The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-12-15
From he P'eayups Of he 6ih.

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the 29th November, bringing US the Alta Cal
ffornia and the Pacific News to the lst and the
Panama Echo and the Star of the gath Of the
sam month,
The steamship California left San Francisco
on the 2d November, and arrived at Panama
on the 22d at p o'clock, NJ. with 270 Pasaen
gers and about 81 ,5OO.O 900 in gold dust, max
ing the passage in rather less than twenty one
days.
The British steamer from Valparaiso arrived
at Panama on the 22d having on board $751;
600 in specie and silver bars.
Atlhe latest dates there were about 5Oo
persons waiting at Panama for a passage to
San francisco, who were unprovlded with
tickets. Most Of these, it was expected would
go by the Sea Queen aud Llellespont.
There were about 700 persons at Chagres,
bound for Panama and San Francisco.
The news from California by this arrival Is
Of the same character as that which as sue
excessively reached us month after month, since
the pIacers were discovered aud held forth their
attractions to the adventurous Population
was increasing at q tremendous rate, by the
daily arrivals at San Francisco and oyerland'
and the miners labors were as productive as
ever.
The principal subject in agitation when the
California left was the organization Of the
State. The constitution was to be submitted
to the popular vote for their ratification on the
18th of November last; on which day the Gov
ernor and the other State officers, with TWO
members to Congress, wereto be elected
Gen. Riley issued a short proclamation,
containing nothing of special interest, Just
before the vote was aiken.
AS was to be expected, a great many candi-
dates are in the field, both for Congress and
the higher State Offices. The Hon. Thomas
Butler King, is supported by large body Of
influential Lien as a candidate for the U. s.
Senate. A meeting Of citizens took place at
San Francisco, on the 23d ult. when a com
mitlee of ten was appointed to take measures
to secure his election. The Alta California
is inimical to his success, whilst the Pacific
News comes out bodily in his favor.
Gen. Riley has appointed the 9th of No
vember as a day of general thanksgiving and
prayer, to be observed by the inhabitants Of
California.
A cour,-ma!tial, which met on the 9th ult,
found John Black, Jonathan Biddy, William
Hale, Peter Black, and Henry Commerfold, Of
the u. S. schooner Ewing, guilty OF mutlny
and desertion, after having thrown overheard
Passed Midshipman Gibson. The court adj
Judged them to suffer death. Peter and John
Black were hung on the 23d ult. The sem
tence on the other three was commuted by the
commodore in to coporai punishment and i'm
prisonment.
News had reached San francisco that the
overland emigration had cotton as far as the
loot Of the mountains on the Carson route
by the neck Of St. Mary's river, and that re-
lief trains met them at that point. The condl.
ton olthe emigrants was better than had beer
expected.
The steamer McKim from Orleans, maze he
fist trip from San Francisco to Sacramento
City on the goth ult. She arrived at Sacra
mento city from San Francisco in seventeen
hours, running times The Pacific News says
The arrival Of the McKim was greeted d
Suffers landing and at Sacramento City will
the most enthusiastic evidences Of Disqualification
at the occurrence Of 80 interesting an lnciden
in the history Of California, by which thu
Sacramento presented at one bound d deare
Of advancement in |clvilizati n and enterpris
bv the introduction Of steam navigation equ0
to the Oldest State in the Union. The die
charge of cannon, and the loud plaudi's OF tn
assembled multitude on the banks Of the rive
e made the welkin ring. The Indians encamp
ed q few miles below Suffers mills as tn
| steamer passed exhibited a degree of amaze
C ment quite amusing to those on board, and W
a venture to say il their thoughts could be know
: they would pronounce the white men tn
most ncomprehensible beings they ever dream
8 ed Of.
n The Pacific News says in relation to III
present population of California.
If From the best means Of information with
IS our reach, we Judge that the population Of tt
Sacramento district is usually estimated
,e about 10000. The San Joachim district
also, estimated to contain 10000. The pop
latiOn OF San Francisco and its %environs MT
Sc doubtless be safely put down at more tht
10000. Here are 100000, and this populate
is made UP almost entirely Of men-adult nj
the great mass Of whom it is to be hoped W
go as they ought to go, to the polls.
Isl The schooner Honolulu, Capt. Newell, &
a rived at San Francisco from Honolulu, San
We witch Islands, in the early part of Octob,
1s, bringing passengers G. P. Judd, Envoy Extra
de binary Of the Hawaiian Government, Aland
ed LihOliho, heir apparent of the Hawaiian crow
ars and Lot Kamehameha, son Of Kekuanaoa
of Oahu en- TOuLe for the limited States Engla