The New York Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW-YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7998. ABKVAL OF THE RURGPA AT HALIFAX. ADDIT:ONAL NEWS FROM EUROPE. Action of the Turkish Government in Relation to the Jiddah Massacre. THE TELEGRAPH FLEET. DEFEAT OF THE SCINDIAS AT GWALIOR, AFFAIRS IN CHINA, . &., &e., &e, Basarax, Jaty 27, 1858. ‘The Cavard steameh!p Europa, Osptain Leitch, which eft Liverpool at noon of the 17:h inst,, and passed Cape Race at 3.30 P. M on Surdey, tho 25th inst., arrived at Ha ifex at 6 A. M. of Tuesday, the 27th, Tre Furops sailed again at 7 A. M. for Bogton, where she will he due to morrow afternoon, Wind light from southwes:, Wea- ther overcast. ‘The Europa had moderate weather, with light westerly wind, durivg the parauge. She reports, July 21, lat. 63, Jon. 29, paseed w large two funneled brig rigged steamer, steering cast—supposed to be the Ar.bia, frum Boatoa via Balitax for Liverpool; 284, lut. 50, lon. 41, p-ssed a large ebip-rigged screw steamer, bound east ; 26th, lat 46, jon. 68, exchargod signals with British bark Christiana, @tarding to the westward. ‘The steamship Jura, for New York direct, left Liverpool @m the same day as the Europs, ‘The steamship Nova Scotian, from Quebeo, arrived at Liverpool at ve o’slock on the morning of the 16th. ‘The royal mail ateemehip Persia, from New York 7th inst, , arrived at Liverpoo! at 1:30 A. M. of the i7th. The steamer Prince Albert had been substituted for the American Empire (not ready) in the Galway line, and leaves for Belifex on the 27:b July. ‘The steamer Royal Charter, with over £400 070 in gold» from Australia, bad reached Liverpool, after a most pro- trected passage, owing to uafayorabie winds ond her coal giving out. THE ATLANTIC TELSGRAPH FLEET. ‘The Atlantic telegraph fleet were appointed to leave Queenstown for another effort on Saturday, tbe 17th. The directors of the company having resolved, at a mosting on ‘tho 14:h, that it was desirable that a renowel atemp: sbould be forthwith made, the English government issued exéere socording|y Tee Loudon Times and Daily News pabiish graphic de- soriptious frcm their correspondents of the cruise of ihe Agamemnon, showig the fearful peril taat vessel was ip, Tye Jimes, emse in its edttorial remarks cn the sab- Jeet, that ih Agamompon fs clearly unit to jay ihe At- Jentic cavie, It the suggestion of the Great Eastora is not thought wortb notice, or if the proprietors of that ship are not ready to jond it for that object, let a abip be built for the purpose atonce. Whether it succeeds or not at the first tria!, it wili find sufficient occupation either in renewing she attempt or in layiog down additional cable hereafter. GREAT BRITAIN. Om the 15th, in the House of Lords, afer rome debate wpon the Indis bii!, durieg woieb Lord Eilendorough cha Pacterized the Dill as one of the most gratuitous acts of truckling to the temporary f cling of the House of Com mens the rovernment could be guilty of, the bill was parred io & recond reading. Io tho Commons, the prootedings, which were of merely local importance, included the introduction of a Dill Dy Mr. Disrseli: providing tor the porification of the ‘Themes and ibe dreinirg of London, the governmext w guarantee o loau of three milliops for the purpose On the 16eh, in the Lords, the India Dill was debated, Abd mate gcd progress in committee. Ve the Commons, the Jews’ bill, as received from the Forde, wan pareod 10 a Ptound reading. * Weis sethorivatively announced that toe British cavern ment will teke rofuriher steps agsinost Thomas Allsop, whe unplicaied ip the Jaouery conspiracy agvon Napeleon, and witha the olfer of s reward for M+ Bpprebeneon, Periemont «ss expectet to be prorogard on the Sisto Jal ‘Tie Fart ef Ma'mesbary, ia reply to ths representation of the Livery ol Chamber of Commerce, ia regard tothe forced insn vo Kexioo rays the subject was ander (he com- sicers'icd of the law officers of the ero ‘Ihe buMDder Of persooe more oF less tojared by the re- works exylosion ia London te simed ar bigh as red; eve or two had died, and others were not to recwer. now Timer City Article in some lengthy re narks the inecuvity to a) trast as fo the futu government, spo en Gewand whether Mr. furs bie ana bring about an goueral recur to he pence slandard, which may epadie thon to prosee! ia ‘thelr accustomed track, and epj»y on al. cides a renewal of pronperity. Tt was romored that tho Pavaia route is to alternate ‘with the Sue route for the fortnightly mails between Vand apd Auetrala Times City Article of July 17 reports an imorove ment of an eighth in the fuode the day previous, but tiat were er lees Ori at the close. Daily News of the wane dete reports the market fem, owing 10 recent bona Ade investments. Bat sme: — of gold were taken from the bauk for the Bt, owing to the non-delivery of the Australian arrivals the Star, from Melbourne, has arrived, bring {166,000 % gold, making the reoeigie oF tas. womek £710,000, Two other ships are about dae with £400,000 nore ‘The cseo of Lady Lytton Balwer had been we te tase sotivn of al) parties, and on the special report of Ber |adye0\y's condition, she had been eet at liberty. Marive had contracted for a supply of be bey ny) Pte an ean tng te London Pimes that Tort'dcations at Oherbourg are ia tended as a menace to . Tt wae raid in Paris on ‘16tD instant thet orders bad ‘bron rent to the commandant of the French naval divi- = — to despatch two ebips of war at once to tne ‘The French Admiral on the Greek etation had been ordered to Candia BELGIUM. ‘The Belgian Chambers are convored for tho 2th Jaly, when the fortifications of Antwerp will be digcussed BPAIN. from Mwirid says that Spaio has 4 ene Temonetrenes on the Ofered in the English Partia- ane. PRUSSIA. Tt Ie ald that the health of the Princess Frederick Wil- ‘How will pot admis of her meeting ber motner at Jv ogue Vietoria, consequontly, goes 0 Powdam. 7 ITALY. ‘The elections in Pardiria to M1 vacancies wero ¢ norel- tavcrable to tho covernment. @ RUSSIA. Bt. Peter ae ee itary charac or of the por itietrat yetem for Polard is abeat to be giyer sored by anew eyatem, in which the civil eioment wil Precomipate. TURKEY. Private denpatcbon intimate that the Torke het s\twk ©) tbe Vontenegrins, and that afver threo confi is te Ueter retreated othe mountains The story lacks oa Grmation. A genera! offiser of the Turkich army had been arcered w proceed to Jeddah ae Imperial Comte\s ioner, ‘with direet os to pesi b the perte: implicated im ae re Cott mastacre, Rovoruivg 0 martial law. NDIA. * ‘The Rombay mail of Jane 10 arrived at Alexandria on the 1otk Jnty. Oe the Ost of June, an 4 took place betecen the Oalpet rebels and the troop: of Mabarajah Soindia, near Gealbr, The right aod lef Jivisiona of eindia’s force gave way and joined tae ener y The centre, compebed! of the Mabarajeh’s bode guar’ fought wel), fat A2ie dewten with considerable oan 1 the fort at Gwalior. was bale way to Gwalior when beer’ or. 4 at 17,000. ein grant force sronadt Lacknow, and snenanicntior? with Gawanore. epatch mage the people at Luckkow were seme in I Keaticund and the Dow all wae quiet hoterrep er Apeth Degit nrg Bir Colin Cempbell was adoat to Jia tbe Govercer Heveral at Alisbetud., Dwermirg proceeds quietly on both attes of India. The fsarmed srooy regimenta in Bongal vad bees dian rarged ig emallpertica The Rajan of Ranseu's paluce ani town Yad Deon piowdered by the rebdela The rebel garricon of fumeapor, numbering 5,090, with four gue ped povewit, At Bambay ths merketa wera dull, Money was easy, Exchsnee 24. 