The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-02-13
Late from CaziEornia.

The Steamer Paelie arrived at New Orleans,
on Wednesday evening, the 9TH inst, from Cha
gres, with 252 passengers returning from the
| land Of gold. She brought San francisco dates
to the 1st Of January. The news is moi very
| important.
| Who vii be el4osen Us. .Seilator.is still4la-
ceftain. Col Fremont has pulltl al. address
10 tho people Of California, III va =,
render his course inthe U. s. soma acee rtafj5sfs
The address IS devoted entirely TO ,le proposed
law regulating the mines and settling land
claims in California.
Ia relation to the election, tic San francisco
Herald gives a table of the strength ofthc polit-
zeal parties in the Legislature. In the Senate,
there are r:ine Democrats, six Wings, and one
doubtful. In the Assembly sixteen Democrats,
eighteen Wings, one Independent, and one
doubtful. The SIX members from TouluInne
and NIariposa will not copfne themselves to par
ty candidates for Senator. moi haying been elect
ed on party grounds.
: The Wings Of the upper districts, Sacramento
City included, name VIM. Grove Deal, formerly
member Of the Assembly from Sacramento
county, as their candidate for Senator.
The accounts from the mines in regard to the
success of the miners were very encouraging.
though the reports have been rather scarce,
most of those engaged on the rivers during the
summer having gone to the dry diggins, from
whom good account is anticipated next spring.
Another large fire has visited San Francisco,
but lis rayages are so little compared with pre-
vious ones, only about sixty thousand dollars,
that it has scarcely been noticed, except by the
unfortunate sufferers.
One Of the heaviest gales that have been
known for years, has ragged on the Pacific coast
and over the country. But the damage has. not
been very great, the most unfortunate effects OF,
it yet known, being the loss of the British ship
Mersey, at the mouth Of San Francisco Bay.
Assaults and robberies are matters of nightly
occurrencein San Francisco. The list Of mur-
ders, &c, IS formidable one On the goth of
December, an old man named, Toy, about sixty
years, Of age leaving wife andschild was found
murdered in the streets of San francisco.
The Custom House at Monterey {ealiforrlia.)
was entered on the 7fh of December, aud rob-
bed of $4,000. A portion Of Tie money belor- I
gee to Mr. Randall. the Collector, and the bal
lance TO the Government. Five men have been
arrested on suspicion.
The ChoIcra has ceased both in San. francisco
and Sacramento City.
Much anxiety was felt IN San Francisco for the /
Panama ST inner. due for cover a " eek.
There was q strong probability that the seatzo Fl
Legislature would be removed to san francisco I
Forty ofsCapt French's 60 an any reached San
Diego on the Pacific. after 4 Journey 81 seven /
months across Mexico, iii which they suffered /
horrip 4 ~ hunger, thirst and toll. ere thir- +
ty-tike ofsthena to Of passage ID 4 brig for san +
Franc seo g, vii 81 they reached ii tuent
days divided The pro visions and
water. on board ere tIleir arrival
Itla dgat hich French aud a numb OF bis I
pa n lzans had with the rest Of the company at
Corolilas, in Mexico. III. wight aud Mr. i
Nelson Were killed; Afr. Cooper had thigh bro
ken and Mr. Holmes both arms broken french I
had his right arm shattered md was shot ia the
side SUI posed MORALLY
Garab ling Is sated to BE greatly on the de-
cline il California. where low
I0UTsY III. ID; Isebfssssry! ).
Tie Hon. IL: Ds Gro gshleId, Ex-seerefarv
of1le Navy Under adj son, fen dead
il g store this NOR AZ Boston.
Tie slip n anconia was lost OF Holly Head. i
or he 1fh nlt. Ille consist ed Of Tobacco
! ne mate, and eleven 81 tic ere were /