The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-29
TEE VERY LATEST NEwS
PROM TIVE
GOLD REGION OF CAL IFORNIA.
iMPOR TANT DISPATCHES
GOVERNOR OF THAT TERRITORY.
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TREMENDOUS Snow STORM on TIE PLACER


Additional intelligence of interest and impor-
lance has been received at the Office of the Ne,o
Yok Herald, from California and the West coast
of Mexico
Itcame through Mexico, and reached as yester-
day afternoon, in the mail from New Orleans.
According to the post and other marks on our
despatch, it left Vera Cruz the 9th inst, in the
schooner American, which arrived at New Or
leans on the Goth Our latest papers from the lat
ter place are Of the Goth, and as they do not men
ton the arrival of the American, she must have
reached that port, and our dispatches placed IN
the post office just before the mail for the North
closed.
The letter can be relied on. Our correspondent
has resided some time In Mazatan, and his means
of acquiring late and important intelligence is Be-
cond to none on the West coast OF Mexico.
The despatch embraces facts of consider bile in
terest We give it In full, including its censure on
naval officers
1t contains the very latest news from the gold re-
gion.
SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
MAzATLAN, Dec. 20, l549.
J. G. BENNETT, ESQ.,,
SIR
The last dates from California, arrived here by
the schooner Buro, are equally fattering In relation
to the gold region. The washngs had ceased,
owing to the cold weather, and The whole region
WaS covered a foot deep wuh snot0. Some parties
had built log cabins, and intended to pass the win
ter on the spot.
The richness OF the placer, well as the extent,
far surpasses any account yet published ofit-gold
beng fpttnd nearly a hundred mules south of the
orig nal d,scorry. 1t Is supposed that about $4,-
GOO 600 will have been extracted since the DISCO
very. This appears to be too large; but Judging
from the number of persons working-say five
thousand-and heir average gains per day, 1t will
pass $2,OOO,O0O.
Immense numbers from this coast are leaving
and preparing to leaves more would 60 were there
any conveyances. Those most ANXIOUS and i'm
patient, pass over to Lower California, and thence
proceed by land. This port is entirely deserted,
or nearly so, Of the working classes. Several ex-
petitions have been fitted out, both here and at
San Bias, with money and provisions; and this
more so than our goods-a singular prejudice.
Mr.. Parrot, United States Consul and Navy
Agent arrived overland on the 18th lnst 1t is said
that he Is bearer of important dispatches to the
Governor OF California, in relation to the gold re-
gion. The dispatches are still here-there being,
out of 30 many, not one Of our ships OF war on
this coast. The u s. ship Dale, Commander
Rudd, was the last Hearing that Me- Parrot
was the road with dispatches, he went down
from this to meet Mr.. Z. at San Bias. She re-
NAMED there, however, only till the LIST December,
when she weighed anchor and sailed tor the Sand
wlch islands, in conformity, as the commander
states, with Instructions from Commodore Jones,
but ostensblv Tor the purpose OF avoiding returning
to the north west coast al this season. Such neg
lect OF public duty on the part OF an officer OF the
public service, deserves an unconditional discharge
from The service. The dispatches are ,ing at
Mazatan, waiting the arrival of some man OF war
to take them to California, where, at the last &C.
counts, Commodore Jones was laying in the OHIO,
his crew deserving by dozens, and he offering e.
sSards of forty thousand dollars for their app chen
SON.
1t has ever been the case IN the Pacific, and par
ticuary on this coast, that whenever ship of war
Is wanted, she ID not TO be met with. Here, and
In the Cult OF California, should be continually
stationed; but not so-there are not attractions
and fandaDgos enough Tor the officers, or the Com
modore tears to remain alone In his large ship but
must be followed by the whole squadron.
The Southampton or ST. Marys Is daily expect
ed here; perhaps both will enter at the same time
One of these vessels will take the dispatches to
California, there being peremptory order to that
effect from the Secretary OF the Navy.
The steamers are expected to commence their
trips during the next month or beginning of Febru-
ary. How this can take place, it is impossible to
say. There are no deposits of coal either at this,
San Bias, or Acapulco, and but one vessel expected
with it tor the whole OF the coast. A. BE-
1t is to be hoped that the government at Wash
ington have received intelligence from California
by this arrival. AS the Buro, however, is coast.
ing schooner on the Pacific SIDE, she may not have
been entrusted with government dispatches.
INTELLIGENCE FROM JAMAIcA.-We take from