Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-03-08
Saturday. 'iarc!, 3.

Oh the 1871 December last, AMI ordered TO be
translerre to lis records. II is certain that
almost all the yoydgers to America, soon al!
ter tn discovery of this continent, were anX
iou-ly N search of the precious metals the
first founders of jamestown includcd--art
that they were in the habit OF bearing off spec
IL ems of ore having the appearance Of gold
and silver. TIE phencmena in California
realiz all the indications and predictions
which were iomed mere than leo wears ago,
By tie Captain o. TIE Speedwcll.
NJ. Bartlett, Foreiga Corresponding 'Ncc-
retary, presented and read the lollowln, com
mum alton from he Rev. Edwin +. Hatfield ::
NEw loRK Der. 10, 1913.
DEAR SIR "A previous engagement put
il out Of my power to attend tie special meet
ing of the Historical Soc ely, called ir t'is
evening. ] scni herewith 4 shou comnuui-
cation, which, lfyou think proper, you may
lay before the Soccty. In these goI Secing
times, when almost all things els, have lost
tacr power TO engage attention and interest,
& contribution of this d scrpiion may have a
peculiar interest Yours very truly,
EDWIN HATFIELD.
Recent intelligence from our possessions IL
CaIiio,na, makrs it quite certain iha, tie new
v scovcrcd aurifrous region Is OF Clyat eX-
tent Ii is h ghIy probable that gold will yet
lie found throughout the whol. valley vatcred
b; the Sacramento and San joaquin rivers,
with thr.r tributaries. 1t may yet be ascer-
taioed that from Cape st. Lucas, on tie ex-
ucmo South Of the pen usula of California, TO
the head waters Of the SACRAMENTO, deSposites
of gold are wiraIel with the soil.
This con lecture derives considerable conir-
NATION from an incident which occurred near
" one hundred and thirty years since. 1t Is
related by Capt. George Shel.ockc, in his
laccou,t Of lhc adventures Of the Sp"cdwcll'
Ia ship Of 2l guns, an 100 mcn fitted out
by certain merchants in London for a crui.e
( N the South Seas that sailed flom Plymouth
February l3, l7lo, in company with the Sue
cosy. under the command Of Capt John Clip
pcr'on.
After cruisin- e1ou: the Pacific nearly two
years, Capt Shclvocke determined 10 proceed
TO rh~ coas, of California. He came in sight
lorlhc peninsula on the nth Of August, 1921,
and east anchor in Tie har5or of Puerto Sc
Il euro on the 18th, in the morning. Here h"
remained until The c, en- ng Of the 18th, taxi
ing in wood and water, having constant and
uni tclrupted communication with the shore
and the ralyc sayages. On his departure foT
/ china. he drew up an account of the country
IN which occurs the foil wing remarkable pas
SAGE. Having alluded 10 the problem. not
then solved, respecting the junction Of Amerl-
ca s,d Asia, By some tract Of land 10 thc
|, H,rhwa'd, he observes
\ " Leaving, however, these conjecturcs ia
hc supported or confded by future discoveries
! shall cIafac myself to facts, and report only
.Nh,t have sen or known, for the lnioima-
/ liun of The present. age and poster ty. The
! Eastern coast of that part of Ca orala Whl'i
! 4 had a sight Of appears To be mouoa nous
barren ana sandy a''u very In. '"''
Peru but neNe''"'''s'' ''' SUI '''o' w. ~
SECURE ana ('e'y '"e'y) VI "'oS' ~ "''
icya, IA ron OI'cN m'u'd ""'c"' as >''
/ j..urn il fresh up to the sun, appears as II inter
mingled th gold dust some " ""'c" W.
en- Favored 10 wash ana P"r'y 'r'"' ''' o,''
but 'h"''N we were a '''''e PfeI"o''eu ~ ''"'
. Il
/ The thought, that II could be possible '"a' ''
! .mrtrl should be SO plomscuously ana IN 'cf
, sally IN ngicd with common carih' yc' We en-
dcavorcd to cleanse and wash the earth IRON
/ some Of II and the more we did' The moro
/ I.appeare like gold. In order l. 'e il''ne
/ satisfied, J brought away some oi H. ""'''
wo lost in our Confusion al tmna' h"'' d
ilhat a It u, It's very pr '"''' '"a' Va
county ao'un'' III ''''''S " ''' 'o'''' '''''7
the nh'hh'nis had no u'SnS',' OF o'"''"',
OF ANY me.al whatever "h''h y 10 N''D'
since they are 50 perfectly 'Gh'''"' III d" "'''
N That Captain HhcIvocNe haa really 'Is'o'