The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-21
INTERESTING PROM CALIFORNIA
Six weeks Later News


Six weeks Later News
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puhlish he following very interesting and
lhri!lRg Official leiIer from California. he
inc six weeks later lhan former adrirss.
The Cnloa says: :. We understand ihAl
isller : received from an officer IN Gem
mo.lofe Jones's squadron. a Die 9Th ia
nuary. The Ohio vas shsn n Mazallan.
Reports had heen received uf The arrival
a San Diego Of ille Dragons and roih-
p4ny Of artillery. under Colonel Washing
lan. who hal gone across from csmsrgo.
and passed ,l.rough Monterey. saislliO,
PaITss. &c"
san Fancisee. csliforhis. Dec. IS. ISIS.
SIS Dear Sir :-camm0dnTe Iones has
hui this moment Informed me thai The
Ohio win sail to-day Cor Mszalsn, and !
take The opportunity for forwarding few
public letters. I also enclose two or
ihree private letters, This being ihe only
means &c getting them 10 The States. VIII
You please 10 have Them sent 10 fle post
Office al Washington
Since last wrole 70 You. the aiIshs Of
this country have been constantly getting
worse. We have no government here.
either civil or military, and the country IS
f.ill OF lawless men who are committing
The most shocking onIrsges. Murders
! and robberies are 81 daily, and. J might
say. &c hourly Occurrence. MOI an arrival
occurs from the norlh, south, or The inie-
Tor. bnl notifies The community ofnew acts
Of rillanys which 60 unpublished.
j Within six weeks more Than twenty
murders have occurred in white Popu-
Ia.ion Of less than $4,000 souls. The pro-
pie are now acting in sclfdefenee; and
four or FIVE DAYS since. three men were
hung by lynch law, sixty miles from Ibis
plaee. II is Of the last importance thai the
distressing condition Of California should
be impressed upon those al Wa>hingica
who have the power TO apply remedy.
The people are Incorporating TO Organize
provisional government,
but should Congress give rs territorial
organization al the present session il will
supersrde the popular local organization
now taking place, but which cannu, go into
elect before The ensuing SIMMER. The U.
States revenue laws are now in force here.
and will yield an income of say. $3.50,
900 Tie ensuing year. and perhaps more.
and four iiilhs Of this amount will be col
lecied al this port. Much dissatisfaction
exists at the payment uf such tax on The
part Of The inhabitants, without either a
government or a representation. The feel.
ing is gaining ground from day 10 day.
wrote you very long
somi-oflicial letter some time since. Sep.
iember 49, going At length into The his
tory OF The gold mines. ! trust that son
have received that communication, as il
accompanied other official papers. all Of
which. am informed. were correctly sent
from Mazallan To Vera Cruz about six
weeks since. have only time now TO
inform you Thai everything stated in that
letter has been more than realized Up 10
this date. The gold mines continue 10
lie a. rich as before, although the rainy
weather has caused many 10 suspend their
work. There can be no ,loub, but at least
s4.OOO.OOO Of gold, al sic per ounce roy,
has been taken from the mines. The
most accurate estimates am able to make
show that sl.50O,OnO have been sest
from The country, and 1000, 900 Of il has
gone from this port. tine vessel took
100000. Two thirds Of all that has
been exported has gone 10 foreign coun.
tries. aud, consequently. TO foreign minis.
am, dear sir, in great haste. yours
truly. j. l.. FOLSOM.
General Jesup, Washington, ID. G.