The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-19

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FUAXHER PARTICULAR
OF THE
Highly Important Intelligence
FROM CALIFORNIA,
BRoUGHr By THE
STEAMSHIP CRESCENT CITY
NEW EANS.
Astonishing Accounts from the Gold Region,
&c. &c. So
d f w OR l. Il A MS.

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BALTIMORE, Juno Is, 184o.
| The steamship Crescent City, Capt Stoddard, which
| arrived at New Orleans the 18th instant brings
three mails consisting Of fifteen bags dated far back
| as March last from California.
| Capt Forbes, of tho steamer California arrived In
the Crescent City He has made the passage Cali
| tornia in fifty nve days.
The Unicorn Is to be added to the line of Pacific
steamers 80 that steamer will leave Panama and San
| Fran cisco every fifteen days.
The steamship Panama arrived at Panama, from Now
York, on the 9th of May having made tho voyage in
| fifty days, hours. running time.
| An accident which happened to tho Panama threw
upon the California all the passengers who had pur
chased tickets for both vessels.
The steamer Oregon CsPt Pearson, arrived at Pana-
ma tho 7th of May, from San Francisco; and On
The 23d of May she sailed again for San Francisco,
full of passengers.
The steamer California was to leave Panama on the
! 18th Of June.
Among the vessels which had sailed for San Fran
CISCO was an old ship called the Humboldt; she had
gone round Cape Horn originally, coal vessel and
| lay at Panama FIVE months, without employment. At
last speculative individual purchased her for 500 0OO
fitted her up for passengers Of whom she took $780,
at 5000 each. The lucky original owner arrived at
New Orleans in the Crescent City with 100000 in his
pocket
The British mail steamer Tay sailed from Chagres
on the 10th of May taking eighteen passengers with
800 600 In gold dust These persons all their
way to the United States, via Kingston and Havana
bavr got tired of staying at Chagres When the Tay
left there only American vessel in port-the
| schooner Iona of New Orleans. There in port
three small coasting vessels from Carthagena.
The Crescent City brings one hundred and twenty
six passengers She also brings most substantial evi
oft of fha
nearly million of dollars worth of gold dust five
hundred thousand dollars Of it freight the remain
der belonging to the passengers
Captain Forbes states that the marvellous stories
spectDg the abundance of gold not at all exagge
rated but, the consrary fall far short Of the reality
The limits of the region in which the precious metal
abounds and more extended every day by new
discoveries reaching tar down the coast Santa
Barbara the line of Lower California Pieces Of
gold, Weighing eighty ounces, are not unfrequently
seen in San Francisco; while specimens Weighing from
two to four ounces, are quite common So strong Is
the attraction towards the mines that there fifty
vessels of different nations, lying ct San Francisco
having been deserted by their Although 500
| per month offered for seamen none could be
gagged, even at that high rate.
Captain Forbes represents the Pacific as most de-
lightful the weather being always free from
storms and the water calm and smooth a mirror.
| SIgnt logs navigation, tn6y
are seldom Of long duration
The United States sloop of Warren arrived on
the Goth April and within twenty hours fifteen
men deserted and took their way to the mines was
almost impossible to retain board the govern
ment ships
The California, through the untiring exertions Of
Capt Forbes succeeded in leaving San Francisco on
the LIST Of May. From the Goth Of March up to the
day Of sailing, Capt. F. constantly engaged in
deavoring to procure . In order to obtain men,
he was obliged to pay whatever wages demanded
This the company has decided to pursue in all
cases where it is found necessary it is determined
to keep the steamer running
| The city of San Francisco is crowded with emil
| grants, such vast numbers of whom continually
pouring into the place, that accommodations Of every
kind are scarcely to be obtained The meancst hut
she'd which would be considered uninhabitable in the
States commands rates. Good provisions it
equally difficult to obtain The coarsest kind of food
is necessarily used No person remains longer in San
Francisco than he 10 obliged to- but oil who lucky
enough to procure transportation Immediately depart
for the mining districts, where, their ARRIVAL they
nd no difficulty in acquiring almost any amount of the
precious metal From three to four Of gold
considered the result of but common days work. II
less than that was obtained the digger would to
q richer spot Much more 10 occasionally gained in q
few hours the possessors Of Jumps may attest
There was great deal Of conversation In California
respecting the formation Of provisional government,
but at the dates nothing Of consequence had
done Tho people were anxiously awaiting news Of
the action Congress in reference to the territorial
government, not having heard Of the failure Of that
body to accomplish anything in furtherancs Of the
much desired object. It was however, generally I'M
in tho event Of Congress falling to create
proper local government for them, State govern
ment would DO established the return Of the miners
in the fall.
1t stated by Captain Forbes that travelling
the Isthmus is new comparatively easy. The road
from Cruises to Panama is the usually chosen
Among tho passengers in tho Crescent City, is COL
Hughes, typographical engineer, and party. The Col
has been successful beyond all expectation in his
vey Of road for . route to Panama. He states that
the greatest grade only twenty feet per me and
that on the Pacific side the work would i'm
medistely
| COL Hughes states that there California emf
grants on the Isthmus and the health Of
was good.
Col H. also states that besides the gold brought in
the Crescent City, two millions had crossed the
Isthmus during the month of May, portion only Of
which was from California tho residue being from
South America
Col. Hughes and his party are all well.
MIR. James Sinclair, Of Brooklyn, died Of cholera
board the Crescent City, at New Orleans His family,
consisting Of wife, daughter motherinlaw, and ser
wants. were with him board Of the vessel. His
daughter was also at the point Of death. Mr. Sinclair
had eighty thousand dollars In gold dust During his
illness he retained his senses, and made his will.
Mr. M. r. Denny died at Cnrthasena, on board Of the
Crescent City, on the o,s inst He was supposed to
have belonged to New Orleans.
The following is list Of vessels that had arrived al
San Francisco from New York, between the LIST Of April
and the LIST Of May:-Ships Nesmth, Svie de Grasso,
Iowa. and Fanny Forester; barks Hortensia and Whit
| ton; briggs Mary Jane and Sacramento.
| PASSENGERS BY THE CRESCENT CITY.
The following list Of passengers by the Crescent
City, from Chagres to New Orleans--
| Colonel Mason, u s. A., VIM. Hinder,