The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-25
Correspondence Of The Republic.
New YoRK, August Pa p. IN.
IMPORTANT ARRIVAL From CALIFORNIA AND RIO

| Quite an important item appears in the shipping
list this morning. Ii is the announcement of the
arrival of the United States ship Dale, after cruise
Of three years and three months during which she
has sailed upwards of fifty thousand miles She
left San Francisco on the l4th of March last with
nearly $500 900 in gold-dust of which all but
| sos, 900 was landed at Valparaiso. She has had a
voyage Of thirty eight days from Rio Janero One
of the officers of the Dale has furnished the press
here with some interesting details which | annex
Tor the benefit OF your readers, who have an equal
| right to them:
| During the war the Dale was actively EMPLOYED
in the Gulf Of California and ON the west coast of
Mexico. She maintained the blockade of Guayamas
Tor seven months, captured all the small vessels and
launches which navigated the gulf, and thus cut off
| the communication with the enemy ON the Cafor-
ma side The crew made several successful attac ks
on the enemy, and took many prisoners. On one
occasion force of only seventy three officers,
men, and marines landed in Guayamas, where
they were attacked by nearly four hundred Mexi-
can soldiers who were secreted in the houses in the
plaza. After brisk engagement Of an hour and
hall, the enemy were completely routed, and fled in
all directions over the hills; the ship in the
time throwing balls and shells into the town, which
| caused great destruction.
The enemy lost about 80 in killed and wounded.
During night expedition, the same party
marched nine miles into the interior for the pur-
pose OF bringing away several brass ficld-pieces
which were secreted but the distance being greater
than was anticipated, and the guns very heavy,
(being lSpounders,) they spiked them. On their
tney enemy outpOStS, who
were dispersed after skirmish in which one sea-
| man was badly wounded. During the early part
OF the war, they made descent Mulize, in Cal
ifornia, when the enemy fled to the hills and kept
out Of harms way.
The of the Dale, during the whole of the
Mexican war, have been true to their country and
hag--always Jealous, attentive, and prompt in the
discharge OF their duties; and since the war; the
return OF the ship to the coast of Upper California
at a time when the entire country was in state of
excitement from the discovery of the gold mines,
| and when numerous assertions constantly
taking place, both from the ships and the garri-
sons, the "Dale's' alone remained faithful and
sisted the great temptation, not instance of de-
serton occurring from the ship They have ever
been ready too, the relief Of the distressed
than three hundred dollars having been contributed
in valuable donations, third of which was be-
slowed upon two unfortunates of our enemies.
After the arrival of the steamer California at San
Francisco, on the 2Sth of February, the unfinished
rooms in the new hotel, the ssParker House, were
| rented at $3.50 per month; the receipts Of the bar
and bllliardrooms of this house. for the first five
| days, run to nine thousand dollars The building
cost S35 900; contains sixty sleeping rooms, and
was paid for from five months profits, from the
bar and billiard room only of the old "City Hotel"
The proprietor was offered annual rent of
$35,OOO which was refused. In march last, lumber
was sold at $500 per thousand, and city lots, of SO
yards square, which cost from $50 to Is ITO, were
| sold at $4,000 cash. Houses, which formerly
rented at $3.50 per annuu, then brought s 200
| and $4,000; lot which cost $3.50 was rented at
81 900 per annum for two years. frame store,
which cost less than So 900, rented for IS 10 900;
| the owner of the frame of house, which cost in
New York s $780, offered $40, 900 for it before
| it arrived, and refused. Seamen's and servants
wages 500 per month, and washing ST per
dozen; horses and mules in great demand,
| and were selling at enormous prices
The prize brig Malek Adhel sold for 4 500
dollars, and in January last made trip TO Oregon,
| the freight and passage money of which amounted
to TO- 900 dollars; brought back cargo of lumber
which sold for $50 dollars TO 400 dollars per thou
sand, and cleared the owner %, 900 dollars, after
an absence of fifty days.
