The New York Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1853, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD.- WHOLE NO. 17430 MORNING EDITION----TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1859. Arrival of the Steamship Star of the West. DETAILS OF TWO WEEKS CALIFORNIA NEWS. Particulars of the Loss of the Steamer Independence. List of Names of the Persons who Perished. Interesting Incidents Connected with the Catastrophe. {NUNDATION OF MARYSVILLE. EXPLOSION ON BOARD A STEAMER. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARKETS, &., &., &. The steamship Star of the West, Capt. E. L. Tinkle- paugh, arrived last evening from Sen Juan, whence she sailed on the night of the 17th inst., bringing California papers to the let inst.—being two weeks later than pre- viously received. The Star of the West brought five hundred and fifty passengers, which left San Francisco in the steamship Sierra Nevada. We are indel ted for files of California papers to the en terprising expresses of Berford & Co, J. W. Sullivan, Wells, Fargo & Co., Adams & Co., to the purser and sur- geon of the Star of the West, and to Mr. J. A. Gilbert, of the San Francisco News Depot. ‘Tue Chinese dramatic troupe, forty-five in number, left San Francisco on board the steamship Cortes. They will arrive here in the steamship Uncle Sam. The following is the specie list by the steamship Califor- nia, which left San Francisco on the Ist inst. :-— Page, Bacon & Co.. $800,000 Wyckoff & Co...... Adams & . 000 ne & Co. 530,000 Ferris, Bolmank&Co, J. Seligman & Co.. Collins, Cushman i $6,222 13,010 = 200,000 Sather & h Case, Helser & B. Thomas Go.. 51:878 sevess 22,580 Total .......,..92,234,308 The following passengers left in the steamship Califor- la: Edw Duna, Wm 8 Chadwick, P A Bond, J.C Woolf, G W Stahl, FG Céffin, L Lillie, WA Hurbert, P Crispin, P R , Jos Haviey. J G Beck, Thos J Poole, 8 Jones, Jao Abram3, J Kirton, WH Anabury, Veter Bebo; W H Baty, ‘Wm Isgrig, Jesse Iegrig, L Mackeever, John Cannin, DG Gardner. George Ahifs. H Jes:in, A Rife, J R Spencer, 8 Biand, John D Dyer, Wm Crowley. Giles Budger, Chas E Lyons, Thos Pickett, J Campfield, A Campfeld, 1 Chama- bers, Capt Nyan, R'J North, E Woman, John Rainer, L Gruber, Gaylord’ Grifin John Rist, Mrs Hassler, Mc Bell, ‘Wm Steward, D Cobb, 8 B Andrews, L Sage, John Rutter, John Maryfield, Ed Cobb, P Messenbergh, O L Jones, Wells, Fargo & Co’s messenger, H Burns, Adams & Co's messenger. J © Parmlee, HC Gerron, J Caseneave, 8M Hopkins, Wm Stain, E Harner, GH Nye and lady. DB Cartree. G R Parburt, MraMury Cane and child, Geo Car- well, J McCandless, @ MoCandless; H Parke, R Millington, Dr Pacht, P Schleiden, AH Jayne, Mrs Nolson, 8 F Har- rell, LJ Lement, M Gabort, Mrs Mary Paxton and child, Mrs Catharine Uody. J R Moleroy «3 W Abboy, J H Taylor, O Currier, John Cotter, PD MeDougail—200in the steerage. ‘The steamship Cortes left San Francisco for Panama on the Ist inat., with the following passengers :— 38 Harti Berford’s. Messonger, li Howard, 8 Osgood, W B ren, J E Bispear, oe - nH ry, 0 ie H Beker, Ha Foster W ‘Swerer, W Foss and lady, Mr Beach, A dmonston, Mrs MB Smith, Mrs E A Evans, c Rickerson, J Cochran, BF Armstrong, R Elliott, co; W Elliott, do; ; se Dramatic pany, 45 in number, in the steerage. $160, ‘The Indians in the neighborhood of Shasta, Colusa and ‘Trigity have again become troublesome, committing the most savage depredations wherever an opportunity offers. ‘Three men named George Stewart, Jack Thompson, and Barney Ackerman, noted thieves, were sentenced to be hung at Sacramentoon the 20th of April, for the murder of gman tamed John Carroll, one of their own gang. The smallpox was making terrible havoc among the Indian population along the coast. It was thought ia Oregon that if its ravages were not soon checked, it would exterminate the whole Indian population of the territory. ‘The propeller Pioneer, which was abandoned to the un. derwriters full of water on the beach at St. Simeon’s Bay, ‘has been got off and towed to San Francisco, and was un- @ergoing a series of repairs. In a fow weeks she would be mas fine order as when she was sold by the underwriters for $1,500. The ships Berlin, Tinzqua, Golden Gate, in 102 days, Helen McGaw, and Dakotah, and the steamer Sierra Ne- vada, from New York, aro among the arrivals. The Leo- pard, Townsend, and Tam O'Shanter, from Roston, are also in port. The clipper ship Game Cock, Captain, Hollis, which ar- rived on the 10th March, discharged cargo, ballasted, and went to sea in just ten days from the time of her arrival in the harbor. The ship Dekotah had a long and unfortunate passage. Four deaths and two births occurred during the trip. St. Patrick's day was celebrated in San Francisco with more than usualenthusiasm. A merchant of Nevada, nsmed E, Cook, was killed at that place on the 17th by s German. Mr. Geo. A. Waloott, from Massachusetts, was killed at Randolph Hill diggings, by the caving in of a bank under which he was at work. ‘The clipper Tingqua has sailed for China with three hundred Chinese as passengers. It is said that the people of Souora are emigrating to the banks of the Gila, in order to find under the American flag protection from their barbarous enemies the Apaches. The town of Weaverville, recently destroyed by firo, is fast rising from its ashes. Count Raousset Boulbon had arrived at San Francisco from Mazatlan. He attributes the failure of his expedi- tion into the geld country of Sonora, to the treachery of members of his own band, rather than to any opposition of Blanco. Any political designs as instigated by the French government be entirely disclaims, alleging his purpose to have been merely to explore a region known to be rich in old. z ACricket Club had been organized in San Francisco, Sir. Aikin, the British Consul, is president. MonvmENT To THE Memory or WittiaM C. HAMILTON. —A ‘andsome monument bas_been erected in San Francisco numerous friends of the late Wm. Cransten Hamilt- ton, associate editor of \he San Francisco He ald, at the -time of hiw premature death. The shaf: and base are made from a fine specimen of Stockbridgo (Mass.) marble, in “the Ionic order of architecture, standing on a granite pe- destal. The monument is about fourteen fect in height, and the column is broken off ut about two-thirds of the ht it should have attained were it completed. This is allegorical of his premature death, and the sudden termination of a noble and aspiring ambition. Qn the ‘base of the monument, which is square, is inseribed on ‘one side the fol lowing epitaph:— d to the momory of William © hg A nston Hamilton, Februar; ‘D._1818, died at 5 et Herali ion jenrod to him by ny virtues, during his residonee in San Francisco, rnis, the city of his adoption, have erected this simpls iment to his memory. mo On the rear of the base is carved a cross, on the left side the three links of Odd Fellowship, Friendship, ‘Love and Truth, and on the right the Masonic signa of the square and compass, illustrative of his obvervance of ‘the golden rule : “ Do unto othe: ou,” 7°the monument is tobe shipped on the Golden Gate to Acapulco and placed over his remains, which a:e buried in that city. It is an offering of respect and a tribute of rd, honorable alike to the heads and hearts of those who bave provided it, Morper or Lieutenant Ep, Russett.