The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1850, Page 6

INTELLIGENCE FROM THE WEST INDIES, | (tt Britain hae nothing vo. do wih he Monroe FUE pRITH coLovsL VIEW OF NICARAGUA, | cd irom her propriety by the insolent Teanthe or yas = | empty bravado of a New York aap 4 She Indiguaton atthe Strides of Yankeeland, | eer eed the Heald whow, o eh oko, i s ow, » ain 06 te ate o by the time that Lord Palmerston ig pot the man Our files of Jamaica and other West India pa- | persarecomplete. The latest date is the 27th of | September. | The news is of some interest. The intelligence from Demerara is confined to | ‘twe or three items, the most important of which is | the determination come to by the Court of Polic; to renew the importation of Coolies. Both the pa- | pers, and it would seem the great majority of the inhabit disapprove of the sclieme, and condemn the a meg bs ‘Of the public money for this pur- The Jamaica journuis are filled with articles re- | lative to American oud Nicaragua affairs. We anne, f them Fee ee a cion Despateh, opt. 22:3 fe i We publish ta a Mike portiou uf chis day’s im- n,an article fromthe fnes, on the neces ‘sity of preserving the dslance of power on the American continent. aud a commentary on that ar- ticle extracted from the ew York Herald. The | two ra exhibit & otribking distinction between | the literature of the vid und tne pew world. Rea- | son and bombast—iniwly seriousness and “ down- east” vapor—stand ou! im bold contrast, in the one and the other. We bev» nothing to say of the enor- mous power which is prepared to “ whip all cre- ation,” but the New York press must get up “ very airly,” before it can write down the sirong reason- ing of the Times newspoper. t it is MOL wur object co comment on the Herald’s very American abuse of England. We have, indeed, not « word to say for England. | She has treated theee cownies with a degree of | heartless cruelty that no absolute despot could | have exceeded, and itis the sense we feel of this | monstrous conduct on the part of the pareat Go- | vernment towards us, ‘hut induces us (o allude to uinent in favor of a balance of pow- boring coutment. | The spirit of terriorial aggrendizement which | has of late years exhidited itself in the United | States, and whieh hax succeeded in appending | on, Texas, New Mexico, and California, to the already gigantic proportions of thet republic, is une any Mews of modern growth. It is, in fact, an inherent elemeat im the whole national charac- ter. Nor are the mesos by which conquest is ob- tained a matter of moral con>ideration. Mr. Bristed, | an able writer on the sects! aad politica! character | of his country—a thorough American, let it be said, | in pen and in sentimiems—as far back as the year 1818 told us this iu terms which were not to be mis- taken. He had no squeamish difficulties in telling the whole truth. * Ne: is the ambition,” said he, “of America Jers aspiring then the progress of her power is al . The United States, not contented with their preseot territory, although more than double the extent of the whole Chinese empire, lay claim to bo. the Floridas, and avow edly stretch their pretensions weetward to the | Pacific Ocean ; und yive inte|ligidie hints through | all the numberless oreo pipes of their followers | and flatterers, and servants, that they will never | yest from their labors, tl! they bave accomplished | their aim by treaty, or eservachment, or conquest; their unvaryivg wu > bew dows an vertus, qurs im hoste requinat All Be. Bristed’s prephe- cies we know have heen tultilled. The Floridas now form States of the Union, whose possessions | have been extende+ ** by weaty, or encroachment, or conquest” or jvevir, to the Pacitic, from tbe banks of the Colur-bia down to the Southern boundary of Cehioriia How Texas fell, we all know. = Encrosens ont, perhaps, was the word j best applicable to that affsir. How the Oregon and North Eastern boundary questions were settled, all in favor ot the United States, must | also be fresh ig the public mind. bullying | and diplometic jugglery may be held more | aptly than any other t rms to describe the method by which American «mbition was humored in those | cases, and it is &+ notorious as day that the British minister yielded to the vapor of America, rather then involve the pution in « war for sections of ter- Titory that were ceurely worth the cost. now begins tu find that the dimensions of the United States, tuken im connection with their vastly increasing population, are becommg really | alarming. She sees their territory increasing, and whe sees the boast of thirty years ago, that the tire Northern Continent, wd the Isthmus down to | Panama, must, in process of time, fall to the Union, | realized to a very cous derable extent. She finds tealihily, ead ** by encroachmeat” feel a ay in Cuba—and rhe begins to think that | 9, this ambition mugt be curbed is sounding the elarm amongst European monar- chies, America is dering both England and Europe to stay her course With a contidence purely Ame- | the custom, her Majesty, under date of 2d August, 1849, are more advantageous to the commerce and agricul- ture of the island than those of 1835, which are at present in force, with only some slight alterations in the valuation, which will not destroy in its ee sence the will of the supreme cordance with the opinion of the Junta de Aran- celes and of the superior Directiva de Hacienda, I | Same per | | ed in foreign | tion, | bars tarifle ‘will be put in foree, non: But | duty But while England | amount of tonnage bullied out of what he believes to be ey pays rey emt by any power onearth. OUR ST. THOMAS CORRESPONDENCE. Sr. Tuomas, Sept. 3, 1850, The Markets—Important Commercial Decree. Business has been quite dull here lately, and but few vessels have arrived, and none this month, | thus far. Trade has fallen off very much at St. ‘Thomas; and by a decree lately issued at Porto Rico, from the Spanish authorities, (a copy ot which I enclose,) you will perceive that the Ame- rican trade will be much injured at this island after the lst of October next. Commence. THE PORTO RICO DECRERK. Porto Rico, Aug. 3, 1850. It resulting from the preceding laws respecting ses, that the tariffs approved of by ernment, ia ac- have determined in conjunction with his [xcel- | lency the Governor and Captain General, on the following:— Ist. From the Ist of October next, the tariffs of duties approves of by H. M., under date 2d Au- gust, 1849, shall be enforced. r 2d. As some articles are not represented at their true value, there being many more of greater value than praised, than of those overvalued, the ,eitarations indicated in note No. 1, shall be meade. 