The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-01

cork tn the first frost, as discussed the preceding
VOX POPULL
From New Orleans Picayune May
Later from Mexico and California.
By the British steamer which arrived in Mobile bay
Monday, her return passage from Vera Cruz, we re,
ceiyed FL Aco Iris of that port the 10th instant and
the Tampico Noticioso to the 18th instant.
An article from FL Monitor Republican, copied into
Arco Iris of the 10th Instant states that according TO
the Alta California paper published in San Francisco.
the municipal authorities Of the principal towns in that
territory had presented 10 Governor Smith and Commo-
ore Jones memorial on the state of affairs under their
provisional government, invoking the support and APP
prevail Of those officers respectively in reference to the
measures adopted BY them for the preservation OF good
ORDER both in political and commercial point of view.
Meanwhile the legislative assembly of the district of San
Francisco had prepared Tor the consideration OF the gov
and commodore statement of the they have
adopted for the protection of lfe liberty, and property
among their fellows citizens 1t also resolved that
the ls of August next delegates to meet at Mon
terey form constitution for California, preparatory to
her admission into the conederacy sovereign State
A vessel from Canton, China, which she left in the
month of January last arrived at San Francisco on the
18Th March She confirms accounts previously received
in reference to the present relations between England
and China and states that great fear entertained that
there would be rupsre between the two nations during
lish to be allowed to enter Canton. This ntelA
gence is not new, but reproduce.t here to show that
in short time our comm unica,ions with the Celestial
Empire will probably be as uninterrupted over the Pacific
that of European nations By the.eastern routes and
much surer and saferl
Com Jones has offered in the Alta California pardon
to all desercrs from the squadron who shall return to
their duty. This incident we have also had
The Alta California contains an advertisement an
nouncing that weekly paper was about to be establish
ed in the city of Sacramento, to be called the Placer
Times" This periodical will furnish exact accounts;
and frequently possible, of all that is interesting in
relation to the pacers. The above named city of Sacra
mento increasing prods'oIsly the houses newly con-
In San Francisco "a post Office has been established,
and expected that before long, branches would be
required at all other points of that Free ch and fruitful
country by the authorities, who had already felt the want
OF them.
Ell Monitor states that, by the papers at hand, there
in the port of San Francisco at the latest dates about
increasing almost daily by fresh arrivals.
By the last steamer that arrived at San Bias, some
more numbers of the Alta California had come to hand,
that paper says "After silence of two weeks, which
the want of paper compelled us to observe, we now
sumo our labors."
In the Alta California of the Goth of March, says the
Repubcano, find the following
This city [San Francisco in state of agitation du
ring the whole Of last week. in consequence of reports
aud that Gen Smith had dsspproved the measures adopt
ed oy the Legislative assembly OF the district The later
sppon,ed justices of the peace and police magistrates in
their stead This had caused aercati between those
who went out OF office and those by whom they
The complicated state in which all the branches OF pub
lie government placed is attributed BY the Alta
California 10 the i'll advised measures OF Col Mason, the
late governor Of California That paper says:
Within the last few days we hav seen lump of gold
which was found in the river s.anisaus. twss brought
from Stockton by Mr. Weber, and appears to be pure gold
y!2S line days work for one mani 1.-The river STAN
laaus is tributary of the Rio San Joaquin and lies south
east of San Francisco, lar from that cityEd Pic
Ell Monitor states that private letters, dated San Fran.
cisco the 18th April have reached the city Of Mexico,
announcing that large parties (caravans) daily leav
ing en- route for the placer.
An individual who arrived at San Francisco on the
18Th March from San Bias, in the brig Voante, writes,
among other things the following:
Serious fears entertained of the loss Of the schooner
Lola which left San Bias the 4th of Februarytwenty
four days before the Voane. The Iakn, which arrived
.ne ON OF March, reports having seen eighteen dead bodies
saw fragments OF vessel and of war which arrived
here within the las, two days makes similar report. If
the Lola has called at Monterey San Diego is to be
feared she is lost THIS city Francsco) is very small
contains about eighty houses of WOOD all of which
without central courtyards, and excessively lnconve
$1,000 $4,000 and sometimes % 600 Plank is 50 dear
front Of six yard, and four depth Some gamblers here pay
VI, 800 for two similar small apartments The people who
are here in San Francisco and is vicinity are Rbout all
natives of the United States and never were seen in
are Ia the cusom-house they change you real (l2a
cent) for every line of written docnment-bis of la
ding, &c-whch you present there. They demand four
reals (haf dola for single scrap of stamped paper;
aud for each signature of the collector (adminis'rado
and $40 There !. in the Office single custom house
officer, enedor de arancel) the only place where taxes
levied and he gets 500 day at least In the shops
is the thing for the article you have to give
two reals Quarter doIia) person. and dollar to
other On the shore multitude of articles lie about, the
cagoes OF vessels just arrived touches them,
attempt is made steal have also lying in the
of San Francisco many shirts, quite new, with
othor defect than being soed from having been
The reason Is that the buy dozen of linen
shs for 81 So whilst the charge Tor washing snga
Is four reals, (half dolar)
From this, he means that money is so plentiful that
prefer throwing away the soiled linen and buying
new 10 waiting for the labor of the washerwoman and
submitting to her exorbant charges.
The conducta which about to leave Guanaluao Tor
Tampco has been stopped for want OF troops to form an
escort for the treasure
quantity of goods arrived at San Luis Potosi from
Monterey, when they were ordered to be detained in
quarantine in the custom house by Sr Reyes under the
pretext OF their coming from city infected with cholera
seizure was made at the office of Ell Globo, in the
city of Mexico, the 9th inst for articles IN that print
which attacked Gen. Arsta in his capacity OF Minister
of War.
FL Arco says that the republic to have changed
into country of Bedoiun Arabs, from the universally
of robberes on the different roads and highways
MODERN Acoomp N shments, BY Miss Sinclair