The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-04
THE CALIFORNIA EnrIGRANTs.
Their Movements by Sea and Land.
Scenes and Incidents on the Ocean
sc. &c. sc.
Our Flying correspondence.

BRIG CSCEOLA, MO JANEIRo, MaTcn Id, 1919
The Pe,rls of the Voyage hro,cing Over the Deck
| Load-Sad Fate of the Emigrants' Treasures
hcidmts-Dnner Party on the Eqsator-Ari-
rails at Rio, &C., &C., &c.
The Osceola, James Fairfowl, commander, bound
| for Ell Dorado of the nineteenth century, Cali
fomia, dropped anchor in this port, on the 9th inst,
| after passage of a days from the Capes of the
| Delaware. During the first eleven days of the
| passage, encountered succession of north
erly gales, which continued to rage with increased
| violence, until the 10Th of January, when the
Captain ordered the principal part of the deck load
| to be thrown overload, to the vessel, as she
was straining very much, and, some imagined, in
danger of going " down below" With the excep-
ton of few ships stores, the deck load belonged
| to the passengers, and consisted of provisions,
brandy, and house frames, together with sundry
| gold washers. Several OF the passengers, unfor-
tunately, had their entire freighs on deck, con-
sistlng of provisions for their subsistence during
| their stay in California Poor fellows they will
! be in sad plight on landing in that far-dlstant
country, without PROVISIONS friendless, and almost
| pennileSs.
| The throwing overheard deck load at sea, for
the purpose OF saving the ship is any thing but plea
| SAINT, when nothing but plank separates ones
self from eternity; but during the gale of the 18th
| January, rather an amusing incident occurred,
which shall take the liberty of recording.
| w ME all nallQS were DUSTY engaged SHAVING Ill
the heads, and throwing overheard brandy, molas-
| ses, and vinegar, casks, fellow passenger, who
had "done the state some service during the
late war with Mexico, and beng wlthal a great
lover of the cr0thG, caught up from off the deck
both hands full Of mixture OF brandy, mola.ses,
| vinegar, and salt water and, after taking
draught, exclaimed, at the top of his voice, q" jim
| meny boys, this is first-rate swankey!' The
same individual, during the wreck of brandy casks,
| abored very hard to preserve one from the gene
raj wreck, which, on being broached turned out
to be, to his great chagrm, brandy cask filled
with pilot bread!
While the casks composing the deck load were
waltzing to of the airs of that clustering raler
old boreas,, two ships boys and passenger had
convalescent, but the latter is still hobbling about
the deck.
Owing to the crowded state of the vessel, the
| accommodations both in cabin and Storage are
| most miserable. When the steerage berths were
taken, a table was fitted up for the use of the pas
sengers, at which thirty persons could be comfort
| lighted by sky-lights AS the Osceola was on the
eve of leaving the port of Philadelphia the steer
age table and seats were torn up, by order OF the
| owners, and the space occupied by them, slowed
| with cases, chests, and trunks, large portion of
| which be onged to cabin passengers consequently,
during the passage to this port, the steerage pas
sengers have been compelled to mess alternately
run p
imaginable; in fact, the vessel has been perfect
Hiades since she sailed from Philadelphia The
Storage of this vessel contains less than SIX hun
drcd and fifty superficial feet, and there are forty
four persons, including mates, stewards, cooks,
and ships boys, who sleep IN 1t, being some twelve
persons more than Is allowed by the laws of the
United States to passenger vessels passing through
| the tropics.
In consequence of the smallness of our cam
boose, and the limited nature of the other cooking
arrangements, our meals have been badly cooked
| and irregularly served the entire passage to this
port. In addition to this, we are cursed with one
| of the most Grabbed and dlsobliging specimens OF
human nature Cf the term human may be allowed
to apply to hlm,) that ever presided over cam
bose. believe there is not one drop of the milk
| of human kindness in his entire composition. The
| old adagc-"God sends provisions and the devil
sends cocks has been fully confirmed, so far
it regards the presiding genius of the camboose of
| this vessel.
On the 18th February, In latitude 40 II south, and
| Is 40 west longitude, we discovered bark to the
| windward steering a southerly course. Early on
the following morning exchanged colors with
her, and about ten o'clock, A. M, our stern boat
was lowered and manned by passengers for the
purpose of visiting her. About one O'Clock, p. NJ,
| our boat returned bringing some ten or twelve
passengers from the stranger-which proved to be
| the bark Croton, Captain ID. V. Soulllard, which
sailed from New York on the 10th January, bound
| for San Francisco, California, with 81 passengers
on board, destined for the "gold diggngs" of that
country. The boats were busily engaged during
the afternoon conveying passengers to and fro be-
| tween the two vessels. Some fifteen or twenty OF
the Cioton's passengers dined on board of us, and
| about the same number OF our passengers part0ok
| of a collation. on board the CrotOn being the first
dinner eyer partaken by majority OF us SO near
| the donicil Of old Neptune, we concluded to drink
the old Salts health; consequently the wine bottle
| passed merrily around, and wit, sentiment, and
| song impaired zest to the scene. Towards night
the passengers returned on board their respective
vessels to all appearances well pleased with their
| first dinner the Equator. Passengers and crew
of the Croton all we'll.
The following vessels, bound for California, have
| arrived in this port within the last twenty days.
| From New York-Ships Sutton, So days. Christoval
Colon, 81 do; South Carolina, SO do Taronta, so do;
josephine, Is days Express 81 do Harriet Newell, s.
do Cordelia, 80 do Peytona o. do Briggs John Petty,
s Is d a9 f. s de
| Newell 40 do Laura Virginia, IS do; VIM. q. Hack
ars 81 ad v Il do cheoaer
Anonyma, IS days From Baltmorc-Ship Jane Bar
keT a. days Sehr Eclipse a do From New Orleans
Mentor, 3s days. From New Haven-Schr Montague,
| 40 days.
and provisioned, and sailed for their port of desti-
nation-Shps Sutton, South Carolina and Taro-
linta; barks Evira, Josephine, and Oxford; schoon
| ers Annoyma, Montague, and Olivia.
The California gold mania has been god-send
to Rio. Ship chambers, hotel keepers, proprletors
otklivery stables, and boatmen, are reaping golden
harvest of los Amcricanos Everything IN the eat
ing line is extravagantly high. Coffee and rolls one
mil reis $50 cents), coffee and beef steak one and
a-haf mil refs as cents), and an ordinary dinner,
with bottle Of carct wine, one and quarter to one
and a halt dollars. There are at this present wr-
ting, in Rio, some ten twelve hundred Americans,
bound for the gold dggings of California, and when
| on shore the Portuguese sotddds give them wide
berth. More anon. CURTIS, THE GOLD DIeoER.
| INTELLIGENCE FROM CAPTAIN buttons COMPANY.
| To EDITOR THE New YoRK HERALD
| A letter from Capt Hutton has been received,
containing brief sketch of the difficulty between
| some members OF his company and the Mexlcans.
| The following extract may perhaps interest the
numerous friends Of the party =
| GUADALaJ,RA, March IT, 1919.
The most serious difficulty we have yet had. original
cd in town called Irapuato containing 1000 inhab-
tans and resulted in Of party being killed aud
eight or nine others wounded though not seriously
IL from quarrel about sixpcnce with the
of fonda whore of my company had brcakfascd
he called in the Alcalde, Who instead of settling
the difficulty, ordered the generate TO be beaten, "a
signal the military to turn out in of great
dapger) and the little party surrounded knocked