The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-01
THE UNION.



told il is with difficulty those berth can find freight
enough TO fill up with The barque Canton, Haynes,
cleared Tuesday for San Francisco. She takes out
good number OF passengers and full freight The barque
Plymouth, Perkins for Vera Cruz cleared on Monday.
She has been chartered by the Quinnpiac Mining and
Trading Company, OF New Haven They take the over
land route for California, via Vera Cruz
The following IS list of passengers in barque Linda,
which sailed from this port for San Francisco the
New York: :"
Henry Psndsrgas,, Alexander Knnan, Jas w: Wight,
rs0S W aGan Alexander Hsn K Strong Lewis
Ron oof% co,i h Wm 6 Smith VIM Iha FfSdG F6
g. E GHsss VIM Ta a.HsD sh sP
Fl Moor E. Boy Boyes A P.o9s, Daniel B,aley j.
aagh c. Dibbs, F. Jones. James R Morris, William L.
Hyok% " g. sss ThS%as mompknf J% sn Gates
Grant, Joshua Read, VIM L. D.bbs, Capt c. H. Christian
We learn from the New Bedford Mercury that the
ship Mayfower, Capt Randall, cleared at that port
Monday for California with sixty passengers, including
two physicians, two civil engineers, geoogist, ship
master, mechanics &c. The vessel and cargo valued
more than 10000, owned by the company in Joint
stock. She is provsoned for years. and carries
all necessary mining tools steamboat capable of carry
ing $50 passengers, and drawing only seventeen inches
of water steam. dredging machine horse dredging
machine; two large portable double steam engines;
terals for buildings and in short, everything requisite
for the successful prosecution OF such an enterprise
Ho FOR CALroRNn.--Four mining companies arrived
this morning the steamer Bay State from Cincinnati
en- route for California The California Mining and
Trading Company OF Cincinnati consists of sixty
bers, who carry with them fifteen of merchandise
| and ten wagons the California miners and traders of
Cincinnati number four members, and they have with
them three tons OF goods, one wagon, and hive mules
the California traders OF Lockand Ohio, number eight
members, and have with them four tons of goods and
two wagons the Honey Creek and hite County Miners
number eleven members They intend leaving shortly
Tor Independence, designing to cross the plains
Capt Swltfs company of miners, consisting OF forty
seven members, and possessing eighty eight head of
tie and horses, arrived the Belle Creole
from place in Tennessee This company will proceed
shortly TO California by way of the South Pass;
[St Louis Union, March TO-
OVERLAND EMIGRATION CALIFoRNIA-The Little
Rock (Arkansas) Democrat OF the 9th instant, mentions
the arrival of Col Bonneville, his way to Fort Smith,
which point he has been ordered BY the War Depart
ment to take command of the escort for the California
migrants who TO assemble at Fort Smith
THIS escort will be great protection to the emgrants
Col b. was the pioneer the northern route and open
ed the road from ST Louis to Santa Fe He is intimately
acquainted with the comparative merits of the two
Every steamer arriving at Little Rock contained num-
Der of emigrants
Everything, says the Democrat, beokens tremendous
rush OF emgrants to our frontier. Cafornians
crowding the streets of Little Rock In few years the
citizens expect to hob-nob the sidewalks with China
men, they look upon Arkansas destined to be
central point in the commercial highway OF the world
FoR CALIFORNIA, &c.-The fine steamer Germantown
arrived last evening from the Ohio, with full freight
and crowd OF passengers, among whom noticed
twenty-five persons and several wagons, destined for
California. Fourteen of the persons styled themselves
w,
Buffalo, New York They completely fitted out with
all the utensils imp emens, &c. for long journey and
a life in the mountains The others from different
parts of the Keystone Stae.St LOUIS Repub., March s.
GOLD Dusr-The ship Tsar which arrived at this port
last evening from the Sandwich islands, has board
gold dust TO the value OF about $4,000 consigned fol-
lows: box to D. Jarves; do c. Brewer; . do. H A.
Pierce do. J; Spaulding (Salem y cansters do: How
ard, Son. Co.; do. J. c. Gould; do. c. J Hall; I
do Kennedy, IT, and one package do each to Reed
Wade, & Co., NJ 5. Lincoln Il Co., Waldo, Moves IL
Co., Babxon Deacon & Titcomb, P. l. Farnum & Co.,
n. Ingalls,, Loring, Fisk & Co., Lows Ball, Poor
Boston Euen. Jour Of Tuesday.
More GOLD DUsr.-The ship Crusader arrived at this
port this forenoon from Valparaiso, which port she left
December 80 She has, part of her freight two
signments OF gold dus-one OF S22oso, to William d.
Phelps. and another OF S32,eeo to Henry Meus Cap
tain Phelps, will be recolected arrived in this city from
the gold diggins short time since
Captain Miller reports that the gold excitement
subsding in degree when he left Immense
bers had gone from Valparaiso and all along the coast
About dozen of Captain Mller's crew took French
leave and made tracks for the gold dggngs. The fever
affected all classes alike, and every conveyance FL
Dorado thronged with gold seekers
A little more than one hundred thousand dollars worth
of gold dust has been entered at the custom house this
forenoon brought by the Tsar and Crusader. There is
also large quantity, some $4,000 we understand not
yet entered-BostOn paper.
the Evening Traveller March a.
FROM THE SANDWICH IsI.aNDs.-We have received
Sandwich Island papers by the Tsar whence she sailed
on the 10th of November
The Polynesian of the 4th Of November gives the fol-
lowing summary of the news of the previous week
large number of whale ships sailed in the early of
the week Several individuals owing small bills about
"among the missing about the Time the sloop
left for California, and it is supposed that they took passage
for the land OF promise, forgetting in their hurry to
passport bid their friends good bye If they
cessfu in California hope they will be inspired by
good geni remit the Of their liabilities
On Friday morning the brig Topic arrived from San
Francisco bringing up the 10Th Of October. This
created less excitement than any previous arrival from that
quarter since the discovery OF gold. little Of the
'roo Of all evil' came down in the Topic.
The summary of the previous week contains the fol-
lowing items
AS predicted in last number some of the gold
diQgers have come, and another crush has taken place
On Mont morning the Mary Frances arrived from San
Francisco bringing large quantity OF the Offering
Several OF the residents who left here few months
since have returned. Three or four gentemen-not
greedy the Test-came in the Mary Frances and
shortly sail for the United States having, during their
stay in California, acquired little fortune by digging
natives returned in the Mary frances at IS day
rather good wages for foemas hands One lucky 'maoli
formerly in our employ returned with about $500. He
sailed here Sabine, and ashore n
Francisco only about twenty days Such dash he
cuts and such lot of friends his money for
hun, is not often
The measles and whoopng cough prevalent here
So many OF the natives SICK that IL is impos be pro-
laboers and IL is said that people
have to cook their dinners. These diseases light
among the foreigners but prove fatal with the natives
many cases. owing the lack Of knowledge and in the
treatment. The natives great believers the cold
)" several measles proved fatal
from the external application of cold water Just they
were breaking out We have noticed an
of drunkenness and its accompanying evils streets
lately. Our harbor is crowded with ships Forty -four
whaleships and six merchant vessels the
Dor; and quite a lteet ly ing Oft and on outside.
Letters from Tahiti, Society Islands, to the sh of De-
cember, state that trade exceedingly dull the Isl
ands The from California had lust reached there
and the Islanders are reported to be prepared rush. al