New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-21

GALE is The MEDTERRANEAN.-A letter from
Boston gentleman, who took passage IN the French
steamer Bosphorus A. Narcotics on the 80 uit for
Genoa states that during terrible gale thsi night the
steamer much injured, aud next morning when
within three miles Of Genoa Of her wheels bro
ken and she lcft entirely unfnanegcahc The gale
terrific that nothing could venture cut 10 their
assistance and the steamer drtcd out t. The next
evening the Phersnond. steamer of the same lire.
out 20 their assistance but could not safely
near enough TO render them any Aid. A sailor IN the
midst OF the Storm volunteered o. take line on board
the PhsrsmOnd. and 10 the wonder Of I'll performed IL
alone in a boat Tho hawser broke four tmes and the
steamed up 81 the CITY tor another The cabins
we're fun Of water the gale Increasing and the passen
held meeting, snd resolved 20 take possession NJ
be steamer unless relief came before nights sud
place her command of an Enclish engineer who
board ana who thought that the lives Of the passen
might be saved by running her on shore The Pna
ramona however. returned Ia their assistance and In
the afternoon they landed At Genoa amds the viyas OF
It's inhabitants. The papers At Marseiles Genoa and
pchorn had accounts Of the loss of the with
all on board Boston Courier.
For CALIfORSiA The meeting 10 organize
Company last evening was quite large The plan pre-.
sentod provides for n Company with $500 shares
500 stephen Clark. Esq tc act Treasurer. until
900 paid IN when five Directors to be elected
e. serve until the expedition stsrts Thirty forty Of
the stockholders are o. 70 out Those who abandon
the expedition after starting lose their whole stock
Those who wish to remain in California do e. with
consent of Directors by forieiiing - per cent The
hope 10 organize and start by the 0ih of January The
mbers of the Company aud others wishing O. ioin
meet At the Mansion House tonight
Albany Evening Journal i9fh.
CAIfFORSIsN EXPEDITIONS PROM GRoToN Cos.
NEcTIcur Even the stsf citizens OF the Land OF
steady Hsbits. are becoming Infected with the Gold
Dstemper. The New London star says that a compa
ny Of thirty nye young have formed themselves
into joni-stock company each paying 500 and
70 start soon possible They buy 4 vessel mme
dsely aud freight her best calculated pay Their
plan of operation IL work California long the
company may think proper TO remsn. and then finally
10 share equally in the profits sccruing.
CALtFORNIA GOLD Professor HOrsiord Of Har
ward University has written TO Rev Mr. Rogers
containing statement OF analyst. OF some OF the
gold from California The specimen OF ore that ne
examined yielded = o. Of pure gold 10 II 81 OF other
matter The Professor also ststes mis- opinion the
soaly form in which much othe gold is found il owing
l. the glacial action IN the Californian mountains which
faitened the granular particles of the metal The ga
cers passed over them. Boston Cour.
NEW M0pE OF LiGHrGSG 4 PiPK.-We saw a
few days since lsborer standing mortar bed IN
which lime Stacking. and pushing small pieces OF
paper into the siesming We had known Of
houses nred by Inns stacking but supposed there
too much water sud steam for Il IN this lie sue
cccded however, and him take up a burning
piece OF paper and light hi pipe and put his bod his
shoulder snd 20 shout III. work Lsb0fing men know
more 0itentimes OF practical philosophy than give
them credit for We acknowledge disposition o.
laugh at this man guilty Of lrishism but he had
the better of US in the end journal Of Commerce