3d. The duty of 64 per cent on home produc- tions by national vessels, will be raised to 10 per cent, and those of i and 14§ by foreign vessels to 15 and 18._ Those of 234 and 29 on foreign pro- ductions by foreign vessels, will be raised to 25 and 30. Those ef 154 and 19 to 16 and 20, in- cluding weigh-money, and all others referred to in | note 3 of the tarifls. 4th. All kinds of jewelry, of gold, silver, and | Precious stones, of Spanish export, shall pay 2 per cent. The same of foreiga productions per foreign vessel 4 per cent, and per national vessel 3 per cent. 5th. The barrel of Spanish flour imporied per national vessel, shall pay for sole duty $3. ‘the r foreign vessel $5. Foreign flour import- els $7, and in national vessels $5. f tobacco shall pay a fixed auty al; chewing tobacco of like descrip- per quintal; Andullo, or long roll foreiga, $7 per quintal; foreign segars, $2 per 1,000; St. mingo iobacco, (leaf,) $5 per quintal; Cuba leaf, $3 per guintal, Cuba segars, $2 per 1,000, and each 100 packs of cigarillos of the same class, $1. 7th. Foreign refined white sugar, in loaf, broken, or crushed, shall pay a fixed pg he per quintal; the same from the Island of Cuba, $4; foreign white sugar shall pay $4 per quintal; that of Cuba, 2. 6th. Virgin: of $4 per qui Sth. In addition to the articles declared free of import duty, shall also be:—Ploughe of all kinds, stills, trees for cultivation, wood hoops for casks, hoes of every kind, Bristol temperlime, iron sluices for eugar mills,* loose staves of ali kinds, furnace rom any place, fire bricks for furnaces, all machinery for agriculture and irrigation, plan and seeds, stocks, manure, scientific ga- chinery an ratus. a %th All produce of the country, with the excep- tion of wood, shall be free of royal and municipal daty on exportation. 10th. Articles ariving from the place of their production, shall have a fifth of benefit in the daty, provided that the merchant obliges himself to ex- port a full cargo of the produce of the country in the veseel which brought the same. 11th. From the Ist of October next, when the articles arriving from fler 5 per cent extra months, another producing ports shall other 5 per cent in si | 5 per cent ima year. 12th. The tax for the sinking fund being included in the royal duty, vessels which enter in ballast | Shall be free from that which is now charged. 13th. The vessel which only brings cargo for de- peek shall not be liable for tonnage money, pro- vide Bb: that the om Op is not introduced for consu np- If the whole of the cargo should be intro- d for consumption, the importer shall pay, in jon to the ci m house duties, the full and anchorage dues of the ves- dit | sel which brought the same; and if only a part of the cargo is brought in for consumpti nage money shall be collected in proportion to its ion, the ton- ricen, she has started « theory id as the Mon- | importance. Toe Presidency, that oo European nation shall be et it be circulated and published. in order to permitted to colonize uy fresh portion of the | take effect, rendering account of the whole to H. American Continent That such a proposition | M through the respective minister, with a copy of could be seriously meinteined, is of Course out | the despatch. of the question on priacy les of international law, | but America has asseried it, and Bugland is threat- | ened with it in connection with the Nicaraguan | question. From tht experience we have had, how | ever, of the dealings of Great Britain with her co lovies, we might tairly ak what is the cause that | induces this movement for preserving the balance | of power on the Awertean continent! What does Great Britain fear, or what does the Times fearfor her? Are the ¢ that the Umited s ture thew eyes serve may be #0. indeed utterly indifleren may become so preerful as to y teawards these telands? It but surely Eoglaad must be wy such event. The mo- dern theery in that colonies are ai! an incumbrance « weight on the nat Why, then, establish pew one: Tesources even go through the form of mutotuining the right to de so ast A powerful w by the exam in the days of her greatest power silera were her greatest strength. and ministered pre- eminently to her wealth—dcesires to extend her ji possessions as far ws her means will permit her, and would seize greedily to-morrow on these beau: tiful islands whieh ated after having ruiied them by her tyrannous po- licy! Talk ofa bainnee of power here! Why, England bas devtroyed it. She has made Jamaica | ;, a arly dependence. ond taught men, who once would have shed ‘heir last drop of blood in defence of their national flog, alm to regret that they | live beneath t—we say almost, for in spite of in- | justice, they ore Engleh etill——Englieh in senti- | ment, aid glith, too, in nerve, activity, and which, profiting — blessed by the Lieut. Governor, and di selling steel, ginss, hardware, glond hos virtually repudi- | leather, and other articles, shall be exempt from * Miovrt Lorez pe Acuvapo. A copy. The Secretary ad interim, Manvxt Greeorio Martinez. “The original says Compuertas de hiervo para injenios Affairs at the Salt Lake. Gov. MeNees, who has lately revuraed from an expedition to the Carson river, brings to the editors of the Sacramento joniee in danger? Isat rmagined | from the Sait Lake, and News of July 6th. The fourth of July was crle- brated by a public meeting in the Bowe: General Assembly came together, and the Mormon Legion w respective seated were admitted ed with three cheers; Times, soi interesting items a copy of the Deseret The marched in under command of their cers. As many others as could be The Governor was receiv- he ascended the stand and le were je @ very energetic speech. The ‘The Senate and House went into joint se-sion. = whea her colories Ap ordinance cooceraing revenue was adopted. Sec. Ist, provides that all spirituous liquors sold n the State shall be taxed fifty per cent upon the ice thereof. Sec, 3d, orders that all iron, ries, medicines, boots, J} asecvement whatever. Cornelius P. Lott, Senator, died on the morn- ing of the 4th, at half-past 6 o'clock, at the age of | @2 years. Ges. P. Hogue, formerly from Tennessee, and latterly » resident of Warren county, Ill, commit- ted suicide on the Sth, by cutting his throat. Drsexet’s Apmirtance to Cauirornia.