The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-24
Arrival Of the Crescent city.

The U. S. mail steamship Crescent City, Capt.
Brown, has Just arrived from Chagrcs, via Kings
ton, Jamaica, with l57 passengers.
The Crescent City arrived out at Chagres in nine
days, (via Kingston, JAM, from New York and
left Chagres on Saturday, 18th Of July, at IL
o'clock, m; arrived at Kingston in fifty two hours
| from Chagrcs, and left Kingston on tho morning
Of the 10th inst, at six O'Clock, a. m.
| The steamer Columbus arrived at Panama on
the 9th inst, having left San Francisco the 18th
Of June. She brought so passengers, and $780,
600 in gold dust on freight, and the mails
The $50 900 in gold dust brought on freight by
the Columbus was detained at Chagres to wait the
arrival OF the steamer Cherokee.
The steamer West Point arrived at Panama on
the 4th of July, and will sail on the 18th for San
Francisco.
Panama still continues to be very healthy There
are but few cases OF any kind of disease among the
cmlgrants, and as the weather continues cool and
| pleasant, the least the part of strangers
will generally protect them from the dangers of
! illness
The number of Americans at Panama at the
time the Crescent City left, less than at any
| time within the last six months This is attributed
to the superior facilities afforded to passengers for
San Francisco.
American residents with great enthusiasm.
There are steamers leaving every week, that
those arriving without through tickets get of
without any difficulty in few days.
By the poteness Of the commander Of the Cres-
cent City, we have Kingston papers TO the 9th Of
July, containing nothing, however, of moment
Panama papers TO the It'll oil july and San Fran
cisco papers TO the 18th of June.
The San Francisco Herald of the 18th and 18th,
| and the Pacific NsDs Of the same dates, give lists
of the parties who suffered damage by the fire.
which are too long for us to copy. The conflagra-
ton took place on the 10th of June. The Pacific
Ne,cs of the next day says
The fire originated in the kitchen of the Sacra-
mento House, between Clay and Sacramento streets
about o'clock, spreading rapidly in every drec-
ton. Strenuous efforts, aided by the wind, pre-
vented the confagration crossing Kearney street.
but every thing between that and the Bay, bounded
by California street on tho south. and Clay the
north, is gone, with the exception of the buildings
on the corner of California and Montgomery Streets
the custom house with the two adjoining and five
| on the opposite corner.
portion of the dstrict burnt over before but
built up again and occupied. is also consumed; be-
ginning on the north side Of Clay, about midway
between Kesrney and Montgomery streets, and eI-
tending to the new brick house of Mr. Naglce, west
side of the latter. This latter building although
materially injured, is not destroyed.
The wharves and shipping have been saved, but
only through the utmost exertions and pers of the
brave fellows who planted themselves at the waters
edge, and on the wharves, with a full determine
ton to the property in the harbor Long wharf
is injured slightly, the fire having passed a very
short distance below the gate.