The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-02

IMPORTANT MISUNDERSTANDING Hon. Joseph b. Wells
late lieutenant of Illinois, has been appointed by
Governor French canal trustee behalf of the hae of H.
nos, in place Of C1 Charles Oakley deceased
synopsls OF News by tho Steamer Ccnaia.
ENGLAND
The California fever seems to have seized upon the
subjects Of her Majesty readily upon their descend
ants this side Of the Atan,ic and although of the
London press contain very philosophical dispositions
10 The evils of gold and gold mines, they but poorly
ceal the chagn and modification which is felt that such
country California has fallen into The hands of
republic The evils of mining the suffering, privation
and distress Of trip to California, eoquenty por.
rayed yet the gold fever is not alayed by such ncana
tons 1t is too hard to be affected by these jealous
notes. for Pny says inter flames durissma
est" The English people looking anxously TO the
shores of the Sacramento and when the recent
from that region have had sufficient time to operate in
Manchester Liverpool and London, we may expect as
great sensation was caused among the money
loving Yankees" as our happy people are styled
Already several ships are announced IN London Liver
pool and Glasgow, almost ready TO sail with passengers
State. Mining companies are in progress Of formation
with large capitals Tor the purpose OF carrying on extensive
are directing their energies SO annhate time and space
reach San Francisco in time TO share In the general
ho ID of the for gold Every particle Of infor
nation which had reached England respecting California
was QcVOureu WIN tue Richtost aV'ui'y'
The London Times is still specific. On the 18th
of January it says:
glance at The Times advertisements will show thai
the public appetite for California is likely 10 be promptly
met The burden OF the various vessels announced as
ready for immediate departure, amounts, in todays
sson about 1000 TONS distributed n ships ranging
49, 70 @ on s s @ 81 s ana
sengers ChaQres of shor and peos SAINT passage
r.. Iss IN ssaG to- su 10
classes Thu. far, however, we have only the arrangement
vided for those who wish to share the advantages Of liz
new region without its dangers are still more ample la
OF capital for carrying the trade in shares of E5 each
that would the first effect OF the affair would b.
Abou, million and qnarer sterling is already wanted
the promoters stpuine Tor the power OF doubling the
Tiers is California Gold Coast Trading Association"
California Gold Mining Seaming and Washing Com
iornia Gold and Trading Company" and a 'califonis
Gold Mining &c, Trading Company" The last of thes'
alone will require $500 900 for its obccs but as half The
shares are SO be reserved for the Uned States of Atr
ca" the drain upon resources will be esened 10 thai
trading on the coast sending out Mt the same time
collecting and exploiting parties whenever the pospec
m ay be tempting. Others intend at TO get gran
from the legislature Washington Of such lands as they
may deem necessary" while others intend to trust Il
companed by adequate number OF men "accus,omed
to the extraction OF gold in all It's forms" -,
Along with these Advertisements some OF modified
nature, parties who may neither wish to 20 out with
batch ofemgrants nor TO ay at home and wait the re
man" seeks others TO share expenses with him
another wshes for companion who wonld advance 200
bali leave his wife, and the other half for outfit
third tells where ANY respectable individuals with SINAI
capital may find persons willing to JOIN n 1s Tue. o
wanted to complete party and hiih that "a sea
as 10 IS .a on 20 &C. @"y
found these appeals it Is impossible to co"jec
hs ay mi.
remind, that the active parties the present
ca calculating too largely upon the ceduiV o
their countrymen
The London Globe. in remarks the gold mines
of California and their wonderful producveness, con-
tans the following statements. which we commend to
The advocates of the Chinese policy of prohibitions
restrictions:
Now this cause may be expected to come directly
into operation in the present instance, than it did in tha
Of Spanish and Portuguese mines in the l6h and fol-
10 wing centuries. OF the of those mines
remarked that everybody but thems enriched
by their proceeds With all thek dog in the manger de
termination keep their gold TO mem selves, it fl owed GU
from them in every direction leaving more with them
than, in the nature OF things could remain in the hands
nations whose productive industry and commerGnl c'fcp
ards and Portuguese therefore, however greatly agan
metals for more commercial nations aud the proportion
between the supply OF those metals and that OF all ohe
Than it is likely to be- now that the new supplies GOLD
come first into the hands OF people who axe themselves
| If indeed tho Americans should adopt the old Spanish
policy OF grssping than they can hodif they shonld
s ic,ions on Imports OF by resorns to any other OF those
an,quated devices which ruined Spain and Portuga-,c
maintain a her level OF prices, and larger circulation
OF money amongst themselves than the free of
would give them then may with the greatest
ainy pacd that the effect Of this discovered
will be, first OF ALL derange eir industrial
SYSTEM and secondly to propagate or less disturbance
in The commercial OF the world The last colorado
peext Of American opponents OF freetradc is from be
Meath their feet by this unookedo accession OF the sole
species Of wealth these gentlemen count for anything ane
unlimited freedom of commerce is tho sole safety valve
which prevent that accession from becoming dsPo
portionac and disturbing element their internal econ
omy. 'r.H
Lori Auckland, chief lord Of the admiralty, is dead
Several persons have been suggested to fill the vacancy
Among them are Lord Hatheron and Sir Francis Barring
NJ p for Portsmouth, formerly Chancellor of the Ex
chequer.
The steamship Omitted States" left Cowes at noon OF
the 9th January. She had 5, passengers and fregh
valued at 100000 francs.
CHo,xsA Tine hopes which rally enterta"c'
that IT, cholera had reached destructive limits u
the British dominons have been tasif.d during the las
fortnight The mortality in the London district has aga
reached about its previous range Of weeks
the provinces the mortality is still comparatively insignia