The New York herald., 1849-05-30

moment. IL is looked IOr Win the greatest lutc-
rest.
Very Late from California-Astounding
News from the Gold Region.
The most extraordinary and astounding intelli-
gence that we have ever received from the gold
region of California, will be found on the first page
of this days paper, announcing the arrival of Lieut.
Beale, the United States government despatch
agent, who has made the voyage from the port of
San Francisco, round by the lsthmus of Panama,
and reached New York in the brief period of forty
four days. BY piece of remarkable personal en-
terprise, he has come ahead of the mails which ar
nved at Panama, in the steamer from San Fran
cisco, bringing with him. of course, only the 60
vernment intelligence relative to the condition of
that country, and the new discoveries in its won
derful mineral wealth The mails, containing
letters papers, and packages of all kinds, will pro-
baby not reach this city for ten or fourteen days
to come, and that will be by the next steamer from
Chagres to this port or, perchance, some part of
them may reach us by the way of New Orleans.
The particulars of this intelligence are truly in
teresting, although only of general character
thus far. The richness of the gold mines of Cali
fornia, as heretofore represented, are more than
realized by the accounts furnished us, and the evil
dences exhibited by MIR. Beae. This gentleman
carries with him to Washington lump of virgin
gold, sceighing eight pounds, and valued at more
than two thousand dollars; and he is a living wit
ness of the existence of another lump, in one
native mass, weighing twenty-five pounds, valued
at upwards of seven thousand dollars All the
accounts heretofore published in our columns of
the wealth of California are thus more than real
ized;-they are miraculously surpassed by this
latest and most wonderful intelligence of the most
reliable character.
The emigration to California from all the ports
Of the Pacific is astonishing. 1t is calculated that
during the present summer there will be at least
six times, inot seven times, many foreigners col
lected in that region as there are Americans. Now,
as we know that about fifteen or twenty thousand
emigrants have already departed from the Atlantic
coast of the United States for that territory it is
reasonable to suppose that the whole active popu-
laton engaged in digging gold during this summer,
In that rich country, will be least equal to one
hundred thousand men. The arrival of vessels,
goods provisions, and merchandise of all kinds at
San Francisco, and other ports In California, is
equally large and extraordinary; and the mania
has spread to every port on both sides of the Pa
cifc, including the islands, reaching down, it is
said, to China and the British provinces in the
East.
Now, with such a force of actual diggers in that
region during the summer, 1t is easy to calculate
what amount in value of gold dust and solid Jumps
OF the same valuable mineral, may be produced
during the next season. Two or three hundred
millions of dollars may be as natural result as
that two and two make four But if we underrate
the ability of the numerous emigration, and stop
short of the capacity of the mines, it would be mo-
derate to estimate the result of the labor of the
summer now beginning at one hundred millions of
dollars. That calculation is, in our Judgment
considerably below the mark. But we have
no time now to calculate the result of the
gold digging In that region, or its effects upon the
commerce of this country and that of the world at
large. commercial revolution, of more intense
deeper, and more extraordinary character than
has ever yet been experienced in the world is now
before us-a revolution infinitely more influential
and extensive than that which followed the first
discovery of the golden treasures of South Anne.
rica, three centuries ago, when the chivalry of
Spain entered upon that new and dazzling field of
conquest.
Lieut.. Beale will be in Washington tonight
with his official dispatches from the highest autho
mites In California, confirming the accounts which
we now give, including all preceding ones We
rust that the government will at once give publ
city to these statements, for the benefit of the COM
mercial world in both hemispheres. Our own
more special and private accounts will reach us as
soon as the mails brought by the last steamer to
Panama can reach this city In the meantime.
Mr. Beae statement comes iust In time TO kill the
alarm about the cholera
a NEW " SENTIMENTAL JouRSEY."-Ou amiabe