Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-06
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamship Prometheis, Capt. Henry Churchill,
from San Juan de Nicaragua arrived at the quarantine
ground last night bringing two hundred and forty pas
sengers and three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
specie.
The Prometheus arrived Mt San Juan on her outward
passage on Sunday August "a She experienced e
heavy gale off the Island OF Marguano, which lasted
IA hours
She left San Juan the morning of August &C. at
O'Clock, A. M, and arrived at the quarantine Staten
Island Mt O'Clock last night, having made the pas
sage in days and 10 hours.
The Promebeus brings the passengers and gold dust
by the steamship Independence which left San Fran
cisco on the evening of the 3ls OF July and arrived
San Juan del Sud on the 10th of August.
The S typographical engineers at San Diego
on the Sd of August and expected to take passage tho
Oregon, which left San FRANCISCO on the I'd Of that
month";
The U S ship of war Vandalia was at Acapulco on
the i th OF August
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Our California papers to the I'd of August, eigh.
teen days later. The Independence left San Francisco
the 3lst of July, but having been detained day at
Acapulco, the Oregon arrived there previous to her
departure, and from her the papers oil the I'd were
ceved.
We learn verbally that the Oregon had 81 7So 600 In
specie beard. She had also large number OF pas
sengers.
We are indebted to Mr. A Ellicott, of Elicott's ex-
press, who camo passenger in the Promeheus, Tor the
following summary OF the latest Intelligence from all
parts of California and the lsthnlus.
Business in San Francisco is frightening up and the
merchants undaunted by the many fires, are building
rapidly that the city has assumed nearly its original
appearance.
'The agriculture OF California is becoming source
Of wealth 10 all who perseveringly engage in it, The
abundance with which the fields laden enough to
encourage the NEST skeptfcai.
1.-The farmers are laboring under serious disadvan-
sage in not knowing whether the commissioners will
recognise their claims and make good their titles This
is keeping many from making the expensive improve
mens which tkey contemplate, provided their titles
acknowledged.
"In Santa Cruz the crops are unusually heavy; the
wheat could not sustain s own weight. being tour heads
to the ounce 1t is supposed that will yield 100 bush
els to the The potatoes growing in the valley
very fine and large, weighing four and five pounds
each.
'she miners at Mississippi Bar are principally enga-
ged in cartng dirt from the higher table land bar to
the river, and there washing it, which pays fair profit.
CAT Beals Bar grea. Improvement has been made
Woburn, Mass says that the prospects of the minors
here much better now than they before.
"'Tho danmlng companies were to commence OPP
eratons in the bed OF the river about the LIST OF Sep
TENDER.
"ln the North Fork, tho United States Company
have undertaken an enterprise which deserves the
greatest credit. They have nearly completed a rock
cutting quarter OF mile in length, and twenty feet
Deep which is intended to divert the entire river from
its natural couise and is one OF the greatest works
undertaken in California.
CAT Mormon Island continuous line of race has
been dug for mile, at an estimated cost of one
hundred thousand dollars.
method of keeping the bed Of the river dry, after
ing the current, IS by the use OF the Archimedeau
pump. AT Salmon Falls the river runs through deep
chasm in the ock, and above this the river has been
turned by heavy stone dam, and will doubt
lers prove a profitable investment. Indeed it is tn 9
opinion of the miners generally that moro gold will be
taken out this season than ever before.
Business in Marysvle has improved, and the mer-
chants are doing q flonrsling trade.
1.-The public buildings at Velaieo were to have been
commenced on the !s of August, the contracts having
be en- made to that effect"
The San Francisco Morning Post of August fur
nishes the following summary OF the Pacific
since the departure of the previous steamer:
The events OF the past two weeks of less exciting
character than those embraced in the summary of the
last steamer. No great outrage has occurred to hegh-
ten the excitement in the public mind the subssng
excitement has abated. Under the amended criminal
code, which took effect on the LIST of July and which
allows the Jury discretion to punish either with i'm
prisonmeni by death those guilty OF arson robbery,
burglary &c. (among many other rigorous but
sary provisions, lew trials have been had among the
most conspicuous OF which is the case of Robinson,
Gibson and Thompson, convicted at Sacramento ofthe
robbery OF James Wilson, anG condemned to death. 1t
is hoped that the Courts will act promptly and in the
spirit of this law, that instance may occur in which
ii may be deemed necessary by any Of our courts, to
resort extra judicial punshments
The reports from all the mining districts are more
favorable than at any period during The present year,
and the shipments of gold for August and September
will doubtless far exceed those OF any previous moths
There is an increased confidence in the ultimate sue
OF quartz mining, and the belief every day be-
coming general that this will became the gre A
and permanent source OF gold. The age of prospecS5
inc pas combined lai and labor directed by sys-
tetac and scientific principles will succeed where
blind trust in fortune and in individual efforts has
failed
The subject OF agriculture is beginning to attract con-
siderable interest. Although The past winter and
spring unusually dry experiments have proved
emnently successful, and there is strong desire among
many who came here mere soiourners to settle per-
maueutIy in California, and gather around them the
comforts OF home. 1t Is estimated that there are al
ready twenty thousand persons settled and devoted TO
agricultural pursuits.
The ladan hosIilities have ceased on the Southern
and Eastern borders, and broken on the Northern
frontier military expedition, under command of
Gen j M Estsll, will accompany the Indian Commits
sioners In their tour OF negotiation, to Clear Lake,
thence TO the sources OF the Sacramento A ter which
they will proceed to Klamath river. The hostile In
dams Ro2uesrser have been dispersed but sub
dued.
There about $50 substantial brick houses in San
francisco, nearly all OF which have been erected since
the fire in May, and extensive preparations in pro-
gress or the manufacture OF brick and the quarryng
stone to I'LL numerous contracts OF this kind.
Gold mines new worked in Carsons Valley, OIL
the Eastern deevities OF the Sierra Nevada
The two political parties no ldng conventions in
the various counties TO nominate tor the Legislature
and for county offices The four candidates Tor Go n
gress are busily engaged in canvassIg the state.
The PROJECT OF dividing the state still urged me
OF the Southern counties, which were once the seat
nearly all the Spanish establishments in this state but
regime.
DEFEAT OF THE SPANlARDS.
PIcAYUNE OFFICE, !
New ORLEANS, Sept 3.
We have received The following OF thu bat
tie in which Gen EunR was mortaliy wounded, from