The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1851, Page 2

g a H ii i z i Hj i i SE E ze’ i I i Ee 4 ‘orales, who was service which was certain Exactly three months after: Hin Fi [ that is to say, thei to the number of six hundred, laid out on the patriots, in rank and file, 1 in regular array. career, and which threw him into it on the of the civil war of that wretched ‘and it was the only chance of if 8 t I E z Hi g F moreover, republican constitution of J812—so that, i riod, the cause of liberty did not to be eolely on the patriot side. The battle of La was deemed then to have completely in that region, tl im fact the struggle was da d, with various success, till the cuation of Caraccas by the Spanish army, in ‘At the end of the war, Lopez, who had thus entered in the ranks, found es ae ee — twemty- . t services. ‘The. first Sooasiow that et tracted attention to him, was shortly attack upon a certain place, which was detencled by field-works, there being two bastions con- | o ther by a curtain of about fifty yards in ish force being divided into ‘two por- { ‘attaching the two bastions, the ammu- | nition of the one portion gave out and signal being made tothe other to that effect, yolunteere to lead three mules, loaded with ammunition, from the one «nd to the otber. a service reyuiring @ pas- the line of fre of the enemy, stationed bebind thecurtain connecting the two ene who volunteered, the civil war at that pe: after his enlist- Bions, engaged the commaniler called for Lopez was the only | wed he set out with the three Mules in a string, according to the castom of the coun- try, the bead of each fastened by a cord to the tail of the At about halt the distance across, one of the mules fell dead. The wule killed being unluckily the middie one, it was necessary to untie the cord, and = month» afterwards that he together, all under a severe sly watched by both parties. succeeded, however, in reaching his destination, un- wounded, though his gun was broken by one ball, his pantaloons cut by another, and his cap pierced by « third. with the other mules wounded, but not to death; and the place was taken. ‘The next day the inquiry was made. in a general order, for the volunteer who had offered for this decisive ser- | vice. with a view to his receiving an officer's commission. ‘The commission, howe ver, he dectined, considering him- self not entitled to be thus raised over the heads of man: own and better qualified, for an act whic! had proceeded more from the despair an’ recklessness of his situation, than from any other spirit, and in truth, still hoping for escape from service still stropgly averse; and the only reward he accepted was that of exemption from the dru work, and of being mounted instead of marching on foot, to which he had never been accustomed the service, the gepius of the soldier, and the emulation of military honor, prevailed over hi- sion to the career; and, at commander of @ sjuadron « signed for critical occasions, to decide pending cont: «ts, corps into which none but picked mei and with which it was ¢ point of hon back; and, at the age of twenty-thr: eclonel of a regiment of cavalry. Besides other distinctions. he received during this war the rare military honor of the cross of San Fernando, of the second (the most distinguished) degree, a reward ‘at pleasure, but whic only by a public demand by the person claiming it. and on the institution of a formal process for and against his right, everybody being free to interpose an objection, or te depreciate the merit of the act for which it is de- In the whole army there was bat one other in- dividual who possessed this cross, Lopez, not attaching | much importance to the act for which be was urged to mo" ply, and caring little, moreover. for the honor himself, | was coly induced to demand it by the commander-in- chief, General Morillo, who taunted him with bei afraid of a rejection of the demand, a Bis secretary to draw up the appli the reluctant ycung officer to sign re fasten the first and thir fire, which was auxi to which he was eries of a soldier's , he found nimself highly esteemed is to be obtained x avoid, bis whole force int of honor never to tura of it in a severe engage- ment that morning, and with the rest, thirty-eight im number, was marching on the extreme tank of the army, when be the general to gallop forward and herrass the rear Of Paez’: retreating army. Morillo had not nized, at the distanee, the fragment which remained quadron ; which he would never otherwise m such @ service, +specially after the morn- ings work. Rash ae the order was, it was of course perfectly level prairie, which was the scene of the operation. what ensued was in riew of both rovoked at the insolence of the little and put himself in person at the head s of about 00 men, hit guard, the well: ermy, in scarlet uaiforms, and every man superbly mounted; and this corps was seen to de- tach iteelf from the main body and ray idly approach the uittle band. whose destruction the swoop of that force would stand or turn. The reply was that ¢ ashe should His answer was to ‘ling hi horre. eos comman them to do the tame. thus burn- ing his their ground as long as they could with the carbines, whi: He thus repulsed the | guard, refusing to surrender, mainteining himeelf till Moril'o could hasten up all his cavalry to their support, and ¢ whom his retreat was of much more importance thaa the anrihilation of this hapdyul of gallant fellows. whom none admired more than himrelf withdrew bis ¢ » | and left Lopes, with what remained of bis dismounted | rquadren. to receive the cordial embraces of bis general. and the pleudite of the whole army, who had witmessed armies. Paez, of a splendid co known flower oi seemed inevitable before Lopez asked bis men if they ill the able Paez, with | i In the negotiations for the withdrawal of the Spanish army, he contributed much to cause the Spanish general —who could have protracted the contest much longer, though with no hope of eventual success—to country from the further pressure of the ev! bis influence. exerted in every manner military honor have been the appreciat’ 1 proof of what must of all his character, conduct