The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-22 00:00:00

MARCH 22, 1852.

FREMONT ESTATE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
thank you tor the civility accorded by you to
me, which enables me to correct some gross errors of
the press here and ,in the United States, and to Ex-
plain how and why certain interests, guided by ignorance
and destitution of principle, have been enabled to poison
the puhlic mind here, in a matter of no difficulty what-
ever. I desire, in as few words as I can, to state
Ist. That Colonel Fremont's tide is just as perfect
now; as any man's title ever is under a solemn contract
by competent vendors - who have not yet executed their
deed or patent to the vendee.
2nd. That the final deed or patent must be preceded
by certain formalities (which are already done by Col.
Fremont), and those formalities will inevitably be fol-
lowed by the deed or patent from -the United States,
confirming all that Governor Alvarado, of California;
and the Mexican Government, and also Colonel Fre-
mont have done to render the title absolutely perfect.
3rd. That the alleged sale by Colonel Fremont to
Thomas Denny Sarjent is not a fact. No sale ever
took place, but only an " arrangement," from which Sar-
jent hoped to be enabled to raise some money here to
carry out his sinister purposes.
4th. That even if there were now a ratified sale by
Colonel Fremont to Sarjent (not a word of which,
however, is true) the lessees here and elsewhere would be
as solidly established in their respective leases as if no
sale had taken phce. '
sth. That even if Colonel Fremont laad,already failed.
to prove his title, the said lessees would under colour"
of his grants inevitably be confirmed in them all by the
United States' Government.
6th. And hence the Fremont title and the Sarjent
title are both absolutely of no legal consequence to the
said lessees.

7th. I put this matter in the strongest possible light
against Colonel Fremont, only to show that troublesome
people here, and a very few in the United States, talk
and write about matters not at all understood by them.
Bth. But I aver that no honest man,' no lawyer in the
United States, no one at all acquainted with Mexican,
Californian, and United States land titles, the decisions
thereon, and the invariable practice and policy of the
United States' Gov, rnment, can or do entertain the least
doubt of Colonel Fremont'a title.
9th. No honest man, no one in the least informed, can
doubt, and do not doubt, the great value of Colonel
Fremont's estate in gold, silver, quicksilver, and in other
metals, and in agricultural richness.
10th. As to British exaggerations on the subject, set
forth by hostile people here for mere steck-jobbing pur-
poses, Colonel Fremont himself (though confident in the
riohnessof bis own estate) abhors such exaggerated
statements, the solid truth being quite enough for him.
11th. As to myself personally, 1 have great and just
reason to cdriipiain of the British public, to whom I
have for nearly two years liberally and often tendered
the fullest information on the whole subject, but
"squatter" companies, and companies well "forfeitable"
or "forfeited" leases have preferred to dabble in muddy
waters instead of crystal and pure streams. No one
can be blamed for this but themselves, and their too
eag, r and careless stockholders, who, in many instances,
amidst a blaze of light from me, still preferred to deal
with such companies and persons as the Ave Maria, be

West Illaripcsa, and others sustained by the Saijent
clique.
12th. And finally, to this preliminary I have to add
that some reckless and ignorant pretenders here and
elsewhere, can easily write and publish anything for
their own sinister purposes; and so also in the United
States to a small degree. I know that a young man wail
sent from London to California for no other purpose
than to write letters in California, and to enlist others
there, so that such statements should reach this country
for their own shameful and selfish purposes. Such was
the idle tale about the presence of Colonel Fremont at
the Mariposa when the sale of the one-sixth of
the Aqua Tria for the half of Colonel Fremont's
estate was most falsely alleged to have taken place
to Palmer, Cooke, and Co., which fact of Colonel
Fremont's presence was impossible, as he was at the
time alleged quits 800 miles distant from the said mines
And further, nearly all of the false statements about the
title, the small value of the Mariposas compared with
others, the tales about sales and leases, and other silly
acts, attributed to Colonel Fremont, were well known
to be very crude lies in the United States, bat suitable
enough to answer purposes here.
The above statements by myself and the following are
only a very few of the facts in my possession to re-
establish confidence, and to disprove the cruel falsehoods
of the cliques in California. and here also, all of which
have had but one common source.

