New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-30
Iieut. Besie's Journcy-Niss Men Lost
on the ella.


tbi. voft Yesterday from Charleston. brought IS
ns..e,re,, Lieut.. EDWARD BEALE. L. S. x. and
wy. PARROT. Esq L. S. Consul a; Mszatian, the
former Of whom reached Panama no tue steamship
Oreyon on the 9TH ins, and brings Us news from
San Francisco to the l3th Of April four days alter
than previous sdyices.
We had the pleasure Of conversing with Lieut.
Beale yesterday and obtaining from him lum-
Der Of new and interesting particulars rom The
Gold Region. He states thst the steamship Ore
Von reached San Francisco on the lst OF AprI-
Immediately On her arrival, the crew was put on
board the 8 ship Ohio, and there kept 10 iroos
until the evening before she started on the return
voyage The Oregon reached San Bias On the
22d of April, remained there Ave days loosiuel
left nth. and arrived at Panama on the Jth May,
st9PM. after touching at Acapulco iyr wafer.
As Lieut. Beae was leaving Panama on the morn
log Of the 9th, the California, which sailed from
San Francisco five days alter the Oregon, y As
coming into the hsrbor. The running time Of the
Oregon 10 Panama, vas u days, three Of which
were made with sails. Tie amount Oh gold
brought by the two vessels is not known with GER
tsinty. but Is estimated al 100000, about ssJ,0Dy
OF which is consigned % Mr.. Parrot. m1cn
greater amount would have been forwarded bOt
for the fact that bills Of lading were not gwen lar
Their than Panama, where the gold - obliged U Dc
carried across the lsthmus at some risk' ana De"
bill obtained at Cbagres. The number Of PasseD
ger, on board the Oregon was small. among
them was Rev. Walter Cotton, Ex-Alcaide Of
M.n,srev. whom Lieut. Is. left at Chagres. The
crows on the steamers are paid 600 per month
Zach. and the cooks $3.50. The Oregon on her ar
rival furnished the California with an engineer
,,obably the same one whom a correspondent OF
The T'riJune, writing from San Bias mentions as
having been taken on board at that place and iur'
nished with free passage
The U. s. transport ships Ior0, Gcn. Iayior
and Rome have arrived at Monterey, with troops
Gen. Riley, who went out in charge OF them was
nj that place when Lieut.. Is. left. There were
about IS vessels lying in the Bay OF San Francisco
and others were arriving every day With very
few exceptions their crews desert Immediately
upon their arrival, and they are unable to leave.
The town is crowded with people, and about two
thirds of the inhabitants are living IN camp The
houses are all filed TO OVERLOOKING, and the small
est rooms rent for 81 day good board at the
hotels is elO a-day. Gen. Smith is living Tor the
present in the old house Of the Hodson's Bay Com
pany One of the volunteers OF Stevenson he.
giment, who made enough at the dggns to pur-
chase a frame house in the place, offered to rent
1t 10 him. but cooy demanded $4,000 year,
giving Gen. S. one day to decide on the oiier
The snow was melting very fast, aud the pla-
GERS were almost entirely clsar. Compan es were
leaving San Francisco daily for the diggings and
miners constantly arriving with the products OF
their labors the fare TO Suffers Fort varied from
s25 to $50, according to the style OF conveyance
There was great deal Of drinking aud gambling
going on ia San Francisco. Many Of the gam
blers who followed the American army through
Mexico have gone on 10 California, and 10y means
of monte, roulette aud faro tables, fleece the ma
tives very extensively.
Lieut.. Beale speaks in high terms Of the order
maintained 10y the population on the placers ~
well AS in the more settled parts. There are few
disturbances of any kind, and owing to the strict
administration of hind Of extemporc Justice
crimes have become less frequent. The only pun
ishmeut is hanging. W hen person commits
any theft or outrage he is brought before Jury
of twelve men selected for the purpose, who go
through the regular forms Of trial, aud 1t convicted
he is at once executed Three men have lately
been hung at the dggings one of them Tor steal
ing horse.
The last heard from Col. Fremont, he was on
the CHA with his company. The report OF his ar
rival in California, for which some OF the papers
give credit to Lieut.. Beale. is incorrect. Mrs
Fremont was at Panama, and would leave IN the
first steamer for San Francisco.
Lieut.. Beale lei, St Louis on his way out on
the lst Of November last. He was the bearer o.
dispatches, and had a body Of - mea under h'
command After reaching Santa Fe he took Tho
CHA route, and ON this part OF the journey under
went the most terrible sunerinss. The party
was visited by tho Winter storm among th'
mountains, which proved fatal to SO many OF Ere
mont's men, and a'Ee soldiers persisted with COLI
aud exposure. They were several times aitacke'
by Indians and some ol the troops were severe (.
wounded. Lieut.. Beale's appearance bears to
Mems of the hardships he has undergone.
lie brings with him a lump Of pure gold, weigh
ing eighty ounces and consequently worth near
$1,000. 1t was found at the dry diegings by ma
named Weaver We had ssight OF tins preciou
niece Yesterday. Ii was exhibited for sho'
time on Change, and produced quite Sensation
Lieut.. y. went ON TO Washington by the Sou'he'
train yesterday afternoon. When he leis Pam
ma, the oreson and California were to leave "a
Francisco in about 10 days. There were sever
sailing vessels also there, fitting up Tor passei
gers Toe mails brought by the Oregon and Ca
fornis, were at the lsthmus waiting the Sf1Nai
steamer at Chagres.
MIR. PAKRorr, our Consul at Mszs'lsn IS no.
STAYING AZ the Astor House. Tie lett Mszstan
the 10th April, after his return from an eAp'or
tion Of the gold regions OF the Sacramento resohe
Mexico on the ll,h OF May, Vera Cruz on Il
l5th and Mobile on the Sist. He reports havii
met with companies continually during his owe
land Journey. The road to the Pacific is line
with them aud they all, so far as he saw. d
ing well. Capt. Huttoas company sailed ire
San Bias in the Csyuga. April l3' Capt. Earle
wa. At Gaadalsjara on the 10Th. There were io
mr. tive vessels at Mazatlsn and two or three
fan Bias. for California. The price OF Passa
varied from $50 TO $3.50 according 10 The scoo
nods,ions. Mr.. Z. tells a story OF a eso'n't
II uar.onS'x Sims al