The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1851, Page 1

SS I WHOLE NO. 6712. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1851. “ARRIVAL or THE EMPIRE CITY AND GEORGIA, WITH OVER A MILLION OF GOLD DUST. al News from California, &e., &e., &e. Addition The steamship Empire City, Capt. J. D. Wilson, from Chagres, I’eb. 25, via Kingston, Jam., March 1, arrived at this port yesterday morning. She left New York, Feb. 13, at 34 o'clock, and arrived at Chagres on the 22d, at midnight. With $750,000 in gold and 160 passengers, she left Chagres at 9P. M., 25th, and arrived at Kingston, at 5 P. M., 28th, and left Kingston, March 1, at 11 A.M, On Friday, Feb. 21, lost overboard L. Viel, from Havre, a coal passer employed on board, who fell forward under the whee!,and was probably in- stantly killed. Any further information, and his effects, can be obtained at the office of S. B. Stone, 10 Battery place. On Tuesday, March 7, died, Johann Lockner, a German laborer, from the neigh- borhood of Ene, Pa. His effects were taken in charge by Theo. Hirt, of Erie, Pa., for delivery to Lis friends. The U. S. Mail steamship Georgia, Capt. Porter, arrived last evening, with the Pacific mails and 240 paseengers. The G. left Chagres on the 25th, ‘with 320 passengers and $500,000 on freight. She transferred 210 passengers at Havana for New Or- deans. The first rails on the Panama Railroad were laid Feb. 24th; a locomotive and tender were lauded by the Port Admiral, Walford, on Washington’s birthday. Most of the laborers on the railroad had been down with the fever. Most of them were convalescent. . There were but few passengers on the Isthmus. Health tolerably good. On the 26th February, passed the steamer New Mexico, about 300 miles from Chagres, bound to that port. The Georgia left Havana on the evening of the Sd, and has encountered heavy weather during her whole passage. Died, March 6, of consumption, Ira T. Alexander, aged 16, a passenger on board the Georgia. Several sailing vessels were down on the Pacific side, with passengers, and a few passengers crossed by the Nicaragua route. By reports of these pas- Sengers, the emigration towards home had ceased ‘this season, and the miners were about starting to the mines to commence their labors. Business was not so brisk in San Francisco, and prices had fallen. Our thanks ere due to Mr W. H. Stone, the obliging purser of the Empire City; to Mr. Geo. E. Fairchild, the equally obliging purser of the Georgia; to Mr. M. D. Boruck, the special messen- ger of Gregory & Co., for the latest papers and news from the Pacific and the West Indies. Mr. B. has been absent about six months from thig city. We are also indebted to Palmer & Co. express, and Mr. Wm. Whitney, the mail agent. Subjoined are the names ot ‘TIM PASSENGERS BY THE EMPIRE CITY. lady, two children, and serv Ward a Seow Baty Beara cand aur eat cru . a . T King, © J hd ali HO Bills, ot JP Tilton, n't FA © Canterbu: Me . i Bi MF oes Pare: A Kenéali,J T Me A Lewis Est P ia | W Culver, «8 P Decker, B Whitoom eauey, 1 Ci i Chandler, J kaatman, R Hai <y, TMinct, PF Phillipa, G HV, Macciaon, B Bar Galt, WM Copeland, J Connor, HY cj dD W Whittl. a a jorrit m matropg, rom, me Kil ohm Fishe Jo» Farris, Jo! 8 Sale) 7 Carter, red Mason, Wie! W Kanace; J tacks, from Jamaie The following ere the names of the PASSENGKES BY THE STEAMKR GEORGIA. Jar Gordon ett, Jady and two servanty FD Drum. mond, J A Br , » OW vi x" b a gk 4 ries e c TL Start: . rshaw, F Leabour, Dr Uhillips, x wis we aa i Li seein F Gayton, Got © Wil» U Rueell. GW b el, MD les, J B Nerson, 5B hipley 3 Dora je, br Whiting, 7 Il Knower & mr u 3 ¢, ar Pomeray, © @ ‘eboras, S De A. Hollingworth, J oper, J Bowicis, 9 Fitspa sick, OF dine, Mr Averi nay and t we . W H divvens, Dr Devereas, Mt Howard, Mrs amd M: @nd two children, M Lemoriere Jf I t Annexed is the SPECIE LIST OF THE FMPIRE CITY. A Vanvetkenburgh $8000 Turnbull, Dale & ++ 156.000 | 81 ssece Co... + 6,700 1,108 few 20 Drew, Roving: 80 ©o... . 5.000 OK Sait . + (1,000 | Grinnell, M 17.000 | 1495 2000 3.420 . 2720 T. flonry & Co... 6500 | J Bertrem doiem loo00 | Jno.Faleoner &09 3.600 | 26 Moos & Frieden- | PB. Goldet © 2000 — burgh.... eo 6.040 Seleey, Smith & Peter Kdes...... 7,000 | Rieiey . ++ 4000 P iT Paska 1600 | Schloss Bros 4250 & Sta @. B. Upton, Bor. oo tae tom. ..ssees 9,000 #890 ".1, Taylor.... 3.000 4,366 Brown Bros & Oo. 41600 Beber, Ludlow& Co 91.600 8.072 | Backus, Di 2.880 ALR. Bno. + 11000 | Philadetphia 2018 | CH G, CBepin, Cornteg & Co.. 10,600 | Boston .. e066 4500 FA. Brugio Lev | B. Peet 4000 Gordon & 10 000 | How! Harbeok & O 2,000 | o walls. esses 43.008 J. Bangher Fal foward Sonk Co., More ..ess Oren sees 8600 T Bloomiugdals.. 2.292 J Little Pitted'rgh 8556 Lehmater Bror 4.000 IT. Senger..... 6000 Minot & Hoope: JM Forbes Boston 2000 — Morton... 19 600 L, Haas: $487 N Reggio, Bortom, 10,000 MH. Simp: Reed, Wade Co, | Go, Bortom.... 6,009 _ Boston... ...., 4,500 L. Lengfeld. 2,600 wonk Hitch. RU Wright& Co, tpeeeeee S180) Baltimore..... 1641 Parrott, @ Austin, Boston, 6000 Boston.....+. 7,000 W, Piatt & Sons onven Philadelphia,.. 