and motives. entertain’ d «ven by those against whom he bad thus served—having been thrown, by the circum Spanish side of the civil bove explained, on th bus terminated—th tilities be was invited by the patriot government to en- ter ite service in the same rank held by him in the Spa- He declined the offer, not considering that him’in the service permitted ved with the evacuation army that honor which bad key bim to accept it, and be r ve Cubs, in the year 1523 On one oecasion, in South America. landing with an ex pedition, somewhat « fe Corter, ins wild anda unexplored region, cocupled by abizhly warlike tribe of wild ladians who never bad. nor ever have. om: d and wih whom they had a severe engagement y came well nigh perisbing for into the interior in quest of tropical climate t. alter marching in day without fieding stream or spring, thé approacted, at about supcet punted om a magnificent hore+, cream-colored, with tack mane and feet column, when the cor by am Indian warrior ™ 3 b they had leaded hey bad n9 reture. “tion and thirt fan undertand their yed to them that be could afternoon before bi A number had They contrived want, and be. in return, co} conduct them to water But bere arose t! perpiexity—how far he w His purpere might be to decoy them ava: y might otherwise, perbape, on leet tl from the relief whic! in the direction they were pur-uing astray toacertain and horrible fe thie by uncertainty mount iimeelf quest of the water, to verify what was voderstood from the commander that if be | while if he tid oot im the midst of the difficulty in ind the Indian, on the po’ the signe of the I: returned all would of course mturn, it would prove that be wae kilied—that the Io- an wae playing false; and that, therefor vushing on in the direetion hey were going, they would probably find relief. The companions remaioes on the Ufler was accepted, and his wpot to await the result, all the bande of disorpti condecied him trul; } Came . copducting thr 0 whole, expedition’ Tt proves’ tribe ho-tile to those ition was procveding waved the lives of the Tt proved that the [edien wae of « | azainet b a-- territory the expe — Some of bis wives had been car- ried off on @ foray, and he was in pursuit of them when cere whom he euppored. of course, his enemier, and therefore his fri ‘The Indian Orpheus wae rewarded not o covery of bie two or three lot Bury 1! pre: ents, and he afters ars proved a ser he was a Cuban, having married and ostad- lished bimeelf in the island. The re-establishment of in, by the sid of the French ioterven. ing, for the sesond time, the conrtitution prevented bis resumption of sere co, bis nominal rank edopted was, We require @ puribcatin he syetern then ma rom ol ae i 5, if Hf ge nal), himself which be cabibited tn beading this operation tne of the ‘moet e ty the tide of popular principal guard- with the obedience to bis command, as thou, most active par most daring mi a general, and c which we cree bo gang-d I st he was app of affording to himself an oppor: Cuba, solicited permission that Lopez shou him, but without succes: ; ever Was situat si " seemed. tino division tant, so k fidem of deserters: them, sla road for that of the dis clap watobirg th Genera! never sustained any diminution garded by Lopez as the most virtuous man breathia on the part of Lopez, the Spanish roldiers, humanity, kindn e arrogant pride habitual to the @panish officers. made him ¢o popular with them, marked that the boldness is always elicited by a worthy occasion, and combined with that quick and acute calculation of the poseisility, ich is the essence of military genius. to omit another incident in the mili- z,in which our readers will not to recognise the © Roman fashion ith @ large number o In all the ich are fainil freedom from WwW: t fail wil toay von of courre. that be wou! price Lop: ig the fact which be bad bee © commupiwste; but adding, that Gen. Ban ) ‘ovld, of course, carry out his gard to this circumstance, which was, moreover. a proof that the governor was afraid be would not be able vo tthe apprehended sings Miguel, at length. made his appearance befure ‘outa and began to throw up bis siege works The goreroot thea went to the room in which Lopez was confiaed. and bim thet he deeply deplored the meovesity wader which he - tien et ane Sen Migue ' mainta: Migu ns bum the bepefit of the observations he ¢ Of ite defences inside; and it was agreed the place, with during the fhe ible much a pai Carlet «Moers in the In his pelitieal « wavered from bis in Spain as the liberal +reltado party » | reliable member of that mander-io-chief of the National Guard o1 created for him at « critical period hie nt periods, filled the post Aities. FO the occasion of the gency, Gen. rome the STARRIVAL OF THE GEORGIA, & il 8 fir FE a Ee moreover their natural head. Christina, in anticipa- tion of the severe civil struggle which all knew to be about to ensue, adopted the vi . pee at a blo wi ro} thro: Nikgdom, so far as it was practical,a service to which the people were summoned, and came forward to perform, with the aidof the troo counted u) Strk of « day, throvghout Sacra, coe at enc! t y ite vaddeunens o> Ls that kingdom, six hundred thousand of arms were wrested from the hands in been'to him, to : ey elites of his position for the former. the first fruite; resolution next, The repulse of the ties from their seats in the Cortes—a Jortes Virtue of a constitution which gave to those | man, White, Restrepe, fe same rights with those whose votes repulsed | Merrifield, L. Worship, ‘already uwakened @ deep feeling of resent- | mont in his breast, as in that of all his Cuban compa- | trifts. ‘Though # soldier from childhood, he had never | bad other than an American beart, and he soon learned to regard with selfreprouch his own gtory ac the Spanish service, and to despise the guitter uniform asa mere livery, no more honorable in his eyes than tbat which bedizeued # rich man’s negro ealesero in his own country ‘Such thoughis in the breast of a man, 0 honest in con- and so fearless in execution, ‘and he deliberately deter- mined to devote the rest of his life to the liberation of of his own diguity—mea- suring the latter