The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-07
The California Cold Excitement.

MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK.
The New York and California Mining and Trad
ing Association, numbering 66 members, owners
of the fine bark Ann WEIGH, (late Mobile line
packet,) sailed yesterday, under command OF Capt.
A.. S. Rogers, for San Francisco and the gold dig.
gings. This ASSOCIATION is composed OF substantial
and respectable citizens OF New York, Brooklyn,
and Williamsburg, who advanced $500 each for
capital, and well fitted with two years. Prov.
chinery, which will give them advantages equal to
any company that have LETT our shores for similar
enterprise. They deserve success; and if energy,
enterprise, and perseverance,, with stout hearts and
strong arms, can insure 1t, they will have their
share. Annexed are their names
Captain A. s. Rogers, r, 8. Mesick, John Petty. VIM
Eaton, Jacob capran, A. D. withsrs, A. Dunham
Stanley, J. sidney Gould, G. W Cssiew, Henry Balm
bridge, VIM Bovine, B. F. Bovine, Philetas Dorlon,
seIs! Wn Ros:rs Jsias God.tsn RcasFS
Stanton, A. Mcviokar Geo. w. Jones, Lewis P. Sand
ford Paul s. Csieilew, Geo. w. Aroulsrius, Madison
Cbas Z. Rowan, F. Chas Ward, I'd mate, John F. Car.
ter, George L. Hewett j. B. Alsrshall James Carolan
MeLeuwisd, Hiram M Garter, Andrew F. Bsn.diet,
Daniel Hosvis, Hollis E jerks, LIST mate, Morris Lyon
John H Rocket, Peine Hull Jos. c. Williams Samuel
L. Morrill,. Samuel Smith, Jonathan Halsted Joshua
Totten, Samuel Totten, John d. Russell Henry w.
PseAweil. Michael Morris. VIM M. Cooper E. Nc
Gnnis, John Roberts, G. w. Messeroe, Morris Baissy,
Geo. Barry Jr., w. H. Jasen.-Total-6T
Among the passengers by the Crescent City, was
Mr.. Chas. l.. Heiser, who was omitted in our
report yesterday.
LA for California, on the 30th Jan.
J. Cooke, J. M. Jackson, 9. Farley, W.P Isaacs,
z. Hall, s H. Covert, r. raraessus, VIM. Phyfs, NJ
bert,op Jr., C. w. Sy, Charles Mclean, NJ H. Gle:,
Ed. b Purdy, o. H. Newton, N Semsnhof, John Os-
born, A. B Sheldon, M. b Carpenter, James NJ Par
ker, j. w Hendrio kson, Charles Milken A. L. Conk-
ling, Mr. Valair, A. Higgins, Jr, Charles Rolla, Chas
@. Cornell, J. r. Mead. Henry Zoos, William f: Hof,
al ~ssHta \ nrnn
Mclean George w. Whitlock, John Baird, Samuel c.
Ransom, John jackson, John w, Smith, Gsrder,
Alexander Smith, John Ksy.sr, George H. Foreman,
Francis Cooke, w. H. worden, F. Colgrave, Benjamin
Carter. J. Midrum, B. Olds, g H Csrrick Warren L.
Everett Thomas s. S. Lester, H. H. Hassey, 7. p. Will
liams.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Boston Journal of the 9th inst says:-
Ship Lenore, and bark Rochelle, both for Cali
fornia-the former with one hundred, and the lat
ter with forty-six passengers-went to sea yester-
day.
Backed o~t.-A person belonging to East Bos-
ton, who had taken passage in the ship Corsar for
Chagres,. paid his fare, and got his struck" on
board, when the hour for sailing came, concluded
that be would rather stay at home and seek gold
by diligently laborlng at his usual employment.
his passage money and outfit, in all some three
hundred dollars.
Got Left.--The bark Drummond also left one
of her passengers. He went ashore on Friday
early enough to get on board in the morning.
just as he reached the wharf the bark was stand
ing down the harbor in fine style, with strong
N. w. breeze. He had probably forgotten that
good advice given by the old Quaker; ''Never walt
Tor the last bell" Two Of the Leonore's company,
DR.. Fisk and Parker H. Pierce, Jr., (Secretary,)
were also LETT. They were about an hour behind
hand.
Amother rtp Company Another new company
for the gold diggings organized In this city on
Saturday evening, under the title OF the Mutual
Benefit Mining and Trading Company. The Off
GERS are Daniel l. Morss Of Chelsea, president
- CaIow OF Boston, vice president; Mr.. Rag-
giles OF Dorchester, secretary, and board of d.
rectors The company Is to consist OF sixty men,
bers, from Chelsea, Dorchester, and other towns
IN this vlclnlty,) who pay into the common stock
$500 each, with which they have purchased fine
vessel, and intend to fit ner out tor a two years
cruise. They also intend to take large stock OF
goods, and establish trading house at San Fran
cisco. The company have purchased the bark
Emma Isadora, late of Gloucester, 2l3 tons bur-
then, and about six years old, for 1880. Captain
Sanford Henry, Of Chelsea, who Is one of the
company will go out in her as master Capt II.
The brig Acadiln, Oate Halifax packeD, Capt.
Cunningham, cleared this forenoon for San Fran
cisco; and also the brig RodolPh, Qate Balti-
more packeD. The passenger lists Of both the
The Acadian will make the passage through the
Straits OF Magellan. She Is own.d by the COM
pany who 60 out in her, and who intend to estab-
lish house at San Francisco. to be managed by
portion OF the company, while the remainder go
to the mines. They take out large assorted car
go goods.
Ship Flavio, of Newburyport, 63s tons, ten years
old, has been purchased In this CITY tor a Cafor-
MA voyage, at $4,000
The brig Sarah Abigail, which was reported
some weeks since as sold for California, cleared
at this port, on Sa, urday lust, for the Cape de
Verde Islands and a market