Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-04-09
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.


some intelligence gathered from Mr. Suwerkrop
late Danish consul at the Sandwich Islands, who
arrived in New forko Sunday He left San
francisco on the 2sth of January, but brings
news from there up to the It'll of February which
he obtained in letters from San Bias, the 1oth Of
March, from whence he came overland to Vera
Cruz, and hence to Mobile in the st amer Great
Western. He met;in Alesieeabeut 1000 Ameri-
cans, Mexicans, Englishmen, ,Frenchmen, SC,
on their way to the coast; bound to California
The latest letter states that, after a winter OF
the greatest severity, fine weather has set in, ths
snow had begun to melt, and many diggers had
started and were OIL the eve Of starting, for THE
mines, to re-commence operations, and that the
sale OF goods had; in consequence begun to in
crease.
The firm ]. B. & Co., by whom the letter was
written. had purchased considerable qrantity
OF gold, Oh commission, at Sl4,50 per ounce
but could not purchase another parcel at that
rate
The, price of gold had risen in consequence Of
the large arrivals Of specie from San Bias, Val
palaso, &c, and which has been placed in the
hands of the merchants al San Francisco for ia
vestment.
About seven hundred persons had arrived at
Dali CldllCIoto lIuII VdIHiIdlSO, flQ GDOul IOuT
hundred from the Sandwich Islands There
were about seven thousand in California, ready
to commence operations 1.-the mines the moment
The price Of provisions I'D Y more mod
crate. On the goth JANUARY parcels was
selling at $40 barrel by The de barrel at
SIG. Pork was dull at $50 per bbl. Salt beet
could scarcely be sold. Nc one " ould give Sl4
per Dbl for it
Alarge amoant Of goods was daily expected
four cargoes from China two cargoes OF English
goods from Sidney New South Wales; seven
teen vessels from Valparaiso and the Wtst coast
OF Mexico, and st yeral vessels from Tahiti.
There has been no arrivals from the United
States, The sloop of war St Mary was the only
national vessel at San Francisco.
Affairs in California were, taking everything
into consideration, quite peaceable.
None OF the Oregon gold las been seen in Cali
iornia.
There were many persons waiting for the Cal
ltornla, to take passage IN her to Panama
The British ship OF war Calyrso was at Mazat-
Ian, to leave soon for England She would take
away over 100000 i'll specie. Of this there
were over 5000 ounces OF California gold, and
OF this 1000 ounces belonged to MIR Suwerkrop.
The reason he Iut it on board the {. was that be
could not find a conveyance for il direct 10 the
United States. Those who think it strange that
the gold docs not reach this country, Ill larger
quantities, should take this fact into eonsdela-
ton,
After going iuto careful calculation with Mr.
S. we were assured that about S40OO,0OO in
gold had been obtained from the minis OF this
81, 300, 900 has passed through the cusom house
at San-Francisco, valued at 10 to Sl3 per ounce.
Ss7OOO0O have gone Oft in driblets, i'll trunks,
boxes and on the persons OF It's owners, to Ore
gon, Valparaiso, Sidney. N. s. Wales, Sandwich
Islands, the Uuited States England &C. to save
freight. Several lots OF $4,000 was in the
hands of the merchants of San Francisco about
s 900, 900 was scattered over California in large
and small parcels, in the posse ssion of PARTIES
miners, &c, that had not been sent down TO San
Francisco. This MIR. S. ;ssurtd rs was very
moderate calculation 1t Was made with the
greatest care, in order NOT to deceive the public.
The follow ing extract from San FRANCISCO
letter. of Jan. 10, is instance of the difficulty
as provisional government:
Gin our election for aelegat. to a convention /
to form provisional government, to meet in
March, owing to chicanery on the part of some
of our politicians the hole Of the regular ticket
with the exception Of Capt LipPit and MIR. Nor
ton. was defeated. and twonotorieus characters .
We're elected by the volunteers and rowdies Of
the town. tits diticult to say what we shall do
with allthe people shortly to arrive here"
photographed forth Baltimore Sun.