20912 BRB ACO... 9591 Adeisdorter & B.A. Messseaes 1000 Newstadter..., 3.700 Aunexed is the SPRCIE LIST OF THR Gronats 0 Roverts. $1970 Chambers & Heiser. $7,200 MM: 0. Roberts 7.200 Meyer. Helbing &Jo. 3.600 John DeWitt 8, bio] | justifie ik | oxyde of iron, stro | scale <¥ Intelligence from the Mining Regions. THE RICHEST SVECL ("rom the Pacific N Yesterday, we saw in possession of Deputy Sheriff Powers, the richest and most wonderful specimen of gold quartz that has yet been dia- covered in California. The quartz was some two inches thick, over half a foot in length, and as much in breadth. Large grains of pure gold covered it, while onone side acrystal formauoa, which seemed to ooze from the quartz, presente the main feature of the specimen. At first sight, one would suppose that it was a work of art, i stead of that of nature, the crystal portion of it twining round and taking root in the rock, and then putting out in most perfect and beautiful spires aud points of nearly an inch in leagth, with an even- ness, raglan ot shape, and so perfectly trans- rent, that the beholder would d his senses in ing told that it was taken, just ag it is, from the bowels of ‘mother earth.” The crystal, ia its points, resembles the finest work of cut glass, equally, if not more so, as brilliant and clear, an contains gold seemingly in a liquid state, while at the base, or the roots, it is not so clear, being of thick whitish color, but rich in its combiaation. This remarkable specimen was found in the Mari. pore mines, and is said to be of immense value. ‘e obtained but a passing glance of this mineral production, as it was exhibited to a large crowd in the street, but we shall endeavor to Jearn more of. it, and give to our readers further particulars. NEW DRY DIGGINGS [From the Sacramento Index. By a letter received from ** Murderer’s Bar,” we learn that within a few days very good diggings have been found in the ravines between the No: and Middle Forks, at and near a place called Bakerstown, which. is about three miles from “Birds.” ‘The ravines called “Brush,” Mad Canon, and Grizzly Canon, are veing worked with great success. Heretofore there has been so much water in these gulches, that miners could not dy toany depth. Our correspondent states that the gold taken out is uncommonly coarse; lumps weighing as high as $400 have been found, and many as high as $50. The average of those at work in these ravines is at least $10. There has little enow fallen here this season, and that dis- ared almost immediately. The snow above will furnish euflicient water for these ravines to be worked until late in the summer. The facilities for reaching these mines are good, and all sorts of provisions are far cheaper there than last season. NEW QUARTZ VEIN (From the Pacific News.) We have just been shown a great number of specimens from the gold-bearing quartz, about two hundred miles northeast of Los Angele The vein 18 described as being of great extent, and from the specimens we have seen, is extremely rich. The road is opm leading frem Los Angeles to the vein, which is situaied et » piace called Salt Spring. It will be recollected that this new discovery of the gold-bearing quartz has before been simply an- nounced as being made by KR M. Lamb, (since d,) and J. R. Dai ‘he specimens brought city are at the Union Hotel, and in the pos- session of J. Youtz and W. M. Foster, directors of the company which is now working the mines. From the specimens which we have seen, and the representations which the directors have made us, we are satisfied that this vein is equal, if not supe- rior, to any hitherto discovered in the State. Truly Be ping operations have but just commenced in i Boba the Sscramento Transoript.] Maj. Downie, of Dowuieville, took out, the other day, @ piece of gold worth $1,600 The News says that within the last five weeks, Maj. D. nas taken out of the same hole between five and six thousand dellars, and then abandoned his claim to two men who had been at work for him. ANOTHER LARGE LUMP. [From the Public Balance. We saw, wpa a mass gold-bearing quartz, from neighborhood of Carson’s Creek, which weighed nine pounds avoirdupoia, and con- Sine twenty-five ounces of gold, worth about TUNNELLING TRE MINES. [From the Marysville Herald.) A new system of mining is becoming very popu- lar here, and itis thought the same will emi- nently seful. Ireterto tunnelling. For par- ticulars | refer — to the following description of what is called the “ Gold Tunnel,” which was the first <prergtiog of the kind here. It was given by Mr. W. A. Fitzpatrick, who owns a large part of the same, and who has managed the operatioa. He says, in answer to my inquiries, that:—Some three months since, Messrs. Barker & Co. com- menced working in a ravine just below the “* Roger Williams’ ” spring, ia Nev: and on the bank of Deer Creek. bo found gold near the surface, but which, instead of repo: on the soft or rotten ranite, as other depo: in this vicinity generally io, the lead descended into the mountain side, be- coming ticher and more extended the deeper the shaft was eunk. The company finally concluded to cominence lower down ia the ravine, and drift or tunnel in, ard thas strike the lead from that direc- tion. The company not being acquainted with such operations, Mr. Fitzpatrick undertook to do the sume for a share init. He commenced the tunnel! some two hundred feet below the shaft first sunk, and hes run the same into the vein. [i has been a reat undertaking, but so far emineatly successful. (he tunnel is nearly six feet high by three wide, and is safely timbered upand planked overhead, an has a railway and car to take the earth and ore out with. The matnx ot the gold is a ferraginous quartz much broken and crushed by some movement of large rocks, as is evident from the steekea sides undant in the tunnel. The g avounds in aqueous clay, and in solid meces of broken quartz, which will have to be crushed by machinery or manual labor previous to wavhing out. Earth teken promiscuously from the vein or lead, without selection, yields from two to thirty dollars to a pan- ful. When the vein or lead was first struck, it yielded but from ten to twenty cents to the pan, and ‘was but a few inches in thickness; now itis from two to four feet thick. The dip of the vein is inan astern course ; it crops eut on the side of the hill to the south. Veins of quartz