5d. Preigtts ehe'y improved. The Calrutte call of Jove 4, bad reached Roglaod Lat tere report that the hést proaacet great tickaese amwoaz the trooos, and with al? the reiofurcewents sent ont oaty 26,060 Europeans couid be muster CHINA. Sbangha letters give rumora among the Chioeas tha’ the vorls nerta of the Peiha bad beea capured; ou Uhere i vo antbeotio news of Bach an evevt, ‘The allied fleet off the mouth of the Peiho num ered nineteen men-of war The United States steamer Powhatan arrived at Hong Keng May 12, aod prom edad to the uorth. ‘The sloop of war Germasiowa was at Hong Kong, aad the stramers Minnesota, Mississipp: and Anieio,« were ia the Gulr of Pecheii. THE MASSACRE IN ARABIA. ‘The Torvish avoy ai Pacis has received @ tlogranyic despatch frog his government promising all the watistat. tion in ite power Jor the macsere at Jiddah, ant that \ Arabs ehall be severely pnoiened It ie ailirmed that t ‘ace will ba ocruple:: by a French and Koglish fo ben the pews of the massearo yeasbed Messe the Mut- sulwen held a rejoteing. = ontrages in Turkey againet Christians are re. From Athens it ia mated that. terrible reastion by tho oe agaicet the Christians bas taken plice in pata. The Ecropean Consvlates in Candia and the Catbolis foie bad been attacked, and the Christians were quit ting the ci ‘There considerable sgitation at Suez aguinst toe Europeans. Troops had been sent to provent tue move- mett. The Paris correspcndent of the Loadon Times says that tent a,r00 cope to diddah. totes ex "mplary panels tent 2,000 troops to ob eX?m| 5 ment on the murderers of the Christians. PASSENGERS BY THE EUROPA. Mr ard Mrs Andrews, Mies Sndrews, Mire Thovaxs Mr and Mrs Kuss, Mr Woodbury and daughter’ Mra Weodoury, Miss ‘Oa ey and child, Mrs Gladstone. Mrs Ssidwin, Mirs Keldwin, Mre Turner Mise Clark. Mr Sparks, lady and four children, netan Ferhall. Mre Batchelder Mise Weston tnd niese Mra Wer'en, two children and puree, Capt Lord, Miss Charlesworth, Moa Smith Miss Tiaties, Mra anneere, Dr ‘Trout, Mine Mitchell, Merara Cia-k Jobneoo, French, Tur: ar. Beldwia, Gould, Littlejohn. Woodward, Lauri, Bat-belder, Greenough, Ford. Treviae, Fpregue, Brawn. Gold Bosroa, Korris, Green, Wilkins, Hassick. Goadard, Conninghum, ¥e Marier, Dublers. Everett, Woods, Greig, Weston, Kia:zivg, Worria Chavman, @arener, Hull Conserv, Dewoif Haten, Charlerwarth, Kobteson (2, Belcrof, Cburehill, Hensley, 0) Strover, Gonzales, Porteans, Jack and Yad! News feom St. Domingo. TRADE VERY DULL AT PORT AU PLATTS—PROVISION WARBRET OVERSTOCKRD—SPEOW SCARCE—SOME OF SANTANA’S NAVAL OFFICERS FOR NEW YORK. By the arrival of ashooner California, Capt. West, we have received advices from Puerto Plata to July 14. We have the Gace'a Oficial of Jaly 11, which is entirely taken up with ap account of tho rejoicings at Santiago, consequent apon the defeat of Paez. Tho celebration took place upon July 7, the first suniversary of the commenco- ment of tha revoluiion, There was @ grand review at 3 @olrck in the morateg, when, efter # salute and a peal of hells, the President cf (he republic wronounced the follow- ing ducourse:-— Dom ipicans—This memoradie day will always be great ard eolemo Ip the avnas of our bistory. The Dowiniosa people, oppresecd by an unfaithful and ambitions com- Tander, whcre Acts cniy tended to sqnapder the resourses of the nation, were obligod to uodertake a revolution Moved by their suffurpgs, @ bendful of brave men proo'aimed the forzotien and nutraged rights of liberty, securing them cn tae memurabie July 7, which we now celebrate. All the people of +e repabiic Raving vouptarily Adneret t the cause of Joly 7, the first slope were % copvoke the representauiees eles of the poopie, who in fovercign Congrers, gave the paopla ® anda- men al I Dow the faction to present to you a National Cuogrers, wbich +i! immediately eater upon ‘he ecactment of just laws aurecable to the Deseesities of the repubite. Usoer the she tr of the coortitation and With the mest firm aud consient desire to labor dey aud Digd the bappiners, progr #* aud efvance cent of our be eved country, and | expecuinr co-operation of all good Patriots. I Dave the glory tw anvounce to you that, afver the Iste poliica, dietorbamces, the country epjays we most complete tranqaillity. ‘The President aud troop: aficrwarda attended a grand high mars, where a serrron wes preached ania Te Deam sung in bonor of Gantaca’s expulsion of Baez from the iw’and. Inthe evening there was aball, aod with fira- works and exlutes the day terminated, The Santiagnencs apparertiy think that ® now era of politica: pros rsrity is about to open on the repobdiic of Santo Doming 9. Capt. W. Boynton aud four of the crew of brig Atreerdo, formerly under the command of Commandast M. f. Joba. fon, in the service of Santana (Liberator), came paasen- gers in the robooner California to New York. Businere was very dull, The market is overstocked with all kinds of meroband'se. Sap ty of provisions on bend sufficient to Imet four mouths. Specie very aearce in fact, none to be had—the people toning confidence in the peper money tssaed by the go. vernment ard exchacgiag the same at one hupdred and fifty dollars for one colier of epecie. Highly heportant trom Mrxteo. FALL OF 84N LUIS POTOSI DPPHAT OF MIRAMON HY PROOLLADO~-OPSAATIONS IN THE Vi ¥ oF GUADALAJABA~POSITION OF GANBRAL CASANOVA. We bave received the Molin of Colima to the 7th tone, Contain ing Important news im relation to the operations of tho civil wer in Mexico, An tatercepted letter of Goneral Mora Vitinusl \o General Miramon, dated Guauajuate, Jaiy 2, tbus enmounces the fall of San Laisa Potont:— A'ter a heroic resiatance the city of San Lats Potcs! wan occupied by tha troops of Naevo Leon, at half past four P.M of the 20% of Jane. Tastes t0 commanicae you thie unbeppy tmteliigerce, ic order tat you may re Wit to the suprewe government, and will give you He Pert cules wt the fires opportunity. Acommunication from Gen. Degoliado to the Minister of State at Vern Oroz, dated ‘ Headquarters, San