Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-03-06
THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.

We had determined to make another ap-
peal in behalf Of California. but we are com
PEELED to postpone it till tomorrow. Mean
time we lay before our readers the following
very interesting tut thrilling letter, for
which we are indebted to Gen. Jessup, as
we arc preparing for the press.
We understand that letter is received
from an officer in Commodore Jones' squad
ron, of the 7th January. The Ohio was
then at Mazatlan. Reports had been re-
ceived OF the arrival at San Diego, Of the
dragons and n company Of artillery. under
Colonel Washington, who had gone across
from Camargo, and passed through Saltillo,
Par.as, &c.-W qshinglon Union Feb. 10.
SAN Francisco, CALIFORNIA,
December 25, 1913.
My DEAR SIR: Commodore Jones has
but this moment informed me the Ohio will
sail to-day for Mazat!an, and take the op
portunity for forwarding few public let
ters. l also enclose two or three private
letters, this being the only means Of getting
them to the United States. Will you please
to have them sent to the post Office in
Was(liagton.
Since last wrote to you, the affairs of
this country have been constantly getting
worse. We have no government hsre, eli.
Their civil or military, and the country is
full of lawless men, who are committing the
most shocking outragcs. Murders and rob-
berries are of daily, and might almost say
Of hourly occurrence.
Not IN arrival occurs from the north
south, or the interior, but uotifies the COM
munity Of new acts ofvil.any which 60 un-
punished. Within six weeks more than
nr.1o how ,,,j,i 30
population of less than Is 600 souls.
The people are now acting in self de,
fence; and four or FIVE days since, three men
were hung by Lynch law, sixty miles from
this place. 1t is of the last Importance
that the distressing condition Of California
should be impressed upon those at Wash
ington who have the power to apply rem
edy.
The people are now preparing to organize
provisional 60. ernment, *
but should Congress give us territorial or
ganizaton at the present session, it will
supersedc the popular local organization
now taking place, but which cannot 90 int o
effect before the ensuing summer,
The United States revenue laws are in
force here now, and will yield an income Of
say $45O,COO the ensuing year, and perhaps
more, and four-ffths of this amount will be
collected at this port. Much dissatisfac-
zion exists a: the payment of such tax on
the part of the inhabitants, without either o
government or representation. This feel
ing is gaining ground from day to days
! wrote you very long semi~official let
ter some time since. (Septe mber 49, going
at length into the history of the gold mines.
l trust that you have received that commu-
nication, as it accompanied other official pa.
pcrs. all of which. am informed, we're cor
rectly sent from Mazatlan to Vera Cruz a.
bout six weeks since.
have only time now to inform you that
every thing stated in that letter has been
more thru realized up to this date. The
gold mines continue to be as rich as before,
although the rainy season has caused many
TO suspend their work.
There can be no doubt but that at least
$4,000, OCO Of gold, at SIG per ounce troy
has been taken from the mines. The most
accurate estimates l am able to make
sh low that 81 800, 900 have been sent from
the country, and 81 Loco, 600 of it has gone
from this port.
One vessel took 100000. Two.thirds
of all that has been exported has gone to
foreign countries, and, consequently, to
foreign mints.
am, dear sir, in great haste, yours tru-
ly, J. l.. FOLSOM. r.
General JEssuP, Washington, d. G..
o. TIE ROCKINGHAM REGISTER Of the
10th ult. has reached US. Where is the
nTenth Legion? %