The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-14
LATER FR0N CALIFORNIA.

LATER FR0N CALIFORNIA.
The steamship Empire City, Capt. ].
d. Wilson, from Chsgres by way of ia
maica, was signalized just below the quar-
antine this morning, and arrived at her
dock about II cick.
She left Chagres on the Goth utt.. a, 10
O'Clock, a. ri, and Kingston, Jamaica, on
the 29th at 6 2. 81.
By this arrival we have San Francisco
papers TO the 5ih of Oct, 20 days later
than our previous advices direct, and l5
days later than those received at New Or
leans by the Alabama, and of which we
have had a summary through the medium
of the telegraph.
This is the shortest arrival we have
vet had from California San Fran
cisco papers being only thirty-two days
old.
The papers were receaved at So late an
hour that we have only leisure to make a
cursory examination Of our files. Wegive
below full account of the fire at San
Francisco, of which have had a previous
notification by way of New Orleans
The Fire.
Our San Francisco correspondent, in
brief note written on the l7ih September,
the day of The fire, says:
81 have but moment 10 inform YOU
that San Francisco is again scourged with
fire. The alarm was given al four O clock
this morning, and notwithstanding vigor-
Gus efforts were made 10 stop the progress
Of the flames, they were of little avail un-
til 1870 building were destroyed. The loss
exceeds three hundred thousand dollars
Exaggerated estimates have been made of
the loss, but | think my figures will be
found correct. The fire proof walls of the
Alta California; were an effectual bar in
strying the devastation.
"Of the Pacific News Office, not frag-
ment remains. Types, books. presses.
paper-all gone. The building in which
the P1eayAae newspaper was printed is
also In ruins, but the materials of that Of
ice were nearly all saved.
In great haste, J. A. L.
The Overland immigration.
The papers contain the most deplorable
accounts of the condition of the overland
immigrants. A statement from Col. Wal
do, who is out with relief expedition sent
TO their assistance, says:
"From Boiling Spring TO this place
Great Meadow-have met with but few
who have any provisions at all except the
poor animals which have worked from the
States. Footmen who comprise nearly
one fourth of the number now on the road
are not blest with any such food as this,
but are reduced tn the necessity of subsis-
ting on the purified flesh Of dead animals
which so abundantly line the road. This
has produced the most fatal consequences.
Disease and death are now moving them
down by hundreds.
Those immigrants that are yetback sew
eral hundred miles, must receive relief, or
ole by starvation; and 10 whom can they
look, bat 10 the citizens OF California for
their salvation. The land of their homes
Is too far distant TO render them any aid in
this hour Of distress and danger.
ltappears that the judgments of God
have pursued them from the time they set
out up to the present hour. First Cholera
then siarvation-neXt, war, starvation and
! cholera. The day has now passed when
any one will have the hardihood to say
that there is no suffering amongst the over
( land dImmlgrdtIOn-at least no one within
200 miles of this pla ce will make such a
declaration. No one now thinks of gold,
but o + bread. This is the CRY of all.
The following is an extract from letter
written by S. B. Bright, one of the immi-
grants, dated.
SALMoN Trout RIVER, Sept. 22.-Some
noble fellows have already perished for
want of food. Others are eating cattle
that they have found dead by the road
side, which have died by the double cause
disease and starvation. The most
/ common food used Tor a number of weeks
! has been lame and worn down cattle
which, If every particle of taIlow was
rendered out, would not make one candle.
Others have eaten their dogs and horses
There is at the Sink of Humbolt, and
also on Salmon Trout river. flour for sale
al one dollar per pound, but the people
are CIT of money. do not mean 10 say
that beggars are out of money, for this IS
a common case, but those in good circum-
stances in the States, whose misfor.unes
have been brought on in various ways.
Whole teams have been losl in crossing