Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-08-11
ARRIVAL Or THE GREAT WESTERN.
Laie from Merico and co7

| VI lHE uhEAI WENIERN,
Ldle from Merico and California.
ne e. British mail steamer Great Western, Cap
'ain w ollie. arrived at Mobile Point Frdav last
a. O'Clock, p. NJ, within four davs from Vcr,
H Tlu-' one brought 20 passengers for New Or
M ,GahS ana for Mobile. She had; in cargo fo
Ney orleans 10000 in specie, and $3.50 .OO(
Inc mexican Congress assembled In the ca bita
on inc LIST of July. Though this is a 4" called ses
son. we learn nothing Of its special objects. far
.neI man that they to regulate the financ
The French Minister has proposed to the Mex
can Government to supply it with arms, such as
are useo IN the French SERVICE at their orieina
COST; adding only the expenses of TRANSPORTATION
ne establishment of Military Schools, similar
70 ours al West Point, is recommended in several
Vi 'he papers, which attribute the successes Of our
aims III the late war TO the educated character OF
our oilicers. The Mexican War Department is
severely censured for its ineficiency i'm that con
TEST; and the present condition of tho armv is
| oi'teriy Criticized. Two lieulenants had been
urummed from the service, for selling the mus
kets belonging to their companies.
conducta from Mexico and Puebla arrived at
vera Cruz, OF the 9TH nst, with near two millions
OF dollars in SPECIE most of which was Skinned
on the Great Western.
The diligence from Vera Cruz to Mexico wos
attacked by robbers on the 23d uIt.. and the m :.
sengers were plunderod of every thing. Banditti
iniest this road in strong numbers.
Inc cholera Is spreading through the interior
OF the Republic. Satillo is suffering severely,
tnouSh the physicians had been very successful in
their treatment. The disease had made its nm
pearance in the State of Durango.
Most depiorable accounts had been received nj
the city of Mexico from California. The dates
are from Mnzutlan 10 the 18th of june They
represent the workmen ut StaniIaus s.-principally v
hlexIcans, about 5O, 900 in number,-as suffering
from famine and destitution. Many vessels have
been wrecked upon the California coast.
Senor Arangoz, brother of the Mexican Minis.
ter OF Finance, has been appointed Consul Mt New
York and had sailed for that city,
The American Consul at San Bias, Mr.. Bssell,
came passenger in the Great Western 10 Mobile,
and from him we have received some intelligence
from California.
After his arrival at Vera Cruz, Mr.. Bisse re.
ceived letters from San Bias dated the Sd of July,
informing him that the steamer Panama had ar
rived at that Port. on the 2S,h June, from San
Francisco, whence she sailed on the 10Th She
had on board $50 passengers, returning 10 the
United States. Many of these came back in con-
sequence of the high wators, which had flooded
the Gold Region, and rendered the acquisition of
the precious metal very difficult. The accounts
from California were discouraging, and revulson
of feeling had taken place.
by these letters, Mr.. BiSsell also learned that
Gov. Persifor F. Smith had issued proclamation
which had given great dissatisfaction; but what its
cha racter is, was not stated.
From Acapulco, Mr.. Bissel learned that the
steamer California touched that port on the lst
Of Jul y. on her "trip ria San Bias to San Francisco
having on board 10 passengers. The cost of
passage from Panama to San Francisco is S275.
The Trait d'Union of the city of Mexico says
that by letter dated Mazailan, 18th June il np.
pears the placers of California wore then the scene
of the most horrible distress, if We may put ,rus,
in the accounts given by gold hunters, who origi-
nally started from Mazatlan, and who have sue
ceeded In returning home. They affirm that on
the Stanislaus placer, where the Spania rds were
diggers, and of these, one-half scarcely obtained
enough TO purchase food, and the other half lite
rally got nothing by their labor. The latter were
making way for San Francisco, there to await a
chance TO get back TO their own country in a ves.
sci gratis, for they had not wherewilh to pay their
passage. Among the last arrivals at San Fran
cisco, Peruvian bark, on board of which
there had been revolt, ten twelve passenger rs
| refusing to land, when they ascerlained the dis
tress that prevailed in the country. Another let
ter from Monterey, dated 22d May, states that the
gold was becoming exhausted in California at
terrific speed-a gigantic pace is the Mexican ex-
preston.
The Editor of the Trait d'Union, commenting
on the foregoing intelligence, says il is probable
there is some exaggeraton in it, particularly as
regards the number of persons on the Stanislaus
placer.-Mobae Register.