The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-25

fFiom the Washington Rrpablic. July All
bstters from California to the 2st Of Nay have
been received in this city from u distinguished oissr
Of the army stationed on the Pacific
They represent that the Of goods bsyoud the
demand IL great that labor is still and high
and that 1000 persons who came from Sonora
working the mines on the San joachim river.
A rumor had reached California that Congress had
established territorial government. In an amendment
70 the Civil and Diplomatic Bill Great embarrass-
terry IL 1t should turn out that the false
and Congress had failed to legsste the subject
From the Boston Journal July 23.l
Letters TO the 10th Of May have been received in
this city giving glowing accounts of the quantity Of
gold st found by the miners 1t is said that party
81 ten gathered sixty dollars within six
days The markets were well supplied with produce
81 nearly all descriptions by reference to our marine
Net IL win be that the ship Sea Eagle from Phs-
dsphia had arrived being the first Of the California
feet which sailed from the Atlantic States.
From the Boston Transcript, July %
letter from San Francisco, of May 18th. resolved
In this city says: There in port upwards Of
vepty square rugged vessels aud large number of
email craft The ships Grey Eagle, Capt. Powers, from
Philade phia via Valparaiso, the Hantress, Norton,
from New York via do; and the brig j. c Fremont,
from Baltimore, arrived previous to May 10 These
the first arrivals from the nited States with the
gold. seeking emgrants The Hortensa sailed May 10
for Nszatlan."
From the Boston Traveller, July 231
We indebted to firm ia this city for the follow
ing OF letters from San Francisco California,
TO the 10th OF May They are written BY resident
partner there, and the statements may be depended
This market overstocked with very many descrip-
ton Of goods and dozen vessels may be expected
storage and laudng enormous say for barrel SO
to 81 per monthother packages in proportions, 50 to
So per ton for landing goods
irving daily. Some 100 expected. When August
shall have arrived, doubt not many articles Of mer
ehandxe may be purchased at from 80 to so cent
discount on the invoices.
Building materials. principally house frames COM
plete boats OF good KIND, say four Dared ana whale
lions, with their harness complete, think will do
well
Provisions and clothing are abundant and cheap.
Lumber is worth Si0o per and scarce
People in San Francisco madly gambling In lands.
New towns laid out in different spots around the
bay and building spots in the wilderness their sites
are selling at from 81 500 to So OOO each
Is a Oh @ anu T,sen tho o. %
about the town, innumcrable, are equally crowded.
Rooms 20 feet square let for 5000 $50 per annum
skange hands at $50 900. This is sober truth, but
sounds like truth intoxicated
Gold dust Is not yet dug out freely, owing to the
swollen state of the streams; but doubt is enter
tanned that much will be obtained than last year
the number of laborers exceed this season, those
Of the previous. At the mines, yet. matters are
pretty quiet but fears entertained that ere long
there will be between our countrymen and
the Mexicanssome six thousand Of the latter lately
arrived in the country having evinced most turbu
lent disposition any important outbreak place.
they will be shot down to man. Yankee rifles and
News has just arrived that six men, in twenty days
near Feather River procured 500 o0o In gold dust This
report believe may be depended on,
The Grey Eagle, from Philadelphia; ]. c. Fremont,
from Baltimore; Huntress from Valparaiso, aud an
other ship have just arrived; and thus they pour in
almost daily. There are upwards Of seventy square
rugged vessels in port and great number Of small craft
The Hortensa, which takes this to Mazatlan has her
topsails set. So adieu for the present !"
fThe Grey Eagle sailed from Philadelphia the 18th
Of January five days after the Edward Everett from
Boston She therefore made the passage round the
Horn in the short time OF about four months.
These the fret arrivals from the United States
with the gold seeking emgrants