Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-06
VERY LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

The New York Herald has news from San
Francisco as lae as The 7ih Feb Mr.. Snwer-
krop, who was Danish consul al the Sandwich
Islands, has arrived al New York, in remarka-
bly, quick time. He left San Francisco on The
3Oth June en- route 10 San Bias. He touched al
Santa Barbara and San Jose. While al San
Bias he received letters from San Francisco OF
The 7th OF February, which, by his kindness,
gives US jorty.thrce days .L4'er intelligence than
any previously received from the gold region.
He thence, on the Isl March, proceeded through
Mexico 10 Vera Cruz, which he reached on the
10th March, travelling $50 miles over execrabe
roads in l6 days. Fine weather bad SET in al The
"gold diggings'' and the miners (aboul 1000 in
California; were preparing TO recomnence ope-
ralions. Provisions had become more moderate
in price-four $40 or sic by single barrel; pork
$50 and salt beet only SID. The United States
steamship Lexington, with 100000 gold on
board, did not sail from San Francisco until The
2oik January. The largest lump OF gold Mr. T..
had seen weighed IA ounces. The British ship
OF war, Calypso, was al Maza:lan, 10 leave soon
for England with two millions ofdollars in specie,
OF which 5000 ounces were Of California gold,
and of this 600 ounces belonging 10 Mr.. S. He
sent ii that way because of no direct conveyance
to This country.
1t is estimated that about four millions of dol.
lars in gold had been Obtained from The mines
OF this, says the Herald,
"Sl 100000 had passed through the custom
house al San Francisco, valued al $40 to Sl3 per
ounce. 100000 had gone off in drib!e,s, in
trunks, boxes, and on the persons OF its owner,
to Oregon Valparaiso, Sydney, N S W., Sand
witch Islands, The United States, England, &c,
&C., 10 save fIeight. Several lots Of $40, 900 each
had gone off in this way. 81 600 600 was in the
hands OF inc merchants Of San Francisco; about
81 600 600 was scattered over California, IN
large and small parcels, in the possession OF par
ties. miners &C., that had not been sent down 10
San Francisco This, Mr.. Suwerkrop assured
US, was very moderate calculation. Il was
made with The creates, care, in order not 10 de-
ceive tie public"
The steamer California passed Mazatlan on
the night OF The 18Th February, for San Francis
co. In Mexico Mr. S. met some one thousand
Americans, .Me1icans, Frenchmen, Engishmen,
&C., bound TO California.
The above is the substance OF the Herald's de-
tails. His trip was certainly a very expeditions
one
In The Philadelphia North American is a lei
Ter from San Francisco, dated 26h January.
The influx Of foreigner, was 50 great, that 'coE-
siderable anxiety was Tel. for the arrival OF Ame-
ricans 10 retain the balance # power Proper
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as il was this time last year; and gold dust and
Mexican coin were SO abundant as 10 be amos,
0! nominal value. Immigrants from The coast
Of South America were constantly arriving, and
as many as one thousand were expected in a few
days. The United States ship Southampton
carried out the news of the election Of General
Taylor. The flag ship Ohio was daily expected,
and Commodore Jones was then there with the
sloop Of war 81. Mary's.