containing gold have been found in different places, ae also detached pieces of quartz, very rich, but none of them could worked without a large outlay of capital, being generally too far fre ater, und doubtful as to the yield of the same when worked. The granite ia the “Gold Tunnei” claims is much softer thaa common, which makes it more difficult to timber, but easier to work 1 have been thus particular in describing the “ Gold Tunnel,” from the fact that itis the only metallic vein worked in this section of the covatry, all other leads being found in gra- vel reposing on granite, at all depths to one hun- dred feet. “ Coyota Diggings” are thoee where a shaft has been sunk, and then drifting done in different direo- tions, and bas generally been very successful. The amonnt of earth thrown up in the ravines of washing ts very great, and perhaps | should be in saying that the same, washed out, would amount to more than $2,000,000 Many of our best informed citizens say that, next ear, mining will be more successful here than it ve been the past ecason. Fe ‘The black sand, as it ia called, is principally ly magnetic. Several chemist who have examined the sand, suppose that a p: tio 4 oxydated gold, d that but a emall portion of the precious metal is visible tothe naked eye. "The Pacific Mining Company lay claim toa large portion ef the beach, and have erected there log cabine, and laid in a large store of provisions, pre- paratory to working the blufis on an extensive They have a large number of laborers on the ground, end have employed a chemist to ex- tract the gold from the sand, and are sanguine in the belief that their enterprise will yield them a handsome per centage. If the sand yield anything like the quentity of gold which has been repre- sented, we canaot doubt the ultimate success of the company, if their affairs are managed prudent ly. But for individuals, single handed, we have no word of encouragement. The expense of reaching the Gold Biufls is nearly or quite one hundred dol- Jare, and the cost of getting provisions there about fifty cents per pound. Even enppose the success in getting lerge quantities of the so called black send, without some economical method of seyar- ating the gold, it will be valueless. We saw men in the vicinity of the bluffs who had expended ail their means in reaching there, and are now unable to return The schooner Capacity, with 149 passengers, ar- rived at Trinidad ou the 28th January, and pro- ceeded next dey to the Gold a to lapd her meseraera. The steamer Sea Gull touched at tinidad on the 30th, left a few p.esengers, and continued on her trip to Oregon. The steamer Goliah wes going iuto Trinidad, as the Chesapeake left, on the afternoon of the 30:h THE MINERS’ PILES [From the San Jose Argus] A gentleman who recently arrived from Tuo- | lumne county, eays that very large arnonate of dirt have been thrown up oat of the bed of ravines by the industrious minere, who ery in most cases atill at their cleime throvghout the mining region, pa- | tiently waiting for water Whole districts of ecuntry ere in che same condition, and on the eum- mit of every pile of the precious heap etanda a flag floating over it, and attached to the Hag ws a strip | of Peper bearing the owner’s name. ‘Oh come the blessed rain to water the thirsty land,” may the watching miner, well exclaim, ‘that it may be frais and bring forth”? to reward the labor of Ope. | Miscellaneous Matters. BRIDGING TH® AMERICAN RIVER AT SACRAMENTO. From the San Jose Argus } Doctor Robinson, in some remarks in the Assem- bly, yesterday, showed very plainly the necessity of a bridge across this streain, near its month. From our own knowledge on this subject, which extends to the summer of 1849, nothing appears more clearly just and for the interests of that com- munity, than for the legislature to authorize the construction of a bridge over the American River. The whcle mining country which is tributary to Sacramento City, or nearly all of it, feels the want of an enterprise of this kind. @ SQUATTING IN CALIFORNIA. [From the Pacific News. Feb 1.) The recent decision made by the Supreme Court in relation to land tities derived from Alcalde grants, bas created considerable excitement in a portion of the community. A number of persons taking advantage of that decision, have squatted upon un- oceupied grounds in diflerent parts of the city, and rely upon the power of the law to protect them. Others have armed themselves, and are ready to give battle, rather than they should relinquish their claims. Many who considered their fortunes made, among the speculators, are seeing their fancied wealth pass away like the ‘baseless fabric of a vision” How the matter will be finally ad- justed, we cannot surmise. A PEACE MOVEMENT. [From the San Jose Argus. } We were gratified to learn last evening, that Governor McDougal had issued his proclamation, calling upon the Shenff of Mariposa county for one hundred men to aid in arresting the further pro- gress of Indian hostilities in that county. Prompt measures like these, followed up by the prudent counsels of the commissioners, united by substan- tial persons, which Los ave to offer in the way of presenis, will be likely to reeult in a speedy and perma: <i\\ peace with these belligerent tribes of eastern Cai:fornia. A LARGE PRICE FOR LIQUOR. [From the Placer Times } During last winter the roads were in such a con- ¢ition thit no provisions or liquors could be packed to the diggings upon the extreme North Fork of the Yuba River, but in March a five gallon keg of brandy arrived to Cary oy the eyes of those who bad Noag ae “te bad water for sche er four months. Instead of perm to be retaile: however, one individual who ‘bad been very suc- cessful, swore he would