus is worth $8 a pound, and a boat that is worth $100 at home, is worth $2,000 here, and they ask $100 a day for the use of them. Frank Bates is at Sut- ter’s Fort, and very rich. When we get with him we shall be all right. ‘The greatest thing is to see them drink and gamble; the most disgusting scenes you ever witnessed. [um is 25 cents a glass. They bet as high as $10,000 on a game of curds. It is 120 miles to Sutter’s, and 40 from there to the mines. They ask $30 # passage, and $6a hundred for baggage, up to Sutter’s Fort, aad about as much more to the mines. The Gazette adds:;-We learn, from other lét- ters, that the brig Mary and Ellea, Captain Ea- gleston, of this city, referred to above, which sailed from Salem, in October last, has been advan- tageously sold in Culifornia. Mr. John Henry Proctor, a passenger and part owner, was taken sick shortly after leaving Salem. and died off Cape Horn, of consumption, Junuary 25th. The annexed are extracts froma letter from Pay- master » dated Monterey, April 4, 1849. In answer to your inquiries ubout California, and whether I would advise you to come here to live, and bring Mrs. ———, | will say, that as to bring- ing Mis. — do not think of such a thing. Some three or four of the officers have bccn their fumilies by the steamer; and 1 believe they all repent having done eo. 1 know that the ladies Tepentit. Several of them—among them General ith’s lady—intend returning by the first steam- er. You would have to pay here $150 per month for a cook, and a very MEAG one ut that. As to servants, we never think of such a luxury! We have to clean up our own rooms, make up our beds, bring water, attend to our horses, and, in short, do eve rything. 1 see it is reported in the papers that the officers are making fortunes. It is alla humbug. | Capt. Marcy is reported to be worth one million in gold dust, &c. Asto Marcy, who is my mesamate, I can tpeak with certainty. He went to the mines lust fall, and was absent some two months, and [ am ure he did not make more than his expenses. Hts friends here think he Jost on the trip. , think not one of the officers has ever made anysaing by “digging gold.” Some have, no doubt, made a little by speculation in gold dust and town lots. Those who purchased lots in this country when Gen. Kearny was here, have made money. ] As to your proposition to go into a mercantile operation here, 1 would have been glad to have joined you sume nine months ago; but I would not advise you, or any of my friends, to bring goods to this country at this time, as there 1s already a heavy stock on hand ; and from the number of ‘ships on their way laden with goods, I should not be sur- prised if they were lower here next fall than in New York.” The merchants who have a large amount of stock en hand are very uneasy, and are anxious to dispose of them at reduced prices. I think, if I were in your place, being a good clerk, I would come out and see the prospects. Clerks are in demand, and when here you could embrace eny opportunity that might offer. Business is eusily obtuined for almost any capacity, from shoe- black upto lawyer The only objection [ see to your coming would be leaving Mrs. ——-, for it will be years before the country will be a fit one for ladies to live in ; and I know, from experience, : ae HO smull matter to be separated from one’s family. 1 am much in hopes some paymaster will get the gold fever, and ask to be sent to relieve me. Asto ugriculture in this country, the gold has destroyed all hope of successful farming. Gold dust is selling a: $14 50 per ounce. Last year, in the fall, it was as low as $10. If they es- tblich a mint in California ee they shonld do) the price will go up much higher. [From the Lowell Courier.} San Francisco, Culifornia, April 27, 1849. * * * ? * * To see how certain other articles are selli look on the other side :—Fine shirts, $1; all kin of inti | and chirtings, a drug—cannot find pur- cherers. law silk shawls, which cost in New York $50, sold at auction for $6 or $7. The best | of kid wnd buck gloves sold for 25c. per pair—cost | $1 50 to make. Board for $5 per'day. There has been a new mine discovered here, called the Stanislaus, very rich indeed. We have | secured Hed oe to Stockton, only a few hours’ sail, paying piece. From thence we have to walk 89 miles with our baggage, crow-bar, wash- bowl and shovel, and blankets. The mine of Sta- nislave is situated on the San Joaquin. The rivers are all very high now. The mines on the Sucra- mento are still sought for. The Indians attacked the Americans above Sutter’s Fort, and many were killed. Many men, also, have been killed in the mines, and many bodies found in San Francisco, around the outskirts, Ionly with I could tell you all, but Icannot. I have not the first centin the world. Hundreds are mayne cell on account of the sickness at the mines, I have got along well, so far. I have been offered $400 per month, and my as Inspec- tor at the Custom-house, which I refused. You can have no idea of the kind of persons who have the principal charge of the place, und are the busi- bees men here—the tom ot the place. 