The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1850, Page 2

We were visited yesterday ‘The sum and substance of these arrivals may be | district officers, at elections held in this city duriag | when the roads are the price will be | by two fires, neither ‘The First Printing Brose Manutnetured im | Parnts remain without change, excepting white: oe Ib. act down as follows:— the last two months, and the political interest | lower. The road during the wiater, with the ex- | of which caused great amount of dimuge, The fern! lend, sules at 8 » 9c, per II a manifested in an election which takes place this | cepuon of hve or six miles from Stocktoa, hes been | first was the burning of a teat near H street, and [From the Pecine News, Mareh 30.) Pickces.—Mueh sought after, “Gea AMORESATE GOLD, SPECIE AND PASSENGERS. day, is more than usual. Very littk: ean be said of | excellent for travelling. ‘This bad portion hasbeen | the latter was the destruction of a canvas as ‘ou | . ON Saturday last we had pat up in this office the | per dozen; sales of ‘double reac ve fies No. of Amount af | the unanimity with which ether party has entersd | avoided by transporting freight from Stockton, by | Third greet, known as the Kui first printing press ever manufactured on the * Pa- | iy o15, - ‘ y 'y y pe A as 's (4 . 4 a OD d ‘ Semmens, Passengers, Gold and Specie, | the contest. But we havi faked too lengthily | water, to 4 place higher up, called the Preach | The eity council met on Sot cific hee and for which we ge i Lemay: 64 OKTER AND ALE — ” and other brands meet pire City : “2 Peerage | ina review of California speenkitions. camp. Henceforth, ail difficulty in transporting | decided to have the day of ele stnull niche in the temple of Same slong " the | ready sule ut $4 50 per dozen. Held at $5. —.; ‘e2 astsan | Since the sailing of the kst of March steamer, the | freight, during the rainy seusou, from Stocktoa t | on the Ist of April, the sume ost press rendered sacred us the one uses ye uaa Preserven Meats.—The demand is very limited; 4s Bova _____— | excitement relative to @nauthorized grants of liad the mines, direct, will be obviated by the eo asteac~ tid mortal Franklin. It is of a size to print a fool rg sales of oysters at $32 50; sardines at $16, $12 and Total. Be ae $2650515 | made by one G. Q. Colton, in the capacity of }1+ | tion of two or three bridges over the sloughs, The Le; . a danas sheet of paper, the frame and ribs are of, wre $7 per dozen. tice of the peace, in this city, has been stunulated | which, in Winter ume, surround Stockton. ‘Oat Tacos eaitatine af Oni Apri} iron, the bed and platen tiken from a medium siz OVISIONS.—A fair stock is ia first hands ; con- copying press; the bed enlarged by a wrought bar | stant sules ai ‘ of iron welded to the sides, and planed down to an | 4: $8 and 95 pin i hell yvosd even surface. i ei é con at from 12 to 16 cents, yn ‘sales of Goshen _ The workmanship of this bijou of a press, which | butter have been made in 100 tb. for home” is admirably executed, was performed by Mr. Wi | consumption and up river demand, at 75, 80 and 33 liam Dunn, who served un apprenticeship in the | cents per lb ; it will not command now over 76cents, press manufactory of Hoe & Co , Goldstreet, N Y., | eales of 400 kegs best lard were made at auct and afterwards Worked i> that of A. B. Taylor & | jast week at from 804 to 83cents per Ib, Sandwich. Co., Hague street, an account of the destruction of | Islands potatoes communded readily two weeks which, by the bursting of the steam boiler, was re- | ince 114 cents; no arrivals of late, and a report of a ceived by the Calitorni: id also at the press | .carcity at the Sandwich Islands has caused a rise. ory of J.J. Austin. K mee A cargo Would now bring M4 cents. - Dunn intends to establish himself in San | sy¢aRs.—Good Havana much sought after; ordi cisco, in the press manufacturing and ma- nary segurs are scarce, and bringing better rates, About two hundred of these passengers, and | by the addition of fresh facts to those before form- | very substantial bridge has already been con- about two millions of the gold dust, are from Cali- | ing the guidance of public opinion, Colton having i | suucted by Mr. C, M. Weber. There are two firnia. All the Southern passengers took passage | 4 Dumber of instances granted lots which hid beea | great reutes from Stockton to the mines, one rua- Ms “ sreviously conveyed by the town authorities. The | ning north or northeast, towards the Calaveras, in the Alabama, for New Orleans. She was to | Toney bee Seana cone case pail defore the | Mokelunme, and the northern mines on the trib have left Chagres on the 25th. fraud Was discovered, a great deal of confusion and | taries of the Secrameato ; aud the other ranning Ourthanks are due to Captain Wilson and E. | litigious contention have i, The manivipal | south or southeast, towards the Stinislias, Tao- By Phy . aflairs of San Francisco are in a perplexiag state, | lumne, Merced, Mariposa, King’s River, and the W. Hull, Esq., the purser of the Empire City, Capt. | Fon whieh they will only be rectored to a sound, | heudwaters of the coe Je thy Those on the for- Porter of the Georgia, and L, ©, Paine, Esq., the | healthy condition by the incorvoration of the | ter ronte are nearest, being from twenty-five to purser of the Cherokee, for their kindness in sead- | present pueblo, and the instatement of a system seventy-five miles, while those on the other route ing us our parcels and correspondence. of government with which both the people and | ure from sixty to two handred miles. nd their servants are tunihar. A bill for the char. eR ses re pt acne: ter of San Francisco passed the Legislature, and [From the Alta Valiforai, Maceh 30} As the session approsches a clos, the proceed- ings of the Legislature become more and more ta- teresting. The chief object to be attained at this ression was, the organization of the State govera- ment, and the framing of such general laws as were absolutely essential to the poner admiaistra- tion of justice. This phim has been as nearly as porsible carried out, The daties of the State ofi- cers have been defined, the courts organized, the State hus been districted and led into counties, the sents of justice established, and a civil and a criminal code have been framed (aot as yet per- fected) suited as nearly as poseible to the immediate exigencies of the people. THE NEWS. ie ie aailerotond that the charter will bey We have just conversed with an intelligent gen- | “In addition to this, the desire. of the Judiciary | hinety business, and will commence erecting ® | Syor.