The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-25
Prom the n. y. Journal Of comms,ee.

$50 #Er, Prom the N. " Journal Of comnsree.
Arrival OF the Crescent City--Eight Days
Later from California.
The United States mail steamship Crescent Cy, Jobs
MCGOWAN, eco, commanding, left Aspinwal al noon
the 18th instant, and arrived this morning. She brings
the mails passengers and treasure which ei San Fran
cisco the evening OF May 24lh IN the Pacific mail
steamship Republic. also number OF returned Austria
liam miners who had chosen the Panama route home.
wards Their accounts OF The yield OF the gold mines in
Australia are exceedingly favorable. They have large
amount of gold dust 10 their possession.
The Crescent City brings the following specie on
freight ~ E.tE uQ.HE. 80 EE#- sIt& Et1IsE
sl3lOo c. w, Thomas. SO $40; Bush 4 Wilde $40,
63l 20 Adams Co., 27l .i29; N. l. McCpady & Co ,
$4,000 10 the hands OF passengers, 2ooo 600. Total.
$500 800 90
His exceiency Gov. Roldan visited Aspiuwa on The
9lb instant. The object OF his visi, said to be TO
procure contractors and aborers tor the Improvement OF
The road between Cruces and Panama. work Of great
utility, and which II is stated he has already com
menced. sc. 81 + III s. e
grand ball given in honor OF his excellcncy on
the evening OF the 10Th instant which was attended b.,
all Inc principal American and foreign residents OF the
place.
The health OF the is,hmus was reported exceedingly
good. u.-e r.. .#.
Died, on board the C. c., June goth, Mr. Jabez N.
Meeker. of Livingston, New Jersey, OF dysentery.
June 2oh, at 10, M saw large French ship steer.
ing Me- 2is latitude SO 49, Longitude "a ls passed
schooner Cataract, OF New York, hound south
The Pacific mail steamship Republic, McLane, left San
Francisco May 2ih a, ~ m, but did not finally leave
Monterey, San Diego. and Acapulco and reached Pana
ma at %, p. m . on Friday, June 10Th.
There was nothing Of interest stirring at Monterey OF
| San Diego. Acapulco was dull and scky. Several
OF uomio said 10 have occurred there but the
principal disease the fever inciden, TO the climate
large number OF the upper class had LETT The town fol-
The shock of earthquake was felt on the Aisht oil
the I'd OF June, and considerable apprehension OF iurhe
and disastrous visa'ions existed in the community
The effects OF the recent earthquakes are yet fresh in
heaps OF ruins-was parity overturned and others with
deep assures.
Distress leaking badly bad been condemned. and to
be sold at auction June 4h Capt. Baxter, OF the h
attacked with the prevailing fever The 81, and the
wo.s. results were feared Six Of his crew shipped or
/ the steamship Republic.
/ The Vanderbilt steamship Pacific, Seabury, arrived al
Acapulco June 3D., with upwards OF 400 passengers iron
| New York and New Orleans. She had been detained
nearly fortnight, in consequence OF spTInging leak
her downward trip, and going to Panama 10 repair.
Il The rainy has regularly set in at Panama, and
only The Cruces road was passao'e and i was IN bat
| coalition.
The value of specie arrived Panama in three month,
ending 3lst MAY Tor transportation across the lslmus
Peru and Chill, and 100 900 from Mexican ports. Tn,
remainder from California
/ Miss Calharine Hayes left Panama early this month
for South America, the principal cities Of which she in
tends 10 visit professionally before returning 10 the Uni
ted States.
Correspondence Of tAe of Commerce.l
i SAN FRANCISCO, May "a, 1853.
The New York mails OF April 18Th and ooh both ar
rived here last Saturday. ON the steamers Columbus ant
NortHerner The Brother Jonathan, OF the NIcaras ia
line, also arrived at the same time.
Oar citizens were reJoicei to welcome the arrival o
Alvin Adams esq the senior partner OF the firm o.
Adams Co., whose express peneraies into almos
every part OF The civilized world.
I We indebted 10 this Express Company for files o
Il your Journal 10 the latest dates Two days Ia advance
Sa "
respondence. and Beford CO., Tor like iavors two
DAYS ahead OF our post office deliveries.
Our citizens have recently been easting on fresh bali
but, brought from Sitkh, in the Russian settlements
packed in ice. One fish weighed 100 pounds. The
quality in every respect like those found in The New
York markets 1t sells here for about 20 IS cents pei
pound, and being a rarity commands double the
price OF salmon, which latter article is at present super
abundant and our fishermen are all engaged IN pckina
and smoking them daily by the thousand Their size II
large, and fully equal TO those OF the eastern States
| Oar markets are most abundanily supplied with or
anges and Other Tropical fruits, brought here IN cagoe,
from the islands OF the sea Also apples from Chilf
| o Mons and potatoes from Australia
The Union hotel, the Plaza has again been rebuilt,
in the most substantial Care prooi) manner iron window
The building cost 500 600, which, with the land i.
valued al 500 600 Thus building leased TO Isaac
Hail. for 5000 per month, or S72 600 per annum John
Middleton (aucuoneeI IS the owner OF this splendid
building.
Probably one OF The hes, articles at present 10 ship
California is bl,umnous coal, for steamers use w,
many months have passed. IL Is now worth $40 pc
i ton.
i Anthracite coal has advanced dollars per ton re-
Gently, and is selling by the cargo at eighteen dol
lars per ton.
i The steamship New Orleans, from San Francisco fo
Sidney, arrived Tahiti the Isl OF April. She stopped
route at Nukabeoah Narquesas, where she clesneo
fues She 10 take IN coal, waller, and provisions
| al Tahiti. and TO sail in about eight days.
The Brother Jonathan, Of the Nicaragua line, and h
Couez OF Davis, Brook Co.'S line, already adyer
4 Used 10 leave here on the lst June.
i ONTARIO.
i SAN FRAscIsco, May %.
| A FORTUNATE MIsER.-A miner, who has been a
work the north Deposited al banking house IN this cat,
yesterday $4,000 gold DUST The proceeds OF the labo
of himself and during The past ten twelve months
Most OF II has been dug within iour months, from claim
| for which $1,000 was paid. The fortunate owner o.
this snug little fortune has been in the State only ihrteer
months He leaves his still at work in the claim
| with fair prospect Of continued good fortune.
i LreIsILTuRr-The California legislature had adjourn
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