give his friends one grand tr and actually paid two hundred and fifty dol- lars per gallon forthe whole cask. Of course a merry time followed, and very little digging was done for a day or two. FORMING CLOUD. (From the San Jose Argus.) All the phenomena of nature in the Santa Clara valley are ex.remely simple and beautiful. Our readers will remember the remarks we have made on former occasions, touching the springs, vegeta- tion, animals, &c , of this region. As we write, at mid-day, a forming cloud 1s slowly creeping across the sides of the Contra Costa, and han; with its fleecy folds over the ravines i: It ia the result of the cold breath of ¢ the mountain heights, meeting the warm ascending currents of air from the valley below, and condens- ing at the dew point; and no sooner does either stratum of cold or warm air preponderate in any case, than the white spectre of cloud melts away like the “‘baseless fabric of a vision,” or the empty phantoms of the land of dreams. MURDER IN COLD uLOOD. {From the Placer snes On 3ist Dec. last, a most cold blooded murder was perpetrated on N. Fork of the American river. The circumstances were as follow:—Three gentle- men of th respectability were associated in claim, at place above mentioned, and havi dise greed, it was determined that Mr. Cornwi Hector should leave; they accordingly divided their gold and provisions, and Mr. Hector departed. Some time afterwards he returned, with a small bundle in one hand and his rifle in the other. On at the door, he addressed Mr. Alfred Mc- , (with whom be had differed,) iu rather an y tone. Mr. McPherson responded in a stvle equally angry, when Mr. Hector deliberately drew his nfle and shot Mr. MeP. through the heart. Mr. Wenton, their associate, fearing he would share the same fate fled, and after walking 13 miles, to the nearest place, was joined by seven others, who returned to take summary vengeance, under the jurisdiction of Judge Lynch, but the rourder’r Was mon est inventus Mr. Fenton now fiers $100 for bis apprehension. Mr. Hector was an Englishmen, last from New Zealand, highly educated and reared to the legal professioa. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETA. gm the California Courier, Feb. 1.) The New York Herald finds some discrepancy in the quotations of the markets, between our reports of Octoberand those of the Alta California, and instances drugs, brown sheetings, and hardware. The Hera/d is informed that there may be a difler- ence of price in an assortment of hardware and droge, within twelve hours, of fifty per cent, in this market. r instance, we have kaown quinine to be sold at seven or eight dollars an ounce one day, and the aext day to be bought up oa speculation to be returned to ‘the States.” Hardware, brown sheetings, and drugs, are mighty uncertain articles in San Francisco. The fact is, it is almost as hard to keep the run of goods in eo fluctuating a market as that 0° San Francisco, na it waa forthe Irishman to count ‘he pig which “ kept running about o tha he coulda’t count him at ali, at all.’” SIPPING IN OUR HARDOR. [From the California Courier, Peb.1 } We compile the toilowing from the Prices Cur- rontand the Shipping List, showing the amount of shipping in our hurbor on the 20th inst., which is much beyond our tormer estimates :— her: OTHER FORRICN VRRERE Bhi tevececeese 20 Briga... Barks... 23 Behooners,..... TOU. voce soresesseees ernie —Makirg the total number of sailing craft in our harbor 554, besides an innumerable fleet of small craft employed in the coasting and inland trade. The number of occan steamers engaged in trade between thie and other ports is 18, some of which are of a large tonnage. The number of steamers engaged in the river and bay trade, from this port. is 18, with five others repairing and building "The number engaged in the rv mento is nine, making in ell a steam marine of forty-five, which in a short time will be increased to hfty. Thia shows an increase within two years past thet isas much a matter of astonishment as the growth of our city, and in fact it compares fa- vorably with most of our Atlantic ports. WEALTH REPORT [Prom the Alta Oslifornia } We received last evening from San Joré, the re- port of lr. Rogers, health officer of this port. [tis an interesting document, but we have only room for a slight notice of its contents. The resident physician's report gives the whole number of com- mutation patienis admitted to the State Marine Hospital ag 1,054; poy patients, 146 Total, 1,200, Discharged cured, 912; remoining Dee. 7, I deed, 149. Of the latter number 32 died ofdiarrhaa, 26 of dysentery, 16 of typhus fever, it of scurvy. These stati 7th to December 7th. The annual report of the board of health shows the whole re as follows :— Amount of commutation money, $56,750 £0; from my. patients, $12,722 64; other means, $1,161 12 ‘otal, $70,664 26. Expendi-+ $70,501 06, leaving a balance on hand of $163 20. So it seeme that there is one branch of cur public inetitutions which haa paid ite way, aad is not bankrupt. Adah ackbah ! Marriages and Deaths In California, MARRIED 00, Javnary 18th, by the Rey. A. Wit- les F. Van Antwerp to Mies Anna Drighton In Sen Francisco, January 20th, by the Rev, Wm Taylor, Mr. Clement Page to Mra Sarah Knos In Sactamento City, January Sth. by Rer George It Atkinson, Gustavus Harrison. U8 N., to Miss Mineepa ©., daughter of 8. W. Mons, Raq , of Oregon pIRD. Tn Ban Francirco. January Lith, 0. Canstanthe, En. lend, aged 20 scurvy; 16th. Thomas Jones, England; 10th, John Turner, Penn 26 dysentery, Patrick W Lee, Ireland, 28, rheumatism the heart; 2th. P Hicks, New York, %, consumption, 2iet, Mrs. Al bright In Fan Jore Janusry 2th, Captain Marian Stern, late of Galveston, Texas aged td. At the residence of Wm. nee. near Ban Joss.on December 15. 