—Sules at $1 60 and under. Annexed is the news from California brought by | sented to the people for, thet 8a Che ai. | leman, thoroughly scquiinted with the mining Committee hae pee to entry out the intention ‘of | Suitable building next week. cone eee of brown at 3} cents and over. Cas- ss . : Sa . * - | regioms, who has returned recently from _a tour | the framers of the constitution. neral incor- ‘g 4 jw ia i ‘ these steamers. It was received by the California, | Toity “herween the squatter party and owners | (hough the venous sentiements known as Spanish | poration law has been established. Anvact has been Theatricals in California. == | Srices. Chocolate is in demand + a prime lot Capt. Budd, which arrived at Panama on the 234 very nearly subsided. Pre- | Bar, Georgetown, Hangown, (ow Placerville) | passed prescribing a mode of assessing and collect- Two theatres are in process of coustruction in | brought 374c_per Ib.; mustard in bottles beeg ult., from San Francisco. She sailed thence on | parations are being a <" 0 guard be} ain another Kelsey's Tiegings Webrrville, Auburn and Green- | ing public revenue. The benefit of the writ of ka- Searainentt city. ap Pyro sense, om sold at $5 a $7 per dozen, in good demand. ‘ Monday, the Ist ult. Mr. Bartlet, of New Bed- | overflow by the Fo easton Oth. itis | Weed Valley. He found the roads very bad, and | peas corpus has been extended aver the citizen, In | WBder the supervision of Mr. Atwater, and will be | Sriniis — Brandy w cuses is slow of sale, 0: Pe kcard of theca ee e down, | #0ng the bunks of the Sacramento, which, it is | travelled on horseback with much difficulty.’ He | the civil and criminal codes, and the acts regulating | poened on Monday evening: so say the posters; wwe | to high rates held ut by some; sales, however, tow |, died on board I. passag * | computed, will cost $200,000. "Half of the amount gives the most favorable accounts of the situation | proceedings in the varions courts, new featares, ia have not seen the small bills “ for particulars.”— | considerable extent have been made at $6 60, ‘The passengers report that gold is more plenty | hus been already subscribed. This place is rapidly } Of aflaire inthe region spoken of. The population than ever, and that property has fallen somewhat | increasing in growth and business. Buildings of @ | hus increased ina surprising manner during the fine substantial character are assuming the places | winter, and little settlements have sprung up every aceo.dance with the enlightened spirit of the con- stitution, have been introduced. Progress his been stamped on most of the laws of a general cha- Mrs. J. H. Kirby, the American actress, and Mr. | and §7 124 per case. Best quality French N. McCron, of Sydney celebrity, are stopping at . Gin i tho City Binal, Thee ore both engaged forthe so aa 1 Bl $160." Cases dalla que in price, provisions, and even luxuries, being Very | of tents and shanties, and there, as here, the indica- | three or four miles, ‘The utmost content prevailed | racter. Tehama boards. Tenatha, oe must know, is the | Sugars —Sales of Manila brown have been effeat- abundant in San Francisco. tions of permanent prosperity are of the broadest | «mong the miners, who were all perfectly satistied ‘The injunction of the constitution to the effect | Bame of this locality in the dialect of the diggers— | ed ut 13}¢.; Brazil white, 23c.; brown do. 16c. amd ‘The steamthips Sarah Sands and Tennessee had | stamp. : with the result of their winter's lubor. ‘Phe gene- | that the gislature “shall prohibit by Jaw any | We mean the digger Indians. The theatre on M | under; crushed, refined, white and loaf, at 30c. te sailed from Acepulco on Mth April, for San | ‘The mines of the North and Sonth are now ac- J yal disposition among them apoeared to be to re- | person or persons, association, company, or corpo- | Steet is being erected by Mr. A. M. Petit, the | 35¢. : ceesible, and travelling is much facilitated by the | main in the diggings until the hot weather sets in, | ration, from exercising the privileges of banking or popular builder of these “ parts,” and willbe a | ‘Tras are very doll. spacious and comfortable establishment, besides} Tonacco.—Constant sales are making at quota- combining ornamental value with its usefulness.— | tions. The stage is thirty-six feet in depth, and the house Wines.—Champegne has been sold at $16 and is arranged with two tiers of boxes, capable of | lower; 200 cases claret at onde CA the largest seating one thousand persons. holders are firm at $5; cherry cot fial scarce and Francisco, introduction of steamboats on the uppe ors of f ‘ ucti , pper waters OF } aud not tocome down with their dust until May or ‘The Sarah Sands and Carolina had gone up fall | the principal streams. The San Joaquin dlateict June, in order to reap the rich harvest expected at of passengers. About 3,000 still rem ained upon the contiinasnme * the anna dencaiin oF Gna ayant: the falling of the waters. This his been the opinion Ist aiting hance. The rainy season | Covered, and these are Seis we eat | of practical men all along, and applies to all the oo pee figtans “¢ suecess ut the presentrime. Many large lumps Che | mining regions. The moment the roads are in good creating wap to circulate as money,” is still un- executed. It has not, however, been neglected. A bill has been introduced by Mr. Crittenden, Chair- man of the Judiciary Committee of the Assembly, in conformity with this injanction. This measure Bese aot yet eet in, and Chagres ant Yantiog 9 | Uae 23 Ibs., now on exhibition in this | order and communicaiion is rendered easy, the | has met with most determined and most streanoas — indemand, last sales ut $l Madeira, in cases, ail] healthy. Many robberies were daily taking | city) have be found during the winter i this svc wealth of the mines will pour down and basiness | oppotition, and ultimately its further consideration Marriages ont poetme in California, $4 50; best Madeira, in small kegs, $1 35. place at Panama, and on the Isthmus, py feb pence = bed per povipst of all kinds will revive. 