The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-07


The Crescent City, Captain Stoddard left Chagres Feb
ruay l7th Havana February aad. and arrived at New
York on Saturday She brings some further intelligence
from California, but no gold.
The steamship California, and the ship Philadelphia
left Panama for San Francisco February 2dthe ormeI
with 375, and the latter with $50 passengers.
The steamship Falcon arrived at Chagres on the l4tt
ullimo, with 3l7 passengers and LETT on Inc ieh FEB
ruary She arrived Havana 22d February four day,
from Chagresene day after the Crescent City She had
two passengers on board. She was TO leave soon io
New Orleans The barque Marietta and the Eudoa also
reached Chagres the l4h with 100 passengers The
following vessels were at Chagres when the Crescent
City left schooner Rawson, from New York the barqut
Marietta and the brig Eudora also from New YORK iht
brig Marion, from Philadelphia; the brig Ann and julia
from Cohassstwhch latter vessel had been condemned
and sold
The barque Templeton left Chagres for New York on
When the Crescent City left Chagres there no
sickness of any kind in that place. and one half Of
the passengers had started for Panama,
The steamboat Orus started up the Cruces from
Chagres, with part OF the passengers by the Falcon, and
the active being taken to forward all
the passengers Panama before the Goth Of February
There was sickness at Panama. and all the passen-
gers able TO obtain accommodations at the rate OF ~
day.
The United States ship Lexington left San Fran
cisco for Valparaiso on the 4h of December, with
$500 900 in gold dust AT Valparaiso the amount is TO
be cast bars and then shipped by the English
Panama and from thence to the United States by first
steamer from Chagres.
Further advces from Capt Spring, under date of San
Francisco 9Th December confirm the report OF the sale OF
his ship and state that he then passenger in the
" Huntess, with about 100000 in gold dust on board.
Capt Spring hoped to find the Lexington at Valparaiso
and ship his funds by her, returning himself via Panama
His and young Bows accompanied hun to Valparaiso
Every one but these two and Mr. Norton his first officer,
had left him. The command of the Huntress had been
given TO Mr.. Noron.-Journal of Commerce.
The steamship Northerner' sailed on Thursday from
New York to California, with ~ passengers. 49,
h. fa- Calf
MIA on the 18th of March.
The schooners John W. Herbert. with a company Of
adventures via Corpus Christi, and the Edwin with an
other company via Chagres, sailed from Boston Thurs
The barque Orb and ships Regulus and Sweden, were
to sail in the afternoon. The Charlotte sailed Friday
sengers.
company of California adventures from Bath, Maine,
arrived tin Boston on Thursday. They go across the
country.
From Salem, the ship Elizabeth, James S. Kimba
will sail for San francisco direct, on the 18th OF March.
She will take cabin passengers only Several expert
enced shpmasers part owners and will out IN her.
The Salem Register of Thursday morning says:
We hear of nsW companies forming in our ne!ghborhood
city, has forming for ho under the name Of the
Mechanics Joint Stock Mining and Trading Company.
September has been purchased by a company Beverly
for the California trade The barque coming round from
Boston fit out at Beverly and the company 10 be in
creased to forty.
The barque La Grange is expected to sail from Salem
Trading Company, numbering, we believe, fifty.
The brig Gem, of Beverly understand. has been pur
chased for Boston and California Company
From Providence, the ship South America, of seven
hundred tons burden. is soon to sail
The Albany and Sacramento Mining Association
to have sailed on the 5h March for California. This
company says the Albany Argus, goes with all proper
mining equpage tents, years provisions two years
clothing, wagons and boats; and being an intelligent,
4 & IL
company going there Hon. John A. Collier is their
home treasurer.
The Boston Post of March LIST, contains the follow.
ing: L
For CALrFoRNIA--Anoher. company for California,
composed in part of citizens OF Norwich Connecticut, is
to sail in the schooner James l.. Day from New York
this day. Capt Van Pelt, late commander of of the
Norwich boats, Capt Nash an experienced sea captain
members of the company. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the
steamboat owner, is interested in the company They
take out steamboat eighty feet long, to ply on the Sacra
mento
letter dated at Independence, Missouri. February Q,
from California adventuer says the price OF very COM
mules at that place has been advanced to $l1o per
head and every article needed for crossing the mountains
is very high; which account he abandons the trip,
and advises companies to take another route The In
dams have also become exaspeaed at the prospect of the
pale faces killing all their game.
The Levant sailed from Philadelphia on Tuesday for
San Francisco, round the Horn, with cargo worth
xIOOUUV, Ten houses, DOatS, &C; W.T. LOuueTDaCK Inc
his wife, and six children.
The Hartford Times contains letter dated San Fran
cisco. November the 18th, from the Rev c. Lyman, from
which we make the following extract:
For MYSELF June, July and August spent chiefly n,
the gold mines, 200 miles distance, digging gold Septem
Der Pueblo de San Jose, and this place Octo
Der made short trading trip another part of the gold
mines, 600 miles from where before,) in company
with a man who owned an OK team took up flour,
onions, dry goods, (bankets and cacoes Nc, for sale
Flour sold readily for 81 50 per poundS300 per barrel
1t cost us cents a pound Onions brought "a cents
pound blankets 500 each, nc.
fathers Touring mill here, ha could easily make
or ST, 900 year from it. Flour has sold at the mines
high $500 per Dbl We sold brown sugar for So per
pound Everything high there in proportion to the
pentfuness of gold paid 80 piece for poor tai
low candies But people were digging god some Of them
the of $500 $1,000 per day One got $4,000
in nine days. but he had men to help him have been
but moderately successful having obtained only $1,000
Since October have resumed my surveying business for
the winter, and engaged in job about 70 miles tiom
this place, which will occupy month two, and get
me six hundred dollars spend most OF my time
in camp, sleeping under tent in the open air have
not lived in house than month since last May My
health has been very good
THE GLOBE HOTEL.