The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-02
From The New York Herald, April "a.
FRO M CALIFORNIA.
Thres nnxs Later.

i FROM the New York Herald, April 'A
FRO M cALIFORNIA.
Three Days Later.
We received by ycalerday's Southern mail, seve
4 raj letters and one two packages Of newspapers
from Mexico They reached Mobile on the Dist inst
| IN the mai steamship Thames, from Vera Cruz.
They contain some interesting intelligence from
California II is 10 the Sd Of March, three days lael
! Than our previous accounts.
! We annex one oi our letters -
\ OuR,coRREspoNpENcE
yERA Cauz, Mexico, April u, lsl9
I ] have seen here number OF the Alta CiIJornid
Of the 22d Of February, brought overland 10 This
place. III publishes list oil arrivals OF vessels al the
porI Of san francisco, about mn IN number, from
parious ports IN he Pacific, trtha ne neck preced-
1 ing. These vessels fieghed with assorted car
goes Tor the California market.
These arrivals, Joined 10 those that had reached
there short lime previously have oversiocked TIE
market. All articles OF merchandise have become q
drng nc sales, no purchasers, and prices down Ia
The New York figure The paper is full Of advertise,
utns Of stores, Of goods Of ships, &c for sale, Nc.
The market Is full OF everything IN goods groceries,
aud al other articles
| The newspaper has nothing OF importance or gen
era information. The elections for delegates 10 form
provisional constitution, had iaken place and
meetings had been held express public opinion on
the subject o. slavery, and an unanimous sentiment
against slave labor.
! ! have also seen a lelt1r 10 q merchant in this
place. which contains slill later from San Fran
cisco down TO the 18th OF February. II STATES That
the first steamer OF Rowland " AsplnwaFs line hnj
arrived al San Francisco and Immediately all hands
had lett the vessel for the mines. Great apprehen.
sions Were entertained thai the steamer would not
be able TO 90 10 sea- for want OF men 10 work her.
The same letter stated that The gold still holds ont
| In the usual abundance and thai new placers were
almost daily discovered could not obtain the pa.
per 10 send TO yon rs there il only one copy here.
/ Mr., Skinner, of Connecticut, has succeeded IN
making n contract with The Mexican government for
the establishment Of telegraph between this place
| and the city OF Mexico. EsTAfETTE.
According 10 Eflioaiior Repupiieano and Sigh
have received up TO tho l2l instant, accounts TO the
I'D March, from Mazailun, have reached us.
\ The Trovada arrived AT Mazaan on the lith, from
San Francisco, with advices 10 the 3d OF March.
1 The Steamship Oregon, with her three hundred
passengers, arrived Mazatlau on the 22d nli.-she
| merely touched there and proceeded on her voyage
Z 10 San francisco, on the same day.
BY private letters received in Mexico, il was learn
ed, that during The week Guiding the 10th March,
! schooner arrived al Makatan, from San Francisco,
with fifteen thousand ounces (S24O,0OO) 81 gold o,
board from the Piacers. This gold had been pur-
chased San Francisco at from ST. to SIS pei ounce
On the 18Th Of March, brig and a schooner LEFT
Mazliiaa Iar San Francseo--they each carried sew
enty passengers. The news which arrived every day
was good and so positive that every one in Mazlt
Ian was wild to 60 10 the gold regions News also
had been received that another Placer had been dis
cooered IN Lo,cer California, tohich bid fur TO yfca
l
| We translate the following ship news from Mazat
lam to the 18th March, as we find i in the Monitor
| Rfpubiiran0:-
| tiaych II, - English irigate Constancia, from San
/ Bias; 18Th Mexican schooner San Blasena % tens
from San Bias, days. English sloop-oi-war Calypso
4 from San Bias; 4h, Chiiian brig Trovador, l4u
tons, from San Francisco, in II days, in ballast we
presume this is the vessel the Monitor alludes TO as
| bringing the 10000 ounces gold HERALD =
grat,, Cal
days 18th, Mexican brganine Tri.on, 66 tons from
/ Acapulco, % days.
/ DEPARTURES.
! March Ia Mexican schooner Josefna, 26 tons,
ior la Paz; 18th, English soop-ofwar Calypso, on
cruise 10th, American brig Enphenia, 132 tons, ioi
san Francisco, with ~ passengersj iIth, hiexican
hooner TTiston &C Ions, for Guayanas 18th, Mex
lean brganne San Jose, TO Ions Tor San Bias; Amer.
lean schooner ivrallon l20 tons, fo San Francisco,
with passengers, (n,lmber not stated) The Sivral'
lon ami Enphemia must be the two vessels alluded to
in the Monitor
py hi isl il will be seen that the port 81 Mazat-
Ian is not very destitute Of shipping as has been
| represented
Since the above was put in type, we have received
| ~ Monitor Republicaio and Sigio hiA 10 the
18th inst.
The cholera seems to be gradually advancing IN
Mexico. The towns Of Reinoso and Camargo had
been invaded by it, though no particulars are given
At Salo, also, they Were suffering from It's ravages
| Al San .uis and Monterey, also, they had expe'
renced It's attacks. Az the latter place, IL had not
been malignant in its character as 1t was IN 1888,
and but people Of the lowest class had been Ut
tackled. Sanitary precautions ale being taken, IN all
Mexican oiies 10 prevent the spread oil tins dreadful
| disease
4 The House Of Manning and Macintosh, Of Mex.
leo, in their name, well as in the name oil all
others interested in the affair Of the grant TO them o
I The privilege Of making communication between
th. I'll al Teluantenec. have
protested against any failure the part OF the Mex
ican government TO recognise Their right as owners oil
the said privilege.
On the llh INST, more than forty foreigners, well
armed lett the city OF Mexico on their route to Cali
lornia, and, we understand many more are about to
take the route.
This was probably an American California compa.
ny. The Monitor, however, only gives the above
4 sentence, without mentioning names.
/ .
4 NAME I.uMpgR--The Kennebec Journal denies a
runor spread abroad, that an imnlsnse quantity OF
timber has been cut In the forests of Maine during
! The past year. II adds
The winter has been good for numbering opera
| tons, bn The scarcity Of money and the diminished
demand for iulaber have clrtailed The work. u is
believed thai the amount cut will be one third less
than LAST year and il il uncertain whether even this
will GET down 10 The mills, though probably there
/ win be rs much as can be sold. The demand for
humber depends mainly upon the prosperity OF the
manufacturers Of New England But little, eompa'
ratStlv OF the lumber OF Maine hnds market be.
4 yond the limits Of New England
/ CnAsoE,--The New Orleans Picayune pubiishe.
| the following.
4 We learn thar Col Hunt. OF the Quartermnser's
\ Department, arrived in New Orleans yesterday. II
is understood that Col Hunt Is TO relieve Lieut., Col
Tompkins and that the latter gentleman will be sta
toned at Philadelphia, though we have no authority
4 for this but common r0mor. Both these office
have received brsvets for the services they rendered
The In The of thr abOri-
GUS muliarious, and responsible character. The
! whole body OF our citizens can bear testimony TO
the zeal and fidelity with which they discharged their
4 duties.