New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-16
NEW ORLEANS
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL is, 1852.
Arrival of the United States.

arrival OF the united states.
EIGHTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
= The steamer United States, Charles c. Berry, Com
mander arrived here yesterday morning from Aspinwal
Navy Bay the 7th and three days sixteen hours
from Kingston jamaica We have been furnished with
the following memoranda:
The loss of property and life very great Marys-
vile suffered very much large amount Of stock and
farming utensils the river and great number Of lives
were lost but not accurately known when our informant
left.
The steamship Winfield Scott. Captain Couillard made
the run from NewYork to Panama in S. days being the
Shortest passage ever made by any steamer.
We learn from gentleman who passenger from
San Francisco to Panama in the ship Trade Wind Capt
osgood which sailed hence the Sd u and arrived on
the 9Th instant that the passage very pleasant until
the 18th March. when in lat. 10. about TX NJ fire
broke out board of the ship by the splitting of alcohol
in the store which caused great alarm among the
Passengers, The damage to the ship trfing; one
coo:e person belonging to the ship was burned to death
the Keeper and of the hands badly burnt
AID were left at Panama in the Hospital.
The steamer Sierra Nevada left Kingston at O'Clock
H. Oh the 10th inst with 26o passengers for NewYork
The steamer FL Dorado left Aspnwal with the treasure
of the per steamer California from San Fran
cisco. April 3. at Or,
by regulation of the Post office Department the mails
oan only be forwarded by way of Havana and rs the Ell
Dorado bound for Network direct the mails were de-
tanned for the next steamer The U, S. Mail steamer
Cherokee arrived at Aspnwsll the 9Th inst and left
with the mails the 18th inst. NJ, for NewYork
and NewOreans ria Havana This Arrangement saws the
report Of the Mail Agent must much confusion
and annoyance to the commercial community and esp-
cay to the consgnees Of the FL Dorado they will not
probably receive their letters until days after the ar
rival Of the treasure.
In justice however to the u s. Mail Agent it is proper
to remark that had the mails been forwarded by the FL
Dorado aud by accident delayed lost he would be liable
to whereas in this instance he has accord
ing to instructions and it may justly be added that he is
gentleman well qualified for his station
TO prevent recurrence, it is necessary to allow the
Mail Agent discretionary power and as there are
frequently steamers for NewYork and Neworleans direct
It would much time to forward the mails by such
convryauces
BY the last accounts from Panama there were four
steamers in port bound to San Francco-Wnfeld Scott
California Tennessee and NewOrlean which is more than
sufficient to take all the remaining passengers on the
sthmus for California. There also three or four
ippcr ships bound to San Francisco
:, eamcr Tennessee being the last arrival from San
-, 70, with dates to 10Th March later intelligence
waa eceiycd at Aspnwal after the departure of the
Cherokee.
April 18th. at II Southwest Pass N W by N 1o5
miles distant. three mased propeller steering S W
by S, At NJ Southwest Pass Al miles distant N W
by N exchanged signals with ship New Zealand of New
ry, and American ship Corsica bound south-eastward
The following is the list of passengers:
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The SAN Francisco Picayunc has the following;
Ths most important piece of intelligence have to
overflow of the Sacramento, American, Yuba, Feather
Moqueumne Calayeras and Sun Joaquin rivers by which
.. Sacramento City. Marysve Downicvie, Nevada and
Stockton inundated An immense amount of
pr"nery was destroyed and there was considerable loss
of life
The waters have completely subsidized. and the roads
again becoming passable. The flood higher than
has been known for years only the northern mining
DISTRICTS hut in the agricultural countries at the south
il The abundance OF rain has given impetus mining
operations and is thought that the loss of property will
be than counerbaanced by the advantages gained
from sufficient supply of water The effect will be very
beneficial to agriculture large extent of the finest
land parched by the long drouh hard for cult
walton now it will yield readily to the plough, and save
from ruin many farmer In places where the seed
put into the ground the rain may prove injurious
The Legislature still in session bill has passed
known the Cody bill by which contracts made with
the State with Chinese. Sandwich Islanders and her
islanders of the Pacific for the performance of labor
within its limits made obligatory. There two
such bills before the Legislature The limits the con
rabt to years and the other to five The contract
for this labor ii procured at $50 per year is made bind
ing public meeting has been held in Sacramento
dcmning the Cody bill in the strongest language.
Full particulars have been received at San Francisco
the terrible fire Mt Hong Kong, China, the 29th De
ember. The whole Chinese portion of the town
fumed and the loss of property is estimated at $4,000
600 large number of lives lost principally Chi
ncse
Col: Matthew'S belonging to British regiment sta
toned there and lieutenant belonging to H. B. NJ shil
Hastings with two other British subjects lost their lives
Mt house which was blown up.
Sir VIM. Bromer called special meeting of the Cit
Council Immediately after the fire. at which it was unan
IA irousy resolved that building should be erected
or bamboo thereafter and that the Chinese street
should be of the width that of the Victoria road
Gacb Smith and Hon. D. G. Frederick Six shots wer
exchanged, when Judge S. declared himself satisfied
Neither party was injured