I now proceed to notice a few things in California,
concealed there by the clique for this market, which
were answered promptly in California, and which, by
request of Colonel Fremont, are now further shown to be
absolutely false through the present article, which he
asks me to insert in your journal, with the hope that
other jonnalE, regardful of justice, will also insert.
1. Dr. 'Trask.-1 his writer, in the Stockton Journal,
California, 13th January, 1852, in an article dated the
7th January, has made au attack on Colonel Fremont,
the substance of which is as follows, all of which is false,
as will 'be shown:—First, after an idle slur, be announces
the arrival of the Belgian Company at the Mariposas
and town of Mariposa, and states that their lease was
procured from Mr. Roberts, Colonel Fremont's agent in
Belgium—that the conditions of the sole were 4,0001. to
Colonel Fremont for an opened gold mine-30 men sent,
and machinery to California,-1,0001. of the 4,000/.
,in
cash, the rest in instalments.

That 8,000 dollars were expended by this Company for
said purposes! that on their arrivel they were astonished
to learn that Colonel Fremont bad no such a mine in
the neighbourhood of the Mariposa town!! and that said
Belgians were to shift for themselves, and had expended
a good deal of their money !!!
The whole of this is an unadulterated series of lies,
and, as a whole, it shows absolute ignorance of its facts;
the truth is as follows:
The lease was not procured from Mr. Roberts, but from
Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Roberts. Mr, Roberts was never in
Belgium, all was done in Paris and i London—there were
no 4,0001. in the matter at all—no 1,0001. cash—no sale, bat
a lease; all was a Be'gian affair (as to the miners) ar-
ranged in Faris, not a word of truth as to instalments,
not a word of truth as to the 8,000 dollars, but the
matter was ably gotten up at a far greater expenditure
for the 28 men sent out, and for the 300 to follow.
Colonel Fremont et occe, gave them the kindest recep-
tion by his agent at Stockton, not Mariposa town.
Colonel Fremont, ten days after the date of Trash's
article of the 7th January, states explicitly that he had
heard of the arrival at San Francisco of the Belgians,
that he bad prepared a very conatorteble house for their
temporary reception at Stockton, would attend to their
comfort by a special agent at Mariposa, and place them on a
good vein—they never were obliged to "shift" for them-
selves. It is not true that Colonel Fremont has parted
with his gold mines in the said " neighbourhood," but
positively the reverse. So much, then, for this first
part of the Doctor's ridiculous etatement.
But, second, Trask proceeds to state that since the
Belgian affair a " Mr. Sarjent (who I was informed
was the quintessence of villany') has negotiated a
sale of the same Mariposa tract to a London company
for 100,000 dollars, the falsity of which is evident upon
its very face." Now Dr. Trask appears as ignorant
about all of the Sarjent matter as he obviously is about
all of the Belgian matter.
The Doctor then proceeds to consummate the proof
of his ignorance and malignity by quoting a few lines
from the London Mining Journal as an exaggeration! ! !
Now, reader, that little article is as follows:
" The accounts from the mines continue satisfactory.
One mine in Mariposa, worked by steam, was reo.lizite{
from 600 dollars to 1,500 dollars daily." The Doctor's
sage remark upon the above extract is that all compa-
nies there are not taking out that amount weekly, but
that the machinery of two or three are under the sheriff's
hammer. Now, what of that ? No one ever said that
all were prosperous ; but the real truth is thet nearly all
are doing far more than even 1 500, dollars daily, or
9,000 dollars weekly net, and with next to no machinery.
The Doctor then quotes some other extracts from
English papers about Mount Ophir, Kanyou Creek
Company, and says that the latter is non-existent—not
yet born!! "Oh! shame where is thy blush!" The
Doctor would not know that "Kenyon' probably means
"Carson Creek Company." Now that Company ac-
tually did take out quite 5,000 dollars a day, and more
too. It is born, and though I have nothing to do with it
whatever, as it is some 60 miles beyond Colonel
Feemont'e Estate, yet fiat justitia ruat cerium. As to
the tales published here about the "Carson Creek
Company," I confirm and deny nothing—that is not my
affair—but I know the vein to be rich, though I believe
small, and am convinced that large sums have been ex-
tracted from it, bte not to the amount at one time stated.
The slanderous Doctor then proceeds to the great object
of his attack—via., to mystify about Colonel Fremont's
estate as to its richness, but as to which he either knows
nothing or Misstates abundantly, end most unjustly
ascribes British exaggerations to Colonel Fremont
11
A-- more medest man -about his Owll estate never
existed, avd as to his agent (myself), every one knows
I have never written a line or advertised a word about
it until very lately, and only in sheer self defence; and
all put together as to its richness, not in extent the tenth
as much as the present communication.
Colonel Fremont and others inform me that Dr.
Trask is not at all to be relied on in such matters. I
now leave him in order that Colonel Fremont and others
may 'speak more authoritatively on the subject.

