Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-04-15
Later from California.

Later from California.
By way of Vera Cruz intelligence from San Fran
cisco to the 10th of March, has been received at New
Orleans, being Is days later than previous dates:
The steamer Tennessee has been wrecked and lost
though her mails, passengers 10 the number of 600,
AMI expresses, were all saved She ashore near
San Francisco in a fog the 18th ult
The town of Heaversville, in Trinity county, has
been entirely destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at about ST 900
safety of the Vanderbilt steamer Independence Moth
ing had been heard from her. though she thirty day
behind her time. She has large number of passen-
gers on board. The steamer Sea Bird has gone in
arch of her. She was % have connected with the
Northern Light from New York, and sailed on the
Goth of January. She was last seen on the 18th Of
February off Cape Lucas, and hopes entertained
that she put in at intermediate point.
The accounts from the mines very favorable
the old dggings yielding more abundan,y than when
first dug
Gold mines of great value are also peing discovered
! in different parts of Oregon.
The banditti, led by Joaquin still continue their de-
predaticns. Though holly pursued, they always
managed 10 escape
There much rivalry among the clipper ships
in receiving and discharging their cargoes.
The ship Contest has cleared from San Francisco,
starting or her return voyage in little over 100 days
from the day of her departure from New York
Later and Important from Mexico.
The Daily Delta has dates from the city of Mexico
to the 10Th of March.
President Lombardina with his SECRETARY, and Gen.
erals Uraga and Martin Carrara bed the l7lh
and opened the ballot boxes of the recent election for
President of the Republic. Each State cast but
vote and the result Is States voted for Santa An
ma, and for the oth,r candidates.
j Gen. Santa Anna was then formally declared by
Lombardna, President of the Republic of Mexico a
mid the greatest manifestations of enthusiasm. He
will be Immediately naugurated reaching the cap
lta for which the greatest preparations were making
| THE FRENCH TROOPS AND THE POPULATION OF
RoME.-The French sentries have received orders tt
allow one to approach them by night, and t.
make use of their arms in case of passers by moi
obeying their summons, in consequence of which
| more than one peaceable Roman, returning home
wards from some friends house, has been sta1 tleC
out of his musical political reverie by the sharE
click of musket, following close the qu viue
which warns him away from the soldiers beat Ont
man has already been shot at near the Coliseum
and accidents must be expected from the parties
concerned not entirely understanding each other
language. a French soldier was grievously wound
. ed by boy in the Mont quarter the other day.
He resented the boys crying out, paSsa via'' t.
him, an exclamation usually addressed to dogs
and received IN return a stone from the boy, which
brought him to the ground His life being in dan
ger, the boy was condemned by court martial to b
shot, but the soldier having since recovered, tn
condemnation has been diminished to ten Years O
Will O SCilI Iuftnef mitigation.
With his exception there have been no aggression
" against the French is there any evidence of an
Mazznian plot having existed here to have produc
o ed an outbreak simultaneously with that of Milan
II Roman Correspondent Of the London Daily Neus
70 Paris correspondent of the Boston Journal give
this sketch of LOUIS NAPOLEON -
: " AS for the Emperor, he does not improve on nea
u acquaintance. Contrary to what had Supposed
and to what is the general opinion, derived from hi
portraits he isa short man. shorter than the ayerag
5 OF his guests. He looks best on horse back. an
ID ought to contrive some way OF parading throug
bis apartments on his horse. This arises from hi
g unusually short legs which give him very awl
i ward appearance AS friend has it, his legs ar
!. failur $, consequently he cannot dance we'll More
is over his long moustache gradually tapering off
one stlfy waxed hair, is not ornamental, whateve
r he may think to the contrary"
Topreserve The entire liberty of ones judgment will
out being prepossessed with false reasons or pretende
b authority is strength OF mind whereof few are CAPS
ne bic.