The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-14
Correspondence Of "Gbs DaiIp Crescent"
Gold Ferer IN NerieoLarge amount Of Specie sent to
Cdktornia-.ueIicGn TrOopS-Coi. .abbott's Party |
Mr.. PeOpkes and Col Eyertson 1ceomDany it, etc

Gold Fecer in Herco-Large of Specie sent to
CdiJornia-JNe1iean Troops-Col. .a6bett's Party
Mr.. Peoples and Col. Eoertson accompany it, etc.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Feb 9th, 1849
Eds Crescentl take advantage of the departure of the
steamer Fanny to post you up in few items with the
hope that they may acceptable the readers of the
Crescent
By recent arrival from Mier and Durango. learn that
TINS ntoerable Gold Fever, which consuming the
Yankees, has taken equally hold the universal
msgnanimous Mexican nation Mr. Redmond the partner
OF Mr. Mann merchant of this place. who has just returned
from trading tour through the northern provinces OF Mex
leo, states that large numbers of Mexicans have started for
the pa,eg of California English, Scotch and Mexican
miners have invested large of in equppng
and sending their parties TO bring the precious
metals and the number already for the diggins
has been estimated at Is 600 That these figures large
enough to astonish under ordinary circumstances,
cannot deny but when take into consideration the great
excitement this subject with people, this state
ment the readily be credited besides, Mexican
always equipped for long overland journeys, and will be
far on his road while American settling question OF
practicabty whether he will by land water,
steamer or in carriage and four The question is, can
allow foreign adventures to abstract the precious metals
of our Territory and convert il into foreign coin -and this
question one for people and government to answer
Our Navy guard interests the Coast and the
point to be looked TO will be line OF posts the Rio
Grande and the Ga and from the ella to San Diego the
Pacific. If the Mexicans dig gold we doubt much
whether they will be successful in getting it out of the
country.
conducta of 600 in silver recently left the Fair of
San Juan de los Lagos for the gold region of California, to
purchase gold dust and another passed through Pauas with
s4OO. 600, for the same purpose.
Gen. Mejia has arrived at Camargo in command of 1000
troops; they be stationed the line of the Rio
Grande to prevent smuggling.
The party of California emgrants under command of
Col Abbott, took up their line of march the 18th Janu
ary The following is list of the company:
Col E. w. Abbott, Captain P E. Jordan, Lieutenant;
Stepnen treasurer Il. A. Bancroft, Secretary
missarg W. r. Alexander. G: s. LOOMS, B. Atkin.,J
I McDougall Battae ID. Mcintosh, V. Burgess, w.
s. Moore. r. F. Cboate c. A. Morse Joseph Corado John
Munro, E. d. Eaton, Jean Pasquie John Edwards c. de
Pindroy and servant, G. G. Grabl, w P. H. Hasey. j. b.
HeWson, = Hoffman, w Hayiland J: Nj Hogan, Alex.
Reed. e. Q. Richardson J. T. Richardson C. ]. Schmidt
r. II. A Schmidt, John Tompkins, j. Smith. Thos Stack
house. E. G. Stewart, c. II. Whitney. =. Hag0ners-Wa-
terman, Ware. Hood AllaId, and LIE Grande.
Mr. Peoples the editor of the Corpus Christi Star and
and Col Evertson the gentleman who has explored this
section of country and ascertaned satisfactorily the entire
prachcabty of road from this place Paso del Nore
will guide the party far there will be any necessity for
his services. This gratuous matter upon the part of
the Colonel TO show that the report which he has made of
the country the best of authority Col Snivey the
Surveyor OF NueceS county, has also gone up this line
for the purpose Of marking the shortest road and
will be but brief period when every point from here
San Diego will be familiar subject to the entire American
people. Yours, HIRAM.