1 am sur- rieed—indeed, I never was 0 much go in ull ny ife. There are men who came out here in Col. Stevenson’s regiment, abundoned to vice and dis- sipation— many of them immensely rich. One, a young man from New Y 18 said to be worth more than a million. He is spen bay Eee per day, and don’t know enough to take his money and gohome. I was introduced to him the other day, and, immechately upon our introduction, he turned about to his clerk, and said—" Bring me tome money.” He brought him out a bag tull of silver dollars. He took it, and threw it as far as he could, saying. ‘* Here, God d—n you, | want seme money!” The clerk went and got a bag of geld doubloons. He filled his pockets, and turne #round to me, and said, * Now let us go and drink.” That is the man that 19 called the first man of the place—drunk half the time. They wre tying to establish laws, but cannot succeed. Soon, a different set of people will be here—Yankees, who will turn the tide of atflairs. it ia no use for any man to come out here, unless he has plenty of money to speculate upon. If T only had $5,000, I could muke $100.000—of that L am ture. There is a lack of emergy here—all we gambling. They hive began a what which they cannot finish “There is a beautif il harbor Upon my word, lumber is setling for $400 and $500 per thousand. One of our party has engaged hs frame house, boards aad all, as 2 is tramed, tor $800 a thousand, which cost, freight and all, here, #60. ‘Ifl only had a cargo here, I could make my fortune comtlete; but plenty is coming soon. Nine vertels arrived here the day we yot in, and are arriving daily, There are now in port 65 ves- sels. ‘The Ohiois hod imagine my feelings, after travelling 1,500% es, on horseback, to see the American flag once more floating in the breeze All the crews are deserting here, as soon as they wrive; our crew are all hand-culfed. AIT want 1s 10 goto the mines and get a little, and then come to Sen Francisco and speculate, as I think I can; time will tell all. I advise no one to come out here, to make money. There is plenty of gold; but to get it islike a lottery. Some work for one duy and gohome; others stay months. I have not seen @ men who has been digging gold a year. Ihave made up my mind not to drink’ a drop of liquor. Such men as manage San Francisco now are rascals, with few exceptions—generally drank. 1 will ici you w positive fact—that land sold here the other day for $600 a toot. Why, money is not considered here of any value. Can such ‘a state of things remain long? No, no. Who is to give such enormous prices for ‘articles? Certainly a reaction 18 to come ; quantities of the hiwher arti- cles Lme ned are shipped continually from the Pacific coasts. Yesterday, gunpowder was worth $10 per Ib, to-day $5; to-morrow, probably $10 egain. Here you see all nations. ‘The regiment of infantry rent fron: New York has just arrived, and many of the officers 1 know well. Some wa- gons shipped on board a vessel by which A—— sent some things around on the 2d ot November, sold for $800 a piece ; and the boxes they came packed in sold for more than the original price of wagons, freight, ineurance, and. ull, No one knows what is coming, and therefore cannot send for anything, because he either makes his fwrtune in trying it, or loses all. I am now muking ar- rengements to learn at the mines, while I am there, whut 18 going on ut San Francisco, I can get $5,000 per year; Governor Smith has offered me that. San Francisco, California, April 29, 1849. Having a few leisure moments, I will improve them by writing another letter from this important city of San Francisco. [expected to leave imme- diately after writing the other, but having got on board’a brig for Stockton, below the Stanislaus mines, the crew all deserted us—and now we, with all our luggage, are on board thissame brig, in $ Riincuae dae. expecting to get off to-morrow.— There are now lying in this harbor, a number of U. S war vessels; the Ohio is here, and sloop of-war St. Mary’s. Ihave concluded to go to the mines ull my instruments arrive, and then try my luck at engineering. ‘There are ‘a number of new cities building in the vicinity of Sacramento and Sao Joaquin—the latter, where we are going, a place 4) probably huve not as yet heard ef. Allis luck here, respecting the gold. I saw, yesterday, two men just from the mines, who had been there six weeks, und one had $1,640, the other $1,900 — Some work weeks, and do not make one single cent. The blue laws neva or rather, Lynch laws. If a mun be caught stealing, he’receives 150 lashes on the bare back, and letters are sent to all the other mines, stating his crime und appearance ; and if he is caught again, at any other mmes, he receives 200 more; if again, he is taken to a tree, and thot. Some have made $1,000 a week. Provi- sions are exceedingly high at the mines, the cost of transportation is 60 much. I am informed by every one that the labor is much harder than any other kind of work ; that it is excessively hot there, and there are not leas than 20,000 people at work, digging for the yellow ore.’ I just came from an extensive house here, and they showed me an invoice of good goods wi ich they had just offered for the cost of the things in New York, Gust the face of the invoice.) Saleratus is $8 per Ib, ; butter ¢1 per lb. ; shovels only $1 a-piece, and crowbars At the barbers they charge $1 for ctting your hair, $1 for shampooing, and 50 cents for shaving. : Itis singular, how some things that are sent, supposed to be wanted most, are cheapest, and as cheap as in the States. Furniture, there is none. A man with steam engines and saw mill attached, might make his fortune; for across the buy, is some of the finest timber you ever saw—and near San Francisco there is more. But you cannot meke money here, unless you have capital to start with, that iscertain. The land of San Francisco is very uneven indeed—laid out with no regy- larity, and comparatively nothing done for it, as a ty. There isno lime here at all; and so cheap is cotton cleth, that it is taken to answer the pur- poee of ceilings and walls; painted, after being tacked on to intermediate joists, placed to receive it. Lunderstand, after the first of May, no foreign- ers will be allowed to enter the port or land. The Outpouring to California, [From the Boston Journal, June 23 } ‘We understand that about seven million feet of timber, including frames, nas been and is shipping for San Francisco, which is considered but a drop in the bucket, to what will be required for one hun- dred to one hundred and fifty thousand persons who are there this year. By the “Crescent City,” letters from respaneinls houses have been received, saying that lumber willbe required, and must pay a high profit. Bricks will not be worth less than sixty dollars per thousand, for many years; all other building materials will be wanted, and me- chanics wall have their own price. Mr. Larkin has sent to the United States for material for a block of ware-houses, He 1s considered the richest man there, end 18 said to be worth several millions. Many veesels must, tor the present, be used as ware-houses. Coal wus worth sixty dollars per ton, at which rate five hundred tons were sold to the steamers, as men could net be procured or re- hed upon to mine it up the coast. Flour in hilf barrels, for transportation, of approved brands, which will stand the voyage and climate, will pa; well, and is worth more than the coast flour, which 18 in bags, and will not keep or bear transportation. Provisions, properly put up, will be wanted ; pre- served meats, in tin canisters of two pounds each, sold for seven dollars per pound, to take to the mines! Clothing, &c., mude up, sold well; but muterials to make up were unsaleable, for want of makers. Articles of luxury, especially in eating and drinking, sell at high prices, to persons wit bage full ot gold, who think litte of one or two ounces of gold. The population increasing so fast by immigration will require a large supply of all the necessaries of life ; and all the * notions” of Yan- kee land, of emall value, bid fair to pay a great pro- fit. This trade will undoubtedly help our shipping interest, and relieve the general dullness in this summer UFINeSe, The number of veesels which have left the United States, moetly the Northern ports, to this tune, cannot be much short of two hundred in all, It would be derirable to have a regular table of ex- ports to California ‘published weekly, that mer- chunts and ship owners can judge of the quantities eet &e. ? ‘e understand our old friends, Macondry & Co., leave here on Monday next, and from New York in the next steamer, 30th inst., for California, via Chugres, &c. They go well provided with facili- ties to muke remittances by drafts oh Messrs. Bar- ing Brothers & Co., and on their agents here and others. From the well known reputation of Capt. M., we doubt nothe will havea large share of New Englund business on commission. We leurn that there are some ten or twelve ves- sels from one hundred to seven hundred tons, now loading for California. Also, that one ship in Sa- lem suils soon, with all her crew and passengers composed of masters of vessels, who go out at beget cents per mouth wages. Some vessels take out al SO} mates for a crew, with liberty there. Seve ral vessels pay no wages ut all to the crews, Jack thinking the prospect 1m California equivalent to wages ond time. . The fine ship Oxnard, Capt. Cole, cleared this forenoon for San Francisco. She has twenty. even pustengers, and a very large aseorted cargo, among which are the frames and fixtures of twenty- five houses —Boston Journal, June 23. The Vineyard Gazette euys, that the