—A dispatch from ‘the head waters of Thom’s Creek, in Colusa county, ‘brings the painful intelligence of the treacherous murder ‘by Indians, of Lieut. Ed. Russell, of the 4th United States Infantry. It appears, according to present infor- mation, that Lieut. Russell had met and captured some eight or ten Indians on bis way to a rancheria in the mountains, whom he at once disarmed placing their bows and arrows in the hands of his interpreter, an Indian boy. He then continued his coursé in the direc- tion of the rancheria. Ina short time he, together with his » and prisoners, being some distance in advance ‘As you would that they should do unto of Lis wan, got still farther separated from them in juence of each party taking a different direction around a hill. It was w! going around this hill that the Indians, ana thetr arms from the boy, fall upon Lieutenant R, At the time of the attack, the guide, an old mountain man, was about one hundred ocak, a the , but 4 yng bod row Indians ‘anborsed fortun =i, and beaten his breinsont with clubs. [entonant R. abot one of the Indians dead and wounded « second, end the guide killed some two or three more. The re- mainder made their escape. Lieutenant R. had seven arrows in his body. Sreamnoat Exriosion—Loas on Lirk.—On the 21st of March, as the steamer R. K. was on her upward trip from this city to Marysville, collapsed a flue, by which the captain, pilot, a number of passengers were instantly killed. At the time of the disaster the Page was rupning in close proximity with the Gov. Dana, the officers of the latter boat, witnessing the explo- sion, immediately backed down to the wreck and rendered every possible assistance to the unfortunates. The catastro, just above the town of Nico- laue, to which place the sufferers were immediately con: veyed and placed under the professional care of Drs. McLaughlin and Golden. The names of all the missing and wounded are not yet known in our city, several ver- sions of the affair being current. PASseSGERS BY Skk—The following is the number which arrived at and left San Francisco by sea, between the Ist January and 27th February, 1853:— Males, Females, Children. Total. Arrived, 6.595 91187 = 195 6.977 Left 4)9652 43 12 4,907 Excess of arrivals 743 11 73 2070 WRECK AND BURNING OF THE STEAMSHIP INDEPENDENCE, Great Destruction of Life—One Hundred and Seventy-s1x Lost—The Rescue of the Sur vivors—The Full Particulars. {From the San Francisco Herald, April 1.) STATEMEMT OF CAPT. SAMPSON. lam under the painful nesessity of reporting the loss of the steamer Independence, lately under my command, on her passage from San Juan del Sud to this port, and about one hundred and twenty-five lives, consisting of the passengers and fifteen of the crew. She was lost on the island of Margarita, off the coast of Lower California. After leaving Acapulco, we experienced strong breezes from NW. toN. Passed Cape St Lucas on the morning of the 15th of February. At 12 o'clock, M. of the 15th, we were in lat. 23 04 N., lon. 11042 W., steoring NW. by W24W. per compass, intending to go to the westward of Margarita Island. On the morning of the 16th, at 1 o’clock, A.M., made the main land to the castward of the Island, baving been set in shore by the current. Altered the course toSW. At 2 A.M., made the Island of Mar garita the routh point bearing W. by S. per compass; then altered the course to WSW. Tintended to give the point a berth of three miles, but owing to a haze over the land I was deceived in the dis- tance. At fifteen minutes past five, just as day was be- ginning to break, she struck on a sunken reef extending off the south point of the island, about a mile from the shore. The sea was very smooth at the time, not break- ing on the reef at all. Backed the engine, and she came off; examined the Fold and found that she was filling ra- pidly; knew that I would have to beach her tokeep her from sinking: got a rail over the bow (under her) to try to atop the leak, and set a gang of men to work at each hatchway bailirg, ‘and ran along the west side of the island, close in, to find a good place to put her ashore. Told the En- gineer to let me know five minutes before the water would be up high encugh to put out the ‘fires. When we had run about four mites the Engineer came up and reported the water nearly up to tho fires, and that they would be extinguished in a few minutes. Put the helm bard a-port and ran ber ashore in a small cove on the southwest side of the island, head on. Lowered a boat, and sent the mate and two men in her to run a line asbore fo the beach, which was about one bundred yards distant, but ‘the bost broached-to and was swamped in the surf. Lowered another boat, and sent three men in her with another line, which they succeeded in getting ashore. Inow ascertained that the ship was on fire. ‘Told the engineerto take his men, and put ont the fire if possible, Ordered the other two boats to be lowered. and to come forward, and the women and chil dren to come to the forward gangway; loaded both boats with women and children, and rent’ them ashore. The ship had now swung round broddside on. | The mate and two men came off with the boat that took the liné ashore, and she was immediately. loaded with women and chil: dren, and wont ashore with them. ‘The dre ted from the farnaces. reef, 40 use wood struek on tue boards order to keep up steam: until she struck on when the water war so high as to stop the draft from the lower flues, which forced open the furnace doors, and the flames rushed out, and caught the wood work in the fire-room, and also ‘around the smoke-stack, thence spreading very rapidly. Every effort was made to get the fire under, but of no avail. The flames were now coming up from the hatchways, fire-room, engine-room, ventilators, and around tae smoke stack; éverything was consternation and dismay; the people seemed completely bewildered, and were jumping overboard by dozens. The scene was perfectly horrible and indescribable— men, women, and children s:reeching, crying, and drowning. Iordered the spats, hatches, tables, and ev- erything that would float, to be thrown overboard, which was done, and they were immediately covered with peo- ple. Aboutan hour after the ship struck the beach, she yas in a perfect sheet of ame, and there was no one on beard of ber except one of the coal-passers. named Beau- mont, and myself. The smoke-stack had fallen, and the promenade deck forward had tumbled in; the flames were coming cut of the side-lights, and it was impossible to staycn boardany longer. A boat came off from the shore with two of the deck hands in her. Beaumont, who was near the fore rigging, jumped into her, and I jumped overboard, swam to her, and commenced picking up hove who’were afloat, After pieking up three boatloada, ‘Thomas Herren, the steward, succeeded in launching ano: ther boat and saving come of the people. When all that were alive had been picked up and some of the baggage, Tlanded and had the spars whieh had drifted ashore hauled up intos ravine, and with one old sail that had washed ashore made » tent large enough to shelter the women and children. The ship was still in flames, so that it was impossible for any one to board her. Igave the mate and engineer orders to have tho dead taken up above high water mark and buried, and to board the wreck as socn as possible and save all the provisions ard water that they could. Ithen took a boat end four men end started to