The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-08-11
From The Pieayu,,e.
|ARRlvALToF THE FALCON.

stein, arrived from Chagres this morning at
o'clock, having left that place on the 25th ult.,
at noon, thus making the trip in six days and
a half. The Falcon brought $4,000 in spe-
Gle and gold dust, ffty-three passengers, and a
large mail.
The Isthmus is generally healthy, though at
Chagres there was much sickness. In an
American population at that own Of thirty
five, thirty were i'll or Just recovering from
fever. The disease is of a malignant intcrmit-
tent character.
The British steamer Dee arrived from San
Juan de Nicaragua, on the 26th ult. bringing
the new Governor of the Province, who pro-
ceeded to Panama.
Lieut.. Hartstein, the commander of the Fall
con-, travelled to Panama by the Cruces road
in thirty-six hours. He found the route rough
and tedious, but not at all dangerous. He re-
turned IN twenty four hours, but could have
performed the journey in sixteen hours had he
not been detained in escorting a quantity Of
gold.
The precious metal was brought on a mule
with none to guard it but Lieut. Hartstein and
an Indian boy, and neither Of them had any
arms. This ieat speaks wei. for the honesty
OF the natives.
At Panama there were about five hundred
Americans awaiting transportation. One halt
of them were to leave on the 28th ult. on the
bark Tasso, to sail on the LIST, and the Ella
Francis, to depart soon.
From a gentleman who came passenger on
the Falcon. and who is direct from San Fran.
cisco, we learn the following interesting par
t~iculars:
The stories of Gen Smith having to go on
board a vessel Of war, in consequence OF a
trouble with the residents, is all false. Cen
Smith was we'll, universally respected and
very popular. He had moved his headquar-
tiers from San Francisco to Sonora, which is
about seventy miles from the former place. -
The health Of San Francisco was good, and
the inhabitants of the town much more orderly
and quiet than could be anticipated. The
gambling houses are all closed on Sundays, and
works Of all kinds suspended, although labor
is worth $40 to SIS per day.
There were four churches already built, and
another was expected soon to arrive there
There were about two thousand cloth tents
about the town. The Americans residing in
the city were most highly respectable. Occa'
%sionallV there was som slight difficulty be-
tween the Americans and the Malays. The
market was overstocked with goods-dry good
and clothing selling for less than in the States
Houses and lumber very high, and sold readily
A house that in theIStates costs $500, and wal
forty by twenty feet, would sell for $25,00t
and would cost 700 to put 1t up. There wer'
fifty or sixty cargoes Of goods remaining un
sold at San Francisco. Gold was plenty; larg'
quantities of it were coming in every day
1t was selling for SIS per ounce cash, OF ST.
in goods. The quantity of gold was cOnsid
y cred inexhaustible. There were no troops il
San Francisco, and none were needed.
On the LIST of August a convention was t
be called, delegates chosen to form a terrific
/ rial government, and request admission int
e the Union. There is a city government al
ready established.
Il, The health Of the mines is bad, much feve
g and chills are prevailing. At the mines the
: have a sort Of Lynch law prevailing. If
man steals, a jury is chosen, who after heal
e ing the evidence, if they convict, have tn
k thiel logged and drove away.
g The merchants at San Francisco were dom
n a fine business. They charge 10 per Gel
Q commission for selling and guaranteeing.
Sailors are very scarce and wages were froI
800 to $500 per month. Almost every sOilc
that arrives runs away to the mines and worl
a while, but soon returns to San Francisc
n takes a spree and spends his money.
Is There were about one hundred vessels lyir
at San Francisco without crews. There won
more specie be sent to the United States
the next English steamer.