Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-12
Arrival of tho Daniel Webster
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Total Wreck offhe Steamer $. 8. Lewis-nIore
Gold, sc.


New ORLEANS, May 10.
Tho steamer Daniel Webster, from San Juan, arrived
here last evening. She brings dates from San Francis
to the 10th of April being days later than the
accounts by the Ell Dorado at New York.
The Pcayune has received full files of letters and pa
pers by this arrival The Daniel Webster connected
with the steamer Brother Jonathan. which left San
Francisco the 10th. She also brings about 200 pas
sengers and considerable amount Of gold
The most importantnews by this arrival is the total
wreck of the steamer S. s. Lewis, belonging to the
Nicaragua line 1t seems that she ashore near
the same place where the steamer Tennessee was
wrecked time ago, and met sad a fate. dense
fog prevailing at the time. Soon after striking she
went to pieces and SUNK being total wreck and loss
There in all three hundred and eighy.ive passen
gers board at the time of the accident and far
has been ascertained it believed all fortunately
saved through the almost superhuman exertons of the
officers ofthe boat and Others The S. s. Lewis. the
time, bound from San Juan to San Francisco, and
which left New York the 10Th of March.
The s. s. Lewis bailt in Phiiade phia in 1851 and
was valued at 100000 No insurance.
The general California is of but little mpor
lance. Business was steady and active-the mining
operations very prosperous All kinds OF produce
bringing good prices. Flour $3.50 to sll SO per bb.
Provisions and Groceries steady.
SECOND DESPATCH.
The Pcayune publishes full details of the from
California brought by the Daniel Webster. The entire
trip from San Francisco made in 23l days.
Another terrible accidenthad occurred the head of
San Francisco bay by which Is persons instantly
killed, and many others seriously wounded The
and Sacramento, exploded her boilers. The plate of
of the boilers bowed out scattering death and de
struct on among all on board
Eighteen dead bodies recovered and thirty 9TH
dreadfuly wounded by scalding, &c. Among the
scaded eight ten dreadfuy that they
not recover. The dead ana wounded nearly all
old residents ofSau Francisco The steamer at the time
was returning from trip to Aviso.
The passage by the House of Delegates for the exten.
SION ofthe city front of San Francisco has caused IN
excitement amongst the citizens who have deter
Mined if possible to defeat it in the Senate; and for
which purpose memorial has been drawn up and very
numerousy signed protesting against the measure
This when presented gave rise long debate and the
vote being taken, the bill was rejected.
At the latest dates it had been fully ascertanedtlat
Of the passengers in the S. s. Lewis lost
Measures taken San Francisco o the relief of
the SUITE by the wrecked steamer Independence
Up to the l4th $4,000 had been subscribed. The
small pox was rapidly increasing Throughout San Francis
co-many fatal cases were reported
The amount of gold dust by the mail steamer Panama
is computed at two mil ions of doll rs,
The intelligence from the mining regions is highly
satisfactory. The miners at Columbia, Calavares Dry
Creek Yaba and Shasta all actively and proiitaby
working.
The flood at Sacramento subsidng
Among the acts passed by tho Legislature, bill
incorporating railroad company. Also an act
tending the provisions of the fugitive slave law another
year.
The California market was more active than noted by
previous adyces but the tendency of prices still
downward Sales of Gailego and Haxa!l Flour at $40
81 for inspected superfne.
The Money market had undergone but little change
Capt al was abundant and rates easy Stocks quiet
Exchange from New York, Boston and Philadelphia, and
sight drafts per cent
OREGON.
Advices from this port three days later No
ofmoment.
AUSTRALIA.
The only item of intelligence is the discovery of rich
gold mines and deposites in New Zealand, Aucand &c