—The f the rejection of the memorial borne by the mental reaources, however much they may be vil- | new: ified as sluggards aud Leootians by their country- ey (ohn Wilson and Amasa Lyman) from men in England. The policy pursued towards us | Salt Lake, by our Legislature, is recei with has driven thouewnds« to rain—ie rapidly chasing capital from our shores; and, ere long, unless re- | formed, muet drive all respectability out of the Island, and hand it over to the lowest class in it. Of what use, then, 1 it to pre ve the balance of power at the nek of a war, whilst those British pos- sessions, for which why . war id be pro- voked, are becoming net worth a de! et No! If Eegiand wishes to reve questions of European polity om this comtonent, fur the protection of nter- atronal rights from the grasp of America, her firet atep shondd be to restore wmething like English feel- tng within her c1rn colomral possessions. To do this, she must reform mot only her eystem of colomal go- werament, but as resperis slave labor, her commercial poiry also. Msbe fail to do that, the colonies, we tell ber, will not be worth fighting for in ten years From the Kingston (Jam ) Journal, Sept. 23} The question in dispute between the State of Nicaragua and the Britwh government respecting the port of San Juan, appears to be still undecided, and likely to vcession some trouble. Lord Pal- mereton te determined, it would seem, not to sur- render the claim of Mosquito to that place now called Grey Town. On the 17th February last, his lordship wrote ge follows: — I have to say, in reply. that the government of her Britannic Majesty ‘* desirous of cultivating the moat friemdly relations with the State ef Nicaragua but thet her Majesty's goverument ip tocapable of doing any- thing which shal) be interpreted as adm tting « dou! that Grey Town briongs exclusively to the Movyutto territor, bd ‘Alluding to this protes and threat, which would seem to account for the recent departare of vessels of war for Grey Town, the New York Herald » be somethtag mors cancot be surprised involve the peace alwereten shou ‘of this country and Grea Brita: What America has to de with the question, we are unable to diecover. It ix one as ai between Nicaragua and Moeguitia, and the Uaited States government can ovly act es mediator when requested, er offer to do 80, in order to its settle. ment. The Herald, however, which « years very 1 of as the duties of that governmen', the declaration—a declar ’ have been spared, sering thet no one anything about it, either i England or desirous of placing itself in the stead sumin| followin end. if need be. must ection to the Herald's raising vila, and proceeding to Aaa aiding and assisting the 7 isscovering Se territo- | westion from Great Briain. After tl e piretioal attempt on Cubs, no surprise will be perienced at such a procedure, and it will be seen whether England will yield to foree what she be- liewes to be the just right of Mosquitia, or whether the Nicaregnans, aided by the / few Vork Herald, 4 ory Towa. gil bs bis to dove the Lyrg'ted vat of « ea faras much ecmpoeure. ‘Tur Goney Pass.—A new road, aveiding the mountains and most of the troublesome canons on the old route between the Weber river and Great Salt Leke Valley—distance about forty miles—was opened on the 4th of July. New potatoes, measuring six and a half inches, were dug for the 4th of July dunner. Emigrant camps are recommended to be located — from the city, for the feed is short within @ few miles, while beyond it is as good as need be wisned John T. Ames, of Bloomfield, Wis., writes most enthusiastically of the condition of things in the great city. He gives the following picture of how they appeared to hiv 1 ree ap oasis. I might rounded by the lofty mountain peal 1 rpetual frosts. and which sbute them , w the world to produce the equal Think for # momert—a mere handful of men driven from their native land far into the wilderness, soat- tered for @ hort, pace of abor ‘alley for miles Abd miles around to blossom as the rose the vast fields watered, not by the dew of heaven, bat hich flow from their mountain fast. nesses. which by incredible industry, have been turned thousand channels over their valley, making it Perfect garden. Large and commodious ere other mem could searcely find mate. din, are thickly scattered over In fact, it seems like haletion But th the greatest wonder not Koow but that [ om too fast; after what I seen, I shall look for great things) The From t le ture and equals an others yore and prisoners, are ebarity; the strany had the pleasure Lord #day (June 30). I say nothing in regard to their religious doctrine; as Lam ot no sect. I will leave it fer ethers to argue, and I murt ray, I never atte ablic worship on the ing P- about 0 by 120 feet upon the ground and it was 4 to overflowing And such an array of beauty, for the size © aerombiy, I never saw, Intelligence me fro beauty in who Bar certainly bless Nis chetcest blessings fc to the poor enemies in fi their many n those who Domestic Miscellany. The Governor of Massachu he cBth day of November, at a day of ge erring. Im that Btate, There were 66 demsine n Boston daring the week end. ss | the Oh inst nluadle and extensive mines of trom ore have been diveovered in Rae county Texas, The ore will yield 00 pet cont pure metel An anti rent trial io Sullirem county N Y to teat the title fo 106.000 acres of innd hee been decided egret ee eal goaters “ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA. | of the Governor of California. To the eopie of the stute of Cultfarnia:— The lute deplorable and unfortunate disturbances st Sacramento City, resultiug