1890, after an iliness of nearly five months, Matthew Roche M PD , eged 27 years. Themes MeLevebiin war executed at Cumbort M4, om the Tth inst. for the murder of his wife. T pe rites were frcm Brooklyn, New York. r trade above Sacra: | es ere for seven months, from May | pts to be | ry Late from Ore; From the Alta California. Feb.1) _ Dy the arrival of the steamship Oregon this mora- ing, from Columbia river, we have received files of the Spectator to as late a date as the 16.h, and the Orcgomian of the 25th of January ‘The coldest day for the previous month had been, at that place, 23 degrees—the warmest 57 degrees. Oregon lies to the north of 45 degreeanorth lautude. The Spectator speaks alm rapturously of the prospects of Oregon. It says, ** the people here are gaining confidence mn themselves, and increased se- curity is felt in she capacity of the country to rank, at no distant day, with the great business States east of the mountains. Businees murte are spring- ing up all along our great water courses. A murder had been committed near the town of Salem, Jan. 7, on the person of Wiiliam Hamilton, who was chot while riding on horseback along the public highway. Suspicion resting upon ‘m. Kendall, who is said to have previously threatened to take Hemilton’s life, he was arrested and bound over for trial. A batteau, decked over, and loaded with wheat, was lost in the whiripools of the narrows at Rock Island, Jan. 13, with her whole crew, five in num- ber. Their names were S. M. Morris, of Lafayette —leaves a wife and four or five children; Geo. R. Ritchey—has n family in Missouri; James Brown- erand Aibert P Duncan—were also from Missou- ti; they were all three late immigrants. Wilson father, we understand, re- ‘There were, when boat landed above the island, some fourteen passengers, besides the crew, on board, who, for- tunately, left the boat and went down by land to Oregon City. The merchants were about holding a meeting for the purpose of coneulting relative to shipping goods direct from Califorria to that place. The Ore, pain ot the 25.h ult., says jar; somewhat injured. Dur steamer Gold Hunter was battlin ite outeide, against feartul odds. The Gol: wed berself equal to emergency in and can therefore be considered as and speedy mode of conveyance bet California. The Gold Hunter had to lay off the mouth of the Columbia some eighteen hours. She expe- rienced heavy weather on her upward trip. Capt. Hali took her safely over the bar without a pilot, during & severe gale. Ji weary iby a Roberts, Jus- At Nesqually, 0 , Jan’ by Geo. B. Roberts, ice of the Peace Mr. Tuomas Cuamurns, Jr., to Miss America McAtusren. DIED, In Oregon City, January 12, of hetoplesia, Gro. V. Cnossiar, formerly of Lacon, Marshail county, Ill, where his wife and one child now reside. At Astoria, December 26, Tixonone Henry, only son of Theodore J. and Elizabeth Eckerson, aged? months end ld days. MARKETS. Portiany, Onecox, Jan 11.—Building Materials — none demanded; lumber, per M, $508 $60; . $10: nails, $7 ® $10 per ki window $3.0 $4 per box; sash, 30 # 400. per light. Cundies perm, 60 a 70c. per lb; adamantine, 500 60 , tal- low, 25 8 80c. Cigars—Manille, M, $26 0 $40 ; Ha- vans, & $60. Corda: one in market.’ Dry a BS per yard, $15 m here and & $17; 4-4 bro. sheet- ing, 15 20c,; do. bleached do,, 15 0 200 ; 7-8 drills, 16 prints, 15 a lo ; red flannel. 60 a O0e.; blankets F pair, $60 $10; tickings, 200.; cloth caps per dos., 12 8 $15; boots heary. do, 936 « 48; do, fine do , $48 a $60; brogans jo, s he rugs an jedicines — None’ wanted. Groceries—Brown suger, 16 a 20e.; }, vinegar, 8 20c.; dried apples, wader, 60m 600 ; lend, 15 uors: fresh, per I! out of senso: One Month Later from the Southern Pacific. (From the Paname Star, oe Ww je files of Valparaiso inclusive. We find in thoir vy. The tuber, copper bolts, and cordage, domestic manufactui 12th, a fire broke out in « frame bail at Talcabuana belenging to the American Uonsul it or two other buildings were also destroyed, otal loss was reckoped at $70,000. Chile for the year 1950, are Mineral productions, $8,115,000, agricultural productions, $3,200,000 — total, $11,515 000. ‘Up the 24th, there war quite « fleet of vessels in the harbor of Valparaiso, vix:—British shi; Deedalur, Daphne, and steamer Driver; the frigate Raritan; and the Chilian frigate C! brig Meteoro, snd brigantine Jauequeo, The American sloop of war ornnes sailed for Coquimbo on the 16th, The Britieh frigate Portland was expected Sbout the Ist inet. to relieve the A 16 871 dollars ‘The Chilian Congress had been in extra session, and adjourned on the lth. Among its acts was the adop tion of «law regarding the establiebment of steam communication with the ports south of Valparaiso. It ip im these words:—" The Prerident is powered to grant, for the term of Cares years, a subsidy ot $56 000 annually to the line of ateamers which ertablish ae regular monthly com municaticn between Vaiperaico and the south, employing steamers of not lees than three hundred tons. and of speed not less than eight to ten miles an hour,’ A Dill was also pasted authorising a loan of $600,000, for the immediat im pletion of the public stores. ‘The ooarting tre which afford a communication be of Ubile wud other countries. Th dalso to rteamors engegedin commer siers of the repabise T internal debt of republic is $1.450.225 A new colaage law bas boeu adopted, which. as being a matter of Inte to Our merchants, as well as to tent reade ate of the reia- Ine of gold oom for, as we find it in the Mer Art 1. Three o ttandard ef pine-t epectively— Condor double ‘The Cendor to weigh chr d Give 100 1000 grains, &r¢ to correspond in value wit iver dollars The doubloon to weigh ene