FIRST LETTER FRONT MR. GOODELL.
San Frincisco, Jan. 15, 1852.
Dear Sir,—ln reply to your communication I can say
that I have thoroughly tested the qnsrtz vein known as
the "Mariposa Vein" to the depth of forty-two feet, and
found the quartz to increase in richness the deeper
down I went. I have crushed the quartz to the extent
of several hundred tons, and extracted the gold by the
use of the shaking tables, which were on the place te
pre-
vious to my visiting Mariposa, and were very insperfc ct
in their construction. I have also tested quartz from
many veins upon your property, and the results varied
from two cents to eight dollars and fifty cents from the
pound of rock..
The vein known es the "Mariposa Ve"in ,'anA
which I have been operating, varies in thickness' —•upoe
to twelve feet, and can supply one from three
hundred tons of
quartz per day for years to come, without
doubt. In my own opinion I do not a question of
think the vein can
be exhausted in a century. The veins
in the Mariposa and Agua Frio districts are numerous,
upon your property
and rich in gold; and I am confident that large results
can be realized by a judicious o
nri ay of capital and the
use of heavy and well-construe ted machinery. If unfa-
vourable results have emanated in working on any vein
in-the districtitl have named,__ it is to be atiribufed en-.
-tifely to the light swift:de
_ vrfect machinery tasedcand•the
limited amount of capital
m,
expended without a knowledge
chi
of mining and nery. In regard to the extent of the
your quartz veins upon
property, I feel perfectly sate in
saying they cannot be exhausted in this century. With

reference to the letters recently published and signed by
John B. Trask, sty ing himself a geologist, I do not con-
sider them worthy of notice. These letters, over the
above named signature., make mention of the quartz
veins, and tho formation of the Mariposa and Agua Fria
districts, and the statements therein made I know from
personal explorations of that district to be entirely false
and incorrect. I view the gentleman as one of the very
many self-styled geologists, who have, from interests best
known to themselves, caused much injury to the mining
interests of California.
As my time is very limited, I am compelled to be thus
brief, intending at a future period to give you my views
and experience more in detail—l am, sir, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,

FREDERICK GOODELL.
Hon. John Charles Fremont, S. Francisco.
P.S.—ln regard to your title to the Mariposa and
Agua Frio districts, I had occasion to examine your
title, in taking a lease from you, and found it satisfac-
tory to me.. In my mind there is not a question of
doubt as to the validity of your title. F. G.
We learn that Colonel Fremont has brought an
action for libel against Mr. Trask and the publishers
of his letter at Stockton, for these attacks upon him.
Concerning the title of Colonel Fremont to the Mari-
posas tract, which is also one of the objects of attack in
the letter and article alluded to, we learn that it rests
on a decree made in February, 1644, by Micholtorrena,
Governor of California, acting with absolute powers,
declaring said property to rest in Don Juan B. Alva-
rado, and on a title in form issued at the same time,
showing that the grant was made in consideration of
past public services of the grantee. All these papers, we
understand, are duly recorded in the old archives of the
country, and the. original, as well as the deed of sale
from Guvernor Alvarado and wife to him, are in the
possession of Colonel Fremont.

SECOND LETTER. FROM MR oonDELL.
San Fraucteco, 22d Dec., 1851.
Dear Sir,—Your communication of the 20th is at haed
and remarks noticed. In reply, would say the gold
bearing quartz reins in the Mariposa district are name•
rous and rich.