by @ far higher standard than the val- gar one of rank, military disti Resigning his seat asa Espartero on being allowed to return to Havana—a pe! ¢ | miscion which he did not obtain without extr-ame di ms, treating | culty, por until efter long resistanee om the part ent, it being contrary to the jealous p: in the government of her rich colony, the Queen of the to allow an American born 0 ‘An intimate friendship with eral or progressist Di t and indignation were tote the liberator of Cuba the ough, M. . Hat- field, L. M. Norton, J. B. Sepsker, 8. Hedges, W. M. Smith, J.B Windle, W. Folk, H. Viston, A. Garrigan, @. yall, 8 Parish, J Davis, M. Rohn, Mz. Attwood, F. Comny, Mr. Ieaacs, J. Pirnbaum,Q Cole J.M. Cole, J. Winslow, 8. Sherwood. ©. H, Cook, D Rogers, Maxey, J. Newman, SU. Herbert, T, French, J. Th bodies of the pee heart and conviction, he was enthusiastic to welcome the revival of the old constitution, and the constitutionalist party, and his joy took teen See of senlons daring, in the pertormance Practical service to the cause o! is Pprinciples—a service which was not at al) one-sided, a ble part of the natiowal guard and some of the being royalist, and « latter party to rally, and make & stand against nthusiasm that rose aud Fa round them, and finally overbore all resistance. than once in the courre of the day, Lope driving before him, singly, with his sword bodies of the royalists, armed with the use, to deliver up their ar them with little ceremony, and making them at of his sword, and indeed cowing he had been their | barren septument Berkhead and child; tand 273 in the stee his ccuntry, and the ol. n, power, OF court ator, he insisted with | y Taylor, Mr. McGruch and Delon, wife and family, and four in the steerage. Total, 23. Espariero, the noble bead of th party in Spain, alone made practicable the iaportunity with witich Gen. Lopez insisted on his demand, whica ke even enforeed by making it the alternative to a ress! nation of his coummission ; his own determined purpose in going, end the yuences which have resulted from it, prove elearly enough the policy of that rul ish goverpment, to w! States Mail Agent, and to Mr. the gentlemanly purser of the Georgia, for Califor- nia papers of the 2d of August—one day later than brought by the Prometheus and Empire City. nd it cannot be denied military decoration: ‘on the part of the Span- hich he thus succcvded in ceusing to be made the fatal exception. y be added that Li Jopted, bave made much suspicion, in reference to Cuba, before, by proceeding emanating ‘acon, then Captain General, he had 2's secret wishe: an object of at at several years m Havana, and amd it wax not till several dinner, proposed as a toast & sent orians speak with is eeded, however, in baffling his enemies, aud was formidable enemy, Lopez; relating among ue manner in which he saved the a onor of General Carondelet, who was a! by @ surprise, allowed Lo rally the flying trocps, assume the ally supersede the general, and trieve the disaster of th In Nav siom¢ Valdez bad « lieve, in 1859 that he returned to Caba. riod of the Captain Ge: horor, friendship, and ¢ him to postpone any steps that great purpose, ship of Valdez, though only oe ico | Miller & Mahen. the accomplishment of Christina to power, su: by causing the recall of the virtuous Valdez, (who was succeeded by O Donnell, the predecessor of Roneali,) re- | leased him from the personal obligations by which at | first he had felt himself fettered ; aud bis frieada in Ha- a were surprised at the evi with which he received a change of parties, neces depriving him of the posts which he held in the government of the Governor of Trinidad and Commander-in-Chief of | well as President of the Mili t content and cheerful- Under Valdez he tary Commission the arrival of the period of opportunity aad freedom, for he had impatiently waited: and c’ vturning to the Central Department (retaicing, cf course, his position and rank though not on duty.) by undertaking the working of au as to summen it to the however, volunte ie di wing himeelf to bring ition at Ermoa commander. in-chiet, though regarding the attempt as desperate to bis demand, teld him he might then take w he required for the purpose tke haif cf the division bave your piebald b: It was brought, and Lopez mounted it. only his orderly, (a fellow on whom he could trust to fol- bim over and through enyt d on Lopez's own {a' ing him to keep close to him and to regul pace by bis both would escapt | to be carried to y needed to say, rer) caution end tact, as well as bold thet the general sentiment strongly diepored toa movement fur indepen*ence, this view he exerted himself in many wa persopal popularity and personal relations, as extensive- people of all the sur- 'y one of whom is more f the ‘people was alre which you boug rounding region. the guaji accurtcmed to the saddle than to any they may be cailed a pop little tratnirg, un: would make a 1g.) the Intter being tion of cavalry, whom a wery rT the inspiration of 8 jounted force inferior to none in the Be employed every mode in b ting him as to the mos. he set out at full speed ion 7 | from Durango, along a road which passed between two e occasion on | eminences, both occupied by the enemy which he recvived the crore of Son Fernando, was | them his speed, as he get well clear of the former pla fellows: —Moritlo, Com ae of meee or eight | and oppzeached the enemy, but riding with entire con- t |. We s tr c 4 Bumbering about 9.000. over the (/cnos or plains of Ven- | seeds, tzzlng jn vain to being the latter i ge- | ed] themselves. from the enemy on both sides to intercept consisting of first-rate cay: while the Spanish army was mainly infantry. Lopez jod. as has been abore mentioned. at the head of a picked syuadron, reserved for decisive mo- mente, with which it wa- a power to make bimvelf personally familiar with them, to win thelr confi- dence, aud to attech them by operation in which always lavish and careless of money, be spent with an 1 Mingling thus fa: own costume, and. pared them to be in ren Aided by the reep: he and his companion presented the appearance andtwoscadrons which hed at frst detach- a8 one of themeelves, L