hundred and fi'ty two 770-1000 grains, end to correrpond in value with five iver dellare. Phe escudo to weigh eixty-one 108-1000 grains, and Toe custom boure receipts at Valparaiso, forthe | - ‘ear just past, show an inerease over those of 1819, of grants t ¢ Keparter e, to be denominated re- doblon) and Kecut ntbe flee namely $1000 grains, a or centr, & p two hundred and fifty 684 lv « cents, with one hunared 1661000 ith fifty 78 1000 erat cents with twenty. tive 0% 1000 gral 3d, establishes two claares of copper cotmage to be termed cents and halt cents, te Le composed of pure copper, without eirevlation of the different cle of money. the amount of sliver or copper which shail be o dered ae legel tender, me time age, stated the prop ver, sccording to the mint reg yree in Chile, as being one to I 4 at the value of sixteen hard dollers. By the new bill the proportion b 2 gold and sliver be as one to 16 conr ntly the dollar will be xnctly equivalent tothe five franc plece of France. both in wright 55 grammes and im quality. 0 0. The inconvenivn currency bae been #0 long kno: ment is upnecertery, end we hope tha’ shortly be numbered amongrt the ° The following is a list ot vessels fold at at auction, between the Sih and 20th January, ao the prices paid for them: — ” tione hitherto in the doubioon being ¥ American hark Yeoman... . ee ees $9000 “ Henrietts Newell... vee 8000 “ schooner Louisiana ‘ 4545 Chilian brig Paqurte de In Ser eee 2825 . Margarita Adeiaide. . weer bed American pilot boat Lambert Suydam... . i chip Roger Bherman.. .... ‘ On the 11th instant. thirty two persone, the ote of the sbip Alited, 107) tone, arrived at Taloaauana tn the thip’slawoch Th ofthe Altred was conl which ignited, and after burning three days, caured the ent traction of the versel This occurred only about two miles from the island of Quiriquans, | at th «ot the harbor © understand that a» stesm Jong from the United 8 1 to be built, for the purpore port and COPLAPO RATLROAD This pudiic improvement is making very antiafactory progress, Several ship loads of trom have artt it Celerra About four wiles ef th track have be ay. ‘The Gret ship lead of timber from the seath- provinces of thie country had strived at Caldera, A recond, from Ubtive, was expected to folluw Tery soon. SANTI-@O RAILROAD jor this new railroad has sire propeller tnt where tho bas be ef running bi = been encountered copraro The rom totel of silver export uring the yene just clomd. haw a marks Of silver, valued at $3) from Coplapo, ated to 267 048 490. The produce has been thrown open to lines of | id are to be colaed, of the | | from other sections of the cowatry, imported during | the emme period, was $536 608, PERU. The election of President han terminated in favor of Echeflique Out of 3499 electoral votes, 2485 were east for him, 528 for Elias, 258 for Vivanco. fer San Roman, and a few catering. Some provinoes remain | to be heard from; but the result ts considered cortain, Congress is to meet on the 2th of March. Elias is om good terms with his ruccerstul competitor, BOLIVIA. Beleu wi t La Pas A decree banished all Buenos Ayreans who were not married to Bolivian/temales, or were federalists, One or two partial Ineurrections had cocurred, Cer Nicareguan Correspondence, San Juan pe Nicanacva, Feb, 19, 1851. Arrival of His Mojesty the Mosquito King—His Recep- tion—The Protector—The Markets, §'c , $c Some one said once, “What is majesty, stripped of ite externale, but a jest?” Here, with all its externaln, and “means to boot,’ it is a sorry one. His Majesty the King of Mosquito arrived at this port, under a salute of one gun from H. B, M. schooner Bermuda, on the «vening of the 15 In the morning the vessel ‘was dressed with sigual flags, and he proceeded ashore, after receiving a royal salute. The English authorities make much of his highness, (he is five feet five,) and although he may not be “every inch a king,” he is @ very inteliigent and amiable youth, of eome nineteen or twenty years of age, I could not help but notice how much out of his element he seemed, strapped down in the dress of an English midshipman. He is underthe spi: itual instruction of the Rev, Mr. Phieffer ® Moravian divine from Bluefields, Mr. Coates, his commissioner, also accompanies him. Those whohave continued acquaintance with the king, speak highly of his character, and give bim credit for considerable histori nd general information. I state these as there is an erroneous impression of him in u ats Affairs remain unchanged here. politically, al- though, I am intormed that the which ¢ ‘arrived to-day (being five di eted to bring news of some change rela- 0 rotection.”” Ay! such protection as vultures give tolambs, Covering and devouring.”® tance. rived within as m: The rovouner Cain! the 27th January, was wrecked at the entrance of this harbor, yesterday. Her cargo will be raved in @ damaged state; the vessel has bilged, and will be total lors. The Enterprise aud Morning Star hi both been heard from, one at Nassau, N. P., the other at Key Weat. The health of San Juap is anything but good—low fevers prevail, and the relapse is frequent hese dis- eases are not pent, resembling the fever and ague news from the interior is unim- ®hould the steamer bring any n Our Rio Janciro Corresponcence, (Extract of a baa 2 Capt. Molntosh, of the frigate Unite States Pricare Conaness, ) J no, December 26,1850. § Abolition of Flogging in the Navy—Its First Eyfeits—Its Success on Board the Frigate St. Lawrence. Mr Dean 8in—The favorable opportunity ofthe sailing of the Relief, for the United States, to morrow,l embrace to drop you a few lines, We shall rail in a few days for the River Platte, a Good Hope before we return here. I imagine we shall be absent, at all everts, some