The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-09
NEWS FR0M CAIIFnRNIA.
ARRTvAn or THE FALCON.

- All, 49,
ARRIVAL OF THE FALCON.
SixTEEM Days LATER FROM CALIFORNIA;.
The us. Mail Steamship Falcon. Lieut. H. j.
Hartstene, us M, commanding, arrived at this
port yesterday. The Falcon brings lis passengers,
and alarge quantity Of goId.dust, belonging chiefly
70 them; also the mails from California up to Dec
LIST, from Panama to Dec. S0sh, and Chagres to the
LIST of January.
Among the passengers in the Falcon, are Van
bnrgh Livingston, U. S. ex-Minister to Ecuador,
and family Fanburgh Livingston, Jr., Bearer Of
Dispatches, and J. E. Wilkins, ACCELERATED artist
Mr. W. has taken sketches of tile route from the
Mississippi river to California by way Of the South
Pass, Fr&mont's road,) California Gold Mines.
Life in California, etc. He intends soon to bring
these sketches before the public in the shape of a
magnificent Panorama.
The schr. Sarah A. Smith, of Belfast, arrived at
Chagres on the 30th of December; with passengers
of lhe Crescent City, es
The dry season has now-set in on the Isshmus,
which renders crossing quite comfortable, 1t is
very healthy at Chagres.
About 800 emigrants ar@on the Isthmus, await
but as the wet season has setin
at the diggings, they are taking sailing vessels at
Panama fol, San Francisco, so as not to arrive at
thelater place before the wet season is over. The
ships Norman, Charleston, Kingston and Corbiere,
were to sail soon, full of passengers.
The U. S. store.ship Southampton, Lieut.. Mandy,
| commanding, anchored off Panama on the 28th Of
observation-disclosures and crew all well.
Dr. Cullen informs the editors OF the Panama
Echo that he left Panama on the Goth ut. for the
province Of Darien, in the portions of which in
rhabited by the Aboriginal tribes he intends to make
extensive explorations, and where he expects to be
successful in the dscovery,of rich mining regions.
Judge Shattuek, of Mississippi accompanies the
Doctor. 4 +
4 The English steamship Peru arrived at Panama
on the 23d ult, bringing 80 passengers and $4,000
in specie, and sailed again on the 9th with quite
crowd of distinguished passengers, viz Bale Pey-
ton American Envoy to Chill, and daughter, for
Valparaiso; Messrs. Bright and Frederick, for Quay
aquiI Mr.. DeManville, French Minister to, Ecua-
dor, and the Spanish Charge to the same port;
Gen. Mosquera and Gen. Herran, Doth ex-Presi-
dents Of New Grenada) for Buenayentnra, N. G..
Gen. Mosquera thence proceeds to Bogota, and
Gen. Herran to Popayah his native province. :
The steamship Unicorn, Capt. Porter, arrived at
Panama on the 10Th, ult. from San Francisco which
port'she left on the LIST December, The Unicorn
brought .160l passengers and large freight in
gold dust A
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.--On the Both of October,
at the request of discharged seaman, fleet-sur-
geon and lieutenant were sent from the U. S. ship
Savannah at Sanseto. in the bay of San Francisco,
TO hold an inquest onthe body of young man found
dead. II proved to, be the body of Thomas l.. Da-
yidson, young man about 20 years of age, recent
ly of New Orleans, and the verdict was that he was
killed accidentally by the discharge of barrel of
his own gun while he was loading the other. The
efecss-amOng. which was a richly-bound bible
with family inscriptions-are in the possession of
Commodore Jones.
lJ The election returns are incomplete. The
Pacific News of the 2lst says:
{" We regard it as almost certain that Burnett is
elected Governor; and we think that either Me-
Dougal or Roman, the candidate of the San Joa-
qnin district is elected Lieutenant Governor. Nor
do we believe that either Of these results will be
regarded with dissatisfaction by any large portion
of the community.
" Or the candidates for Congress, Price, I'M
doubtedy at present, appears to have far the best
chance of election, As far as we can learn, the
chance ofsMorse and Wright is about equal, but
nothing upon thispont yet be stated any de-
gree of certainty-the difference between these three
gentlemen, land the remark applies equally to Mr..
GtlbeFtl is matter of mere personal preference.
They are alllouT democrats.
The election has passed off with an entire good
order and lquetness every way gratifying and hon
orable to our community, and worthy of all emula-
ton and imitation In the cities of the Atlantic
States.
I'VE learn-by slip from the office of the Alta
California, that the returns received from the Sac
ramento district render the election of Burnett and
McDeugal certain, and give the following result for
Congress as far as heard from at present: