The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-02-12


as and Cherokee arrived at New York on
Friday, bringing the California mails to the
lst ult. The former had S63, 600 in gold
dust On freight, and $800,0oo in the hands
Of passengers. The latter had 81 ,024, OBJ /
ii gold dust on freight, and 100000 in the
hands Of passengers.
The mining neYsis favorable. There had
beer. plentiful rains, which had enabled the
miners to wash the dirt they had been col
lecting, and the only fear was that the rains
would be too heavy. The money market
was easier, but the supplies of merchandise
continued to be too large for profitable sales.
Some reshipmonts to the Atlantic coast we're
being made. The discoveries Of rich depos-
ties Of gold continued to be made.
Bs- The Niagara brings the gratifying in
telligence that ninety-two Of the Cuban in
vaders have been released, and would sail
in American vessels for the United States
the lst of February.
"The Pope has directed two large stones
the one to be taken from the Capitol, the 9th
er from the Coliseum-to be prepared in
Rome and to be presented by him to the
Washington Monument now being erected
in the city Of Washington to the memory Of
tho E.fgter az b;e Country.
RAlLRoAD IN PA1EsrINE-The New
York Courier calls attention to the greaten-
terprises in contemplation in Europe, such
as The schene for the construction of a rail
rad from ancient Antioch to Heliopolis and
Damascus, themes across or down the penin-
sula Of Arabia, by Great Britain. Should
the line be completed, BY the granting Of
exclusive powers BY the Arabian government,
the novelty viii be presented Of Palestine
invaded by locomotive, putting and painting
through country sacred to the oracles of
God, and which, since the days Of Moses,
has groaned under barbalic ignorance But
more practical and probable schemes en-
which the Courier dwells are mentioned be-
low:
I'VE have already dwelt somewhat at
length on the adyanta ges .ofthe proposodHneI
Of steamers between this port and Genoa;
but We are induced to allode again to the
subject, by the recent action Of the Turkish
Government, in granting finally to the En-
/ gfsh Government the right Of way for a
railroad from Cairo to the isthmus of suez.
Two such events as aline Of steanlsiiips from
1.-THE United States to Sardinia, connecting
with other ports in the Mediterranean, and
the construction of arailroad to the Red Sea-.
through grounds classic and holy, would
mark peculiar and thrilling era in the
i changes Of history, The result Of such meas
fures would be the union Of the trade Of the
4 Mediterranean and Italy with the East, and
4 the restoration Of the ancient intercourse of
4 Africa with the residue Of the world "
a 4AEbbcG HUH MI ~ IdSllE1s
1 The following extract Of letter from Mr.
John S. Thrasher, written after his arrival
!, ia Spain, will be read with interest
CADIz, STAIN.
arrived here on the Sd inst. January
a pleasant passage found here letters d
the kindest tenor from AIr. Barringer, oul
Minister At Madrid. Mr. Burton, our Con.
sui here, has been exceedingly polite and.at
tentiye AS yet, the Minister writes me, he
has no news from Washington, but he doubts
not that he viii obtain ny Immediate nber
alton 50 soon as he can act officially in ny
behalf on ny arrival here every consider
atian was shown towards me. Soldiers weri
sent of from the city to take two other fcl
iow-prisoners Of mine ashore. But for M
separate boat vas sent, with two gentle
men, dressed ii plain clothes, to aceonpan,
me Instead Of taking me 1t once To "a
prison, they led me over the city and show
ed me al the prinoipal edifees, public walk
ieFe ll prison, have tine, large aparl
ent g g yse md, when taken out frol
fae other prisoners Gen Lopez slnI
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