New-York daily tribune., 1849-03-23
From California.
FfI1T ne IlIfll1ne AnrrIt1, NtrIT ,
The following letter, from a lirst-rate CONNER |
ciA source will be read with interest,
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From he Bslnore American. A,rci -
The following letter, from a irst.rate CONNER
cial source. will be read with interest:
SAN Francisco Dec %. ISIS.
hs7e lille 10 noie. since my lsst OF a chsnge in
prices The only article matersiiy saectei is Flour
Several cArgoes from Chill aui D egon have come in'
and the last sales were al s4, instead OF 50. as
my last reported The other quotations are a. osiore
stated. Liquors of All kinds keep up; ale and porter
have advanced, sud sold at suction a. :, per dozen
| Lumber has advanced from 600 10 ; - per VI ana
will r. higher a. the demand il great ~ build hou,es
for cu grants pouring In from al parts where the in
formation has reached the richness % the gold re-
si0n suppose you are All convinced ~ 'h' iiiae y
the arrival OF large sums Ia dust in the United states
ard gland that the reports are 10 be relied on When
the eNin ston arrives, with 100000 in dust all farther
doubts viii be al an end.
The rsiuy season hiss commenced, aud the snIS on
the California Ridge will interrupt the digs.us Z %
considerable extent for two or three monihsjwhcu
the miners vill 90 at Il szain with Increased leor
All the fOteign population IN the neghOorns islsnds
are coming and many OF the natives and Attush
the number of houses erected and erecting are naner
Gus so many persons come In every vessel that they
cannot hnd place to sleep To- For smal rooms not
more than 70 feet square so per month in coin Il the
current rate.
Tthinkihe emisratlon will b. go grea, from all parts
Of the world, that their wants will keep prices up.
$nd unless shipments are very large no material
change Will take place for year or two IN articles Of
necefsiy and Of fancy, because with ,he accuml-
latou Of wealth rapidly acquired. people become ex
trsvsgsLt and spend their money freely.
From what have stated In this AMI former letters
you can draw your own conclusions and act accord
ingy. American vessels are much wanted & coast
and frcighis are high seimens wages $50 81 so
per month and American aborers receive their - TO
Sc per day IN cola carpenters slO.
Tho United states cannot too soon send out strong
government to keep the loose population in order
Murders becoming rather frequent at the mines
4 family of eigh, murdered lew days ago, and
the persons who committed the act i've runaway sail
or volunteers, were lynched by hanging, few hours
after
The population oi this place orderly except when
a large party come in from the mines with penny Of
gold snd even then they conduct themselves as well 20
could be expected.
Commodore Jores is here in the Ohio, In company
with the - Mary's He will remain from two 20 three
months but will keep the ships cruising The Ohio
s ordered TO Mazatsn suddenly TO keep the men from
deserving having already lost one hundred men,
When The steamers commence running viii keep you
veil advised.
The National IateHissHcsr Of the 22i has the fol
loving PANAMA, January p, ls4s.
have seen several letters from san Francisco and
one from person at the gold dggns who stated that
i've iosfs of earth from the dry dlggngs yielded, after
washing. sl6 90. Instances known where men
have carried the earth place where n y could wash
4, and have collected $500 aud sL5oO In day These
may be- but travellers stories bnt Mr. Phelps who l,it
there In December seys there Is no romance attached
20 them that they are facts.
ACAPULCO, Feb II. lsl9
The general Impression i from the various ports
accounts and Information obtained along thi. that
get al the good uews from the gold diggins the
bad seing len for cur arrival From authentic accounts
brought by the Eugsh frigate Herald. 10 the 26Ih of
November last we learn that persons were aver
aging from $50 10 si0 per day. but the majority from
sixty to ninety days through did not realize sl5 per
day. Goods were low. with few exceptions Of some
articles hat were scarce
During the wet season, say the last four months
some two three thousand miners had arriv. San
Francisco and Monterey and such of gambling
dissipation and fighting never witnessed before.
~-
Mr.. ELLswoRTH.-The LotGyefte und.) Journal
has the following In regard to Charge Stockholm
We have been shown private letter from Mr. Els |
worth, dated at Stockholm Oct 30 lsic. from which
we are permitted 10 make extract that would seem
o exculp pate him entirely, and tS upon another the
proach with which he stands accused. The extract Is |
substantially in these words
He Say. Mr.. T.. sluding 20 gentleman whose name |
"a purposey wthheld) had the mpude nca % forward l
al the purchases he made during his Journey to my
address and 10 expect that DoulreciGn e SANE free
Of duty Such collection never got together be-
fore sNeetmest', six curtains. petc0ais new linen,
maps aud go-cart for children carpets, hams, Hour.
and periumery contained 10 about twenty trunks and
boxes My refusal 10 aid him. 40 he had expected,
aroused his ayarice. snd led him 10 employ ungente-
manly language ia a note he wrote % me. Hy an.
swer was conceived and expressed with more feel
ing than Bis own, and admitted Of reply. As soon
az ! received ais communication, simply answered ii
as follows:
morning has received all the consideration IL eml.
nsntly deserves am, sc. II w. ELLSWORTH
These few words threw him into most violent pas
sion and he s welcome 10 continue IL ~ his pleasure
Ny whole action 10 the matter right. aud have
therefore determined 70 t stand without any ATTEMPT
at reconciliation It s In fact good finale To tie
series OF disagIeeable Interview have had With him
20 much for petty qusrrels, which. considering the
person Who offended me are hardly worth sudinz TO-