The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-08-22

| AWeHty eastern veSSeLS arrived--IHe conn.
try quiet.
Inc following news was received at New
Orleans by the steamer Falcon:
PANAMA, July 90, ls49.
The steamer Oregon has arrived at this
port. bring ring advices from San Francisco
to the I'd of July. ...-
one brought sixty passengers and over
hall million in specie and gold dust.
The Commercial news is not very en-
couraging. merchandise and manufactures
oelng drugs in the market.
The accounts from the mines are very
contradictory, but digging appears to 90 on
The country is still subject to martial and
| lynch law.
Many ofStevenson's regiment are prowl,
ing ABOUT and committing depreda.ions upon
the Chlians and Peruvians.
Mechanics of every kind are in great re
quest; anu carpenters command any rate of
wages.
A majority Of the vessels that arrive from
the United States go up to Benicia.
twenty vessels from Boston, New York
and Baltimore, have arrived.
notwithstanding the absence Of civil law ,
the country remains in a perfectly TRANQUIL
state, and no depredations ofany atrocious
character have occurred except those COM
mltted by the volunteers
Houses still command enormous rents
and lodging is stated to be as high as three
dollars per night without bed to lie on.
There are about four hundred persons now
! in Panama.
The Unicorn and Senator are expected
here, neither Of them having arrived
Since the sailing of the Crescent City, six
Americans have died on the Isthmus.
ne steamer Oregon got ashore on her
way here, and was somewhat injured. 1t
| is probable that her injuries may detan her
1 here aweek for repairs.
ne Panama is here ut present, and will
sail for San Francisco on the LIST ofAugust.
1 Five sailing vessels are in port, three of
which are up for California.
| California generally is very healthy.
| ii. ID. Cook bearer Of dispatches from Pc
ru, came passenger in the Falcon.
Accounts from California by letter and by
papers state that Gen. Smith had taken re-
fuge on board ship from Mobile. Real
estate IN San Francisco is enormously high.
The Barker House rents for S95 COCOA
year; single rooms SIS 900
Accounts of theSill success in the Cali
fornia mines, derived from Mexican Jour
nails, are wholly untrue, as the reverse is
the case.
The ship Philadelphia, belonging to New
York, was burned to the waters edge, on
the goth June, at San Francisco.
Gen. Riley had summoned a Convention
to-meetea MontereY,Fto form plan of
Territorial Government.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 3.
The steamer Falcon arrived from Cha
gres this morning, with SO passengers and
$3.50, 1855 in specie and gold dust on board.
She also brings large mail.
The Falcon left Chagres on the 18th ult.
at noon, and made the trip in six DAYS and
q half
The rainy season at Chagres has set in,
| and much sickness prevailed--as also at
| Panama.
The Cholera was rigging at Carthagena.
The steamship Panama was announced
to leave Panama on the 2Sth August, and
the Oregon on the lst Of September.
| The Falcon saw near Providence Island
a wreck, which was supposed to be that Of
the Propeller Col. Stanton, from this port,
bound for Chagres.
The new steamer Empire City had just
arrived from New York as the Falcon was
leaving port.
We have CLEANED the following interest
ing information respecting California, the
Gold Mines and the inhabitants, from gen.
tleman who was q passenger in the steam.
ship, and who comes direct from San Fran
cisco.
The health Of San Francisco is good and
the residents of the towns much more order
ly and quiet than could be anticipated.
Vl,o i
the Sunday, and labor of every kind sus
pended, although worth from ten to fifteen
dol ars day. H.
-Four Churches have been already built,
Land another is daily expected to arrive.
The suburbs Of tae City wear the appear
Eance of the "tented field - and San Fran
|cisco that ofabeleaguercd town, there being
at least two thou and cloth tents, large and
snail, belonging TO companies and individ-
|suals ine the vicinity ofsit. s
The most respectable Americans reside
theaclty md there lid rarely any difficult
||tiees xeapt snch ~ occasionally arise be-.
tNeen 4se min fI;1 rsnya and the natl, es.
~ mari et has been completely over
lstj eked goods. Clothing sells for less
tfap III 4 : f1tcay q
~ there ui sixty cargoes Of goods
emalning unsold San Francisco. S
Houses and lsimber ne yery high and
Icarce house about forty fact long and
lst8enty Wort ID she Statsr $500,
ssSp0fQ u Iof 300. Thsex-
Senso III p1tt ilS A be full 500 81
Gold co5 q pieatY Large quantities
[ Of sit were u On was selling
for $l5 per ounEe ssfUf sfjScio, and taken at
rs 16 pek Unes N hsJ received il payment
for 0Undf SSsE zsses'