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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-26
AFFLICTED READil
Philadelphia MedICaH s7ouse.

I9IAbLlSHED 10 ycarsago, by Dr KINKELlN. Tie
oldest, md best hand cure all forms Of
diseases at The skim and solitary habits of youth is DR.
kINkEllN, Northwest corner Of THIRD aud UNION
Streets, between Spruce and Pine squageanda hal II
from the Exchange, Philadelphia.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE
lhete Is habit which boys teach eJrh other at the
Academy or College, habit indulged in when by hiln.
seif IN solitude, growing mp with the boy to manhood
lew OF those who iudnlge this pernicons pracce
aware of the consequences until they find the neroe
system shattered feel strange and unaccounable feel
hgs, vague fears IN The mind The individual becomes
ieeDe he Is unable to labor with accustomed yiy,r ar
l" Apply lis mind 10 study his step tardy and weak
he Is dun irresolutc
PERSONS OF all ages can now judge what the cause of
thcr declining heoH losing their vigo becoming ,ceaE
pale aud emaciacd.
YOUNG MEN :!
Let no false modcsty deter you from making your case
known To one who, from education and respectability
can alone befrieBd YOU He who places himself under
Dr hihkens treatment may relisiously conidc In his
hohor as gentleman, and in hose bosom wi be for
ever locked the secret of the patient
Thousands have been restored to health from he de-
Far'aons OF those terrific maiadies by DA KixKLLAwp
German Physician.
PACKAGES or MEDICINES, ADvICEs, &c, To-
wafded by sending remittance and pul up secure from
DAMAGE on CURIOSITY
gFPosrfAID LETTERS answered forthwith
fm@deInhil, January 23, l5l9-ly
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-26

= PAMPHLETS confirming the table OF rates, and eI
plantations ct he subject; Forms Of Application, and
further Information be had nj the Office gratis, III
person by letter. addressed the President Actuary
B. w. RICHARDS, President.
JNo. +. JAMES, Actuary. |ap29:ly
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-26
corner az Second and Con
JAUNDICE d LIVER COMPLAINT
Cured after Physicians had failed.

Pai}aae'p phis, December ~, ISIS
Dear sirIt is with feelings OF pleasure communicate
10 yon the sauatve effects (and Ia short tinel ~ vo
invaluable HooaJnd's celebrated German Bn,ers nnor
my system While laborjng under the Jauudice Ahout
Two years ago bad attack of The Jaupdics nd "a
Nohed 10 ie mouse cltS uHasr medical trelt@sRt Of
fas famsg P6gs'eiIR, and for some time after when
went on' had 10 very careful Of myself: since that time
have had several attacks Of Tie same disease and Won,
n''e'S nave entirely relieved aud cured me in to or
t''ee GdsS' Ny next door neishbor, mir, JOHN DIEHI
last spring, had long aud serious spell Of Jaundice he
had Il some time before knew it he s4s 10 Ais
bed As soon heard of his condition called IN sea
h' and told htn of the effect your Refs had upon me
III ele same disease He immediately for bottle
ana ~ ''r days he 'res cre have in several instan
ces recommended The Bers In other eases ALWAYS pro
ducing the happy effect Nv VIII, has boan ronsi
deraoy afflicted with Liver Complaint aud Neuralgia. NV
the use OF the Bers she Is weu now cnioylpr good
health, We believe from the many cures we know of
these B!tiers ettoting that they possess in
and extraordinary degree great curative properties and
that which enhaaces their value with Us is they are n
t!fey vegetable. We always keep The Bltters on hand
and would not be willing 10 do without them
Very respectfully, yours,
{. PIERCE, 81 Soath Fraut stre,,
Can stronger testimony be adluced b. any pran,,,i
hnioe the public single bottle will convince AMY az,
Of their power over disease They are ENrIRHIy Vror
f1bS' hHd WA permanently destroy the uost obstinate
eosHfSS H%d give strength aud vig0r Ia The frame NJ
no iine dehltaung The patient; bene also sya,ef ~
the most delicate stomach under any circumstance l
can "e administered with perfect safety o. delieaIe nfn
'"'y are ifee om 4ie0ho! sara ss 4cils Caa,,, ara
an mineral aud injurious Ingredients
io'y can be taken at az ,ie.ea and under all circnu
s''ee' no ordinary exposure VIII prevent them hayne
s1''y eject, and no bad resa., can accrue from an
r"r SAFE, wholesale and RETAIL a, The prneinal Depot
"'''a@ -''e-eias Store 2's Race street rhladeinhia
for sale N Lewislown by WM. MARKS
SUN and respects ole dealers in every town
>" '''o s'A'e' apli-ly
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-26
Tricks Of 4GaclIs.
LET ALL READ THIS CAREFULLY
r4TJYTON EYTRA