in the melancholy deaths of several individuals on both sides, reader it the duty of the undersigned, Governor of the of California, to issue this preclamation to all good citizens of the State, invoking their ear- nest aid in sustaining the administration of jus- tice, and the preservation of the peuce of the Siate With the merits of the controversy existing be- tween the different classes of claimants to lots ia mento cily, as Governor of the State, I have Bothivg to do, nor any opinion to express; nor will I make any statement ef facts that might preyudice the public mind against individuals implicated iv these disturbances, on either side. In relation to questions of law, there are many different opinions entertained by differeat iadivi- duals; and hence the necessity that there should be some tribunal to settle al! questions arising be tween individuals. The constitution and laws of the State have provided judicial tnbunals, whose itis to decide al! questions of law. leterminations it is pot my vrovince, nor the right of any individual, or class of indivi- duals, to ‘interfere in any manner whatever. To do so is to invade the sacred independence of the judicial department, and to trample upon one of the firet pnnciples of American freedom. _ If an in- ferior til denies the right of appeal when it exists, the law affords the injured party ample and peaceable redress, oF & process 60 plain and sim- Ne, that every intelligent lawyer well understands it. To resist by force the deci of the courts, is to meke war upon the existence of the govern- ment itself. The constitution of California wi the almost unanimous vote of the n selves. It is the work of their own haods, and in putting the State government into practical opers- tion, pending an application for admission into the Union, is but following the fecomenss set ua by the States of Missouri and Michigan. Until our present State organization is abrogated and set aside im the constitutional and regular way, by the competent authority, it must and will be sustained. The constitution has declured it my duty, as Executive of the State, to ‘‘ see that the laws are faithfully executed,” and so far as in me lies, I will discharge with all fidelity the duty 1 have un- dertaken. In doing this, | know no man, and no class of men. The decisions of the courts are the law to me, whether against me or for me, or against or for my opinion. It is neither my right, mor the right of any individual, to question their correctness. The officers of the government are but the mere agents of the State and the people; and act, not for themselves, but tor the community. To resist a civil officer in the Siscuarge of his duties, is a highly criminal offence ; and when that resistance is so Violent as to occasion the death of the officer, or any one called to his assistanee, it is a crime of the darkest hue, and the grossest ible ingult to the people of the whole te, and to the majesty of the law itself. It is a high crime against God and our country; and before an American citizen ventures to take justice into his own bands, and to decide for him- self, and tomake war upon a regular government in force at the time, he ought to reflect most can- didly, honestly, and patriotically, and not act hastily. He should remember that there must be some sort of government, and that changes in gov- ernment cannot possibly be brought about by force. To resist successfully an organized gov- ernment, founded upon the will of American citi- zens, is @ most desperate and forlorn hope, and will inevitably lead, in the end, to the most fatal conse- quences to those who undertake it. It is my duty to order out the militia of the whole State when necessary to sustain the laws; and if they are not E sufficient, to apply to the President of the United Statee, who will never refuse the aid of the army and navy, whenever a proper case shall ariee. The people of California may rest assured that the laws will be sustained. Whatever dou! some may entertain of the legal existence o! State government, prudence certainly would dictate forbearance and iescence, until that question can be decided by th regularly constitut- ed authorities of the Union; and until they so de- cide, the State government will be sustained. Itis not the right of individwals to determine this question, but it must be eettled by the appropriate tribunals, in the gy ane way. I re. invoke every officer, and every citi- zen of the Stete todo his duty. It is what the State has a right to demand, and what ought right willingly to granted. That the officers may know how to maintain peace and the supremacy of the lawe, I append a copy of the 49h section of a “Act to regulate proceedings in Criminal ases.” Given under my hand, at Sacramento city, this 18th day of August, in the year of our Lord thousand one eight hundred and fifty, and of the ii mdence of the United States, the seventy- ¥ Perex H. Boanerr, Governor of California. 49. When there is an unlawful or riotous — with intent to commit o® ts pew. violence to person er property. or to # e the la) 1 the State. ‘the fact is made to wernor, oF to of the Supreme or Dis- trict Court, or to the Sherif of the county, either of y towne . directed to the com- of s division, brigade. regiment, bat- pany, to order his commaad, or any tt thereof, (describing the kind ay mbec of Toop) to appear at atime and place therein apect- fed 4 the civil authorities in suppressing vio- | enforcing the laws. to the In (Prom the Alta Califoro! Our readers will agree wit! a have elapsed since last we had the satisfaction of Pp 2 in 80 favorable a light the aspect of mia- ing aflairs generally throughout California, as at the present moment. By the aid of truthful and comprehensive correspondence from the northern and southern diggings, and no less by the vigilant care and attention of editors in the miuing districts, we can show a state of affairs both in the north and south which will challenge an equal on golden re- cords in eminent cause for congratulation. In our peper this morning may be feund reports of placer news from the coast diggings near our northern boundary, to the most distant mines stretching away to the southward, appearing