Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-12-20
From tlle N. o. TRUE Delta.


Since closing my letter of yesterday, the steamer
Oregon arrived from Panama, bringing us the intel
lgence that California is now State, and that the
former state of affairs is no longer to be, The Ore
gon came in about IL n, with flags flying. guns
firing her decks crowded with passengers. She pas-
sed up the harbor in fine style, turned, came down
at race horse speed, and returned to her anchorage
while hundreds of people in the rigging of ships
and the roofs of houses wondering what the deuce
could be the matter. Some surmised that Jenny
Lind herself was board, and had been induced TO
favor us with song or two at thousand dollars
note-tnot her note for thousand y others, that
canal had been cut across the isthmus wheel
barrow load of dirt had been dumped into some
vine, demonstrative of commencement of the Par
anna railroad, which is to be finished when Messrs.
Rowland & Aspinwall have got so much money there
IS no longer any necessity of their having any thing
TO do with It, Intense was the excitement when 1T
became known qchat it was All the shipping in the
harbor foreign inclusive, up their colors and
forthwith commenced a consumption of gunpowder
unprecedented in California annals. Business was
lett to take of ITSELF and people rushed out for
papers-Iively times with the boys By the
way, as evidence of the enterprise of the Cafor
MA press, would mention that the landing of the
passengers from the steamer, Immediately after
ing to an anchor &c. they met the whar-
YES by boys with extras containing the brought
by the steamer. Last evening Delmonico'si build
Ilngs and many others were illuminated Flags waved,
lire crackers exploded in short it very like a
regular old fashioned Fourth of July; and such a
consumption of the spirit, not of 76, but much Ia
ter date labels to the contrary Notwithstanding Ter
riby tight were numerous gentlemen whose patriotic
feelings led them to deluge themselves in champagne.
In front of Delmonicos and the plaza, the crowd
were cheering-speeches were made. and drinks ia
ken by way of punctuation. A gentleman in red
flannel shirt mounted a hogshead and commenced
holding forth to large audience of Mexicans, Sand
which Islanders Chinese, and lOafers generally. He
became SO intensely excited his rostrum could no
longer support him the head gave way, and he dis
appeared in the middle of very expressive expression
He remarking, in very patriotic tone of voice.
that he went for the stars and stripes and did not
care a-for At this point he disappeared and as he
he said went in not for the stars and stripes but into
the brine of a butter hogshead and what it was he
did mt for, is yet matter of doubt He managed
to keep his head above water but the thread of his
identity not we'll tickled in finding himself so we'll
picked but when he did get out, | do not think
: | ever take big drink. l don't
know what time people went to bed last night
but do know that there sleep for those who
did go to roost. Even the ong-tailed SOBER sedate
and orderly chang-whangs,' seemed inoculated will
with the spirit of the age and njoyed the fun
ingly. l observed one party of them surrounding
window, watching with wondering countenances the
evolutions of young and good looking lady inside
occupied in the mysteries of concoctng sundry bev
erages termed juleps shoemakers, &c. They evident
ly thought her an 'outside barbarian her fee
were some and toes not turned up; her was
however, just them when gent in a great state o
confusion, owing to frequent bations, threw dowl
only dollar for three drinks We having he mos
delightful weather, warm, sunny days, balmy moon
light lights, real Dido nights Ben says and al
one wants to make California second paradise, is
nice little wife to tuck under his and saunte
through the plank streets. Who's got one to spare
. PODGERS