CAUTION EXTRA.
A NUMBER Of men under the name Of skiilrar
"A THOMPSON < Go have employed man BY the nam,
of Jacob Townsend, To his to put up Ssr,,
pariIta which they cali " Old Or. TowuseRd's sarg,,
rilla" &c, and wish cell il 10 the public as the gan
inc and original DR.. Townsend's ,Sarsaparila Tbi
Townsend has been employed in peddhg books AMI
CHEAP publications for number Of years before he g.,
this honorable situation. The public cautioned moi h
be deceived and purchase none. they wish the genuine
but such as are put mp in splendid steel plate waDUe,,
and signed by 5. p. TOWESE8D.
DIR. TOWN ENDS
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-26
LIVER COMPLAINT,

J.4UNDICE, DYSPEPSIA, CHRO
mic or Nervous Debility, Disease of The
Kidneys, and al Diseases arising from
Disordered LiUer or Stomach IN both
Mute and Female &:
Such Constipation, Inward Piles, Funess or Blood
to the Head Acidiy Of the Stomach, Nausea, Heart
burn Disgust fo Food FuInes Weight in the stomach,
Sour E-ucatoBs, Sinking Figerng at the pit Of the
stomach Swimming Of the Head, Hurried and Difficult
Breathing, Flutterng the Heart, Choking or sufocat-
ing sensations when in tying POSTURE Dimness Of Vi
sion Dots or webs before The sight Fever and duh pain
in the Head Deficiency of perspration, Heowness OF
lhe skin and eyes, pain in the side, Back Chest Limbs,
&C. sudden Fushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, con-
slant gnings Of evil and great depression of spirits
nm In II. a IL cIIrnl
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-26
,
BEAUTY IND HEALTH.

COSMETICS Chalk, and variety OF preparations gens
rally in use, when applied 10 the face, very soon spoil
Of its beauty They close the pores ofthe skin and cheek
the circulation, which, when nature not tharea d
disease powder, The skin nfiamed by the alkass
used IN soaps. beauties lis production in the
man face Divine well in the garden of rich All
delicatey tinted and variagaed flowers Ladies in the
north who take but little exercise or are confined in coss
have spoiled their compile xion by application
of deieterous mixtures ii they wish regain elasticity
Of STEP buoyant spirits, sparkling eyes aud beautiful
com pleXions, they should Dr. Townsend's SaTsaFz
riIla Thousands who have tried H. are than sats
fed, are delighted. Lsdies OF every station crowd oui
d,,ly
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-04

! daittd aud lrrsrfibF1, Is though lhek WEI" 80
many aaens and cntmie-, while Ar has taken
10 his bosom aud c1ntl nee. and load d with
The honor and power Il the government, thu
ycri party aud men VITO opposed The cause OF
their country "a the war % which be Won all
his ,ctone', aud finally secured ,tc presidency
itself who voted against suppc' who dis
eonra-ri cnli.tmeui- who denounced TN -
a" bred murderer aud Il oulneymen throat
cut;err' and finally, un oked the cncny
against whom b, was lighting, 10 greet lim and
III. bra5 troop. "With blood, ~, - ho-,i
table graves ami tho wcrp bus guilty "
acts a;Aine laid and conc SRI TO the enemy
WlH,h amounted substantially and essentially
% tr1 soI Ggaaw mar crWtrni lh- party
iLu' loaded VIII Uany for conduct So rNol-
inr 90 every patriotic Impulse of the human
tt1rf, rrral Iay,ur has taken TO MS e'nnrlc4.
elevated to poWcs, and permitted his uanie
Go pcrsrruir, prescribe, and co. rlcl'c the
perry $50" tiihi1.i ~H.tlred m, gapsc 81
their coaoir, .n tha' var ig which be- WIS su
cot.weuou- an actor, and Which was lte cause
pl l.s present elevation So far .ts b. p.uiit-
frd tbs shameful pro-erps"u e. te patriotic
p.fiy ef th'- yeurHg L. ln eafr,d uH. n & ii
ha- even .vicnd.d fo the poor men wha fought
b. he -ldr, Sized thrf tlooa, ani have lcea
mWur! t,r l'tr boz tte ksf} hsiH wiaeh gave
him 40 hc hold te ever U.d upsa ..e ~. r'Iou-
and touhd nee OF thr Nmeucl8 people " nlt
other effect could such % cour.c Of conduit.
.iicu inerautuf'e, such SHINING az .r.t pH'fisf-
l,t, lf.dncr IN tine minds OF an han,.-l and
plFiH' l.olas tut disgust aaI iaG .ualiou
,. ias pfoiIvtd uo Oh ID 1.=t d in lh,~ SIC
administration e.n RID anoiher r.r., ier Their
uuprpulsf.t,, lHeIr loss "f Do, confidence of the
people, tler condemnation, aud tapr premature
.t..i t..s. ..t,..ff.,ffu .lt..tutf..
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-04

