The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-13

| About $l50,000 are in the hands Of tho Dsnid
| Webster's passengers.
| Tho El Dorado brings forty-two cabin and ons
hundred and sevcnty-two stesrago passengers, and
the Daniel Webster brings ono hundred and twonty-
five. The names of the passengers BY both vas-
sells will be found on the last page.
The FL Dorado does not bring tho California msre.
They wero twenty hours behind tho treasure snA
passengers, and the FL Dorado was detained thaA
length of time, awaiting their arrival; and whoa
they came, the mail agent (Mr. Mydgott) having
charge of them, refused to put them on board sog-
ing reason, that his orders from tho Pos.nasssr
General compelled him to carry them by tho way ox
Havana. They were at Aspnwall and will come
in the Georgia.
The gentlenany pursor Of the I'll Dorado has sont
us great deal Of information The following state
ment of deaths board the f. D. is attached to h;s
| report -
| DEATHS ON III DORADO
April 4-Edward Cornish, aged o. of New York. n
\ fever. &c. ~'
April 10 o-Gcorge White aged 80 of Bridgenort .rv.
sipclas.
We arc likewise undor obligations to tho purser sf
the Daniel Webster for tho following information -
passcngers report tho road from San Juan del Sur /,
be in excellent condition. The Transit Company arrc
light draft boat Edmund II Miller was oompleted in
time to take up portion OF the webscr's pascnxaux
and Is found admirably adapted to the purpose
san Junn was quito healthy. Fine weather proyslsd
during Eve days that the Webster lay in port
The United States sloop of Decatur sailed from S.
Juan on the lst inst for port TO the south to be abuk
four or five days. Officers and all well
Our thanks are due to Mcssrs. Adams & Go. for
files Of the latest California papers.
The Surveyor General had sont to the Jeei,,asuvc
"a srpQ MI - ~
lie considers the area of tho State. AZ set down
by the General Land Office ut Washington H8S9S
square mes), a. too large, and calculates from the
boundaries laid down in the constitution, that Il
cannot exceed li6,2S5 square miles--eaua TO
9S G22 400 OF this 81 OO0, 900 arc classed A.
either mineral, useless at present for agricultural
purposes, leaving Al ,622 400 acres now ft for sut
wilton. The following classification is made Of tho
lands Of the State,--
Mineral lands, including that which is worth
lots being mountainous desert. also much
that will eventually be ossssd agricultural 900 ene
Agricultural which cen be irrigated ...... ~ 900 600
Agricultural which cannot be irrigated. . 10 COO oS0
swamp 2ez2 4os
Iotai.'''..'.'' 90 ,622 sp
In eonscquelcs of numerous daring crimes. the
members Of the former Vigilance COMMITTEES a.
san francisco were called upon to moet on tho 18th.
to take into consideration measures Of great nm
rortance"
mo intelligence from the different parts OF tbs
state will DO found in the corious extracts We girs
from the California rapers
We learn that much distress prevails among the
North Americas passengers a. AoapalOo, many Of
them being destitute, and dependant he gifts Of
lassirg steamers for the Of living. Most Of
tho ladies were taken board tho Pacific Mad
Steamship Panama, but the balance have no way
Of getting away The Pacific, Of the same limo,
stopped u Acapulco going up. but could not take
e1y on toatd, ~ they were already full. The Cali
iornis PEI fors state that the agent Of the North