The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-29
Annexed are the
PASSENGERS BY THE pRoME1usus

The 2. arrived ut San juan in The afternoon Of the
18th, and sailed on the evening tf the 10Th.
We are under obligations to Mr. B. g. Hopkins, The
purser Of the Promethsuu and also dregorys Express
for late California papers.
This U. 8. sloop Of Albany Capt Plstt sailed on
the 9th, leaving ne American Of war ia port The
p when five miles outside the harbor spoke the English
soop Of Calypso bound in On the 23d, at noon 80
miles northwest Of Havana boarded by the Albany
IA days from San Juan, bound to Havana-All well,
The Albany spoke on the l9h 200 miles from San Juan
the Y. 8 ssoop of war Decatur bourd to San Juan.
The clipper ship Trade.Wind arrived ct San Francisco
on the evening of the ls., 122 day from New York.
An ice company has been formed in San Francisco
of the best merchants there Joined ths a.so
station Tho company propose to supply of
from the Northwest Coast and for that purpose they havs
sent to the ship Fayius with proper apparatus for
cutting ice and for receiving it board The Fayus
Is to visit o. the Russian trading ports not
70 much T. obtain supply at this advanced reason as to
construct Artificial ponds the shore where Ice may
be readily obtained For this purpose the
chip carries the necessary outfit ahe therefore make.
She voyage more as exploring expedition procuring
inferMaticn than in expectation of receiving carx,
She will ii possible obtain one but the association wit
their limited information not GO confident of su
they Of making arrangements for future supplies
The astronomical and magnetic, party Of ths Goa
Survey, under charge OF Assistant George Davidson
have selected station ths Presido San Francisc
where observations for longitude latitude magnetic d.,
cnation intensity and inclination, will be made durins
two or three unstiens.
The Ban Francisco Commistee Of Vigilance have hal
lithogrephed number of handsomely exscuted certid
Gates OF membership intended for distribution anon,
the members of that body Over watchf1l eye. is
motto, Fat Jusfitid ruaf ciawN Ga either side
wreaths OF foliage, enccllns the motto De just
fear - sefpreservstos, tbs arst Law of Nature
new democratic paper, with the title OF the Dea9-
cratic Sae Joua is abcut to established at 5a,ra-
mento
sail boat race was to "a ke pacs ut "a, Francisco on
the LIST ins tor purse c S3go The boats entered for
The race were the James Hayes aud th. Fulton Blue
most brutal attempt at murder nitted on
the 30th January at hcuse called the arzzy Bear
the Mission road in the vicinity OF saa Franc,o Tn.
proprietor Of the house whose is Montreu was ia
his bar room with his wife and mother when large
stout, powerful man rushed In with knife in his h,nd
and mskipg the proprietor Of the houss whose mans
Frank cut him tie throat living bars bu. not
Bevering the windpipe Attne ss Tins he made soma
remark about having killed In Sacramento aui ran
dropping his hat the eor An ofcsr sent for at
the Mieop, who pursued the part of tho way into
town and then lost track Of him. lie had bs,n at
the Mission short time previous WITH different dress
on rom what he haa whsS re committed tn. desperate
act
At Stockton, Mexicar caught stealing wood was
taken and tsied before Judge Lynch who sentence h
to be slapped with handsen, ana wipped,n which
Punshment says astockton paper sas ad ninistsrsd,
and he was set at hbsrty a ride upon sided
rail nutt be perfect luxuty compared to th, be.
ipg slsprsd With hant.aw
The trial Of Alfred Green iedictej for the murder
Of Adrian d. Barthoif at tks Mix Punch House on
the Mission road, was commenced January 20
Several witnesses testified u general fao ths kill
ing OF Bstthof by Green bp details Ia szilemcs wsrs
quite conflicting The ttil before this Court
when tie ett amer left ssn FTsUciseo
The San traacco Pfccytg os the 3ist January, says
The Tennessee to morrlw. viii ctrry, N
be 1certaned 81 800 COO the outside; nay nos be
more than SiaC00oo OF tke am,unc IL "a fair to pra.
the pro portions he different ports will b. rl,h
the by the Cafornia which were abou. l.4).h
to New Orleans, 9th to London and the balancs to
New York The steerago ftho Tennessee we'll ID with
homeward bound miners; among whom we know Of rlny
who have secured their pes asd takiag the dase
home themselves, considering the prsmigm charged
them for freight and insurance thsr dust R.sooush
clear proh5 TO the steamer express company and
which would be by them, TIE miners entirely thrown
away The occasional ots cf money the isthaus BIZ
robbery he's no terrors for and the chances Of
death and consequent entire loss Of tho money to
their antilles, they never consider.
ON January ~ thc steamer Wilson q Hunt broke her
centre thait and air pump hetm The w IL ssat
tie time In sussn Bay. hce second engineer escaped
Iose Of life BY narrow chance, piece easkjug OF
about 100 pounds falling in fragments each ds hiri
One piece cut of nrer, ara&he other bruised his op
ptssc aim severely She heavily reightej and hal
Numerous passengers
The steamer New World was cons'derably Injured by
cellisiop with schooRtr the Sacramento river, on
the 23d uls Tire New Wosld when Just above Tree
Islsnd ard gorg ~ very iow rate account OF bng
heavily loaded discovered fchoorer the Iarbolrd
bow, bound dows, with fair wiud Tne pilot, Mr. Lori
Immediately her Tiae berth or h.r arSoar1 b0W,
and when wtnn about three lengths the schooner put
ner helm hard up and kept Gmy T. Cross the steamers
DOW, notwithstanding tbs sca0cLtr hailed ny the
pilot to keep hsr u the wiua bsny - tbs nortawArd
anu Westward Tie person IL coMUtnl paid no atteu-
ZION 10 " usth It was too late and struck h9 steamer
et .ne miocie sangway, forward o the arb1ard whse
ana carried avsy about thirty feet o hr siie aud zar
dtstroying large portion OF the uppar deck tearing
avnJ the rails and, glsncing on teously ipiurirg tho
saloon deok put fortunately doing Lsr t. any of tho
Panhrnser5.