pull round the north end of the island to Magdalena Bay, in search of assistance, expecting to find some ships there. We pulled until 10 o'clock that night, when, not being able to see any vessels, and not knowing in what direction cou Ilanded on the north shore of the entrance to Magdalena Ray, hauled uj boat, and waited until daylight, when I started again to pull across the bay. After pulling an hour and a half, I dircovered a vessel close in to the main land; pulled for and reached her at 11 o'clock, A. M.; found her to be the schooner A. Emery, Captain Gordon. The captain and most of the crew were ashore, looking for water; sct a signal. and they came on board. Captain Gordon eaid that he had been in the bay five days, and that there were no other vessel in tha bay. ‘After stating the eircumstances of the wreck to him, he consented to get under way (although he had but sixty gallons of water on board at the time) and take the sur- Vivors to San Jose or Cape St, Incas, where they could get the necessaries of life, until other assistance could be rendered them—and he immedietely got under wa; and commenced beating out. At daylight of the 18th, it being calm, and the schooner being a long distancefrom the wreck, I took twenty gallons of water and a sack of bread in the boat, and started for the camp, expecting to find the people suffering for water, as there was nono on the island fit to drink. Arrived abreast of the wreck at 2 P. M., having been gone from there fifty-one hours. The surf was brenking very heavily, making it dangeous to land. The mate came down on’ the beach and said that the passengers had gone across the island, better pullaround the south end of the island to the other side, which I did, and found the boa from the whale ships Omega, James ry, 5 bark Clement, busily engaged at work taking the passen- gers on board the ships, which lay about twelve miles distant from the point of embarcation in the lower bay. Whilo I was away inthe boat the mate and engineer hed gone across the island, seen the ships and boats, #ig- naled them, and obtained relief. I then took a boat and crew, and started off to meet the schooner and take her back into the bay, where we arrived on the morning of the 20th. I then went on board the ships and mustered a.party of men, and went across the island to the wreck, to save and bring over all the provisions we could find, While at work getting provisions from the wreck, we saw a steamer bound down the coast, about six miles dis- tant. We made signals for her, but she did not notice them, Launched a boat and took two men in, and at- tempted to get off to speak her, but the surf, which was Wreaking very heavily at the time, awamped the boat and broke one of the onrs, and when I reached the shore in Iwas so much oxbausted that I could not make another attempt. After gotting all the provisions that had been saved, which ocenpied two days, I chartered the ship Meteor, Captain Jeffries, to take us all to San Francisco, to sail as soon as the vessel could be made ready. While the ship was being fitted I took a boat and crew from the ship Omega, and ley off and on the island on the look out for a steamer, hoping to speak one on her passage up and get some assistance from her, but none came in sight of us, On the 84 of March, everything being ready and the passengers all on board, (except a few who chose to go tothe Sandwich Islands in the other ships,) we sailed for is port. T was on the Inrboard paddle box when the steamer struck, and had been on deck the whole night. If the steamer had not taken fire, not a soul would have been lost, for they could ali have been landed safely if there lied’ been time. The reef on which the steamer struck ix about two miles long, making off in a south easterly direction, and is not laid down in any of the charts that Ihave ever seen. ‘Too much connot be said in favor of the humane con- duct and kind treatment received from Capt. J. Fisher and officers of the ship Omega; Capt. Wheldon, of the ship Jas. Maury; Capt: Jeffries, of the ship Meteor; Capt. Lane, of the bark ite, and Capt Gordon, of schooner A. Emery, who promptly came to our relief a+ oon as they heard of our situation, and rendtred ua al the assintance, and made us Fours, reer se ons do our stay in oA ned ¥. a TF PO EAMPBON, late toastar steamer Tadepen tage, Pon Francisco, March 31, 1853, ——_— —— PRICE TWO CENTS. THE NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS. PASSENGERS LOST. Wm. Argall, Wisconsin, Mrs. Ayres and Child, Ga., Wm Adler, Tennenee, W. Abraham, England, J, Abraham, Ohio, E, Abraham, Ohio, J, Allen, Texas, AA. & wife, Ark., Chauncey. San Jose, C.J. Coots, (boy) St. Louis, E, Collinsand 2 child’n, Eng. Mra, M. A. child, Eng. Morris Cobn, Albany, ‘A. Carmichael, Ohio, Miss J. Panecum, St’ Louis, Wm, Brown, sasa., J, Baum, New Jersey, W. Ba Ohio, M.M. Berwin, Tennessee, G. Tennessee, M. Berwin. Tennessee, ' Philip Baker, Mass., E. Baker, Mane, Browlogton, St. Louls, 8. Banum, Ohio, W. Bignell, Michigan, Alex. Brown, Michigan, _E. Bloch, Albany, G. W. Boswell, Illinois, Mrs. E. Drown, Iowa, William Doyle, New York, R. Davy, England, H. Ford, Michi . Freet, Germany, P. Francis, England; E. Garrett, Ohio, W. Griner end wife, Cin., rles Grannis, Tlinois, 0. Hale. Massachusetta, William Leonard, New York, Mrs. Howland ard three R. Mosher, New York, boys. Wisconsin, John n, Michigan, J. G. Hatch, Texas, I Myers, New York, Mrs. Hall and child, Minois, E. C. Marvin, Pennsylvania, Mary and Maria Ingolls, Ore: Mery Murphy, Boston, gon, W. M. Mufin, New York, Johnston, Boston, * HL MoCai Ohio, J.T. Jeffries, Ohio, W.S. Moulton, Massachu’ts, T Jones, New York, David Nichols, Georgia, R. A. Knox, Rhode island, W. Newell. Illinois, J.C. Kolp, Cincinnati, E. Willis, Ilinois, Morris Kemp, . O'Neal, New York, Ara Kittredge, Dinois, . Oberlee, New York, J, Kelley, New Orleans, Wm Peid, Louisiana, J. M. Lareo, Valparaiso, A. Penney, SP. Lewan and two chil- §. Pruden, ‘New York, dren, Mississippi, H. J. Roberts, Wisconsin, J. P, Luce, Connecticut, A. Reynolds, New Jersey, Martha Lackey. Georgia, ‘Sparbawk, N. Hampshire, E. Light, New York, ott, Ohio, J. Light, New York, ‘A. Schofield, Pennsylv’a, John Schmidt, Me., Benj. Ward, Mich. John Stevens, Wisconsin, A. Watson, (boy. ) St. Louis. Simeon Taylor, N. H., B. M. Weddell, Indiana, J.B, Tarr, Mo., Chas A. Ward, N. Y. Chas. Teats, Cincinnati, Barbara Whiteman, Robt. Taylor, Poston, Ann Welch, Boston, © 0, Taylor, (child,) Mo., T. M. Wilson, Pa., Jas. TeXon, St. Louis, 1. Zin Henry, Indiana, — Ventroff, Ml., Hartman, New York. CREW LOST. M. O'Hare, storekeeper, C. Anthony, Ist cook after galley, Charles, 24 do., Second ecok, forward galley, Job, seaman, ‘Wm. Leonard, waiter, Thos. Jones, Edward Kelly, do., J, MeNelley, waiter. PASSENGERS SAVED. Maria Wilson, atewardess, Asaixtant butcher, C. Jewell, fireman, Peter Leln, coalpaiser, Wm. Smith, soaman, ‘m, Brook, pantryman, Bao, B. F. Harvey, Miss A. J. Weddell, Wm. mane 8. D. Gilmore, J. S. Elwell, E. G. Cook, J. Caldwell, E. Fleming, Wm. Pierce and wife, J. Davia, J. W. Collett, A. Richardson, J. Barber, P. F. Baxter and wife, H.W. Pell, ‘Wm. Bacon, A. Hemphill, D. Morphy, J. Murphy, Wm. KE. Elwell, Bishop, Doug! ‘aylor, wife and child, J. H, Leadve; . Kenal Hi. C. Babcock, John Croots, 5 William Orr, W. G. Stokes, F, M. Groteli, E. Light and wife, J. Howland, Lawrence