From the many tests I have made from the veins on
your property, I am fully warranted in saying will ave-
rage equal in richness to the veins in any portion of the
State. The course of the veins is from rsouth-east to
north-west bearing west, inclination west dip from 40 to
75 degrees, with slate walls on each side of the veins.
From working the Great Mariposa vein for the last
four months, I find the average yield of 40 dollars per
ton of 2,0001b5. can be relied on, not including the very
rich pockets we frequently take out of the veins on your
property, the rich pockets deposits going in to swell the
product over and above the average of 40 dollars per ton.
I herein give you the entire expenses of working by
suitable machinery and extracting the gold from 240
tons of quartz per week, at the price of labour at the
present time.
Superintendent per month 500 dollars and
Board at 1 dollar per day inclusive, (per
week) •.• ••• ••• ••• .•.
1 Man to attend to the amalgamations and
retort ••• ••• ••• •••
6 men feeding stamps— ...
2 jobbing (surplus) men ...
2 engineers ...
1 blacksmith ••• ••• •••
1 carpenter ...
1 clerk
Oil, lumber, s'eel, iron, and materials
48 cords wood, at 5 dollars ••• •••
Cost of mining, 240 tons per week, inclu-
ding wear of tools, powder, frizz, lights,
&c., .5 dollars per tun ... ... 1200 00
Transporting 240 tons to the mill, one dollar
per ton
Calcining 240 tons, and preparing the same,
suitable to feed into the mortars, one dollar
per ton
Incidentals per week ...

122 50

... 53 00
••• 184 00
••• 61 50
... 105 00
••• 42 00

... 42 00
... 42 00
... 100 00
240 00

240 00

240 00
... 100 00

$2772 00
240 tons of quartz yield 40 dollars per ton... 9600 00

Net gain on working 240 tons of quartz
(per week) 66828 00
I will here remark, I have put down the costs of la-
bour much above what it is now costing us; and the
average yield from the quartz, including pockets, will
far exceed 40 dollars per ton.
- From my experience in working the Mariposa vein,
I can safely say, with heavy machinery of a capacity to
work one hundred tons of quartz per day, the entire ex-
pense will not exceed three-eighths of a cent. e. jhs of
one halpenny English) per pound.—With kind regards,
I am very truly yours (in haste).
(Signed) FREDERICK GOODELL.
Colonel John Charles Fremont,
•
San Francisco, California. -
It will be remarked that Mr. Goodell's 'statement of
net results per week expressly exclude all rich pockets, all
gold-dust, &c., and is based on only 600 feet square, with
only 240 tons per week, and with the use of next to no
machinery, or force of men, the engine being stated by
Colonel Fremont as more suitable to grind coffee, and
that with suitable machinery three times as much ton-
nage per wetlc can be effected, and that the gold ex-
tracted will be three or four times as much. Upon the
net basis givi n the result must be exceedingly great, and
that it will be permanent is the opinion of all.

3.—COLONEL FREMONT TO MR. MOFFAT, AND REPLY.
ban Fraficitco, January, 1852.
Dear Sir,—A slanderous attack having been made
upon my Mariposas property, and through it upon me,
directed, among other things, to discredit the value of the
property as a gold-bearing trict, with the evident object of
giving, by contrast, increased value to other portions of
the mining district, I have thought it advisable to apply
to you, among other gentlemen, as eminently qullitieti.
by your great experience and connexion with gold
mining generally, and more particularly in California, for
a written expression of your opinion in the case. The
points on which I more particularly desire the expres-
sion of your knowledge are these:-
Ist. What is your opinion as to the general value and
extent of the gold-bearing district of Agua Frio and
Mariposa?

23.4 Have you visited any particular localities there,
and if so, what do you judge to be the quantity of gold
contained in the average ton of vein.
3d. Were the mining operations at the Mariposas so
conducted as to extract the greater portion of the gold
from the rock?

4th. Have you at any time made a personal exami-
nation of the Mariposas mine, and if so, will you please
state your opinion of its general character, and how
much per ton you could obtain by proper working of the
mine?

sth. Have any dividends been declared upon the capi-
tal stock of any companies iu California, and if so, what
amount? _

An early answer to these inquiries will greatly oblige
Yours,
J. C. FREMONT.