either in the form of paragraphe clipped from papers published in the interior, only aday or two old, or facts comprised in our regular correspoadence from the various gold washi ashings. On the Trinity, Shaste and Klamath rivers, thousands are rdinary average success, and new diggings are almost daily @ ing. A great many Oregonians are employed in these mines, and we understand that citizens of our sister territory are returning in numbers to Oregon, intending to remove their families, aad settle on the shores of the beautiful Hamboldt Bay. The gold mines of that vicinity are perhaps at the present time fully as rich as the most profit- able deposits in California yet known. Over the coast range we find many thousands industriously digging, scattered over the large ex- tent of country watered by the upper tributaries of the Sacramento. An account of some of the re- cent discoveries in that quarter ie taken from the Sacramente Transcript of Wednreday lately been discovered 0 rei one of these bare about one thoura: The other isalitaken up. Eeoh m py & epace oon fret ay so rich that claims are frequently roid at per foot The avernge yield to each miner per day. t+ Ot least $100, while oceasionelly & mon meets with still greater uccoss. As instance —Just befere our informant left,.he was assured that # miner had wash cup full of gold that mo ‘clock, A Two men the bars. in one rent fty-six pounds of gold, avoirdn ols weight, , digging on the samme bar. saved Iwenty-aix pounds in a da he 4 te foun: bout 160 miles from Marysville They ba some five weeks ago by 6 party in sem of Gol We are also informed . a... Toll, that among the highlands between the South Fork q ary diggings, of own extent, hi They will not be much ve ‘The qvarte rocks abound all through this region and iments lately made by scientific mon widence of its being ve been tested ake P vl. A with gold. Many pieces of t and found to contain from twelve mm! ng among this quarts it to thie city, to be This is highly important placer intelligence, and, although oe Yaffe ieatly eorroborated, is never- theless entitled to much consideration. The Mar ysville Herald, of Saturday, has the following instance of individual Inck — We had the plearure of seeing to. friends, jnst trom the mines, bound ‘ir jes are Brill Churchill, ‘and James A. Wilkins. from eight thourand doUare each man They ray that. a: general thing, the miners are Mi, and that many will do even better than ye done, when the} teyert fairly to work on their lates \ duwdes i Givea by & Gortespondeat of he | Transcript, writ the middie fork of the | Lkvow of one pa! j ten ounces of clean gold. From the same paper we take a few further ex- tracts, showing the state of affuirs in the Sacra- mento Placer, that gold J. Neeley Jobnson, Baq., is of the opinion int thie time bel ‘obtcined on the’ head waters of 'y miles beard reports of ining there, au merous parties of miners with (he tools and provisions, on their way to the cisgings Some of thee parties were going to the Carson river mines for thé second time. having exhausted the supplies they tookon their fret expedition, and returned for mere to take back to the seme place. 4 Mr Bteole, who left this city for Peather river, on the 6th of July. returned last week with two thousend six bundred dollars of the sbining dust — The Sonora Herald counibutes 18 mite at wining m tuck :— intelligence, to ewell the records of Three Frepobmen, working 8 hole with! of this town. took eut three pounds and » hours frw ti pou: rally. im thie r are di well, ee; at the Mormon Gulch here handsome daily yevuras ore made to the industrious. From this accumulated mass of testimony, the inference is easy, that digging was never brisker nor better than at this time. Men prate of “luck.” The only luck discernable in ail this is the success which is sure to follow perseveri: assiduous hard work. That man mustbe singularly uasuc- cessful upen whom fortune would not deign to shed one ray of light, when by dint of protracted labor he craves her blessings Much, it is true, is in ex- rience in seeking gold, but those who labor most learn soonest, and in the end reap the profits of both labor and skill. Table of Distances In California. (From the Stockton Times } The inquiries having often been made of me re- lative to the distance of different points on niver, I send you the following table, made by a careful estuumate from different maps and surveys in my possession, showing the exact locality of the towns and places mentioned. The distance in some cases may be a little more than I have put down, but they are sufficiently near si CS e STEAMBOAT ROUTES IN CALIFORNIA. Miles from Miles from each . 8. Francisco From San Francisco to Alveso... — 40 0 s 63 68 123 to. 2 126 “ Bacramento to Springfield... 17 133 “ Springfield to Frem 2 145 “ Fremont to Batevill % 220 « Buteville to Colusi. 3 243 “ Colusi toTebama. ... 6 an “ Tehama to Batler City. . 234 Ur FEATHER % From San Francisco to Fremont.. — 14s “ Fremont to Nicolau +. 10 155 “ Nicolaus to Plumas. ‘ 161 « 4 166 “ 1 100 “ El Dorado to Eliza. 3 168 “ Eliza to Yuba City. 4 17a “ Yuba @ity to Colum! 1 183 “ Yuba City vie Yuba ri Marysville. . 1 173 ur AQUIN RY CHANNEL. From New York ot the Pacific to mouth ef the Mokel! 89 “ Mokelumne. .......+ 3 92 “ West Channel to Middle Ch'l 8 100 “ Middle Channel to Lone Tree 24 1K “ Lone Treeto Stockton Slough 5 129 Up the Slough to Stockton. s 132 MAIN CHANNEL, From Stockton to Middle U! 149 “Middle Ch’l to Doak’ 152 © Doak’s to San Joaq’ 169 “ B. Joaquin to Belo! 116 “ Beleber's to Tuolamae ri 1“ “ Tuolumne te Grayson. . 191 Up river to Tuolumne Gi 196 From New York ef the Pacific to Doak’s Ferryto East Ch'l, 147 - Length of Middle Channel. . .35—138 - Difference. .....++00 05 Or by Btocktom six mere. Making a difference of. From Stockton to Mok: = Up to Georgina Chan: 40 Through Georgine W 63 coy 9 Pact From San Francisco to Humboldt “ Humboldt to Trinidad Bay.. 22 272 “ Mrinidad Bay to Columbia River. sseesees 378 650 Meteorological. (From the Pecer Imes, Aug 28 ) The following account is prepared from the care- Mr. French, the gentlemanly ful record kept by Sox clerk in the Sacramento post and obliging office, and kindly furnished at our request From June 10ch to June 30th, the mean temperature was as follows :— At 5 o'clock, A.M....64. Atd o'clook, P. M.....77. ra . M....7& 7 ad - 66. 