Daily American telegraph., 1852-02-17
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamer Ell Dorado, bringing dates from
San Francisco to the 22d ult., four days later
than those brought by the Daniel Webster, ar
rived at her wharf at New York at 8 o'clock yes
terday evening. She brings ST. ,000, 900 Of gold
on freight, and 245 passengers.
The following gentlemen are among the pas
sengers in the Ell Dorado, having boarded her at
Chagres in just IA days from San Francisco
Louis McLane, jr., and H. s. Austin, late of Bal
timore; and Felix Argent, on his way to Wash
ington
The passengers of the Ell Dorado have made
the quickest time between San Francisco and
New York that has yet been made; the running
time between the two ports, including the cross
ing of the isthmus, being twenty-three and half
days.
The health of the isthmus was very good, and
passengers were leaving Panama very rapidly in
smiling vessels and steamers tickets for passage
on which were commanding premium.
The propeller Pioneer had arrived at Chagres.
Salt provisions on the isthmus were selling at
high rates. Beef had been sold at 800 per
barrel.
CALIFORNIA AFFAIRs.-The steamer Golden
Gate left San Francisco on the 22d ultimo, for
Panama, with three hundred passengers, n large
portion of whom have arrived in the Ell Dorado.
New mines of great richness. have been discov-
SCOTS river, which are causing another great
stampede.
No definite proceedings with regard to the
election of U. s, Senator had yet taken place in
| the legislature. The Senate resolutions in favor
of meeting the House on the Oath to 90 into an
election, was laid on the table in the House.
Mr.. Crabbe gave notice of his intention to in
troduce bill relating to slaves and free people
of color.
Berlin Brown, formerly well-known hotel
keeper of Mobile and New Orleans, died at San
Francisco on the Goth ult.
The legislature was proceeding quietly with
business at its new quarters in Sacramento. The
Miners Convention was also in session there, and
the town was crowded with visitors, among whom
were all the Senatorial candidates, who were to
address the Convention during its session
Further proceedings as to the trial of the off.
GERS and crew of the ship Challenge have been
dropped for the present, the extreme penalty
sttached to the offences of which Captain Water.
man and his mate we're convicted being FIVE years
imprisonment and ST. 900 fine.
The Golden Gate, on the day she left Sar
Francisco came in contact with the briggs James
Caskie and Jarkin, damaging both vessels.
The markets at San Francisco were quiet, an0
prices generally unchanged.
At Maysville there was more activity. Elk.
change on eastern cities was in demand at pc,
cent premium
FROM JAMAIcA.--The El Dorado brings ia.
maica dates to the 9th. The papers are almost
barren of interest.
The cholera was abating, but the smallpox wa,
raging with considerable virulence in the interior
particularly on the northern side of the island
In the House of Assembly o resolution hat
been introduced providing for bounty on i'm
portation Of emigrants, on account Of the deartl
Of laborers, and the prospect of the departure Of
the coolies.
The steamer United States arrived at Kingston
on the 9th, and was to sail ON the same night for
| New York.
The steamer Independence was also at Kings.
ton repairing