Marooe, July 6,” bas the following particulars of the siege of Guadalajara and the retreat therefrom: — After beviog collected two thouesad five hundred weli armed men, end the scant fenources at my command, 1 requerted Oul Zuezas, of the army of te North, to eend me five hundred omen and & oatiery, Of attempting the re-oocupation of Gasia Teoon after recoved enemy, but withcnt lone. Oo the retreat to boli the enemy In check at Atenquiqae with intantey white the artery paseo the oarrances of Pi i Beltran, On the arrival of the enemy on tho eastera ridge of the ravine of Atenquique, he deployed his forcte, ard @ portion of them deeewaded to the Sotto and arceaded the lading road on the sthar fide as fur as the eecona ture. Hore they were stopp yt by our forces, and the guerillas captured thirty too ptivoners. About (wo bundred of the enetay were piared hors du combet, The rera't of the hatte was that the enemy retrested toward Cindad Guzman, from warnse be coptinced on to Sayale, leaving bis wounded on the I bave ftrected bf wit, by & fection Of light shal! scon march with ali the division, upan The Boletin sds ‘bet Crom commenications from wall informed persone, Miremon wan retreating in euch die order that he weolt hardly take back to Gartelajera a quarter part of the forces he took from thers Grea nombers of the en my were dispersed in the bills of Hoeeselapa. Gen. Casenove writes from Guadalajara on the 4th o Jay an folio ‘ T hee yon will roterm ma my hundred mon at fn os the cavairy hes rece eed the oonvoy of tnottione, for tt is Pecessery we shoul make & -erpoctabie appearance hern, ‘The news ofthe fati of an has alarmed every one, and we have to hold in check the current of discontent, which i@ strong. Lam ovt of all pationos with the capital they reply to nothing and de hothing. Oar resources are waning, and I am réeetyedt not to imposes snot ior loan upon the city for th '* impossible to get more ont of it. To two montis it hes given me more than one hunsred an. twenty thovsaud dollars. - be Gn the fret of Jaly Gon. Alvarez still covtinned at his estate, Ia Crovidessia, in good health, and oan‘ tent in the triumph of the (eral csure. MMe was in groat went of artoc for his troops, bet private letters from him, whieh wo have seen, ore written in a hopotai epirit, Moetrvy ow Srren9arn.—On Monday evening the crow of the Harbor Police bot No. 6 were Cospatobed on board of he ehip Cordelia, letely arrivad from Liverpool, and now iping at the Rattery, and arrested sleven of the crew (colored) for matics: ibey wera taken sehore and locked Up ip thé Fire werd stetion house for the night, and thie morbirg were teken (9 the Tombe for furtker examina. boa. NEWS FROM FRAZER RIVER. THE EXCITEMENT ON THE PACIFIC COAST. YIELD OF THE NEW MINES. Important Letter from Fx-Gov. Stevens, of Washington Territory. OUR RIGHTS IN THE NEW GOLD REGION, Twenty-five Thousand Californians en route for the British Bl Dorado, ce. &o., &o. OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE BAN FRanciioo, Javy 5, Wis Continud Exitement— Advance in Way Mines and Climate Trip up Frazer liver ~ of the Mines, de. The excitemect throngrout California concerning the rich acd ex'enaive goid mines discovered ov tas packs of Frazer river, bas pot abated in tho alightest degree. The news orntmues high'y favorable, and ths prosect now is, when the river recedes the yield will even exceed what Tas yet been taken out. The rosh of emigrants from here nia ness | caye tw the ri to waeb it fe mover naw California a stream balf Faas ss Ashes Mr. Bieta thinks the ming region bs q a ayve snd far richor then «vy . tia State John Wailers returecd o fow days ego, Bo went op Frezer river in ® cane, and i five days from the time of leaving Waste» com: menced work aboat two miles below Fort Yale Hoe ‘worked four dey, and mace sn ounce ard a hatf 9 day. by wDich time the river hat rea to anch ight erat be wan obliged ty quit. H» saw two Frenchmen, who ‘were at work pear him, take oubeix ounces in one day. Be came cown the r ver and retarned to Saq Franciso:, intending to go immedistely back to bis claim by & re- turpieg Boat Ho further steea tast two pervans-—a Prosriap and @ Frencbman—caue down the river with Dim, beth of whom had come from extensive dry dig gipgs near the forks of Frezor snd thompson’s rivare, bad Amount of comse fold wita them. #r. @ resident of tnie chy, went uo rewwraed with her six Ho was three days at Victoria, aod 0, eorpg Sc mo sa¥ tome reventy five men from the mipes, and ai) of them gave the most favorarlo ac gs, staring men could make ail the way from $10 to $100 per day when the water was low enough te work ou ihe vars. While at Victoria Mr. Zane cemped slapgeice of tir Campbe!! and two other miners who bad arrived a Jay or two before from the vew mives. deen at work on Frazer river, sighty miles ‘bo month of Tsempaon’s river, and in niseison A mace a hittie over $1,000 cach. Mr. Zaoe purchased gone oF Weir duet, acd brevgat itéowo with bim Taey reported pleniy ot good diggings up shere they bad heen, apo said that, notwithstanding tro weter had driven thom out of the Dent oigeings, they could have made money working in the banks; but they bad No provisions. & party of Frevehmen arzrved on the river trom the Colville minér, and from them they obtained a email quantity of provisiove, for which vbey paid $160 =r pound, Ge Out OF provisions, they Osae dewa to .cloria for tae pur Pove OF purchasing good rupply —iuey Baia they wero going to take up a cence load & | them, and by the time that was gone trey would hay 4 much money as they purpasces all that bas yet takea piece in the Uni.ed States, Mining localiies are deser‘ed, and as bas been the case for months, rothiwg ia thought of but the Frazar river miner. Reports from men at work at the river represent that the average daily work is about fifieen dol jars, and this sum ie realized wilhout the assistance of mining apparatus or tools. When all the improved facili- ties aro brovgbt into the new country, it is believed cond denvy that California in the days of 1819 will b» deaten About eighteen thousand people have left from this port for Puget Sound. Every part of tho State has fur. niehed its quota, which, from present iadisations, is only ‘© portion of what the actual exodus will be for the year. The etatistica of the Custom House show that 37,900 have left up to Jaly 3 for Puget Sound. Tne depletion of ou population will have the effect of offering gremt induce. ments for it vestments, which will be taken advantego of by men who justly regard California as one of the most favored countries in the world. Poiico haverenigned ani everything ia abandoned by the thousands who rush for Frezer. A field is thrown open for the industrious and enter. prising, where mining claima, farma