The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-01

was not In order
The CHAIRMAN ovsrrued the point
The question taken, and tho amendment to
establish professorthip Of mining was rejsctsd.
The West Point bill was laid aside and the bills TO
hs payment of naval pensions, were taken mp and
Tut upon their passsge, and the House adjourned
Accounts from tho Pacific.
Extract from a letter received In this city. dated
CalaO, Dec. l3:--"The advices from California
still continue to occupy the general atent ion.
There have some expeditions already left Caao,
and Others are preparing sundry parties are pre-;
quarters, tor shipment to California, and pur-
chasing Herewith the gold dust. We expect the
steamer from New York In all this month, and
probably to leave IN the beginning of January,
will take $4,000 to the California coast, and
other amounts are shipping by sailing vessels.
All articles suited for California have much risen
IN price"
Extract from letter received in this city, dated
Valparaiso, Nov. 3d." The excitement respect
Ing California still continues. Several expedi-
lions have gone since we last wrote, and num-
Der are fitting out They take many passengers
young men, artisans, mechanics, and common
IN that land OF promise. The LamSayecano i has
arrived thence with $40 0c0 In gold, having landed
$lOO0OG at Payts, Tor shipment to the United
States, via Panama"
IIo! for California.
MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK.
Annexed 10 list OF passengers IN the ship Or
pheus. Captain Freeman, which sailed on Tues
day, tor San Francisco -
W. Pickett and family; J. T. Metoalt Neil Campo.
Austen; Q. Dickinson, Bsnito de Csgisas, Zachary
Adesdorfer Zachary Adlesdorfsr, H. o. Ryerson. no
Eo"i.r Nsss, .. Horton. Lsvs:qus F. Guei,
Hall, P. Tice, 4. g. Msrrstt f. g. Burger j. A Ray.
mold, e; Harvey; Joseph Loss.i, o. G Dssrow \.
Sumner, w II. Duryea, r. g. Van Duleu F.. o. Graves
Prescott, Z, Hull, James Walsh Noyes Baldwin,
Hannum, w. S. Kelly. w. B. Mafst, W. II. Crowen,
D Howard George Clark, w. Dick George Samp.
son. P.sPeir, G. Spur, J. Spur. James Ksathy
Blake.lee, Edwin Balus, George w. Brown, Gsorgs
Msachar, ) Smith James Dennis, J. vsndyne, f.
n ns1g.f Mo1s. surmsn JOIN M 1as
F. O'N.il,. Shsdrach Davis, j. Mason, J. Taylor
A A. hitohSocs, murphy r l. hampton G. H.
! s. French J Jacobs w: B. Francis, s Cole, :. P.
Bogardus, LUX, d: Davis, Ferguson, P. w. Dill
Wheeler. c. Girvin A. Fowler, George Richard m.
Russell. Selden H Allen, Augustus Dodge, Levi Hand.
w BarDum, B. P. Avery, J. Lsshmsn s @ Bennett, P.
fu Gs,!:r H,y w. tSssss:
Mupson Church, NJ. Garvey, J. Clsughby, T. Ferris
s. Baldwin. J. Parker, W. vandsv.tsr, N. Zoble, W.
Yer Vanderbilt, J Kershaw, c. Brown, j. Welsh. W.
vapdervater Henry Daley. d Crawford, J. Polhemus,
Bislsy' -, :. Wiin.sy' ". Cannon, J. Miles, J; Mum
Icy, C. M. Miller, w. Payne L. MoEwen, T. Douglass,
I, B. Taylor. w H. Shafer, E. B. Ellsworth, A. Bor.
welt, "A. g. Tucker, H. A. Kidder, A. B. Decker, s.
Vaudeville A. Van Tyne, c. Pollard J. H. Ryerten
C. L. Peregoy, g. M. Gaskins, +. Adlesdorfer, Pal
%yr., Fersuson, E. @. Kiddsr w. E Collier, J. E.