Nolan, Anth. Fisher, G. W. Howe, F. P. Tinser and wife, Cameron, L, Donnelly, ©. W. Cook and wife, V. Reinbolt} A. F. Rogers, J. M. Cole, Mrs. J. B. Tarr, G. W. Lapiere, Horace Tarr (boy), J. Stor Mra. Seymour, Joseph Gerton, Walter Holmer, E. Drown and child, Dr J.B. Shaw, Joxeph Jomes, & W. Toler, Dickey, W. 8. Borden, Joseph Green, John Brown, W. Whiting, W. Porden, D. Owens. ¢ Richardson, J. 8. Wateon acd wife, Miss E. Watson, Misa J. Watson, Miss Ellise Watson, P. Lincoln, Alfred Howard, L. Lincoln, Reuben Hatch. H. Taylor, George Kimball, Wiliam Davidson, Dil Barkers George Perkins, H. J. Wheeler, Francis Mufin and child, E. Willis, L. C. Sutton, C. W. Howard, J. Fleming, James Eanders, G. W. Spots, J. Hixon. C. D. Bellows, L P. Fuller, Morris Denham, H. Bruce, L. P. Dexter, L. B, Cros Wm. Vann Vana, Wm. Anderson and wife, Lorenzo Sweet, ‘Themas Burgess, A. Weatherington, Peter Carter, H. S, Greengeld, CoP. 0, David Hazleton, R. Gittings, J. 0, Hale, £. Kendall, ‘A. ¥F. Gillmre, Obed Wood, wife and child, William Leballister, 'T. KF, Minor, Peter Cox M. McDonald, 8, Babecek, J. Cross, Mrs. EEngellr, Walter Chase, Mrs. BloomGeld, J. D. Nelson, Mrs. Bolle and two children. a Mise F. Bauber, Ie Mrs, Maner and child, A. W. Turner, C. 0. Hall aud child; ‘A. D. Turner, Jobn Downard, Jacob Brewer, J. F. Hollis, W. A, Searls, ‘A. M. Dunham, 8. ‘Davidson, Rob’t Stiggle, ‘Wm. Bell, Horace Sime, A. C. Bowers, Mrs, E. R. Haley, I, C, Stevenson, Miss A. Conway, G. Morris, Mrs. Dickey, John Bouchard, Mrs. Sullivan, F, Gillmore, Mrs. 8. P. Leman and child, Win. Harris, Capt. Joseph Steele, J. Larrimer, W. D, Hateh, J. J. Murphy, Dr. C, R. Cullen, Isaac P. Smith, ©. C, Hardy, David Findley, 8. H. Knowles, James Glass, W. Morher, D. F. Fisher, H. Smith, jr., C. Gillmore, Ivaze Wetheringham, J. Hyer, Fd. W. Buffum, J, H. Little, L.L. Grey, M. Parker, 8. L. Porter, H. Strauss, Joel Abbott, Robt. F. Stockdale, E. H. Newell, 8. Weaver, Wiltimore, Thos. Robinson, J.C. Parmeter, A. Bettia, Cyrus Thayer, AL A. Seward, Cherles Fisher, 8. Robbins, %. Cook, N. Bacon, W. Cory, Julix Carrington, 5 years, p, Felt, Frank Carrington, 4 years. L. J.C. Felt, CREW SAVED. F. A. Sampson, master. J. Lane, mesa room steward. J. Freeborn, purser. J.Keenan, steerage steward. James Merrill, 1st officer. J. Campbell, steer. waiter. William Bean, 24 officer. ‘A. Imbuston, 2d cook after J.B. Forbert, surgeon. galley. Jason Coliins, enginee: Thomas Barry, Ist cook for- Jobn Roston, Ist a ward galley. Char. Stanley, 2d as: F. Daniels, seaman. Robert Clobeey, 3d a J-Inchman, J. Jackson, fireman, J. Lyons, “ 1, DeMott, Abs J. Frank, ‘ad Tim Orr, do.“ Constantine Augeste, do. Jomes Banks, ¥. H. Pray, seaman, P. Jones, “ David McBean, ‘ F, Byrne, coal passer. T. Longster, water tender. C. O. Gale, Lid A. Libeau, waiter. Geo. Merrill, J. Grilli “« J's Cormick, ‘* hg T. Sawyer, ‘ Ai J ‘Thomas W.Herron, steward. J. P. Shimaan, 2d steward. John Wier, baker. H. Morgan, ‘“* J, Robinson, butcher. E. Harris, firemen’s mess Geo. W. Smith, porter. ‘boy. H, Sandford, 24 porter. the particula the had not gone down wi were xaved to tell the story of their diraster. conversed with several of the surviving passengers, and have gathered various details that will prove in tig Ee with- We have these we place before the public as they were out. comment, but in the belief tha the simple narrative of an eye-witness to the horrors of the scone must be the Dest medium of communication. The Independence, as all who had todo with her will remember, was never a favorite ship; in the present instance it ie atated that most of the passengers weot on board at San Juan with a xpecies of anxiety, resulting from the appearance of the steamer and apyarent incapacity, in point of size, to ac- commodate many human beings without hergaea? of seme cesusity. Our informant observed, that it war the opir.iera of nine-tenths of the passengers that the chance: inst their reachingSan Francisco. The ship w Were s A +h go that many were without berths and Cfaiged 1b sleep om deok; with the crow, and. [0 arioen who came on board at , we wi 1d fourteen souls on boar, ay) soul "Ss eersion mene 16th March was clear, the atmos- ¢ pure and transparent; the veasel #*enck at about ve o'clock, wala tho deobs wore yotstrewa with sleep- “Indies display: passengers. The spot where the shipwn‘ck ocourred, with many particulars, is given in Ca) Samy "6 accoent. Our narrative aball consist of only uel facta ax have not as yet been related. Immediately after the vessel tonched, most of the par tepgers came on deck; the rocks were distinctly visible, Teaching about two feet above water and about s quarter of a mile from the beach; the surf was high, and a series of breakers stretched along the beach, dashing over the rocks with violence Immediately upon strik- ing, the Captain gave orders to back; the engines were rev and the ship glided into deep water; they then ran forward about two miles, when the water was found tobe rushing in with fearful rapidity. At this time there was not much excitement or confusion on board; the steerage passengers were quiet, and the ladies be: haved remarkably well. Men were stationed with buck- ets to keep the water down; it gained rapidly, however, and its pressure forced open the furnace doors. Coptain Steene, a Passenger, then advised Captain Sampson to beach her, which was done; as soon as she struck the engines stopped working, there was a very high surf between the vessel and the beach, rendering cowmunication with the shore apparently perilous. The sxengera were orderly enough until the fire broke out; saw the smoke coming Cy from , and some asked the captain and crew if the ship was on fire; they answered no, and that there was no danger. They be- heved elves safe, even as to the preservation of their baggage, and so great was this feeling of security that some of’ the ladies remained in bed. When the flames began to burst forth, and the alarm of fire was sounded, confusion and fright began to reign; men seem. ed of reason by excess of terror, and leaped wildly into the sea, where they buffeted the waves fein tically for a time ‘and then vent down ike lead. The first boat that was sent to communicate by a line with shore was swamped; the sailors clung to her and were thrown in rafety upon the beach. Another boat was started under the gafdance of Captain Steene; this suc- ceeded in reaching the shore with a line. mes Dow to rage with redoubled violence, the wind driving the smoke a so that most of the pas. — congregated about the bows; a scene of terror, fusion and suspense ensued which bafties description; mnany were so frightened thst they made scarce any effort to swim, but went down without a struggle; others, cast back and forward by the powerful surf, ‘bat and bruised against the rocks, gave up the fight and sank from sheer exbaustion. Most of the passengers had assembled upon the bows to escape the driving flames and ‘suffoca- ting smoke; a groupof nine remained upon the poop until driven to the water by the heat; one of their number, seized with a sudden panic, leaped overboard to a floating spar, missed it and was drowned; the others acting more deliberately, reached the shore. "But few were saved by the boats—but two boatloads, we understand; most of thore who were saved floated asbore upon spars, benches, end other articles thrown overborad. Many of ‘the ladies