7 was, under the repeated assaults of its opponents, | Tp gan Francisco, at the uew Wesleyan chapel, by | 4, <ey7S 4 large, room, held two months since ‘The day previous to the sailing of the Calfornia, | oo earn ee any een digging, The We have been informed by a gentleman just | postponed until next week. Mr. Crittenden, the | the Rey. Mr. Taylor. Hosny C. Kertux. of that city, | $2,000 pe hes, Gees alien at e004 at the collector of the customs in San Francisco, was bag Hh ‘ail 194 ee “isofits | fomthe North Pork, that the bars oa that stream | jyamer of the bill, and Mr. Randolph, were its most | to Catwauixe Any McGex, late of Goulbourn, New | the same time, one rented in the square for $4,000, apap dby = ear erected mento Dharice ie are the rich products of its | were found to be very rich by those who havecom- | strenuous advocates. Mr. Henley led the opposi- | South Wales, hos been taken at $1,200. Many are closed: Tn San Francisco. at the new Catholic church, in| Reat Esrarr—Very dull; no disposition for in- Vallejo street, by Rev. Francis Coyles, first pastor of | vestment. The spirit for speculation, so prevalent the Catholic Church of San Francisco, Mictart Mca- | u few months since, seems to have entirely sub- Ray. Erq., of the mission of San Jose. to Miss Amertia | sided. The most valuable property has depreciated notified that the moneys collected for duties must | mines. Old diggings have been ab indoned beri ied menced digging. On the Yuba, those who could be paid over to the State government, in accor- ped ah ntact hai a The ae 5 aribtsbibenoaiie: procure places unoccupied, were doing a well, : aase: i caused important changes in the vari pote + | and our advices generally continue favorable. dunce with a resolution passed by the Legis- | and will probably have proved an advadtage to the eee tion. The test vote was on an amendment proposed by Mr. Wheeler, the effect of which was to render the bill nugatory. The vote was as follows :— : WIN. VALLEY. Fr the amendment. that is, in opposition to the bill: i le as de lature, and steps were being taken to form an inde- | miner on this account, when the waters subside. [ram the Pasite News, Mareh 30 Asan Bobatel veckate Bethea, Geeoks, Ooray Hen, Bas, tate of Paremetie, New South Wales. tom uit,, | (RACcouNt of the prevailing stagnation in general pendent government. Commodore Jones, it rs said, | The gold discoveries on Trinity river ure currently | We Jearn from a friend that the ‘hivel towards | ley. Morehead, Stewart Tingley. Walthall. Wheelor—12. | , 1%. San Francisco. on the evening of the 19th ult., | business affairs. It is to be hoped that the next reporied extremely rich, but we have no meaas of the Southern mines in increesing every day, and ‘Against the amendment :—Bradford, Vane, Covarru- Areglys RL a . Das AKL, steamer will carry more fivorable news. It can Creamer, Crittenden. Deal. Gray, McKinstry, ee Randolph, Seott, Stowell12. By the same, on the afternoon of the 2lst ult., Mr. | only be remarked that San Francisco has all the ts about to take active measures to prevent such an | cstictuctorily usceltaining the truth of the many elements around and about tending to suecess. The the prospects in that region, the coming season, are occurrence. stories in circulation. ety 4 Nee caumakane Jonn StunzeNecen. to Miss Rossa Zorre. ‘A law has also passed the Legislature, imposing | About the first of the month, an unprincipled Taare. (Any ee Xeoinade by our adven- | A tie vote, and the amendment was lost, of | “At San Diego. Feb. 20th, by Rey. Frederic Buel, Joux | world will not continue to look in vain for the bene~ class of white settlers attacked the peaceable la- course. E. Sumarns. M.D, U.S. A., to Miss Canouine J, Stv- | fits to be derived from her present wealth, power, turous citizens, and new towns laid out as the po- a tax of $25 a month on every foreigner who | Giing of Sonoma and Nappa valleys, slaying @ pulation increases. Stockton is said to be growing ant, of Buffalo, N. ¥. and the rich resources of the soil of California. For The attempt to force the banking system on the DIED, years yet will she bear away what will earich the works in the mines. large number of both sexes, and forcing the ‘ r lan bal roads | State, in the teeth of the constitutional provision : Our correspondent at San Francisco sends the | Indian population to flee into the mountains.— rencly: aaa oe peeping brisk as the roads | oe intt it, is very strange. It is understood that | _ Tn San Francisco; on the 22d Mareh, Mrs. Macpate- | world, and which, in the provideace of God, has. = i the brokers of San Francisco have defied the legis- | 4 Fa The provocation of this murderous outrage is al- ft xy, aged 41 years. relict of the late John G. | already given an impetus to commerce and emigra- leged to be the death of two or three white men rf Farley. formerly a member of Col. J. D. Stevenson's | tion, hitherto, in eo short a period, unknown. The new city of San Joaquin, of which we have First New York Regiment of Volunteers. following despatch to us :— ; before epoken favorably, is increasing with magi- lature to frame any law which they cannot render OUR CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE, * last fall at the hands of a tribe inhabiting a 5 H nugatory. It is neverthe ess very certain that the 0 ‘Wa. Consent. Jewerr, Sax Faaxcisco, April 1, 1850, | remote section of that country. The offenders pa 98s 2 (al pee oene, thie Sees law, in despite ‘of the opposition to it, will ultimate- pA Pormmmenie Tir astapers by Mes BG Boe, of en a ats The California leaves this afternoon, with 230 passen- | Were arrested = knee oe ane Pasay soe {now of ‘a new city in the Valley, or State, that is | ly puss at this session. i ‘At San Francisco, on the 6th of March, Mr. Ws. 8. | Ares, per Ib.—Pots, no sale for; pearls, 30 « 35e. gers, and the large sum of $1,700,000 in gold dust en- biel of re 7 be nec ys tes ha u oth ri: of winent more udvantageously situated on high and beauti- % unications pave been eine here from Cran aged 20 ae a ee ees Bread: ‘hile flour. 