San Francisco, Jan. 15,1852.
Col. Fremont,—Dear Sir,—l have the honour to cc•
knowledge the receipt of your note growing out of the
publication in a Stockton paper, of certain slanderous
charges egain.t you, in causing to be published in the
English papers, greatly exaggerated statements of the
richness of the veins on your claims in Mariposa county.
You ask my judgment on the general value and ex-
tent of the Ague Frio and Mariposa. I have twice visited
the Mariposa vein, in March and July last. In both in-
stances I judge from what I saw and what I learned, that
it was producing then, and had averaged for several
months, forty dollars per ton, worked with close mortars
and shaking tables. With better amalgamators, lam of
opinion twice that amount could have been !saved from
the same ore.
I have not visited any other vein in that region than
the Mariposa, with a view to form an opinion of its rich-
ness. It is a general characteristic of the veins of Cali-
fornia, that they improve as they go down, and such, to
far as I could learn and observe, is the case with this
one. It showed rich at the depth of forty-two feet, when
I was there in July.
The mining operations at Mariposo, so far as the
mechanism was concerned, were very good, but the plan
then used can nevar be made, in my judgment, to save
half the gold. The general character of the Mariposa
rock is hard, and requires burning, after which it can
be reduced with comparative case.
Of the Agua Frio veins I cannot speak from my own
knowledge, but to judge from what I was told, and from
the great number that flocked there, I must conclude
they are at least as rich as the Mariposa.
at Grass V4lle
Y
With regard to the dividends on gold stock, the
"rc-
pany of which Mr. Bissell is a director,
the "Gold Mountain Mining Company," believe
I
name, have paid back the capital to those
who iasn ct b'
e:1 it, and divided 10 per cent, for the month
of December.
adv
.Three others I have heard of, but don't recollect
names, have divided—one 10, one 11 t recollect the
cent. on their capitals.—l have th • and one 15 per
respectfully, your friend, e honour to be, very
Joali IA MoFFAT.

FR,E.IIIONT
4.—LETTER FROM COUNT DE
ASS
respected Sir, akes TO COLONEL J. C.
having banished
MO .
Ca-
lifornia, but perhaps love of natural sciences, me .Circumstances and misfortune
In the first days of and mEeralogy, nces, !particularly those of geology
from my beloved native country, the
have induced me not only to visit Ca-
to find here a new and quieth home;
to enjoy your;milted
decided to stay
on the Mariposa Creek. Struck
s on
r cykotibryp p
hospitality,my arrival, I have beenerstoy p
property
beauty and
interestingness of thee formationu there, I was very soon
which was greatly facilitated by your kind hos-
pitality, a longer time in those quarters,
IhtlittY. and I have passed one whole year Cu
the Mariposa Creek and its vicinity. In the first three
or four we/ Its of my sojourn, I have paid particular at-
tention especially to the auriferous formation, which
is very interesting on your property. During this time
I have examined more than thirty points of auriferous
formations, having• subjected the minerals to regular
metallurgical operations and chemical assays, and I can
but chemically prove to yon, that
almost all of them have showed
wnoitthevnerlyyafsecwert exceptions,sin,
traces of. fine metal, and some of them gave the most
satisfactory results which might be expected for
the most advantageous and lucrative mining operations.
Besides those points which I have examined, I have
found a great many other points which I am sure would
give, by a regular examination, the same results. But
to prove the nature of the auriterous formations situated
on your property, it is enough to give some account
about the only two veins which have been opened and
worked till this day, on your property, the so-called
Mariposa veins, where the works of the Maripesu_Mining
:Company are-established; and the ttuadalmi.e vein, si-
-1 tuated on the Agua Frio Creek. Having been employ el
by the Mariposa Mining Company to open the vein and
point out the levels, I hai the opportunity of examining
that vein thoroughly, and I myself confess that 1 never
saw a more perfect, more highly developed formation.

Daring my sojourn at Mariposa and the environs, I
have mads a great many excursions, partly to know the
country, partly to acquire more knowledge of the me-
talliferous formations. I have visited Maxwell's Creek,
the Merced, BearlralleY,:Qaartzville, and several other
places, not only as visitor,-but employed by mining com-
panies, to open their mines; bat I feel happy to inform
you, that neither of those places is superior to yours in
regard to the richness of the metalliferous leads. I
know very well the famous Adeline vein; it is nothing
in comparison to that which was found on the top of the
Mariposa vein in 1850, and in regard to the locality,
situation, water, and abundance of fuel, the veins situ-
ated on your property are incomparably superior to any
othe7s I know.