were saved by the buoyancy of their inflated clothing, which enabled them to float upon the water. ‘The following act of devotion, and its unfortunate re- sult, ir ad to relate :—A Mr. Taylor awam to tho shore with his child upon his back, and placed the infant in safety upon the bank; then, through the masses of wreck, through floating spars and str swimmers, he made hia way back to where he had left his wife clinging, in the water, to the rudder post. He bore her also to the bench, but ibe had been fo, much bruised by being re- peatedly against the ship's bottom by the heavy; waves, that she did not survive to bless her Husband for his devotion. She died on board the Meteor. Mr. Saunders, and four others, floated three miles out to sea, upon a hen-coop. They were picked up by Capt. Sampson, who went to their relief in a boat. The water was chillingly cold, and they were completely exhausted and benumbed with clinging, beneath its surface for several hours, to their frail raft It is sup that many floated out to sea and were lost, as the tide was on tbe ebb There was an eddy at the bow. and some were drowned by being drawn under by the suction of the sail that bad been paseed bencath. ‘There were four boats in all, three of whieh were of iren: they were capable of holding ten persons each. A gentleman, whose name we did not learn, attempted to swim ashore with his child upon his back, and supporting his wife with a handborehiet to which clung; she was torn away, but managed to clin; rope, wile he pro- ceeded and suved the child. He then returved to his wife, and they both started Just then a person jumped sbip, and f struck the lady upon the head; she was stunned, and immediately sank, despite her husband’s efforts: the latter floated to sea upon a epar; he was a |. and a good swimmer, but was ex- hausted with his efforts; he was about to let go in despair, when a fellow Passenger hard by cried out to lim to Bold, a boat was coming. He did so, and was saved. A great number of passengers sustained themselves in the water by clinging to the cable stretched to the shore. This cable was suddenly slackened, letting the unfortu- nates down into the water. Many were drowned by this, including several ladies; but few were saved by clinging to the rope. and. De. Wath. «- - ‘threw penta trunks, and other articles to the swim mers. Many of ‘those in the water were conti crying. shriekipg and praying, rendering the spectacle piteous in the extreme. The Captain behaved with presence of mind and cou- rage; he was the last man to leave the ship: moat of the crew left early. Those who first reached the shore did all that lay in their power to assist the others. The steward, James Herron, among others, was indefatigable in his exertions. 4s the swimmers approached the shore, planks were thrown out to them, and those that had regained a lit.Jo strength waded out into the surf to lend a helping hand to their comrades; many, as they came in, fell exhausted upon the cand, where they lay motionless for half an hour, completely prostrated with extreme exertion. The the utmost kindness and consideration; they tended tipon the sufferers, supplied them from the seanty wardrobes they had saved with articles of cloth. ing, (for many of the poor wretches came utterly naked to the land.) and made canvass shoos to protect their feet while travelling the island in search of succor. ‘They remained on the island three days and two nights, during which time they suffered much from lack of water; several water casks floated ashore, but the liquid they contained was so impregnated with salt aa to be useless. On Thursday they obtained a barrel of molasses and another of vinegar; they mixed the two, andit an- swered the purpore of quenching their thirst. After- wards they managed todrilla hole intos rock with spikes, which furnished a scant supply of brackish wa- ter, which they sucked through quills. Eight miles in- Jaud some more water was discovered, and several went thither ip search of it. The island is barren and desti- tute of all vegetation except a species of prickly pear; several coyotes were seen but no other signs of life. About fifty of the passengers carried one of the ship's boats. weighing about a ton, across the island on their shoulders, and launched her in Marguerita bay. They also carried acress a small cannon, procured from the wreck, and a little powder, which by chance was brought ashore; there was sufficient to fire the piece twico, where- by they attracted the attention ef those on board the whaleships, which were lying some twelve miles off ‘The captains of these vessels immediately despatched beats ashore with provisions and water. The shipwrecked party were taken off in the boats and distributed among the different vessels, aboard which they remained fifteen days; the Meteor was then chartered, and all went aboard exceptaome twenty, including teveral ladies, who prefer- red to proceed in another ship to the Sandwich Islands. Many acts of individual courage were performed, many that probably will never come to light One gentieman, after reachitg the shore uninjured, swam out again:to the wreck and brought off a child; he had no family on. board —nothing to tempt bim to return to a danger once parsed except the noble desire to preserve human life. Another threw his three children overboard aud followed after them—they were all drowned. It is supposed that three or four perished in the flames or were suffocated in the smoke. The ship was burnt to the water's edge. It has. been stated by several of the passengers that as many as 159 persons, exclusive of children, were lost. Seventeen children and fifteen females perished. Tne following interesting incidents are taken. from the statement of Dr. Corbet t:— When the steamer waa beached with her bows. on, and before the flames had broke out, a rush was made for the bows, but the sea, though smooth off the shore, ran in heavy surf on the beach, and there was a distance of some three hundred yards between the vessel and the Iand. Capt. Sampson now gave the order to lowor away a boat, and the chief mate with one other undertook to carry sling to the shore; the progress of the boat was watehed with eager eyes by the assembled multitude on board the ship; but, as some of the sailors had. predicted, she was swamped by the surf, the line was lost,and the ad: venturers with their boat were thrown upon the beach, the two men barely escaping with their lives. ‘A second boat was now lcwered and manned by volun. teers from among the firemen, who, we do no’ hesitate to say, had shown themselves the most: noble-hearted and heroic of men by their fortitude and courage through the terrible scenes which folloved. These brave fellows reached the shore and succeeded in making a small three inch hauling-line fast to a projecting rock, which was at once hauled taut by thore on board. ‘the precise ob ject of this line we do not perceive, as.it seema that im, mediate use was not made of it, and a third boat was lowered by order of the captai this boat was put in charge of Captain Steel, experienced shipmaster, who was @ passengeron bosrd, During this time the ehip remained immovable, tha surf striking her in the ezarn and perhaps tending to set her frmap into the sand. The third boat having been lowarad, it was found. that she was half full of water, and of no.service unless bailed out, and Doctor