es for the arproaching day © his rank, the brilliancy of bis military reputation as the well known bravest and Loldest efficer of Cuba, his generosity and character for Lumaxity and gocd nature, be thus established an in- fuence fuch as made him always coutident that the his volce, whenever he should y round the fleg of liberty end y im 1848, that the proper nly induced by some friends to postpone his intended rising for a short time, in order to await the result of some communications which had distinguished American offfser c feeling in the ened the pace at which they moved down the He then, with a nice nee at which he might venture it, ped spurs to his horse, and rushed through tbower of balls which immediately poured dowa from both sides, and. in the pursult, cleared tl fore they o1 the words of Valdex’s certificati ment of the enemy, and of the army, both of whom w aperation, he traversed the line,” afterwards Captain ted friendship arose, which Valdez was always re- whole region weuld rise summon the people to r Baving determined. time had arrived, he roceeded trem a high! in Mexico, who knew tl isleud. This delay led, through an accidentol cause, to the discovery of his plan by the goverument, and the Test of bis friends, and the ne fate embarkation for this country, from whose jendly shores he hoped soon to be able fo return, His ys been independeace and annex- | stion tothe American Union. After bir escape he was condemp d to death ‘Among his papers, seized by the government, was a letter to the Queen. resignin, was to bave been sent to the Captain Geovral a day or two before the risirg This has been described, by one who has seen it.a* a very noble and besutiful produc- tion, finely reconciling the duty of military honoe with that of patriotism Againrt the persons who had been arrested (some of them, perbaps, with reason, and tome withont), no evi- dence existed. and the greater pazt were released—some being sent out of the country. | Lopez himeelf escaped in 4 vestel called the Neptune, and soon after landed at Bristol, R. I down to the attack made on Cardenas, by an armed | force, of which he was at the head, his name was always mentioned in connection with the invasion of Cuba. the 16th of May, 1850. three divisions, 000 men, of the | Cuban expediticn, off the island of Mugeres, near Yuca- rated on board the steamer Ureole, 19th of May. Lopez, between two and three o'clock inthe morning. landed{at Cardenas. and, los'ng end forty men. and killing many on the island, took the | Subse yuently the invading force alandoned it, pursued by the Spantch war steamer Pizarro cy West. where the Cresle was seized by the | United States revenue officers pee wan arrested at Savannah, for his connection with the Cuban expedit District Judge to procure diecharged. amid the cheers of a large crowd July, forty-two of the Con liberated by the Span je state of publi ssity of his own Flan for Cuba bas al never recklessness. his commission. which others, he was at one time a prisoner in the hands of the Carliste, at a place named coptavi ja, @ fortified place inthe tains of Aragon, which wes supposed « safe place of cus. | Were about seven hundred prisoners col- lect) d there. Lopez was the bighest in rank amo risoners and was eopfined in a small room apart j tett, with four other superior officers. The governor ce was a brutal and bloody wretch, who lost no ity of outraging his prisoners. [Ho was greatly ‘hy Obristino army, under Gea. San Miguel, | now one of the most respectable officers in Spain, began to approach the place te beni treme exertions, the difficulties which had been sup- porrd to make it insecessible. The Governor ti declar d thet the frst gum fired against the pl be the signal for death of all General Lopez de pthe of the moun- the From that time of the ¢ it, overcoming by ex- privoners in it. from Tfeetly in accordance? with the system of war of Cabrera, who commaaded f: Tarlos in that quarter;) and offered Lopes permis. sion to write to San Miguel to that effeet—in the be Gissuade him from the enter | tdingly wrote, indeed simply meat Fequested by the gowr gurl plans, withou: rv prisoners (passengers) | this am meney this one was thus blotted from the cata- ogee ‘Ten of them were the grand jury of the United & found a true bill again 4 | others, for violating the act in making out ite case « Fartier. and Snail From thet potn gein on impetus, an Lopes and fifteen The goveroment inst one or two of the cf the prisoners but offered neral Lopes might 2 iba trou New ( on ‘0, and landed at Morrillo, Cuba, w at night. on the Lith of August o d of about 456 men. man peralty of their rashness, eit Among there w with fatigue, he was taken by f that he woud ex accepted the offer; and, presenting him 1u Miguel and bis officer: vorite iriend, sat down to a cheerful breakfs b by nature herself ven in the publi the morning of the Ist! he had been taken by « ad, about fitteen ‘The detailgaf bis death have been j bout seven o'clock © ‘of September, at Havana, wh uard frem San Cristobal. a seafto igh. was erected at a spot in the field of La Punta. this Lopez aecended—briefly but firmly addressed the is place in the chair of the garrota— soffered for a moment—and expired. “I die for my beloved Cuba. from some of the N ich they would mal o the amiable purpose of the which might thus afford useful ‘This being all discussed, together | 2 rese to depart, whieh he vas | not suffered to do till he kad overpowered the chorus of “ppo#ition he encountered, by the deciaratic lution. The Governor confessed hime onisbed to ber him back | » Curly ettecked the next day, and taken by anrault, the | Prisoners escaping the impending fate (which. tain cura. or priest, who was cue cf BUTISOD, was tie most by the rapidity of the operation and the terror with whit the garrison wa and they were afraid of reprianls, wee General Lopes's modert commeutary, bt cocasion, when the elicited \he particulars of this story in which we see ine being | ray cf the classic glory of Regulus, though he himself mesnwhile wholly relased. As it resulted, the Iodiaa | was the only one who saw nothing in it remarkable, though of course Lopez had to Plange into the depths of the forest and of the mght, meunted behiod a guide «ho might lead him only jot He reached the water, returaed Hie last words ‘The town was vic or ee 9 yore Tue New Yorx Heraty ix rue Raitroap Cans.