The Nevada journal., 1853-02-25
Per adams 8 Co IS Express.
ARRIVAL OF
THE CDLDEX GATE
ELEVEN DAYS LATER.

The Golden Gate arrived at San Fran
cisco on the morning of Feb. 10Th, at a
bout l.2 o'clock, bringing the mails
and large number of passengers that
left New York on the Goth. Advices
arc up to the 22d from New Orleans.
The Golden Gate ha, made pleasant
passage notwithstanding the great am
cunt Of sickness with which her passen-
gers have been afflicted. A number of
deaths occurred on the trip.
By this arrival we sincerely regret to
learn the death Of MIR. w, c. HAMILTON
one of the editors Of the San Francisco
Herald Mr.. Hamilton had gone cast
ward to make arrangements is for the bu-
siness welfare of that establishment, and
was returning to Iesume his post on the
Herald when nssailed by the malignant
disease so prevalent on the I>thmus.
He died on board the Golden Gate on
the 10th inst. We have not learned
the particulars of his illness. We ex-
tend to our bereaved confreres our deep
est sympathy in this sudden and painful
affiction.
The following is the report of the Col
den Gates passage
The U. s. Mail Steamship Golden
Gate. c. p. Patterson, IT, S. N, com
mander, arrived this morning from Pa
mama. which port she left on the 5th, at
20 IL p. Nj. The Golden Gate brings
large mail, also II large number of pas
sengers among which are 100 ladies, and
SO children. The steamer Winfield
Scott was to leave the next morning,
Feb. 9th, for San francisco Feb 1lth
arrived at Acapulco; detained IL hours
The steamer independence from San
Juan for San Francisco left Acapulco on
the 10Th inst The p. NJ. S. Co g stea-
mer Tennessee. hence for Panama, left
Acapulco on the 9th inst. The British
barque Lochliho with Goals to p Nj. s.
Co discharging. The baraues Common
wealth and Ottowa ballasting, would
leave in few days. 18th In the Gulf
of California, passed steamer Indepen,
dence, fr San F'anci. CO. l4th- Saw
an English vessel of war at anchor under
Cape st. Lucas; also whaleship stand.
ing out. l7th-Spoke p. NJ. steamer
Panama, hence for Panama fve miles
to the southward ofSan Diego. l7th-
Arrived at San Diego; detained three
hours. 18th Arrived vt Monterey
detained two hours.
The news by the Golden Gate is va
ried and Interesting, blu. we do not end
much that is important.
Mr. Elias Hicks, of the firm of Frost
& Hicks, and President of the Chamber
Of Commerce, died on the 9th ult.
On the evening Of the 10th a fire brok e
out in New York, in ward school No. 2,
containing 1000 scholars, all of whom
were rescued without accident, and the
flames promptly extinguished.
1t is reported in New York that the
gentlemen concerned in the Ericsson
are so we'll satisfied with the expcrim ent
that they are preparing to lay keels for
several much larger ships, to be pro-
PEELED by the Ericsson engine. At least
six of these ships of the capacity $4,000
tons will probably be built during the
present year,
The Rev. A. Livermorc, of the Unita-
rian Church Of Cincinnati, has received
a call to become pastor of the Unitarian
church liz San Francisco, California, with
tho terms of one thousand dollars for
passage money out, and Eve thousand
dollars salary per annum.
Large purchases of -four are made dali
ly in New York city for shipment to
Australia.
Mcssrs. Newell and Bailey, who were
injured by the railroad disaster Mt And
over, have since died.
Gen. Pierce has returned to Concord,
leaving his lady at Andover.
Madam kossuth. wife Of the celebra-
ted Hungarian Chief. died in Brussels
on the 28th December.
The Clinton Hall Association of New
York have purchased the Astor Place
Opera House for the Mercantile Library
Associa ton, ut cost of Sl50000.
The warehouse of Messrs. Beade. ex.
tensive dealers in British and French
goods, No. &c, Cedar street, New York
was consumed on the evening of the l9tl
ult. Loss sloo 600. fully insured.
Sontag has engaged Castle Garden
New York city, from May to Angus
next, and will give series Of summer
operas al popular prices.
| From Washington.
Congress has been occupied with va
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