The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1849-03-30

Il HuISuu1 HSAt'
~ We copy from the n o. Picayune Of
Saturday last, the following synopsis Of very
late news from the gold regions.
Late from California.
By the way of Vera Cruz and across Mexico
we have papers from California to the 25th OF
January. A new paper has been started at
San Francisco called The "Alta California" edi-
ted by Edw. Gilbert, Edw. c. Kemble and
Geo. C. Hubbard. 1t is creditabe to the Ame
rican press, the tone Of its articles being much
above what we might have looked for, laboring
under the disadvantages the editors do From
its numbers of the 4th, lIth, 18th and 25th OF
January, we extract copiously.
The winter has been a very severe one
throughout the country, but we have no ac-
count of distress among the miners The fol
lowing paragraphs are enough to relieve any
fears on this score. The following is from a
paper Of the llth:
The MNEs-By recent arrivals from the
mines we learn verbally that at the StanlSlaus
there is from twelve to eighteen inches OF
snow: on the Mockelemy and Dry Creek, SIX to
ten: and al the Dry Diggins four to six. 1t IS
highly probable that while we have had much
rain here in the last week there has been con-
siderable snow in the mines. At the last ac-
| counts. however, the miners were still digging
/ 4 little. as the streams had not risen any. All
reports concur in representing the condition OF
the miners as very comfortable They have
rood Lighthouses. and plenty of wood and pro-
Visions Good Judges are of opinion that there
is at least six months provisions at the mines.
We add another paragraph from paper Of a
later date:
FRon THE MIxEs-Gentemen recently ar
rived from the north assure Us of the protract-
ed severity Of the season in that section OF
country. Probably a colder winter was never
experienced in California Communication be-
tween Fort Sacramento and the mining district
is entirely cut off. Snow has fallen to the
depth Of six and eight inches, and still remains
upon the ground The rivers are rising rapid
H. The Sacramento, we are informed, rose
fifteen feet in three days. Business at the fort
is represented dull in the extreme.
The following is from paper Of the 25th-
the latest we have:
THE WEATHER.-Since our last publication
:
had nothing but Il succession of southern gales
accompanied with rain The shipping in port
have been dragging their anchors several times
: but fortunately no damage has been sustained
: Communication from Sacramento city and
Stockton with the mines is entirely cut off, the
whole of the oWands being under water
Many wagons laden with merchandise and pro
visions destined for the mines, have been stop
, ped BY the heavy storm, and will probably no
get through until the spring. Persons coming
down from the mines have been obliged t
swim and wade Il half mile at time In Tho
mines the snow varies from one to three fee
in depth.
Col. Benton's famous letter 10 the people o
+ California was published on the 18th Of Janua
~. The following week the editors Of th'
. sAlta California remarked upon il as follows
: Coz BEYToN's LETTER-In the main, til,
letter Of Col. Benton, which we Published las
: week. is Il well meaning document, but he ha
evidently mistaken the cahbre Of the eommu
nitY he was addressing. 1t certainly must b.
: esteemed as a most particular favor BY the citi
zens of California that he has extended to then
his patronage; and the paternal solcitude TO
: cur welfare that he exhibits does credit to hi
intelligence and humanity.
e His personal attacks upon distinguished al
I nv officers are in bad taste, and by many vii
! be considered unjust
l His recommendations to the people of thi
u country, although partaking strongly Of tn
tone which pedagogue may be supposed t
: assume toward pupil, are substantially wha
!. the citizens are now acting on; and with til
: sanction of his great name it is TO be hope
! that the cause of Provisional Government wi
IS not be allowed TO retrogade.
:, Col ]. D. Stevenson has felt himself ag
If grieved by Col. Benton's letter and replied
e it at length through the "Alta California" w
have not yet had time to read it.
d We have the proceedings of several meeting
e Of citizens to consider Of the necessity {
N forming provisional government and appoin
e. ing delegates to a convention for this purpos
This convention was to have been held on III
5th day of March, but in order that all parts
the territory might be fairly represented, al
, :! to give time to Congress to provide territ,
!, rial government, the day for the convention t
s assemble has been changed to the lst day
: May next.
The latest news which had been received
: San Francisco on the 25th of January, reachC
!, there that day by the American schooner Swa
s low, fifteen days from Mazatlan. Thereby Il
Californians learned the election of Gener
!. = Taylor
By the following paragraph, from the pap
Of the 25th, it appears that Gen Lane was
San Francisco, on his way to Oregon. He too
the southern route from Santa Fc to Los A
geles:
ii, The United States store-ship Southampt,
arrived from San Pedro last evening. We a
informed that she brings Capt. Smiths comp
ny Of dragons, TO be stationed at the Presd
of San Francisco. Gen. Lane, the newly a
pointed Governor Of Oregon, is passenger
her. He arrived at Los Angeles by the San
:. Fe route. His suite is expected to arrive he
u by the first steamer.
= The Alta California copies paragraph abo
meeting of seamstresses in New York, CO.
I planning of their hard work and poor pay, a
cemments thereon as follows:
on We would advise a colony of these sal
!, working girls to come to California as soon
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