The following is list of the officers of the Dale
Commander, John Rudd; Leutenants, Ed. M.
Yard, T. A. Nj. Craven, William b. Muse Acting;
Purser, McKeon Buchanan; Passed Assistant Sur
geon James McLelland; Master, Nathan c. Bry-
ant; Passed Midshipmen, John Downs, jr., Robert
nj. McArann; Commanders Clerk, +. T. Devans;
Midshipmen, t. Traxton Houston, Bancroft Cher
ardi, Philip c. Johnson, jr., Charles b. Smith,
Thomas M Hamer; Acting Boatswain, Thomas
Ditson; Acting Gunner, John +. Erskine; Acting
Carpenter, William Hyde; Sail -maker, Stephen
Seaman; Purser's Clerk, William E. Merford.
Passengers-Hon. Seth Barton, Charge DAT
flares TO Chilli lady and servant; Miss Astaburua-
ga, of st. Jago de Chill; Passed Midshpmen j.
Posey Hall, from Pacific squadron; Woodward
Knight, Augusta, Ga.
The following deaths occurred during the cruise:
Joseph C. Clark, (colored,) ships cook October 9,
ls45; William Brown, seaman, October %, 1916;
John Curl, (colored,) ordinary Of New
York, December 81, lS47, at Guayamas; George
| Theobald, Sergeant of Marines, June 10, lS49, at
sea.
Left at Rio frigate Brandywine and United States
store-ship Supply, the latter 10 sail for Norfolk
the 10th July. The United States ship Falmouth
sailed the 10Th July for the Pacific.
| The following California bound vessels were in
the port of Rio when the Dale left
| Ship Robert Fulton, from New York; barks
| Smyrna, Alice Tarleton, and Hannah Sprague,
| from do; also schooner FL Dorado, all 10 sail be-
| tween the nth and Doth. The bark Mazeppa, Cir.
4 ired Cd he for (ali
| The ship Otheo, Gallagher from Philadelphia for
California, put back from the Straits Of Magellen;
would sail the 10Th.
| The bark Clintonia Wright, was at Rio when
the Dale left, TO sail for Baltimore soon; the brig
Zane was also in port discharging.
The Dale brings large mails from San Francisco,
Valparaiso and Rio Janeiro.
MISS BuRDErT courts TO BE MARRIED AGAIN.
Among the latest items Of news from Canada is
| rumor 20 the effect that Sir Allan McNab is 10 be
married TO Miss Coutts, the great English million
are II 20, what will be the effect in Canadian pol
| itcs' That's the question.
| THE CHOLERA
continues 10 decline. Yesterday the number Of
| deaths reported twenty; to-day twenty six.
Dr. Geer, the resident physician publishes
card this morning, officially announcing the deca-
dence OF the epidemic, and pronouncing the city
all but free from IL.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT
10 this city is anxiously looked for II will be
tremendous reception.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 24-5 p. m.
The interruption Of the wires between New York
and Boston prevented my sending you the news by
the steamer Canada last night Enclosed you will
find all that has been received here up 20 this time.
My agent in New York promises To send me fur
ther details this evening at O'Clock II they
interesting, ] will send them 10 you by telegraph.
The steamboat Relief, Captain Sanner, returned
from the Georgia ashore at Dover Bridge, last eve
ming, having failed 10 render her any assistance.
She parted her hawser in effort 10 get her of.
The steamer Columbus, more powerful boat,
learn, has been engaged by the company, and has
gone down TO her, taking with her the diving bell
of the San Pedro Company, by which they expect
TO examine her position internally.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF INVENTORS.
After report of the proceedings of the convcn-
ton closed yesterday, Mr.. Horace H. Day proposed
| the following resolution
Resoiped, That this convention having, after full
discussion and careful consideration, approved all
the propositions which had been fully agreed upon
by Messrs. Phillips, Rand, and Clifford, except the
first clause Of the eighth section and having unani