New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-27

Inc sAehHth-V ITfsttW Ctyf Nhl| LUDLOW
reached this port on Saturday afternoon at o'clock
She left Chagrss the 18th inst at Il PM arrived
at Kingston on the 18th A. AN. and left the day
following at 10 AN. making the passage from the
latter place 10 New.York in little more than ak
DAYS.
We are indebted to Mr. X. LORD, the obiging
purser Of the Crescent CITY for the prompt delivery
Of The TribNnes dispatches Also to Mr.. J. SMP-
SON, one Of the passengers for forwarding to as
early copies Of the San Francisco papers.
We are under obligations to Messrs. Adams h
Co.'s Express, for forwarding to us a complete file
of the Pacific Ncrs, with their usual care and
promptness.
The steamer Tennessee, Capt. Cole, arrived at
Panama on the 18th May having LEFT San Francisco
elst April. She brought s5ss, 900 in Gold Dust
1872 passengers and the u s. Mails, in charge OF
w. w. Gallaer U. S. s. NJ. Agent. She was de-
layed at Acapulco three days, which makes the
running time seventeen days from port 10 port
The health Of the passengers was generally good.
Mr.. J. r. Ruggles from New York, passenger on
board, died after the vessel was two days out from
Acapulco His disease was chronic Inflammation.
1t was reported healthy at Panama. The steamers
due and those in port, would take away all persons
waiting passage.
The number of Americans transactng business
at Panama had greatly increased The business Of
transporting passengers up the Chagres River was
fast going into the hands Of the Americans. 1t
appears to be healthy at Chagres.
On the morning of 10Th May, while lying at the
dock in Kingston, body was discovered floating
in the water. A Coroner's inquest was held and
it proved to be one of the passengers, lothian b
Pratt, Of Worcester, Mass. from California, who
had been laboring under fever and was dilirious
at times since leaving Chagres. Another passen-
ger, by the name Of Abner Moulton, of Mass. was
also missing and it is supposed met the same fate
The Crescent City brings $4,000 in specie TO
Cam 4 Brothers, and about 5000 900 in the hands
of passengers. The U. S. NJ. steamship Philadel-
phia arrived at Chagres on the 9Th inst and was
to leave on the following day.
We received through Gregory & Co.'s Express,
90 Pearl st. through the hands of VIM NJ SLOAN,
Esq Messenger, the earliest copies Of the Pacific
Ners, Alta California and Journal of Commerce
of San Francisco, to April 20. The following are
the details of the intelligence they contain;
Business Prospects.
A meeting Of merchants has been held for the
purpose of regulating the price Of gold dust, ad.
vancng its value from sic to SIT, and endeavoring
to establish 1t as currency. They also deter
mined to reject the California coins aud quicksilver
gold in trade. The former proposition has been re-
ceived with general dsapprobation The mercan-
tile community are adverse to eevating its nomi-
nal value, considering it other than as an article
Of merchandise The view which this paper took
fha nd hos
tanned. Business generally although still dull, has
materially improved since the sailing Of the last
steamer and the prospects for the Spring and Sum.
mer trade are most tlattering. The mines have
continued to be exceedingly productive wherever
they have been worked and extraordinary yields
have rewarded the toll Of many. The rivers still
continue high, and upon the Sacramento so great q
rise has occurred that serious apprehensions OF
another overflow have been entertained. The new
officers, however, duly elected under the city char
ter, have exerted themselves TO such an extent ia
throwing up temporary levee, as to prevent the
incndaton of the city and save the inhabitants from
the dreadful consequences Of another overflow.
Alta California, May 10.
Drowning of Lieuts. Bache and Browning, and
John ii. Peoples.
From the San Francisco Journal of Commerce. April 90
The brig Arabian, Capt. Blunt, left here on the
10th Of last month, on trip of exploration 10 Trin-
Vided with everything TO secure the object they
were in search Of namely, the location of new
own in some gosd harbor midway between here
and Columbia River The Arabian after pursuing
her search along the coast arrived here last even
ng, and from Capt Conner, brave soldier who
distinguished himself at Buena Vista, Mexico, and
who was one of the party, we have obtained the
blowing account of the melancholy termination Of
heir expedition:
On Wednesday March 81, 1850, in latitude IL IS
lortb, left the brig Arabian, Capt. Blunt, in q
whale boat, accompanied by Lieuts. Bache and
Browning, U. s. Navy, John II. Peoples, ESQ.,
dessrs. johnson, Cheshire, Baker, Robertson. and
wo seamen, belonging to the brig, for the purpose
4 examining the shore, being led to suppose by
eeing a schooner near the land that there wasa
liver or bay in the neighborhood, which aterward
roved to be mistake Lieut. b ache was in com.
naad Of the boat, and after pulling some way along
be shore, we determined TO land at point where
We supposed the surf was not so bad as it anfortu-
ately proved to be. We rode the first breaker
ut nobly, but the second, which was truly an up
eaying Of the deep, carried US forward with light
ing speed for about five seconds and the next
loment our boat preached to- and upset. leaving
en- OF US in number struggling ia the surf about
90 yards from shore. The Is minutes that here
truggled for life will never be ehaced from my
lemory When first rose 10 the surface came
D under the boat, which was bottom up, and i'm
ediatey crept on top, where my companions were
ready congrcgating, but no sooner had we gained
Did than huge breaker swept US all of 10 the
stance Of ten yards from her Here one of tho
iors sunk beneath the surface to rise no more.
Re Immediately swan back and took our former
sition, but by the next wave were again hurled
10 the foamiDg surf Eight times we gained the
at, bat were as often hurled into the bubbling
aters until finally exhausted, and giving up al
pc, we mutually surrendered ourselves 10 the
ayes. | cannot describe the feelings expert
ced for the next few seconds When giving up
pc, and rolling helpless at the mercy OF the wa,
& nv feet touched the earth; and believing
rs deep beneath the surface, instinctivsly
sed myself erect as il In the last struggle for
cath, and 10 my unspeakable joy, ! raised my
sd and shoulders above the waves My surviving
mpsnions re ached the shosl at the same time, but
fortunately, it proved 10 be bar, distant yet