The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-26

present Assem bly 10 dissolve itself, on the 18TH
and not the 10th day. as originally proposed. The
third article regulates the business to be done by
the Assembly before Its dissolution, if there be
time to complete 1t, VIZ the laws on the Council
OF Stale, the responsibility OF public funchonares
and the voting the budget OF ISl9.
Last night, at midnight, the court martial deli
vered lis sentence on the accused of the murder of
General de Brea, and his abide. camp, Captain
Mangln GullIaume, Coutant and Quintin are ac-
quilted; Dalx, Vappreaux, Jeune, Lahr, Nourry
and Chopart are condemned to death Lebelle-
quay. Nuens and Gautheron to traUdtr forces for
HE; Mouny, Goue, Naudn and Dugat ten years of
frdsau1 forces Mousse TO five years; Luc to TWEEN
ty years OF DE- rentlon; Vappreaux. An6 Bussieres,
BouIly and Bresse to ten years; Paris, five years;
Geru, two years of imprisonment; Baude and Mas
son, one year. After hearing the sentence, the
crowd quilted the hall OF sitting profound silence
Interesting Account or the Discovery OF tho
Gold In California.
From the London Globe, Feb Of
-Four Months among the Gold Finders In
Alta. California; beng the Diary OF an Exped-
ton from San Francisco to the Gold Districts
BY J, Tyrwhitt Brooks, M. d. Bogue.-Mr
Blocks, it seems, LETT San Francisco on the oath
Of May last, with party bound Tor the .dlg.
gings"-having arrived at that port with the In
tenllon OF seeking employment as a surgeon In the
volunteer corps organized by the United States
COVE rnment during the Mexican war, and fading
the war over, and his chance gone, determined to
try his fortune with the crowds gong up the coun-
try. He appears to have returned to San Fran.
cisco early In October and thence to have trans
mitted to his brother in England the diary kept
IN the interval, which forms the work OF which
we have given the title. Whether its contents be
all true or not. they certainly look like the truth,
other, but with all that is yet known OF the dis
tIlcts described; and few who read the book
through will not ADMIT that 1t is amusing As to
the main point, just now--what Mr.. Brooks real
lzed by his four months labor appears to have
been about fifteen hundred dollars--say three
hundred pounds; and considering the circum-
stances under which it was obtained and retained,
we can hardly consider HIM very fortunate man.
other, over the majority of his competitors. From
the hrst he was associated with party varying
IN number from four or five to eight or ten, and
including men dexterous at carpenters work, at
trapping, hunting, and the use of the rifle, and
who all proved brave, hardy, and faithful to each
other. The first place they visited was on the
south bank OF the Americanos river. Here they
worked till the place got over crowded, and then
went further up The river, passing the point where
the rver forks, and taking the south bank OF the
south fork, TILL they reached the saw mill, where
the inst discovery was made.
. we extractthe account they received from Capt;
Suffer, the owner of the mill, of the lncdeuts of
the discOvery:--
81 sitting one afternoon said the captain "just
TO . relation Of mine at Luce1ns, when was inter.
Iupted BY MIR. Marshall gentleman with whom had
into the room. From the unusual agitation in his
manner, imagined tina. something serious had 90.
cured and We involu ntary do in this part Of the
world, ct once glanced to zee II my rifle In its
proper place. You should know that The mere appear
ssce Of Mr. Marshall at that in the fort was
quite enough to surprise me- he had but two days
before left the place make alteration rs in mill
for saviDg pine panks which he had just up for
me some miller higher up the Americsnos When he
had recovered himself little, he told that however
great my furprise might be At his appear
ance 1t would DO much ater when heard the intel
sdded which II properly prefted by, would put both
Of Us In possession Ct unhe ard wealth-mions and
heard this that thought something had touched Mar
fballs brain, when suddenly, all my msgivings we're
put 10 an end by his insing the table q handful Of
and ssked him to explain what all this meant wbsa no
went on to say that ding to my Instructions he
had thrown the mill wheel out Of gear to let the whole
BODY Of water in The dam find passage through the
tailIace, which was previously too alo~ the
water 10 run OF in sufficient quantity, whereby the
wheel was prevented from efRcently performing its
woik. By this alteration, the narrow channel was
considerably enlarged, and sand ana gravel
morning after this took place he (Mr Msrshsil was
walking along the left bank of the per-
ceived something which he At nrst for piece Of
opal-s clear, trsnfpsreBt stone very common here
Rttsing on one OF the spots laid bare the sudden
cIunb ng away Of the bank. He paid no attention to
having observed several similar glittering frsg.
nepts hts curiosity far excited he stopped
da.n and picked one Of them up. "Do you knox"
raid Mr.. MARSHALL positively debated within my
..f two or three times whether l should take the
mooD,s 10 bend my back to pios up one Of the
t..
Their on, smother eitteriDs morsel caught my eye
the largest Ct the pieces now before you oonds.
tina, IL was thin scale of what to be- nurs sod
He then gathered some twenty thirty similar
which, en- examination, convinced him that his suppo
sittons were right His INST imprsssion that
gold bad been ost or buried there by early Indian
Tube perhaps OF these my uts Of
tbs Wet Of whom have accou MT but who dwelt
on this continent centuries ago and built those cities
ard temples the ruins of which scattered ABOUT
there solitary wilos On proceeding however to exa
rtraf he h.
more or le,s suriferous This at decided him He
mounted his bsIse and rode down to me as fast o. 1t
would carry him with the news
The captain and his trend started the next morn
Ing TO make further survey, and spent day in
poking about among the sand both on the banks OF
the rver and In the dry be ds OF one or two trbu
tary sneans, finding bits OF gold on all sides but
though eAtt careful 10 Keep out Of sight vi the
woihpeople at the mill, they found them all gold
hunting ON The return. "One Of them, sly Ken.
'uckisn, had logged us about, and looking on the
ground to zee II he could discover what we were
IN search OF, he had lighted on come flakes OF gold
him, ell" The next day the captain had fifty In
dams at work but the news spread like wild.tire
some OF The gold sent 10 San Francisco brought up
ciowds OF people; and large emgrant party OF
The MoimOns having entered Calf ornla across the
Rocky Mountains just ss the affair became known
hal ed, ana ret 10 worK about thirty miles higher
up the river Mr.. Brooks and his party wol Ike here
tor some time, but finding the produce Of their daily
wasblDes soeD TALL off, and hearing oi better ground
at Webel's Creek. small s'rt arm running into
The South Folk, they started again, and there
found the gold much more plentiful, occurring
in ehou veine, and in Jumps among the rocks
Of the neiehboripg ravines. But here they had 10
contend with new difficulty. The richest spots
were at distance from water, they had TO carry
The sand and grave long way before they could
wssh II. Then " the sun was terribly hot 10 those
otep valley all day ,snd the nights chill and damp"
Fever and sgue began To prevail. they struck to
tie norhwnid, Tor Bear Valley, IN search of a
better climate. At the end ct three days journey
hey found il !; and found also gold and plenty OF
gene, but ikey. found, too the Indians, and great
want VI e.curis for HE and property They had,
more than once, fight Tor both, and IN these en-.