Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-16

| NJ, and planting on their true ground the mo-
lives Of our fients and ourselves. Parizan
! journals have thrust into lie controversy matters
which teicacy and p!opTety should have ex-
cludcd. The consequences be upon them, and
not upon US We are ready 10 60 before the
people upon The iacls and The arguments.
INTERESTING FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamship E0bi has arrived Al Charles.
ton from Havana, and The papers Of The former
place have late accounts from FL Dorado The
running lime IT the Isabel from Havana 10
Charleston, was SIS hours. She brings inr iIiaIi
from Chaclcs, AS well a The Cuba mail ard
also rhe mails Of the British steamer Form, s.
an The Alacfancs. Lieut.. LaLman, fcm Cali
ioruia, with dispatches Tor our government, came
passenger in the Isabel, and l'tt Tor Washing
ION in the Wilmington boat Of Suntay-The
Mercury says
nHe lrit Monterey on the 26lh October, and
arrived a. PeTo,a on he 10 January. From
PeIota be proceeded 10 Panama, aud thence 10
| Charres. where he arrived on the 2l>t January.
| AL Cbanr,s he found from five Ia six hundred
| eminanls on their way 10 California. There
was some sickness prevailing, bui il was chiefly
| among me inhabitants, who generally uver-w0ik-
cd themselves in transporting the baggage and
other effects Of he emisran's. Lieu, Lanman
represents California rs ASTOUNDING in gold"
The Charleston Courier has Inc following:
INTERESTING News PROM CALlFoRsIA.-The
| IT S. Mail steamer l>lhmus arrived Al Havana
5,h instant from Chagfcs, which port she LETT on
Inc 26,h January; and an officer who came in
her h..rer Of dispatches 10 The United States Go
yeinment. fully confirms the previous reports 10
regard 10 the abundance OF gold ia California, o!
| which we understand he has specimens 10 lake
on with him. The Pacific mail steamer Caltor-
oassine HE lares Of n;;;..afv al PaDama 10 ~
pa ;nad bv other steamers fG~fhs .wnnH 60 sui-
- view. The discovery OF this new "E DoIaio'
oven ,houeh but small part Of what is reported
,bcud he realized, seems likely TO exercise an i'm
no,an; influence on trade ans commerce. and
np,haps nm the interesting qucs ion OF he Cur
rency One may safely say that is immediate
,fsci will BE- TO stimulate he energies and re-
sources Of the Uniied SIa,es, already progressing
with such marvellous rapidly, and our Island
NAV anticipate share OF The benefits, from an
increased demand Tor our staples
IE'rom The Washington Unton.]
IsTsessrIso FROM CALF JRNA-Wc had de-
,crm;ned 10 make another appeal IN behalf @
California, but we are compelled TO postpone
iii ,c-morrow Meantime we lay before oui
readers the following very interesting pul thriil
inc Letter, for which we are ndeo'ea 10 GENERA
Jesup, as we are preparing TOT me press.
W. understand that a letter Is received iron
an oficer in Comm dore Jones' squadron, OF III
1'h January. The Ohio was then al Mazlllan
pnnn.,. had been received Of the arrival al Sal
Dicoo al the dragons and company q aril!
iorv nnter Colonel Washington, who had son
an2oss from Camargo, and passed through Mon
terey, Sahillo, Parras &c.
December Is, lS4S. !
NV DEAR SIR: Commodore jones has oHl vi
) momrn, inf rmed me that the ONO VII! san Y
d,y for Maza'lan, and take the opportunity !
,o,.,,.r,;ns . l,w public leueis. | also enclos
-, ,nrce nriva!c letters, his being the onl
= nan. IT Getting them 10 the Sta;es w IL y.
a,o.so "a have them sent 10 The post Office
Washington ;.
S;"ce last wrote TO you, the affairs oil IN
comfy have been constantly getting worse.
:, h,vr no government; here, eiher ciVii OF mn.
80 ard The country is iul. Of lawlcss men, W!
80 ,a committing the must shocking outrage
Murders and robbefies are oil daily, and mig
sImrs, saw of hourly occurrence WI an ar
y,l occurs from the north, south, or interior, D
, notifies the community OF new acis o' Vhia''
D, which 90 UNPUBLISHED. Within SIX weeks M
le ,han twenty murders have occurred IN "h
lie incubation Of less than l50UU SOUS. Inc pc
nn,s are now acting in seli-deiencc. ana tour
e.. laws since. three men were hung By Lyn
law sixly miles from mis- pace. II lsol me "a
< ;mnor,ance Thai The distressing Condition Of "
x ;fn,,;a should be impressed upon those AZ was
iooron who have The power 10 apply ielhEo
v Tns pcople are now preparing 10 Organize p
. viSional government,
~ should Congress give Us eil,o'ld' o'sa""
ID ian a, The present session, u WEI suiefseue
IS nnoplar local organization now TAXING pidee, .
q which cannot go into effect before ihe ehsu'
p simmer. The United States revenue laws
ri now in force here, and will yield an income
y, say $50 600 The ensuing year ana PefhaP 'he
" and I,ur.hlhs OF this amount Will be CORRECTED
IN ,n;s nor, Much dissatisfaction exists Al the n
IT, NOM q, such tax on the part OF ne lnhaoltdI
10 wi,bou, either government or Iepesentai
Th;. feeling is gaining ground from gay - u
ou | wrote YOU very long seml-olllc'hi ie'
ny som. time since, (Sep ember III gong al ienl
- ipo the history al the gold mines. uas' u
o' vou have received that communica,'on d. Il
II COMMANDED oihcr official papers. all 81 which
~ am informed, were correctly sent nom ral
NJ Ian 10 Vera Cruz about six weeks since. hi
n only time now 10 inform you mat every W
ny s,ated in that letter has brcn moIe man t'a''
sc M 10 his date. The COLI mines CONTINUE -
ne a. rich as before, although the rainy season
ne cansei many 10 suspend their work. There
'p be no doubt but hat at least 81 coo QUO ol g
al a, sl6 per ounce Troy, has been taken iIom
IN mines The most accurate estimates am
al IN make shoe that 81 5uO 600 have oern
der rnm The county, anG 81 10000 Of j! has :;
CO. from this porr. One vessel look SAW ooo. l
as th;eds OF all that has been exported has sou'
!, foreign countries, an', consequently 70 'o's
minis. ,.,,,
+, 10 "'''' '''' L FOLSOM