The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-22
Later from California.

We have been favored by merchant OF this
city with California Star, published at San
Francisco, of September 18th.
The U. S. men .of-war Congress and Ports
mouth, with others not named, left Monterey
during the week ending Sept 18th, bound to
Mazatlan.
The Bark Adhel, captured by the U. S.
sloop- of-war Warren, on the Southern coast
was sold at auction, for the coast trade to
Captain w. d. Phelps, for $4,525.
The weather at San Francisco was intolera
bly, warm, the mercury ranging in the neigh
borhood of 90 in the shade.
The people of San Francisco elected town
council to administer their affairs, consisting
of VIM. Glover, VIM. D. M. Howard, VIM. A.
Leidesdorff, E. P. Jones, Robert A. Parker
and VIM. S. Clark, who entered upon their
official duties Sept. 10th. At the first meet
ing Mr.. Leidesdor IF was appointed town trea-
surer, and required to give bonds in $lO, 900
They also passed an ordnance imposing pen
atty of six months labor on the public works
fol- desertion of seamen, nd for enticing sail
ors from ships or aiding them to desert fine
not exceeding $500 and impris onment not ex-
ceeding three months.
Col. Mason, Governor of California, has also
proclaimed like penalty for the same offence.
We make the following extracts from the
California Star:
Mr.. S. Brannan, publisher of this paper, af-
ter an absence af nearly six months, arrived at
this place on Friday morning last, % days
from Fort Hall.
BY him we learn that the emigration to this
country this year will not exceed ninety wa
CONS.
The backward wagons without brisk travel.
may find their mountain road INSTRUCTED by
the SHOWS; fear is already entertained of their
safe arrival.
Mr.. Brannan informs us that the emigration
to Oregon was still "rolling on" that up to
the 18th day of August, seven hundred and
seventy wagons had passed Fort Hall, and be-
fore the expiration of tie month many more
were expected.
Of the mormon emigration" there had ar
rived at the great salt lake, up to August 18th,
4SO souls. This body, for the most part males,
is but an advance of an extensive emigration
soon to follow, and there was expected in one
weeks time an additional caravan, consisting
of four or five hundred wagons.
Here they have laid off and commenced
town, planted large crops, which are described
as forward and fourishing, and have at hand
eighteen months provisions, to be used in the
event of failure of crops.
They contemplate opening an entire new
road through to this country, in connection
with the present rendezvous, which complet-
ed, they move en- nsasse to the valleys of Cali
fornia.
The mormon battalion of about 200 men,
had been met in the mountains of California,
many of whom were returning to winter here.
Of this battalion $50, whom sickness detained
at Santa Fe, had joined the emigration at the
salt lake, their term of enlistment having ex-
pred Col. Cook had been sent by Gen. Kear-
ny to discharge them.
Mr.. Brannan gives the general health Of the
emigration good, few deaths having occurred
throughout the travel.
Lieut.. Charles C. Anderson, of the eth Reg
iment New York Volunteers, died at San
Francisco on the 18th Sept. of fever.-Jow7aI
Of Commerce.
Singular and Terrible Explosion.
On the 18th ult., the sloop of war, Consti-
tuition. belonging to Hayti, blew up in the