owners of thip Splendid, of that port, have decided with great unanimity, to send her to Califorma. She will go out onder the command of Captain James Ficher, an old and exp ved whaleman. The Tisbury people are now building a veswel for Galle forma, und the Chilmarkers will have a brig of their own, it they cannotembark in the Splendid. Ratinoad Intelitgence, OrExin@ oF THE VERMONT CrenTRAL RaTLRoad to Moniretien —We learn from the Montpelier Herald that the work of laying down the track to Montpelier, on the Vermont Central Railroad, wes completed on Wednesday, at aoou, At three o'clock, P.M., a train of care trom Northtield come into the station-house, bearmg the President of the Comy » ond a number of our enwens. A little efter five o'clock, P.M., the first train of pas- sergers cars from Boston arrived, and were greet: ed by on immense throng of people from this and the adacens towns, who bad assembled to ave the ven horse im the midst of the Green Mountains, rd wt the til of the State Their arrival wa weieem d by cheers, firing of cam and musie,— besten Traveller, June 25 1849. | it TWO CENTS. Our Missouri! Correspondence. Notes on the Seuth, Sr. Joszru, Missouri, June 6, 1349. Cuar.eston, 8 C., June 16, 1849, The Overland Emigration to California—Antici- Society in Charleston—The Different Castes—The pated Suffering and Distress, §c. | Social Chques, && , &c., &c. To you, from this remote frontier point, I pro- So much has lately been said about aristocracy, pose to communicate some items of intelligence, in New York particulurly, since that Italian Opera which, at this extraordinary immigrating era, may concern waserected in Massacre Place, and the be interesting to the innumerable readers of your codfithes came out as an organized and generally Herald, though doubtless you have been constantly recognised body, that I was anxious to ascertain if advised of the preparations and progress of the there was anything similar in this ancient and his- immense throng of eager adventurers, who have torical old town; and if so, how the thing is ma- set out to cross the seeming endless pluins, tor that naged. In your Gotham, mouey is the oaly test, delusive country, called Golden Fornia; and, oh! believe, of * Who's who!” There is no Wath what patient toil, privation, and suffering, are to street here, to take precedence, und ne to she » P D iB» are commercial, and even soctal, circles. Charleston be endured by them, before that fur distant region is evideutly behind New York ia this regard, but of mineral wealth will be reached! and oh, what 16 fust coming up with her. ‘The white and black. intolerable anguish and agony will overeume many inhabitants are pretry well c! a stout heart, and cause them to fall a prey to the larly the former. There are devouring monster in a desert country! Alas! or classes; and these, aga how mournful to reflect, that yanae huadreds ef ent cliques and. grades. those guy and jovial spirits, who left the froutier all arbitrary distinctions, yet they are fast ranain with sech buoyant hepes, will strew the long, {into each othe > by Intermarriages of wealth anc lonely pathway with their boues. n : former obscurity with poverty and great names, in , Your readers will probably term this a horribly, amilies cark picture; but when the unfortunate traths of The first class are those families who are de- the great disaster, to this cohpanet a immi- — scended from the Huguenots—clique No. 1. frasion, shall reach you, and be pridted in the o- 2d clique of this class are the rice planters, and umus of your Herald, next spring, then, indeed, also the Sea Island cotton pluuters oa Cooper will your readers be startled by its tale of horrors River. —for think lightly of it now as they may, such dis- 3d clique are the glorious names of our revolu- astious immigration never before on this continent tionary days, and those descended from the old has been heard of, as this present season will real- Church of Englind families. ize; and thousands have madly rushed to encoun- Of the second el. ter the perils, when the facts were so strongly evi- Clique Ist, the ric dent of the dangers, for, at other seasons, whea | chants. ‘ large numbers have attempted to make me jour- Clique 2d, the common upland cotton planters. ney, immenre losses and suflering has been the con- Chiqui Judges, editors of newspapers, bank Sequence, and the highest number, at any previous | and railroad presidents and directors. time, did net exceed above 6000. What must now Of the third class, ure the wholesale jobbing dry be the result in the mountain passes, when there 13 goods merchants and wholesale grocers. Below more than five umes that number on their way; thatare retail grocers and shopkeepers, clerks, boss and ye tro well as itis known, that tor the want of | mechanics, and a sort of general outside class that subsistence in the mountains, and on the great not yet got down to; but they are allowed