threeto four months. Were it not for our lett: I should be glad if we were always et sea. for itis a most unintercsting station. My ship is in fine order, and is theadmiration of every one who sees her. The English officers think hera noble specimen of our ship building. and tell mo she isin fine order. I think sheis. My crew are. gone rally, well disposed; and if I had the power I would not have the law abolishing the lash repealed to-mor- row. I shall never have a difficulty in managing a orew, if the government will cive me, as they have done it thig time capable officers, and gentlemen, to assist me. 1 bad men, it is true; but I will keep th order without the cat, and I shall give the government hile lam here; but now should the crew hip be mustered and the question asked—Cat, it would almcestunanimourly be given tor it. [know from the fast of three men jumping This out of one of my boats tue other day, and going of! for a jew hours’ trojio; and when it was reported cer of the deck, ome of the quartermasters #: the lieutenants how the captain could get along now | with the new law ? The reply was,” I expect the ap. | tain will know what to do with them.” © Why, it is | BO use to confine these men,’ said the honest old tar; they are State's priren birds, any how; they likethe | froma. to that good men can do their duty. Now, sir, erew—cetor no cet tll bu* about twelve men i) say. give (be cat, aud them tweive are the State priton birds, A good man, tir knows he never will get a leah on board this ship © This. I assure you, is nearly rerba- | fm et what was raid. avd what [ know to be the opision | of my crew. The eitic although they regret the | manuer in which the thing was done, and theabuse of | thee Moers ot the navy, by the representatives of the | country, would not with it repealed. Worth the experiment; and if the efficiency of the DAVY andthe discipline of the service, oan be sus tained without the lash—and I believe itean—1, for one, will be willing to bear much more abuse to have tt effected, ond L ehall do my very beet to carry out the law Imypiicitly, But the government must now be ow jul to give the wen no osuse of compluint; they m carefully fulfil oll their eontracts. and. above all things. avoid ke 5 the vessels ow Nothing te much dirsatisfies men ii ibie Yerping them from he Hilled faithoully their ‘Tbey ship for three jrars. a to go immediately they think they jon of the comtras: d when that expires and it is proper & w@pelled t beyond the usual period Oo ababit of it ao the vernels im the aad in getting wah the time quently makes it Buch was the gope home from here mouth The their preper je men are trested Do not put rdesh,and never think of the thing #yain, bet aot om it immeuiately JAS M MoiNTOSiH Superior Court—Transferred Branch. Be tore Hon Judges Duar, Ma Mancn 7 — Henry Sheiion and o Carpenter —Thin w = pplication for will Le tee that Mr Carpe averdidt for $6000 da id others, members of the Kigd Sal- ¥ jcfous proeecution. and the ~ comes before this court, on» bill of the verdict | becaure there the jury to find that the dete Fieeinnd Lynch and Theouore d Co y one charge, fer the prose were whole care it i breitted that great imjastios he aud that the defendant are eutitind toa On bebalf of the pininthfs. Mevets Geo, Wool. Jae T Wracy avd Towntend contend thet the verdict avin Recordence with the evidense, and thet the charge of the Judge was conformah's to law, and aler | that the demager are pet exe and the facte of | thie cave would warrant the Court in giving the plete tiffeven lorger Cameges than those awarded by the | Jury. were ft im their power The piminiitf was purew | Inge lawful invertigetion in ® lawta! way ping the truth wich a elew to tion of justice But, whilet m- feed Ly Uhose to whom be was acting Advereely and ironed, imprivoned and prosecuted to revent the developement of frends in «hich the de. fendants were suppored to have been implicated Now, whether he were an entirely pore man or not ht to be proected and the defendants ave the process of the court thelr oo Mpon A man thom to be innocent ef the crimes they urged im, onght mot now to be permitted to urge have fet an wodus relae upon ferings and the lors of Bis reputation. Adjour in de There were 16 deaths in Mobiic, Ala, ding the week a vlt | | if you put the question up here to morrow to this | think it is | with Mexico. the | | CONFIRMATIONS--BUSINESS BEFORE THE 5S! DEPARTURE OF MR. CLAY AND GEN. HOUSTON—ILL- NESS OF JUDGE CRANCH, BTC. Wasnixcros, March 8, 1861. The Senate has confirmed the following appoint meuts:—Mr. Kerr, ef Maryland, as Charge to Nicara- gua; Mr. King. of Georgia, as Charge to New Granada; Mr. Clack us Becretary of Legation at Brazil, Mr. Rus- fell as Collector at Santa Barbara, California: also the Postmaster at San Francisco. ‘Thomas Butler King has not yet been confirmed as Collector of Bax Francise It is not true that Mr. Markoe, of the State Depart- ment, has been nominated for any post, ‘There is business enough before the Senate to keep it engaged the whole of next week. Itis doubtful, however, if there will be a quorum after Monday. Mr. Clay and General Houston took leave of the President to-day. The following first Assistant Engineers have passed their examination, and been reported to the Depart ment as qualiged for promotion as chiet engineers the navy:—Samuel Arch bold, George Sewell and W H. Shoek. A number of subordinate engineers have also been recommended for promotion. The ladies’ fair for the benefit of the Catholic Orphan Asylum, has just closed, and netted $2 500. Chief Justice Cranch is very low with erysipelas, and his recovery is extremely doubtful. He has presided in our Cireuit Court over 60 years, having beem ap- pointed by John Adama, THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. BY TUE MOKSE MAGNETIC TRLESKAPH, Senate. EXECUTIVE SR8SION. Wasiixcrox, March 8, 1861. MEW BENATOL PROM VERMONT, Mr. Foorr, of Vermont, appeared, and was sworn in. THE FLORIDA SENATORSHIP, A communication was received from Mr. Yulee claiming to have been elected by the Legislature of Florida, he having received 29 votes, all the others being blanks. