Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-09
From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
RY THE EMPIRE CTTV AMI rEODC ora
ONE MONTH LATEI

ONE MONTH LATER.
-, The steamship Empire City, Captain Wilson, from
Chagres via jamaica arrived at her dock this morning
at about half past ten o'clock She lett Chagres at 10
o'clock, P: NJ Of the 9th arrived off Port Royal ia
maca, at u o'clock on the night OF the 29th and left
for New York at o'clock, P. M on the 3oth Of April
with accident to her machinery by which it became
necessary to dispense with the use of one naddia
wheel Her arrival has been seriously delayed by this
accident.
BY THE GEORGIA
Shortly after the arrival OF the Empire City, the
steamer Georgia Lieut. Porter, u S. n, hove in sight,
and arrived at her wharf little after noon
The Georgia in nine days from Chagres via Havana,
and brings hundred and orysx passengers and the
Pacific mails, and gold amounting to 1914 100
The steamship California arrived at Panama on the
23d OF April, with 223 passengers, and two millions and
half in gold dust
The Georgia brings all the passengers who had not
through tickets, with the exception OF few who did not
get down in time.
The steamship Sarah Sands and the propeller Caro-
lima had left Panama full of passengers, and about
three thousand still remained upon the Isthmus, waiting
their chances
The rainy season had not yet set in and Chagres and
Panama were still healthy
Many robberies were daily taking place at Panama
and on the lsthmus
The Georgia has had very quick passage. Whole
running time from Chagres days hours.
CALIFORNIA ITEMS
By the steamers we have received San Francisco ma
pers to the LIST OF April.
Passengers by the Georgia report that gold is more
plentiful than ever, and that property has somewhat fall
len in prices Provisions and even luxuries very
abundant IN San Francisco.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The day previous the sailing of the California the
collector OF the customs in San Francisco was notified
that the money collected Tor duties must be paid over to
the State Government in accordance with resolution
passed by the Legislature, and steps being taken
to form an independent Government. Commodore
JONES' said about to take active measures to pre-
vent it.
A law has passed the Legislature imposing tax of
% dollars month on every foreigner who works in the
mines.
A bill has been introduced in the Assembly to provide
tor the inspection of steamboats, at San Francisco. Also
bill to suppress gambling
resolution was adopted, instlucting the judiciary
committee to prepare and report at early day
possible bill to prevent the immigration OF all persons
not citizens Of the United States from any OF the penal
settlements of Europe, bill of that description was
FROM THE GOLD REGIONS.
The Pacific News of the Goth of March has the fol-
lowing information relative to the alleged discoveries of
gold on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada:
The existence of gold on the Eastern slope of the
Sierra Nevada, although not seriously questioned since
its discovery on the numerous streams heading the
Western side OF the chain, has been authentca
ted in form to leave the matter free from doubt
gentleman who has just arrived in this city from the
East by way of the Great Salt Lake and Los Ange.
los, informs us that the question is settled.
In what quantities the gold exists he is unable TO saw
as want OF provisions precluded his party from halt
ing long enough to test the richness OF the discovery
The metal was found the surface of rotten granite
and a certain depth ntermngled with it, forming the
bed OF stream then dry. Its locality about two hun
dred miles from Los Angeles, on the old Spanish trail
between that place and Santa Fe, in the neghborhood
of the Little Salt Lake. A party has left Los Angeles
for the spot prepared the availability Of this new
placer.
The Pacific News of March 30 says that the travel
toward the Southern mines increasing every day. and
the prospectsn that region the coming season. are more
atterng than last year. New placers are discovered
as explorations are made, and new towns laid the
pc pulation increases.
ARRIVAL OF THE CHEROKEE.
additional California News-More Gold, &c.
The steamer Cherokee has also arrived here She
left Chagres at the same time of the Empire City and
Georgia. They all bring dates from San Francisco to
the LIST April being month later than previous adj
vices
The Cherokee has about one hundred passengers and
in the neighborhood of two millions OF dollars worth Of
gold dust.