Corbett sprang into ber for that parpose. This effected, six ladieg wore paseod down into at, among whom were Misa Conway, Mrs. Haley, Mra. Sey: mour, and Mrs. Coats; theze were two other ladies whose names we have r@f learned The boat rode the. first droaker, but was G'lod awl swamped by the second, and thore already “m, shore rushed in to the ryscucof the Indies, dr,gged them ona tothe beach. Doctor Cor- bott in $hix boat, and, gaining theshore, turned towards the, ship at the cries of terror eoceeding from her, and b sheld the quarter deck enveloped in flames, And no » ensued one of the most harrowing scenes ever recorded 3 the history of shipwreck; the flames leaped rapidly -across the after part of the ship, driving the masces, before it, and dozens sprang into the water, and Wore geen struggling in the surf. All the boats were now 800’ s, and it was impossible to regain the ship from the 8b ore or to render any succor whatever; dreadful cries tnd screams proceeded from the ship whieh, mingled with the roaring of the sea, the crackhag of the flames, and the shouting of those on shore, who could only gaze helplessly on the sight. must have been an era of terror in the lives of those who beheld it f-om the beach. As the flames advanced forward the unhappy victims were forced into the sea, and every surf came freighted with corpses or exhausted half drowned men, women, and children, Such a scone has never before boon witnessed on the Pacific coast. To add to the excitement, tbe flames had now commu- wicated to the powder which exploded, tear: ing the run and stern to pieces, and pert of. the 7 two One were enough their frierds om sbore were dragged half reach of the surf, while others were a1 stern of the steamer, or out to sea, there current making seaward from the ship. not less than thirty corpses and bodies of. the d; in the edge of the surf, some of them divested Out of a party of clothing. eightesa Jews who were oft board, ° teen perished from the weight of eoin it was go whic they attempted to with them through the waves. The outward current above mentioned carzied off Bumbers of persons who were'good swimmers, or floated, saved; so would otherwise h: us floating were swept away; the would fleat, also went.out with, raved by drifting to the shore. We have spoken above of sailors, firemen and coal pas: ers. fellows, dirregarding their ewn dam; ren in their Fry bg lashed them tempted to gain shore; several are known’ to: have thus sacrificed themselves.’ We have no space or heart to insert the numerous affecting iris! accounts, Among them, most conspicuous is that of Mr. Tarr, of £acramento, who lost bis life in attempting to. save a son of Mr Watson. ashore together—both drowned. One of tke , whose learn, brought on both drowned. Another fireman brought a beautiful boy arhore to his mother, who hai it been washed to the beach; her busband and two children were drowned, and she su ‘thin child had shared the same fate. ° The meeting may be imagined. The purser of the ship, Mr. James Freeborn, remained upon the deck until driven off by the fire, when, soring- ing overboard, he clung to, floating ‘spar and was washed ashore insensible. He was resuscitated, but barely escaped with his life, being attacked with a vio- lent fever. There is one fireman, known as Tom Eawyer, a wild, reckless scamp, but whose faults, be they what they may, ehould henceforth be forgotten. This brave fellow, entirely stripped, went to and from the wreck four He is only nineteen ence ee oe After the third nd when peorly exhausted with his exertions, he 1d that the chief engineer Mr. Collins, was unable to swim, and likely to drown. He immediately started off again through ‘the serf, with a life preserver, fastened it round the helpless man, and accompanied him to: th beach. He was also instrumental in preserving the lives of several othe: Most of thore ashore were too exhausted to render as- sistance to those beating about in the surt. People ran about the beach perfectly frantic ; one party at! to launch a boat to reach the steamer, but it was over- whelmed by. the surf, and this accident intimidated others, +0 that it was impessible to muster the requisite force to Jaunch a secord. Meantime the ship had become a living mass of fire; the heat was intense even on the shore, and every moment the beach received new acces. sions to the list of dead and dying. The sce: _~ charred harrowing, end when at last the steamer w ard smoking bulk her stern lifted, and she swung heavi- ly round and went up broadside on'the beach. Some few provisions were saved from the wreck, such asralt beef, pork, molasses, vinegar, a few tin cans of Resse meats and some cheese, but no water, nor was here. drop of water on the island, which we have before obrerved was utterly barren and uninhabited. The usu- al amount of suffering, particularly among the women and children, was experienced. During the first day, at- tempts were made by the survivors, after burying ‘the dead, to procure water by condensing steam, but the ex perimentfailed. There were now some two hundred and seventy roula congregated on the beach, and they all went without tasting water for fifty six hours; the salt provitions only aggravated their sufferings. Shortly after the scene we have described above, a e been ; several women such as baggage, tite ebb; none of if was ¢ manly conduct of the Some of these noble selzed little chil- themselves, amd at- party started for the neighboring mountains, and ‘on reaching their summit they were enabled to descry Mag- dsleva Bay on the mainland oppo ite, from which the island of Margarita is removed some fifteen miles; here they observed four ships at anchor; they proved to be phtlers, busily engaged in trying out oll, while beyond in the vast panorama they discovered ceveral boats in full chase after a whale, for by whales in the winter ing rty deseended to the wreck, and the chief mate, the engineer, and a few others, ‘slung out of one of the can- ons of the Independence, dragged and lugged it with great toil to the top of the bill, and with Nhat little powder they had, ‘fired twice to’ attract the attention of the whalers ; the boats, in their pursuit of the whale, bad insensibly neared the eastern shore of the island, and were at once attracted by the discharge and the smoke against the clear sky. ‘The sound was also heard by those on board the ships, and s'gnals were obverved to go up to exch mart head recalling the bats. ie this system legra, was between the shipareebed and the gt Darty ‘Ye¥en an iron boat bel ing to the steamer and carried it bodily acroes to the lee side of the island, and there launched it, to pull for the feet ; om their way they fell in with the returning whaling , whe were obeying the signal to return. < ‘The news of the wreck of the steamer, and the dreadful sufferings of the passengers, aroused ail the natural in- stinets of ospitality in the erews of the ships. Every beat was at once called into requisition; they were loaded down with provisions and despatched to the scene of the wreck. The assistance did not arrive a moment teo soon; the women and children were compe ey. ex: hausted by abstinence, and their sufferings by the depri vation of water were most acute. Purser Freeborn went on board the ship Omega, Capt. Fisher, where every at tention was sbown him and his companions. Captain Fisher also sent directions