The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-22
Armr and Na1y Matters, oto.

The H. 8 store shin Fanny Forester landed at this
place on the GOTH where met many Offmy old Mexico
nsnds and where have been made perfectly comfortable.
after my long journey by land Here stationed two
companies of the Cd Infantry much reduced by deseTon-
Mai r. Allen Chief of the Quartermssters Department.
California; Capt. G. Andrews Chief of the COmmissafy
Department for Cafomia and 0rsgon About ons-half of
Capt Lovss company, "a Infantry resting here, deserted
last night taking with them number of the Quaermas
ters mules
Benoia situated on the Straits of Karqpines between
the Bays of San Pablo and Susson the latter Of which
oeTea the waters OF the Sacramento and San JO0qun Y
er and Of consequence all trade the gold region passes
here Il is laid off in the expectation of being large city
and doubt in time viii be place Of Importance unless
MaTinez, small place the opposite side gfOws fast
enough to 0yershadOw it which, judging of the two posi-.
tons think it will do the latter is situated in beautiful
valley, with plenty Of wood and water whilst the former
is Hillside with neither of the grand requisites above
mentioned within many miles. In Benca there are some
twenty-five or-thy house, but they are very much scat
tered whilst in Martinez not more than onethird that uum
Der be counted Between the two places all the vessels
bound toand from the gold region pass andI cannot but
think that if there wersenough supplying establishments
one of these Places many downward bound vessel would
stop short Of San Francisco.
Lsaw Mai Allen this morning wash basin full Of mud
taken up from the waters edge low tide from which he
obtained several particles of gold 1t seems to be every
where, and have doubt that With dredging machine
in susson Bay much could be obtained washed down. as
it is, by the currents Of the Sacramento and San Joaquin
HveTs On this bay have been told that person dug
hole at low water and after the tide had run in and again
Ieceded he washed the filings in and obtained gold to the
value Of eight dollars This he repeated every time the tide
run out and always with success seldom getting less than
the above named sum.
The mania for towns and ctess great in California at
this time and the exceptions few where the owner of
good piece Of land has noaid off into city lots Some of
the places will flourish whilst the gold holds out but Others
will not pay for the survey, In New OK of the Pacific "
whchiOOks well paper am told there has not been
house erected Such is not the with stOckOnsand
Sacramento, for in both these places there is considerable
trade gong on with the people at the Mines From all
can learn the gold holds we'll and is generally Believed
that there will be such thing exhausting the mines
for every years eshet viii leave its deposit on rivers
hanks, and consequently crop of gold The indus.
tuOus diggeB make, on an average twelve fifteen and
twenty dollars pei day, and now and then much larger
amount is obtained. Many, however, are not contented
with the slow though process and about so much
that unless they chance rich deposit they do not pay
expenses. So far all accounts sent to the Atlantic shore
have been confined to ehrOneng the successes of parties
and persons for nothing that have yet seen speaks Of tn,
ilsucceEs which frequently attends those who work from
morn till night, who, after weeks labor return as poo
| as they stated out. CHAPARRAL,
Our correspondent has furnished us with the
following list of the ships and naval officers a
San Francisco, welIas of the troops and officer
at Bsnicia:
SSoHthaWDt Commodore, r. Ap O. Jones; Lieutenant
Ssster III K ssysgp5s P9Tss Il Woo3ey Aotg
Asst Surgeon, s. A. MeCIeery; Passed MidshpmeB Id
OGhItree, NJ. 7. JONES' Midshipman g. o. (caraeg Mas
ters Mate, +. b. Wight; Lieut.. Marines James Wiley
OhD-COmmander O. X. Striking; Lieuienans o. M.
ArmstT0ug, G. /. EmmOns Henry Ed, James McComiek
z. Ap K. Tones, VIM u. BoudmOt; Actg Masters NJ X.
Asst Surgeons, II. J. Bee R. MeCown Puner Forest;
Capt Marines, s. o Hardy; Midshipmen Adams Ken.
non, tcsteT, Miller, Git Cummings, Lodge, Ward Wood
Porter Captains Clerk. @. X Stlblng, IT.
Sc. yadrgs--COmmBnder, ZachaIah Johnston; Iieuen
ants, q w. Plckering j. B. Marchand, /. Stanly j. X
DueIi Aetg Master J. II. MooTe Passed Asst Surgeon
X. Addison; RurseT, Cameron Anderson; Mdshipmen
BFeesR Williams
WGrTea-CommandsT, A. X. Long; Lieutenants, J. T
Greene, l.. Walden; Aot'g Master, j. s. Maury; ASS
surgeon ID. b. Phllipsi Passed Midshpman, J. b. Nc
| Clerk, Charles Hail.
| FLedoRia-Leut Com'dg F. A. Neville; Aet'g Master
A. Read; Passed Midshipmen, l.. II. Lyme e. Renshaw
| ar MonToei Asst Surgeon j. Hamilton, Actg Puser
y1assacApseits-I4e Com'dg, s R. Knox Lieutenant
u Van AIslinei Aotg Master, Isaac n Broeland; Sur
EqitA-isieut. Com'dg R. W. Meade; Master Mate A
j Mofehouse.
The Savannah Vandaia and Falmouth have not arrived
on the station.
BEMcIA-Bvt Lieut. Col Casey, Bvt. Lieut. Mai Yves.
sells Lieut.. Gardiner Asst Surgeon Hewitt2d IN antIy
TWO eompan Is much reduced by dsserton Bvl Mai r.
Allen, hvt MAJ Fitzgerald Capt. LOyes company is
hete reslipg-llent schueman DR.. Hen,hsw; Capt An.
| drews, Sd Artillery, A. Css.
| SoNoMA-Capt Lyme I'd Infantry A. A, @ NJ; Mai
Sen. r IA SMITH Byt. Aeut Col, Hooker, A. A c.; Isl
Lieut. Gibbs A. ID. C., Msj Leonard. Paymaster; Lieut.
DAVIDSON lst Dragons; one company lst dragons Capt
| smth absent