The following Is the list of passengers sailed in
the brig Winthrop, Capt. Laincke, for Chsgres :
Galushs, A. Van Camp Geo Bonny, Jos. q. Tresdway
P. j. Stansgt, A. McFardsn, David McFardsn, John
Bysrs, John Nichols M l. Mercer. VIM Mentz, Jacob
Denni.top, David Poyrtt, James Clark, VIM. II. jsn-
kins Henry Roberts, 3. H.nshwoat, J; J: Galushs:
IN the Dark Mara which
fornia, by way Of Vera Cruz, there was company
young men, called the Island City Mining Asso-
clalion: Their plans being good, we give
short abridgement OF them. LIST. They JON into
JOINT stock company, tor mutual protection and
benefits; they carry out about four hundred dollars
worth Of implements for the purpose of mining,
smelling and refining the precious ore they nave
bound themselves by constitution and bylaws
into regular brotherhood; and we have no hest
tatlon in saying, from the responsibility and good
habits OF the young men, that they will do well
as any company. that has gone to that country
We give list OF their names below
Joteph Millward Oscar v. v. Dayton. ssnard r.
Hodghins, James Van Yorks,sJ James M. Plat, Edwin
NJ Ri.'t Henry Passage Lewis A. Mulford, Charles P.
William Corbeser, Henry w. Taylor, Lewis Negbower,
William Jsnhin,, Preston, William Bates, Britain
In the list OF passengers in the ship South Caro-
lima, for San Francisco, which sailed on the 24th
January, the name OF William Van Wyck was
omitted.
The Isthmus Route.
EDITOR NEW YORK HERALD-Any one reading the
daily journals must be greatly puzzled BY the conflict
Yg accounts Of the Panama route to California For
the information of oil such - doubtinsly in.
curing Shall go round the Horn shall cross the
lsthmus? ~ the writer of this, having within month
twice crossed the Isthmus and having interest in
briefly state his Impression. The many letter writer's
give their various statements fresh from their
s .Sd their Ssr SsS.a:.
the writer's differently constituted. One foresees
dculty and fatigue prepares himself for IT, meets IL
coni cious ability to meet new obstacles. Another,
full OF high hopes for tho future, good humordly
over . root or . stone, or his founder In . mud.
hole, and enjoys the romance Of his novel journey,
laughing Ct the msny psrpsxins incidents through
the golden rumors hastily leaves home when his MAJ
don't know 1t, rejoices in the Crescent City for ten
in . mud town Of hundred cabins, whose people Arc
black, and talk Spanish whines because he vets his
trou' ers in canoe; Ia horrned his horse steppn
into mud puddle and finally being safely landed at
Panama, curses his stars and writes back an excited
letter, invoking public indignation upon any unlacky
sbip who yields his vessel to any other bra
Of the same adventurous family. At least thousand
New York merchants and clerks every year In their
country vi,tatioDs meet more dangers and obstacles
course diHere mt In character
There Is more mud, and deeper, In crossing thirty
miles Of wef tern prsirie than between Gorgona aud
Panama There are pasfes narrow, that 1.-TWO mules
cam OF pass each other" but but ass would
enter such pass without first halloong to know any
one else IS there. 1t Is certain that many have gone
through In safey they found the apparent dangers Of
the journey increased BY their novelty and though it
was fatjguDg, 1t had an end.
No man who cannot cheeIfully meet any obstacle or
danger met with on the sthmus, Is at to 20 to Ca
Hornia, or any other country, whether California
or Wisconsin. Let such man by all means stay 1t
home.
word IS to the natives. They simple, ignorant,
and, Of courfe sometimes stupid but perfectly faithful
delivering, as directed, every article entrusted to
them; they are timid TO man may safely
travel alone and unarmed; would not fear to sleep
smopg them with any sum Of money about me. slons
and upgusrded They love to drive gooi bargain a.
well any of us and in doing full truthful
In crossing the Isthmus, the only unavoidable difficult
ties fatigue and others are the In yaria
bic ult Of eareessn.ss and The rules
are simpletake it easy, be moderate and
ful in( eating avid exposure ito sun and To nisht
dam ps 10 d don't drink bra ndv w ID