The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-11-17
From Tie Pieayune.
LATE FROM CALIFoRNIA

ny t"e aiIlVal mere yesterday OF the steam
ship Falcon, Lieut.. NJ. Hartsteio, U. s. Navy,
commander, from Chagres the SOth ult. we
have received the San francisco Alta Califor-
MIA to the goth September, inclusive.
The Falcon arrived at Chagres from Havana
on the Both ult., and left tile same night for
this port She brings three passengers and
$1,000 in gold dust, consigned to the house
Of Maunuel White & Co.
There are 1900 persons on the Isthmus, all
bound for San francisco.
The steamship Oregon arrived at Panama on
the Esd ult. from San Francisco, and was to
leave again for the latter port on the 7th inst.
She brought from California 300 passengers
and 100000 in gold dust.
The Hon. +. Butler King, we learn, was to
leave San Francisco for the States in the
steamer appointed to sail on the Let inst.
The convention at Monterey for forming a
State Constitution, was in regular session at
that place. subjoined we give a list Of the
officers elected:
Robert Semple, President; VIM. G. Marcy,
Secretary; Caleb Lyons, LIST assistant Secreta-
ry1J. .. Field, Cd do. do; w. E. P. Hartnell,
Translator; Henrique ~Henriqucz, assistant do;
'. s, Houston, Sergeant-at-Arms Cornelius
Sullivan, Door-keeper.
The vote for President Of The Convention
was as follows
Robert semplo 90; VIM. M. Gwin, 8; Scat
tering, a; total, 80.
The convention at Monterey was rapidly
progressing in the task of framing a c%onstitu-
ton. The following is the latest intelligence
from that body, taken from the Alta California
Of the 20th September:
The Declaration of Rights was adopted by
the convention, in Committee. Of the Whole,
on the llth inst which, amounting to about
one-eiglflR Of the constitution, induces belief
that the end Of the present month will find the
convention prepared to adjourn. The slavery
question was unanimously settled on the 10th
inst. Tie only matter which bids fair to de-
tain the convention is the apportioning Of
representatives to the different districts. With
The desire for compromise manifested, howev-
er, we ~foresee no real difficulty in Ocquitting
itself Of the task.
The influx Of population into the golden
region is going on at an accelerated pace. The
lta California says:
About 10000 persons, mostly young men,
compose the overland emigration this year.
a portion Of this body is already in the coun
Try, and parties are nearly every day arriving.
lion. T. B. King was on the 9th September
slowly recovering. lie was in a few days to
repair to The lovely and quiet valley of sono-
ma, in order moro fully to recover his health.
AT the Natoma mines, (American river,1
machin 5 employing quicksilver are very sue
ccssful in extracting gold. The average rich
ness of a bushel of earth, previously worked,
is about 8 ounces, troy.
The l.. o. O.. F. were about to establish a
lodge in San Francisco.
Joseph Daniel was tried at San Francisco in
the early part Of September, for the murder of
Peter Petit, by shooting him through the head.
His object was plumber. A verdict of guilty
was rendered.
A letter from Monterey, dated September 3,
say5i
There is a rnmor going the rounds here rela-
tive to the discovery ofgold at OF in the vicin-
ity Of the Mission Of San Antonio. This Mis-
sion is about sixty miles from Monterey; on the
eastern slope of that spur Of the coast range
which forms the western boundary OF The beau
tilul valley through which flows the Silenas
river.
The writer, however, does not think that
i is in such abundance there as will render it's
search profitable.
The A mericun ship Flavius Capt Cook, 1865
days from New York, eighty-seven passengers,
arrived at San Francisco on the goth Ssptem-
Der. The crew were in a state of mutiny and
were transferred to the q. s, ship Savannah,
CoTToN WEIGHING The Charleston tSouth