The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-15
NEW YORK.

ioI elgnty passengers, Dut In consequence OF the
high price Of passage. She had few passengers
the annexed Is a list -
Mrs Joseph r. Gordon, of Boston; Miss wilkins of
New York. p. Schuyler Hunter, Robert T. Hunter, and
Thomas Tooe, of Sandy Hill; Aaron Dean Of Stamford,
Ct; William Condor of Halifax N. s.; VIM. Hunt
Norris, Of Newark; Walter Carpenter, and Thos. II.
jackson, OF Brooklyn; j. s. Dimon, William Cowham,
John Elkns and 4. B. Glover, Of New York This
ship took no second cabin passengers Total IA.
Among the passel gers we Lotice Messrs. r.
E. Il p. Schuyler Hunter, sons of Col. X. r.
Hunter, young men of the highest talent. With
the energy and enterprise they possess they will
become prominent and useful citizens of San Fran
cisco, where they contemplate permanent resi-
dence. Individuals OF such character are valuable
acquisitions to a new country, and California must
soon become place of great importance, with
population composed of such materials
The schooner General Worth sailed 18th inst,
tor San Francisco, with the General Worth Trad
ing and Mining Association, twenty IN number,
and eleven passengers, VIZ. -
Justice w Richardson, captain; 8. B. Smith, mate,
Canada; Evert NJ Kelly second mate; T. C. Abbey, G.
f. lIillyer, A. E. Phelps, Samuel L. Amomeaux, Dur
George H. Buttress, James J. Gray Thomas w Fields,
Thomas jeffrey, NJ. NJ. Reid, j. j. Coddngton James
Flick, H. Peck, ii. G. Avery J. Requa James Balentne,
Moore, Henkensfeldt, c. T. Sanders w Smith, Jones
Hunter, w. r. Turner, Fife, Stout.-Total 81.
The ba k Selma, Capt, Sellew sailed GU the 10th
for California, with the following passengers;-
o. Sellew Captain r. Kellogg, LIST officer; s. G.
Boiles, I'd do r Pratt, J Hutchins, E. j Bolles H
Chaffee H. G. Brown, j. l.. Kirkham, II. Hubbard, C. f
Mitchell, A. G Mitchell, D. G. Hathaway s. Edgerton
J. c. Barkels, J. Stafford, W. D. Lord, A. Brown, W o
Sexton, 7 b Higley, j N: Ford, II. E. Morgan, N. s.
Nelson IV CONAN H Fischs a.
G: Richmond H. d. Chapman, G.. II. Payne, f. Elder
kin, T. IL |; Abbott, W. Grswold, G. F. Wellmsn, s. G.
Gladdins, e. Marion J. Hutehins J. A Smith A. Cut
J. j. Jones, J. Graham, all members of the Fremont
Mining and Trading Co.-Total, "a.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The brig Vesta sailed from Edgartown, Mass,
on the 10th inst for San Francisco The follow
ing is list of her crew, called the " Chilmark
Mining Company" numbering 20, all native born
Vineyard men =
Ozand,r Mayhem Richard Norton, Ephram Pool,
Jared Pool, Austin Smith, Rufus NJ Smith, billiard
Mayhem, Alfred Look, Decattor Skif, Ariel Luce Geo
N Hail. MD. Jacob Clifford Palmer Wood Andrew j.
Roulstone, George Butler, Matthew Coffin, Matthew
Vincent George Chase, Jonathan Mayhem, Franklin
Nsyhew-Total, 20.
The Detroit Daily advertiser, OF the 9th inst,
says:-A four-horse team, with covered wagon,
and utensils for the trip left this city yesterday for
California, via Council Bluffs. The company con-
sists of Messrs. Vroom, Cook, and McNalr.
The Cincinnati Dispatch of the 9th inst. says =
The Independent Dispatch Company left last night,
bound for Independence. The company consisted
of the following members -
D. C. Currer, President F. C. Rothsten, Treasurer;
VIM Pollock, Secretary; w :, G. b.; Moody =. Craxley,F
ton, John Wright, j. Blackwood VIM. Clarity, Dwight
Cranda Joseph Armitage +. NJ Roots, A. G. Stither,
James Howison T. ?. White, and David T. Evans.
., INDIANA.
