The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-11
c. T. stumose. of Charlestown; c. T. Cohandit.-

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The brig Susan & Abigail, Capt Pearce, sailed
from Boston on the 18th uit., for San Francisco.
She took out Stephen Ii. Elwood of Boston.
The bark Susan Jane, Capt. Prior, sailed on the
LIST inst from Boston for San Francisco, with the
following passengcrs:-
John Il Butler John Giyens, Geo. w. Adlms, John
Gilbert, Thomas p Lttlefeld Patrick Mathews, H. J.
Ksene VIM tdmands Joseph N. Davis, Of Of Boston
Duxbury Samuel +. Cook, of warwick X. l.-Total12.
Ship Walter Scott, for San Francisco, will sail
from Edgartown, Mass, to-day, 9TH inst, wind
and weather permitting, The following persons
comprise her company -
Henry Pease ID OF Edgartown Captain and Urea
surer; John II. Norton Of do, LIST officer; VIM. w.
Huxiord Of do. 81 officer; Moses Adams of Chiluark,
chief director; Daniel Crane, of Berkeley; James
McNiel, Of Boston Moses McNie of Boston
William IL Leonard of marlborough; John W.
Coffin. Cyrus w. Pease, Daniel e.. Pease James M.
Coombs John A. Pease Edmund Lewis, Henry IL. Mar
chant, Hiram Jernegan, Jeremiah Robinson, VIM II.
cent Mayhem A. Robinson, Isaiah d. Pease Jr.; Sa-
muel S Stewart Isaac D. Pease VIM r Norton. Charles
Charles Bunting Prince s. Hart Trisiram F. Butler,
Edward Smith, Henry NJ. Norton William A. Peasc,
Mayhem Freeman Butler, Jr Charles Bunker, David
Butts, all of Edgartown. Nathan S. Basset, Henry
Chase " lillian Gon. James Weeks WIN. s. Weeks Of
Chilmark; Joseph Nickerson Samuel Look of Tisbury
George Folger, of Nantucket blacksmith; and ono
other cook, unknown. Total, so.
MISSOURI.
From the Weston (Mo.) Journal April IA
The reports which see in the newspapers Of the
day give but feeble representation of the real extent
of the mania for gold which is raging through the
length and breadth OF our land We had thought that
our own town and county presented as fair example
Of the regning passion any other, but compara-
lively speaking, nowhere. st. Louis is flooded
with emigrans destined for California by the overland
route Half Of the city to have raised the Cali
fornia iag-id wool hat calico shirt u belt,
sheath and shot pouch California is the grand theme
of conversation 1t is upon the lips every man 1t
the universal topic at every public place and at every
Steamboats, arriving almost hourly the
Ohio river, freighted with adventurers, and
covered with wagons mules, oxen &c. Hundreds, and
may say thousands have already left ST. Louis for
the frontier of Missouri and thousands waiting for
we are told that already Santa re trace from indie
pendence lined for miles out with At Wayne
and wagons 1t is astonishing country has never
anything to equal it, How many will cross the
plains tns season ~ ls TO estimate but tho
number will not, We confident, be lsss than ten or
fifteen thousand
The Highland Mary, to leave this day for Inde-
Perdence, VIII carry up party of gold-seekers
names These gentlemen are all from Boston
fine looking men, and wear the mein and bearing
Of the sons of the North. They style themselves
"The Mount Washington and California Mining
Company" and are composed of the following
Joseph Thing President; E. S. Perkins, Vice Pres-
surer; 7. A. B. Norris W b. turner, r. G. Shaw, W.
L. Jordan, T. C. Green, Dircctors r. A. Lewis F For
SON Mardosgh j. Began E. Huxley, G. h f. Wa.
ship A. Nye, Jr D. X. Knowles, J. A. Morse, s. South
cock, Jr. 6. B. Lawton, G. Whittemore j. M. Ross, j.
Guild C. Snow, J L. Carpenter, Geo +. Sandford, VIM
white E Nasnan Wskns w"ass Cutler
-Four OF the number, including the President,
Capt Thing, have .beenz to Independence, for the
eqapsse OF &ee roc&Ss e The the P sa n sop
acquainted with the route. having been four times
from St. Louis to the Pacfc.-St. Louis RcuciAc,
May
CALIFORNIAN MOVEMENTS IN FRANCE
by the last arrival from EurOpe, received
the two first numbers Of French newspaper, dated
der the above title This paper, the view of which
is to spread before the people of France as much
information possible about California and to chr nj
Gle the movements of the emigrans thither is edited
In very excellent manner and contains very valuable
We understand, by of its articles that company
OF two hundred people is forming in Lyons in order
to proceed to Ell Dorado, and erect there city, which
will be named LyOnsville.
1t contains notice to the leaders Of companies
bound to California requesting them to send the
they will receive grauously information oil points
they desire relative to the Journey stations food
the different routes, &C., &c
The French Parisen Company, for tho gold mines at
California has its Office at Paris No. Rue Laftte
1t has director Mt Lyons tor the departments
An article by the editor is designed to remove thu
fears which the proclamation Of General p f. Smith
foreigners to California The editor labors prove
that alarm need be felt He says the proclamation
is merely intended to keep foreigners from coming for
a few months to California, and then going off again
with loads of gold He says justly it is intended
to prevent the colonization Of the country, and
plains that foreigner arriving by declaring his
intentions will Immediately obviato all the difficulty
=, Then follow copious extracts chiefly taken from
hitherto.
Great activity in preparations for cmigaton prevails
in all the ports of France Several vessels are an
nounced as about to set sail from Marseles for the Ell
Dorado The California frore seems to rage in france
more strongly even than 1t has done in New York.
MIssouRIAN's Account OF CALIFoRNIA.-Thc
Independence ,Erpositor contains letter from
Mr. Il. McClellen, gentleman of intelligence and
veracity, who, with his family, went to California
about year ago. He made the trip out overland
in five months and five days, with the loss of only
one animal. lie writes as follows-
81 brough! every species, of property I started
WITH which is worth more here in gold than all
ever was worth, put together, in my life. ! sold,
when landed at the mines, the wagon bought
of Oldham, and three yoke of oxen, for $1,000 in
gold, and was offered 81 200 for the other wagon
and oxen, but would not sell them: they are
worth as much to me steamboat is to its owner
on the Missouri river. have given them to young
he hauls from Embarcados, town laid out near
Suffers fort, forty miles from the mines, and the
head OF navigation at this time. The road is bet
ter than the road from Lexington to Independence
lie .hauls from thirty to forty hundred, and the
pnce varies from twenty to thirty dollars per hum
dred pounds SO that he clears for himself over
fifty dollars per day. Time in making a trip, four
to six days. sold of all my horses-three at one
hundred dollars apiece. The common price for
horses and mules varies from three to four hundred
hollars per head-a great many sold at the latter
price. The great demand is for transporting pro-
visions and tools. l sold the pistols bought of
Henry Childs for two hundred dollars, and the
belt for seventy-fivc d sllars in gold. have been
IN the country some three weeks, and have raised
above, $4,000 in gold My little girls can make
from live to twenty-five dollars per day, washing
gold IN pans: So soon we get ready, | expect
to ship at this place for Jackson county, Mo-,
where intend to spend the rest of nv DAYS in
peace and .quietness,. and in the enjoyment of
family, and friends-where, of all places, most
most delight to be- My average income this win