The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-16
From the New York Express
California Movements.

From the New YORK Express
CALIFORNIA; Movements
AS the warm weather approaches, think we can
perceive gradual revival of the gold excitement which,
for about month now, has confined itself within rea-
sonabe bounds The great West is just beginning to IN
hale the infection, il we to credit our exchanges
from that quarter Immense expeditions nave iei', or
leaving for the valley of the Sacramento overland o
many different The East has already pretty well
exhausted itself, and gallant fleet from the ports OF New
England must by this time be doubling Cape Horn The
middle States have also sent goodly ana
south of Mason Dxons line preparing to follow.
We could fill the Express h the record OF the golden
movements going on here there and all over bat as
have already kept the reader pretty well apprized OF
the nature and character OF this extraordinary movement
we have nothing to do but watch and chronicle
each successive departure from home.
The books for the second trip OF the Pacific steamer
Oregon from Panama 10 San Francisco, will be opened
to-day for passengers
The steamship Unicorn is advertised for Vancou-
vers island, touching, most probably at San francisco
She lies near the Unted States, the East River and
is undergoing some repairs, previous TO starting on her
voyage -
The Crescent City sails again for Chagres Thursday
next.
The ship Samoset sails same day for San Francisco
For CALIFoRNIA.-The party under command of Col
Webb, mostly from this CITY, of which Mr. Audubon Is
member left New Orleans for the Brazos, on board the
steamship Globe, on the 4th inst We published list
of the names when the party sailed
Mr. j. E. DuRIvAGE Among the passengers who
left New Orleans on the 3 l. for the Brazos, in steamer
Fashion, on their way overland to California, was the
gentleman whose name heads this paragraph, as well
known here as in New Orleans He goes out TO dig
godthe Plcayune says-as well as to write nome lei
The steamer Huron" sails on the goth.
The schooner Harriet Neal cleared at Boston on Mon
day forenoon, for Chagres, with the Massasot Min
ing and Trading Company "a in number. She also
takes seven passengers IN addition;
A correspondent of the Lynn News states that Rev.
Thomas Driver pastor OF the Baptist church IN Stur-
BRIDGE has resigned his charge with the design OF gong
to California.
Il little later from California.
The Boston papers of Monday say letters have been
received in that city from San Francisco. We extract
such items of "news have not before met our eye:
They confirm, general terms, the previous accounts
of the immense quantity of gold there
Emgrants had been pouring into the diggngs from all
quarters and the writer thinks that, Judging from what
he hears at least one hundred thousand will have arrived
by August next The cold weather had for time checked
the emigration to the mines; but almost every one not
engaged in gold digging preparing TO 60 to the mines
in the spring The writer says that the present Is the
coolest winter known in California for fifty years.
One hundred thousand bushels of wheat had roted in
California, for want OF persons to gather It.
While in San Francisco real estate had advanced hye
hundred per cent within twelve months; in the Sand.
witch Islands it had fallen forty per cent The latter
Islands fast becoming deserted and was expected
that after the whaling season Is over, every white man
that can will leave for California.
AS TO the chance OF obtaining the precious metal, the
writer says: Parties can easily obtain from 80 to 90
dollars per day, and some that have obtained
high as 800 dollars per day"
The barque Undine and schooner Startling had sailed
for Columbia river, for provisions and lumber
Provisions. were very and We're recedng in
prices. ~
The agent of Messrs Rowland & Aspnwall, Captain
Stout has been successful in negotiating with the Hud
The writer in speaking OF the gold dust board the
United States ship Lexington, estimates the amount at
from $500 600 $500 900, and also reeraes the state
men that it will be carried to Valparaiso and melted INTO
bars before being brought to this country.
From the best judgment that can be obtained, not more
than 100000 in gold dust independent OF the eXlng-
TOMS has been shipped for this country Most OF the
gold dust is shipped to Mazatlan and Valparaiso,
changed for silver &c., and carried back to California to
trade upon 1t is thought also that but little OF the gold
will reach this country for tme much OF 1t will
be shipped to London, to be there drawn upon from this
country
story is told of several young of capital who
freighted brig from the Sandwich Islands with $4,000
specie, with which they purchased gold dust for about
$40 the ouncethus netting 100000 to $4,000 by the
operation.
by the America state that large number OF Mormons
are about 10 leave for California. Many had already
started The Cambrian OF the 18th OF February says:
On Tuesday last Swansea quite emil vcned in conse-
quenoe of the arrival of several wagons loaded with lug
gage. attended by scores of the "bold peasany of
Carmarhenshire and almost equal number of the in
habitan of Merlhyr, and tile surrounding drcts, toge-
er with their families. The formidable party nearly
all Laer Day Saints and came to This town for The puf-
pose proceeding Liverpool in the Troubadour steamer
where ship is in readiness 70 transport them next week TO
the glitter ng regions of California This goody company
is under the command of popular Saint, known as Capt
Dan Jones, hardy traveller, and brother OF the well
known John JONES' Langolen the able dispuant the
evening and enjoy the respect and confidence OF
his faithful band.
Amongst the group many substantial farmers iron
the neghborhoods of Brecha and Landbyder, Carmar-
thense and although they well TO do they dis
posed of their possessions to to California their New
jerusalem, they deem it, where they fanacism teaches
them believe will escape from the general destruction
and confagraon that is shortly envelop this earth 1t
their inenon informed, not to visit the gold re-
gons but the agricultural district where they intend they
saw by helping another, reside in and harmo-
nv and exeplfy the truth OF "brotherly love- not in
name but in practice. Amongst the number who came
here several aged varying from 10 to 80 years OF
'engthened years." but render it very improbable that
they will live America yet deluded are the poor
and simple saints they believe that every amongst
them, however nirm and old they may be- will surely
land in California sal y as they started from Wales.
Their faith is most extraordinary. On Wednesday
ing after being addressed by their leader, all repaired
board admirable order and with extraordinary resigna-
ton Their departure witnessed by hundreds OF spec
atos aud whilst the steamer gay passed down the river
the Saints commenced singing i,vorte hymn O enter
ing piers, however, they abruptly stopped singing and
Justify responded the cheering with which they
greeted by the inhabitants
INTERESTING FROM CALroRNIA,-The Boston Daily
Advertiser saws We are indebted friend for the Star
and Californian, published at San Francisco, December
80 contains some interesting reports of meetings of
The people of California for the establishment of pro-
visona government, by convention of delegates regu
ary constituted 1t furnishes evidence also of the
tuaI existence of civil government for the preserva
lion Of society and punishment of crimes recognised by
every society
On the 10Th of December a trial took place in the vii