1 to July 23 -— » A.M... 6% At 2o'clook, P. M....03 ....08. *¢@ ¢ Sie . From Jul oF At 6.0% 4 OP het For ten days from August 18 to Atsé o'eloek A. M....61, At2o Means M....83 84 “7 «4 « i vg The geo y heat at any time yet wason the 25th July, at 4 o'clock, P. M., when the thermo. meter stood at 100 deg During two moaths past, we have had « constant prevalence of southeast wind. The only exception on the 18th of August, when a high and cold wind arose from the north- weat, and prevailed throughout the day, Oo the 19%h, the weather was thick and hazy. Coal at San Diego. {From the Valitornis Uourter, Aug. 28.) We yesterday had the pleasure of seeing some specimens of this valuable mineral, and which were brought up from San Diego, in the last steam- er. The specimens resembles that of an anthracite character, although we uaderstand that it has more of the nature of Cannel coal The locality at which it is found, is about twelve miles to the northward of the port of San Diego, and we are informed that the land upon which the veia is situated isin possession of J. D Johas, U. 8. A, A. B. Gray, Exq., and others, and that these gea- Uemen are now making explorations to test the extent and value of the deposit. A small quantity has been tried by the engineer of the steamship California, and is pronounced by him to be of good boa | and to barn well. From what we are able to judge, the specimens are of a most promising character; and we trust that those whose ente! ee has led them to the development of thi ¢ acquisition to the other natural resources of California, may be richly rewarded, by the depo- sit of coal being sufficient in extent to supply the reat and increasing demands for coal upon the ‘acific coast. Nevada City. From the Pisoer Times } This must be a very fast place. Mr. D the firm of Brown, Davis & Co , has bee meking arrangements for the opening of ading room over their store, where they intend to have the latest advices from all parts. We find, also, numerous jobs for merchants, in every line, coming to our office—drug stores, hotels, livery etables, and alithe other concomitant pursuits of a verita- ble city, are represented upon “posters” of every tize and style. These are sure signs of business, and of the good sense of those who are e in ite variows branches. The population of Nevada City is estimated at about 2,000, but there are sup- pored to be four times that number within a circuit of four miles. A tri-weekly line of stages run from Nicolaus through in one day, a distance of fifty miles, connecting with the steamer Dana. We be. lieve our domestic people are but little aware of the importance which the great mining depots of Auburn, Culloma, Georgetown, Placerville, Ne- vada City, and many others are fast assuming. =<“ The Chinese Gathering. [Prom the Celitornia Courter, Sept. 1.) A very ae ceremony took place, yester- day afternoon, on the Piaza. According to previ- ous announcement, the Chinese residents of San Francisco aseembied to receive, through the hands of His Honor, Mayor Geary, Fred’k A. Wood- worth, and Rev. Albert Williama, some works, principally of a religious character, which hed been sent from China for their use, There were per- haps a hundred of the Celesti: it—and we ul presen' bave never seen a finer looking body of men col- lected together in Sam Francisco. In fact, thi portion ef our population pattern, for sobriety, order, and obedience to the laws, not only to our other foreign residents, but to the Americans themecives. The Chinese were dressed in the manner of their country, but — to have taken — pains to rig out to the best advantage on this occasion. They were gathered in a circle upon Se the a ayor and other gentlemen — centre. Mr. Woodworth stated the oie the meeting, which was rendered into Chinese by a native. Mr. Williams then made a few appropriate remarks, which the Celestials appeared to receive with « good deal of eatisfaction—-and then the Mayor put in his oar to good effect A gentleman whom We did nyt Auow, folowed ia some marks ebout the heavenly home to which all who tread . the Beatow wey, ere fast hur » Tow and other mewpbors seemed to parale t intet- reter to renderiuto understandable Chinese, which ad the eflect \o emuse the wide trousers geatie- men mightily. After the speeches were over, Mayor Geary invited all the ‘*China Boys” to take a place in the faneral processioa to-day, which invitation was most graciously New Testament ard tracts were then distributed, with a word of advice to the reci 8 to make use of them as finger- to point way to heaven; and after a reply from tae spokesman of the crowd, which jaaman who “apeakee Ee: ”” ime terpreted thus: ** We like a good deal to have the books, ae shalt ne Sonn i them avery Serena, and very funny,’ y quit separ. |, @pparen' with the idea that the soma barbarians ure nd great friends of Lia Chow, the Emperor of Chi and all aod singular, the flowery kingdoms ro | provinces of that part of creation News from the Isthmus of Panama. (From tne Fename Star, dept. Qu.) The steamer Gea. Warren arrived bere on the I6th, aftera very fair passage from New York. The Gen W. will leave here on the 27th inst. for San Franciseo The British steamer Peru arrived here on yes- terduy morning from Catlao, with over half a mil- ton of miver She brings but few passengers and no news of particular interest. The fine steamer Carolina, Capt. Whiting, sailed hence for San Francisco on pater, . 