New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-18
From Mexico and California.

The y. -. iffNYHNt ti lIf WI ibhlhihb thi A'i-
lowing details Of the Intelligence from Mexico and Cali
iornia announced yesterday morning by Telegraph
The news was received per bark Piymoati and bns
J.o from Vera Cruz the former 3Oih ult and the
latter the lst inst. The dates are from the City Of
Mexico 10 the 2O,h ut and from Jalapa to thc 9TH
"A letter from Mazatan dated Apnl Is included 10
The Afoador. OF the Ciiy OF Mcxico Of the 2ith ut
states that hle OF the 4k0 CaifmH0R published AT
San Francisco had lust come 10 hand, reaching up 10
the 18th OF March. These state That several meetings
had taken place there at which resolutions were
rassed 20 organize a Legislative Assembly conpo-ed
o hlteen members, charged with the task oi framing
laws for the preservation Oi order and the piOtfcuoh
oi trade and commerce within the district Ol Sa ran
cisco IL was also resolved that three judges should
be- elected Tor the administration Of justice
The Pio0guRe -sys We saw letter yesterday dated
the 2ith ult at Vera Cruz from foreign merchant
which confirms the above Iutimation II Is represented
thet the people OF California hed organized Govern
mont which disaV VOwcd the authority ci Gen smith az
Goycn or. and had mnulcd hs prohibition excluding
foreigners from working the minc-. IhhAins IL gu''
probable that Gen smith had modified the order Wuch
h. promulgated NJ Panama, were az nrt inclined 10
suppose that such modification. upon popular repre-
-cntatou made o. him had been coniound'd with %
dl-avowM of hs authority bat 10 would appear thh
something more serious has occurred though Iicoi'tly
what we do not understand.
The convention which II was proposed to hold IN
March 10 organize q Government. MAS dchmtrly post
pon,d to the hrst Tuesday n Mus (Nay D. ar We had
supposed but il possible that tine necessity "l " ''
her organization became apparent ana thhi ihe 'ohl''
non proceeded to their work IA ~ utcndtd AN" 'i"
the Legislative Assembly above named De- part ol us
work ON this point we must await farther news loi
We are not willing to suppose Tor moment ilW 'ch.
Smiths authority has been suspended u could hot
tail TO be- known to our correspondent al Ma1a'h anu
he would not have neglected 10 mcntlonu
The Monitor two days earlier, (thc 22d) says "ch.
smith has organized good police and taciuy permits
every one who chooses to dlg at the placcis tha IL
would be- impossible for him at the present time 10 nm
der them This presume Is about the extent oi thr
difficulty. The same paper says that every successive
arrival increases the excitement about The gnd region
The following rNtTact from al'ttcr addressed 10
the editors of the Monitor by merchant at san iran
CISCO dated March %
rccs YOU cannot find foot of ground without gold ana
there spots where rom each cradle fodtoij lu o
earth the advenurcr washes out pound oi precious ore
The activity this part is extraordinary ana ,n' Vlu
ieton OtmOney IL prodigious everything lS hth w i'
More particularly manual labor aud the transit "i y'"i'
The freight OF barge from here To- lhr eho,nh Ps, % ~ ~
santa Clara (hrec leagues irom san JOSEF s ol 80 ~
$500 Here wrctchcd hacks OF horses sell Tor so in o"i
Jose SlOo Food for man ls = duy. ~
Irom Francisco to san J"se, 10y lhh"' l' - =
leagues thence io the qmcksilNcf mines now NoiNlnt
hy Nj Forbes 10 Is four leagues. and o h" l''''N SNN
leagues more 49,. -. ......,,.,.i, .,,.,,.
both IN California and Oregon. report was put h
circulation that gold placer had been discovered %
the latter territory, hat party OF men wh" ",nl Il
explore the banks Of Powder aud bufnri rivers i""
der and Rumct rivers. probably tributaries oi H."
u.s. Forks the site of the supposed pl"ccf nut ih'N
returned without finding anything Ike what was r'
ported.
In the middle ct January Of tins year, the placcr'
were covered with snow notwithstanding ihiS many
persons continued digging. IL was, however nndti
stood that Immediately the rivers began 90 rise. when
event shortly expected TO take place all 'hc WORKS
would be abandoned
several meetings had been held in san Francisco Tor
the purpose of opposing the introduction 0i slavery
into the country with view to put 10 greater Pi'"'
the labor of the Indians.
The ~ol, of the s,i ult contains communication hy
ten Anontc which is OF some Importance to tho s""
dsgcrs and treasure holders IN California lie states
that having perceived that duties had pe'n i''' al
the Mexican Custom Houses IN ports ON the Iachc on
gold brought INTO the Republic lor the purpose o hcs
coined At the mint in Cuiacan, he has made motion
the senate with view Go ascertain IL 'ni' was "''
an abuse The Minister Of Finance, Schoi AIi""-"'H'
stated that there was law IN existence authorizing
hc collection of such duties, and that the toVernnrnt
was not disposed To impose ANY ia\ thereon II toN'
dust were brought into the country and coined 'l'u
CA It's expectation 10 would bc suNlt'i 10 ''V "'''
lc,ied on metals the produce OF Mexican mines
Don Rafael Espinoss has been appointed by .he li'.
llcnt Political Chict of Lower tahioinA Inc s''"'
est confidence Is cit in his talents ana energy l "s
forward the Development Of the mineral resources oi
that state.
The state of Chiapas has bccn divided into seven
psovinces each OF which has its capital city ana assn
sabdi,idcd into eleven minor districts. with cont "4
inc town attached 10 each
The senate has requested from President Herrera IN.
formation the measures he has thought proper 10
sop In the case of the sale OF the Nucaan Indians BY
~
I'd SAYS that this immoral traffic should bc immediately
prohibited or the IN the Peninsula. becoming one
or individual liberty would be tolnble and desc
hnng
The S,lo announces that two of the Ministers Gen.
srs,a snd senior Cuevss We're about Ia resign The
Mssaor denies the authenticity Of the report
The diligence which LETT Vera Cruz ON The l9ih uii
nght was robbed by ten hrigands I've ON horscoac
and hve on foot They robbed and maliIcaied the pas
sensers tore the mail ba- 20 pieces and extracted "
portion Of the correspondence The preceding d1h
sence was attacked between Bocca del toiieio su "a"
who afterwards died az Plan del Rio. The same week
the church in the town OF Las Nisas was Ioop,u %
CONSIDERABLE quantity OF property The nAsehSe Nm m
rnsed Al Vera Cruz from The interior was 'yooeH H -
tween Cslern and The Garifa of Querctaro By al &C
counts the road from Vera Cruz 10 the capi" Is iO
han usually infested with robbers, but we mehuoh,u
Yesterday that the Governor Of the state wa Soou -
orssni1e police force 10 protect travellers on tins
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