Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-15

p ass 10 eo'eu a v-oo'oD''
The brig John PETTY. Capt Flavel, arrived at san
Francisco on The ooh August; in 22S days from Norfolk,
Virginia.
DREADFUL SHIPWREEK ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY LIVES LOST.
.4rrirai ofme Empire City.
The steamer Empire City arrived this morning from
Chagres, and brings advices from San Francisco to The
LIST of September.
The Empire City left Chasres on the 2Sth of Sep
,ernter, 6 p. NJ; and Kingston, Jamaica, 81 inst. az
P. NJ; and arrived q, Quarantine at 10 o'cluck this morn
ing.
The steamer Panama. Capt. Bailey arrived at Panama
on Saturday. the 22d Of September, with 1872 p1ssen-
gers and about $500, 900 in treasure.
OF this the Empire City brings 10000 and II pas
sengers.
The United States sic ,mer Edith, Lieut.. Commanding
Mccormick. from San F.uncisco for Santa Barbara, went
ashore on Point Concession on The 10Th of August, and
was totally lost.
The Steamer Unic,rn at Panama. was To leave for
San Francisco on the 10 h Octbber. The T.. ). steamer
Panama was to leave ON the 10 oil October for san Fran
cleo.
The British steamer Grenada was to leave San Fan
cisco on The 2Slh OF September, 10 proceed down the
ciast.
Gen. P. +. Smith and Col. Fremont were both at San
Francisco on the 3lst Of August.
At the date Of the latest advices from the mines there
was much sickness. The sichly season comprises the
months of August and September.
There are now two small steamers plying In the Sac
ramenio.
From the alta California, august 81.
THE CONVENTION.
The Convention for framing a State constitution for
California, assembled at Monterey this day.
The original number If delegates, as fixed by the pro
c'ama,ion If Gen. Riley was 81. To This, tue pr"clama-
ton requested each district to add such number OF super
Itineraries as might by them be deelned just by reason of
their increased population.
The whole number Of delega eS will probably reach 90
Mr.. j. C. Fremont has received the appointment of D..
S. Commissioner to snrvey the boundary OF Mexican Ter
riiory acquired during the late war.
THE GOLDEN EMlGltANTS
Annexed is a list of he arrivals for the mouth ending
August %, of males and females at this port, by sea
Males $500
Females 81
OF which males 3'3i2 are A"ea''ns,
Married females 6 Unmarried 81
In one day, "Wednesday, 29h inst there arrived IN
San Francisco, by merchant vessels, 65l male and q
female passengers.
PLACE. INTELLIGENCE.
The month Of August has multiplied the number Of
gold washers on the principal streams ii the Sierra
Nevada but the prospects Of the mass crowding on are
but impercepihlv lie ;seniug. The waters are nearly at
the lowest stage, aud quite in proportion 10 the increase
Of iaborers the chances are rendered mnra favorable by
this circumstance. New Washln9s have been discovered
and old ones abandoned.
At Mormon Island a company are engaged IN scientific
mining. They employ quicksilver ia extracting the me
tai from ground previously subjected to The cradle OF pan
process, and with a machine invented ioT the purpose,
average about $500 per day.
Successful Gold DiegiRg-Dr. II. Van Dyke, a
member of the North Fork Dam and Mining Association,
which company has recently completed a lateral cana at
BeaPs Bar, a iltlle above the JlnctnFe OF me -Snf'n fotk
with the IL" Americana has Just returned 'oh t"eif
scene of operations. The work of drainage had been
completed only three days before he lett, and though Tue
company labored under many disadvantages, they had
raised in this short time over Si5,OOo. =.
The Hacer.-We suppose we musi say soinethiog
about the mines. The Pernvians aud Ch''ians nave
been pretty thoroughly routed In every section OF The
Middle and North Forks, and the disposition to eHPel
them seems to be extending ihr pughdui the whole mining
community. Our advices from the Middle and Norm
Forks are very favorable. One party of twenty on tile