Basin desert, a large portion of their mules and in this community unmolested, and will be cattle there perished, and left the immigrants to | unable toshine until they suppor # penny paper. themercyigt chance. Sull the hazardous adventur- | Some of these inherited names, of the first elase er, with his senses open to the facts, rashly persists have become very poor, and their former large in attempting the desperate chances of his getting — fortunes have dwindled down to nothingness, aad thro Many who had advanced nearly 500 miles | it is very natural that these names should wish to on the journey, having become sensible of their | be kept up, at any cost or any sicrific [tise degperat ce, have already returned to this | highly creditable propensity. But there is only point, disposed of their effects, here, by private and | one way to do it. ‘There is only on@ broker that public sales, and have left for their respective | can muke the negotiation, and his name is— homes. Numbers are now daily returning here, | money. There are found, lower down, a mer- who bave been out from five to ten days; | chant or factor, who hus a family of ‘sons and seme from causes of disseution in their party; , daughters, tomany and to each of whom the head others, from causes of sickness and great mortality; | can give money " The old families have an equal «nd others, from causes of great perplexities and | quantity of educated sons and daugh who dissouimemnents with them, unsccustomed as they | have no money—the quid pro quois given—one were to the exposed hardships of such a tedious | side has the name, the oiner the money, and thus journey; and great numbers will be returning dur- | matches are made up with the beet possible results, ing the season, even some who have gone beyond | There are females in this city, who came here the South Pass. | frem the North, who came out as nurses, who are . Some five to eight thousand will, in all proba- | now rolling in wealth and splendor. Pheir hus- bility, get, successfully through, of those who | bands were poor when they married, have made were the first off, and ‘in the advance, but after | money, and their children’ form the most aristo- ney shall have gone through the mountain passes, | cratic alliances with those who are willing to cross and the subsistence for cattle been exhausted by | with money. The Yankees are gaining ground their stock, then disaster and calamity will be se- | here, hand over fiet. I should think the most pro- yere upon Those to follow, who, unfortunately, will | gressive men here are from the North. The be compelled to muke the best of their chances for | wholesale merchants are nearly all so. wintering within the mountain snows. Within a Idon’t think Charlestoa can ever be a great. tew days, we have received intelligence through | commercial city, and the reason why I think so, the Mormon mail, from the great Salt Lake, and | is that bar; 16 fee is all that 1s on it at high water, a considerable number of the immigrants had | and steamers of a large size cannot come here. passed Fort Laramie, as early as the 20th May, But of the commercial resources of Charleston I fad were then pressing onward with all possible | will write at another time. CoMMISSIONER. aste, The Mormon train, which is to leave Council Bloffabout the 20th of June, will number about 3,000. They expect to reach their seulement in September, and have been commanded to take six months’ stores of provisions extra, in order to meet such cmergtacy as may arise, from the ap- prehended inundation of their settlement by the thousands of unfortunate California immigrants. in divisions, .are cut np into differs i ‘Though the classes are o> and cotton factors, or mer- Curarteston, 8. C., June 17, 1849. Cotton Factories in Charleston—The Profits—The Quality of Goods Made, §c. The Northener left last evening with a large number of passengers. Since I last Wrote, I have been through the manu. factory which has recently been erected in this city. The building itself is on what is called the neck—in reality a part of Charleston city. It was finished in 1847, and commenced operation a year f from that day. The building was commenced in Plains for Caliornia. Some of these persons went | 1847—viz., July 18. It was built by contract. as far as three hundred miles out, when, becoming General C. T. James, of your city, was the con- discouraged from the fasigue and hardships of the | tractor. He agreed to build the factory and have journey, they gave up the trip, and are now on | all the machinery in working operation fora round their way back to their friends. ‘Two or three are | sum. The amount was $35,000, and there are from the vicinity of Chicago; others residein Ohio | some 75 stockholders, most of whom reside here. and Kentucky, and they all agree that the under- |The company is named the Charleston Cotton taking was more than they could conveniently | Manufacturing