The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-09-25

The discovery Of the fact BY Nj. HarEravss thai
th4 c0untsy, from the Mountain Ranges 70 m inde-
fnite extent Of the interior, il one imnsnse gold
Aelds has produced . tEemendOus excitsment in The
For several days after last publication the bus
mess Of the town was utterly paralyzed. A com.
plste mental nadnsss appears 70 have sezsd almost
every member Of the community; and, q . natural
consequence, them has been q universal rush 70 the
diggines. The blacksmiths Of the town could not
turn of the picks fast enough, and ths manuiacture
Of cradles was the second bfskest business Of the
place. A few left town on Monday, equipped for
the diggings but ON Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday tho roads TO Summer Hill Greek became
literary alive with new made minen from every
quarter. soms armed with picks, o,hen shoulderinS
with wash- hand basins, tin pots and cullenden,
garden and agricultural implements Of every vasie.
", either hung ffDm the saddle-bow or dangled
about the persons Of the pilgrims 70 OphiF. We
have the authority Of an experienced man. insisting
that from The imperfect and unsuitable implements
aasd By oil who have let for The disgings, coupled
with their miserable provisions in other respects,
success is impossble that the labor necessary TO
success il exuenAeiy ssvere and he ventures, ~
his opinion, that not more than three per cent will
become permanent miners. One Of the consequen-
ces has besn permanent rise in the price of pro-
visions. Flour, which ranged from 26s. to 26s psr
100 lbs., has been sold for 45s. tea, sugar. and al
most every other eatabie commodity, have ad
vanced IN equal proportion.
What asslsIed very materially 70 fan the excite
ment into . flame, was the arrival of q son of Mr..
Neaie, the brewer, with q piece Of pure metal,
weighing ii ounces, which was purchased BY Mr..
Austin for ESQ, who started to Sydney by the fol-
lowing days mail with the gold aud The news.
Since that an oid man arrived in town with several
pieces in mass, weighing in all from two to three
pounds. He also sarted for Sydney with his PRIZE.
Mr.. Kennedy, the manager Of the Bathurst Bianch
Of the Union Bank of Australia, visited the d,genss
on Saturday last in company with Messn. Hawkins
and Green, and each Of these gentlemen picked up
small piscs Of the pure metal; and few handfals
Of tho loose earth from the bed of the creek, which
were brought homo by Mr.. Kennedy from motives
Of curiosity, have been since aasayed by Mt. KoEf,
from Sydney, and piece Of gold extracted there
from Of the size Of q small pea. Besides these we
have not heard Of any particular instances Of sue
cess.
On Wednesday morning last, Mr.. Hargrsves,
accompanied by Mr. Sutchbury, the Government
geologist, went to the diggings, and with his own
hands washed . pan Of earth in his presence, from
which 81 grains Of fine gold were produced. He
afterwards washed several baskets Of earth, and
produced gold therefrom. Mr.. Stutchbury here
upon expressed his satisfaction, and Immediately
furnished himself with credentials, which have
since been forwarded to Government.
The EartAquaks near Neplss.-A letter dated
Naples, August %, gives the following particulars
- 70 the earthquake spoken Of already:
g have received several details relative to the
dreadful disaster which occurred on the 18th inse
in the provinces Of Basiicasa, in this kingdom, and
about one hundred miles from the capital. A liss
Of more than fifty villages il given, in which
greater or less damage was done; in more than
one place the principal buildings hsve been de-
stfoyed and in all several lives have been Lost amid
tho ruins Of fallen houses. The greatest sufferer
however, was the town Of Mel6, . place containing
10000 inhabitsnts three-quarters Of the city are
smass Of ruins the Archbishop's Palsce, the Col.
lege the Municipality, the barracks and the police
station having been al leveed to the ground The
known deaths amount already to 700, besides 200
wounded, among whom the principal familiea
count victims.
have not time this morning to give all the
minute details, but it is sufficient TO say that rich
and popuous district has been completely destroy.
ed, and the loss Of life has been immense It does
not appear that the ground opened, but Ill the
injury was done by the houses falling from the re-
peated shocks Of the earthquake, the rapidity o.
which was such that the persons in the houses and
passing in the streets had not time to escape The
King, receiving this dreadful news, immediately
ordered . sum Of 1000 ducsts to be sent from biz
private purse 70 which the Queen sddsd 1000, Il
addition to the sum Of 5000 ducats contributed b
the Treasury: Temporary hospitals have beer
erected and dstachmsnts Of sappers and miner
have besn sent to the different places 70 assist il
cleating sway the ruins and disinierSing The nm
fortunate victims. Private subscriptions have beer
opened in the sowns near to the place where tn,
catastrophe has occufred, and NO doubt the actv,
charity Of the city Of Naples will not be deficient