The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-30

The Severn arrived at Mobile on the 2ls, instant
having left Vera Cruz on tile i7ih. She brough
thiTty-seven passengers and SAT 600 In speccg A
the date of her departure there were in the harbo
Of Vera Cruz but two United States vessels; III,
U. s. ship. Saratoga, which was TO sail for Pensa
cola in few days, and the brig. Newford, which
was 10 sail for New York on the 18Th.
Among the passengers by the Severn, is Mr. Par
rott, the American consul NJ Mazatan. He Is or
his way to Washington. He found the road from
Vera Cruz TO Mazatlan lined with travellers TO Cali
fornia. perpetual stream Of emigrants and ndyen
rers, travelling by every conceivable mode OF con
yeyance, in wagons, carts, &C., on horses, mules
and a-foot-some without hats or shoes--was pour
Ing across tho country intent on reaching the golt
regions of the West The opportunities of convey
ance In vessels from Mazatlnn 10 San Francisco
were abundant. Mr.. Parrot has recently been "a
the latter place, and was of opinion, that unless
some active measures were adopted by our govern
mont, the Inhabitants would organize government
for themselves. They complain greatly of the me-
glect of Congress at the last session give them
territorial government.
A rumor reached Mr.. Parrot before leaving Ma
zaan, that mutiDy had occurred on the u, s. ship
Ohio in consequence of the recapture and attempted
punishment of number Of deserters, who had at
tempted 10 60 10 the gold region Commodore
Jones had succeeded in qnelling the mutineers and
putting them in irons. II was believed that some oil
them would be capitnlly executed.
Another rumor of revolt in the Second regi-
ment, in California, had reached Mazailan though
the information was not definite, MOI certainly re.
liable.
City of Mexico papers 10 The lith instant were
brought by this arrival They contain news from
San Francisco as late as the 9Th April II confirms
the previous accounts Of the abundance of the pre-.
cious metals. The consequence WINS general gam
bling and, Notwithstanding the scarcity Of intoxi
eating liquors. general inebriety. Provisions at the
placers were still exorbitantly high priced.
According to the Alta Californian the magistrates
Of the principal towns were about TO present TO Gov
ernor Smith and Commodore Jones memorial Of
Qfa pf gha
ment begging their assistance to carry out the plans
which they had adopted to preserve good ORDER po-
litical and commercial Also, the legislative assem-.
bly, Of the district OF San Francisco had prepared
lay before the governor and commodore statement
Of the adopted for the protection Of the life
desired, that on the first of August, deputatioI
should meet at Monterey to form constitution fol
California, supposng that the Congress of the Unior
will Immediately erect tho province into sover
eighty Of the Confederation.
weekly paper called the Placer Times" is soor
TO be published at Sacramento. II is 10 give nccu-
rate information in relation TO the mines Sacra
mento has grown very rapidly and contains many
handsome houses.
Plans were on foet 10 establish a regular line oil
mails through California.
In the port Of San Francisco there were eighty
vessels, which number was daily augmented by new
arrivals.
The town of San Francisco was under great OK
element, which arose from rumors that Were aAoai
that the military preparing 10 attack il, and
that Gen. Smith had abolished all measures of safety
taken by the legislature. The acalde, and all Tho
council of the town, Were displaced by justices Of
peace and police officers. The disorder which
reigned in all branches Of the adm instraion was
attributed to the conduct of the late governor, Col
Mason.
The reporter of the Alta Californian" says he
has seen piece Of gold, found in the river Stnns-
laus, by man Of The name of Weber, weighing
seyenty-eight ounces and valued at 81 21S.