Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-04-28
From the New York Times.
From California,


The &ason-Seamer Independenoe--Loss of
the Tennessee-.fustralia Excitement
.fgric,dtre- Population Chinese-Bu.
siness Prospects-Land Commissioners.
SAN FRANcIsco, March l5, 1853.
But few events worthy of note have tram
spfred since the sailing of the steamer for
Panama of the lst inst. The lovely wealth
er for the last fortnight had inspired us with
the hope that we should be exempt from
more rain this season, but in this we were
disappointed. Yesterday and last night the
rain came DOWN in torrents. This has
been an April day-alternating with show
er and sunshine. The farmers and miners
will welcome these rains, but those having
goods and machinery for the mines will be
delayed in their operations by the heaviness
Of the roads.
The steamer Independence, of the Van
derbilt Line, which has been due for nearly
month, has not been heard of since the
18th Of February. She was then off St.
Lucas. Fears are entertained that she has
gone down, with all on board. She proba-
bly, had on board the New York passengers
by the Northern Light, and the New Or
lerns passengers by the Daniel Webster
The number reported on the Northern
Light was 473, and on the Daniel Webster
3S4--making s57. The independence
could not carry this number. The agent of
the Vanderbilt line has sent down the coast
the steamer Sea Bird, in search OF the indie
pendence. 1t is 10 be hoped that she may be
successful in her mission, and find the mis-
sing steamer in some one of the small bays
on the coast Of Lower California.
The P. M. S S. Company's steamer Ten
nessee, and decided favorite upon this coast,
went on shore on Sunday morning, the 9Th
instant, about three miles North of the
Heads, in dense fog. Passengers and
mails saved and most Of her stores. She is
now complete wreck. The engines and
boilers, l understand, cannot be saved. In
sured for 100000. This company has been
exempt in remarkable degree from acci.
dents, while ship after ship, belonging to the
opposition lines, has been lost.
The fever for the gold fields Of Australia
RACES with considerable violence here. II
has already carried off considerable mum.
ber, and thousands more will soon follow
A large number Of vessels are up for the
Port Phillip, Sydney, Melbourne and 9TH
er Australian ports. The merchants ofthis
city are sending off portions Of their unsafe
able stocks as ventures. Revolvers, few
months since would not command home cost
have advanced fifty-five or seventy five pei
cent. in consequence of the supposed Aus.
tralian demand.
Within few weeks two excellent steam
ers have left this port for Australia. TIL,
New Orleans sailed on the 9Th inst. Hei
berths were all taken up more than week
before she was cleared. These two aurif
erous countries should be united by line o
steamers. 1t is, however, somewhat pro
blematic whether the investment would pay
Ericsson's Caloric Engine will be admirabl,
adapted for this route. Should the Erics
sen prove successful in her Atlantic trip
confidence will be established, and they will
be rapidly introduced, and no portion o
the globe will be more essentially beneftte
than that Of the Pacific coast.
The prices for all kinds of agriculture
productions, and the luxuriant soil of Cali
fornia, and the ease and certainty Of harvest
| ing crops, offer great inducements for farm
ers to settle in our rich valleys. The pre-
: sent moment price of Barley is 34e; Onion
$25 per 100 Tbs; Potatoes l0c per fb; Cab
bages lie per fb. Wheat will always com
mand good price. Hey is now selling q
$l00 to 1925 per ton.
Large quantities of good arabic land ar
now being thrown upon the market by auc
tion, in parcels from 100 to 10000 acrei
and command from So to 200 an acre, ac
cording to location, richness, etc.
By the returns of the S ate census, W
learn that California had last December
population of 3OS, S,5O7. White males, Isl
lis; white females, 29,74l. OF those fror
the Celestial Empire it is supposed there ar
about 25,0O0.
Large numbers continue TO arrive, an
many are returning home. A residence {
year or two in this delightful climate ger
orally creates strong attachment for Cal
fornia. This State is TO be filled UP yer
rapidly. Its agricultural resources are NJ
fully appreciated, but sufficient is known
them to command large emigration. M
ners continue 10 find new diggings Of az
knowledged richness. TIE improved mode
Of washing the auriferous sands are such