16, with about 200 passengers and the United States mail. The Columbus sailed on Wednesday, Sept. 18, with the balance of those who were here on their way to California, avd our city is now as clear of strangers as it has been at any time during the present season. About the middle of next week, however, the ere of the Geor, Cherokee and Empire at Chagres, will com- mence arriving ia town, and during their stay here, will again enliven our city. We learn that Rev. Mr C, Greenbenck, of Westchester, N. Y., was acctinmaky shot in as cending the Chagres river, on the 10th inst , by an intimate friend and near neighbor, with whom he was travelling to Culifornia. It seems that the gen- tleman who was so unfortunate as tu kali his friend, had occasion to use some papers which were ina side pocket with his revolver, in removing whic! one of the barrels was accidentally fired, the bal entering the neck of the deceased, and killing him almost instantly. The Echo, of last week, darkly shadows forth something portentous hints at a separation of the Isthmus of Panama from the republic of Gre- nada, and gives us to understand that such a thing ig not oaly easy of accomplishment. but is lly, in contemplation by somebody; and it la) something of a progammne for the condu 5 foreigners in the city, in the event of anything unusual taking place. Now, personally, we have not the experience that common report accords our cotemporary in revolutionizing countries to which we ny not belong; but nevertheless, ‘with the lights now before us,” we feel called upon to take a part by warning gall Americans to whom the subject may be broached, and whose assist- ance may be either directly or indirectly soli- cited, to thnk well and calmly upon the matter, before they lend themselves to the petty intrigues of designing men, whose only patriotism consists in the wish toplace themselves in power, and to wreak, it may be, a spiteful vengeance upan their political opponents, and whose chief motto is, to rule or ruin. We canpot perceive that much good is to result to _ considerable portion of the na- tive, and certainly none to the foreign population this province, ie the attempt of any such move- ment. Intelligence from the South Pacific.. Via Panama, we have received files of £i Correo, pub- lished at Lima, to the 8th ultimo, and of the Valps- raleo Mercantile Reporter to the 28th of August. We translate from our files the following interesting intelligence :— , In the last number of El Corveo, there is s long ar- ticle on the death of General Zachary Taylor, late Pre- sideat of the United 81 ‘the writer praises in an appropriate manner, it qualities of the man as warrior This tribute pele to General Z Taylor, by » man of Spanish origin, by — both, the subject of the notice. and the writer It. 0 the 6th ult., the treaty of friendship, commeroe, ion, between Peru and the United States, Jt Lime, by the steamer Bolivia. This red by the Peruvians as very advan- commerce ri Hers. the celebrated composer and pianist, g8ve, on the 6th ult ,a grapd vocal and instrumental concert. at the principal theatre of Lima. The great artist created quito & fwrere, and was literally buried under hor of bouquets. His success has ry Une of the four steam engines destined to drain the riok mines of Cerro de Pasco, was baptized with the ‘utmost solemnity, om the Slst of August. pel authorities and all the population of were present at this importa: | aoe aad the new steam machine is that of General a. ‘The sth of August, the birthday of the President of the republic. Jebrated at Lima with the SSoiprivcipel elisase: the hoopla: ena the comps ens? pri citizens, peo, 0 a om- gratulated him on the occasion. militia gave him several serenadet, and in the evening the city was bril. lisntly iluminxtea, ena vesaurul bomares were k- died in bis honor, The general cry was, * Long life the conservator of peace and of the constitatioa |” We find in the same paper a curious explenation of the various countrir 4 people of the American eon- It ie as follows ;— United States, the man is free ba t nized. Chill, conten ding sith progress. Argentive Republic. tyrannised Uruguay, defending bis life. Paraguay, looking for # party. some progress. 4 Buenos Ayres contend for their liberty Paraguay looks for an issue. And Brasil makes conspiracies (Prom the Vaiparaiso Reporter, August 28 ) he event ticipated with test anxiety try et nt, is the Presidential n# Of politiciaas upon every other subject are suspended This being the great topic of tbe preas. and of discussion among all classes imterested. but little ean be looked tor watil this contest is decided, which will bein the month of July next, There has been manifested daring the past month, the most satistactory evidences of the ad- Yanoement of the government party. Dost such is the case. none who carefully watched the ever ba ‘Sspect of the political sky — bare observed the throughout election. The active name or making whatever pretension they may of love ef country Very recently there was «sheet published in San- tlago, in which General Fito was nominated as the eandidate for the Presidency. Ocher * of the their antagonists, whose mistaken intestine feuds bave thus early desided On the last of the present month, the ise dtietettnene at it e const! ority,to do eo, will, we are confidently informed, con- yoke the chambers to extra session on the lat of Oc- tober. ‘The law of primogeniture bas been rdjected by # me. jority of 1” Ath votes) This result we anticipated from ite inapplieability to this country tm rerpect both to the extent and character of the territory requiring paseports has been abolished Ke- apecting other measurer which have been referred to by poy time to time nothing has been acted upon verpm “nat. ees crastating (ate beet and imperfect sketch of the ot any, that however uns ttied the condition of other outh Ameries may be, tase @ ates position whic been mi 0 presen ment, will be snmibiiated—no revolution will teke Plece, but that silent, healthfal revolution of time, whore course is marked not by outrage and bloodshed, but by Improvement. and whose ultimatum is the con. solidation of government upow the secure foundations ‘of equal Jretice, and the emane!pation of the country from ey le and abuses of the peat THR MARKRTS. a ‘The business trai ed realised ihe expectations out 90, Aug 2A, 1858. the month has not wmedther in reeyect to sales, mor prices. vpurual length of the coun! drafers frou sides the disposition of the prices Some sales have been i had ¥ j_ the stook of oogvac ip the custom-bouse amou! 50,000 cases ; Td soe aelstal sot ca lal ter eee tone nell t seeks per quintal for ter have been y = ‘lise, and for lead ia bare $6 has been obtained. Coffee—Doliars 10 p quintal, and none in the market. Sugar—Bwall stocks, and prices a shade higher. as per price current. Liquors—Buglish. littie has bee done. Salt; 16 ris. and litde desposition to b: Coule—We bave had several arrivals, bat prices kee; be Dimple ave been effected at $15 VFiour—Am vance has taken place in wheat, of 2 ris. per fencge, bat it is expected the price will lower as econ 8 the roads are in s better condition. There is eo: eny stock of Concepcion flour, and the flour con- tractors are carrying out their medium fixed price in Call Copper— bars lt: Freights are firm at prese1 we have s number of NO ocoasti ht is to be rates To California. to loadin Taloahusno, been paid; to London, £6 128. 