The New York herald., 1850-04-06

started few days, has .staken D." and lots have
already materially advanced IN prces. and found
many purchasers. Grant insists upon II that il
is bound 10 be the town, and that all the others
are nothing 10 be compared 10 II. At one time we
heard him announcing, in his peculiar way a
squaiter meeting, where he stated a plum cake
made by the senoritas of New York for the youth
of California would be cut up that new cider and
small beer would also be provided, the former in
bottles and the latter IN speeches. Joe is evidently
genus. The numerous meetings held while we
were there, were very curious tar barrels, fulm.-
Darpg speeches, peace speeches, war speeches.
and law and order speeches, squatters and land
holders, whig and democrat, were the characters
ties, no distinctive features prevailing in any Of
them A more good.humored populace was never
haraneutd, and i the speeches furnished no light
the tar barrels did. On the whole, we are fully
convinced that Sacramento 8 bound to shine.
The boundary Line Between the United,
states and Mexico.
The commissioners tor running the boundary
line between the United States and Mexico, had
meeting on the l5Ih Of February, at San Diego,
when IL was determined that, as il was Impractical.
bic during the present state OF things ia California
Ia advance beyond the mouth of the Gala, toward
New Mexico, and nothing OF Importance remained
10 be done that side of the line, the commission
should adjourn, to meet at Pds0 del Norte, on the
4ih OF Nov, mber next.
Col Weller a passenger in the last trip of
the Oregon, to San Francisco, and General Conde
and suite were also passengers in her 10 San Bias,
on her trip down
The most amicable feeling has continued to ex--
III between the commissions, and letters expressive
at such had passed after the adjournment. Col.
Weller had also given a diDner to General Condos.
suite. Considerable surprise was caused by the
appomtment of Major Emory, In the place Of Col.
Ii wss decided by the commissioners to have
monuments placed at the following points. Oue.
monument Of white marble at the initial point, the
base block TO be three feet square, with obeisk
Of n,ne feet, with the following Inscriptions
On the Pacific front Initial point Of boundary be-
tween the United States and Mexico the
bly, to treaty dated ct the city Of Guasoups HI
JOHN WELLER, u s. Commissioners.
-3ndrsT. r. Gray, " s Survsyor."
Beneath this will same be the inscription
Spanish, substituting the names
PEDRO GARCIA CONDE Mexean CON-,
Joss Saiasor Y Yiar,isin Meriesn Surveyor
On the side fronting the United States, viz, the
"Upitsd States Of America
IAN srrow cut the inscription)
Direction ef the linsn
On the opposite side, or that fronting Mexico
R-publics Mexicanan
:" "Direccian de- II Linian
"Norh latitude 81 deg, 81 NM, 50 sec, So.
Longitude hours, 50 min., II sec., w. of Green
wicb, as determined by Wm. H. Emory. an the
part of The United States, and Jose Salazar Ylarri-
GIN, on the part If Mexico"
Another of the same material and dimensions
will be placed nj point agreed upon, near the
mouth Of the Gla. II will bear the same inscrip-
aHs ude wheh we'll se Ne.h s,ade Sc aaS
~
longitude 1856, IL n w. from Greenwich. Dis
tapee from the middle of the Gila, where 1t unites
with the Colorado, S27 metres, as determined by
Lieut.. A. w. Whippe on the part Of the United
states, and Jose Salazar Ylarrigin on the part Of
MexicO"
THIS monument will be erected about ten feet
above the adjoining level.
Ia addiiioD, there will be erected five monuments
OF cast iron, about 400 los weight, with the same
inscriptions, except TO latitude and longitude,
and the names Of the astronomers.
They are 10 be constructed In the United States,
and Lieut.. Whipple, who was passenger in the
Oregon, has been entrusted wlh the superinten- i
dence Of the same.
New steam ship Line.
From the Alta Californian, Asrehl1
We made mention, many weeks siace, OF the
unquslift d feeling 1T APPRECIATION with which the
project Of INDEPENDENT steamship line from thus 4
port TO Panama had been received BY the citizens
nounce that this company has been organized, over
which our energetic fellow ciizen, L. y. Larkln,
Esq., pesIdef, and that already sum little short
Of s7co,O00 has been subscribed. The books have
been optned only two wesks, and the subsc ript,or
by citizens at Ssn Francisco and Sacramento,
amount 10 about 100000, the remainder Of the
sum before s,ateo having been subscribed by par
ties IN New York city. Ii il the design OF Mr.
Larkin, seconded by Mr. Priest a preminent
siockholder, 10 return 10 the United States nnme-
cis,ely aDd either effect the purchase or proceed
to The construction of four steamships OF 600 tons
each 80 soon as practicable, these will be- placed
on The line on this side, 10 with the Cres-
cent CITY Company on the other, and of which ].
Howard ~ Sen are principal propnelors The
viii form an INDEPENDENT through line to the
United States. The capital Of the company il
placed al one million ot dollars. We again Did the
enterprise God speed for n aught were necessary
to attest The energy and cspabIlI,y Of Cafornlans
We verify believe u Ia be the success Of the Cali
forna Steam Packet Company.
Foreign Immssrnssop 20 California.
- IRON tie Alta California, March IL
~ me lhimgraucn OF foreigners TO the shores OF /
Cslnornia has continued throughout the winter,
and The opening spring finds the influx at this
port none the less. They come from South Ame-
rlca, and from The English colonies OF the South
racine, from China, and from the Hawaiian
same Heterogeneous rssss Of eold dpgers com
posed OF gefsons OF every rank and station In
lfe-of oil Characters and compexIons With
syonty, " , w, we have now regular commu-
nicaiion, and our merchants count with conf
dence upon sd,ices, every month. of the state of
the MAJ kets there. Each arrival releases from
The confines of shllboard a CROW d OF Sydney i'm
migrants, emong whom there are always excee-
uonable chafacrsrs, but for whose general de-
por'meni aud homes worth we may speak fsyors-
bly,. We tear that ouf people are over. preiu
against me cass OF ioreign Immigration, for We
catnot conceive sught more unjust than the toe
preyatn suIposluuu that II ~ made M entirely bv
Qpordam EpGlish convicts Il has been the mis-
fortune ci many to arrive N destitute circumstances
on our shores. End instances daily occur of VA
Rrsncy IN our streets. tits to be hoped the mines
VIII, now That the rains nearly over be sought
by those who are thus unfortunately situated.
From south America, the immigration has sen
slpiy dmlnishto, owing, probably, 10 the reports
which have gone abfo-d, of disturbance between
our people aad Chilesns, Peruvians and other ma
uyes OF the lower countries. Great numbers have
taken thcr departure from California returning To
lne,, ncmes WIN an utter d<elish OF all savoring
OF Amencanisn N the gold region
Prize Fsgns In California.
IRON the Alta ssiif,rnia
One ~ these brutal affairs came oq nm C;a.t
Island on Saturday. the 10Th inst. about ociock
lie hight has been minuriy described 10 us by an
eye witness. twas for sl00 side, twrnty.tour |
foot ring, haii-mlnuis tune. Th- two men en-
tered were, Woody kearney, of New York. and
"Slssher from Sydney, whose name va
have not learned. Kearney was about thirrv
pounds lighter than ms Antagonist, and every
way q smaller man. About Two hundred per- |
sons assembled TO SEE the comba'. which l,st-
ed half an hour. and consisted OF twenty. five
Iosnds. Both men fought well krarnev was
knocked down IN the fir.t round huf had the hn