Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-27
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.
The advices from California to the 18th ultimo,
brought to New York by the steamer Daniel Web
ser, from San Juan, represent the mining and agri
cultural interests to be in a thriving condition.
The prominent topic of discussion in California is the
much-agtated question Of division of the State. Con-
siderable difference Of opinion exists this subject but
nothing definite beyond the drawing up of address for
presentation to the Legislature by the Santa Barbara
Convention has been agreed upon.
The expedition of the Sandwich Islands appears have
been abandoned for the present The brig Fremont which
was purchased for the purpose has been sold at loss Of
$4,000.
The Board of Commissioners for asceranng and settling
private land claims in California were to hold session
San Francisco the 9Th December The announcement
had caused the greatest satisfaction to the community at
large.
The United States Coast Survey is progressing rapidly
although the weather has been unavorabe to their ope
rations
An Indian disturbance had occurred at Los Angeles
arising out Of Indian game called the peon." Eight
Indians killed by Americans and Californans, and
considerable number wounded
The mines continue productive ever The agri-
culturiss busy different sections of the State pre-
pairing the ground for the grass crop, which is
pected will be abundant than In the South the
vintage has fully commenced and the vine growers
busy engaged in gathering the grapes, and converting
them into wine and brandy The quantity manufactured
will be immense.
The weather during the past three months has been like
that Of the Indian Summer in the Atlantic States bamy
and genial From all appearances the rainy is
remote ever and many of opinion the coming winter
will be similar to the last one.
Large numbers are daily leaving California many being
bound for the gold regions of Australia.
The Sidney papers filed to overlooking with the
most glowing accounts of gold mines that city, ard
of the discovery of many and extensive rich dggng
We are indebted to BERFoRD s. Co.'s ExrREss for
of the latest California papers.
FROM OREGON.
The steamer Columbia made her last trip from
San Francisco to Astoria in sixty-eight hours,
ported to be the shortest run ever made. The news
is of but little interest 1t is reported that all tie
belonging to T. Vaults exploring party said to have
been murdered by the Indians, have returned unnure
The contract for carrying the mail from Astoria to Oregon
City has been let for 000 and for carrying it to tie
Great Salt Lake at So, 900 per annum.
The "Oregonian" gives the following account of the
United States coast survey:
sswe understand that the astronomical party stationed
at Cape Disappointment under charge of Assistant Geo.
Davidson left for Cape 0rford by the steamer of the 25
The weather has been particularly unfavorable to their
operations, yet they have accomplished satisfactory
amount Of work large number Of lunar culmnations
have been made for longitude observations for latitude
by recently adopted method remarkable for rapIdity
and accuracy; and observations with the most improved
magnetic apparatus for the decnstion variation Of the
needle besides very large amount of miscellaneous work
very considerable local magnetic attraction found
exist by changing the position Of the magnetic observa
tory This win account for the otherwise rreconcilabe
results of Belcher, Wilkes, and others