The resul, of the i'c elections in the South
and Nest has produced fixed ani immo,shio
I ,mprcs ION upon the public mind TINT the itr.-
ent administration has lost the c1phdpnca Of
I ,he people, and been condemned aud rcpudia'oi
/ tg them II .- the sober and solemn ,afE'lu-
slon that the administration has f,iicn even 10
+ the first sN months OF IL carerr ard thai
nothing but some event unforeseen and uirlcr.
I Ion. can now eeur b from IT. f hen condition
! and hgam store II to the confidence If IT,
Z people And lin. conclusion is not alone con
/ fined to the members Of the d"nacrde paf.v
Painful and Notifying 81, u i~ u forces Itself
| upon the intelligent portion 81 the - uar.y
with irresistible and overwhelming fore, Such
I being ;le general impression IS ia regard 20 ;iu
tate Of the admins ration and - fn ure pros.
+ poets, It become, a matter of ccriou4 iu',rrsi
To iuqJru how uu, extraordinary result ,has
been effected lp so shpr, period tina
We remember wet, the shouts oi r,joicir. the
bontra,, the ,um'uniiors. the ceeh rliI ot- ~,
toth.liqhl professions the banner, gah fri-
icrne upon H., i e-siail,. which so pregnant,
gNpfc.-,d III, oNal'ahnp- Of the wing prt, 10
! The result ol tine contest that elevated g. the
pre-ldcur, wan in whose principle, ard iidc-
iiy to their Part even u their hour sc irumpt.
I they dared noi Ia conidr We remember the
/ JOY ard satisfaction with which G,r laglor'-
/ approach tu lhc capital WIS greeted Is chat
party and the demonstrations OF ihal sltisiap-
ton Whrt met him at every stage oi lis prog
TESS hith,r And We rcIuer FER wildly with
what ceremony parade. aud p1grlu'p this ad-
ministtstiou VS. u>ucf,d inio power. II Was
I installed INTO olicc Il d,tlu,d 60 lay before
/ the p,cplc any dg-e-ted ati d,hute system o.,
public puhty usu u a. n oue II made 't,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-04

cucmy VIII be conieni Ia b,je then time.
VINO H. TuBs TN G,ixpsroxr When ]
was lui" boy, ! remember one cold winters
fno'ning was aeeostcd hy smiling man with
% axe 90 his shoulder Ny pretty boy SAID
Be- " Has your fa.her grirdsioue A" " les sir,
said won are finr luck fellow, ss,d he,
" "a you vet me grind IN axe on ,in Pleased
vita Us compliment Of " Hae little g,llow." 80.
,,>. sir, | answered, i. /, down IN the shop"
" aud w. yos my man.H sad ne pstting Snc on
toe head, get the hi,r hot water /" How
could rciuse ran and soon brought kc:-
Tie foil How I'D are you and what's your
name continued he, without weiii,r for
ri i. 81 aE sure ,on are one Of the fires,
lads that ever hive seen viii yoG INST turn
few minutes for me - Iickled with the i,al.
terry, ike a fool, ! went 30 work and bitterly
did rue Oh 3ay Il was ~ "w ~ 70, and toilsd
and tu-rd TN | WIS a'wnst tlrcd TO dca'a
he schoo,-beli rann and spula not ret awiy
my hands were hh.tofcd aud . WIS not half
"ruund AZ length, however the Hye W sharp
eucd md the man turned to n'e Nf.., row,
ypu .t'ie rascal, yon Sc layed the trutrt. seud
u school or yotil re IT, aiAs, l.l4. IT, It
was hard enough 10 turn erndstoue tbs, sd
day bot uoN go b. clilcu a il,,ie aa.-.. 30 - tol
much. Il .nrs deep ia f.1 miad, and often have
thought 81 It nee. When see nerchan.
ot ? f.. lit 30 h.. ,ts'eWr begging them 10
take .1le brandy, agt throwing hls goods on
u.e c.He,as-tlUlk, ! that man has in aXe -
grind Whes sec a mgu naiteriue the people,
linf great Profession, If alja,hW' Ut 20 lib-
cf,t, wna +, ID private 'c ,rui-nr think,
,oat aH', coed people. that fellow aonld zee you
'urHn1 lO l.tu".- When see q MAN la,-'.
'3 iafa hse by parts spirit. without .agie
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-04

