The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-26

by Mr. George H. Pettibone, sI4 600; Mr James iiy
siop also loser in this concern, to the sunt OF
about S3 600; Hope LAmoreux, groceries and fancy
Articles SoOOOO together with the loss Of books pa
pers &c; Mr. Yates Ferguson had also in this store
S2 GOO worth of goods besides 900 in gold dust The
books drugs aud Instruments Of DR.. Charles Burrell,
also burned, valued at $500. Messrs jackson
Adams canvass house, in the rear of Hope Co.'S
store. containing In stock and provisions. So 900
Meesrs Gale Co. Of the building oec uped by
Brown 4 Knowlton's Express-loss unknown Messrs
Fowler 4 Co., dealers in provisions, &c., $1,000
large amount Of property saved here by the skin
of Demas Strong aided by the efficient Are department.
OF Sacramento The estimated loss of the General
which was torn down, loss not known
We are happy to state, that although there we're
veral explosions of powder during the conaagration
that only accident happened loaded gun
which was in of the houses went of, wounding
Mr. Joseph NJ Handbook in the hand We understand
that the bones of the hand were not broken.
Unfortunate Expedition to Trinidad Day.
DEATH OF JOHN II. PEOPLES, LIEUrs. BACHE AND
BROWNING, AND TWO OTHERS
IFrom the San Francisco Journal of Com, April 20
The brig Arabian, Capt Blunt left here on the 10th
Bay, taking along number of good men, provided
with rything to secure the object they were in
search Of namely the location of a town in some
good barber midway betwe here and Columbia river
The Arabian after pursuing her search along the
coast arrived here last evening and from Capt Con-
brave soldier who distinguished himself at Bue-
ma Vista. Mexico, and who was one of the party.
have obtained the following account Of the meancho
ly termination OF their expedition =
On Wednesday, March 9th, 1850, in latitude Al 35
north left the brig Arabian. Capt Blunt in whale
boat accompanied by Lieuts Bache and Brownins, u
S Navy, John ii. Peoples, ESD Messrs johnson, Che
shire, Baker Robertson, and two seamen belonging to
the brig for the purpose Of examining the shore be-
ing led suppose by seeing schooner near the land
that there was a river bay in the neighborhood,
which afterwards proved to be mistake. Lieut. Bache
was in command OF the boat anu after pulling some
point where supposed the surf was not so bad
ms it unfortunately proved to DO. We rode the
first breaker out nobly, but the second which was
truly upheavpg OF the deep carried forward with
lightning speed for about five seconds and the next
moment our boat broached to- and upset leaving ten
of in number struggling in the surf about tour
hundred yards from shore. The fifteen minutes that
here struggled for life will never be .ifaced from my
memory When / first rose TO the surface up
under the boat, which was bottom up, and immedi-
ately crept top where my companions already
consregatng but no sooner nad we ganea nolo ,nan
yards from her Here one OF the sailors sunk beneath
the surface, to rise no more. We immediately swan
back and took our former position but by the next
wave again hurled into the foaming surf Eight
times gained the boat but often hurled int
the bubblDg waters until finally exhausted aud giving
up all hope mutually surrendered ourselves TO the
waves. cannot describe the feelings i experienced
for the next few seconds When giving up hope, and
rolling helpless at the mercy OF the waters my feet
touched the earth; and believing was deep beneath
the surface nstinctively raised myself erect as II In
the last struggle for breath, and to my unspeakable
joy raised my head and shoulders above the waves
My uiyiving companions reached the shoai 1T the
time but. unfortunately, it proved to be bar,
distant yet nearly two hundred Yards from the main
shore. -
John II Peoples was washed ashore almost drowned
and quite insensbe-two OF ths party held his head
above the water but eventually had TO let him go, in
order to Themselves There was still an hundred
feet letween them and the shore and there heavy
sea running them. Lieut.. Browning acted with
the coolness aud struck out for the shore but
unfortunately reached it, The force Of the surf
and the violence Of the previous exerton prerentcd
him from reaching it,
Lieut.. BHche was 20 much exhausted that he was
unsb. to stand alone, and called to me for help.
