Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-07

JupouTASr FROM CALIFORNIA, AND THE
Com RrGloN.-Loss Of The mhale ship Name
We have been politely furnished, says the
New Bedford Mercury by A. r. Nye, fsl''
with the following extract from letter receiV-
cd bv him from A. Ten Eyck, dated san
Francisco, Sept l:-"The schooner llono-
lulu arrived hue, from Columbia River Aug
35th. and reports the loss Of the ship Name
Ne,chor, ofFairhaven. In attempting to enter
the river on the afternoon Of the 23d or Si'"
Aug., she struck ON what is called the Middle
Sands of the bar, where the English bark Van
couyer was wrecked in May or June last. Shc
dragged her anchors all night, the sea making
breach over her. In the morning the oillcerS
and crew left her in their boats and reacheu
the shore in safety The ship soon alter went
90 pieces. and nothing was saved. She had
400 bbls. of oil There was no pilot on
board the pilot Of the port was engasei IN
taking in an English brig, which the Name
attempted to follow.
ga dav or two ago the Flora, Capt. Potter,
Of New llOnuOn, dHtHoioh ="
U,rbor. on the opposite side OF the bay; les
.a.Jav ,be cap,a;n. fearing he would lose all
~ man weighed anchor, intending to 60 to
no., After getting under way, the, Gro
fnd;no the ship was headed out, refused du'y'
and the captain was forced to, return and anchor
here Last night nine of the crew gagged 'ne
watch. lowered one ofthc boats and rowen on
Tbev have not been heard OF since, aho are
nov probably half way TO the goid ieg.on,
The Flora is 26 months out, win oniy ''o
bbls. Of oil Every vessel that comes III mere
NOW is sure to lose her crew, and thls sia'c VI
,b;no. must continue until the squadron arrives
xvbon II the men-o-war men do not run OH 100,
merchant-men may retain their crews ,
"The whale ship Euphra.es, OF New beuI
c,rJ loft here a few weeks since for the uhi'ed
States, TO touch on the coast OF mn 10 rec.u,
,The Minerva. Capt Perry. of New Bedford
b,s abandoned the whaling business and Is
now ON her way hence to Valparaiso Tor a cargo
ot merchandise. Although two large ships, Tour
haroues and eight or ten briggs and schooherS
have arrived here since my return from ths
mineral country about four weeks since, WIN
i,,oe carooes of merchandise, their entire IN
,o;ces have been sold Vessels are daily
arriving from the islands and ports upon The
coast. laden with goods aud passengers, the
latter destined for the gold washlngs, -,
..The volunteer regiment OF u. D so'aicis
have been mustered out of service, ana nave
mostly Qonc gold hunting, Much SICKNESS
prevails among the gold-dlggers, many nav"
iefi the ground sick, and many more nave us
continued their labors for the present ANA gone
into the more healthy portions oi the country
;n,endiup 10 return after the slckly season mas
n,ssed From the best information can oo-
lain there are from two to three thousand per
,ons At work a, the gold-washlngs' with same
success as heretofore. The rSny season VIII
commence by the fast Of Dec and those engag-
ed in digging gold will have to remain where
,ha, month finds them till along IN March, rs
il will bo impossible for them to get down mo
The settlements on account OF the pecuHarl''cs
oC the soil and country. The whole country
am credibly informed in the valleys aud on
the plains west of the California mountains anu
west Of the gold rcgion,ls almost entirely over
flowed with water during the winter mon'hS'
AZ that il is with the greatest difficulty lha' ac-
cess can be had to and from the settlements
The gold diggcrs and those intending 10 ne
come such are making their preparations ac-
cordingly, by providing themselves with four
or five months outfit. by the first OF October
the number Of persons at the gold washlhgs
will not fall short of four thousand.
The Maine wa, fully insured at New Bedford
a, io.lJNs. Mutual Marine $4,000 on shlr