Receive, Colonel, the regards and consideration of,
Truly yours, S. COUNT WArs.
San Francisco, J 413. 15, 1352.

conso.srl
Fzr.onic. tihßestotaNTCaAltrnTilia:,
BrJa:R.IPIO6s,
AIBIIS2IN.)Es.
In a late Stockton paper there appeared an editorial,
and also a letter from Dr. Trask, intimating that a fraud
bad been perpretated by exaggerated representations of
the value of the gold veins on Colonel Fremont's estate
in tho county of Mariposa, and yesterday morning we
copied a portion of one of those articles. Colonel Fre-
mont has furnished us with the correspondence between
himself and Mr. Moffat, the assayer, a gentleman of high
character, and the correspondence with T. Goodell,
Esq., a gentleman of experience and character. We
are assured, and do not doubt that Colonel Fremont
has .studiously avoided making representations of
the supposed value of the Mariposa quarts mines; but
all past experience leads us to believe that, properly
worked, these mines would yield immense profits, and
that, apart from the partiality natural to proprietorship,
Colonel Fremont may well regard these mines as sources
of inexaustible riches; and we believe that experience
will attest the fact that this description of mining is to
be the leading source of California's wealth. It is
painful to see such attacks as we have alluded to. There
is no pretence of the slightest evidence against the in-
tegrity of Colonel Fremont, and the letters we publish
to-day show- the great value of the Mariposa mines, and
consequently all lovers of the county should feel gratified
at any fair transaction that would bring large European
capital to the development of our mineral wealth.
The character of Colonel Fremont is too high to suffer
from vague rumours, bat serious injury may be done to
California by alarming capitalists, who, by an universal
principle of our nature, are timid and distrustful. That
exaggerations may have found their way into the Eng-
lish papers is not to be wondered at, especially as we
constantly see them in our own papers. We know of no
connexion that Colonel Fremont has with the " lianyon
Creek Company," or others mentioned; but the letters
we this day publish afford reliable testimony of the rich-
ness of the Mariposa mine, and witli every confidence we
look forward to the skilful working of these veins by
persons who will bring the requisite science and capital
to the task.

In conclusion, I have only to state that the most ab-
surd of all the notions started here is, that the real owner,
under a grant devised of land, has not the full property
in minerals. A few words will settle that matter. The
Old Monarchy Spanish Land reserved 20 per cent.; the
same monarchy reduced it to 5 per cent. The Repub-
lican Spanish law reduced it to nothing; and the United
States never recognized its doctrine of rose rration of
minerals in any part whatever. DAVID HOFFMAN.
And as to an article recently published in the Times
12th March, as coming from a
old Californian " of the -Vulcan Iron Works, San Fran-
cisco,mbi
il
si ctyh certainioe
individual
dLi
ovori London da ona nsi
smetnhatnellatforateiteul
Californiaer e ,apapned
"mining engineer and
it would be beneath notice, as being in all proba-
t
arieffdo rnn
eot
retl
yhpeutahr purpose rosos eammoaef
time as that from Dr. Trask, concerning which an action
is now pending by Colonel Fremont against Dr.
Trask and the Mining Journal received so
coldly Dr. Trask's communieation," the old Californian"
is probably the " Doctor" transmigrated into the per-
sona of a certain cockney here! Be that as it may, the
article is false throughout, and ought not to have had
the currency, and (with some silly persons) the weigh t
it bad for a few days.
That the boasted " absolute.sale" is no sale at all, but
only a contingent " arrangement" produced by a mere
contrivance, and will be cast to the winds on the arrival
of Colonel Fremont. Wad the following
COPY OF INSTRUCTIONS ATTENDING THE
ORIGINAL PAPERS.

LETTER, FROM MESSRS. HOWLAND AND ASPINWALL, OF
NEW YORE, TO MESSRS. BARING BROTHERS, AND
co., LONDON.

" The Hon. Colonel Thomas H. Benton, as attorney
for Colonel John Charles Fremont, has made an arrange.
ment with Thomas Denny Sargent, Esq., representing a
company in England, for the sale of the Mariposas
mining property in California, belonging to Colonel Fre-
-mont, and hat, in terms of such arrangement, executed,
but not yet delivered, a deed of the property to Mr.
Sargent. The sale, however, is only conditional, subject
to the approval of? Colonel Fremont; and, although a
part of the purchase money is already paid, it is to be
returned in the event of Colonel Fremont not confirming
the sale. If he does so, then the deed to be delivered to
the parties on the payment of the purchase money of
75,000 dollars in London, to be made within eight days
of their being advised of the confirmation of the sale of
the property by Colonel Fremont.
" Mr. S irgent proceeds to London in the steamer of
to-morrow; and it may be necessary for him, or his
friends, t) refer to the original deed. We now enclose
the same to you, with certified copy of the power of
attorney, in favour of Mr. Benton, annexed, which you
will please hold in the meantime, subject to the inspection
and examination of the purchaser and his friends.
"It toe decision of Colonel Fremont shall be for the
sale, then you will, upon being so notified by us, deliver
up the deed to the purchaser or his agent, on first re-
ceiving payment from him of the sum of 75,000 dollars,
or its equivalent in sterling money, at such exchange as
we tray advise, when informing you whether the sale is
to be consummated or not. The ohject of forwarding the
deed to lon in the meantime being, that the punier; may
have the oppornnity of examining it in your presence."
All comment on the above would be superfluous, fur-
ther than to state as follows:

