The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-16

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Two Weeks Later from California.
Great Flood In the Sacramento and lis
1,ibutaYies-A Large Nambe- Of Hou-
see Sgtpt Aoay!H
New YoRK, April II.
The steamer Fl Dorado, with two weeks
later intelligence from California, arrived At
this port this evening; she left at Aspin-
wallis the steamer Sierra Nevada, which was
to sail soon
The steamer United States had arrived,
and the Ohio was hourly expected
The steamer California arrived at Panama.
from San Francisco, on the 18th Of March,
with the mails. e
The Tennessee was to, leave San francisco,
on the 18th ult for Panama. and the New
Orleans on the 18th, for San Juan and Pani-
ina. T.a
The ship Constitution was hourl, expec-
ted a: Pansma.
The El dorado met the steamer New Or.
leans 30 miles south Of Cape Hstleras, and
the steamer Empire City. bound to New
Orleans, via Havana.
The FL Dorado Wis detained twenty hours
at Aspinwali. waiting the mail, and when
it ernved the agent refused to deliver II 20
her, butit was 10 come on the Georgia, yia
Havana. 80 la:
The passenger trains are now running on
the Panama Railroad; passengers leave AS.
pinwall on the arrival Of the steamer, in the
morning, and arrive at Panama at midnigh,
the samedsy. l ~
Much distress prevails among the passeu-
gers Of the North America ut Acapulco;
most of the females were taken on board
the steamer Panama, but the balance had
not the means of leaving, and no ship had
been sent to their assistence. !.
The Pacific stopped at Acapulco, but de-
clined taking any on board, as she was sl-
ready crowded. The California papers state
that the citizens OF San Francisco were en-
deavoring to charter sail vessel 10 send TO
their assistance.
The news from California is o. he most
distressing character; most dslstrous
fool had occurred in the Sacramenio, and
the cities o! Sacramen nto, Nevada and Marys-
vile, were completely overaowed. Tie
dsmsge done is immense; the loss at Ma
rysville is estimated ut $l00,000; the EN-
bankment al Sacramento had given away,
and several houses foated down the riysr:
at Maysviile all the stores were submerged,
and large quantity Of goods were destroy
ed. AT Nevada, two quartz mills. the thea
ire, and several houses were swept away
The bridges at Salmon Falls aud Colona
shared the same fate, aud it was supposed
every bridge on the south and middle fork
rivers shared the same fate; that the mining
country is impossible. The Legislative
Walls in Sacr, Mento were surrounded hy
wa Ter, snd the members had TO 90 in boats
10 reach them. All the houses on the Ma
rysyille and Sacramento road had fioated
away. and many Of the finest brick build
iHgs in Sacpmento had been rendered un-
tenantable. It was hoped the crops would
not be much injured.
A great many lives were lost, and large
number Of cattle and other live stock per
ished. s
An expedition was fitting out al San
Francisco, for the newly discovered gold
mines, in Queen Charlotte's Island.
The Indians were still troublesome; par.
ty attacked Clark's train near Sacramento,
and in the fight four Indians were killed and
two others were afterwards captured and
hung; but the whites had to abandon thcu
goods. . n.
Immtnse quantities of snow had fallen in
the neighborhood Of Downesville.
The accounts from the mines was not r.
vorable. wss
Stockton and the San Joaquin Valley had
also suffered by foods.
The store ship Lexington arrived ai San
Francisco from New York on the l4th
March, and the Monumental City from Pm
anna on the same day. She had to put IN
for repairs at an intermediate poft--,he
passengers were sll we'll.