The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-17
Correspondence Of the Gresrent.

Foreigners in CalJornia-.Nep City Charter-Proceed
-G'opernment. Jepels fonnd-Captaim Seaward dead"
George Sweet convicted.
New York. April 6. 1s4s.
Eds are to be the consequences of Gen
Smiths proclamation respecting trepassers on the gold
lands. question attractive of much interest Foreign
ers will emigate and when they reach the gold region
they will dig and wash the sands unless by supe
rior force Laws would not prevent them and procIama
tons most assuredly will not The probability is that Gov
ernor Smith will not attempt to enforce his prohibition al
present. but intends his proclamation aoarning and AZ
justification for coercve when he may be placed
possession of coercive For long time yet for
egners" will Outnumber the yankees at the dggngs and
the true policy of the Governor forbearance Emigrants
from the United States the mines better armed than
those from other of the world but arms will soon be
at San Francisco in great plenty and in the hands of the
foreigners If the Governor should declare them contra
band they would STILL in all probability reach the shore in
sufficient quantities 10 supply all demands for resistance
am confirmed IN the opinion that charter will
pass the ordeal Tuesday next by immense majority
have not newspaper that opposes it, and believe there
not one in the city that will do sorry the
Herald take ground in favor think the friends of the
movement are too strong to allow to work any
considerable injury in the premes. small spirit of oppo
ston to the law exhibited the Board of Assi,taus
ast nlght but from such source opposition have but
little effect That Board now laborng under charge of
corrupt legislation, and apprebend that its recommended
tons will weigh but lightly in this community until its
skirts are cleared of the accusation.
Inc Dill limiting compensation for death railroads
ed by neglect etc $00 passed the State Senate yeste
day bill was also passed dividing the profits arising from
the sale OF certain Indian lands with the Indians from
whom the lands purchased This is voluntary mea
sure which rebounds to the credit of State and forms
example that should be followed in other places Only
four Senators out of ~ present voted against the BILL
$4,000 appropriated TO the benefit Of Hospital in
Buffalo, under the charge of the Sisters of Charity The
bill making the manufacture. sale of Sung Shot
penal offence, was passed
In The Assembly, the bill allowing the Harlem Railroad
COMPANY to build iron bridge the Harlem river; and
the bill authorizing United States Stocks to be pledged as
banking OASIS the same the Stocks of this State
passed. The compromise Quarantine bill referred to
committee TO be reported complete The bill Ito improve
the breed of horses lost the Assembly The Panama
Railroad bill sent to the Governor to be signed
From Canada continue receive accounts of exce
ment, which said to be awful in some parts The mil;
tary force is to be increased.
had the honor this morning to attend the farewell evee
OF General Thumb-General Tom Thumb who has started
President of the Connecticut Agricultural Society
am happy say that the General in excellent health and
spirits and has suffered increase of flesh for the past
year so.
The long lost Government Jewels are found-Jim Webb
peached and his friends have disgoged The scabbad and
snufbox however. reduced to their original element
and will delight the ght-seen of the National In
Sttue The affair tells well in favor of Wilkes the editor
OF the Police Gazette who has long asserted that of the
Jones was concerned with the robbers of the Patent office
The newspapers tell the whole story. and more.
va capt Seward the Oldest pilot of this port died yes
terday in Brooklyn. He was about s. years old
George Sweet, the circus rider whose real name is Cannon
was yesterday tried and convicted on charge of robb;no
man named Armstrong, about ten months ago He was
10 confinement in the States prison at hard labor
for ten Gannons family said 10 be very respectable
Respectfully, yours, INDICATOR