took hold of his arm and helped him to where the boat
q On n Sha lDW MI ne
Poor Bsche Was unable to hold on to the boat and
asked me II he might hold on to my shoulder. told
him yes long I could keep my head above
water Immediately after we're swept into deep
water by wave, and Bache dragged me under with
him. when TO the surface l remarked Bache,
we will drown together and upon the instant the dy
ing soldier true TO the pure-t principles Of honor
pqu.shed his hold and sank beneath the wave never
Fortunately about this time the boat struck upon
rock little out Of water, ON which two Of the men
got, and ured the painter that the surf could
carry her on l succeeded In reaching the rock
after hard struggle Pour Of the party were upon it
One the sailors still tho bar holding Peoples
head above waisr. We managed to haul the boat up
and right her
Getting into It, we we're soon carried ashore BY the
surf, bsnumbsd with cold, and half filed with salt
water. We were, however, unable to assist the
sailor who sti held poor Peoples lie was obliged to
let him 60 to his life lie swan for the shore,
but would not have reached IT, had it not been for
Ge assistance of some Indians, who jumped into the
water and helped him Of the ten Who left the brig,
i've had found watsry grave Tho unfortunate indiv-
duals we've Lieutenants Bache and Browning, John IT,
Peoples, W. ". ~s--nrre ana ou. .-----..
s"o1 a. possible left the spot OF disaster fof
ne .vnoontf, which proved to be the Paragon. We
w,re kindly received y those on board aHd spent the
night very comfortably The next morning we went
to visit boat for the purpess Of securing our bsn
kets but the Indians had taken everything and bro
Ken up the boat TO get the nails cut OF her.
Intelligence fsom the Mines.
We copy the following items from the ss number Of
the stockton Times -
so,.sA-AIosr I~posr.rr Dtscovtstr. -Om friend
a. q. Belt, Esq, merchant, ofstoektoD, hssjuN sr.
rived from Sonora, and describes the eIeitcmess
consequence OF the late rich discoveries In this district
There 10 doubt that the new placer Is of unprcce
,hrr, 70 Ave- ,bou.snS ,.r.on. 20 rors mon IL ~bo i'm
numerous instances, getting from two 60 twenty
ounces per day. The placer Is situated about half
is about 40 yards distant from water Many of the
holes have yielded each upwards OF 10 pounds Of the
q gold in tnrre days Th, Information may BE- relied
upon, as Il comes from highly respectable source.
Z an Trinidad beat thiss
Msrposa City, has been laid out at the Marposs dig
gipgs. IL has been surveyed by Mr. q Armstrong;
habitsnts already settled around the place, supposed
to be 5000, and the entire population OF the suich
is estimated at 1900. There are nov niteen or
twenty stores In tn. pisce-s large hotel ~ In Op-
GRAFTON, ana lots selling at Two To- hve hun
cred dollars each. In the neighborhood ss much as
~ pounds OF gold has been taken oat from one hole
Mosnos ouIeH-A PAcr.-TsO men, named Flyers
sbd brovsr, dug out, on the forenoon of "Wednesday
last. twenty eight ounces ss dvars ANA half beside
lump sbinE one pound tour dollars aud hall, all
puro gcld. lhe minsrs all doing veil
THk fRkAosr Nus.-The operations ON this vein
rave not Jet comm. need Several fragments which
broken from .hs vens have bsn presented to as
ana, from an examination, We cvbcuds that rich
harvest will ~ Ieap.d.
The following, from the northern mines, We copy
"A m the Sas 1tar.c,tpf ~ MONDAY
lEo~ NKs,hR's CskNr.-We have Ju.t met an &C
uain tancs from the mines wesyer's Cresk. who
sfoI ~ thst three dug out, ON Monday last,
no doiiars' worth Of god dust aud that, on the
following dry they dug cut syoO worth. An Indian,
also, On hopoAy. wko wzs vvrxIBg tor q physician,
piekua up, In these mines, lump of gold, weighing
: ibs. 1hsIe quarts mtx,d With tise gold
Another individual found, Ou Tuesday last, lump
~bich weigb,o loo 1Bis lump wac also, pure goid
sbu,ix,d with quartz aud IN It's shape ~ was nat,
oval ana ntoIt the rixe Of the palm oi one . haGd
Ne,ttth,its. miners are 81 prctent, guhB ihfther
north ne the waters high ON ntarcrs trc~k' d
OWING 20 t4s netting 81 tnO fnvss thst no -ork can
be The fIver There ar probably j,ggings in
The rsvin,s. but, n We righty Informed the Dig
sing viii not commence On the rivers unth nsrt
neDth