The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-08
The News from CxitrornIs-importantC Com
nercisI Treaty with the Sandwich Is


lands.
With the arrival of the steamship Crescent City,
yesterday, we have one months later intelligence
from California, 10 the details of which we devote
large portion of our columns to-day They will
be found important and interesting
The steamer brings over a million OF dollars in
gold dust and specie, exceeding any shipment yet
from the Pacific to this port Gold continues album
dani in the mines, and the health of the diggers is
good. Ships and emigrants continue to pour in
by hundreds and by thousands, from all quarters,
there being on the LIST of November one hundred
British vessels IN the port OF San Francisco.
Among the passengers by the Crescent City, are
Mr. Judd, Minister 10 the King of the Sandwich
Islands, and the twosons Of the King. They come
TO visit government, and the governments Of
England and France, In reference to the recent
outrages committed at Honolulu by French Ad
mlral, a seizure Of the forts and couple of the
ships Of the island. Another of the passengers is
Mr.. Edward Conner, the bearer of a treaty lately
concluded between the government of the Sand
wich Islands and Mr. Gomez, our new commits
soner. The treaty, we understand, is very libe-
raj one, and embraces a provision tor the estab-
hshment Of line of American mail steamers from
California TO China, to stop at the Sandwich Islands.
AIR. Conner left last evening for Washington, with
his dispatches.
Another important piece Of Information is the re-
signaton by Mr.. T. Butler King, OF Georgia, Of his
sat in Congress from that State, which h appears
to have relinqushed for the prospect Of being re-
turned Senator from California. lie and Lieut..
Col. Fremont were the two most prominent candi-
dates in the field for the U. ). Senate. The re-
signation of Mr.. King OF course, cuts oil all cacu
lauons OF his return to the House, and leaves a va
cancy to be filled by the Governor Of Georgia (de-
mocraD, or by special election.
The State constitution is adopted, and by some
Of the bearers Of dispatches from the new
State, will probably be delivered the President
TO day, TO be by him laid before Congress. The
IIoylso is in the document, a. large as Life TINS
constitution will be found among our news.
The overland emgunts were slowly arriving,
having suffered dreadiully in the Great Basin.
The details of the news will be found to be full
Of interest and variety. Politics, gold digging,
speculation, frolcking and gambling, were carry
.ng every hing bsiore themL Taking It altogether,
hey are having perfect carnival 10 California
The amount Of gold dust which has arrived ia the
United States, up to this date, il about sir millions
Of doiiqrs the additional amount which is supposed
to have gone to Europe estimated at tea or treue
millions. The yield Of the present year has been
estimated (Hty Dril,ons but great part of ibis
amount has not left California, but remains there
as a circulating medium, on which is founded all
The transactions and spoculotions nov going on in
California, at their inflated prices. The credits
Growing out Of these transactions may be estlml-
ted OF one hundred millions; and money, that Is,
gold duet m bags, f,tch,s 10 per cent month IN
ieTest among the spectators. which Is the whole
population, exceI, Indians and negroes. The rise,
progress and position Of that remarkable territory
!. miracle in commercial history, and its future
- mystery yeti be uniolded The next accounts
Will even be more interesting than the present or
the Pact.