—A correspondent of the New Urieans Com- mercial Bulletin, of the 20th ult , tion of a trip over the Hudson saye:—Next you rattle t houses and a store upon * ‘eye wood pile and a ho was neceteary for iving a desorip- ned Chief Justice, whe has just gone jo car to read the morning paper, co- pi the boy, (who came upon the train which rattled by so fast some miles beyond, you iments, General Lopes ecarerly knew it was in motion,) is ped: the democratic party. kno As aknown aod Not a Herald lett, sir: “ Tritune, sir, or Star.” our petulance with e sold four bundr sir, and could have sold two hundred more. There's oing, sir, but news about the Baltic. nt on to palm his twadaling Tri- cally “ woolly head,” who skulke You rattle on through Yonk- and without a mous liniment, lace here, in yonler mam- out ® care for who gots on iy fixed are your eyes of commander-in chief of Though excessively caressed by the queen mother Christina, be early learned to despise and distrust ber, and ber false, seifisb, and intriguing As popular ody. se eng at mynd resulted il puision of Uhristina from the Ite. b—— ~ 5 carnestly solicited by the of the capital, as Governor dtid. which, when he found it incumbent on in seme ccrner seal ers, without noticing the sto thought of Dr. Kellinger and bails ite birth. moth factory, and wit ; Or who gets o! = Palisades opposite, ' rogk-ribl with THE Mails and a Million and a Half of Gold Dust from California, OUR CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE, Ber, die., Mee ‘The mail steamship Georgia, (Captain Porter, | arrived yesterday morning from the Isthmus, via | Jamaica. She left Chagres on the 26th, and Kinge- ton, Jamaica, on the 3st ult. She brings three hundred and ninety-one pas sepgers from Chagres, and twenty-three from Jamaica. Annexed are their names:— Faom Cuacnes. W. Weaver, Major Lee servant, and servant, C1 Hardcastle Korsin, Col. ‘aptain Me’ » Cs and Grant, U8. ‘ai Mir, Miller, Airs, ry, Mr. unter, A. 1 ‘burg, H. 8.0. huiteetoone, C. Lombard, A. R Jamieson, J. W. Grew, J. R. Porter, J, Conson, J. Blum, A Dablin, W. L. Gibson, Wm. Graham, NM. Eastman, E. Train, C. C. Williams, Mr. Putnam, E. 8. Holden, W. H. Dinsmore, Mr. Newle, Mr. Adams, Mr. Chamberlain, T, Syle, M. Borque, N. H. Mr. Mr. Odell, 8. Howlett, Mr. Warcer, Mr. Byant, . Leopold, M1. D, Mitchell, Mir, Reynolds, ry, Mr, Abbott, Mr.Harrimans, J. Grace, Gilpatrick Nixon, Messrs. Blum Ryan, Water B. Ingrubam. G. C, Gardiner, Mr. A. Poon, W.H, Chapman, T, Han- inson, H, Tilton, J. Green- ford, O. Oliver, A. M. Ginery, ‘A.C. Waterman, Mr. Nips- ker, JA. Knight, ©. IC Jal |, W. M. Hoops, 'W. Haye, @. R. Hai G. Du- omas, P. 0. Creffen, J, jem, M. Field, C. D, Clark, J, B, Hockins, G. H. Avery, M, VanAllen J. Morrison, Wim. Esbecks, G. P, Poor, lor, J, Bisktord, §. Allism, Mrs, ge. otal J. Baker, Mr, From Kixcstox, Jasaica. Mrs. Walcott, H. Bernard, T! E. Are ay, @ Moraler, Henderson, wife and family, Mr. ild, Mr. Prescott, D. N. The G. also brings a million and a Lalf of gold | dust oa freight, ond three or four hundred thousand | dollars, probably, in the hands of the passengers. The following is the freight list:— We are indebted to Major McLean, United | - B. Wetmore, | ‘f OF THE GEORGIA. B. R. B. & Co.... B.R.B.& Co... 6,151 4,093 T. Probst Boule, Wardw | Howland & Asp! C * 6,500 | wall... 2,000 Adams & 1,600 W. ¥. burgess MeNult f Lae ee Twombly & Lamp- B.Shindier...... 8,000 on. rs Chamberlin & C. G. & H. Coffin, J. Falconer & Co. 977 7, Brown 2,000 Jones & Wise... Ebbetts & Bz 9 Grinnell, Minturn 8.&B. Harris... 4,000 & Co ; Wood & West... 11,251 M. Emanuel 8.8.& R. 4 A.W, Cantield 4. Jacobs ; W. Heller....... Brown,Bros,& Co 9.481 ©.W & A Thomas KB. Minturn...... 3967 J. Cunningham. ©. B. Morrison. . 4.358 | J. Falconer & Uo. Beebe & Co...... 6,390 N. L. Mei A. Binuinger & C G@ie ac. A K. Eno. - 21.000 Adams & Co... Eyerett & Brown 1,000 H. D. Sherred.... W. Hoge & Co... 6,000 | Brown. Bros. & Co Robbinson, Wig. | H. Dwight. Jr... & Uo. 1.850 | @. W. Arpinwall. L. May. 1,100 Beebe & Oo... J. L. Folk & 1104 F. A. Delano. Marret & Ro 1,100 | Cammerman | & Order ..... 2,131 Whitehouse... 8 &8. liais Glidden & Wil- Co ear.......: Beebe & Co... ©.G. & Hi Cctin. B.H.Rogers& Co 5,500 | Howard, Bou & Co Bchloes Bros...., 2.100 | Vandy ke & Trevor F. Waterman... Sampsouk Tappan D. Curtis & Co... 1000 | Drew, Robiteon & Minot & Hoope: - anise A. Yan Valken- Chamberlin burg... sees Phelps ...+ A. Bloouingdale. T. Watson & C Stout & Ward... 8. Colt ; $00 J. Bertrand. N. L. McCready Case& Freeman . & Go... 93 Kilby, Pege& Wal- Mrs. Leup $0 dron.......... 1,800 Chambers & Hiei ©. King & Co 8.265 04,128 Order... @.8. Robins & Eon 4,000 J.D. Walker & © T. Donnelty & C 23% Hadden & Taylor ¢ P, Neyle 2470 J. Megle M. Ciuflmen & R. Crook. Me Co . 829 Newhouse & Epalz 48 | Dov J. Brunner 2400 Corning & Co... J. Lahens &'Go!, 1,000 A. Tobey... Order... . 3a e P. Anthony..... 20,000 Will * 4093 J. Cunningham... 2740 | 12,937 Spofford, Tilleston 900 & 00.......... 18,686 | Buckley & Duel. 4.000 J.W Elwell... 1,160 2437 A. II Solomas... 