The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-04
Arrival Of Steamer Newfoundland.

NEW York, June ?.
The steamer Northern-Light, from San Juan,
via Aspinwall, on the Isthmus, arrived here 10.
day, with three hundred passengers, and small
| amount of specie not reported
She brings San Francisco dates to tbs 9Th Of
May.
The previous dates were to the 18th of April,
consequently the advices by this steamer are ,s
days later.
The steamer Columbia sailed from San Fran
CISCO on the 9th, bringing down one hundred and
eighty passengers, and one million eight hundred
and thrty-slx thousand, eight hundred and forty
five dollars ofgold, on freight
The steamer Winfield Scott also left San Fran
cisco on the 9th of May, with 500 passengers az
arrived at Panama on the 2Ist ult.
The Northern Light left at AspinwalI steamers
Crescent City and Philadelphia, awaiting the
arrival of the Columbia. Also the Unite.I
States, to sail on the Goth for New York, via
Kingston.
The legislature had passed flour inspection
bill, which was pronounced odious Also bin
appropratng $4,000 for the payment of Indit
war claims.
The Senate joint resolutions on the compromi q
measures had also passed the House.
The dreaded anniversary ofthe great fire passed
off quietly, though great was the fear Of
the inhabitants that similar calamity would
visit them, that all the engines of the civ
were ranged IN the streets, with ropes stretched,
etc.
Intelligence from Shasta reports the kiIl;r,
of $50 Indians by the whites, who were IN
furiated at the murder Of Mr. Anderson by the
Indians.
A memorial signed by many of the most SUBJ
stantlal citizens of San Francisco, deprecatits
hasty legislation in the matter of Chinese emigr.-
ton, had been presented to the legislature. I'M
meantime, intelligence from Sacramento announ-
ces great excitement in regard to the Chinese
amongst gold dlggers along the banks Of the Anne
rican river, and their forcible expulsion from the
dggings was taking place daily One morning
200 were driven off from one locality There
was but one opinion among American miners in
regard to the importation of Chinese into the
mines They are fully determined to submit no
longer
The legislature had closed its session.
1t was rumored that the commissioners. an
pointed to procure site for the coustom house
had selected lot bounded by Washington. Jack.
son and Front streets.
The population of San Francisco increased
nearly 5000 during the month of April. OF this
nearly half was from China.
United States sloop Of war Vincennes sailed
from San Francisco Sd May for home, via VaIp,-
raso.
The weather had been favorable for mimi,
The accounts from the diggings generally were
satisfactory.
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
Dates few days later have been received from
the Sandwich Islands.
Great excitement existed at Honolulu in cons.-
quence of current report that the Chan CoIo-
ny In Magellan Straits, who lately revoted, were
on piratical cruise after American vessels in the
Pacific.
Application had been made by Mr. Wylie, Of
the foreign office, Captain Gardner of the slonp
OF war Vandalia, requesting him to delay his
departure until the arrival of the ST. Mary',
Capt. e. consented, and in the mean time tie
officers OF the Vandalia were drilling troops IN
garrison.
Parliament was opened in due form on the Cd Of
April
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
limited business was doing Butter was
selling a; IS cts; Sugar inquired for Gaego
flour sells at So 25 The dry goods busnt %
continues brisk. In the street there is little do
ing
In Stockton there is a better demar d for goods;
a further advance had taken place in clothing
There has been no important change in proyi-
sions