The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-15
Arrival Of the Northern Light and Uncle Sam
from California.

New YoRK, Feb. l3-The steamer Northern Light
arrived here this morning with one hundred and sixty
passenger having connected at San Juan with the steam
Independence, which left San Francisco January
18th. The Uncle Sam, from Aspinwal, February Sd,
has also arrived bringing three hundred and fifty
PASSENGERS and $3.50 900 the hands OF passe myers
The Winfield Scott arrived at Panama, FEBRUARY LIST,
with two hundred and fifty passengers The yellow
fever had almost subsidized at Panama. The Uncle Sam
left Kingston the 18th Among her passengers are Hon.
Thomas Van Dusen, senator of California Lieutenant
Beale, Indian agent; Captain Stoneman, Y 5. A.; and
Captain Randall, Major Lonng, and Col Furman came
in the Northern Light
The news by these steamers is mostly anticipated by
the arrival OF the Philadelphia and Daniel Webster a,
New Orleans. The California legislature still in
sion Vallejo the proposition to Benicia hav
ing been rejected. J. Wall, of Monterey, was chosen
speaker Of the house. Governor Bgler's message was
sent in on the 3th. Among other suggestions, he rec
ommends extension OF the wafer front OF San Fran
CISCO and memorial 10 Congress TO abolish the land
commission.
The steamer New Orleans TO leave San Francisco
on the 10Th for San Juan and Panama. The steamer
Coes which arrived upon the 9Th, los, ~ passengers on
the Trip The $. s Lewis, from San Juan, arrived ont
the Sd, having lost IL passengers The steamer Panama
arrived upon the atb
II was believed that only four lives lost by The coll
hsion between the steamers Csmanche and Bragdon IN
which the former sunk These were Mrs Winter
and child, Mrs Baker and an unknown man. They
had come upon the s. S Lewis, and Mrs. w. on her
way 10 Join her husband AT Marysville
The pilot boat Sea Witch wrecked in the barbor
OF San Francisco on the night OF the 7ih but all hands
were saved
Inc small pON ana varOiOG, WHICH Hau Decn Qulte
prevalent al Sonora, was on the decrease.
Intelligence from Pugeis Sound 10 December flh
states that the citizens OF Southern Oregon bad met IN
convention and adopted memorial TO Congress for the
called Columbia Territory.
The sma pox was prevailing 10 considerable extent
So great has been the scarcity OF provisions in the
ing districts that in places flour had been sold at
81 so per ID.
The Ohio arrived at Kingston on the 7th, with mails
and one million hundred thousand dollars IN specie
for New York. The principal parties TO whom the gold
J. consigned are Adams & Co., s4oo 900 BoTgoyns
Co, $500 900 Page Bacon. Il Co S365,0eo; Drexel
Church, s5oos0; Davidson, $4,000; Wells, Fargo
Co, $50 900.
Steamer Oregon sailed for Panama the 10th; San
Francisco and Columbus the 2ls'. Steamer Pan
on the 10th.
Oregon dates 10 January "a The weather was
ryseysre large Quantities OF snow having fallen Many
overland emgran were arriving in very destitute con.
dton The snow was reported ten feet deep in the Cal
apooga mountains.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Advces from Tahila to the 18th OF November have
been received The report oil the revolt OF the natives
against the French IL contradicted
Business at San Francisco during the last fortnight had
been toeraby fair Flour was less hrm and selling at
fs2 to s3a SO importation BY Ihoms. W. Sess.' Of
Butter 81 a Al cents Rio coffee, Is 10 cents Hams,
20 a III cents Keg lard, 81 cents Prime pork, $25 a
gao per barrel mess, $50 S3l clear, $50
There has been a speculative movement IN provi-
ona and sales OF large lots have been made on private
terms
bill has been reported in the legislature TO prevent
monopolies in provisions and TO punish all conbina
ons 10 raise prices of food Penalties very severelm
prisonmen, from FIVE years. and 81 600 TO $50 DOC
kne
proposition is on foot TO run steamer to bead nav
igaon OF Colorado river, within 400 miles Of Salt Lake
city, and to which point Mormons will undertake. &c
build railroad 10 their capital.
Eighty men arrived at Shasta on sth January from
Ureka thirty OF whom or less frozen Re-
ported s~ov four and five feet deep Trinity and the
people the whole OF that region OF country greatly sui