The New York herald., 1849-05-30
Highly Important from California
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3HTEEl DAYS LATER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Arrival Of the California and Oregon
,ma at Panama.
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opening Of Regular Communication with the
A' Gold Region.
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Special Dispatches for Government.
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ABUNDANCE OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.
Immense LumpS of the Precious Metal.
The Excitement in Wall street,
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The Excitement in Wall street,
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The Excitement in Wall street,
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The steamship Southerner, Capt. Berry, arrived
yesterday morning from Charleston, whence she
sailed on Saturday last.
Among her passengers is Lieut.. Edw. F. Beale,
Of the United States Navy. He left San Francisco
On the l4h April, in the steamer Oregon, and ar
nved at San Bias on the 22d, where he renamed
Ave days, coaling He left San Bias on the 9th,
and arrived at Panama on the 9th May, at 9 P. M,
after touching at Acapulco for water.
On the 7th, he arrived at and left Chagres in the
bark Florida, and arrived at New Orleans on the
2lst.
Thence he took the mail route to Charleston,
and thence came to this city in the Souherner thus
performing the passage from San Fyanc,sco to Nsw
York N torty:tour days, the quickest trip on re-
cord. He crossed the kthmus in seventeem hours
This passage of Lieut. Beale is extraordinary in
another view. 1t will be recollected that he was
the bearer of dispatches to the Pacific squadron,
and went overland, leaving Washington city last
fall, and going by the way of Independence, Mo-,
and Sante Fe. He preceded Col. Fremont few
weeks, and both himself and party suffered con-
nderaby by the severity of the winter in the noun
tains. If we are not mistaken, he reached Cali
fomia ahead Of every one, delivered his dispatches,
was entrusted with fresh ones for the government
in Washington, started for the United States, and
will be in the White House tonight, thus bringing
the answer to the dispatches he carried out, and
announcing his own movements from the beginning
to the end of his trip.
The arrival of Lieut.. Beale, in the Southerner,
with this late news from California, vith lump
Of gold weighing eight pounds, threw Wall street
into state of the greatest excitement and delight
Mr.. Aspinwall, of the house of Rowland & Aspln-
wall, was surrounded with crowds of eager brokers
and merchants, all curious to catch glimpse ofthe
eight pound lump There was no mistake about it.
There was the pure gold fresh from Ell Dorado. No
gold ever attracted more attention, or was more
coveted, than that lump. We shall see what effect
it will have on stocks.
On the 9th of May, the steamship California ar
rived at Panama from San Francisco. When
Lieut.. b. left San Francisco, she was to sail in two
or three days; she therefore brings two or three
days later intelligence, which will reach US by the
next arrival, with the Oregon's mails.
The mails brought by the Oregon and California
were at the Isthmus, waiting the arrival of steamer
at Chagres.
The Oregon was to leave Panama about the 18th
of May, on her return to San Francisco, and the
California on the 26th, for the same destination.
There were several sailing vessels also there, fit
ting up for passengers.
We learn that Lieut.. Beale has in his possession
q watch, encased in big lump of pure California
gold, 23} carats ine with brass cable chain, with
large Jumps of gold attached to every other link,
hammered in in the toughest and richest profusion.
Big Jumps of gold were hammered together around
the watch, till the whole, excepting the face, was
encased in the precious metal. The key was a
"chunk" ofgold, with the pipe inserted In for use
Altogether, it was one of the ugliest looking and
richest, and most valuable watches in existence.
The Oregon, it will be remembered, left Pana-
ma on the l4th of March she reached SSn Fran
cisco on the lst ofApril.
We learn that labor was very high at San Fran
CISCO and the quantity of shipping there very large.
Many vessels were laid up.
The prtee o. goods had declined consideraHy, in
consequence Of the stocks on hand, and still larger
ones eapected the fall had been very material.
There uas no end to the gold. Its richness and
abundance more than confirmed all previous &C.
counts. Although he himself brought piece
weighing eight pounds, Lieut. Beale assures us
that he has seen lump actually weighing Is
pounds. He says that everybody is getting rich
in Cafornia-that common laborers can almost
make a fortune.
Lieut. Beale speaks in very high terms of the
steamers California and Oregon.
Among the crowd of emlgrants pouring into
California, was Col. Fremont.
We regret that Lieut. b. is not acquainted with
the quantity of gold dust shipped in the Oregon.
Most of the article in the market is probably on
board the California.
Poor Beae was pestered to death, with the
crowds anxious to hear from California, and to see
his hump of gold, &c, &c. He was glad to get out
of the city, and left in the train at half-past four
o'clock, yesterday afternoon, for Washington