Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-12

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80 the bill was ordered to be engrossed. and the
House adjourned.
THE LATE NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
| [PER STEAMER EMPIRE CITY,
| THE GOLD MINES
Operations were not entirely suspended on the Amer
lean river at the date oou last reports but was pro-
bable that the still more recent rains would compel
tn ose who have been laboring with such unm tigaed
success during the past two months to abandon the
field altogether.
On the Trinidad river the success of the gold digger
has been limited but Feather river, South Fork new
washngs have been worked with immense success
On all the principle streams, notwithstanding, vast
numbers OF people in winter quarters generally in
health high hopes and spirits.
The news from the mines, received at Stockton was
doing toeraby well. Some new gulches have been
opened with promise, (says letter. to be as rich as
Sulllyans was and his probably rich as any that
nave 1een discovered There has been report quite
prevalent here tor several days past and generally By
heved, that guche recently opened by three men O
miles eastward OF the Sonoranan camp yielded in hree
days work, t1centy-SeUen pounds of gold
The large streams and creeks have been Temporarily
abandoned by the miners in quest OF dry dggings and
1t will be not at all surprising if before Spring the peo-
pie OF the country electrified with accounts OF richer
dggngs than ever the most creduous have entertained
an idea Of
Many of the miners have been sick with the scuryy,
and great many have left the mines in consequence
OF that terrible affection Some have left also for fear
OF getting it, and have gone home to the States.
Inc settlers axe resounds in the tmbered bottoms OF
the Sacramento, and an occasional clearing" on the
banks OF that majestic stream denotes that California is
fast filling with people not entirely given over to gold
grubblng in the sterile soil OF the Sierra Nevada
THE CONFEDERATION in SAN FRAN
CISCO.
IhTty houses were destroyed in San Francisco by
the fire which occurred the morning OF the Oath Dec
1t ragged only two hours Eight or ten citizens received
severe injuries during the fire. from falling off houses
of
says that some persons when required to assist in arrest
ing the flames. refused to do so, unless spulaons
should be entered into that they were to be paid for their
services! We hope they were not Americans
A letter from San Francisco under date December 40
says "The burnt district is rapidly emerging from tina
chaotic state in which it has been placed by the late ca
lamity, and before another week shall have passed we
should not be surprised to number of the houses
now in process OF erection filled with merchandise and
full of business
The greatest distress prevailed at San Francisco
Men actually pershng for want OF the necessar.s
OF life, and the most strenuous exertons were making to
afford relief Public meetings were held and LARGE
amounts Of money subscribed.
BOUNDARY QUESTIONS
delegation were in San Francisco, on the 10th ult,
TO act upon the subject OF Boundary 1t looks as there
would be trouble upon this subject The people If De
seret wish an outlet to the Pacific in their Boundary
line, and this the people Of California will not POLITICAL
ly grant Upon this, and another subject of BOUNDARY
the Pacific News OF Dec 3lst, remarks:
"The boundaries OF California, as now fixed seen, f.,
US to De liked Justly and in accordance with the natural
boundaries OF the region, and such we think thew will
to the Judgment Of practical
the claim OF Deseret to part Of the Territory of Ca
ifornia cannot in our judgment be properly regarded
as constituting any additional difficulty in the case"
LATEST FROM THE LEGISLATURE.
on the 2lst December, the Senate Of California
adopted the following resolution
Resolved, Gf the Assembly concur1 That o,r Same
tors in Congress be and they are hereby INSTRUCTED and
our Representatives requested to urge upon
the passage OF law to have the fund.- collected snon
imports by order OF the military authorities in California
paid into the Treasury OF this State for the purpose Of
defrayng the expenses of the State government and
also such other monies may have been collected from
the people OF California up the admission of the State
into the Union by Congress.
TRIBUTE TO GEN. RLEy.-The snuff box, of Cali
fornia gold and workmanship, voted to Gen Riley by
the members OF the Convention which framed the State
Constitution, in the name and behalf of the peonle
of California, in consideration Of his valuable public SER
vices and private worth, had been presented to the oa
liant Generally Hon. T. Butler King and anpronratel,
acknowledged.
The City Post Ofice.-The scene daily exhibited
at the Post Oftice in this city, is probably without
ralel in any part Of the world In their anxiet a "a
tam letters many persons the ground before dav
light; and the string of applicants, at each wndnIy
aoun!s 70 an hundred or more before the office opens
The crowd increases throughout the day the late arr
walls beng obliged to stand several hours in the ronla
before their turn Places near the windows have hem
sod to impatient individuals for as much tw enty-
dollars The box delivery for the first two or three davs
was nearly equally thronged. This state OF things viii
probably continue with little amelioraon iii within
week OF the next mail arrival when it will be renewed
PdcJlc (San francisco Ne,cS
Correspondence of The Tribune
MA1.rr a., t.. n ,oro
The Oregon reached here this morning at EIGHT a.
clock in eight days from San Francisco TOUCHING at
Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Diego. Our pas
sage was remarkably pleasant until after doubling Cape
san Lucas, when we encountered severe norther,'
which continued for nearly twenty-tour hours. The
passengers all ashore making amends Tor seasick-
ness by breakasting on fresh eggs mlik and chocko
late, in the cool court-yards of the different fondas
We are again in the climate OF palms and bananas and
the heat is growing oppressive even at this Winter
The OREGON takes TO Panama about So OOOO in
gold. and the most important company of passengers
that has ever yet left California. In addition to ihe
Congressional Representatives Col Fremont Dr. Own
Gilbert and Wright, there are on board about score
of the prominent merchants and moneyed men Of San
Francisco, and several military and naval officers
Among the i former are capt simmons, othe firm OF
Hobson d Co.; Messrs w ard and Smith Mr. Cnt;SS'
OF Mohat & Coz DR.. Bowie, late of the Nav and NJ
Thompson, OF New York, Among the officers are
Maj. Rucker, Maj Cross, Capt Sherman, and lien,
Stevenson. The presence of this corps of Caornians
in Washington, accompanied by their "nes" ami
specimens, will no doubtmake something of seusa-
ton.
Mazatan appears to be free from Cholera at nressnt
and believe Inc epidemic has appeared at no other Mex
lean port, The town is well built in the old Spanish
ms aes as s Of ym D oriental b bsncy reminds S
emgrants here who have by the overland route,
ana are waiting Tor passage to San Francisco
d,a Sna P[opaoR leave Tomorrow for Topic and Qua
uaaala' Judge barry OF San Francisco with party OF
WIZ he raj