and catadlisned pro- Mabie business pureuita can be purchased on the most ressonadle terms. An opportunity eo temptiog has uevor deen piaced before the people of the Union. Oa y side the demand is heard for more labor—more men to fil tho places mado vasant by thoao who have started for the new mia: Clorks who have heretofore received from $! to $200 per mente for their services, readily obtaia $150 to 6250 now; mechanics’ wages have advanced from $5 tw $7 per day; firemen on steamships get $150 per moath— afew weeks ago they struck for that amount. which they Tow are paid. Tucreased compensation is at the preasat Lume received tn every brasca of iudustry. Toe revurne from our mines have never beea more flat- tering. Persovs whose koowiedge of Caiiforoia miving operations ie derived frum new -pacer reports can farm hy ides of the vast exient of the Meids of the precious metal withia our mits, From above Yreks on too north to Sen Berpardiuo to the south, tae whoie range of the Sterra Nevada has beeu fousd to ~oniaio gold iv abun- dure; Aod TOLEIE éast aad wee, the Zune is Kav be trem forty to sixty miles in with Toe fort dil: they derernd to the plaios, are described by of Our witters, 10 prodace golc, while the highest sam- fof 1849, who, if when ed Out® ravioe, imagia- ad givon Out, Would be to dey Bet aswn as Lot yet witeined to the first leter in the wiphabet of aurilerou exploration. It is just as tmpon widie Wo Exbeust the moines of Caiiforvia for tus aexs thou. eed years as 1 Would De ior @ ouiid to dip the Ovsaa ary with & Fpowe "bh reports of newly clscovere? gold ery part of toe State, pod meny wn jeave for Frazer river, attramed by i the gittering meta: up oortu, have der meld hore it i¢ Off red by the thousends of dollars; bat ar va: Caanet be found, itis seut to tho siwiar to tbat of Ttaiy, if not more heathy aod tovigo Woe preatces an vantage we en) Al 008) 4 600 HLF TUS througout the your, Cur winter Season is werked by rains, without Cold, tha! fersilzy the nol. The emm'gration for Prezer river bas gone on for months, ‘With no wENeLT owing ewe. The Dest means of jadging what grcunds tnere are for the belief 10 the ex ateace of eld in large quetiibes om i banks, in by lot ers roomived [rO® perenne wDO are eneeged im mining It ix wortny of LoVe thet there ik pO disor ‘pancy betwooa tbe xocounts g ven by ¢ flerent iudividuals, alt their stalaments agreo 10g. The intoes are reported wo be exresoingty rich, aud yi Iding large returba to those engaged fo aigging. | The river is Very bigd, apd miners Bave been drive from veral of tho moss lucrative bare Gutil the water sud- nides No disturbance of @ serious nature hed yet occurred between the lodiaes sd he minors, bor were any ap freberced aa leng @ the Indians remained unsupptiod with bqnor, MF, Uli, from whom Hill's Ber took ita name, is mining some distance aovve that point, aad with win haods @eore tsking from One ounce to one ounce and « half of gold dust @ day toewch man. For three weess prior to tho ireabet Mr Hel apd one man arereged one handred w Ore bundred and ity collarsaday. Cho freanet, how. ever, Orove him + fl Jor the tune being. bir EK Collinn, who bas agent some time in the Fra zer Tver god region, apd who brought Cown duet, bes communicated the folowing intelli Is oompeny wit three o:bers, proceetoa 9 Pata X30stt8, \9 Company with three o:ners, to Potnt , from wbence they proceeted up Frazer river tothe mouto Harreoo river, about iwensy five miles above Fort Lasgiey. This portion of the jouracy they performed ides OF aaeietanse from the natives. The cur reps wae mederate, avd oovesions'ly beauty! isinads increase’ to twenty, propored to Inck, bat the majority conciuded to on, iwformed themecives satisfactorily that further up tbe “big chuvks’’ were fm abandance. After restiog awhile, therefore, the party went ahead. Two miles (rom Fort Yale they eotered upon the commencement of the real differ 1es and dar gers of pavigation oo Frarer river, the ‘water for a distance of thirty tive or forty miles ming toc ugh oa gloowy Aud over bigh masses o Took, At thle time the river had attained only a te ¥ feo: above Its urval height, eo that by verance ani the ekDl of the native boatman they were enabied to make low progress Namerous pr Were maie—ore of thems, the laet, belag four miles Theae conld no: be avoited. the ollie miter yo either ide of the river, cometines to & height of iy sixty feet, affording 10: tue slighleps footpath oo wr ww, aber p the whiri#,and roots partly sul merged, rendered a water paseage averly tmpractics’ > * Root pPrompecied fn there obtained in paying qinn- ot very ae = glality—raiber = diiflow!t without ‘tho use of quicksilver, canons to the forks of Taom, ee more, the carrest and ge arce of the river reemed about the ry Hope to Fert Yaio, gold also belog founa 0 cpporturity for afar © prospeet’? At the Ferke tho party were tok! by Travi'l, a French trader, whom they met dy eccloent, that the richost and best digg) er up Ldompson’s, bat that river being navigable’ at a fe mies on, it bt best to keep on ap Frexor, @hich they ae 000 Of forty mline, eno antering nol © rapits, and they wero par above tae Forks At work, making with © n dollara per day. Arr botow, where wb ts mon were con greentirg in cum Hdnred aufflcie yt for meteal pro feotion, they took op & claim aud commenced digging They worked here sivady twenty-four daya, avoragiog fifteen dollare per cay tothe baat, The eroatess day's work Of one man was thirty ovg dollars, Those figures ft ie thought, would apply to all the miner. " Mr. Hii wae at Whatcom, aud while at Wells, Fares & chico he bad forty one Once of dust’ cleared, ich, be said, was the balance of fifty.two onnom ho had Wrought down the river ten days defo-e, Ho stated that this dust eae hia share of fveen days work, with three mew, with a rocker. Mr. Dicks ant bis partner worked at the river from three to five weeks, averag'ng from $8to 820 per day to the men Hicks saw two mon who ina fortnight took out $4,409 at Sailor's Diggings, and the party of two wext to them, in the seme time. took oot $1,909 Mr, Bicke Jef the diggings on Tursdag, Jane 8. saw men at Work at various places on tho river, hich ap on the danke, who were meking from 88 to 8) per day. There Men were at Work very bigh up in tho banes, far aeay from the bare, bavirg been driven up by the water, At every bar asd shal wild teoalities tithes, fold 4 te erieDe obstacles bey ow wanted. Az a geveral thing, to reports all agree 12 rela tion to the wea'ih o! the new mines Go'd ban not yet me de its appearance ia large amounts, Dnt this fe aocoun:ea for by the fact that tne Aadeon’s Bay Company pay for the gcods they purchase in thie city by dra'ts op London, aud most of those who have gone to the mipee carried wih them supoiles for several mouths, — they paid for be‘ore leaving hore. ing {ellen soveral feet. Mining operatons Ddecu impeced considerably during the past month by this fact, Dut the beet season of the year for miners is now approaching. Dry digyige have been discovered, which will give an epportupity of working to those whuse Claims may be temp rari y ovyered by water. AG wight be expected, provis‘ons are high; but ina weeks, wbep the supplies which are row on their way from this city arrive, they will be procurabte at reasona- bie retes. Califorvia bas ro ground to fear evil from the discove- ry of gold op Frazer river. If itis found in sbundenoe there moet of revp's who bave 1M will retare with well Giled purses to ejay the results of their adventures ip cur deligntfal ohmate. it ia diffleult to wean any cer- fon who baa resided for any length of time in our 8 ato from the atiachment forr~ ? daring their residence. the whole, It is certain On ‘forola will be much pene fited by the pew dicoveries. 