Company. The factory runs stand. They also give anything but a flattering | 3,000 spindles and 100 looms. The machine- aecount of the health and harmony prevailing in | ry is driven by steam. It makes 100,000 yards of the different Sey and seem to think that | cotton cloth in a month, 4-4 and 6-4, and twine and lurge numbers will be returning, before the main | batting. ‘The sheetings sell tor 6 cts. the 4, aad 7 body gets beyopd Fort Laramie. These rumors, | cts. for the 7-8. The twine sells for 20 cts. perlb. Canirorsia Emi RNING,—Yesterday morning, the steamer * Kansas” arrived from St. Joseph. She had on board, as passengers, some ten or twelve persons who are just in from the en- campments of the ea t=) how crossing the however, are to be taken with some degree of al- | readily, and the batting at 8 cts. per Ib. The fac- lowance, as the dissatisfied ones now coming back | tory employs white labor ouly, aud gives employ- may View matters in a worse condition than really | ment to 110 persons, male and female. There exists. They ull state that the sickness was not , were some 8 operatives brought here from the as bad as when they first started, but their ac- | North to show the others, who ure picked up in counts about the grass, water, &c., materially dis- | the neighborhood. agree. Some say the former was fine and the lat- | This experiment here has been so successfal, ter in great abundance; others that the horses and — that another factory, which will run 10,000 spin- mules were starving for the want of both.—St. | dles, will shortly be commenced. Louis, BMo.,Republican, June 18. The company have been otlered $10,000 a year, for 5 years, for the use of the factory. This would Axoruern Mvrper 1n Froriva.—We learn that | pay them more than 10 per cent. on the invest- another murder was committed in Alachua county ment. A new factory has its disadvantages, and Jast week. Mr. Cornelius Rain, a man ot property» yet it has been completely successful. The ¢loth was heard to say that he intended to bid for a fa- | manufactured here, aud sold for the above prices, mily ofnegroes which were soon to be sold. He | would cost a cent higher the yard, if made at the afterwards returned home, and on perceiving two | North and brought here. ‘The cloth made here is men riding toward the house, apparently friendly, | heavier, being 3} Yul ‘tothe pound. The twine he advanced to meet them. As he came up, one of , from the North sells here at 22 cts,, and this com- them shot him dead. The daring villains then pany can make the same article and sell at 15 cts. passed him, and entered his dwelling, and al- per lb. The operatives earn from 4 to 5 per week, though Mr. Rain's wife and family were present, | and are nearly all girls and boys ‘The steam pow- they robbed the house of the sum of $4,000, and er has its advantages—the furnace consumes then fled They were net recognised, and had not | only 1h tons of coal per day, which costa, de- been taken at the last accounts.—Jacksonville livet@d ut the factory, $5 per ton. Tne cloth (Flo.) Republican, June 14. is better, and the steam is used in the Cacti — room, and in the wiater the fire heats the build- Temrenance Lost THe Ber.—A good looking | ing, und, on the average, is about as economi- and jovial friend of ours, aday or two since, re- | cal as water, The company were offered $100,000 Iated in our presence the following good ‘un. At one before it had been in operation six months. The of our fret hotels, a stout, red fawed gentleman, ina diflerence between sending the cotton te the Shite beaver. blue cont and buff vest, offered to wager North to be manufactured, and returning the ma- a * ten spot” that he would close hiseyes, and simply nufuctured goods back here, and what the raw by tarte. name any kind of liquor in the house. The pe on pool, ieriatmi here bi bout. 15. taken, and the process ot winning or losing Material can be manutactured here for, ts abo enced forthwith That ix genuine Otard,” said per cent, in favor of southern manufacture. Ths entleman, tasting from a wine and seems, from the experiments, to be an established. this—this is whiskey.” and soon through the hotel's fuct ; and, as a ve result, the attention of “manifest” of hardware. A wag then pouredafew capitalists at the South is turned to this subject, drops of pure Cochituate into the glass, and handed to and in three years you will see factories going up mm every direction. It stands to teasoa ; and the the connoireeur—' This is this is,—(tasting seain) by thunder / gentlemen. | loge the bet, Unever | experimental factories in Georg wud South Ca- rolina prove that New Lingland canuot compete tusted this liquor before '""—Boston Mail, June 18, 9 with the South in manufacturing goods. The bole maccner tery apllmacnessoets transportation of the raw uiterial makes a tre- aiieporiation Of the erie! takes a tre- Nartomat Tuearas.