The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-03
stanty running away after gold and number of them

stanty running away after gold and number of them
have been shot
writing the above the prices of articles have been much
reduced but everything is still very high have not
yet succeeded in getting washerwoman and have had
TO do all my washing myself but hope soon to get
washerwoman. In our mess We have to pay 500 per
month for cook and about the price for small
wood stove have had the pleasure OF seeing but one
lady here, and she was no beauty. The only ainusc
ments here are drinking and gambling ] have often
seen fifteen twenty of the natives sitting around
thousands Of dollars playing monte. They are very
lazy, indoent people and only work until they get
bank to start them again.
Mechanics getting ten dollars per day Yes
sells from the States laden with -four will pay very well
suppose however, that all the spare vessels in the
Union their way here.
was shown to-day piece Of gold weighing
pounds 1t is all called gold dust, but think more
the people will begin to go the mines which are about
100 miles from here
Ian. and shall not have time to write more. shall
write again by the steamer that is expected to leave
here in about six weeks.
[From the Boston Journal May
The following is an extract from California adj
venturer who has taken the Vera Cruz route to the
gold regions. The letter is dated
have just seen one Of the first hants of the
place He has letter from San Francisco of Feb. %.
The steamer California had arrived, and all hands i'm
medatey deserted for the dggins The letter further
says the market is filed with merchandise of every de-
scrpon; everything cheap. This shows pretty
plainly as had already anticipated that neither of
the for the present at least will be able to
leave San Francisco nice fix those at Panama are in
think we shall find. at Mazatan. vessel Several
advertised in each Of the papers about leaving
for this place and San Bias. If So shall be some
twenty to thirty days to San Francisco from Mazatan
This passage is slow norhers prevail at this
All my information goes to show that the Independence
and ont Smith routes cannot be made in less than one
hundred days, probably more from the first of May.
Immense numbers go these routessay twenty to thirty
thousand We shall be sixty days ahead of them.
before US So far as heard from, they have had no
trouble but get along lnelyand so shall We but not
fast would like. Still, satisfied it is
much the quickest route"
[From the Boston Atlas May 81
Extract from letter from California, dated Fe-
bruary llth:-
suppose you have received my letters in regard to
finding gold this place. and can tell you that the
gold is found in more abundance than when wrote
you and all kinds of business never was better and
everything is going on finely in California FROM the
laboror to the merch ant. We have coming down from
the Sacramento about 5000 900 worth of gold dust
Now, this is no humbug. but reality The people that
are digging gold getting all the from 16 to 100
dollars per day and in cases from 800 to 400 dol
lars, and sometimes 1000 dollars per day.
INTELLIGENCE FROM MExIco.-Thc files Of Mex
lean papers which we received yesterday, via Mo-
bile brought by the British steamer Thames afford
on reperusal the following items, IN addition to
those which we gave yesterday, IN our evening
edlion:-
The Tampico Noticioso, in complaining of the
onerous duties to which all kinds OF merchandise
arc exposed in that port, and advocating reno
deing of the tariff says thatthe resident merchants
will be ruined and the town fall to decay, unless
change speedily takes place. AS an example OF
the competition which is waged against them on
all parts of the Rio Grande, where the contraband
trade is in full activity, that paper says, the charges
for transmitting $50000 in specie from the mines
in Zacatecas to New Orleans, VIA Tainplco, amount
to Sc, 093 l3, whilst by smuggling IT across to the
Rio Grande, they would not exceed $I.364 30, ex-
hibting saving to the exporter of $4,72S 20.
In Durango, lately five Indians carried of the
baggage of traveller before the eyes OF fifteen
M Il. yhn lid unt Ven
,ure to strike blow for its protection or recovery
The Legislature of the State Of Chiapas has es-
tabshcd two annual fairs, one to be held in the
capital and one in the city OF Palenque.
ernor OF the British colony of Belize, Honduras,
has most honorably abstained from fonentlng the
present unhappy war of castles, now raging IN luc
catan. This conduct is very different from that OF
The commission for determining the boundaries
had not left the capital for San Diego on the 9Th
inst The delay in their departure had caused
s ri in Ge ISe in their
names and in those of others interested IN the pri-
vilege of the communication by the lshmus OF
Tehuantepec, still persist in the validity Of their
MIR. J. L. Lucas, in Paso del Norte, Mr.. L.
Morris. in Campeachy, and Mr.. IL. A. Holmes, in
Laguna, Consuis of the United States, have been
recognised by the Mexican government.
The convent of Santa Cruz, In Queretaro, was
lately blown up with gunpowder, through the care.
lessness of soldier. The magnificent library OF
the fraternity was destroyed, and many. lives lost
Powder is also kept in large quantities IN the Ma
warned to take steps to avoid catastrophe-
These Mexicans are strange people. Think OF the
White House at Washington becoming powder
magazine -.
from the 10th inst. The government has been au-
thorised to borrow 100000 on the pledge of the
cusom-house duties provided the loan can be nego-
tiated at not more than Ia per cent month.
rumor was current in the capital IN the early
part of the month"; that Herrera was to be set aside,
and triumvirate ofthree generalsformcd, of whom
Aimonie was one lie has formally denied the
truth of it.
Tsmpico is the focus of the anncxatonlsts. and
denounces Don Vital Fernandez as their Chief
A favorable opportunity, 1t states, is only wanting
for separating the State OF Iamaupas from the
rest OF Mexico-N o. Picdyune, AwH2.
AFFAIRS IN YucArAS.-The correspondent of
the New Orleans Delta writing from SIsal, under
and embarked at Sisal the 18th inst The American
volunteers dsbanded, and nearly all officers ana
on to snc will be sent
receiving certain fund from the government In lieu
fhe Saratoga has this port for Cam
peachy The officers called upon General Barbachino
Merida. and received visit from his Excelency In
return The sloop Mt Campeachy when, hear.
ing of the DISARMAMENT Of regiment, and appre-
hendng that some trouble might ensuc, the Comma
der sailed for this port One OF the officers, son OF
Commodore Dallas robbed on his way to Merida by
two Americans armed with muskcts who demanded his
money They were subsequently taken and punished.
The Indians are still in large force, and are by no
means disheartened. Tihosuco, nearly two hundred
miles in the interior, which was the scene OF active
operations for several months, while garrisoned by
battalion of American volunteers II Is bcved has been
taken by the Indians and the whole line OF posts from
Merida to Tihouco in constant apprehension OF attack
Scouting parties from the different posts frequently
bring in prisoners who summary disposed Of sent
in the chsingang at Merida, or shipped as slaves TO
government made and Is making extensive prepa-
rations attack upon Baccalar There are about
eight hundred men at this point including company
of seventy American, under Capt. Kelly. General
latina who has command of the expedition, intends
to sa the 25th inst to take Ascension first being
assisted by troops which approach tho seaboard from
the interior then to attack the stronghold Of the In
dian chiefain Pat This town is strongly fortified,
and is of so much Importance Pat that the result of
the expedition is doubtful The city is protected by
high solid walls, mounted with twenty pieces of arti
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