7 oo steamers Surprise acd Sea Bird ere ruppivg from Vio! vria up Frazer river. The restrictions of the Ludaon’s Bay Oomoany are still epforced, and potw) hetansieg the urgent pecessity for an American man of war inthe Sound tone has yot made its appesrance. The Cortes, Orizaba avd Sierra Nevada, steamebios formerly of the Nicaragua line, are now rau ning to Victoria. Gola has been discovered noar Seattia, Wasbicgton Territory, end mises beve also boon diaco- vered near O'ympia, about Mfty miles from Portlecd, Oregon. Those who are sequainted with the geoiogy of this coart think there is but little doubt of tho existence of rich mines in Oregon and Washington Territories, LETTER FROM A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. Snraumoo Bay, W. C, Forty Mires rrom Frazer Rives, Jane 5, 1868 The Indians Quiet Near Frazer River—Nine Hundred Mon Bound for the Mines— A British Frigate Taking Toll at Bellingham Bay—Price of Provisions at the Mines— Opinions of the Hudson's Bay Company ~Pleniy of Gold, but the Rivers too High, dc, he. I wrote yous letter on the Zist of April, from which you may form an idea of how we are geting on here. Wo have been more ikea party of laborers pi wo came than anything else; but I have had very good health sincd I got over the firet sickness | bad conicg out. 80 far we have had very little trouble wiih the Indinan, and T was lucky iu being sent bere instead of to Waila Walla. Most of the recruits that came out with ine wore seat were. Werecelved vows on lest Sanday taat they had @ fight there with the Indians, in whica there were fifty men and three officers killed —one captain aad two lieutoraats. Over troope alcs let . {oa yaad Ofy mules andtwea- ty five Deguage ‘Wagons: Sen ves ab vat eighteca haa. dred Indios w about three huadret soldiers The Ie- dians look them by surprise; they laid in ambush for the It fs said thas Colouel Stepive bad ora; but he ise man that can get them back if be gets reioforced in time, but at preveat soloiers in the woods. to return, losing two how! ‘there is Dot ope querier soidiery enongh in these ferrite rick to keep the lodians dowo if they break out; but you wrt Dave ao Vue ia the pavers loag vofore you ‘© DAVO NOL Moved from hore as yet, nor ow whey weshaliaoe? The Kogiish have not wer, wr, Caap> Toere are vo opera, nad wx ebantion Devices the svidiors' mines bave caused — change since, as yhis Is the Learert Jand ronte. ere Are LOW aboW\ Hive hundred men there Dowed for the wines. They are cutting © teail to the mines rot there for two very goo ronsons The fires is that there is @ Brivieh eteam frigate ata\tanet at to meuth of Frazer river taking toil from ail that may pees op ‘Bnd Also not slowing miners Ww carry acy more ’ than will do them geing up; acd the wext ia th when they mr eyo | can hardly get up on scoops of the repica. of Frazer river is about tory milet from where we are. Therv are a good many coming hack from the mines og account of ths provisions bewwg #9 high. As t@the Hudeon's Bay Oompany, the minors say that whey are rotting bus robbers; tao cbarge one hua dred for ® barrel of fear, or Afty dollars « bua dred; tor Dead fat pork one doller and filly conte per, have pret: rom 0 you sre that thore who go there first wilt oe Lg Sep te é mings, They there is bo found all tlong hs ree, but the watar ito high Une tue Miners cannot work Thess men have dee, up to Wwe They wore empiored hereby month. loft sixty min #8. They are going op right away, agaia. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. NOTRG BY AN RYK WITNESS, [From the San Francisoo News Levter, July 5} ‘The propristor of the Sau Franciscs News Letter waving Cetermmed to ee the elephart, t> be at the contre of the preeeDs Caoitemont of the Dorado, aad to judge for bi utelf, Of, rather, to kolve the problem of bow auch gold, ho: ee, ‘fod bow mech hu Pacific mail steamship Cortes, Oaptein the passage to Victoria, 840 miles, In hve Gaye. Alwoug! 900 perso@s were on board, yet no actual iaconvenience was felt by the h'gh pressure packing, tho greatest good humer and scoom modatiog spirli preva'ling, Controlled by the gentiemasly conduct of Catan J B Horner aod his cillcers, Om tbe day of arrival, tne operations of the geveroment Lana (ee ai the fort ja Victoria was $36,000. The tpportance of the amount cx best be by Comperiog it with the prices, viz: $100 por lot Cont20 feet, UnPurveses. Some of tueae wis bare been end ai * 1,000, Lots at fire Be; S009 % B1,COD each Ax lots valued at BLO C0 %, lowe Im that viciol from the tact princioa! etroet Quimait barvor Y caarscter aa ty xt the barb 4 granve Louad with an ontrenne now mids aod © Laviatbes. Visworia bar @ bar way Woaoted sable ict, with @ fat granite feet of water, euitt®/ont for any shia to ooveres by a large dauding ya) ship was wvloadite lomber at wt which wae the raueg price at V: & Frenebmaa lantea from the @ 0 Woard nt Fork Lavgley # tol golt on bie person, w wo tan wa hited, Ano'ber pesserper whom we koo® at torre sre AO pertena wilbia eight miles of Fort Hope, was are averogirg por oan 1), cance of gold por day aieimam to 634 ourcos per day maxicum. Che largest oan geo to bo taken ont at Galior’s Bar, five milca above Fort Beope Ihe loweet depth as yet reached by eucers ia OF teen is:bee; these bare dow eovatehes produgisg often D per dey, At Fort Hope petstovs 06 per beg, basa, © per pond; errokers, & Ape’ to Fort Thompeos option of twenty ako mivers bo the dig , 201 for tbrea cr tur Poy You t Fort Yale. 4, cage that one hoo * bm ww obiain led of four oF five for ner Surprise, who eniy seren pounds From For ran ar secret enkes, which be wr FOI) Aaot. Fuser at For: Largloy 8. $0 per pouat; Inmber, $1 50 per foot; tox and coilve, $1 per th.; prerood ‘ren Jor poekere, $8; pinia » ach; five ibs. of quicksilver so'd for $40~ the