200 Ibe., $7 50 a $9; do. 100- tered upon her books, and probably sufficient more, in jays. A disturbance between a pal ful ground, or which offers greater inducements for | ¢ e lower country, that some evil disposed persons in the jarch, at San Francisco, at the lence | do., $4.0 $5; do. 50, $225 a $275; American A » i and Indians on the Stanislaus occurred a few days are agitating the question of separation in the Sout! of her son-in-law, Capt. Tibbey, Mrs. Frances Staco, | no demand; do. superior oa bbl. $7 50 a $9; late of Somereetshire, England, in the 77th year of her | flour. $7 a $0; barley. per Ib. 3) protitable investment. 4%4c.; bread, Chile, to make up two millions. since. A letter from Santa Barbara announces that meet her passengers’ trunk: . we learn, this mor e Legislature has d but few important THE SONORIAN LUMP OF GOLD. Fi n . Honolulu papers please copy. 2a2ke.; do, Am., pilot, 5a7c.; do. navy. 3a 4c.; bis- nr ee are once wt | neta the mse meente Perm | We, haverseen the eighth wonder of the world frdined from, compromising, themselves ntl they | 08 Be 0th of brat the reaidenceof J.C. Gum, | cuit wood, crackers, 10 & 12e.;'carn taal, per Hawes, and has revoked his order in regard to the sale Intelligence from the Mines. old, picts Mot Ibs. €or. The following fo a Stns Sats the aes eee ree in 4 Dover. England, late of the Honorable Hast India | wheat. crushed per 1b..—. Bricks Per Mt, $2), Boots: of town lands in San Francisco. This is only another [¥rom the Stockton Times, Maret 23.) Grief history and description of this fine specimen | y obsess, diementbrerent of tie Senter so thee | mitmnT carrion, agnd OO yenre, ac cccars, ta | een Bee fee ekle cama Nee teas eo ee 1 MARIPOSA — ANOTHER LUMP OF GOLD. of the precious metal. During the month of Janu- | the'atempt to wean the people from their attach- | the 85th year of his age, Deceased war a native of | a2te.; dor Chile. no demand. Coulter ton, oo 22s flection i progressing briskly. Tt resembles ® | Verily, the reports of lumps of gold are becoming | ary of the present year, three Sonorian Mexicans | ment to the State government promises to even- | Dublin, and recently from Sydney, N. 8. W. Cattle, each, $12 50 a $15. Cocoa, no ales. Cordage” Bacriff # +i GOULD «Thick as autumnal leaves were following their mining pursuits in the arroye | tuate in an absurd failure. In Sacramento City, on Thursday, March 14, Dr. | American, Ib. 12 @ 15c.;' Manilla, do., . : ' “phat atrew the banks of Valambrosa,” of the town of Sonora, and discovered this * pile ;” Thomas B. Tarton, of Princeton, Mars, oe, Com ia. per Ib., 12 a 15e.; Rio, do, 176. At Yuba City, 28, Mr. Cnances W. Axpverson, | Clothing— pe rie pomp Daniel Anderson, of Belle- | Goods—In }, Jefferson county. N.Y. ehirtings At San Franciseo, March 4, of dysentery, Axparw | per pr., $250 Jonxeon, of Uincinnati. aged 20 years and 6 tnonths | colcred. $5 a $7 Cineinnati papers please copy. colors, $3.—Stockings—Dull.—Al per yard, es Owing to the crewded state of our columns, we Major Burney, who arrived in Stockton yester- | but they (; ing rather erratic tempers, being are compelled to Jeave out the remainder of our day, as informed us that a lump of gold wasfouad, | flushed with their wonderful success, and stout » eorrespondence. afew days ago, Ln of the = a me pred Fre- pen f the rosy god,) in a few days had ‘ fi . | mont’s camp, Weighing over one hundred ounces | squandered the whole amount in “ riotous living. It is understood that one of the Pacific Mail | (S\th., ress The M ;.jor saw it; and was further he rin aes il isto, the anal tar limited; fine black, lower rates. Dry 1 demi o% 15; blankets, wh. 25 wy, 15; wi $5; ‘blankets, od, $4 a $0; blankets, rints—Fast colors, ea., $4 60; loose Politics in California. The following named persons having received the highest number of votes, are declared the nomi- nees of the democratic party in San it For Sheriff—J. J. Bryant. Steam Company’s steamships would leave San | informed that the miners had generally done well | worthy friends, the firm of Linoberg & Co., of alana, jotha— 5 Francieco on the 15th April, for Panama. during the winter's campaign. nora, who sold it aguin fora considerableamountto | F&F pponteng ng ey ‘The Callfornia Markets. Se tee aa ta titres, ue bree oaioinet: / ‘Annexed is a statement of the amount of tonnage, | CARSON’S CREEK—THE NINETY-THREE PoUND Lump | Messrs. Alonzo Green and Joshua Holding, mer- | Givrk of the ‘Supreme Court—R. H. T San Franctsco, April 1, 1850. gallon, 8c; uniseed. perlb , de; arsenic, perib,, 120; Itis a difficult matter at this time to furnish a | Arrowroot, per Ib. 10c; Alum. per lb., 190; anteaters, orions ve grey pee hee Lan "yee sgn ib. 20; anatto, no demand; balsam ordinarily unsett! etate irs isa chief rea- be 2 7 3 son. The writer therefore feels very reluctant to emai ae Snaears i barytes, As do so, yet knowing its importance abroad, consents, | bark. Peruvian. per Ib. 30; camomile flowers, with a determination to give an unbiassed aad true 500; camphor. crude per Ib, —; camphor, statement. Since the de; of the steamer | per Ib .15e; Colait no demand; copperas, in District a Wells. Asseseor—D. M. oy, Cor ‘Treasurer—R. G. ford. F GOLD. chants of the same place, for a very high premium. American end foreign, also the number of passen~ | rhe wonder of the inhabitants of Stockton was, | To our own knowledge these gentlemen have gers, both American and foreign, that have arrived | some week’s ago, much excited by the news that a | again been offered $2,000 for it above its intrinsic in the port of San Francisco, from the 12th of April, | lump of gold, weighiag. 38 Ibs., had been dug up | Value. It ts estimated that there are about 4 lbs. of 1849, to 28th February, 1850, both inclusive :— at Carson’s Creek. 'e, however, heard nothing }| Common quartz mixed up with the precions metal, ie ‘oroner— Surveyor—Wm. M. Eddy. more about the matter until yesterday, when a gen- | as is generally the case in large specimens. We County Attorney--James C. Smith, 247.417 | tleman presented us with a piece broken from the | believe it is the intention of Messrs. Green & [ Foreign do. eens 65.934 | n : ow wy ; , | mass; as a specimen of the whole, we should Holding to send it to the States, where its beauty leaving this on the Ist of March, the com- | cream tarter. per ib ,60c.; corks. vial. pergro., 75; corks, Total..... Sulsibais' be kee aeden seas I that it contained barely a twelfth’ rt, by weigi t, | and richness will doubtless excite a great sensa- | crak ys Hog mencement fp Boned looked for change has taken | bottle, per gro .