The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-30
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.


VERA CRUZ, Mexico, April Ia, l3i9
have seen here a number of the alta Califor-
ma, of the 22d of February, brought overland to
this place 1t publishes list of arrivals of vessels
at the port of San Francisco, about fifty in number,
from ra,ious ports IN the Pacific, within the ,ceek
preceding. These vessels are freighted with as
sorted cargoes for the California market
These arrivals, joined to those that had reached
there short time previously, have overstocked
the market All articles of merchandise have be-
come drug-no sales, no purchasers, and prices
down to the New York figure. The paper is full
of advertisements of stores, of goods, Of ships,
&C., for sale, &c. The market is full of every
thing in goods, groceries, and all other articles
The ne wspaper has nothing of Importance or ge-
neral information. The elections for delegates to
form provisional constitution, had taken place,
and meetings had been held to express public opin-
ION on the subject of slavery, and an unanimous
sentiment against slave labor.
have also seen letter to a merchant in this
place, which contains still later news from San
Francisco, down to the 18th of February. 1t states
that the frs steamer of Rowland Il Aspnwall's line
had arrived at San Francisco, and Immediately all
hands had left the vessel for the mines. Great APP
prehensions were entertained tat the steamer
work her.
The same letter stated that the gold still he Ids
out in the usual abundance, and that new placers
were almost daily discovered. could not obtain
the paper to send to you, as there only one copy
here.
Mr.. Skinner, of Connecticut, has succeeded in
making contract with the Mexican government
for the establishment of a telegraph between this
place and the city OF Mexico.
Our file of Mexican papers give the following in
tegence from California-of the shipments of
gold, &c. &c. -
According to Ell Monitor Republican, and
Siglo XIX, published in the city of Mexico, which
we have received up to the 18th instant, accounts
the ed March, from Mazatlan, have reached us.
The Trovada arrived at Mazatan on the nth,
from San Francisco, with advices to the Sd of
March.
The steamship Oregon, with her three hundred
passengers, arrived at Mazatlan on that date-she
merely touched there, and proceeded on her voyage
to San Francisco, on the same day.
BY private letters received in Mexico, it was
learned, that during the week ending the 10th
March, schooner arrived at Mazatlan, from San
Francisco, with fifteen thousand ounces ($2lOOOO)
of gold on board from the Plae9s. This gold had
been purchased at San Francisco, at from $1l to
$l5 per ounce.
On the 18th of March, brig and a schooner left
Mazatlan for San Francisco-they each carried
seventy passengers. The news which arrived
every day was so good and SO positive, that every
one in Mazaan was wild to 60 to the gold regions.
News also had been received, that another Placer
had been discovered IN Locer California; th,ch bid
fair to riral in richness those ON the Sacramento
rirer.
We translate the following ship news from Ma
zatan, to the 10Th March, as we find it in the Mo-
n,tor Rcpubi,cano -
MARCH 12--English frigate Consanca, from San
Bias; 18TH Mexican schooner San Basena 20 tons from
San Bias, days; English soop-of-war Calypso from
San Bias 14th Gillian brig Trovador 140 tons, from
San Francisco in IL days, in ballast We presume this
is the vessel the Monitor alludes to bringing the
$4,000 ounces gold.-Ep HERALD. Mexican brig San
jose 60 tons from San Bias days. 18th. Mexican bri
gantine Trison GO tons, from Acapulco, ~ days
DEPARTURES
MARCH H.-Mexican schooner Josefna, 26 tons, for
La Paz; 18TH English soopof Calypso, cruise;
16th American brig Euphemia 1872 tons for San Fran
CISCO with so passengers 17th Mexican schooner Iris
ton, 66 tons, for Guayamas; 18TH Mexican brigantnc
San JOSE 60 tons for San Bias American schooner Sv
rallon, l20 tons for San Francisco with passengers,
(number not stately 1.-THE Sivraon and Euphemia
must be the two vessels alluded to in the Monitor
BY this list it will be seen that the port of Mazat
Ian is not so very destitute of shipping as has been
represented