The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-22


Thou art silver and gold thou art rband and star
Hurran for bright water hurrah, hurrah!
FROM THE U. S. OREGON EXPEDITION The fol-
lowing Is copy OF letter received 10Th inst. at
the State Department at Washington from the u. States
Counsel at Monterey giving information respecting Lieu
and party who been engaged for some time past
in exploring the regions OF the Columbia =
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
MONTEREY, California, April IL, 1914. :
SR:l have the honor to inform you that the second
of this month, received letter from Don Augustin SUIT
ter Alcalde of the new town of New Helva of which
the following is extract 1t may be proper say that
Mr. Suffer is Swiss, and a citizen OF Mexico, and
obtained from the Government large tract Of land
which he is establishing town. having already fort to
protect him from the Indians This fort town is situa
ted the river Sacramento of the branches of the
from the United States to California touch at this esab
lishment frs most Of the emigrans land from the
States since ls40 have settled near Mr. Suffer- Some Of
them having become citizens of this Republic have six
or eight leagues Of land given them by this Government
NEW HELvETIA, March 2sh, 1914.
SIR On the 9th instant, Lieut.. J. C. Fremont of the
United States exploring expedition, arrived here in dis
tress, having been forced to devate from his
account Of deep SHOWS loss OF animals and want Of pro
visions. He informed me Of having left the Coumba'riv
err short distance from Fort Vancouver, with the nen
ton Of crossing to the head waters of the Arkansas
eastward through the lower southern part Of the Ore
gon territory but finding succession OF high mountains
covered with snow which, with the distressed condition
Of his company him abandon his route and strike
for the settlements of California re and the
tans farther to the south On the morning of the 25th
instant he left here direct for the United staes party
consisted of twenty five The visit of this exploring
expedition attribute entirely to accident, for month
previous O their arrival the company had subssed
rey on horse and mule flesh the starvation and fatigue
they had endured rendered them truly deporabe objects
(SigneD J. A. SUFFER-.
THos. o. LARKIN, Esq,
u s. Consul, Monterey. California
On nay hearing from the Governor of California Tin
Monterrey Of the arrival of Lieut. Fremont addressed
note to Mr. Suffer, to offer to Lieut. any assistance
could afford him he was gone the arrival Of my letter
believe he obtained the supply OF horses mules, and
provisions he wanted. THOMAS o. LARKIN.
.NAvAL.--The U. S. Receiving schr On-ke-hye,
Tuesday for Norfolk, (va) with recruits for the U. S.
Navy The following is list of officers attached to her:
Lieut. p Drayton, Commanding 1t. c. F. Mcintosh Dr.
Bryant Acting Masters Mates-Geo. Barnes, A. Duquer.
cron, VIM. G. Heriot, .and s. L. Banding
The U. $. schooner Enterprise Lieut.. Commanding
James NJ Watson arrived at Boston last Wednesday
ing from Rio de Janero via Bahia and Pernambuco Qet
the latter port May 22d) after passage of twenty eght
r OGers attached 10 the M wat
tenant Stephen D. Lavellee ID do; Edward Bsse Pur.
ser; James MCleliand Assistant Surgeons James L. Fer
guson, Mdshipman; George T. Shines. do; Daniel Noble
Johnson, Captains Clerk; George II. Baker, Masters
Mate Thomas r. Hunter, Esq., passenger from Rio de
Janeiro.
Left at Rio de Janeiro U rigate Raritan, Capt F. H.
Gregory bearing the broad pennan Of Commodore Daniel
Turner, and the U. g. sl0op Of war Boston, Commander
Pendsrgrast to sail in few days for st. Catharines All
we'll
OBSTRUCTIVE fIRE.-ln lie boston mail OF InurS-
day gives the following description OF destruc-
tive fire that morning in.he Of Ann street. "Ths
morning. about half past three o'clock, fire broke out
in building occupied bakehousc in the of IFS
Ann street, which damaged about $780, and had no
insurance. The fire next caught in the Of building
l76 Ann street. owned by Mrs Lemare, and occupied by
Mr. John Leman as sesman's boarding house. which
was partially destroyed The building alone insured.
Mr. Lemans loss about $1,000 The fire then spread to
Irish families. The of these buildings nearly
destroyed. The provision store of MIR. James Monroe
1853 damaged about 5000, mostly by water His stock
was insured These last named buildings were all owned
by Mrs Williams, and we understand all insured"
BoN-MoT OF GENERAL JAcKsoN.-As we drove up
to the door of the taveru saw General Jackson,
the venerable President OF ne United States seated
window smoking his long pipe, and went to pay my
spects to him apologzng Tor dirty appearance which
told him had very honestly come by in hammerng the
rocks Of his own State lie laughed and shook hands
daily with me and learning that my son was with me-
requested me to bring him in and present him. My SON
were in Knoxville, in pickle than myself
and felt quite ashamed to be presented to so eminent
but the old general very kindly took him by the
hand and said, "Ny young friend don't be ashamed OF
this if You were politician you would have dirty work
upon your hands you could not easily get rid of -"
Feahersonhaughs Excursion through the Slaue States Of
.aaerica
MILITARY ExcURsIoNs.-T Fusileers of New
York city, new crack company, intend visiting
New Haven on the 4th of July. The company, are
ns o Of o
high bearskn caps and their appearance generally is OF
high order. Their visit will doubt be gratifying to
our military and citizens generally.
The National Blues of this city, Captain Doolittle
making arrangements for visit to Boston, time in
the month Of July. We understand they contemplate
leaving about the 25th by way of New York and Prov
dence, and return by the way of Worcester Springfield
and Harford.-New Hapen Herald, June 30.
STARTLING DEvELoPMENT.-We learn from
exchange paper that several years ago Joseph Be.
dell OF Low Plain, ~ H. left home to go to New Boston,
and neither went there returned II thought he
was murdered and poad drained that some sup
posed he had been thrown into still clue could be
had OF him. Very lately young woman living in the
vicinity has stated that about the time mentioned, he
a child at the time,) man came to a little hut where
she and her mother lived stormy night and asked TO
sleep on the foortha the request granted and that
in the night her mother killed the man. robbed his peck
cts, tied stones to his neck and heels and pushed him
down in the thick mud Of the pond with pole. The
mother is still living in the poor house on the Plain.
LIEUT.. RoBgRTs.-We learn that the report OF