The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-09
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGIA.
LITER FROM CALIFORNIA.

LITTER FROM C.iLIFORNII.
The United States mail steamship Georgia,
Lieut.. D. ID. Porter, U. S. Navy, commanding,
arrived on Saturday afternoon about ii O'CLOCK
from Chagres, by the way OF Havana, Win the
mails from the Pacific.
The Georgia brings three hundred and thirty
passengers. Among them are Senator'S Gwinn,
Foote, and Downs; Hon. Messrs. Morse, LasSere,
and BulIard, OF the House Of Representatives,
and Gen. Herrera and Don Ramon Herrara.
Jonathan G.. Foster, of Beverly, Mass, and
Joseph Guild, Of Sharon, Mass, died on board,
and their bodies were committed 10 the deep.
They were both passengers from California, and
died Of dysentery.
Two hundred and fifty passengers were left at
Havana to go to New Orleans by the Ohio.
The Georgia brings one hundred thousand dol
lars on freight, and it is reported that there are
about million in the hands OF passengers:
We are indebted to the purser of the Georgia
for late California and Panama papers, and va
riety of news items. We are also indebted to the
expresses OF Messrs. Gregory & Co. and Adams
& Co., for similar favors
FROM HAVANA.
The Georgia left Havana on the evening of the
I'd inst, at which time the Ohio had not arrived
The Pacific was there, with fifty passengers FOR
Chagres.
Every thing was quiet on the island, and Anne
ricans were permitted to 90 on shore at Havana,
without difficulty. The American steamers were
also allowed to be moored at the docks.
better feeling was manlfestly prevalent, ana
the Lopez expedition apparently nearly forgotten.
From THE IsTHMUs.-When the Georgia left
Chagres on the 26,h of November, the Empire
City was still there, awaiting the arrival OF the
special train from Panama The Northerner ar
rived at the latter place on the 10Th, with $500, 900
and the Panama on the 2lst, with about ~ ,ooo,
600 so reported. The Panama's manifest showed
Sl,95l 1874 The Empire City had 2oo passeng-
ers engaged.
The Notherner brought to Panama some pas.
sengers from Acapulco, who had been on board
some vessels which were partially wrecked and
put into that port for repairs. Their names are
not given.
The Constitution propeller, from Philadelphia,
via Valparaiso, Nov. 7, and Port Payta, Nov IL,
arrived ut Panama, on the 2lst ofthat month.
The British steamer Peru from Valparaiso, ar
rived at Panama, Nov. 49, with 80 passengers and
s79 900 in silver. Her officers reported that the
four SPECTATORS of Chill were doing large and
immensely profitable business. Shipping was
abundant in the Southern Pacific ports, and there
was no change in freIghts.
In addition to the steamers allowed named, the
Confidence and Ecuador were at Panama.
A number of sailing vessels were daily expect
ed at Panama with passengers, and about lOOo IN
tended to cross over from Realejo to San juan
The British steamer Avon took $50, all she could
accommodate.
The steamships New Orleans and Columbus
left Panama Nov. Is, for San Francisco. The
Caroline, mail steamer was to leave the same
day, but having been beached for repairs at Iaba-
90, could not be got ahoat again until the 18th,
when she left with the mails and seventy passen-
gers.
Two of the passengers Of the Norherner were
robbed of their gold dust at Panama; one OF S3OO0,
the other. MIR. Tuten, of $500.
Gen. Mosquera, eX-presldent OF New Granada,
-, ia Panama
visit to the United States.
1t raned necessarily while the Georgia was at
Chagres, and the roads were uncommonly bad.
Four vessels, two briggs, and two schooners,
names unknown, were ashore on the beach to the
north and west of Chagres Harbor, three being a
total loss The other would be got off.
The Panama Star Of November 22d, says that
Panama at that time was perfectly healthy. No
sickness Of any kind was prevalent, so far as the
editor was Informed.
The officers Of the Georgia report that Chagres
likewise is perfectly healthy.
son of Ben Harden, of Kentucky, disappeared
rather suddenly from Panama, shortly after he
had received there the revocation of his appoint
ment Of Secretary of Legation to Chilli The pa
per above quoted says:
On Friday last, as a party Of gentlemen were as
cending the mountain in the rear OF the city, about
midway up they discovered the remains Of a hu-
human frame left but the bare bones, there is suf
fcient evidence to render almost certain the deduc-
ton that they are those ofthe unfortunate Hardin.
These evidences consist Of letter found in one Of
the pockets dated Havana, Dec. lS49, addressed
to Hon, Ben. Hardin, Bardstown, KY, commence
ing "My dear father" and ending with "your af-
fectonate son, Rowen." Besides this there were
a silk handkerchief two keys, knife and part Of
a silk purse From the appearance Of the ground
there is some suspicion that he was murdered.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Our San Francisco papers are to the lst OF No
vember, two weeks later than our previous advices
We give as full summary Of the intelligence, as
permit.
The Pacific News, in an article prepared for the
steamer, after chroncling the rejoicings at the Gel
ebraion in honor Of the admission OF California
into the Union, says -
Along with the news Of the universal reocings
Of the people, over an event that cannot but pro-
duce the happiest results, will 90 the melancholy
intelligence Of the blowing up Of the steamer Sag
amore. How great the destruction OF life has been
it is yet impossible to determine, but probably not
less than fifty, and possibly more than this num-
Der. We give the names oftte killed and wounded
as far enabled to procure them but there are no
doubt many whose bodies have been torn limb
from limb, and scattered over the bay, who will
never be recognized
Another fruitful cause Of mental suffering at
home will be the announcement that for the frst
time the cholera has made its appearance in our
midst, and is claiming here and there victim. At
Sacramento the disease has ragged with far more
violence than in any other portion Of California,
the number of deaths for the past week, by chol-
era alone, being about fifty, As yet, it has not
ragged with any magnanoy or violence in our own
city, and most Of those cases which have occurred,
have been among the lower and more exposed
classes.
The impression has been very generally con-
CURED in by medical men that our climate and
location were not favorable to the continuance Of
the disease, and thus far this belief has been sus
tanned by facts. While the upper and warmer
regions have been painfully visited We have in n
great measure escap ped. We think truths warrant
us in saying with confidence to friends in the
States that they may have little anxiety about the
fatality Of this fearful scourge In San Francisco,
nor indeed to any alarming extent in other cities.
From Oregon we have the most encouraging
counts of prosperity, and business activity gene
rally. The country is rapidly berg settled by i'm
migrants across the plains, who usually come
we'll prepared for agricultural and mechanical OPP
eratiors.
The political character of the result Of The late
election in the State it is yet impossible 10 deter
mine with certainty. In MANY of the large and