The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-11

Arrival or the Ohio with the California
Mails.
The United States Mail steamship Ohio, Lieut.
Schenck, U. S. N, arrived at New York on Satur
day morning from New Orleans and Havana,
bringing the mails from California, and all the
other mails from the Pacific coast which were
brought over to Havana by the steamship Falcon
from Chagres.
The Georgia, Capt. Porter, arrived at Havana
the morning of the 3d. and left for New Orleans the
same day at 2, p. IN. The Falcon left at 4, d. m.
The Georgia touched off Charleston and Savan-
nah, and waited IL hours for the mails and passcn-
gers At the former port she did not communicate
on account OF rough weather. The pilot boat did
not come out. The Ohio's outward and return
trips have been unusually rough and stormy She
encountered strong head winds from the time when
she left the s. w Pass until she was inside the
Moro Castle light (" northern set in the morning
which she left Havana, which lasted three days
and three nights, blowing with great strength and
fury so that she able to make but little head
way during the time
The steamer Isabel, from Charleston and Key
West, due at Havana on the 9TH, was seen going
into Havana soon after the Ohio left.
The news from Havana is of little or no interest.
There were several American vessels in port dis
charging.
The Ohio left New Orleans on the morning of the
30th, and reached the bar al p. m, but
aground and remained on the bar twenty eight
hours After many unsuccessful efforts to get her
off, she was finally drawn off by the Hercules and
California, two powerful steam tugs, and took her
departure from the Balize light at i O'Clock on the
evening OF the 3lst, and arrived at Havana early
on the morning Of the Sd inst She brings no later
intelligence from California her news having been
anticipated by the arrival of the Empire City. She
brings the usual California and Pacific coast mails,
and half a million dollars worth of gold, part Of
which is on freight and part belongs to the passen-
gers; also forty thousand dollars worth of Mexi-
New York
The Ohio brings 1877 passengers-6O from New
Orleans, IL from Havana and 65 from Chagres
Among the latter are the Hon. w. M Gwin u s.
Senator from California, and ex-aderman Char
lick, of New York.
The Ohio took fifty-seven passengers from New
Orleans to Havana, and one thousand Spanish
The Falcon, Captain Hartstone. from Chagres,
arrived at Havana the LIST inst, with 100 passen
gers and nearly one million dollars worth of gold,
one hall OF which comes by the Ohio; the residue
goes to New Orleans.
CALIFORNIA ITEMs.-Th United States Boundary
commissioners, TO run line according to the treaty
OF uadalupc Hidago, had finished their labors for
the season. Next season they will recominence
them at FL Paso; Thus far, nothing has been done,
ment on. the Pacific, which has been fixed about
twelve miles south of San Diego. Colonel Weller,
Mr.. Gray, and Captain Hardcastle, were at San
Francisco.
It is stated that large deposites of anthracite coal
have been discovered between the Sacramento river
and Weayer's creek The efforts made to supply
the mining district with provisions, were, it was
thought, so extensive, that the population would
not suffer materially for want Of food. Flour, on
the fuba, was selling at S 300 per barrel; and as
there were no vegetables to be had, it feared
that scurvy would become prevalent. Associations
have been formed in San Francisco and Sacramento
City for the relief of suffering emgrants.
Mr. j. G, Pelton advertises in the Pacific Necs
the opening OF free school for children of both
sexes asking no other compensation at present than
what the friends of the school and the public gen
orally may be disposed to contribute.
General Riley had issued proclamation recog-
nising the new government of California. In it he
says:
81 hereby proclaim and declare the said consti-
tuition to be ordained and established as the consti-
tuition Of the State of California"
The following his closing official acts:
PROCLAMATION.
To THE PEOPLE OF CALIFoRNIA.
A new executive having been elected and in
stalled into office, in accordance with the provisions
of the constitution of the State the UNDERSIGNED
hereby resigns his powers Governor of Califor-
MA In thus dissolvng his official connexion with
the people OF this country, he would tender to them
his heartfelt thanks for their many kind attentions,
and Tor the uniform support which they have given
TO the measures of his administration. The prin-
cipal object of all his wishes is accomplished
the people have government of their own choice,
and one which, under the favor ofDivine Providence
will secure their own happiness and the permanent
welfare of the new State.
Given at San Jose California, this Goth day Of
December, A. D. ls4s. (signed)
Brevst Brig. Gen. U. S. A., and Gov. Of Calf'a.
By the Governor:
IL. w. HALLEcK, Brev't Capt and Sec'y of State.
(Orders, No. Az
HEADQUARTERS 10th MILITARY DEPARTMENT
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, Dec. 20, IS49
j. The Brigadier- General Commanding the De-
partment has this day relinqushed the administra-
ton OF civil affairs in California to the execution of
the government organized under the provisions of
the constitution ratified by the people of California
at the recent general election.
q Brevet Captain ii. W. Halleck Corps of Enei.
necrs, is relieved from duty Secretary of State
By order of GEN. RILEY
Ed U. ;. CAsDY, Asst Ad't General.
The organized association of squatters at Sacra-
mento Is stated to number from one thousand 10
twelve hundred persons
The burnt district in San Francisco was being
rebuilt with extraordinary rapidity The fire oc-
CURED on the 24th, and ON the 18th several house
frames had been erected. Two of them were
weathcrboarded and shingled. The frame of the
Exchange was up, and was to be completed, as per
contract, in sixteen days, at n cost of between
twenty five and thirty thousand dollars-the build
ersforfeting one hundred and fifty dollars a day
for every day beyond that period. Lumber was
bringing 1926 thousand.
tCorrespondence Of he ~ y. Journal Of Commerce
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Jan. 90, 1850.
There has been material change in the com
mercial Kinpaton since the il;n.r Of tbo