The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-31
From the New York Herald.
Important from California.

SAN BIAS, Mexico, March "a, 1919.
The steamship Oregon, Capt Pearson, arrived at this
famous port Of the old Spaniads on Thursday afternoon,
the 22d ns at o'clock. We left Panama Tuesday,
the 18th inst, at o'clock, m, with $50 passengers-
II in the cabin, 113 in the s,eerage.
Upon our arrival, we found in port the Prussian ship
Emma Heyn, Smorer, master, from New York. loaded
with coal for Pacific Mail Co.'s steamers; and also the
brig Cayuga, Captain Savige, from San Francisco Cali
ornia, which place she left on the 9Th ult The Cayuga
important news from the gold regonimportant, because
the statements relative TO the riches of the pacers, so
widely circulated In the United States during the last
strictly true Captain Savage reports that large amounts
of gold had been received at San Francisco from the
mines, and it supposed that not less than million
United States The population OF San Francisco, when
the Cayuga sailed, was estimated at six thousand per-
sons, including majority of those who have been en-
plOyed in gold digging during the past season Opera
tons at the plaesrs had been suspended during the
rainy season. and much sickness was reported to exist
among those who remained on the ground. Provisions
at San Francisco quite abundant, and several
sells were expected to arrive in few days. loaded with
all the necessaries OF life from the Sandwich islands
and Valparaiso Gambling. rows, and murders, how
serious difficulties with the South Americans, Mex-
cans, and other foreigners General Persfor F. Smith
arrived in the steamship California, and had issued his
proclamation forbidding all foreigners from working
the pacers on their own account In the harbor Of
San Francisco, the Sh ult, were the following YES
sels United States ship Of the line Ohio Commodore
Jones, Cdptdn UHeu SiOOp-O-Wdi o.
Marys Commander Crowninshield; United States sloop-
Dale (bound for the United Staes,) Commander
Rudd United States sloop-of-war Warren, Commander
A. X Long; and United States storeship Southampton
There also the ship Chill, of Boston, Capt Leach
whaler Bingham, of Mystic Connecticut, Capt Scoyllle
barque Callao, Capt Stevens Malek Ade, Captain Hall
barque Olya Bull barque Mary, Parker English brig
Alert, and some twenty or thirty Gillian, Peruvian, and
Mexican vessels
The steamship California the first of the Pacific Mail
Company's steamers, arrived at San Francisco on the
2sh of February, with nearly four hundred passengers
Her coal gave out at Monterey and she obliged to
procure green wood, with supply of which she pro-
ceeded There is coal at San Francisco, and the Cali
fornia will be obliged to come down under sail When
she would leave was uncertain
A fracas took place at fandango in this town few
lights since, in which two Mexicans shot. II
seems small party of Americans. who had arrived in
town during the day, and had probably imbibed too
much aguddente, paid visit TO the house. and fascna.
ted by the bright eyes, the glowing busts ripe lips, and
rounded forms of the lovely Senoas took high
ly improper liberties with their persons. The jealous
husbands nterfered-the Americans drew their pis-
tols-the women screamcd-shots were fired on both
sides, and two ''greasers' wounded The whole town
high state of excitement for some hours, but is
now all quiet The acade has issued pronuncamiento
ordering all amusemens to for the presents and all
houses where dguadente is sold to be closed at nine
o'clock at night The offending AnericanoS have pro
ceeded to California.
send these letters through the American consul Mr.
Bsse, gentleman who represents his government with
dignity and to the satisfaction, believe, of all American
travellers
The Oregon sails this evening in the morning foI
San Francisco. | shall write you Immediately my
rival.