The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-03-27 00:00:00

LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA

From California there does not seem much definite in-
telligence. The Henrica had left San Francisco for
America with 100,000 dollars in gold dust. On the 26th
of December, there arrived at Ctiagres, the first steamer
of the American line with 160 passengers and 100 tons of
cargo. Among the passengers were General Smith, the
Governor of California, his family, and suite. On the
29th, the R. M. steamer Tay left Chagres with 4720,000
in specie; on the 30th, the American barque John Ben-
son arrived at Chagres with 60 passengers and 200 tons of
cargo, and on the 31st, there arrived at Panama H. B. M.
brig Pandora, from Mexico, with near 4300,000 in specie
for Europe. The last steamer from San Francisco to
Valparaiso brought 380,000 dollars, and there were ave.
-
in specie. _

The gold fever was still raging all along the west coast
of America, and all the best mechanics, and young men
were leaving Valparaiso for California. The Sandwich
Islands were quite deserted of all classes. The United
States store-ship Lexington left San Francisco for Valpa-
raiso on the 4th of December with 500,000 dollars in gold
dust. In accounts from California, received by the New
Orleans Picayune, to Dec. 25, the date of our last advices,
the writer says :—" Every article in the way of provisions
will be supplied at a much cheaper rate than they can be
sent from the United States. Severe losses must be sus-
tained by many who have ventured largely, expecting to
reap immense profits." The writer confirms the accounts
we have already published, as to t'ie miners having
stopped work in consequence of cold weather, the great
influx of emigrants from Peru, Chili, China, Mexico, &c.
The following anecdote shews something of the state of
things at Monterey :—Captain Sparrow, of the schooner
Lambiacano, on arriving at Monterey from San Francesco
inquired for Governor Mason. The house being pointed
out to him, he entered, found two men sitting in the
kitchen, one with his coat off, sleeves turned up, pealing
potatoes ; the other in the same dress, washing them, and
putting them in the pot; and who should thete two men
be but Governor Mason and the Collector of the Customs.
Governor Mason said to Captain Sparrow, " It's not my
turn to cook to-day, but I'm helping the Collector."
So destitute, you see, they are of servants—cook or
starve !

The Boston Traveller gives a letter from a Captain
Phelps, who had arrived from California. He states that there
was gross exaggeration in the accounts of the gold. As to the
diggers who were said to be averaging 150 dollars a day, he
says that those who hare done the best have not got above
3000 dollars during the entire digging season. Letters Kaye
appeared in the papers from person's who never had any ex-
istence in California, and in respect to vessels;which bad never
been there. Far less disorder prevailed than 'might have been
expected.

A ship recently left New York for California with the
following articles amongst her cargo, namely, one steam-
boat, in compartments, ten houses, several large barges,
and a variety of other miscellanies, so numerous, indeed,
that the ship's manifest measured some seventeen feet in
length.
Thirty-four steam and sailing vessels were preparing to
leave New York, on the 7th instant, for s&n Francisco;