Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-04-26

short synopsis Of noticias y nouidades,
such as they are.
Commodore Jones left about ten
dogs ago, up the bay, on board the
sloop Of war Tor believe now store
ship Southampton, on an exploring
expedition, TO see how far it was
practicable for large ships TO navi.
gate up the bay with safety. This is
very important matter TO ascertain, as
the anchorage of Yerba Buena is by no
means an agreeable one. and the site
for the grand emporium for the Pacific,
one of the worst, with scarcity Of wa.
ter, wood, and every thing else Save fog
and norlhwesters) that can contribute
TO the happiness Of man.
The accounts from the gold region
are both favorable and unfavorable.
The whole region has been since No.
vember about two feet under snow.
The real dorado" has not, consequent.
ly been found, though il is expected 10
be stumbled upon every moment. The
supplies of every thing is abundant; in.
deed II does not require much to supply
the wants Of 10000 or $4,000 men.
the most that can be now concentrated
in the valley of The Sacramento. A
considerable quantity of gold has been
found in the ravines Of tho Sierra Ne.
veda. 1t has been picked up, and now
that the people have to dig for it, they
begin to back out. There is a great
deal Of romance in all you hear from
California; and TO explain the whole
story:
The valley of the Sacramento has
been claimed by about % individuals,
who have run out The lands upon i,,agi-
nary lines, based upon false grants. OBJ
tanned from Gov. Michellorena since
the war ended. These lands cannot be
worth anything without population, and
the bubble Of the gold region has been
got up more to attract attention and
draw immigrants on this side of the
rocky mountains than for any other pur.
pose. There have been many deserters
from the army and navy, who, led away
with the prospect of making fortune;
have found the elephant" and have
written in. wishing TO compound mat,
ters and return to duty. This has been
refused them, and the result has been
that not less than a dozen have been
hung up between heaven and earth for
robberies and assassnaiions. Thus YOU
have the Dorado Of California. or pic.
ture oft. Since have gone SO far, |
will tell you one which | think will ca D
anything you heard of during The war
not excepting the elephant.
A Hoosier purchased in this place, q
few days ago, IS worth of pins and
needles; he carried them Sulters's Fort,
and there sold $500 worth, and wrote
back TO friend that he had $4,000
worth on hand still.
Gov. Lane passrd through this city a
short lime ago on his way to Oregon.
The Maleck Abel has just anchored, s
days from Columbia river. She reports
that the Governor had not arrived, and
that ali was quiet in the country.
The gold diggins, as they are called
called by Jack, are pretty much like The
game, "heads ! win, tails you lose" II
a man finds an ounce of gold, hunger
obliges him TO give it for morsel to
eat; so as one told me the other day,
there is no gaining anything.
There is nothing like civil govern.
menl here; nor do | believe there is a
man ofsabe enough in him, in all CALI
fnrnia, 10 form code of laws. Every
body does as he pleases, and General
Smth will have pretty time of il to
put things to rights now. By this time
California ought TO be territory, and
a civil governor appointed.
believe | have given you all The ne ws
of the day l shall myself return TO
Mazallan very shortly, and hope 10
the United States. am tired of being
tossed about.
Midshipman Beale who left Washing
ton with the duplicate dispatches brot
out by me, has not arrived, nor has he
been heard from. He may be blocked
up in the snow in The Sierra Madre.-
(At last accounts Lieutenant Beale had
reached Santa Fe in safety, and was on
bis way to California by Col. Cookies
roule) ] have heard much Of the eli.
mate of California, but never tried it.
AT the present time il is cold, rainy
and disagreeable, nothing like The Mex.
lean sky-and ifpossble more change
able Than in the United States, in The
same latitude. This they say, has been
an extraordinary year. Yours, &c.
p. s. The news of old lacks cleo.
ton has been received, and was brought
by me. Much joy and two terms TO
him say |.
From CALIFoRNIA.-The National
lnlelligencer has been favored with The
annexed letter from an officer on board
The United States ship Ohio, in the