The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-02

| petition the Queen to absove her Canadian sub.
jecs from their allegiance allow them TO negotiate
tn> terms Of annexation OF Canada to the United
States, and hand over the key Of the St. Lawrence
to the federal government at Washington!
Movemsnts for California.
KENTUCKY.
The Louisville Cossr,er, of the 18th ultimo, says
the following persons lett that city on that day, via
| the overland route
r. A. wipgate. George Rsss John Smith. W. MoFas-
land, Henry Conroy, Theo. Bland, w. @. Stewart
Samuel Cary. T. A. Kaye. Jr., w r. Richardson. Wal
Robert Pope, Ed NsSi:tt, W Iai-is S,5' F. paa
N.1, AIs Ls1
Brown, $: MeMillsn, A; Rankin, D. C. Stone, g. ?.
sssn Jp:H: Dunn Th0mp:on Coach
r II. Rsdd: Ed. Crawford James Stewart. John
Moore. J. Murray, Geo G.. Moore, A. Mu.ssn.n,
Msrshan. J. H. Mss,han. H .. Martin, D. D. Martin
sS.r s:ooS so. jacob g. Fox c.
SMILEY 4. Henry Bysrs Buck. Rsphael Abraham
Dl Ms and Two Others
W. D. Msyhsl B MoDuay, II. Haynes Total So
The same paper OF the same date, says "The
| steamer ST. Cloud LETT for st LOUIS on Saturday
morning, with one hundred and twenty-five Cali
forna emIerants, from the eastern cities, who are
| well supplied with wagons, tents, arms, ammuni.
ton, DC. They 60 by way Of Independence"
| VIRGINIA. s..
|
speaking of q company organized IN that place,
| says:-The company number IN all seventy SIX.
Some ten or more have already gone, to make the
necessary purchases in the way OF wagons, mules,
| provisions, nc. The route by Independence has
been selected az the most advantageous, from
| which point The company hope to embark by
the first OF May. The association is organized
for one year from the first Of April, 1919, and
with laws the most stringent, to preserve or
der, efficiency, and success. Each member
has paid INTO the treasury $500. making in the
y expended In making the necessary outfit for
the journey, =, and procuring supplies for six
months after the arrival of the company In Cali
fornia. 1t has military as well as civil organi-
ton Of judlcious and proper officers-those who
have the entire confidence Of the company and
respect OF the community. The company is fully
armed to defend itself from aggression, should oc-
casion require resort to this last alternative.
Below is full and authentic list Cf the officers
and members OF the COMPANY
nasder-Robt H. Keeling; See nd Ccmmsn dsr-Smiih
Crane; Third Comnsnder-Jos E. N. Lewis; Trssss-
rer-E Edward NJ. Aisquith; Quaztermsstsr Nathaniel
Sewer; Secretary-J. Harrison Kelly; Surgeon Dr.
Bryarly, Of Baltimore. Msmbsrs-Danisi Cookrsii,
Thornton Bradley, John 4; murphy, !.@es H.
J: 7: HumphrsJs, John Moore. Jr, Walter J. Burweil
G. W. Comegyi T: + Warrington, John W. Gallahsr
cob Bender, John C. Wapert, JACOB II Enaie, Morgan
Miller, Henry H. Moore, Andrew Wagner, BeDjsnin
HSn%.n' Samuel Davidson, Eish. Rohrer, Jshn par-
John T. Poland, Newton Tsvensr, Xss C,evinssr''
Milton Ferrill, Charles A. Hayden. James Davidson,
ers, Vincent + Gsissr, Joseph C. Davis Isaac Keys
Stridsr, Daniel Pagan, A. J. Marnsduks, Andrew 4.
ninsban, George Cunningham, James Cunninghsm,
Job. Allen Charles @. Thomas, @. c. Stonebisksr,
Young, Edward Hooper. benjamin. +. Sewers, william
a. Eseiaran, william RissleS, John N. Lupton Fran
Gi' Simpson IN Bl.1sno,s high co1,.y d.
Richard Barley Edward MeIlhany-Total, 70.
The shepherdstown Company took their depar.
ture on Wednesday, the l4th instant. DR.. Richard
was selected as the president Of the company, and
| Will, no donbt, discharge its duties IN a manner
| entirely satisfactory; The entire company mum.
Der thirty. one, and the members are collected from
| end Hardy in Virginia, and Washington county,
Md. They have paid into the hands of the trea-
suler about $6O0O IN the aggregate, which, it 10
supposed, Will be sufficient to pay all expenses
The company take the land route, and txpect TO
/ leave Fort Independence about the first of NAV
49, SOUTH CARoIINA
The chip Thos Bennett. Captain IIalverston,
left Charleston the 18th ult for San Francisco,
California. The following Is the list OF passen-
MIR Iusti and lady, Mr.. Burshsstsr and lady, Mr..
H. Gaillard, W. A. Robertson, D. W. Schmidt, c. +.
sehultxe, NJ. Martin, II. Hadsiin, j. D. Cordss, @.
P"s sinH sSnsh w Ts,e &
Gordon, J. ?. M'Ksnnis, W Alien, =. A: Braek, w.
holI,|sn, s. Barns, H. C5ussr, r. Loxasn, :; Folk
DiDsley, r. c: Rice, w.P. Webb, c. Gruber, II. W.
Ferr,l, S. W; Jones c. Y. Rivers, g. s: Harlow, M.
J. H Bearngs J: C. Street, j. r. Davis, H. c.. REILLY
i. BIsndner, P. N. Dsnwent, II. Fuller. Total, 90.
MISSOURI.
The ST. Louis Un,on OF tho 2lst uit. says: "Last
evening we had the pleasure Of few moments
| conversation with Captain James Kirker, the ex.
penenced mourtalneer. We learn from the cap
tain that the roads between here and Indepen-
dence, as well as beyond. that point as far as per-
sons have trayersed them, are IN a condition al.
most unprecedentedly bad Not one of,he several
parties which left here, some of them thirty odd
days since, designing to make the entire trip by
land. had reached Independence when the captain
left there on Monday week last, and il is his opi-
mon that the animals belonging to the parties will
sustain greater amount OF suffering and injury
between THIS and their faal starting point, than
| to California. So bad are the roads and even the
streets Of independence, that the party, Of which
the captain was member, broke the tongues ef
two OF their wagons, and pair Of hounds while
passing through that town.
From the fact that the new grass on the plains
is never very nutritious, and always acts upon the
animal as strong Purgative, It Is the impression
OF the captain that il will not be advisable for par
ties to enter upon the journey over the plains prior
to the first OF May, yet some talking of starting
from the vicinity IT Independence about the 18th
prox.
| The market at Indepe ndence Is well supplied
with every necessary article for the trip, except,
perhaps, rife powder, which is selling at 81 per
canister, while 1t may be had in this city for so
cents.
There are at the present time for sale in the
neIehborhood Of Independence, fifteen hundred
head Of mules, with large number Of oxen the
iermer commanded from $50 to $50 per head the
latter from $40 TO cas-.
TEXAS.
The Houston Tttegroyh of the 18th NIL savs.--
"A company of California emgrants has been or.
gained at the town Of Preston, in Grayson
county. They intend to start about the first of
ApIii, and travel by the old chihuahua trail from
Paso to the CHA. They expect TO make the Jour.
ney IRON Preston to San Francisco In sixty. five
days Each man Is expected to be armed with
,ile OF oouo,e barrel shot gun and brace Of ps-