that the sufferéra should eross over to the lee side of the island, where boats would be in readinese to convey them on board the ships. ‘Among the incidents of the day, after the wreck, a child was born on the beach, and is now healthy and thriving; the motber was carried across the mountains ina ham- wock, and even walked part of the way to the boats. Many of the passengers, especially among. the females, sufiered much from want of clothing. The dead were buried nedr the wreck. Holes were dug in the sand with boards, and each corpre received a separate grave The number known to have perished is one hw and forty, and asthe graves nwnber rixty, there were, of course, eighty who were drowned or burned, and whose bodies were not recevered. We have not yet completed our list of those who were buried on the idand, but notice am ong the names those of Mrs. Mary Ann Carnes, Eng. Otis Hale, Massachusetts. Rufus Mosier, Newport. NY. Mr. Chansey, San Jose, Mich. John Baum, Newark, N. J Mr. Lebman, Missouri Mrs. Howland and three children, of Michigan, (Mrs. H. was on her way to join her husband’ Mr. Carrington and wife, (two children, both saved). A lame man, name unknown, had a wife and ebild near Elizabeth, D1 Chas. A. Ward, No. 266 Broome atreat, Now York. All of the above had money on thoir persons, which ia in the ea Mr. Brigham, at the office of the Van- dertilt ine. The bovies of Mr. Tarr, of Sacremento, Mr. Knox, of Rhode Island, and Senor Larco, of Valparaiso, were not recovered. Tho last named was 2 Chilean gen- tleman of wealth ond standing in Valparaiso. Fincing himeelf driven into the waves by the flemes, he turned to afew who were about him, and offered fifty thousand dollars to avy person who would nesist him to save his life; but in such a moment none could'think of the offer. Seeing that his end was near, Senor Laroo.raid:—“ Fare: well! Itis only once!’’ and plunged into the water. He wax quickly drowned. ; The body of Martin O'Meara, an Irishman, was also lost ; be bad many friends in New Orleeas. Dr. Shaw, who was among the passengers, vent back to Mexico by the way of La Paz and Mazatlan; he-was carried out by the under-tow ot the surf beyond the steemer, but even- tually reached the shore by incredible exertions. When he bad Janded be threw himself upon the beaeh and wept like a child After the Independence swung round broad- side to the beach, ber coal took fire; and the sight will long be remembered hd those who saw it. The mass of coal became thoroughly Ignited ‘and: seem through the blackened ribs of the ship it gave her the appearance of a gigantic grate of coal fire. x ‘The ehip Meteor, with the surviving passengers arrived at San Francisco on the 31st Maroh. Tho passengers were well. although there had been considerable suffering for wont of wearing apparel, especially amoag the female portion. Marysville Inundated{Unpreeedented Flood. [From the Marysville Expresa, March 30.) We have again to record.another flood, and, co ry to our hopes and expectations, the greatest of this ex- traordinary reason. Tho rain commeneed falling on Sa- turday evening, and up to the presant writing, Tocsday 12 M., still continues with almost waabated violence Never hava we witnessed the fall of s@ large a body of water during the same-space of time. Although the raia continued to fall very heavilx through the day, Sunday, the rise im the river was not tufficiead to create say alarm, but en Monday morning it becasae evident to all that. we had to prepare for the worst. Like men who have profited by experience, our meredants ret themsatves at work to secure theiz goods, and by 3 P. M. were ready for the emergoney. By this time ,the Yuba had swollen to that extent Morris Kemp. Maria Wilson, stewardness, A. Kittredge, Wakegan, Ill. Wm. Abram, Cornwall, Eag. Robert Taylor, Boston. {hak her waters. wore setting back over the Plazs; but all wese prepared. From that time until the prossnt the reo has beew unprecedentedty rapid, and now, as we write, has reached full six inches higher than any previ- ous high water mark known, or thirty-one inckes higher than the ‘jood of last year, and is still rising, though not so rapidty as in the morning. Cneo’eleek, P.M.—The rain‘has in @ great measure sub sided und the flood seems also to be at astand; it is to be hoped it has reached its highest soint, whichon measure- mevat at this moment provea to be sevan inches anda half higher than the last great flood, oi;thirty-two anda half incbes*higher than last year. From the top of the Ex; buildénga we can sec boats in almont every street. First strect, from the Plaza near- ly to A street, is navigable for tiny. flat boats, carryivg. two men, the water, in some instances, coming on to the ficors of the buildings. On tho floor of Adams & Co,’s banking house the water ia seven anda ne Portions of High, D, Maiden Mane, C and Second streats, sre navigable, each for the fast tine in the histozy of the city. The higher portions of our city preseat the ap- pearance of islands surrowaded by @ vast As we remarked in tho comeacnenen of bhi sant history, the merchguis were coming, we bere, therefore, no commercial losses ta re- co} ” the ‘A number of smelt wooden buildings, situated in, lower part of the city, were turned round or capalsed , and some few ced Mating Faas to render it wo. coasary to moor them. Faere will bea heavy loss wns. tained by the propstesrs of brick yards, wad #9 Tear bowers , isnot very heavy. We ear OF of tar, nope fer ie vee 8 ge quantities of stock, bi fe rarely seen our citizens ins more amiable mood tha they are to-day. They have again connbatted the fearfal element without any considerable loss, Th old men, tke middle-aged ‘and the young. are all scat, abd all seem as happy as young folks at 2 quilting or corm shucking. Of course, business of all kinds is suspena'ed, if we except the India rubber end wi business, be th of which seem in a most i 2 P.M—The fine steamer fon has just arrived a cur landing. She is moored opposite D atreet. She cama up in gallant style, and in iy good time. Anothon Fea gpect shows that the water is still rising, but very: slowly. 3 P M—The water has commensal, but the weather is still ropitious, The clouds are hack apd es and the wind blows freshly fom the southeast. 6 PB, M—At longth” the storm has abated, ekies are once more bright, and the Wesil'cemtect eterna w remembered. w at three o'clock has lulled, and we ing indications that the funly eapect that Bp to mroes ex; a morrow. fined tor th ve : tl pelt HH 0, the rivers and tke Plaza. Sueb » never before witnessed, and trust it fortune soon again. About sixty hours of the Tent and continuous rains, att by a flood in the history of the country. it bit Marriages and Deaths. MARRIED. On the 17th of March, by the Rev. Mr. Rollinson, Me James Wilbur to Miss Marietta Hadley. On board shi Orpheus, at Honolulu, Jan. 31, by Rev. . Crockett to Miss Catharine At White Rock, on the 15th Marob, Esq., P. Davis to Susan Amsden. March 6, by tho Rev. M.C. Briggs, Rev. Ezekiel De Wolfe to Miss Mary Locke Sean, alot’ San Franciase, March 21, by his Honor Judge Campbell, Mr. Sieg- mund Hermann to Miss Kate Fox. At Stockton, March 18, by the Rev. Mr. Granville Hosmer, Esq., to Miss Margarett Kerr. In the American township, on the 22d of March, by the Rev. J. A. Benton, Mr. Win. L. Van Noren to Mre- Cornelia Fulkersen, both of the American township