1,020 10.000 Aymar & Co..... 760 1440 Totel.......... $1,497, 176 Our California Cerrespondence. San Francisco, August 1, 1850. The Fifty Dollar Ingots—The Collector and the Newspaper’ Press—The Banking Houses—Gold Dust--The Funded Debt of San Francisco. for | tious collector and keeper of the public he charges of the Courier were broad, wholesale, gentlemen connected with the firm of Moffatt & Co., as swindlers, charging an exorbitant per centage for coinage, and amassing wealth at the expense of those who swing the pics and work the recker in the mountains. uf course, made ia ignorance of the sub/ect, or, what ie more likely, the purpose of gratty lng liti cal animosity, by reaching others through & Cc. The business public, om both the Atlantic and Vacific rides, are of course interested in the Toper Pre e assaying establishment, and the valueof th | ingots which are made a cireul a These statements wore, Moffatt cilement of the question as to the conduct ting medium by the of Congres nw s ‘When the was enacted, authorizing th of the in and the appointment ofan assayer, the e per centage was fixed for the labor of coi as wee established by our State | passed by firet Legislature of California, under the very rect supposition that a lo dersti and material were Logg supposition, the rate was fixed at 2j per cent. A i body would better un- what remuneration was proper where labor high. Under this with Moffat & Co , and in order art, an outlay of over $100,000 & erection of a building and the ocurement of the necessary machin bi ave, thus far. performed their part of the contra with @ fidelity worthy of remark in @ locality so la- mntubly noted for disregard of obligati ‘The Acsay (fee was established as a temporary expedient, to answer the Ba og of a mint, until one could be authorized wher the people clamor for the latter in preferen to the former, they do it under the impression that the expense will befar les. Such will not be their experience when properly tested. The law autho- ining the iseue of coin, bearing the usual |. S. stamp, requires that there all be 900 parts id establiched. But copper, and 25 silver; but, owing to the scarcity of silver, but two parts of that metal are now used. In coining the $60 ingots, the silver ie not extracted, in consequence o! ot toat the necessary acids could not | ccured. Ship loads of nitric acid would not ¢ for the purpore ; aud it is not unlikely that se pieces Will eventually find their way to ance, to be aseayed, and the silver extracted, acids are abundant, and labor cheap. The therefore, of the ingots, by permitting m, is about twenty-eight 4 cents mo x. in their fi oe A mint wi ae od, andancieny ae carried on in Californ coore quence 0: i : | price of labor and and the searcity of the | eibered it A ik counting of thousands of ed wisely; but ptill more judgment and prudent legislation would have gone still farther, and, provision, ma them amongst t authorized coin of the realm. i ‘The amount of treasure going forward to-day, is about the usual semi-monthl. $ : shipment, though as is despatched by the steamers of the first of the month. As usual, Adams & Co. ship larger than any other house in the city—they are followed closely by the banking house of Pi Bacon & Co., who send by the This house, altho Atlantic side than any other twe in San Francisco. ‘The stability of the house, the careful and correct loing their business, give the most en- It will be recollected that the firm here represent the firm of Page & Bacon, of St. Louis, one of the oldest houses in the Southwe: The business in California is represented by Judge Louis, and Henry Haight, Esq., formerly of New York. The former has just re- turned to the Atlantic side for his family, and the latter remains in charge of the immense business s a careful, judicious, up- anker, Mr. H. has few equals. A day or two before each steamer, gold dust oes up from twenty-five to fift; esterday,|Adams named above the market The commissioners of the funded debt of San Francisz0, closed their labor of receiving city scrip, yesterday, and will now proceed to issue bonds as rapidly as possible, which are to bear seven per cent interest, payable in New York or San Francis¢o. The amount of seri, lion of dollars, for which over hal! has already been issued, and the remainder will ke, as soon asthe labor of signing the coupons In discharging this duty, the President and Secretary of the Commissioners are obliged to write their names over one handred thou- Eck Py drank again; gave the prosecut and said, ond owe you nothii prove my good character hitherto; I took Wilson’s arm going out of the house; pson then said, “you want to get all Fy Le h almost the last one of hed, ships more tire confidence. T asked Wilson what they were following ui He taid, “They will not come—th ial owe, eg e bushes. Thompson came up ani and threw him. I ran off, because I had a me; came out on the opposite side of the bushes, asked what was the matter? and said that the man with the blue shirt on had taken mn had throttled him I bushes but once; Gib- Chambers, of St. pson then came up, Wilson's money. After Thompso1 saw no more; Iran around son took hold of Wilson’s arm and held it; he did not hallo; Gibson and Wilson were quarrelling about two dollars; all drunk; I was the most sober, but had drank seven or eight times; they told me they were not going if I had thought so { would have taker him to town; I am guilty this tar; [told them if they would go away, I would teke Wilson to a game of cards, win his money, and then divide equaily with them; I I deserted at Benicia on the aid $17—about the figure r the previous week have nothing more to 19th, and first came bi the United States; am a soldier; have fought and bled for my country, and am one of 23 who returned from exico out of a company of 78; Lam guilty no further n I have stated; Lam innocent; 1 have nothing moro in, eqceeds one mil- a million in bonds can be performed. ———_ Additional News from Oregon. {rom the Alta Ualifornia, Aug 2.) By the arrival, last evening, of the steamship Co- lumbia, Capt. Leroy, from Oregon, we are indebt- ed to the purser for the ship’s memoranda, a list of her passengers, and a file of papers down to the 22 When I commenced this letter, I did not design to treat entirely of finances; but I perceive | have, 3 Few other subjects are of more interest to your speculators on ’change. Any- thing which treats of mone, arrests the attention of all | shrewdest of that world-renowned localit; anything out of California, except by 3,130 | fair dealing, they need not deepair of getting blood so.let it pass for to-day. inst. The Columbia brought down $30,000 in treae to order, and twenty-four passengers. e C. reports that the Elizabeth Allen, from New York, had been lying off the bar of the Colum- bia, and had been trying, with a pilot on board, to She was 208 days from New ‘ork, and half her crew were sick with the scurvy. The Golden Age had arrived, and had on board the buoy for the Columbia river bar. The steamer Sea Gull arrived at Portland on On her way up, she touched at Port Orford and landed a party of 65 men, with four cannon and plenty of small arms and ammuni- Twenty-four of the party started immedi- ately for Rogue river and the Shasta mines. d four days at Port Orford. ortland for this port, via Trinidad and Humboldt, on the 23d inst. Jacob Pargons, reported as killed by the Indiane some weeks since, i The Spectator learos that the government has ine structed the Superintendent of Indian Affairs to go on and treat with the rest of the Indian tribes west of the Cascade mountains, and to buildingof a hospital for them, ani tions may be made on their lands for them. A letter from Gov. Gaizes, lately received by the Superintendent of Indian A ffai: couragingly of the state of affairs on Rogue river. much blame to the whites 2,110 | out ofa stone. ot in, for six days. isco, Aug. 1—6 P. M. Denti. 