Washington sentinel., 1853-12-11
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AddItional News from California.--NEw

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Additional News from California.--NEw
| ORLEANS, Dec. THE steamers Daniel Webster
| and Eldorado reached their wharves here to-day.
announced the arrival ofthese vessels of the Be-
! lize some days ago.
| There have been several fires al San Francisco,
Sonora, Stockton, Donnelsonville, and Sacramento
i City The destruction of property, however, was
not great. Loss comparatively moderate.
i The mining operations were very encouraging.
One lump of gold weighing eleven pounds had
| been found.
| A brutal prize fight had taken place between a
/ man named Carragan and John Carey for $1,000
per side. Thirty-seven rounds were fought, and
! Carragan was victorious.
/ Nothing further hns been heard from the Sono-
| ra expedition. A naval force was expected TO go
up the gulf of California TO assist if possible in
arrestng the steps Of these marauders.
| An earthquake occurred recently at Humboldt
Many murders have recently been reported at
| San Francisco.
Trade more active and prices lower. Health of
| California good. Crops yielding well
| Capt. Brown, Of the ship Oronoco, had been ac-
! cidentaly killed.
The whale ships Liverpool, Of New Bedford and
Marcus, of Fairhaven. have been wrecked.
The following vessels arrived out between the
| 1st and 10th: Ships Sandusky, Mischief, and
| Windward, and barque .Peytona, of New York;
| ships Bonita and Western Star, Of Boston; and
| Greyhound, of Baltimore.
Later advices from the Sandwich Islands state
| that no further change in the ministry had oc-
| Cured. The small pox raging at the islands.
Later South American advices are received by
| this arrival.
| Immense discoveries Of gold in the Amazon
| region are reported. Expeditions have been fitted
out from Peru and ECUADOR, 10 search for the pre-
| cious metals.
| The actual advices two weeks later from
| California twill be remembered that there We're
| $4,000, 900 gold reported on the way to New York
The steamer Humboldt.-A telegraphic dis
| patch TO the owners of the steamer Humboldt
| ashore near Halifax, dated Dec. 7, says
| We have no hopes Of saving the ship; have
Just left her; engines settling through the bottom
Captain Lines doing all in his power to save the
cargo can only work at low water. All cargo
| aud materials saved are brought here in small
steamers. About 200 package shave been brought
up here cannot get much more out Of the vessel;
she is full of water, and cannot be gotten of;
passengers will go by the Niagara.
The New York Journal Of Commerce says:
We learn that the Humboldt has been kept in
sured up to about two months since, when the
amount paid upon the several policies had reached
Sl00, ,00O and it was deemed best TO allow each
stockholder to insure his own interest or not at
his pleasure. Thus, with the exception Of about
100000, insured TO cover obligation, the regu-
| lar policies had expired and Were not renewed
1 II is probable that her owners will claim gen.
eral average, on the ground that the ship was
| riied for the benefit ofthe cargo. What the value
of the latter may be- il is difficult to estimate. The
| same tonnage would have been far more valuable
earlier or later in the season the present cargo
consist largely of holiday presents and Christ
| mas toys and OF course amounts 10 less than the
| same bulk of costly fabrics. The whole value IS
| probably about S950,000. The ship was worth
about Si75,000.
Harper,s Book Establishment on Fire--Re-
ported Loss of Lives.-NEw YORK, Dsc lO---2i
| =. M.-The steam boiler in Harper's extensive
i printing and book establishment has Just now ex-
poded setting fire TO the buildings, and the flames
| are raging rapidly. II is supposed the entire pro-
! perry will be destroyed, with immense loss.
Ii is reported, and there great fears of the
| report being true, that a number of lives have
| been lost of those employed in the establishment
Sailing of the Baltic.--NEw York, Dee TO-
| The steamer Baltic sailed this morning for Liver
pool with ITO passengers, including the Hon.
! Robert NJ McLane, United States Minister TO
| China She also takes out SS50,000 in srecie
The Railroad Riot.-ERlE, Pa, Dec. l0-The
excitement, the railroad question still continues.
Last night large number CT men and women at
| Harbor creek assembled and tore up the rails,
burnt the ties of the bridge the culvert, and
| ploughed down the track to IFS former level.
Sailing Of the City Of GIasgow.-PHrIApEL-
PHIA. Dee 10.-The steamer City Of Glasgow
sailed to-day for Liverpool, with 2lO passengers
and 100000 in specie
large feet Of vessels are still detained in
Delaware breakwaer, owing to heavy storm.
The Steamer Humboldt.--HALIrAx,D Dec. 10
There have been thus far landed six hundred and
twenty cases of goods from this vessel She lies
on very steep ledge, with her after part immersed
to the upper deck and thirty-six feet of water un
der her stern This renders the discharge Of the
after portion ofher cargo very difficult.
Steamer Sunk.-LoUIsvILLE, Dec. 9-The
steamer Australia struck wreck OF Hat island,
in the Upper Mississippi, to-day, and sunk The
| boat and cargo will probably prove total loss.
She is insured for $4,000 at Piltsburg.'
| NEW ORLEANS, Dec. THE steamer Pampero
| sailed to-day for California, with ninety passen-
| gers.
| The newspapers here strongly condemn the false
reports which have been published in the New
York Tribune regarding the cholera here.