The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-22
From the New York Express
California Movements.


company of Cafornians, mustered in this city, and
calling themselves the "Colony Guard" left in the Phil
adepha train Friday morning for Philadelphia en- route
to "El Dorado" via ST. Louis, Independence, and the
South Pass. The of the company as follow
John McNuIty, captain; H. Fowler, !st lieutenant
James Glynn, do; WIN. $ Bal. D. Bnuil, D. W,
son. j. Roake, W. Rouke, a; Riksr,, W; Sands, W. H
A'sop, privates.
The "Aurelian Association" which sailed for San
Francisco on the 10Th from this port is composed of the
persons whose names we give below:
S, B. L,throp. D G. McCouc L. R. Greene, Edwd G..
Anthony, John Lnpon George Rask, Charles BELOW, w
Dunn, John G. R,nkn, = +: Jornson, ]. ( Flsli, O. v
,eion t. l. Hess A. clo,e, D. w. Eds total Is
The barque Clarissa, Capt Babbidse which sailed on
Saturday last for San Francisco takes out the Excel
sor Association" Of whose names the following is a
correct list:
Jane Risney asa,%rsr; Hoaio $. Gates. NJ 3 Of Yoa,,
FF 5a WIFI Fo NS,nys 9f M
oan sss sSs p Dv ID vaa odsu sfs
PayYa, Samuel IL Hoyt members passenSers-Abra-
York; G. Campbell, do job Hazen, Brookyn; G W
Lawrence, Meredith, New Iiumpshre; F F. Perdee Ell
TOTAL % IS" ON 80 = ' '''
The following correct list of passengers for Chagres
per brig D Hitchcock, sailed from this port Friday
last
burn, j. Morris, G. Could ] Hall, e. D and W Hath
away, E. F. Bake, + A tiashee, E. Y. and Y. Hathaway,
T. G. Ho|land, G A Fisher W. NJ Staples, J Connefss,
. c1sk J. C. Eddy w, Porter SIS 5e W,J
w. Seisoa, D Tbbe,s Dr. J B. r Fuller. IL s Hut Hub,
Mr. Tilton, two Messrs Mays
CALIFoRNIANs.-Anoher company for California leaves
here Thursday next, taking ship to Vera Cruz, and
cities and towns of Mexico and the Pacific coast The
company is called the g Overland Mining and Trading
Company and is formed principally of our cG.
zens-NeW Hauen Journal, nth.
Letters have been received in this city, dated Vera
Cruz the 25h of February last, from OF the Cor
MIA adventurcrs who sailed from this city about the 3lst
through Mexico is stated that the company had
arrived safe and well. and agreeaby surprised at
their hosptabe reception. the courtesy Of the custom
house officers passing their baggage and the faering
promises of pleasant and interesting journey through
Mexico. The high price and scarcity of horses Vera
CRUZ has somewhat nterfered with their plans and the
hst dvlslon consisting OF forty who have adopted
the style OF the Pacific Rangers had made arrangements to
be taken to the city of Mexico in wagons at 1927 per
They expect to purchase horses on their route TO Mexico
at moderate prices Other parties that had previously ar
rived from the United States had preceded them, and
accounts had been received at Vera Cruz of their having
met with any difficulty on their journey.
The passengers who left this city for California in the
steamer Hartford (ut into Bermuda in dstress) write
home doefu account of their suferRgs since they left
New York. The Hartford according TO these statement
behaved noby could be expected in the terrible gale
she encountered but opinion is nearly unanimous that
she is not fitted for voyage around Cape Horn Several
gentlemen, experienced in nautical affairs, (navigators
and ship bmlders) had ma lie critical examination of
the vessel at ST. Georges, the result of which stated
as follows:
T" ST.. GEORGES (Bemuda,) March TO- 1919.
We the undersigned having carefully examined the
steamer HARTFORD now lying in this port, of opinion
that said vessel is unsuitable for and that
she is incapable OF performing her originally plated
andy
and officers of said vessel duty to themselves and all
concerned to abandon the voyage (Signed Thomas b.
Fox"
AS we have already stated, number of the Hatfords
passengers came back to New York in the British mail
steamer Trent. arrived here Friday. Their
Thomas Andrews, A. A. Nicolson, W. A. Roberts. w.
b Lowe, Samuel Kip, c: D. cleveland, Nj, John Vre-
denburgh LIST Engineer; F. A. Bryce F. p Greene, clerk
I. Phelps, y. II. Snow, II. w. Wright, g. j. Bliss.