$2:' calomel $1 50; faator cil per pul, Mosnen oy Veossis, Excuvavr or twos pox Gorens- | Of the precious metal, disseminated through quartz. | tion, not only amongst mineral but also A.J. M’Canrr, — pace. A reaction may now be considered as un- | $4: castor oll. quante pe 10; citrie eld, 4 pia Itis much to be regretted that the parties who | «mongst all those who are animated (and who is Rpmagp tomas? Poll Clerks. r way, calculated at no very remote period to | #4: emery corn in demand at = flour, 4c; gum, —-Passengers--~ Total Pas- | found the rock have broken it into fragments, not?) by the love of money. We have been in-} Wa. M. Buwin, , bring mercantile affairs and the interests of the copel—searer; gum arable. com. they ier ia % Male. —sengers_| from the size and beanty of the quartz, it would, if formed, on good authority, that these gentlemen, Reovtar Wiia Nominations country ona more firm and reliable basis, by a “ $6: i eerie stan $2 (30.574 it had remained entire, been of greater value than | besides this armful, brought down with them on Judge—Roderick N. healthy state of things. Rrents are declining, Build- oat . by hoy, a 9.507 the intrinsic worth of the gold. their trip from Sonora, not less than 240 Ibe. For Sheriff—Jobn ings not long since commaning thousands, now | per juoriee. hed lime juice, ok 8 oun MOKELUMNE—RICHNESS OF THE MINES. weight of gold dust for exportation. —— a mons Bost ield only hund: while many are vacated. It oo a oe One of the most respectable storekeepers, estab- on Poe ee Pry end well understood that sufficient time has elapsed 4 1b ita, per BS Oficers and samen that have left their vessels, | | lished on the river Mokelumne, has assured us that | PIKE IN SACRAMENTO CITy—CoLD WEATHER ON THE | County Recordor enabling the merc! to discover that no business Bog 5%, do. — EEA | hes foie ates | every mun who is willing to work, may easily earn YUBA—RISE IN THE SACRAMENTO RIVER. ean afford the extravagant rates ruling ia pel 52-0 Total ber arrived in the above vessels... | atleast one ounce a day, while provisions never Sacramento City, March 14, 1850. rtments necessary to carry on the same rig quick- ye reach exorbitant rates. ‘He states that, from the ‘There are at vix expresses in this 5 5 necessity of consequent heavy pay- | Go seneca, root, ; Amount of tonnage and passengers rerived frem | Touch of April to December last, he paid in Stock- | Four of them (Angle, Young & Ce., Henly, Mc- ; with urgent demands arising from an im. | $f , eaenateg Ses January 2th to February 28th, 1850, inclusive:— ton, in Mokelumne gold dust, not leas than one | Knight & Co., Hawley & Co., Knowlton Captain Wm. 8. Shenaon. ty to realize on investments made, when | {2 50; pereass arte Pasg’rs, Pasg’rs. Total. | hundred thousand aolfare. & Co.,) are on Front street; one (Wood & Co. J ree Committee. | money was easier and confidence universal, has | saparills, $24; saleratus, bang pes des.) 98; Tonnage. Female. Male, Paces. s. are on Third street, and one (Hillyer) on ee Se ee Bere caused many failures. No allusion is made in par- | tartaric acid. per Ib., $1; vitriol oil. per Ib.. Bde; va~ 19.148 a1 1149 170 wus wiser Times.) street. These expreeses have been the medium of tleular to the late suspension of one of the heaviest | » 4, no demand: wax, per Ib., 400.; do.. 9.558 128 87 1,018 “ Leeman” od F accomplishing much good the past winter, to those i J houses in this city, considered here a calami- | and white. do. The. Duck—J5e a 60e. ave ont — —|.A minur” came rushing into our office, aon ie oe oe oa eaten Ties ‘A mass meeting of the friends of Col. Jack Hay . 4 — mi 100: Dake. S00. . Total. .... 98.712 vu 2.036 1.183 the day before yesterday, his countenance indi- | residing ia ilieg pot nga pmo il pe yg My po to support him asa candidate tor She. ty. Let mye pos at Sao om hig! ry reepect “ ne ee ae Siete ciens Bok antes le . We publish our usual monthly statement of port cating that he wus tickled all over, inside und oat.) n approaching election, wi! aa ag PT ee , +7 Portsmouth square, on Saturday afternoon next, March 30, at 4 o'clock. Several addresses will be delivered, and a band of music will be in attend- ance. } Axoturn Wao Ratry.—The whigs of San Francisco are requested to assemble at the Graham i “ ble time. One year ago (a very short time, to be statistics, taken from the books of the harbor mas- | tow roy pe berg og ee sure,) the existence <a yr He was hardly ter. ‘The figures in every instance are below the | dirt was full of scules, and, upon examination, it eres te tn geod Cand i a Peg hie nog average number and amount of arrivals. | proved to be £0, the only trouble being ts - Gy time subsequently,) fastracted their friends to di- From Feb, 28 to Ma Bb Naecowadateagfion of nica, instead of gold. | rect their communications to San Francisco, think- e young man straightened his coat tail, aad we ing that place to be the only one in Upper Califor- that those interested need have no fear. Large fail- ures apart from mercantile business, have arisen from on real estate operations, and added much to the want ‘ sfenatiinnes non outing. emmenn ny it — be qr per cs oo per 1b., 3c. a Se. observ: is mu er, the tendet wi ‘aval stores—Tur demand; rosia. ward. Thieis unlooked for. It was thought the busy | bbl do; varnicb, per gal eb, Tived in seventy-tour ry A y meee 1g), 1.582 male | ba he must be in the vicinity of Trinity river by | TE "Tt follows as @ necessary consequence, that | House, on Saturday evening, March 30, at 8 o'clock, | season, or demand for the mines, would have a | Pe $4 yy Pw de 4 senna | t “ Fiage ‘ 5 in tdinsihadisiiitide ic obaiaie most of ths mages sent to this sue ome throagh } to = ine hearty ree; . My the whole wile contzary effect. The change, as well unlooked for |e po ans ; : iW ec OW 18 said ‘d ‘a ‘ r " f 4 E tonnage 25,042; male passengers 2025 ; wns of the placer, especially those far up on ee ee Retetcutic wemtedinaek, ticket. Good speakers wil in attendance. By | in other matters, has counteracted the otherwise | 21 ‘fanteay $2 60. Yo good effect of an active demand. The mines yield | [ead pure. per Ib. 8. a order of the “— general committee. iam —- the Yuba and Feather rivers. | We have seen | were to be found in the mining districts. Wh jou R. J. De Puy, Chairman. | as much as formerly. The same extraord: ; » Tae & ews Summary from California, several who have come down within the last og the miner would gladly give an ounce to get intelli- L. Keen Secretari i accounts abound, a though to “cousthapente pen Rg pe og ail, Pre or eelsset aati (From the Alta California, April 1) days, preferring to “wait a litte longer.” Mr. nce from his friends at home, whom, probably, | S$. Frower, om extent exaggerated, may be relied on. Mach in- | Ib., 40¢.; chrome. green. in oil. per Ib, 40¢.; es itherby came down, on Monday last, with | he had not heard from for three or four months, it | For Recorpen.