64; to Liverp, 104 for A 1 Koglish vessels; foreign flags, 2s 6d leas. ag pe BOC, | emo ; nage en! juring month. 61.700 Bailed. 25.500. men war ¢@i 3 London, 46%. Silver® 7; hard dollars 644 per eent, Our Philadelphia Correspondence. Puravecrnia, Oct. b, 1859. Coroner's Investigation—Aitack on Franklin Engine Com- pany, $o-, He. Coroner Haas has been all the morning engaged in an investigation ef the facts relative tothe death of Mise Anna BR. Nell, from morphine, being administered instead of quinine, w! occurred in Moyamensing on Thursday night. From the evidenoe elicited, and from the confession of Wm. McFadden, the young man whose culpable neglizence occasioned the fatal event, he had been left in charge of tnestore by Dr. Chamberlain, the proprietor, who bad gone to the country to be married more than two weeks previous. He had oniy two months experience in preparing med- icines, amd only registered his name as a student of ed to the Doctor's patients, though not a graduate as yet. McFadden cannot himself account for the the morphine bottle is much smaller than that containing quinime, was entirely diesimiler ia appearance. and kupt in different places in the store. ¢ is terribly moved by the sad event, which has lunged a tamily into the deepest distress’ The young ly was lovely, aimiabl: jomplished, the dar- ling of her family, a ired by circle oftriends She Bhe bad bee: wi only cig! jomplaining for a week cuntracted intermittent fever while The t taeting it herself, th of which were atterwards felt by herseit, but covered nothing wrong about the taste, uot suspecting amistake The physician who wrote the pros guon is ot at ai to blame.as it was written very plainly. The fol- lowing is the verdict rendered by the Coroner's jury : “That the said Anna Rebecca Nell came to her deat! on Friday morning. October 4th, 180, trom = powerfal Gore of morph: repared William MoPedden. who had instead of quinine. by been left in Gey of the ‘uation isconduct. the torch light procession of last evening, on the return of the several ai mishes being Pp attacked with stones sud other m: eral persons were hurt, but none very seriou: A carpenter shop near Rittembouse os re wae burned last night, beionging to Robert Brown, and two boye were arrested. acoused of setting it om fire, but yond could be proved against them and they were Aldermen letcher bas, for some time, been inves of horrid brutality int oy 8 Oauelan: others, upon. the person hen gitl but Gve years ofage. The child was taken trom the family of Causiand, where she had been pat board by the guardians the poor. Sho was th: black and blue, trom head to foot. from the effects beatings infiteted, andro diseased as tobe oo ‘The evidence shows that she was ster mm she complaived for want ef bread. 1» whenever the eat anything given to herby neighbors. She wastied up by the hands, ond other groseer a ina og > — oud Aithy te peal Bot 2 mm in the wi features of the affair, wie - bed Major Joves is engaged gation of the agai r Passing notes of the Lancaster Haak, altered by the Spastatic process. for the purpose of ascertaining whe AD the pelition par hold meetings pol parties are to hold m to night; nibusses music laden, are agog in ever ent brassy soa! to kee and dinning the popular ear the de veorle alive (> the tmportance of the fac ar that election Beer The Liberty Party Convention, NOMINATION OF A WHITE MAN F TAK PRESIDENCY AMD A BLACK MAM FOR THR VICE-PRESIVENCY OF THE UNITED STAIRS Osweoo. N. ¥., Oot. 3. 1956. EVENING SBSSION. ‘The hall ia which ¢he Convention met during the Gay proved to be an incon jnted to procures more acceptable t the committee reported that Place At @ late the pastor and trusteceof the Methodist Church had proffered their house, on oo) tion would pay the sexton for hir jusion of the proceedings. = event: rouble wt the oon ‘The offer was accepted 6, the Convention assembled in the mation ofsbolitioni«sm But altho thus squinted towards aa approv: Dave not yet fully endorsed him op eight of the resciutions the Conveation edjeurned tor the evening; firrt, ewer, listening to a liberty song, by three of tho Hutehiason famliy. SFOO Monmime The Convention this mornit of th lowing which, juaber of converse tional addrerees or pointed im various ter: party. and were interepertea with slaves, &o. Ata quarter before Convention proce to the consideration of the re- maining resolutions The Convention suspended the discussion of the resolutions at twel and ed to ballot for candidates for the of the United Bates. There was one ballot regularly cast; apem which wae written— For P Lv R omen voted as weil as the men Mr. Smith declined the nomination, bat. after debate, the Convention refused to receive the decli tion. and Mr. Smith wae declared the candidate the Preside: bere to nominate © candidate for the Vice Eecsice Dusters cenitah of, Wisconsin Samuel Ward. (black) of Boston. ent, James H Collins, of Michigan. Boardman . Of Massachusetts wee mated as the candidate of the lib office of Vieo President of the Uni The last business war the appointing of Central Committee This committee con: of the toliowts named persons :—Jobn Thomas Themas@ Whive, aa: R. Johoaon, of Syracuse Geo W. Jobson, radburn. and Samuel R. Ward, of arte, of Obio; Jes, i. , by Bamact ET venealetion by Cireutt Court. In consequence of Judge MeVoun holding 5 8 rook! Jodge being in at- the © orgamised this sd wage sige of the ather dle. named ‘udge or a judge trie ‘would be io svteedanee pecertiagy, a as: onlenéar was made out. ibe atment is me Fegrotied by the bar and suiters Ovwrt,