New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10
FURTHER CALIFORNIA ITEMS.
THE steamer Chesapeake.

On February the 3D. this vessel left Panama Tor
this port and after IA days passage arrived st AGA
puco. After q few days there, they started our
The engineer representing that there was on board
at least Is days coal. The vessel had not been
more than days from port before the supply oil
Goa run out and the vessel run nearly 200 miles
from land Here they were becalmed 81 days, and
during This time the fears OF the passengers BE-
came aroused as to their stock OF provlslons-a
search was instituted and the stock on board was
ascertained to be bbls. Of pork and beef is oos'
bread nodded, half bbls. mackerel, sacks rice'
sscLs coffee and chests tea and this the whole
amount remaining on hand to sustain 200 men
Previous TO this they had put into Cape So. Lucas
cut and put on board 40 cords OF wood, bat thus
amount only lasted them two days and In this time
thew only progressed 90 miles =,
After being becalmed, all hands became fearful
os Starvation and every effort was made to reach
The coast Every person on board was put at han
rstions and while beating for the coast they came
nigh running on the Island OF Guadalupe. Finahy,
on the goth OF April they reached the coast aoou'
80 miles below San Quintin, and about l70 miles
below San Diego. Here number OF the passen
gers at least 100, left the vessel, and started 70
San Diego on foot, distance by land OF 3OO mules;
Before reaching the coast the whole number oil
passengers were put on an allowance oil corn lo'
two days, which had been purchased for pigs on
board the vessel at Acapulco From the point OF
landing to San Diego, the party underwent many
which enabled them 10 sustain life on board the yes
sci until they reached shore, was shipment Of 100
dozen eggs, put on board at Acapulco, and these
were in such bad condition that those who partook
of them had TO bold their noses to swallow the sus
tenance.
Itis the opinion Of Capt VIM. Lingo, who was
passenger, and from whom We gather our lntorma'
ton. that she will never reach here. He thiaks
that coal will never bring her. All the passengers
are unanimous in their condemnation Of the 9th
GERS who they say treated with perfect Indifference
their suheriDgs and when in at Cape ST. Lucas
went sporting ashore paying no regard to the YES
sel whatever II ever she reaches California, we
hope those interested will make her owners sweat
sr such disregard to the rights Of the unfortunate
parties who embarked on her. Jour. Of Com.
Fire.
At half past IL O'Clock last evening the office OF
the Placer Tunes was discovered TO be on fire. In
a few moments the flames spread 10 every part OF
the room in which they originated and broke out
upon the roof at its junction with the front and cor
nice Of the building. Immediately the alarm sped
through the city and hundreds were on the spo. TO
check the devouring element 10 this they happily
succeeded. In less than quarter Of an hour every
! spark bad been extiDgushed. and we were receiv.
ng the hesrty congr atulaons Of friends for an
almost miraculous escape from destruction, which
seemed from the first inevitable.
lPaeo Tiaes May g.