—The hot weatherveems toagree | Terdous difference in the Gest of the mnanufactared well with the fortunes of this houre, as among all the rt cle, theatres in town it is the oly one that remains in fall — S.-veral factories are, in progress in this region, operation; and as a full dish of the local drama, which and upon the line of railroad at Augusta A very wach @ favorite with the public, is to be presented ln 1ge one is nearly ready, built of granite, at Gra- niteville. [shall give you # description of these factories as I progress in iny route. The South is moving in earnest in this matter, and a few years will make great changes in the factories North. Tn 1882, there was u small locomotive sent trom West Point to this city. It had worked bata lit de while, when some portion of it got out of order, There was not a machinist in Charleston, who had this evening, wo presume there will be quite a gather- ing at the house, Mose will shine out in all his glory, in the two dramas of the “ Mysteries of Mixeries,”’ and “Three Years After? Sykesey will be on hand; and Mrs. MeLean, the original representative of Big Lize, will appear Sh that part An amusing farce will also be performed, so that the evening’s entertainments Will be altogether of the most interesting nature - and, though Hobson's choice {- left to the public,asto which savez enough to repair it, and the owuer was theatre they will go to-night, we are sureall the doings | obliged to «end to West Porat fur a workman to at the National will be #0 satisfuctory that they will come out. A journeys was seat, aod, on his not desire another place of amusement. | arrival, he made the ssary repairs in afew Cunisty’s Minetarts have screwed their banjos up hours. His nome war Julius J. Peitch, He looked to concert piteh. rorined well the bows of their violins, | ahout him, saw there Was an opening, and availed tuned their aecordeons. and Boues bas adjusted bis | by reelf of it. He is now rich; and there are seve bee oppose nee os eetay Leopeay hip beset ral machine shops ano foundries in the towa, voices are ax clear. their dancing 44 elegant, and their aC) wit as sburp as ever; xo that we may oe ‘out fora fine | All the furniture in es _ Charleston ponk wee series of concerts this coming week. To-uight they Made at Augusta, and iC is of « superior make, bag seta pe | "Thane visited the different rice mille ahoas hare Caster Ganves —Every evening this cool and re- ee ee ee eatbgrreraerlye ets > frosting ritrest bs visited by bundreda, It 40 really a | 80d, if'a des he let de interest your readers as splendid sight, while indulging in the comfort of an much these mills did me, I shall be sitistied. hour's rail op the bay, to behold the array of beauty | will give you an account of thein in my neat. end fe hion that promenade on the ba conies, What | CoMMESSIONER. con exeved the pleasnre and deligh nging on & rota. and puffing dull care away the faanin breezee whieb ¢ Arrairs IN OreGon.—A letter from Rev. G. H. Atkinson, missionary sent out by the Howe Mis- siovury Society, dated Oregon Cuy, January 30, states that many of the citizens Oregou were eull going to the inines, and others were returuiag with gold) Geld dust was be cy Vani Pro- visions had doubled in price; all Kiuds of goods told for cash, at hizh prices; the gold dust told for $11 to $12 in com per onnee. Our mere chants were growing rich. One vessel ot about 200 tons made $10,000 im one rip te California. Small vessels command 850 to $100 per day 5 price: Of presage to California $100, "Lunor was difficult to be chtuined, and conseqn satiated with @ view of one of the most be in the world. while. at the same time. the ing and barmenious tones from the Disting’ sax beras andtubus. vibrare upon the ear in perfect melody — Then the inspiriting dance follows; and we must pay, fom the exerilent order now preserved, there is every prebabiltty the present season will be one of the most jr fitubie that the worthy and exeellent proprietors have experienced for some years, They rishly de- erve it Broapway Trratee —This theatre opens on Tues- tly but lithe wheat day evening with an exhibition of negromaney. The | would be put in, Agriculture would be aeglected eniertainments announced are the “inchanted Pu or i" lace and the Two Dreawa” Mr, Maonilister is oon. | 8d other kinds of Business must stop for want of sidere o ve jan inthe world men. News had come in, a day or two previous, Hee ee eae nena rhe dherame of Brest, | tint Bold hud been found ou the east branch of the Pranee, pele ‘d by Dugessre 1¢ Bouton, and the | Willamette This, if true, world caase a rash to Kui ot Hely Rood Chapel, will be exhibited at tne | Oregon, Mr. Atkinson states that Oregon is by fur the best conntry for settlement om the west coxst, and speaks in very encouragins terms of tis plospect for usefulness in his new field of labor. above place on Puesday vext, The paintings are of the bert deveription, aud worthy the atteation of com- woine eure