Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-30
FROM CALIFORNIA.

mercial Advertiser, and late United States Charge
d Afaires at BOgota, and his Secretary; Lieut..
DE- CAnF United States Navy, with dispatches from the
United States Legation in Chill and Lieut. BARrLETr,
United States Navy late commander of the E,og, with
dispatches from California for the Navy Department and the
| United States Coast Survey.
Lieut. BARrLETr has in possession the charts of the
survey of the the Columbia river, showing the
discovered channel in use and also chart Of
the coast Of California and Oregon from Monterey to the
Columbia river distance Of six hundred miles. These sur
veys have been made by Leus McAnrHUR and BARrLKrT
with their photographed party Of the United States Coast
Survey since April last These charts will be at once Laird
before Professor BAcHE Superintendent Of the Coast Survey
for his examination and approval.
Chages bar unusually rough while the Crescent City
lying there anchorage, and became more after the
passengers and gold ws sks on board Five psassnges
drowned Chsges bar while endeasoDg reach the
Pacific in an Indian Cayuca boat was also capszed At
the time. It's occupants saved their lives but lost their
luggage and sll 900 in gold dust
The dates from San Francisco are to the 10th
October. The intelligence of the admission of Cali
fornia as State was received at San Francisco on
the 18th with the most lively demonstrations of
satisfaction. The California Courier of the 10Th
says:
YESTERDAY at about hslfpast A. NJ the booming Of
fu steamship Oregon hove in sight, completely covered with
flags OF all nations the starry flag of country proudly
waving over ALL She came up in fine style in front Of the
city, firing her heavy guns in quick succesion which were
answered by the ships the harbo and from Shore
as also by the vessels Of war at Sauceho
"The news few from mouth to mouth that California
now Of the States ofour glorious Confedeacy The hills
and houseops covered with mutudes Of people,
who uttered cheer upon cheer the Oregon swept toward
her anchorage Rincon Point In the of the after
grand salute fred from the plaza and groups filled
the streets congaulatng each other upsn the happy
The roof Of Wess splendid banking house on Montgomery
street covered by large party Of gentlemen who had
assembled for the purpose. Bonres kindled
the hills and in Happy Valley. grand salute was fired
from the revenue cutter in the harbor in the evening, and
whole night was spent In every manner OF re)oicingca
guns and little ones, rockets and crackers drums, umpes
and rombones, all brought into requison celebrate
this great event.
Many Of the public houses Of the city were Illuminated
in the most beautiful STYLE The show from of the
houses was most brilliant.
Every seemed happy; and do not believe tha.
news Of brilliant victory received by any people
with greater JOY than the yesterday that California
Of the brightest stars in glorious galaxy Of
States Thanks to ady but patriotic Congress thanks
our brethren Of the Atlantic States; thanks Admins
raion which has shown itself true to California and
the Union. Long heaven blessed, united country
be preserved for the glory Of times andthe pride Of unborn
generations y
i The Alta California of the same day says:
At the American flag up from every possible
place in the CITY, Oe gallant fellow worked his way up the
slippery flagstaff on the square, and rove the pennan hal
yards. amid the cheers Of the crowd. Then the and
stripes floating ao and every hat swung around and
every voice brought into requson welcome the first
public flag raised there in honor Of the thyf State
Of the Union Three times three given in token Of
pride and pleasure many for HARRY CLAI for hav
ing sasssted in putting it there the for Mr. BENTON
for the and many cheers for others Soon
splendid pieces of ordnance the ground beneath the
4 Gag, and grand salute-of do know how many
II in of he
from the cutter, and, under the direction of
I Capt. FRAZER, skilfully managed.
Universal joy seems to prevail among all classes The
young republicans gorous and SO the Old Several
thousand dollars subscribed within hours for grand
ball in honor Of the OCCASION" t.@
The important intelligence officially communicated to
the Common Council of San Francisco the evening Of its
arrival in message from the Mayor when joint resolution
adopted appopang FIVE thousand dollars toward de-
fayng the expense Of grand celebration of the event.
| The San Francisco Herald furnishes the follow
ing summary of events since the departure Of the
previous mail:
"The miners who have been all summer engaged in dam
ming operations have been obliged by the feshes aban
don the works which cost them months of hard labor and
they have generally gone the dry dggngs where they will
doubtless remain during the winter There has been but lit
tie interesting intelligence from the mines during the last fort
night The Northern portion is becoming infested with
band of marauders like those who formerly aversed the
recently of quite frequent in the valley OF the Sa
cramento In the northern portions of the State and the
Of Oregon gold has been found but not in that abun
dance that first anticipated We have received private
accounts within the last twenty hours from the quartz
mine Los Angeles and is said will prove exceedingly
valuable. From the Maposa mines the
adcoy but is probable they will also prove very pro-
ductive.
The accounts from the overland Immigrants painful
and distressing. About thousand persons Of the
Sierra Nevads and is feared many of them pass the
winter in the mountains Exerons have been made by our
citizens for their relief but fear they will avail to save
all If had been admitted into the Union, the State
would have been in possession Of ample the
sufferers from their wretched condition but there money
the treasury private benevoence exhausted and the Col
ecto Of this pert Is unwilling to assume the responsibility Of
advancing any of the Government funds.
"The cholers which has been for rue approaching
this country by the trail of the immigrant and by the way Of
Acspuco has alengh made its appearance but yet there
been very few cases. and those have been generally Of
mild character The climate is present not favorable to
the spread Of the disease and is hoped will not extend its
Some cases are reported at Stockton but they
not authenticated.
The whole Of the burnt distrc, in this city has been
built and the improvements Of the have progressed
very rapidly All the principal hooughares will be plaDked
before the rainy The wharves being extended
into deep Business is becoming somewhat more
active the advances"
We find further aluson to the cholera in the papers
before us beyond the admission in the San Francisco Coure
Of the l4th Of October that there had been
doubted cases Of the disease in that city. says:
Wedo not appehend that it will get foothold among US
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