000 | Departure of Miners for the Ailantic States—Arri- val from Otaheite—iVhaler Isent my usual semi-monthly despatch by the steamer Independence, Captain Wakeman, which 2121 | left for San Juan del Sur yesterday. | gence by her will reach New York probably ten days ahead of the mai! | about moving into the stream, carrying between 5,000 | three and four hundred satisfied or di: | seekers—some with moderate “ piles,” others with scarce money sufficient to ret Ihave nothing of special intelligence to add to | my letter of yesterday, which will fully ‘post up” the readers of the Herald concerning matters on the Pacific coast for the past two weeks. The load of passengers taken by the Oregon stil a popular steamer, and hav- ely refitted, and her ma:hinery over- hauled, she i: now in fine order, and will probably make the run down in sixteen days. The manage- ment of this end of the linc is most satisfactory. The company were extreme} the services of Captain Kni, milemanly agent, oreturn to the Slates extended a line of communicati upon the conduct and obliging -Galt Dust, §c. ‘ the 21st inst. Sea Gull stop was to leave mer Oregon, whith is to their families rovide for the speaks more en- | shows that she ii Theatrical and Musical. Poweny Tweatne.—There cannot possibly be a better entertainment than that offered at this establishment Mr. end Mrs. B Williams bein; because of their great succesr, will appear characters, as also Mr. Eddy and Mr. Tilton. formances commence with the which will be followed by the comedietta of the “Widow ofthe Mill; and the terminating feature will bean Trith drama, entitled “ Brian O’Lynn, or the Boy for Hewitching them,’ in which Mr. and Mrs, Williams will ly fortumate in securing t, in place of the for- Meredith, who re- ‘The success of so depends much disposition of the am glad to nave it to say that “Fatal Prediction,” much of the p a i wearing away more etrict regard for the *, but whatever Broapway Theater. —Thi tertaipinent is offe six nights, the gr ening. an excellent eu- tion may have £ conven ence of t the influencing cause, the result is most satisfac. t Irish comedian and John Cclling, who will sppear in the Patrick O'Plenipo, in the beautiful pi wadicn’’'—he also performs the Yin the amuriog farce of “ Teddy the Jed to this ereat attraction. a new drama, with several distin- ‘The only arr! lass, Captain » with mercban from ‘(taheite, day, is the bark > days from New » and the schooner Yate, the Ne t Policy,” guished artists in the leading characters, Ninco’s Ganpey.—The Ravels will appear this evening The first 10 order is “La jampetre;” the next will be the beautiful picto- rial pantomime, calle! ~The Italian Brigands, or the Midnight Asrault.”” This has al enthusiastic cheert. The next matter will be thi t of the performances, namely, indulging in thore delicious repasts prepared by Niblo—the ice creams and other refreshments are excellent Ka,” iu which all the cele! Navel troupe will appear. “s Turatan —The distinguished artists that ightly at this favorite resort are attract! ures. Only read the names—Burton, Hlake, ‘Mrs. Vernon, Mary Taylor, Mrs. Dyctt, Mise pan and others. The entertainments to-pi commence with the burlesque will be followed by “ Popping the Question;” and whole will conclude with * Poor Pillicoddy.” ’ 1 entertainment which is well worth seeing. Nationa, Taratay.—A amusement this ev: “ Adopted Obild.”” in the cheracter of Mic! shows that she takes 00 | $1,870,850 in treasa: thie amount, Adams & been received with Page, ! ‘acon, & Co. the other bankers toge’ ip $908,000, mi Cenfesston of Heppard | on Sdeuhay ehuaaen July 18" the sebtonee ef A subject of public interest, which has called | death was pronounced agat forth a warm discussion from the newspaper press, and not a little from the business public, is the coinage of the $50 ingots, under the law of Congress The ball was first opened by the Star, the organ of | the democracy, and the Courier, the mouth-piece of the anti-Thomas Butler King faction of the | whig party; the former charging that the Col _ lector unauthoritatively received the ingot ernment dues, in violation of the sub-treasury | a act, and the latter denouncing Moffatt & Co.—the | establishment at which they were manufactured—as a mammoth ewindling concern. the Star, so far as they related to Mr. King, were Broadway, Ne most emphatically rebuked, by the production of the | letter from the Hon. Thomas H. Pailey, chairman | of the Committee of Weys and Means, inthe House | of Representatives, who reported the bill creating | the United States Assay Office, and also the letter | | of Mr. Secretary Corwin, authorizing their receipt for dues. z x lyrer a the sins of omission and commission of | with ni i as Busqual Mountei placed as sergeant. alias Robinson. @ three prisoners, Wm. B. Rovinson, James Giteon, and John Thompson, in ac- cordance with the verdict found by the juries empannel- led in these cases. The crowded court room, filled by re- prerentatives from every part of the civilized world—the pee ular and umprecedented circomstances iader whieh they were asrembled—the deep and awful stillnes: which pervaded the dense throng of human bel he unfortunate api guilty culprits at the ©, who were so son to be leunched into eternity. pro- nparailed in the apnals of criminal histcry On the opening cf the court, Robinson was asked Why sentence of death should not be pronounced He arose, and ine slear tinctly audible to al! assembled, wa bill is effered for the first in order will be the ‘The next will be the “ Cat- tle Stealers; or, the Drover and bis Dogs.” which will int the celebraied Mr. Blanchard, who has just returned from England. The last poe Te entitled. “ The Newsboy of New York,” with a fine cast. This very attractive programme te Bll the house, Te es ~— Lycecm.