The South Bend Register, of the 10Th ult, says
Another company from this place took up their
line of march for the golden land last Saturday.
They were eleven in number, and started with
four wagons, drawn by sixteen mules and three
horses. Their names are as follows: -
VIM Miller, DR.. J A. Henrcks. d. w. c. Wllough-
BY, f: S Reynolds, W; l. woodward M; B. Miller,
Cyrenius johnson, W. J. Snavely VIM. Masln, George
Person, John Linderman
MISSOURI.
The St. Louis Republican, of the Sd inst, says:
"A letter from st. Joseph, Mo-, received in the
city yesterday, states that there are about three
thousand persons in that town and neighborhood,
intending to start for California this spring.
j The ST. Louis Daily Organ, of the 4th inst,
gives the following list as portion of company
of l56 persons about to leave that city tor Cali
Stephen O. Coleman Jas Stewart, o. Stewart Thos.
Edward E. Hunter John voorhees,, Saml Hawkins, jr..
solomon Wood, Richard B. D"llam IT. Chas Parke,
smith, H. l. Broaski, u P. Coleman, WIN. yose, A. s.
vanpelt, VIM. Brown Ellis N. Leeds, A. Patterson,
VIM Ceaver Taylor Jones Heath Jones John Jones
Thompson, A. Moody, Chas Pickering, A. Burnett, c.
w. Lightner, VIM Gibson, II. Ludd, Saml. n Holiday,
Geo Massey, Vim. Cruikshank, Peter Guiser, John
Mullen, J. w. Alexander, Jonah Hunter Lewis Lcgg,
Gilbert Deacon, Henry C. Lynch Geo Nation, Casper
Graulech, Chas L. Smith, John s. Wells, G. Yoeter, L.
Hoffman, b. Twomley Thos. Cleaver, Henry Cleaver j.
Getxendincr Thos. Copperwathe, VIM p. Stebbins J.
w. Selser, VIM. Selser A. Seser Saml. Young, James
The St. Louis Republican, of the 9Th inst, says:
The steamer Danube brought down from the Hi
nos river Yesterday, twelve passengers, five wa
CONS, eighteen horses and mules, from Chicago,
H., and bound for California. This company, we
believe is the first that has arrived III this city from
that quarter.
sWe Yesterday conversed with gentleman just
~..,,..s, r-om independence, who informs us that
atn,,, noo rersor. had collected at that place
when he left, who were PREPARING overfow.
fornla. Every public house was full ~
ing, and hundreds were encamped out oxen
were very scarce, and it almost impossible to
obtain them at any price. Mules also were scarce,
but supplies were expected in short time Good
mules sold at $l25 to $3.50 each, and the common
est kind of ANIMALS would command 800. Arms
of all kinds were scarce, and could hardly be OBJ
tanned even at the most exorbltant prices; and so
of many articles necessary to emigrants. Provl-
sions especially bacon, were scarce, the supply
having been nearly or quite exhausted, and they
were obliged to depend for supplies on the small
quantities brought in by wagons, which sold at ex-
The Newark (NJ) Daily Advertiser, of the
18th instant, has the following information "A
portion of General Darcy's California party, from
this city, reached Independence, Missouri, on
the 25th of March, we learn by letters received
this morning, from that place, dated on the 18th.
After remaining five days in st. Louis fourteen of
the party, including the Messrs Martini, Gillespie,
&c, who had provided themselves WIN mules
the other members preferring oxen-ett In ad,
vance on the 2lst, at o'clock, p M, and reached
Independence at 10 A. NJ, on Sunday, the 18th.
DR.. Darcy and the rest Of the party were ex-
pected daily One letter, for which we are in
debed to the polite attention of friend, says =
sThe health of the party is generally good, though
some slight cases of sickness have occurred. Some
of the party are very home-sick. The stories that
are told by Santa Fe traders, and others who have
been over the route, of Indians, and suffering by
hunger and sickness, have frightened them. They
would go home tomorrow if they were not afraid
.sSome of the Santa Fe traders prefer mules for>
Great d;versity of opinion. 1t makes but little diff
ference ii we take wagons; the journey cannot be
performed in less than four, and it 10y take SIX
months. With pack mules the trip can be per-
formed in sixty days. ! saw party OF Santa re