Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-04
ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY.

The steamer Crescent City has arrived with
the California mails of the 5th ult. She brings
1000, 900 gold rs freight, and 100000 in the
hands of passengers. She left Aspinwall on the
22nd ut. Her passengers passed over the rail
road from Buena Vista. The road is now compile
ted within 10 miles of Gorgona. Passengers go
from Aspinwall to Gorgono in one day.
Among the passengers by the Crescent City
are the Archbishop of Oregon, and Bishop of Cal
ifornia, Mr.. Van Voorhees, Secretary of State,
Mr.. Ewing and Capt. Knox, of the u. S. Navy
The floods in California have entirely subsidized,
Business was improving, and he yield ofthe
mines was immense.
The advices from California do not possess much
interest.
The U. S. ship Vincennes, which arrived a
San Francisco on the 18th from Astoria reports the
loss of the schr. Juliet near the mouth of the Co.
lumbla The crew were saved The schr. Exact,
before reported as lost had arrived safely in p
gets Sound.
Gov. Bigler had sent message to the Legisla-
ture recommending an appropriation of money for
the relief of overland emigrants.
The Mexican Boundary commissioners had
lefl In the Golden Gate. They intend to cross the
plains by way of ella and the Rio Grande for the
purpose of completing the survey.
The late floods had left Il rich harvest for the
miners, and emigration from the cities had COM
menced, including large party of Chinese. At
Vale city, party turned up lump of pure gold
weighing nearly 26 lbs.
In Sonora, the earth yields 300 per cent. more
abundanty than ever.
Advices from all the mining sections are very
encouraging
The whites of Klamath had declared war of
determination against the Indians. party of
settlers and miners surrounded two lodges at In
dian Ferry, shot the and several of the suuaws
| and destroyed the rancho. Thirty or forty In
dians were killed.
private letter states that duel was to take
place on the 9TH between Archibald c.. Peachy,
member ofthe Legislature, and Jas. Blair, late
of the U. s. Navy. The difficulty grew out of
charge of bribery made concerning certain wa
ter lot bill before the Legislature.
A Mexican had been hung at Mokeumne Hill,
by the Vigilance Committee, for theft
The Revenue bill, under consideration in the
Assembly, provides that persons selling consigned
goods shall be taxed 80 cents on every $780,
Auctioneers pay tax of ] per cent on the sales
OF personal property.
Gen. Anderson, of Tuolomne, formerly U. S.
Senator from tennessee, has been appointed Judge
OF the Supreme Court, vice Lyons, resigned; and
Alex Wells has been appointed to the Fourth
Judgeship.
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Honolulu dates to March 18th have been re-
ceived. The papers are filled with accounts of the
eruption of Mt. Manaloa. The altitude of the
eruption 10000 feet above the level of the sea,
and was yet burning. The lava was piled up
500 feet high.
The Pacific whaling fleet was doing we'll.
The schooner Sierra Madre, with detach-
ment of soldiers under the command of Capt. An
drews, which sailed from San Francisco for the
Colorado, to establish permanent post at the
mouth OF the ella river, has not been heard from,
and is supposed TO be lost.
The Golden Gate passed the steamer Oregon %
the 9th off San Diego, where she had been de-
tained 10 hours by the breaking of her ma chine
ry. On the 10th she passed the clipper ship
Northern Light 400 miles from Acapulco, bound
i'll after the Americas passengers. On the 18th
she passed the Tennessee, bound up. A large
number OF passengers were at Acapulco in sail
ing vessels, and in great distress.
Just as the Golden Gate was leaving Panama,
express train arrived with the intelligence that
both branches of the Mexican Congress had on
the 9TH of April rejected the Tehuantepec treaty
by unanimous vote.
The mines of Cholo, known to be very valua-
BILE. and situated on the great water courses be-
tween the Gulf of DarieA and the Bay of Buena-
venture, are exciting great attention at Panama.
lce-water sells at Panama at two dimes per
drink.
Dysenteries Of a violent type had appeared on
the Isthmus.
Advices from Peru state that on the expedition
under Gen. Flores reaching Guayaquil, decided
demonstration was made in his favor by the
troops of the Ecuador Government who spiked
their own guns to prevent them being used against
the invaders. Flores took the city easily. Most of
the troops under him are Europeans. Flores is
considered as the agent of the Peninsuar Gov
vernment whose design is to annex Ecuador to
Peru.
THE SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Prices of desirable articles were steadily ad-
vancing. Agricultural implements were in good
demand. Breadstuffs active and firm. Coffee
was improving. Clothing and dry goods were ad-
vancing. Leather was in good demand at full
rates. The Tobacco market was overstocked.