Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-05
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

LATE FROM CALIFORNIA. .. 8
The steamer Empire City arrived at New York |
from Chagres on Tuesday week, with fifteen days
later accounts from California.
An election took place in California on the l3th
November for State officers, Congressman, and
members of the Legislature. AT San Francisco
3, l69 votes were polled. The returns from the
country were incomplete, but the California papers
say that p. HI. BURNETT, is probably elected Gov
ernor; JOHN McDoUGAL Lieut. Governor and ROD
MAN M. PRICE and GEORGE w. WRIeHT Repre-
sentatiyes to Congress.
The Alta California newspaper Of the 18th
says Il" The Regular Democratic Ticket for State
8 Senators and Assemblymen is elected by large
|" majority, and lis therefore certain that Mr.. KING
will get no support from the District of San Fran
cisco. Under these circumstances we regard 1t
as certain that he will not be returned to the Uni
4 ted States Senate jsD t .-s;,5 sGE.
We copy from the New York Evening Post the
subioined interesting letter: # tt4
PANAMA, DECEMBER A, 1s49.
The steamer Panama arrived here this day, having left
San Francisco on the night of the 18th November She
brings 235 passengers and freight to the amount Of
of this there about 900 in gold dust and specie from
Mazatan and the remainder in gold dust from San Francisco
There number of the passengers direct from the Mines
looking rusty enough, but with well filled gold bags There
is one among them who has in gold Dust the result
Of his own digging his locale at the north fork Of the
Juba $50 miles from San Francisco He arrived in San
Francisco the Sd Of June and will probably be in New
York by Christmas day. Never daily labor SO richly re-
warded There others with their golden stores varying
| from 81, 900 to 1000.
These however, must be taken exceptions they
report themselves as having drawn the prizes while
most about them had drawn blanks in the grand California
lottery They all report the increase of difficulty in finding
gold the exhaustion OF it in Of the accessible localities
the npossbty working the mines four or five months
in the year. the general dissatisfaction Of the miners with
the results of their abors The yield Of this year will hardly
be over that Of the last which estimated at eight millions
There were some fears entertained Of famine in the interior
Of California. The rainy season had set in and t
feared that the communication between those in the mines
and the river towns where supplies could always be had
would be Off in consequence Of the state of the roads
and passes. a
This would also apply to the emgrans the noun
ains Provisions had risen very high in San Francisco.
Pork selling S65 and -four at S45 per bb The latter
however, had declined SIS the day of the sailing of the
steamer Warm clothing, Indian rubber coats and heavy
boots were in great demand bringing high prices in
quence Of the inclemency Of the weather.
There good deal Of Sickness dysentey and feve
San Francisco and the interior towns and settlements
The British raan-of-war Herald, Captain KELLErr arriv
ed Mazalan on the 18th November. She in search
of Sir JoHS FRAsKLIN and proceeded far 73o 10y
latitude, but could not get any tdings of him. The Herald
left the Plover winter in Behring's Straits.
The Poes boats had been sent the Mackenzie river in
search Of Sir John Franklin The to winter
the station. The impression of the commander of
the Herald is that Sir John Franklin SAFE although
give you the data which that impression founded
regret that my report is imperfect. AS it will be, how
the first report that reaches you though mpect such
~
traveller, that it will not fail TO interest. ~. s
The yacht "Nancy Dawson" which accompanied the
Herald in its dangerous search, being but small schooner
able proceed the boa and considerably farther
than the en-of-war. The of the yacht
of the world and falling in with the Herald, determined go
in search Sir John Franklin Since the arrival Of the yacht
Mazaan its owner has died. He said to have been very
rich and eccentric The yacht has been put in charge Of
sailing from the manowa and will be sent by the
Briti.h Consul to England.
The cholera MazaIap, though on the decline when
the steamer left there having been only four that
day, although the number Of twenty -four hours had
reached forty The Oregon had left Mazatan the
night preceding the Panama. the 23d November
! The Steamer Empire City brought to New York
York two hundred and twenty passengers The San
Francisco papers received by her to the 5h November
They were brought Panama the 4th instant by the
steamer Panama, which lea San Francisco the 10th ul
The Panama left the baque st. Mrys at Acapulco, twen
three days from San Francisco, with two hundred pasen
gers bound for Panama.
The town of San Francisco gave almost unanimous
in favor Of the Constitution lately framedby the Peoples
Convention. The returns from that town show ro thou
sand and MY roes in lis aror and only fre rotes
against t. No other returns received the election hav
ing taken place the 18th ultmo.
COL COLLIER, the Collector had arrived San Fran
cisco, and assumed the direction of the house.
COL A. JOHNSON Indian Agent for the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys, had arrived San Francisco His Off
cal residence will be at Puebla de San Jose.
Col R. j. p ALLEN, the special Mail Agent for Califor-
MIA and Oregon. had returned from an official tour through
the territory, and expected to the United States
10 report.
The postmaster at San Francisco, Mr. MooaE, seems
to give general satisfaction He spares labor pvation
accommodate the multudes who beset his ocS
upon the arrival Of every steamer for tngs Of their sbent
friends. The Pacific News of the l3h November says
perhaps nothing show more conclusveIy the
apd advance of San Francisco than the
at the post Office The Office open from eight till six, and
during these hours the building arrival Of the Psna
ma, has been literally surrounded bya multitude, waiting for
their at the delivery windows THE postmaster has gone
the extent Of the his DISPOSAL anxious effort
accommodate the public but still fnds bis force and space,