The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-07
Later ffpm California Arrival Of the
Crescent City.
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Later ffpm California Arrival Of tn
Crescent city.
NEw YoRx, May 8.
i The Crescent City, with later dates from
San Francisco, arrived al this port yesterday
She brings two millions dollars in gold OF
freight, and 100000 in the hands Of pas
sengers, Of whom there are 100.
The Crescent Cily left Aspinwall on ihl
22d ult., and brings California mails to tht
9th, brought down TO Panama by The Colder
Gate.
The Panama Railroad is now complete
withinil2 miles Of Gorgana.
Among the passengers we notice the Arch
Bishop Oregon, and the Bishop of Califor.
MIA; Mr.. Ewing, son Oft. Ewing, and Capt
Knox, u. S. N.
The floods in California had entirely sub
sided, and business was Improving.
The yield Of gold is represented as being
immense since the late flood, which had turn
ed up large quantities Of gold. AT yalliceta
a party turned up large lump Of pure gold
which weighs nearly twenty six pounds.
Emigration from the Cities has in conse-
quence, set in, and large parties are vending
theirway 10 the diggings
AT Sonora The earth turned up was yield
| ing three hundred per cent. more than at any
previous time.
A war Of determination had been declared
by the whites agaihst The indians at Klamath
and forty Of the former had surrounded two
Indian lodges at Indian ferry and shot about
forty Indians and Sduaws.
Stockton and Sacramento had made liberal
donations for the relief of the North Ameri-
cas- passengers.
A private letter states that duel was to
take place on the 9Th April, between A. C..
Rachy, a member of the Assembly, and Jas.
Blair, late of the United States Navy. The
difficulty arose out of The "water let bill"
and charge Of bribery.
A Mexican was hanged at Inoldmne, by
the Vigilance Committee, for theft.
The Revenue bill was under consideration,
in the Assembly. Persons settling up con.
signthents are taxed 80 cts ON each 81 ,00.-
Personal property sold by auction, is taxed
one and halfper cent.
Gen. Thompson, of Indiana, had been alb
pointed Judge Of The Supreme court, in place
Of Mr.. Lyons who had resigned. Alexander
Wells had also been appointed to the fourth.
Judgeshfp.
Honolulu papers have been received to the
18th March. They are filled with accounts
of the great eruption of the Msnua Lua Noun
tain, the Island Of Hawai-. The quantity of
lava issuing out Of the crater had not decreas-
ed. The attitude of the eruption was 10000
feet above the level of the sea, and was yet
burning. The lava was then five hundred
feet deep.
More recent advices from the Pacific whal.
ing fleet state that the whale fishery had been
very successful.
The United States ship Vincennes had ar
rived at San Francisco from Astoria.
She reports the schooner Julia safe al the
mouth of the Columbia liver, and that The |
schooner Exact. which was reported lost, had
arrived safe at Paget's Sound.
Governor Bigler had sent message TO the
California Legislature recommending an sp-
preparation of money for the relief Of the
overland emigrants.
The Mexican Boundary Commissioners had
come down on the Golden Gate, intending to
cross the Plains by the way of the Gla and
Rio Grande for the purpose Of colnplet-
ing the survey.
The schooner Sierra Madre, which had sail
ID from San Francisco for the mouth of the
Colorado river with detachment of sold
ers un Ter the command of Capt. Andrews,
o establish a permanent post at the mouth
If the Gila river, had not been heard Of and,
t was supposed she was lost
A large number Of passengers were at Aca-
,ulco waiting sail vessels up, and many ol
hem were III great distress.
Just as the Golden Gate was leaving Aca-
'ulco, an express had arrived, bringing The in
diligence that both Houses of the Mexican
congress had rejected The TehuaDIepec Trea.
y unanimously on the l7th April.
The Choco mines wefe becoming an object
much interest.
Dysentey Of violent type had become
cry prevalent on the lsthmus.
Advices from Peru state that a decided de-
ionstration had been made in favor of Gen. !
'lores' expedition the Eucador government
oops had spiked their own guns to prevent
lem from being used against the invaders.
'lores had taken the city of 'Guayaquil with Ie
reat ease. The majority Of his troops were
europeans, Flores is considered an agent of
he Peruvian government, who desires to an.
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