The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-14


rived at New York on Sunday morning from Chagres, by
her news:
Arrived United States mail steamship Empire City, viii
son. from chagres, October 20; and Kingston jamaica
November 2. : with specie TO Howard x son LEI. at
BY the Oregon report that the steamship Unicorn and pro
PelleI Hartford Were Acapulco the iih September
brought from San Francisco $50 passengers and about
$3.50 900 in gold dust The Alabama from chpgnes
for New Orleans Kingston Jamaica, the ith No
vember. taking In coal.
The Alta California is well filled with advertisements,
among which we notice number returning thanks to
the captains and officers Of several vessels for their kind
ness TO their passengers -,
MIA lottery, and commenced the sale OF tickets.
There about twenty vessels advertised for freight
or charter at San Francisco and about the same number
up for different ports the Pacific, whilst goodly num-
During the month OF September there was but one yes
sci arrived from Phadelphia-the American brig Ago
About seventy of the passengers Of the brig "Two
Friends" getting tired OF the vessel after beating about
in the Pacific for four months landed near San Diego
and overland TO San Francisco, beating the vessel
into port
Thieves are said to abound and prosper great
tent at San Francisco
An interesting law case was being tried at San Fran
CISCO being the resistance OF charge made by Dr. Back
ensde, of ten Of gold for ten professional visits
His patient had also died. and the charge resisted by
his nephew, who came in for fortune OF 100000 I'm
A preliminary meeting was held at San Francisco on
The 2lst Of September for the establishment Of an Odd
Fellows lodge.
young man named Webster Thompson, Of respecta
BILE connexions, and but short time resident in Caor-
MA committed suicide, September Sd, at San Francisco
by cutting his throat with razor. He had been unsuc.
cessfu involved in debt, and had esorted TO drink
The suit OF the passengers Of the ship Brooklyn for
bad treatment, producing scurvy, &c., against the captain
and owners, was decided, on the 18th September. by
verdict in favor of the passengers with $4,000 damages
We find the following item in the Alta California OF
Rev O. c. Wheeler, pastor OF the First Baptist Church,
in this place. will deliver discourse the death Of
President Polk at the Baptist meeting house, on Sunday
morning next"
Mr.. A. w. Fenno, the talented comedian, returns in
the Empire City e engage company Of actors to open
Frederick Billings, esq, has been appointed, by Gov
Riley, attorney general for the territory Of California
The Hon; Thomas Butler King was still at San Fran
leave in the steamer of 1st November for the States He
was about starting for the valley Of Sonoma in the hope
There are no later accounts from Oregon Hon. s. R.
Thurston, delegate Congress from the territory,
down in the Oregon on his way to Washington and has
arrived in New York. The emgrans from Oregon
returning from the mines well laden with the precious
booty and preparing to resume the peaceful abors of the
husbandman, resignng the pick and spade, mountain
and rocky region, and hardy adventurous life for the
plough and cradle, life OF contentment, and peaceful
home in the vally of Willamette.
A Frenchman named Joseph Daniel convicted in
San Francisco for the murder OF one Peter Petit and
The barque Ajax, the first vessel from Liverpool ar
rived at San Francisco on the 9th OF September, with
65 passengers, after short passage OF lac days.
Mutiny. desertions, and outrage.
The "Pacfc News states that five seamen attached
to the United States schooner Ewing seized Lieut. Glib
son. the officer in command, and threw him overheard,
and then made their escape in the boat He, however,
dragged two of them with him, when struggle
took place in the water; but he finally made his escape
from Them and his cries attracted boat from the shore,
restored by prompt medical aid The sailors escaped and
detachment was in pursuit Of them.
Com. Ap c. Jones. in a letter to the Pacific News,
says that the Ewing does not belong to the navy, but is
attached to the coast survey, and adds;
sit that the ships of this squadron
navigate them That the re have been deseiions from
ships of this squadron and some Of highly aggravated
men, up the t Of the present month, only 1862 deser
wan Dale no single de.eon occurred while on the coast
Of California from October isis to March, 1879 when
served out their term enlistment The reduced OF
Of the Of vessels the station is not the result
deseon but of the honorable discharge from service
hundreds who have faithfully served out their engage
ments with their country"
Discovery of a uein Of gold.
The Alta California of the 22d Of September, has the
following announcements
Col J. G. Fremont has denounced tract Of land lying
the Msrpoa river about forty miles from the San Joaquin
rcb vein Of gold The Msrposa Tor Butterfly river was
few months since visited by party conducted by this emit
nen explorer and washngs established along inc sueam
In 1886 and the mines thereupon having been regularly
denounced according Mexican law, have been
taken work them. The vein IL about feet In thick
the surface and Is found In the usual strata Of
quartz The yield about egh, of gold to 100 lbs OF
rock specimen exhibited at this office few days
SINCE together with Of gold extracted by quicksilver
weighing about three There every 70 be-
eve that this may be traced many leagues in
and be found OF uninterrupted richness The gold mines
OF California now la reality Uncovered.
Important from the SandDieh Ilands.-Seisme of Hone
lulu by the French.
| In our paper OF Saturday last announced that a
rumor was in circulation that difficulty had arisen at the
Sandwich Islands between the French consul general and
the Hawaiian government. Since that time the French
fgae the Poursuivante, under the command OF Admiral
Trommen has arrived at this port from the Sandwich
Islands, which place she left early in the present month
bringing we learn, Mr. Dillon, the French consul and
finally closed his mission at the islands, and that he pro-
ceeds TO France through the United States taking passage
| in the steamer about leaving for Panama.
The demands OF the French consul, the most important
OF which related to the importation OF French brandes
into the islands at reduced rates OF Duty and TO the sale
OF ardent spirits by French whalers visiting the ports Of
the islands for refreshments, were refused by the
4 Hawaiian government
The Hawaiian fort was seized, dsarmed, its ammunition
destroyed, and the Hawaiian flag lowered for about three
days. when the French occupation OF the fort ceased and
the Hawaiian flag again raised One OF the public
vessels OF the Hawaiian government was also seized by
the French and sent of under French control to Tahiti
or Valparaiso The French authorities then left the
/ islands.
The British consul general and the American consul
protested against the action OF the French forces The
British consul general offered his services mediator
but refused. II is uncertain what the result OF al
this will be but the general impression is, that NJ Dill