—The name of Robert D. Hart | convenience and bad feeling has been created by | Whiting. rearce; vermillion, fine red. $2 50. Pic! March, the renowned May month of this clime, | dD. y has cleared up the mists of an intensely severe | nother lump of gold, weighing some six pounds, | was too much of a sacrifice to pay ‘can ae winter, und brought out in bold beauty, with which he found within a few rods of the foarteea | ten or twelve days of Valuable time, 9, Roh ad c,” the cerulean hue of | pound lump that was taken ont by his party, at the | to visit the post office at San Francisco, These the seizure of merchanise and vessels, during the | Pet dozen. $10 a $12. Porter and ale, per dozen. $4 , 8 Powder“Dupont's can. per : Be few months, by order of the ctor, Col. 3S ow apont’s can dozen, $108 55 is respectfully mgepent to the voters of San Fran- idate lier. It is due to state that the revenue laws of 8%. o>. » IBe, @ Soe. ap as TO a for the office of Recorder, at “enough and tw xp Califor .” The rains are quite over, | Auburn dry diggings, three or four weeks siace. 8 have, in a measure, obviated this difhi- in ® 45e., little demand; truita, t lewst is suiliciently broken upto | This speciinen contains about two pounds of quartss a ty, and rot } together with the poet office here, arr ee po senghe ae bg cureenage oe Juhed a wap mad See ee fender vb perdosen, Tye. a Bo fon ; raion ineveryprotcanon | ene the Tomy ty no wp Intiaialyvaludle ws | nde egrewee able managernenty wil noon ok | Uh mame of Dodge, Clerk of te Alcalde® | fo 00 gallons, nay be inucafuced Yor re-enportsuon | spnert's i eah a the thousands accumu- . tome: -~ 7 dogg Prong 4 et an entire revolution in the manner of facilita- 4 bon. while we ate continually | fered, however, a thousand dollars for the prize, | ting eorrespondence, and en ible usto get oar _Iet- | Corder. fon, Wha bromdy and sther pices tn seep ote | Etewes any Sitate S"tens Maaadish® Sues! M 5 ; a on C. Bonnell is a candidate for Recorder of | jiable to be confiscated. Ale in packages of less | $16; sardines, half, $12; sardines, one-third, $7. nial circum’ the | and we think it worth more, as it is unguestionubly ters regularly on the arrival of every mail. The h esence of spring. Tne month of Mai has not | a very fine epecimen. We have been favored wit conductors of these expresses are accommodati for the county of San Francisco. than six doze: i “ap: r Provirious— Beef, . "{ , mes, Spanien chapter ‘of events to chronicle, yec we the following extract of a letter received by Mr. | and courteous. They conduct business entrast We authorized to annoance Thomas Perkins, | not posscesing. Scsetolk tosis ig the Uninad $10; be tthe. per 100 Ibe, 33g" ob: pare -. can believe an earnest of life end incident to which | MeKnight, of the Sierra Nevada Hotel :— to their care with promptness and punctuality, and | Jr., as a candidate for the office of Recorder, at the | States cannot introduce manufactured goods, or #10 little sale; pork, clear, $30 a $35; the opening business season will add implse, 8 to | 1 Avan, (cal ) Feb, 23, 1850. if &, reasonable charge. | 7 here, is at present so | ensuing election. merchandise of other countries, and, when’ at- | tutte sancue to. he compended in a summary of general news. * © “Tt nmwy tterest you to say a word | much competition among them, that each has to 5 . - tempte. ubject 7 % Tie ajay” of a buay”poplaton, han since | ghout dhe fauex. “Though this document hears | exert ite wo ite full power todo anything like ene ae Cummnase roe Sasaure The wader, | have, Seceis tei is tie at oan toes | eae ani, ceene, comme Ws adie the sailing of the last steamer, been largely ope date at Auburn, my head quarters, Iam seven | successful business. However, as we have a grow- | S25) Pranci de t of ms ‘i empt from this law. It is a matter of doubt with | 90 te Ibi a ruled upon by divers schemes of wealth. Aloag | yniles ubove, on the Middle Fork, on Murderer’s | ing business in the conmmunity, they may ail | 500 pane, Cs ak Suny party Retiene- : . tn ore. per Ib. 1856 8 16. restos; Hes, the count, from Sun Dievo upward, the fever oF Bar, where there are about 15) men at work with | live, and a postion grow rich. I hope they | Hon) and Teajectfullyappesta «io the mercantile | Bias eet ee ehiary aadmeee alex coupes Oot wan a Be; speculation hus raged with & r, and the | yarions success, frem 1 oz. to 6 ozs. to the man per | may, for tity ure certainly deserving much at y ane pe yane present existing relations, yet that they arc, is a | ERT *Up.. Havana, $0; segars Cs 2 commencement of the springti to flow | day, but the most of them in the higher nowhes. | the hands of this community. We were dis- 7 R. Meacuam. | Fret well known, The ‘collectot: ines ucting: it | Sis-earer. Shot. per bag. $i * shovel, from our cites and towns inland Placer, | One company of five men here, last week, one diy | turbed yesterday evening ubout seven o'clock, by | », For Couwry Reconper.—The friends of John 8. | must be conceded, is doing his duty Es I | Goren. $2 90 « $3, onst steel shovels in demand at fir has t raised nearly six pounds, and are daily making | the exciting novelty of the cry of fire. On pro- | Robb insist upon electing him Recorder, and he |“ Ryransreyrs.—It will be observed that flour has | S&ttt Irom Ameriean. per 1b, 30 « 35¢.; Rassia, Ui wonder large wages Your humble servant, with three | ceeding to the epot whence the fire emanated, | | *ubmits to his fate. materially declined: considerable is in tet amie | {4tgmand: Bnglich. per 1b.'S5 a 40e.;| Zine, per Ib., hes others, is raising daily from 8 to 16 ounce With | perceived the flames issuing from the roof of a small For County Cierx.