First—No man in his senses can call this an absolute
sale.

Second —But it has been so represented to the public,
and privately also as an qb,,olate sale, and one that at
once confers full property ! and immediate leasing
powers!
Third—The holding of the deed as an escrow is, per
se, conclusive, that the copies could not be relied on as
the whole of the rcs gestce; and
Fourth—The use made of the copies was sinister,
illegal, and unfair towards the public; and it is equally
el-ar that the representation of an absolute sale was as
enormous an outrage on Colonel Fremont, as it surely
was on public credulity.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
Aiarch 20, 1852. DAVID HOFFMA.N.

FADVERTIEEMENT.]
ELECTRO-BIOLOGY, MESMERISM, AND SUCK
LIKE FALLACIES.
TO THE EDITOR.

behaving that the above fallacies only
tend to create confusion and doubt on a questian whirls
should be clear to the conaprebension of all parties—
viz., a correct understanding of their Own bodies—we beg
to inform your numproui readers that they can obtain,
gratis, per post, A TREATISE ON THE ORIGIN OF LIFE,
by Jumps Morison the ilitzeist, a perusal of which must
satisfy all parties that Electro•biology and such like
fallacies are not founded in truth.
It is truly astonishing to see persons of education
listening to and applauding the tricks performed at the
exhibitions on the before mentioned subjects;'
nothing
but gross ignorance as to the true nature of the human
frame can account for such delusion.
We are, Sir,
THE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH
COLLEGE OF
New road, London, March 20, 1832. HEALTH_

There were
Po
this Fos s C
ntamn,—The second meeting of tne Fox Club
season tookplace on Saturday evening at Brooks's.
Russell, M.P. t Major-General Anson, M.P. ,• Viscotuat En-
held, M P.; the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam, M.P.; Mr. Frede-
rick Dundas; Sir H. Ferguson Davie, M.P. ; Sir George
Philips, M.P ; Lord Says and Sele; Colonel Boyle, M.P. -
Mr. E. A. Sanforth ; Sir W. G. Craig, M.P.; lilr. H. F:
Stephenson ; Mr. Rowland Alston ; Lord Marcus Hill, M.P.;
Mr. T. A. Smith, BLP. ;
Lord Cremorne; Mr. Edward El-
lice, M.P. Mr. T. IL Langston, M.P. ; Captain Townehend.
M.P.; Mr. C. C. Cavendish, M.P.;' Major-General Fox; Sir
Robert Adair; Mr J. W. Fitzpatrick, M.P.; Colonel Fer-
gusTonn,E 3L ,no
d Lord de Maui ey.
LEanAKIIII S PARLIAMENTARY DINNER.--The
Right Hon. Gentleman held his sth Parliamentary dinner on
Saturday last, when the following Noblemen and Gentlemen
were present:—Lord George Manners, Viscount Somerton,
Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Hotham, Hon. E. S. Hardinge,
Hon. Octavious Duncombe, Sir Philip Egerton, Sir William
Codrington, Sir Henry Belford, Sir John Duckworth, Sir
Emerson Tennent, Mr. Gould. Mr. Hans Hamilton, Mr .
Grace, Mr. 11 alter Long, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Cobbold,
Mr. Masterman, Mr. Prime, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Ferrer,
Colonel Sibthorp, Mr.,Freshtield, Mr. Portal, Mr. Roundell
Palmer, Mr. Compton,. Mr. Plowden. The Right Hon.
Gentleman then held a levee, at which were present the
Duke of Wellington, Earl de Grey, Lord Broughton, and
144 Members of the House of Commons. The second and
last levee will be on Saturday next, the 27th inst.
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