ordinary price. Th actual ground pro ascertained ty je chad Bo be bighly acrvforons ie three hancre? avd drty mites from mouth ¢f Prezer river One hundred mai'es of Coomp been prospected and fonad to be righ, itheast of Frezer river. The esme wil apply to all the tributaries of Thempaon Fiver. A large extent of fn gh ted) been discovered ten miles from Port ceeding! qn o voen te ‘Herron rege ney Heh quaria veins bsye doen tonad on Aree ont setounding frets bays yer'to be dieulgod, river emptying into the Gull of Gedrwia, (wo have t pame,) not a bundred miler north of’ Hager tie Ho says thet vory rich ry diggings covered absut twenty miler above Fort Yale. The gold 1 conrse, and miners are packing the dirt down | hitherto noppesed to contaic no gold, h 5a" ously tich. Am fodlen arrived us Viewrie tron ie pOOmty, having twenty toroe poande werent of pwe hs wy ia | obteined solely by bie own labor, {a leas than twenty cays Ip co. firmatwn of our 68, and being rhort of nace. nd the ollowiog statistics, derived from on aiflrial eni'e source of the strictest reiablity We 0 fact» yuiBcrent to cange an exodus of a far 1 cParacter, and of bigber proportions f numbers than any Auedie” howe fa bivory Poilcee it to the present furore te sey thet well feuneed; that 1 holds ont busy times, high prices, Ppecviations, contracts, avd employments of a thourand atures; butit holds out no inducements for po ftiviane. They have to confine their calling to the ronth aide of the Bireits of Fuca, where tho word's eye can detec) wpich goverdmerial machisery works moet advantageously for aes oomaart and bappiness—a )mited monarcby or a repul ‘ountain’s Dicainos, (Frazer river, at 61 deg. 30 min. norib,) wenth of June, 1863. < nve rockers be by balf breed Canadians. June 3. 3. 4 6. J 108 $42 $10 $50 2 38 29 bt 3, 29 51 3] 4 18 33 6A 6, bt bt 63 8 80 6s 55 7 48 ba “4 208 3a 281 Avedzia S70 | 4072 hao MekMow Bar, three reckers, month of May, 9 days... ..6830 6 darn... 6059288 2... ,, 81128 LSTTER FROM LIRUTBNANT DEN —A CALIFORNIA MINBE’S EXPERIENOR. Os Boarn JErrrRsow be } Post Towssexp, June 14, 1458, Jatest accounts trom tho mines are not ss higily d ag those we have received nerctofore. Yesterday from the gold regions, who told me @ very atraightiorward story. Ho» bas been at work ton @ time, ano made five doilars a dey, but cid not work cro than four or flve hours cut of the twenty-four. He a gold being very fine. 1 cautioned him to give meatrus statement, and the following was, as near!y 9s possible, verbatim, the result of the conversa- tion 2 Quertien. If you were doing so well, what induced you tolesve? Answer. I bad to oome down for provisions or Our cole: emain acd starve. Wo cflered a dollar Pound tor Decen, Ofty cents for coffee and engar, and othor art. oles of provisions in |, nut could not purchase preportion Q Bas the river fallen? A. Yes; it was failing at the time Lert, and if this weather !avis it will be soon low enovgh fer the mivers to werk to god advantage. Q Do the Indians show any signs of hostility? A Yea, Above where I was working they had been very unruly, ava bac driven reveral parties back who were attempting 10 proepeet the intericr. Are the diggirgs richer tbe higher you go? understand from these who have seen themselver, {hat at eome points they bad made as bigh as $20. or $30 & Cey to ibe man, witbout washing very laborious'y. Q Were you in the Californ ? A. Yes; all throvgd them. Q. What le your experience as tothe relative richnoes of thie country end that? A. As yet I cannot say positively, a I bave not bad a fair chance to prove them, Q. When do you interd to return? A. On the Ist of ‘Then you ¢o cot think it worth while to go up aati time? A. No, sir. I thivk,from bat I baro seen acd beard, thatthe river wi'l not fall low eaongh for min ing beforethe latter part of July or firatef August. Still, 1 provisions were plentiful, man might make $6 a day at the present time. Teaanot tel! where it would bo most advantageous to ipvest morey inveal esta’e. At vne time Port Towne. end was to bave been tbe place, and everybody proceaded but now property is held at a Ibave ever knowa tt to be hold atany potet on the ound, Bollingnam Bay, [ think, is a miter op barbor, with no naturai resources to meke ita Bd lotbe Sea Bird has juss arrived from Fort Hope, and I have had along tik with —~ ab nt the mines. they ay the country is the fivest ihey have acon. The mver scenery is magnificent There are avmeroas thoa's and bars; but the stream, at the iowest « age, 4 The of abundance of gold are he . Property bax gone ap at ¥ Jeaettwo bovored percent. A email wi purchated some time ago for one hundred doliars, sola the other day at anction for six bnodred dol ars, and the Pretent owner hes ed an ¢ffor of one thooeynd tive handreo Collars for it. Lots and other property at Bel hgbem Bay are greatly depreciated in valine, incerd,a geptieman from there taforme we that preporty there has follen fi'ty per cent ia one week. think ] would racber teke my chances at Port Townsend than at any other point op the Sound, There wi!l be two important places in this region—ono op the English avd ove on the Aciérican side--and Port Townrend, [thivk, will be the atarnwg point from chis aide, te progress, of course, will be siower, bat per manent, J, af. SELVON, A RETURNED MINER. ‘We bed on opportunity on Wednerday, eaye the Sacra. mevto Union, OF eoaversiog & short Ume with a young man by tho tame of Hdware J Molatyre. of tow city, who tig ®epromen of Frater river gold. The gold Nar to the foe ge rivers. and hat aconpery appearanc’ speci d considerably but did not work steady for «loag lime. Tee beat pay he end two otbers got ‘or aday’s work waareven ounces. [a bis prospect ng of several bare, whic be gevoratly found large, he uviformiy got from threo to for conte a pan He found no goid im the ravines or gulebes; was in the Coupiry avout a month, and aays the Indians are the most arcompiisned thisves in the world and are ready to Oght on the slightest ccoasion, He adds, tortber, that the miners Lad paid no heroses, acd bad Fd Geverver Dougiss when be was ap the river, that ibey soe rot until they were protected, ia which coo closien pleased toacquiesce. He speaks uf Gover por Devglas ar afine auld Sestch geotieman,” waose whe was a haf breed, and whose oaugater, reow tly married, is @ lovely woman, bat very few lndieatioos of the bew and arrow race, bo will be able, howev er, to heey # stra gt trail to Cavada. While be was in tae ecuotry he experienced several cold rains, like those “down East" BAN FRANCISCO POLICE AMONG THE DIGGERS. Se me (ed OF @ dozen Of Ube Clty Police bad Deen weinad ‘with tho Frezer river fever, wud leit for the now mines about the latof Joly Chief Cortis gave them a free pas- age in & voewel owned by him, A GLANCE AT