New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-28
FROM THE PACIFIC.
boarding the Oregon at ian BIa---hip- in
the Pacifc-Price- of Provisions More
Of Gold.

Core. pondence OF The Tribune
IAN BIAS, Nes4co, March -, l-i9
NJ sRs GRIZZLY y McELEATH: We arrived
Al Iepc p town some ~ miles from this On Tuesday
last The third day al express cane 10 M Coyt one
of the party and az s understood IN agent Tor 20"
land s.uinvau stating that the steamer Oregon vas
A. san Bias and he could have passage H. .eit ira
rnediat.ly and took our Captain CNr Meredth) With
him Mr Norihsm. Mr. GisdwIn, myself and a Re-"
others left in hot pursuit On arriving we found the
steamer fun and that me left some 20 or 80 per.ons
a, Panama that tickets would sell from $50 70 so
A. the Captain Of the steamer would not take any d
~. we meant 70 steal The march Of him SIR Noriham
and Nr Glsdwin went board the evening she sailed
and ieit me baggage with me There some twenty
Of our acquaintance on board and they were anzou
~ sinugee us baggage and al, on board br' ~ did
not dare % undertake quite much Whether N"-sr'
and g. aud others got set shore al san Diego OF
not. remain. 20 ne seen
Mr. Fordhsra from -ag Harbor l.. J. ayse.t and two
friends sal tonight board the Peruvian Of-ailhe
Fortuna. When y and q left We DID not expect 70
get axay under fifteen days The usual passage from
here twenty 20 thirty days and return IN HDpn'
half the time, owing o. head winds. 'aI' iiA'''n
party viii get or 10 about fifteen days. 10 th' brig
ray9ga le has taken me deck A. go. and cach man
fnd- himself Everything l. high here. and comes on
pack mules from Topic and Gusdalaxara ..
The price Of passage on deck, anu found, l. 80
and cabin 500 Myself and three friends paid ei-V
each for cabin There no chance on deck ana Two
days ago none ia the cabin Yesterday II "as AhieH
70 u that merchant or two had been smuggled on
board the steamer We repaired al once ~ the otna
and suppose we occupy their places.
When the Csyuca left -an Francisco thci' ",i'
some 900 persons waiting 20 20 up % the mlne-
Winter had been very hard and the roads mpassaue.
Mexican goods and provisions are coming IN i5si ana
prices falling Flour sells Al the Bay at Sl- ana al INC
Mines for $50 per Dbl ,..,-
Passage 70 suffers Fort so, and freight = per
100 lbs and the same from that place 10 me Mhes
No vessels vet arrived from the United states
We mot three men ~ came down from Iepic
who had got their h. One said he mad lump "egn
ing half an ounce and that that size was quite common
and stated that piece had been found that weighed
twenty TX pounds think this il rather iough) lie
saws he sold HE writing desk that cost him - for SlW
slept on bed last night for the hrst time since lct
Vera ruz and the idea OF not doing n again tor two
wears is not quite 20 my mind but an perfectly well
and have been a. also most Of our party
Yours, sc.
PS The American Consul. Mr. Bisse, has M his ONCE
IN Topic two pieces Of gold weighing u and ounces
n cafats fine Another man here, whom have seen
from the mines has - pounds OF the precious m'i~
and DO IN cash and 10 balance this he has the ieu
mates and has had the aguc.
I am called 10 dine, and have 10 60 on board IN an
hon al ftv