The southern press., 1851-04-23
Ten Days Later fxom California.
.aRRIY.aL OF THE PRO.METHEUS.
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE-CITY OF NE


The steamship Prometheus arrived here last
evening, from Cbagres On the 7th and Havana on
the 18th inst She brings 260 passengers, but no
gold dust on freight. A large quantity, however,
had reached Panama in three steamers, and will
arrive here soon.
The California mail does not come by the P :,
but was reserved for the government steamer
Left at Chagres the steamship Cherokee, captain
Winde, to sail for New York on the morning Of
the 9Th inst. III. b. M. steamer Great Western
was also to sail on the 9Th inst. The steamer
Ohio s passengers had not arrived at Chagres when
the Prometheus left.
The steamer New Orleans arrived at Panama
April LIST with 2l2 passengers, and $500 900 in
gold dust on freight. Steamer Northerfer arrived
at Panama April LIST, with 80 passenger, and
$500, 900 in gold dust, on freight. Steamer An
leope arrived at Panama April 3D., with 160 pas
sengers and $780, 900 in gold dust, on freight
They all left San Francisco March 18th
Died on board the Prometbeus, April 10th, John
Lynch, coal passer, aged % years, native of Ire
land,
The only intelligence of interest are the particu-
lars of an extensive conAagration at Nevada city.
The FIRE, which is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary, originated about IL O'Clock at
night on the llth ult. in the ball alley OF Gates
and Smith, on Cayota street. One hundred and
fifty 10 two hundred houses were destroyed, and
the loss was estimated at million of dollars.
Great excitement prevaed-the citizens were
determined TO execute certain and sudden ven
geance on those concerned, IL discovered. One
person is supposed TO have persisted in the flames.
A fatal ARRAY took place at Sonora, on the l2th
ut. MIR. Joshua Holden, OF the firm Of Grew d
Holden, Of Sonora, with a party Of friends, at
tackled a party Of miners who had commenced
digging on a plot Of land which that gentleman
claimed as his property, and which was under cul-
tivation. The miners resisted one Of them was
killed and three or four Of Mr.. Holdens men,
were MORALLY wounded.
The yield Of gold in the mines, to the steady
persevering miners, continues to be good. ~
Indian affairs are still IN the same unsatisfac-
tory condition as at last dates.
Lynch law has been inflicted in several ins tances
since the last mail. Two men who were detected
stealing horses, were hanged at half an hours no.
tice.
u. 8. Assay Office is now in full blast at San
Francisco. Messrs. Moffatt * Co., who have the
contract, opened their new Office on Montgomery
street, and within Two or three hours received
about a hundred thousand dollars in dust, de-
posted TO be converted into coin.
The Sacramento Transcript says that very rich
and extensive deposits have been discovered IN the
vicinity OF Nevada. Between Grass Valley and
Nevada a ravine has been prospected, and found
TO bear gold very profussly. Miners are making
from an ounce 10 fhy dollars daily apiece. The
quartz machines at Gold Mountain IRE doing
well.
A gentleman just arrived from the Trinity
mines, informs the Transcript that the diggings
there are but litre, IL any better, than anywhere
else. and that they ARE very limited. Gov Lane 8
party were on the Shasta, and doing well.
A Mexican fourd lump weighing q ounces,
nm the Indian Greek, IS mules from Mafyville, in
a place where no gold had previously been found.
| About fifty men are now there doing well.