THY OTHRK SIDE OF THE PIOTURE. The San #rancisoy Bull-tin eas#:—Mons. Dubroca, mor- chant, of this city, proceeded recently to Victoria, aad re- turned this morn by the Panama. Tle provoances the whole grand humbug,’ aod says that thoosants rid gre at Vicwria doing nothing. Oa bia arrival a Fictorie he wae surrounded by hundreds of speculators who offered bi low, supposing tia) ho bad pieaty of money. VARSELS POR THT MINES. Four steamers railed from Baa Frageiseo for Victoria during the week eDolog whe 3d ios -- tne Paname and Pacific, June 28, with over $60 eogere each; the Cortes, July 1, aed the Orizaba, July 9, with 700 eaon. Sorerel eailing veeweia bal lefs within tbe same , Feat day, Se tuo about 600 passengers, 300 hee bewg Chinese. Thus we fled the total exodus Frezer river ward for the week to amount w 8,000 persons. ‘Tnere are now eltven steamehipa on the route between war and the principal porte of Paget Souad. Two steamers, four ships, Ove barys, threo brige and six schooners were advertised for the same destiaation. THE BUSH AFPRCTS THE NRWSPAPBRS. ‘The rush (or the Frazer river mines, esys the Sia Praa- civco News Letter, hes seriously affvoted the circulation of ibe large newspapers pal ‘tm this ; bat the ef- fot will be more disartrous to those almost entirely de- pendent upon couetry custom. We fled that some of our are endeavoring io cbeck the Ourrent aorth b; We roamomadie to sup- pose that the Hudson's Bay Company, baying ai! or neerly 8!) of the trave, will keep the gold and their bills ia don 9 people of thia Nate hive saf- reriing irPeepensibie ps. hance, eh pommestions will not part rel? pay expauree. Large quantities of provieions Pave left thie c ty, moet of whish bas been paid for in cna, therefore thare te co debtor soreunt, oad bo necemity for iarge shipments of dust to thie port. A PARR AT VANCOTVER, Me B. Mertiott, proprietor of the San Franciags Meaoy Letter, bow been sppawted pricter to the lerperial govern. ment of ber Mojenty Queen Viclora by Gorernnr Douglas, and will weve'toy ston iy” at Vistorla, @xewspapce On’ titled the Vancounr hlawl Gastte, (or wbicb Rave already been landed esa, pana UPSRTEIRG OF 4 BATL BO*T ON VICTORIA BAY—LORs OF FOURTERN Lives, an (From she b for¢ay efiernoon, ‘be Zint inet, ae the catraz wos rounding McCaulay's Point, at the sntenm io ihe harbor, she capsized, aad fourwen out of tho wiry. two pastengers altart were drowned. The Alcatraz had contracted to convey those om board from Off th Cor rived from & aod lying ia Ka T to toils pico The particulars of the 8c tailed in the testimony taken before the Co voter, Ssatmmary of Which will be found below: there fore it lg Wonecersary to repert them here, Ali the pas- ser gers lot Bure Of ean of thelr baggage, apd some are left entirely cestinté, Darsly eaeaping with the clothes whieh they bad on: .. We sro indebted to Mr. Witliam Thorstom, one of the vrforWne'e paseewgers, for the following list of names of PETROS WhO were drowned, together with their business Ad p'nces of reside oo:— Mons. Giron and Vachon, jowel- Jere, Sap Fransisco; —— Ferre, tailor, €o.; G. Barragas, Dokir, Loe Angeler; —— Feerior: miner, os fornia mine; Artiscd Gailiard, formoriy keeper of ths Sau Praactans Hotel, San F — Boleern, # fo and jofact, Me tyaville; Jams Moquart, Goeuvaton and restlienge an. Frown, Phi loert Dapay, miner, Galiforaia miaet, and ome GERI Ie, OGCUPRL' BP" FECINCRCe UR owe. wo NSRP that one Ager prlotes by (rate, and & Germar—tne patren of both Fp 09m ot the Het of persone who leet their lives by Tis camer oi tee gaiiant boe'men wha came to tho Hatanse of fhe drowulre men, etd mucceeded in Fescaing twenty three of thet from a watery grave, et tha ‘evn! rent peril of their ow fare 8. 8. Davie, award Fitton, Franciy Jere aed Andrew a - Conostn's Inquest — The broteedings at the Coroner's inquest cn the * of UO persone Gestroyed by tbe above men uaity, are of a very mined character i maianocory me ave. recentiy arrived by the Cortes from the North, aoe aiso of eee that the fatality was caaned by ig neravce aod Carelesscess on the dart of Captain H. Ta, or, sho te eceused of betng tntexiomed at time, wli'te otbere ewear that Yay lor was quite sober. The jury re- tormed @ verdict of “accidental death,” ant recommended ‘hat measures be takes for the survey aud licanea of vex. +O eto cary passengers according to their capacity The teetimony elici'ed went to show that there wore rome thirty or forty passengers on board = A rocker be- locgirg to one of the passengers fell overboars,and the men i charge ef the boat, notwithstanding the remon- strances of the prreengers, some of whom offered ty pay for it, pnt abont to recover it, but failed in dolug 40. Oa turying MoCaulay’s Poitt, the captam “jibed.”” Io jiblog, the bead of the bat went dowa, the sail touche! the water, and rhe cspsized— about a mile from land. The csptain of the Alcatraz, H. Teylor, ave tae follow. teatitoony :—~ ted a: Doon vestorday with thirty two prasengors from the Cortes; had to beat as far aa MoMaulay’s Point, roond the point we gota fair wind; then { hat to anit, o>° euil; Twos eteering at the time; when [ uhifted the «ut the boat capsized; it was neceteary to jibe when I aid, ‘wes a pertect accident, and might bave happened to + y one; I did put about to geta er, Dut as my persen. did vot bke it, gave up tbe attempt; to have goss score would heve been more dangerous thas keeping oa ovr coorse; T did pot know how strong the tide ripple was wnt ip it; Tdo oot think T hed too wany passe gers; hove carried Ofty five ip an sanaily gevera blow in San ¥ronelvoo bay ; I wae quite aober; T thought tbe 00m safo when started; the breaking of tae boom did nos causa the upsetting. INDIAN OUTRAGES ON {HE MINERS. {From the Victoria Gazette, June 25 | On the 16Ub inst party of Ooghole Indians, aambering fome 30, in eight canoes, attacked @ camp of miners hownd for ?rszer river frem Port fowneand, and en ceed- ed in taking alt weir provisions, goods, &c , as wel! aa de- siroy lew thew canoes, Mr. Joseph Foster, who ia well known in thane watere, Inforts ve that it orcurred abont ton o'clock mt night, whiitt all were tn camp on Orcas island. The @rat adero- nition of the Iniacs being around was a volley fred {no the camp, killing an Indian who was with party of iver On the avplication of Mr, Rubbs, the United States In- spector at Bellevue, to Capi. Ricbarvs, of H B. M. eteam- er Pinmoper, for assistance, two of her boats wero imma. Owtely provisioned and gent in purnutt of the Io diana who oe commitied this outrage, but did not sacoeed in fading em. Mir, Foster wae found on the island by the boat’ cre wn, baviog been there two days witaurt auvything Wo eat, and was taken to Bellingham Bay. By way of Portiand we have a rumor that ninety miners, while going to