O>rs-. kne ei Sweden has iarnc,. .eeioisl
Ter. ana i send.u. ',oto. mission -ie -,u gl
out BIS eouatr, % detail he b,ess.nss 4 ',e.
r<fsgcf
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-04

MorrL lrner --" silence keen silence
'uri 80 said an angry nudge "Herc We
Judged dozen casHs this morning, and !
pot heard = word Of one Of them
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03

aller tie boat Ind passed him nearly half q
pllo, be saw canOe put OF from ils steru,
cautiously approached lhe Kentucky Ahorb,
pyideopHy RECOMMENDING lhem with great
suspicion.
Benhnm called loudly upon them for ns-
nialanee, mentioned las unme, aud made
"'uowp his condition. Alier long pafIey,
aud mnny evidences ofreluclance on the part
Of the crew, tho ehnoo az length touched the
shore, and Bouhnn and hiH friend we're tax
ca on board. Their appearance excited much
snspirion. They we're almost entirely naked
and their ihces garnished with six weeks
growth of board, The ono wns barely aide to
hobi'le OF erHiel'ssr aud ihs ulberrould mnl.
age too feed himself with one ol he hands,
They were taken 20 Louisville, where their
clnlLGA which had heen cnIGnl off la the
boat Which deserted ilirmj wrru restored, a
after few weeks confinement, both were
perfectly recovered
Benlpm afterwards served in the north.
wesi throughout the whole ofthe Indian war,
necompnnied tue expeditions of llarmer aud
WlkHFoV, Ehmed IN the disaster of - Clair,
utIrf T7Httrr-wusds IN lie triumph of Gen.
Wayne Upon ilic-rcinrn ofpeacu, lac bought
the land upou which Col, Rogers had heou
dcirnlod, aud ended his dlpS ia tranquility.
nhlid The scenes which Ind Witnessed Iis
sullerngs,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
col. T. II, BENTON AND TnE GOLD
MINEG .'' ..

MIR Benton, in his late speech in The Sen
mic, onthe California Bill, spenkug of the To-
cations Of gold wosliings in the gold regions,
says:--
These wushings arc called IN Spanish
placer, from the Lntin plGeec, 10 please he
cause u is pleasing thing TO find tie shin
ing gold under onc's feet. But il is q trnu-
scnt pleasure. There il no fec simple IN il:
there is not even litS 9stntc in II not even
nlGnsc firm ycnr. n nnnll. n Week. tyr a div.
TIE pleasure ~ soOn gone. EElsausIrd T1id-
GERS How exist ia New AlcAicn ,lurageriY ie!d-
ing n1rrh, now Eot15g- twenty. five or ffty
cehis ndny and only pursued Ly To ;o0r'ft
McNicuns, Regumr mining hrs followed
there, aid il now ielains considerable ql,au-
titles. These wHShipgs Of Coliiorrin nfe
rirh for we hive TO believe
to by so tuVny Witnesses
hut they ure MOI lilo richest rilni ever we're
e,eA. Far from il. Iihsn of Rail Ia the
bark OF Rio JanciTo, Ia tho iinpr
ct Lord Ansou's voyage, say one hundred
years ago, wcra far riclcr; and yGl'rhcy hata
bccu exhausted 20 long IhnI all memory OF
them is lost. and their history oi,ly lives in
old hooks. Two milliOns stcrling--ien mill
ions of doll0rs---werG Annually sen 10 EaIr
rope, for years, from these wnsbngy They
were worked Ivy slaves, vlo, Ia secure Ihcir
fidelity mud industry,wcre usun1y allowed Ivy
their masters MI tbe procecIis ufthe dog d,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
California Gola---Interestlng.

