The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-13
ANOTHER "STARTLING LETTER. FROM
THE LAND OF GOLD.

Our "epistolary agent at the mihes', once NOR,
salntes ns, and through US our readers. 1t vii b.
seen that he is the same old coon as usnal. Du.
ring the few months be was in New York, he va
taken in and done for to the time fsome $500 900
| and ne isnow again among the diggings, sbound, Z
as he informs rs in a private note, Ito make ur
the defshnnsey." When he left se'gave him 4.
| parting token Of our regard, quarto edition d
Websfer's Dictionary, and begged him, for The
love ne bore his country, ,snot 10 make such awfu
havoc with its language, but to pay some attcn
tion to orthography in his letters. He said he't
try, but that the editor Of the Alta California hat
informed him that his spelling was by far tht
most amusing part OF his epistles. Our readers
must judge from the following whether our aaju
ration and his promise have had any practical re
suits: sfis Ffa8s 3 #l.#t
MARIA POSER RIVER,
Running out ofan arm Of the SAN JoKlNG,}
Marchfrst, 1850.
JuessuTs Eddy dyturs-We'd nice time goin VI
IN the sfeemer to Shagsers: pertiklerly NICE
Tell we gotto Cuba We vas all twiis-two TO a
berth. At Cuba they TUX 10 piiin us up in tears
without emmy distinkshun in knlIer, age, or sex
was fortnit ennFto SIX ever place on top Of tive
tat cid eent'men, who filled the bunk jest like ,
fether bed, and was remarkabut soft TO lay on
iade hafe the mite on wun. and then turned ovel
and ade the uther hafe on the luther, affirmative
". They demonstrated with the cBptin.; but he
swcre that the berth was kalkiliated for iour, en-
4 they dident stop their idnI kompaints he'd put
II the black oos to make the proper compliment
Natral kascades plade mite and day on the foo'
ofthe cabbin, and the vessil having no swobs, the
waisin was slippery. AT last meetin Of the
seeick PASSENGERS was held, and every thing
brought up against the capting. They younanny.
mnssly votedhim reich This he koodent stum-
mick at first, but fnerly konkluded II swalel
the insnitin contempshns silence. Ireeched Shag'
gers purity well in helth, but yther siim-good
puryisions havin ben skarser than good appyiight
durin the vige.
The amy condas all, CATERS, and parry keef'
on the issmnss his ben often diskr.bed, and IN
trips on the mules is also hack need subjeeks; st
lie say nnthin about the transportin prosees, bu
KUN at once to the Passiffic. The vige TO Sal
Fransis, o was suthin like the vige 10 Shaggers'
only more oft. / was told by an old salt whoo'
ben in the niger trade tnat there faire, stow
| age on the slave deck of SLAYER than in our cab
bin. However we arrove, and jest in time to helI
at the big fire. How the gambiin houses blased
and how the chaps that had been clened out tther'
larfed! One Teller on bein asst to help put out
shop WHARF they plade monty, (called monty BE-
kase Montyznmy ynste to play at if,) said he''
burnt his fingers thare putty often, and he'd b
darned il he'd run the risk axen. f8a Ell
! also seen the fud at Sakyrymenty Sitty; ant
when left thare, most ofthe people was at roos
on the ruf1s Of the houses keiching the phinny
tribe from their perch. The waters was, howev
er, goin down, and the settlers hoped to do tn
same In fn days, which they did, and reel estat
foilored the general exampnl, and was at verr,
low ebb when last heerd from
On srriyin at the Maria Poser, coodent 60 4
work at wnnst: so 'cording TO your insfruk shin
sot down to stnddy authorgravy, and | get alcn,
quite peartly. I'm Iayin in . stock ofthe bigges
kinder wurds tor iutur yuse, and in my necks
shall may bee fire voliy Of reglar stingers from
the vollum now before me. Sennytnr Webste
must be an ALFRED indusfr,s feller, 10 pull tn
langwidge all to peaces and pile il up In column
this way. It's nifty catalog, and don't se
how ever he found time to do il and tend to pol
lyticks and the business OF the bar. Pickin ou
ali The wnrds with long ybuils, like p!ums ou
Of p,d Ain, and then ssarching for their roots mus
ben cussed sight harde, than digging here, atlt
he must a had emmy kwantity Of srerrt OF he new
er could dun it. as fa
| Thare's good menny diggers at this pint
wait in for the streme Of the Maria Poser 90 bacl
into the or'narv channil. Atpresent the kuntry'
| swimmin with il, but when it subsidies we shsl
make . bold push. One Of the diggers says tina
we shall find gold in its may tricks. ! dessay
but hope we'll get sum in this munth and April
/ Yours alus.
| lSunday 7ines.1 A DIsBAsDED VoLuNrsER.