Frazer throvga the Satima coun. try, 10 Washington Territory, east of tho Casoaie tioun- tains, were attacked by the Indians, The rumor eaye tuat twenty whites and two huodred Indians wore gillod, aad that the red men retreased. From Puget Sound we bave news to the 28th nit. Th: Tooians cn the foun re eee rey hostile to the A: ricans. Wer seems act improbable. Six Americany have deen murdered. THR AUTHOWITIES AT VANOCOUVER’S I@LAND. The colony of Vancouver's In'and is entirely in tb» oon- tre] of the Hudeon’s Bay Company. Govervor Dongias is at the bead, assisted by a council of Ove, ali ofvers of the Hudzon’s Bay Company, and @ Legislative Assoc ty of seven, four of whom are “placemen” The otber three & Helmkin, the Goveraor’s eou inlaw, Skioner a:d ates), being in a minority, carry vo . The Col- lector ef the port receives ax salary ail the fees for clear- ancer of veese's and for permiis to land goods, The U»i2- bial Sorveyor i# paid from land sales. The Ir tbe Governor and all other officers of the crown ge: uo tolary, except what is paid them by the Hateon’s flay Company. The tmprovemocte ou the roads, bridgen, &c., are also paid for from the ealea of pab'ic ‘ania Tee Governer ‘8 much embarrassed by the autagonis'ic cha Teoter af hig two ¢ flies end the other only venor; * perhaps, that be te generally unposular with to inhabitants of tno. inland not attecbed to the interests of the Huduoo’s Bay Company. Moat of ibe people regard bis samipietration 8 RU OLpresrive oligarchy; apd yes tbey pay no iares of ny description, cept rum seliiog lireasns wh oh are Jasved at $600 per snowm. foe object of this high rate iw, Of Course, to protect the moraiiiy of tho wa. DESPATCHES 70 TIS HUDSON Ba¥ COMPANY'S AGENT. ‘The Pacific mai! steamenip Cortes arrived at 4en Fren- GieCO OD the 27th Jawe, bringing *rederick Marriott, Keg , with cespaiches from bis Excellency Governor Oougles, of Vancouver's Ialand, to the agents 0! the Hudson’s Ray Company im that cry. ‘THE EXCITEMENT ON Heral; iy 2 ISTHUS. TH id, Joly 19, 9 Laber al, on thoir way to the Frazer river gold m! Bevey Ardy, eng:neer Joue ph Goxtyell, blackemith; c , : James Rrock —— Cleaves, earpeater: Frek Bively — daisky’, Dr Poole, Oparies Werg aad —— Malootma We understand thet seven oF sijt effleere in the ri more, Drive’pally The reason non vauy 8 wirvion, to the reduction fatelr made ie the wale by the Board of Pirector: any "a aergion f g eudaved @ cot necied With the coostragiion of tie rye ther services ‘rewardea’’ by a large requcton talaries, EXCITEMENT AT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. DEPARTURE OF AN IRON VESSEL FOR VICTORIA. {From ths Ropotela Pers sesian, Way ‘ The ec hooner Alice, « five little iron vessel. which for ever t#o years bad been under the Hawatian flag sod in the coasting trade, taviog been Dooght by the hour of THE RO. Janion, ip this pinee, wat loaded and derpsiched last week for Victoria, Vancouver's Island, and the we gold digen H eo toe Dorthward. Beiug too dnepiy load. inging sieak forward, ape returned imet tatu ¥, diecharged chrgo, stoped her leak GFA) 00 again on Wedorsdey ines, Our woth : O08 88 eUDEFCATKED. resident, Mr. JF. Chepoan tthe auequa mines, on the 891 Thompson Detter than the most sang: expecte! begian fo bo an established fast, And the crowds tlooking to them fret parts of Oregon, Waahir goo and Oaiiforuia tate abipmenta of pork and molames, flour sod other wiapies of iife, of which we hava enough end to rpare. It is ten years since the Ciscoveres Created an excitement in these from which we are oply now recovering. It t# tharefore to ba boped that our farmers aod p antert will take the thing more coolly thia time. {n the meantime, success to we Alice, the pioneer and representative o' Hawail- nei. MOVEMENTS OF WARK AND TRADING VRASRLA. Coptain Witenell, of toe Recovery, from Victoria, Van- ecuver’s Irland, st Hovcloin, 8 Ly reporte— wate Sattelite railed April 2 tor dan Frane seo. Left et Victoria H. B. 4.'s steamer Plumper surveyicg. A.B M.'s steamepin Hevane was expected dai y, with Huadeop Bay Company's siram The for Princess Royal sailed London aboat March 8 cargo of furs. OUR RIGHTS AT THE NORTHWF yf, LETTAB FROM GOV. BTRVENS, CONORESS gy ay pene GATE FROM WASHINGTON, TO MB. Gye pac rant AGAINST THE TAX OM MIF 9g mieroRy or THE APPAIR--TH# FORM OF cicENRR—BXTORTIONS OF THE DURSON'S DAY COMPANY—THE LEGAL ASTRO? OF THE QUEST ons InvoLvED. Wasntxatow Crrv, Jaly 21, 1858. Br, Lem Cans, Seoretary of State — Sm —! bad the Ronor to inform you by my communica- Howe of May 18 and June 20 of the extensive imm'sration of American cii/zee into the Britiah possessions of New Caledonia, In conceqnerce of the discoveries of “gold pla- cere” on Frazer acd Thompson rivers, and of tne ob- etrections which had Been placed upon this immigration »y Governor Douglas, acting am chief factor of the tud- von's Bay Company, aod as Governor of Vancouver's Ivlend and Me dependencies, and assuming authority over the regio ia whigb the new ‘placers’’ have been fvand. The chject of the p ~eeout comnupication ia to exhidit Wo ihe poverement of the UMed States the enormity and sbeolnte ilegatity of the im, "osteo placed upon the cittnene of the Caiied Staten °F te Belt ane Whorities atsuming w enercee , MAtietiom over the whole twrritery im which the [0 gold Meonveries bave tron wade, end to wok the inte, e™mitton of the government ia bevall of our citizens seek, “S enter that territory. On the 20th of Fecember, 1857, his Excstiensy James Dowg'es, ely log bi { Governor of Vaucouver’s Ieiaad ond 18 dependences, Issued ® proclamation declaring that all mines of gold in tte mataral piece of deposit within the Gotriels of Frarer river and of Thompson river, be. tong wo the crown of Great Uritain, and that no person will be permitted to d'g, search for or remave gold on, or from ony lende, public or private (?ithio said o'strict). witboot first taking oat end paying for 9 Hoense in tho form sunexed. The form of license annexed ie as follows: — The bearer having paid to me the sum of twenty.ore reuluoge, om Account of the territorial revenue, I hereby ' to ig, search fo remove from apy ruch crown led ~~ flown es sheti to par. pore. daring woot of, OS, Thia leenee must te prodaced vhonevar demand by Me OF Any olber person actirg noder ihe authority of the goverpmers. wo 4, Commissioner, On 8 Si) tay of May, 186%, Governor Douging aaned thd following proeiaimali.o:— Roce awarre Ry Wis Fecelener Jo tear’ merder in. he a" Nac opener Whereas, neber y ws, doverner sad a Fino wane,.¥a , ke. 2 that corteia Donte and + river for trade; aot wherens, there fe reson bo #00 {that other peraang are preparing ead fitieg cot boats gud vemeels Or the ame pry, Now. 1b vd this my proclametion warvirg 4 | persous Uhat pack acts are contrary we law,