The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-27
From The Baltimore Patriot Of yesterday.
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY.
Fifteen DAVIS Later from SAN Frnncisco.

Bringing half a million Of dollars aad tioo hundred
and bufy. fire passengers.
The Empire City, Captain Wilson, arrived in
New York at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
The Empire City brings no Government mall
although one from San Francisco by the Panama
was waiting at Cruces, and the mail agent at that
place declared that should lie there for six months
Unnecessary, but what mail steamer should take
it-none of the mail contract steamers being at
Chagrcs, or likely 10 be there for fortnight, when
the Empire City left.
The Epening Post publishes a letter, from which
we take the following extracts:
PANAMA, Dec. 4, lS49.
The steamer Panama arrived here this day, hay
ing left San Francisco the night Of the 18th No
ycmbcr She brings $50 passengers, and freight TO
the amount Of S43S, 3Sy; of this there Is about
$4,000 in gold dust and specie from Mazatlan,
and the remainder in gold dust from San Fran
cisco.
There area number of the passengers direct from
the mines, looking rusty enough, but with well
filled gold bags. There Is one among them who has
$4,000 in gold dust, the result OF his own dig
cling his locale at the north fork of the Juba,
$50 miles from San Francisco. He arrived IN San
Francisco on tho Sd June, and will probably be In
New York by Christmas day. Never was daily
labor 80 richly rewarded. There others, with
their golden stOrcs varying from : 600 90 15,OOO
These, however, must be taken as rare exceptions.
They report themselves as so--as having drawn tho
prizes while most about them had drawn blanks in
the grand California lottery. They all report the
increase of difficulty in finding gold the exhaustion
of il in most Of the accessible localities, the impos
sibility Of working the mines over four and five
months in the year. and the general dissatisfaction
of the miners with the results Of their labors. The
yield of this year will hardly be that Of the last
which was estimated at eight millions.
There were some fears entertained Of famine in
the interior of California. The rainy season had
set in and IL was feared that the communication
between those in the mines and the river towns,
where supplies could always be had, would be cut
of, in consequence OF the state OF the roads and
passes.
This would also apply 10 the emigrants across the
mountains Provisions bad risen very high in San
Francisco. Pork selling at 500 and flour at
S45 per barrel. The latter had declined, however,
4 on the day Of the sailing Of the steamer. Warm
clothing India rubber coats and heavy boots were
in great demand, bringing high prices, i'm conse-
uuence Of the inclcmcncy Of the weather.
There was a good deal Of sickness, dyscntcry aud
fevers in San Francisco and the interior towns and
settlements.
The cholera was at Mazatlan, though on the de
cline when the steamer left, there having been only
four cases on that day. although the number Of
cases in twenty. four hours had reached forty The
steamcr Oregon had left Mazatlan the night
preceding the arrival Of the Panama the 23d No
Vember.
An election in San Francisco was held November
'i3-3i69 votes were polled Returns from the
country were incomplete, but the California papers
saw that Burnett is probably elected Governor and
John McDougal Lieutenant Governor. Rodman
NJ Price and George w. Wright probably chosen
for Congress.
The Alta Californian of the 18th says
sThe regular Democratic ticket for State Sena-
tors and Assemblymcn IL elected by large ma
iority and IL is therefore certain that Mr. King will
get no support from the district Of San Francisco.
Under these circumstances, we regard Il az Ger.
tain that he will not be returned 10 the United
States Senate.