LIklilenEa LeLler laal l,La4sss n L.isti,- E..4,
Y rit consul, and noe many agent qfhe Uadcd
Siiies, 10 ne Secretary Of State, daicd Monicr.
~ Non, ldh, lels, and reosirfd ~ his city
on Eh,germing iasi
"Ihe digging sud washing ior gold cou-
liuues 70 increase on Tie Sacramento llacef,
boiur ~ reghrdr lho number Of persons en-
gagged ia ihg huaiueas,nl,d iLe AiZe aud guam.
liy ct lhe iunlhl ddily uhnurd. have bad
"a ~ Land4 several pieess of gslA ai.,st
twenty three caras fine, weighing from one
10 iwo pouHdsHud luvu it lrou good author.
ny lhal pieces have bscH found weighing
sixteen pounds Indeed have heard oi oue
spcciHGn iltm weighed inrily FIVE puuirdv.
There are many men At lhe placer, who IN
june lnsl had not ohr hundred dullnrs, now
~ possession OF from Gyo 10 twenty lhOusand
dollar, which they made by digging gold aud
trading with the Indians, Several hoioyc,
have made more. a common calico shirf,
or even dollar, has been taken lay nBIndiau
for u bag oigold, wiilicut regard 20 sIu; &
Il hnlftO QUO ounce Of e0ld.-say Ss'tu SO
Is now considered The price Of nlrr, While
from three to ten ouhcr- Is the price Of q
blanket One hundred dollars dly Tor scv.
crul days IN succession was aud h ronridcr.
ed common remuneration for the labor OF
Suld ulEgcf,uough lew WuLk over month
~ li'ne, m the fatigue is very great From
July 10 October one half the gold hunters
have beeu afflicted either with The nguc mud
fever or the in;crihlient fever, ard Ncrdy
days absence from the plncer during those,
Jponil,g ~ necessary TO escape these Diseases
There have moi lIoWcyor, bccu many Ciial ca.
SEES.
The eUtt IL now sold from the SIMPLEST I'M
neinnfy piece IN si2o Ia pieces Of pound IN
weight, at $40 per troy ounce, for AL the puf.
poses OF comncrcsj but those Who are under
the necessity OF missing COIN to pny duties to
tho government ARE obligoi Ia accept FROM
$40 to sill per ounce. Al the coin ~ Cali.
tornia h likely io tie iorkCd1p ~ tho custom
house, ~ the last laIitl OF Ouf Congress r. iu
force here ~ regard TO the rcccip, of money.
Could you know the value Of Tic California
placer M know IT, you W.uld ihiul, YOU Ind
been instrumental in obtaining most -picu.
did purchase for nur ronntry ~" I,ui un nihrr
on Ihc late treaty
Tho placer Is known to be twoor three
hundred miles long, aud ~ Discoveries ARE
constantly being made, II may pro,o LOCO
lullcs ~ length--iu fact, it IN, not counting
HE intermrdiutr uiics,yoI uHoAplOnd, From
two 10 ten millions of gold must bu our On
port this and next year. How many more
years this Stale Of things will collliiuc, can.
not say You mny wonder whyl. cuntinuc
my correspondence. ! answer, from Aubit,
and your many remarks of tie interest sou
lake ~ my LETTERS b.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03

ferbn Buenn IL lle point commanding m IL
does now, all the trade Of tie surrounding
county aud Ihdre being already large a.,
mount of capital concentrated here, The
lowU ofYerbh liuena IL called IN some ofIbe
old maps tie country snu Fruucsro, IL
y not known hy lhal uHlnn here, however
The Town lakep 10 name from, uu herb 10 bo
found nll round II, which h said 10 make
good iem and possessing eNcrllenl uudiciuHl
qualities it - called good hertz, or Nerhn Bu,
run,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03

Than five dollars worth Of ware not nigh an
good as mine, aud NJ good deHi higher prices
When lac alarled on, says he, "llow much
did you sellY
Nome
'Ab, you didu'I come from Connecticut
No, didn't, says Il aud then Ia low
voice, aud don'I want To, &c they all lie 40
you do
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03

TERMS OFTHE CALEDoNIAN.-sI,5O
# no hwithin the year. 5000 II delayed be-
yond that time, No paper discontinued III
I'll mwgfages are paid except at tiie option ~
tlr Publisher.
Advertisements inserted NJ the usual prices
Transient advertisements 81 be- paid IN AL vance
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03

0-F-Tho following is.ofinieresi, espeeinlly
NJ This time, Tie render muI nuke due 81.
owanco for the consideration lhut il CONE,
from an Interested source. mud much il suiil
now-n-dRys Ia regard 10 Cali0uiin Tor the
purpose ofslimulallgg emigration, We SUP
pose; however, that the smnl locality Of the
-t'Ityut San Ft""e'sso u raIher healthy, a re-,
mark that cannot Ia truth bo applied TO much
uf tho California regions
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
CA LIE 0 r MAJ
The Country, Climate, Gold
Hunting, &C.