—The deep! comedy of the * Miseries commence the entertainmenis, Croker, He is great in this ¢! snes loecomga LM a) will be erminating piece w! “John Bull and Br a then,” in which Brougham will af ropoaent, ‘We hope to see the house crowde as @ tertimony of Brougham's worth, Amenioan Museo Ph will be a new duced an +ffect interesting and ef- Human Life,” will , with Chippendale as Alley racter, and always elicits “‘Aloostis,”” and the je the following Youn Howon ann GentiyMen ov tir Juay =A jury of Tho statements of | ™Y country have found me guilty cr the crime alleged i was born iu ork. my real name is William Benja- was bern in 1519. and will be thirty two 0 19th December next; I have since assumed ny mother’s maiden name of Kebinson. I Mexican war, and served {) d to Jefferson Barrac! figure conspicuously, seven battles; I wae d I returned to Baltimore, d {great celebrity. and evening wre very attrac- engages! are all persons ments for this afternoon ti er; Was made order- rsuaded to desert, on the ist February; got as far “end gave myself up; arms; I staid im Oregon two years, came down to Astoria remained there two weeks; sailed f J 0 vachusetts; served under O; and weeping, ‘tigmatizing the State Avsayer, and | Carr; laid off San Fraucisco on arrival; dropped to for a furlough; heard ot Meryeviile; obtained another for ten ap Rete “and stopped at the Oresount City up to Marysville; put up at heard my wife boarded at the Ste told mo there My wife's name wae 1 then intended to shoot my she entered the room ; oo py — I then wanted to nd reform her, the City Matshai hare bad two children by. ~ bad $840 which ! had ading 10 purchase Cuniery's Mivernecs are still singing the m of the pockets of the people They are clever they sing well, perform instrumental pieces with dancing is inimitable, and the solo on the jor Tucker; was several beautiful ust his budget of beautiful pieses op in the steamer Bull will execute some ‘olin, The dancing is capital, and the attendance Mn. Barnett —This bighly respectabl y lately mansger of the 6r nl #ay Theatre, etry bene: Let his friends aad numerous ecjuaint- apors give hima bumper Rayuown’s Bex favorite while at Margaret Sarah Heppard; wite for her diegrac t—This artist, who was » urtou's Theatre, hee nds are about benesit. Let him be helped along. by all 1 establishment is nightly fre- by large audiences, who seem delighted by Levi e(Uestrian exercises. been indlaposed teke her with m me to leav* her | Went to Park's 8 $400 more; went tr claim; they were selling for $0 ito Yule Bar apd Neva one week; hired a borre and same to this city Sunday » my arrest; next morniog | met a man able; Thad $238 in my this man asked m I did. and threw down $5 He has & fine com- the great variety of the performances us an attractive place of amusement. Trircem Hatt avo rie Wieann.—Another week, of if id enthusiasin has attended nt of Professor Anderson; ntald at Ne vad | week previows who said he velc aged to a livery excellent entertai every night has been thronged with a most fashionable cand but one feeiing prevails as to the merits drink: he did not pay fc received ckange; went with to the Orleans Hotel, drank the: what be raid ae n $50 for thore drinks @lro ano: will give a concert at Springfield this evening, Wednesday. The great nd other eastern citi return to New York in the course of October. She is ac- ccmpatied by Micka Hauser, Amalia Patti, and other it ist will then visit threw a knife at the ; [told the gentlemen the | would give it to him my- | aid he would pay mo; I ive’ ip the morn' whipping, and I he agent again; told bim to ocme to the “ Bee he would find me in ted there; the amount was $7 I officer, who showed me | Agent one side, as T did not he then gave me two $5's; Mavavr Aves Touton ard Mr. Hopsox, the Irish ‘B engaged at Niblo’s, next week. Anna Thillon is the most fascinating Semet ta Boglish ome opera now on the stage. several searons the has been the London in the opera comique xe emcee oy aN, the tragedian, is on his western tour, ‘urope, He is engaged at come dian, have be leparture for Bi t ; par . fe Chicago, Detroit, and Cinelnnathe thes io get them washed; me the favor to wash them then met Thompson for the drink; serera! per. he was from Southern thet he was from Grass Valley; [ had d cards; it is @ soldie m went to the Bi Dorado; had a liged to part with; gam- at faro; saw Thompson he then said, “stake | him four or five | ost mor won; returned ‘ver; I told Thompson I stopped at the for shirts next morning; met several hey told me they were going to the mines, ok a driek; then went Safety of the Mounts taal the Steamer - TO THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD. fone of the bont’s crew, last evening. Foot bad charge of one of the Uniy tower with two mon—one, a seat Teaw Mr. Foot don t you know me; ve lost my money; I checks; bet semetime, but neither checks and took «i got through the 1 . After getting the boat dry, ccimeneed rowing towards wr the passengers of the Union bad gone, Mr, Foot states that after be twenty: four hours out, found it imporsibl The: made for the shore and fell a With great difficulty they landed * compietely ex stcamer Northerner heve in sig . | se net to be able to make any exertions to get to her, Y Procured mules and reaeLed Sau Diego, and arrived in New York from San Juan in the steamer Prometheus. Very reapeotfully, JAMES MARKS. nd wanted ms to go with them | to Creole House: went ere; drank three sechone to get to hens Grabem's; raw Carruthers, the old years imprisonment; had seem bim there the Gey; be ached me togive him money to bury hie wife; | imes; came up to} man. sentenced