Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-01-25
Latest from California.
From the N. Y. Sun of the 18th instant.

tiers from California, via Chagres and the
British West Indies, probably by the same
conveyance which brought the recent dis
patches for government.
The tenor of these adyices is, that large
deposits of gold we're discovered in the
hills. and that people from Oregon, Santa
Fe and Mexico, were pouring into the
country in thousands.
Such was the scarcity of coin, that gold
dust had fallen at the mines to six dollars
an ounce, being less than one-third its
real value at the United States Mint.
The whole amount gathered was about
three millions.
Captain William G. Marcy, a son of
the United States Secretary of War, was
disposing of every thing in the shape of
supplies at his camp, in exchange for gold
dust. He had collected fifteen barrels of
gold ore, and having no means ofprotect-
ing the treasure, he had buried it, until a
vessel of war should arrive Or the coast,
which was daily expected.
Provisions and food of every kind were
very scarce, and daily growing dearer.
Pork was 5000 per barrel. flour 800 per
barrel, bread 60 per lb., beans $40 per
bushel, brandy $50 per gallon, and other
things in proportion.
There was much suffering at the Mines,
and even apprehensions of famine, in
consequence of the multitudes arriving
from all quarters. The Indians being
able TO endure more fatigue and poorer
fare than the whites, were gathering most
of the gold. Some parties had commence
ed killing horses and mules for food.
The people were ia hopes of getting a
speedy supply of food from Mexico. Yes
sells at San Francisco, previously aban-
.!oned OF neglected, were again in request,
to proceed along the coast for food, the
aatter having become valuable than gold.
Whale ships were selling off their outfits
at Monterey, at enormous profits.
Adviee from the PutpH.-The Rev.
MFR. Kirk, of Boston, has made a public
address to the California Mining Com
pany, which had been organized in that
city, aud was on the eve of sailing for the
Pacific. lie .exhorted the members, whom
lie knew te be generally moral and of
good character, to cultivate kind feelings
toward each ether on their five months
voyage, and in whatever condition they
might be placed. Passing from remarks
on the intense heat of the climate in
California, the Rev. gentleman pro-
eeeds: $500
The bodily discemforts and inconveni-
ences, however, are hot to be compared
10 the pernicieus moral influences which
will meet you there You will find
many COED men there; but a greater pro-
portion Of bad neighbors than many OF
o have ever had before. Mere adven.
turers, restless spirits, to whom regular
employment, and the restraints of reii-
gion and civilization are intolerabie; idle,
dissolute, excitable. reckless, profane
men, will naturally float on such a place,
in large numbers, ard you may yet see II
a petty revolt against authority there.
which shall make martial law necessary.
You will find yourselves uncheered by
the presence Of law, religion, society,
regular and temperate industry, regular
habits. Gambling, drunkenness, robbie
ry, and murder, will certainly abound
there for a time. Avarice, n of the
most sordid passions, will be powerfully
developed, with its accompanying evils
There may he some fierce struggiings,
ever bloody, for the best plaeers. You
will find a most painful contrast with the
condition of society here, in the absence
ola standard of religious and even moral
sentiment. Man insenslbly sinks down.
in such circumstances; and religious i'm
p~ressions easily fade away.
Our Fag.-When our flag was frs
unfurled from its staff in Tampico, ar
aged Spaniard was heard inveying witt
lugubrious earnestness, against the per-
tinaci.y with which that flag had pursued
his fortunes. In broken English he ex'
claimed, 81 wos de Spanish consul d.
Louisane when dat dam flag was raise
and goto Pensacola, but soon dat dan