The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-31
IlO for California.

Chronicle,
MysTIc The vessels now advert,s.d and fitting for
from this port the ship Mentor large and
npe vessel owned by the Msssrs Brown in great for
wsrdDees with large Of cabin and steerage pas
eepgers and full freight engaged In this ship, Mr.
Geo w. Brown will embark himself and she will carry
out some Of the most active and enersetic Young
IN the country She will be capitaly commanded by
Capt HOWARD, 6rst rate ~hanu master Of long sx
perience In the navigation Of the Pacific, and
The schooner. smack Mary Taylor of nearly ninety
tons burthen, goes out excelently we'll comma nded
aso, and WIN Do manned by jont-stock company Of
first rate men who will not fail Of finding gold,
either by digging otherwise before they back
The schooner Velssco another first rate vessel will
sail soon with, joint stock company Of the fright
rort" from Groton, who will come home "hgh hook'' in
the gold line, or very much mistaken In the
The schooner. smack Mount Vernon is also sdver-
and next, we have the schooner Heroine Of which
staunch vessel there Is danger In saying 'ditto"
In addition to there. the smack Sea Witch, Of this
mort h fitting out for the gold coast from New York
The chip Trescott IL fitting out at Mystic with the
utmost despatch, by Mr. Mallory whose business cha
racter is sufficient guaranty Of the energy with which
the enterprise will be conducted The ship will be
commanded by man Of experience, and II the ad-
Of the rescott do not bring home their full
'bare OF the golden fleece, have overestmated the
qualities Of the Argonautes. That is all There is
hkewi'e large fchocner. Of something like two hun
dred tons up TO California from Mystic. This
vessel Is fitting ont by a jeint-stock company and
will Fail soen. Whether other enterprises of the sort
are In contemplation from this nsighborhood, we
know not but we dare say there may be. Success to
From the Albany Argus Dec 291
The Troy papers mention. with regret at parting
with an enteprisDg and valuable citizen the intended
departure for California Of the efficient and popular
ductor on the Troy and Green bush railroad b. Groa
Efq The Kingston Republican has Of part
ing upper given to two young men of that village, p
II. Van Buren, and John W. Shaw, who are soon to
leave fer the same destination They CO. not As gold
dggers but a. mechanics well provided with the tools
ef their occupation. Among the incidents of the
STAIR, was the presentation to the enterprising emf
grants of pair Of revolving pistols.
Lrnn fha pauk
The bark Carib, Capt Webb, of New Bedford cleared
Yesterday for California, pa Sandwich Islands. Capt
Lsgus, formerly master Of the Cnrb goes mate
mate Her shipped for voyage to San Francisco
for one dollar per month One of them Is q green
countryman, six feet high-a favorable specimen
Of Yankee growth She carries out eleven passep
She bias cargo Of clothing, bread, dry goods, prov
sions, 'psee. shovels brandy, rum I'm all valued
at over $24 600.
From the Boston Transcript, Dec 20
The ship Edward Everett, belonging to the Boston
and California Joint Stock Mining and Trading Com
psny shipped her crew yesterday consisting of sixteen
men and three mates The foremast have all
heretofore acted mates They the voyage gratis
considering their services equivalent to the passage
whaling captains and mates, who belong to the CON-
pany The ship to be employed during the time the
company are at the mines, in conveying passengers
from Panama TO the gold region The company con.
aists Of $50 te ctive men, rs Of whom
They all to be we'll armed each with rife and re-
volver and accoutrements to act, in emergen-
cy. against Indians or marauders. Success to the
pedtion! The rules and regulations to which the
company have submitted themselves, are Of charac
ter to insure the utmot efficiency In their operations
and correctness In their conduct Passages in ships
to California now offered for $3.50. This Is dog
cheap for a journey Of feventeen thousand miles
The brig AcsdIan late Halifax packet has been pur
cbsfed for $500, by company about to proceed to
California.