In Lafayette, Yamhill county, 0. T., Feb. 17, by the Rey, J. H. Wilbur, Mr. Shelton Ransdell to Miss Mary E., daughter of James H Brown, all formerly of Sangemow county, Ill. March 10, Mr. Thomas Kelly to: Miss Christina E. Sam- derland, both of Clackamas county, 0: T. At Champoeg, Oregon, March 4, Mr. George Smith te Miss Elizabeth Pell, all of Champoeg. March 6, at the residence of Mr. Parish, in Yamhill county, Oregon, by Judge C. M. Walker, ‘Mc. Wim, M. Chrisman to Miss Margaret Eliza Pariah, all of Yamhill. On the Tualitin Plains, Feb 25, by the Rev. J. D. Milter, Mr. Harvey Northrup to Miss Martha M. Crusen, both ef i Nevada. by th Mr. Blyth Connell, in Nevada, bythe Rey, Mr. Blythe, J.R. Me Fsq., to Miss Rebecca E. Gross. h 11, by the Rev. 8 H. Willey, Mr. Alexander Gar- rioch, of the firmof McKinlay, Garrioch & Co, to Mine Margaret Henderson. Atthe Azusa Rancho March 2, by the Rev. Mr. Bland, Mr. T. 3. Hereford, merchant of Ls Angeloe, to Miss jGavghtor of the late Richard Jenkins, of Olrete- 0. On the 4th March, by the Rey. Mr. Gibbins, Mr. V. R Raymond to Miss Catharine Mackay—all of Columbia, in Saorsmento, March 6, by the Rev. J. A. Benton, Mr. John F. Jenkins to Miss Maria T, Donlon. In Sacramento, March 10, by the Rev. J, A. Benton, Mr. Samuel Knapp to Mrs. Mary C. Ganong. In Sonoma, Mareh 4, by the Rev. EB. Lockley, Ceptaim WOn the ane evening, Diedrich Hardie; st Ban Franciese, ame evening, e, and Mi Loui Garlach, of Bonome. j in Maryville, , by Rev. I. Hi Brayton, George W. Tompkins, Hsq., of Sate , to Mise Isabella Lane, sville. (On the 8th of Feb., Owon W. Bowzarth, of Clark county, and Miss Derushcam Williams, of Clackamas, O; On the 10th Feb, Wm. Ferrell and Miss Mary both of Clackamas county, E ‘Wilkes, of Washingtom by J. P. Martin, Outhe Mitel Feb. county, and Miss Elivabeth Hawkins of Clackamas county, gon. On the 24th Feb., Wm. H. Paynoand Miss Anna Smith, both of Clackamas county, Oregon. At Deer Creek Rancho, on the 17ti:March, by Mr. Fare, Chase, Mr. John 1 ’br. Yeates to Miss Jane Spruy, of Al- bany, N. Y. 7th, by Rev. Mr, Wellhof, Mr. F. M. -yaville, to Miss Julia Del Banco, of Hamburg. At Stockton, March 20, at the Western Inn, by the Rev. Mr. Krob, Mr. James A. Jameson, to Miss Maty Shepherd. On Bear River, March 27, at residence of the partion, by George B Upham, Esq., Mir. Allen Tremble to Mrs. Jane Tremble, all of Sutter county. rch 14, at the Stone House, in Dobbins township, by . W. Dobbins, Mr. John P. Sutton, formerly of Van Ba- ren county, Iowa, to Miss Pauline Jane Robbins, formerly. of Way pello county, Iowa. DIED. At Shaw’s Flat, on the 1th of March, Mr. John H. Wildes, aged 29 years, late of Waldoboro’, Maine. At Sacramento, Mr. Wm. Abbott, aged about 30 years, from Falmouth, Maine. He leaves a wife and family. On board #tesmship Northerner, March 13, John Peter= son, @ native of Germany, uged'21; Felix Burns, of Lafa- yette, Ind., ‘og: 1 32; 'Wm. Simonson, of Glen Cove, g Irland, aged 20. On board the bark Aliee Frazier, of New Bedford, Jan. 6, Jonathan V. Bouls, of Rochester, Mass , aged 7. At Santa Barbara, Feb. 23, Dona Josefo Castro de Carrillo, aged 62 years.” At tne Lihue plantation. Kauia, S. I., on the 28th Jan., Mr. Thomas Bryany, aged about 45 years, formerly of Ge- neva, New York. Mir. B. leaves a wife and child on the island of Maui. In Honolulu, Feb. 3, of disease of the throat, Peter Johnson, a Dane by birth, recently from the coast, aged. 28 or 29. At Koloa Kauai, 8. I., Jan. 13, Mr. T. Btvke, aged. 32 ears. Mr. Blake bas resided upon these islands for the jast tbree or four years: previously ite had been a resi- dent of Auckland, New Zealand. In Honolulu, Feb 4, of diseaso of the brain, Alfred. Mirehell, aged one year, infant son of Harriet and Johm: jitehell. In Sonoma, March 7, of smallpox, Alexander Stoektom, a vative of Tennessee, aged about twenty years. ‘On beard the steamship California, March 14, suddenly 4 of Malden, of direase of the heart, George Gray, aged 44 of Mass. March 18, John B. Venn, aged 24, of Petersburg, Pike county, Indiana, of typhoid fever. On the 224 of March, Géo. P. Kitchen, son of Andrew and Harriet 8, Kitchen, of Stockton, aged years and 9 months. March 4, Martha Richardson, wife of Geo. Richardson, of Bute Farm, Washington coutty. 0. T., aged 31 years In Placerville, March 21, Chas. P. Wilkins, ot Woburn, Mass.. aged 22 years, In Nevada, on the 18th March, Montague Endicott, aged 82, of Kentucky, and more recently from Lexington’ Mo. In Nevada, on the 18th March, Joseph Masters, aged abont 30, formerly ef Ohio, where he leaves.a wife ama child, On the 27th March, of smallpox, Moses Dow, of Rus- selborough, Me.. aged 26 years. On the 28th March, Susan. only daughter of John asd Susan Cammet, late of New York, aged 6 months and 27~ days. At Sacramento, March 27th, Cornelius 0. Vanhorn, aged: about 30 years, formerly of Jackson, Mich, At Murderer's Bar, Middle Fork of the American river, March 11th, Capt. Ivory Smith, late of Kennebunkport, . Me., aged 50 years. At Park’s Bor. on tho12th March, of congestion of the~ brain, W. P. G. Holson, aged about 25 years. At Stockton, on the 29th March, of consumption, Mrs. Abby B. Glover, formerly of Massachusotts, aged 30 years. ‘At Placerville, Maroh 21, Chas. P. Wilkins, of Woburay Mass., aged 22. ‘At Placerville, March 26, of typhoid fever, Catherine Salmon, formerly of Lima, ind., agednine years and five. months. In Honolulu, Fob. 24th, Mr. D, Gy Luek, from Syracuse, N.Y. He came to the Islands from Galiforaiz, a few: weeks since, on board the Maria, atid had resided in- Cali- fornia since 1849. a portion of the period at Stockton. In Honelulu, Fob, 25, at U. i: Hospital, Geo. alias White Lott, from New ,Utricht, N. ¥. He has.a. brother in Brooklyn, N. ¥. Lost overboard from the Felipse, in the ofegains Hilo, Jan. 19 Jas. Sullivaa, of Boston, on. his way California to Australia. !.is supposed tha waa about 25 years old, that he left a wife and. one child Boston, and that his money, about $154, sunk with, Into, #% For Californin Markets #9 eighth page. Curr ror Insanety.—Al sort Huree weeks )) Me. ict in the peniter named Shkogga, sémt from, Evansville, we betevs, 0 ce «ndications of having lost hia mind, He would move about the eelt house, and whew ordered to go to work * gould give a vacant atare, and pre-- tend not to understar what was said to him. His uncle, virited him a fow de yg ainee, and the Governor betag im Jeffersonvite at th ¢ time, requested hin pardon, as he said he thought # visit to his home might restore him. Tho Governor, ¥ owever, declined, but raid he would, on hia return frow , Towa, have him taken to the asylum, and if he did no’ , give indications of improvement in twe weeks, be ‘would then pardon him, On Monda; last, somo officers of the prison believe! that cragime@s4 was all cham, tied him up and told him would 6} ‘her have to go to work, or take a hundred Iaskes. Kighteen lashes were administered, when the convict crled out that he was willing to go to work. He we «then taken down, and has been portectty mane ever’ since. He was sentenced for fifteen years, and said ho? .ad been put up to the trick by some of ‘his fellow PY gsoners.— raw AYbany (Ind ) Ladger. us for publication an ebituary no- tice of a deceased in Little Valley, and on we received a ving pastees, marriage * Doth of which appear wuder theie respective —Cat- Caraugus Whig.