The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-17
sNtta From The New York Express.
The Gold Fields Of Texas and Australia.

Our teIegraphic dispatches from The South eommuni
Gale wonderful discoveries OF gold in Texas. which
II there be no exaggera,oa 10 them are hkey 70
rate in the affairs OF that part OF this country.
II the gold do but hold out, shall ere long, IN an Poo
ability, population starting of IN new dlechoh, ana
setting up in Texas sort OF halfway house 20 oaii
foTnia.
-Four ships arrived at London, the 2s,h, from Aus
tralian ports the Brilliant, from Pon Philip, l2th OF
January with amount Of gold not yet slated me DIT
Robert Sale, from Port Philip. 27h oil December, with
20 900 ounces; the John Taylor, from Port Philip 2slh
December with l0,S47 ounces and The Clifton from
New South Wales lih December, with ~ ,507 ounces
The following extracts from the latest gold circulars
received
.olr western mines continue prosperous, wilhon,
much OF novelty worthy OF remark The parent field al
OphiT has about two hundred dggers actively engaged
upon ~ and their average returns given about hall
an ounce per day each In the North, Hanging rock
numbers about fifty miners and Rocky river nearly ninety
with lair success at both places The Brentwood mines
have eight hundred men at work them, OF whom five
hundred are found AT Bells Paddock and The new dig
gings at MORNINGS 1ai. Our most important intelligence,
however is from the far south border dggings The
Ovens fields now count their thousands; and though is
Tumored that Spring creek IL becoming exhausted,
hear OF discoveries in the district between Yass and
Albury which would lead to suppose il an immense
nine OF gold The places more. particularly mentioned
are on the Black Range mountains, four five mile
from Albury and Adcong creek, Guadagagai Other
localities are noticed goldproducing but in the pres
enl early stage OF the discovery torbear further
mark. One thing may be added viz that our govern.
men is fully alive to the Importance Of this news and is
about 10 establish strong police locc in the neighbour
hood OF Aibury."
The following extract from letter dated Sydney, jan
uary 2otb, gives important particulars respecting
the markets:
'Odmen's stores have been eagerly sought for, and
prices are steadily advancing Spirits have come for.
ward in limited quantities. say 80 hogsheads brandy 37J
cases brandy 800 half Geneva, 80 hogshads and
10 puncheons rum, $40 casks bottled beer which limited
quantity, not more than three four days consumption
having only forward, induced considerable specua-
on large parcels have since been sold at very full
raes-say rs TO 100 per cent. import cost Curans
rasins, nuts sdines, salmon hops, canvass and sad
dety have also come forward, and will realize large
profit. The cargoes of the Augusta from Singapore
and Manila, and the ,lle from Calcutta. will also
leave agc profit Among the most saleabe goods are
Coffee OF which the market is very bare, pepper nut
megs. cigars, and cordage which al least 100 per cent
can readily be obtained The Glzelle brings 6j6 hogs
heads OF rum-a heavy parcel. but which will leave a
handsome margin II OF first qualify; some fine samples
having reached us by former lmpotatione.
The number of persons arrived in the colony since
the 2Sih of December is s17 the number who left The
colony is 1910 showing increase to our population
OF 2.50l"