Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-26
From the ". T. Commercial Advertiser, June a. .
FROM CALIFORNIA
ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER

FIFTEEN DAYS LATER.
The U. S; mail steamship Crescent City, Capt Stod
dad arrived at the quarantine at about half past X
o'clock this morning, and at her dock at 6 O'clock
She brings one hundred and fifty six passen GERS In
whose hands, the officers of the vessels report are abou
$3.50 900 Jim gold dust.
By this arrival we have advices from San Francisco
to the 18th May being fifteen days later than pre-
vious int ligence.
GREAT FIRE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
most destructive fire took place at San Francisco
on the morning of the 4th Of May. An extra Alta Ca.
tonia issued the day Of the confagaion furnishes
the following particulars:
On Saturday morning, 9TH ins the whole population
of this city were aroused BY the cry of fire The
United States Hotel Portsmouth square, was on fire
and by the time people were out of bed and in the
Streets the flames had spread TO the adjoining buildings
on either side. There but little air stirring, yet
from the excessively combusble nature of the build
ngs the fire spread TO the Ell Dorado on one side and
Delmonicos the other before people had time col
lect their scattered senses Strong efforts made
randall, opposite the Ell Dorado, was soon wrapt in
flames, thence spreading along Kearney and Washing
ton Streets
AT the same time the fire was spreading with equal
force down Clay street, house after house falling almost
the moment the flames touched it, till finally every build
ing but two in the entire block between Clay and Wash
ngton, and Kearney to Montgomery streets, were des-
troyed.
In the mean time destruction equally as great and
rapid was going along Kearney and that portion OIL
Washington street opposite the square. Finding that
the only method of staying the destroying element in
that direction was in taking away its food every house
on Dupont street, from Washington to Jackson was
torn down. On the block, not single building is lef,
standing.
The block below this, toward the Bay Jared but little
better. Seven houses only left it. Thus it will
be seen that the very heart OF San Francisco burned
out Upon the three several blocks mentioned but
nine buildings are left standing.
The loss OF property very great variousy estimated
at from three to fUe millions of dollars.
There is doubt whatever that this fire was the act
OF ncendiares and we are happy to hear that there is
prospect OF their arrest Suspicion has already attached
Itself to three persons we learn and the police upou
their track One of them has been arrested stated
that two lads sleeping in the basement OF the Empire
IN the bowling saloon, persisted in the flames. Several
caused by the heat, but none of them dangerously
The flames not subdued until about ii o'clock
and while we write the embers are still blazing brightly
and glowing with angry heat, if in triumph at the
work of devastation of the fire king
A reward of 900 has been offered by his Honor
the Mayor for the detection of the incendiaries
1t we take into consideration the great extent of pro-
perry destroyed, covering an than three times
as large that of the December fire, we do not think
the estimated loss of four million of dollars exagge
rated.
The San Francisco Journal of May Is says:
The work of re. reconstruction goes bravely on. AL
ready some forty four new houses in progress o
erection, some OF equal dimensions with those that
were destroyed by the fire, and few nearly COM
pleted In few days more, the wreck of the late
| coDhagraton will be cleared away, and scarcely YES
tlge OF devastation will remain to mar the general az
aspect OF spirit and prosperity which characterizes
unusually fair city
mass of gold and quartz weighing so pounds, was
found Manposa and sold for sixteen hundred dol
lars.
Several recent and important discoveries have beet
made on the Mokelumne. Out of one hole three mer
| in two days took out the of $4,000. Some large
Jumps have been found and nearly every man is making
an ounce day.
In six days there arrived at San Francisco seventy
six vessels freghted with cargoes to find market there
The miners have generally done wel-and more bull
lion maybe expected the coming six months than ha
| altogether been received since the commencement.
Lumber in the San Francisco market is still at low
fgure-he rise in price in consequence of the fire ha
yet been very slight, although some persons may hav
paid higher rates to have particular descriptions-bu
where cargoes large quantities are ofred, the ad
| vance is scarcely perceptible