—T. 8. Pomeroy, the nt purchases for speculation have been male the fete, dpaat's by gh i I tow the exception of one rainy day last wi the house belonging to Smith, Beas | Clerk of the District Court, is a \vandilate for week, at lower than lowest quotati ts oy te, Spenish. beea weather has been delightfully fine since the first. the rear of their store on J | County Clerk, at the ensuing election. and for consumption at highest. ‘Sacks of Chile To-day it is rain and snow together, and the hills il was entirely consumed. fo about are white with snow; hence I ‘lay down the | Lovs Aout $5,000. e building was occupied as , With various te vials Of | shovel and the hoe,’ and am sitting by the fire in | « place for sleeping by those connected with the wt the leastof whieh are the ackaow- | my tent, penning this missive on my knee.” firm mentic ubave. No other damage done. ence y poe in sufficient q (200 Ibe.) are very dull of sale. Small package are in demand, at better rates in proportion; 50 ib. sacks have met sales, at 5O and $275. Ame- rican flour is scarce; sales have been made at qao- For Street Commisstonsr.—By announcing the name of Wm. Cummings, Messrs. Editors, as a candidate for the office of Street Commissioner, you will greatly oblige his Numerous Farenps. Hines that port possesses of easy | Pros Tim Rodishes have made their appearance in our mir ~, " rp m . cided rence Communication with the most southerly miaes, | The nawe irecn the Domharn mines is of the | ket. lam informed by those who have wintered Rp pd Csnu.—Indepent candidate, irrespec- Sales of walle fos voi aah in A ay ~~ tease and which, im years to come, will be an advautage | mogt stirring interest. From all qaartere, we learn | in the mines, that they have experienced more in- | UY¢ Of party, T. E. Linpeaenoee. | the month. Sales have been made in ae = reedily sppreciated. From the eity of Sum Fran- | that the miners are doing well. Ia one instance, | convenience from cold weather on the Yuba river NA ee tities, be ivene sale, at She., yet de. and Nave rum, Jamalea, per gallon, 40 City News of San Francisco. (From the Alta California, March 30) Epwaro E. Donnan vs. tar Towns of San Francisco me nd le ad —_ has Loe for a time pending, involvii jamages tothe amount beg ‘claimed by plaigtift from the town, sus- tained 4 the destruction of his store and Mer- orthera limita of the State, the | three men, who struck a placer on the Stanisl within the last three weeks, than any time pre- ving and exciting speculation has been ba out five pounds of rid euch, in two vious during the winter. There is considereble yoable discovery of a new bay a few when they were © elled to leave the spo’ snow yet sixty of seventy miles up the Sicramento, up the coast, where are believed | consequgse of a sudden rise inthe tiver. Many | The almost constant rains for a week p uly the products of rich mimes, new mines have been discovered, within the last | caused the Sacramento to rise a few feet, wealth of a vast city and & popa- three weeks, and the lucky adventurers have reaped | enough to ewuse any serious alarm. adjacent. Offered as a thing of been ined at auction river demand. Some are firm at 4hc.; afl kinds of breed and pas are low and dull. Bricks. —Bricks have declined. Large lots are $25. Sales were made last week at 912 50 Boots axp Suors are and low. : very short time. Notwith- . 9 Ps Creation, the only source of aggran- linge the hondrelda who are Weekly arriving at | PREPARATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING THR LEV! chante’ Exchange Reading Room, on the morai Sa S r ‘ ae W w Me vee TI Catrie.—Contracts for disement he projectors of th chien en route for the mount uns, acre is am- TAL RENCONTRE BETWEEN A MAN AND DoY— of the great fire he Watling vas own wath made at over $12 50 to $15. po Sap sae rete, hh have left this por ew Gold Dig Correr.—Good Rio and other kinds of coffee are scarce, and in demand; a sale of Rio was ple room for thousands more; and it isthe opiaion —CITY COUNCIL, ETC. of many, who are well capable of formiag a judg Sacramento Crry, March, 1950, Janes. order to check the progress of the brought before Judge Al- Py ap under the direction of the town e, Th go he rs was origi good profits of such a trip to the ment on the subject, that there will be au immense | | Thore interested in the permanent prosperity of made i nsidera ance owners of the veneele; for they are generally the | Tush of He ict Wither wards vas the year nd. | thie city, will be pleused to learn’ that the idex of ee ee ee eee | hae “mee oe eae Te projectors, Hb “ange ee gg J. Te the adven- | vances. ‘The storekeepers, established en every | throwing up a levee has not been abandoned. C Son Hy Mom a rei re tng Yee. Crormxa.—A large stock in the market; prices See eee eta Tuatdad Bay, with | Tet are animated by the utmost confidence, for, W. Coote + our able city hen pe 8 hus pro- | oun they reodered their dec soe for aLuntift for | &*e Tuling low, even for best quality. Oe aie fae ey eral Tada By wth ei utes pee of genus | Pad eer sedi She ual of he abr | Edy cree iu met end esa | «PRY oa—Rich ales ae eying well; an | eyafeimon neta'rS08 8 Fl * wealth, has not yet beeor ave bee sequence of a pee con- | im making « . Ppor submitter , 5 active retail demand existe. mand Tapicea, " ple of California. “Some of the expeditioas are listaneen, vet stocks cre becormag | tothe city council at its first meeting. The survey | tt for the plaintiff, Mesers. Peechy and Bowie for > oe Sah peti, 300 0 ten ee atu} out, while others are preparing to depart thewetes of yncrs, ponene ho pe rmning | makes the number of cable ynrde Nequiced for the ie town. This decision is an important one, ag it corns omen ee though | Tree Black. per Ie 7 and with the more modest if aot reasonable tn- in stendily rising levee 160,000,und the cost about £2,000, estimating | Will necessarily a as a precedent in other |“ Devas awp Dras.—A large stock in the market; | 1*¢.