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. MILEAGE OF CALIFORNIA SENATORS, ‘The qvestion whether a California Senator is enté- tled to charge mileage by the P. route or by the Bouth Pass, being laid bofore the Senate by the chair, was reterred to the Committee on the Judiciary, THE ADJOURNMENT. A motion to adjourn sine die, on Monday, was, after ‘debate, rejected MK, BADGERS RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO THE CONGRES ONAL GLOME, Mr Bancex called up his resolution directing that b Renator be allowed twelve tional copies of the Cong jonal Globe, of last Congress, and it wae debated laid on the table. EXTRA FAY FOR EMP: Mr. Ciay called up his resoluti annusl extra compensation to employees of nete, and after s debate of two hours, it was amended end passed. Yeas, 2%, nays, 17. INFORMATION WANTED RELATIVE TO THE COMMERCE, ETC, OF OTHER COUNTRIES. resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury to report # statement of the commerce, navigation and tonnage of nations with whom we have no reciprocal treaties, was taken up and adopted. ENCE RELATIVE TU KOSSE TH, eeolution calling on the State Depart- ment to furnish coples of correspondence with Turkey, in regard to Kossuth, was taken up and adopted, THE NAVIGATION OF THE #T. LAWRENCE, Mr. Jenn Bavis cifered a reeolution requesting the President to communicate whether arrangements are likely to be made with Great Pritatnor the Sritish, vinces, for securing the free navigation of the river Bt, Lawrence. Adopted, THE COMMEKCE OF THE BAITIBM PROVINCES, ETC, Mr. Harr offered @ resolution, which was adopted, directing the Secretary of the to report at the next rersion, a full and complete statement of the trade an@ commerce of the Sritith North American colonies, with the United States aud other parts of the w lor 1850 and 1861. After an Exeeutive session, the Senets adjourned. The Late Chasges Against the Hon; Daniel Webster, Bost ow, March 8, 1851. A statement by Mr: Collector Greely the Hon. Mr, Otis, relative to the late charges against the Hon. Daniel Webster, appears in this evening's papers. agree that, so tar as they are n had no basis for his charges Webster—that Mr, Webster's letter aa- that the office of Secretary of State hed pi nexion with Mr. Webster's letter to Mr. Haven. The Cholera tn Tennensee. Crvcuvvars, March 7, 1861 There bas been much excitement in Tennessee, fe cone quence of the appearapce of cholera at Franklin snd Nashville. Late accounts from F.anklin repre sont the dicease as rapidly diseppearing. aud at Nash. yiliw there Baye been mo new cases for several days. ‘The Explosion of the Cortune, Bucrowone, March 8, 1861 The New Orleans papers of the lst lastant, received to night, tate that three of the crew were killed, and eigbt wounded, by the exp rinne. The bark Yankee Blade, im tow of the was only injured by being covered wich mud. The Snow Siorm at Boston—Satelde, Borrow, March 8, 1851 @ northeast snow storm has been prevailing jock this morning, part of Fiske's rf, at the north end, feilia, carrying with it 1,000 4 are owned by Chas ts tters from Canton rican missionary t ealy in December, tb Le r Steamboat Collision at Philadelphia, Puraoeermia, Matob 8, 1861 The steamer Trenton, of the Pilot lime, with she mail, on her passage from Tacony last night, cams im contact with the Fartmer, a ferry boat ranning from Oallowbill street wharf across the river. The Farmer war cut down to the wearer's edge, aud ran ashore om the Jersey tide, where she sank. The damage to the Trenton is trifling. No lives were lost The Poston Fugitive Stave Case. v March 4, 1861. Robert Morris, the colored lawyer, hes bean bound ng in the late resous of « fagi he Hon. Josiah Quinoy, Jr, eel Whreonsin Legtsiature. Miwavnie, Marob, §,1851 The Livingetom Land bili wae defeated (a th lowe © cay, by W mejority. Ayos di, maye 7 Meteorological Observations, March 4, BY MOKSE'S LINR—OFPICR Borrsy the worth, ther; ere barometer 29 826. Kocnrerss, 9 A M.—A fine om vind nerthesrt. and cold Stormy evening. # 182. meroury in barometer 6%, is now falling: ometer 36 3 P.M. — Mometer 1) wing test SP ou at quits mild morning, wh o H SAM tt owing bard ail day, wind northeast, ther har been mometer 29. wore, OA MA mild, pl nt morning, but « lit’ ls cloudy; wind routh, thermometer 29 Unica, OA MA stormy morntog: snowing mode rately: wind east, thermometer 34. barometer 29.600. About o Inches of snow fel! during the day, ig, but it will mot last long; win! net, thormometer 39, barometer 90 440 Arnasy 9AM day light. but not emongh te meke any sleighing borthwort: thermometer 6, barometer de 06s enry 67 8 PML It has been atorny and very dis. nertceadle all day, snow bas fallen at intervals, bat tt Chappeared soon after resching the ground it i colder this evening. and the enow rtil! felling, whicn how covets the ground to te depth of Zinches, ther« mometer 33; barometer 20.60; meroury 70. wiad nor went Tr OA M..Clondy, with a slicht sprinkling of snow during Inet night, wind light trom the wast thermometer 29 6 P M -WUlondy and dull, about @ inches ot enow on the ground, wind light from the went; thermometer 51 as been snowing slightly sinee wind Mowrrrs: 9A. M.—Reantifol morning wind north; thermometer 1; barometer 20 10 Rene (4 M—Oleae, northwest wind, ther mometer 2 Wrrteve cM Cloudy; wind north, thermo.