W. publish below yuriuus irl'sfF, 49,,
official and unoilicinl detailing tho latest
mud the iurT-st storiru nj tire wuurirrfiTi FTTrE
cess IN hunting gold, nnd describing HE
country hud climate Of tho newly Discovered
III Dorado. We begin With n dcscripIiourG
The Ciiij Of Sun Francisco.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
FLN0 Sur Ono; BAY 90 NloNrLREr, !
November .. 1915.

IA" lShIP OHlW DAY % NluNrLREN,
NuyciEAcr ., ISIS. \
SIR, Ia s,y letter No q, from La Paz,
recommended the retcnliou ou this coast OF
all cruising slips of the Pacific squadron
and pointed out how they could he kep IN
repair mud manned without returning round
Cape Horn 10 the Atlantic States. Whgn
ttbut recommendation was made, had uo
conception Of Tie state Of things IN Timer
Call0rnig. For the present, mud trur for
some years 70 come, IT will Ice impossible for
the United Sttlrs to maintain my naval or
military establishment in California w. al
present no hope of reward nor fcar ul' pun
shneni ~ sutiicielt to make binding any
contract between man md man unuli tie. ~oit
of California
10 send troops out here woald Ice need
less, for they would Immediately Desert
To show what chance there t. Tor Hppreheud-
ing dcscriers, ! enclose an advertisement
which has been widely circulated FOR fort.
night L,a without hriI sins in q Singh dc.
scrtcr. Among thcNtlescricrs from the squad
ron nrc sotuc of the best petty officers aud
scaalcn, having hut few months To serve, and
large Lulnurcs due them, amounting in the
aggregate 10 over Ten thousand dollars.
There is grcn, deficiency of coin IN the
country, and especially in TIN mines Ire ira,
dcrs, 10y taking advantage ul tho pressing
necessity oi'r,hc digger, not unitcquentiy
compel min 10 sell his ounce of COOL gold
for Il silver dollnr and it hns hcen bought,
under like circunsinnccs, Tor tiftycCu per
ounce, of Indians. To this state of dcpen-
deuce laboring miners Nre now subjected,
and must bo until coin is more nbundant.-
Disease, eaneestite aud Intermittent fevers,
Is mirSlng great havoc among Fie diggtjS ms
they are almost destitute oflhud aud rnimenI
and, for the most part, without houses Of nuy
kind TO protect them from the inclrmclt seat
son noW at hand.
TIE COMMERCE. uf'tfIis cnast may he sail rU'
bc unlircly eat rtfby dcscfliou. No sooner
does merchandising arrive in any If Tie
ports of California. .tbnu all lands leave hcr
IN some instances, captain, cooi and ar. Al
this moment there Hrc u number Dfmcrchnut
ships thus abandoned nt Snu Francisco. and
such will he tho fate ofull Tint subsequently
drive. The muster of tic ship "Ilaok Wal.
ton" that brought stores for tho squadron ut
this port, offered, without success, Sj0rer
month to Culinc, aIad thence $40 prr month
home. 10 dtsjundGd uolilnieeES, I'M AnnInGn..
We were Obliged at last To supply him
with four men whose -terms OF service were
drawing TO n close This state of thinasrTs
not confined to California alone. Oregon il
fast dcpopu6ting; her inhnbitnuts pour into
the gould digginrA, and foreign residents and
sniIors from tho Sandwich Islands,
APE arriving Ivy every vessel that npprouchcsl
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03

From the Washington uuion of Jan, 81
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
this consl
Very respectfully,
Your obedicul seryi,
TllOS, Ar &, JONES,
Commanderin'C Chief Pacific squndronl
lion. J. Y. MAsoS, Secretary Of the Navy.

The fullowing ieller which wo copy from
tho New York Iiernid, though not official, is
undoubtedly from an authentic sourcej
Correspondence ofIhe n. Y. Herald