* 20; superior. %. Wines ower ae A +S I A nye = ge ; The enow inthe extreve northern mines eon- | Heber at $10 per fy oe {Pibetondere te mare ees aa re involv | no important change may be noted, except in al- | £004 814 & #16; Champagne, cider. $5 het emsere latusly’ laio the prevailed « t to impede operations in that direction; and | ¢@bankment is to fr “wl eet high, which ¥! i tered quotations $5 otis EA iy | ipvetetna the mein loss te the recent rein dorms iaghe mining distriets ef seven ‘Sve See Goete the [Prom the Pacific News, March 30.) Fis —Lower and not in usual active demand adcive. per gel. ¢ the three forks of he Ameovacan river have been a The atreets were greatly enlivened, last evening, Frurts.—Peare, prunes, peaches, dates, cherries, | ge.» 75 the gro’ our new ¢ " 2 i growth ef our new to mining iat Shose digsiags, We | there cam be little question that this work will b &e., have declined, owing to increased arrivals, by the a nage with music, of the friends 23 Yubs river, the most prominent plie ness, | Great drawl sneed and nited to its compl sae gt tige of think, how that these obata cles will soon be re. | COMMenced and proseeuted to its coinpletion. The | Col. Jock Hays. The gathering at the Red House, | end little demand; rali rat t 15 5 . = rian wh ose Maps doo: yr gy ty poh coved, ab thee feudnuete of Wester arast soon give rovin required ie but a aval em, i all the pruperty | it wax said, numbered over one thousand persons, | in 25 1b. boxes. Best American ‘elated ouaiggaad tp A ne aon Peather balmy sunshine, and et dry, atmosphere he ders should go he oo he aoe itteremination. and the proceedings marked fora bigh degree of — rates, several hundred cases sold st $7 per Sem the racompncd 9 at aay water ; ue we teams tea an hombre oe Thie levee comuletet h thoes doing, bu neew here Fn noise of the cheering was heard a Chile raising in 150 Ib. boxes at 23 4 Ie. r ed othe rd vi eatererise: dewn the oth sy from Deer Creek with $12,000 “ ° joan, ugher . vRNITYRE.— The many arri and i me, $100 a PID. Vewsel _ eit i oteee nt —_ nee * aud. * hie yh Kod d i in nbowt. three w ood Raipe Se pene landed property would We are gratifir dio learn that Mr. Henri Herz, | mand oe neral househol toshere, io omnis wade for parctiase and freight Wagee @ver (wo hundred and fifty houses * | the p wal port efitiaa single day. The | he much enhanced. 5 having completed his arrangements, will give his | decline of from 25 a 50 per cent. te a nee do. on rivers, $808 $100, : ney WOGSCD, vehi ode. in Yesterday, a fatal affrey occurred in the lower | first concert in Sun Franciseo on Tuesday eveni H * J— out of port, $2008 $350; do. om $300) lation of ubout three thousand. ‘Thy ¥ xhibiting his ore to sou g 7 a ty. ke embateadero. The y ng Anpware.—All kinds low and plenty; stoves | Tmpert dutice—Spirite, 100 M the Feather and Yuta are lined tlemen om ‘Thureday, and it was wagpeted that Were nasa andvey.. ‘There hed for some tine pre- | sectowiog one, wud thie wneghalieg atin: vaseline | cnereaeregoemt oF more lower. The market is | 40 percent; Toantfnctured goods, 30 per sents breed: cities,” but it is thought 1 Of th thieagh some fiscal ‘arrangement upon 4 cloth- tose ; \. vod ata wim . eel overstocked. tufts. 20 per cent . de Gown with the tivers nad the conseqa covered table, he would get relieved of Bis burden | Vicue been a misunderstanding existing batween | a true California weleome. Lran—Bar, it will be observed, has declined for 11 God dase Foreala, pet owaee, $15 16 eure of their false or defective ’ in « very brief spuce of tine. ion crea’ tannin aeenal the bor Si, Mae" | While a party of men were busy at work at the be of a demmad. 10% ise taken in trade, $16. Money, taken at from Sacramento, at the all 1 FS Pros STOCKTON TO THE Mr which he had at the time iw his hand; Sut some above named place on March 17th, 4 portion of the very Niles token mete i cen aR were oath Tom \d dust ebipments insured tor bank ander which they were, some twenty feet in height, gave way, crushing in its fall two Orin Viedenburgh, of Philadelphia, and A. erman, of Clinton county, lowa. An accident similer kind happened but a short time before, ing at that time one mx. Fs the Alta California. A 1 new cities are starting; but it best ascertained respecting the at seme period during the low ot most serious speculatios engeged in this country appears to by Ban Francisco and San Jose, patty laos hive beea drawn, and demonstrations have been mivle, but the [apa mese is aninfluenced by th me timely and woneceseary proceedings, and the or on consumer are only supplied; the market is over. | ite iRttore. 10 por cent; do, do, at 6 per Fucked nnd hoklene Gary in price The inuctite | £22; do em ales of real estate, 6 10. pet coh high rates has gone by: it will decline still lowe heat ane Salee of shinglen Kee An aadeet hes tan" [, | Notwithstanding the great depreciation in the 8 locations per M.; houses 12x15, 20x30, and other sizes, are | Yelue of property in California, demrable dull of eale at any price; thousands are held with. in, end in the vieinity of, Sam Francisco were in ont t of sales, fi > cition Caiaing to erect taidaes whee gtk demand. South San Francisco was rapidly filling #, 190 | ctarder striking the burrelof the skeroter at the all Arriving at ie stunt, te boll maoeed ita mark; Wheeeapen the , the miner must make the best barg& | boy imunediately shot the man with a gun, shatter. or the conveyance of hia freight to the | ing bis left wrist and iajuring the hrnd; the ball by water a portion of the Way, | then passed into his ride, Woundiag bins mortally. is cirevitows and tedious, on account | The hoy then gave himself up to the authorities, cow bentle in the river San Jouqain, | igi! the man was taken to Morse & Sciilmun’s hos. y of the current, and, after reaching | pitay, soom after which he died. The name of the pe Vigation, I 5 will be found that freight William Smith. from i besides thor, healthy location, and eap- Cy AT A a — contine thn Ie near ry bgt as from Stockton direet, by land. seer en pecumniond an hate woneded ae } Aye Ey = OLASeRS. —Lower; sales at 75 0 Me. ws pr pempres : Je beware 4 4 few we yk ee how ni ~y | ie ~ a LY by all means, the test, | viet. The name of the is Weish. No blame there is aleo an “ ‘adent” prowing faths.—Sales of nails have been te +, being or ea ae Mant | iaeh cones te peed Sette eae he | eyaiggbed 0 Ge eter, eo i | mera rc hed yw bee aan | see ow” | eaceee, Bigs Seeman beesien BOE o8 for State i . ; aseault. ranger, Col. Navat Stones.—Very dull of sake. tesidence. It hae & great resort fot ship- . ping, on account of the safety of anchorage.