The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-21

DISTINGUISHED PnseNs CONG rHRK-TAs steamships
Illinois and Prometheus sailed from this port at tive
O'Clock yesterday afternoon with passengers for Cali
fornia Among those board the illinois, are Hen z.
G. Marshall Member Of Congress from California Major
R. p. Hammond, the newly appointed Collector of the
Port Of San Francisco Hon. George Page Of Kentucky
DR.. Brdsan Superintendent Of the Mint in that city
Hon. Wm Van Voorhees, Surveyor Of the Port Senator's
Gwin and Weller Ex-Governor AcDougA, whe was the
arst Governor Of California and Judge NJ Read. 10
not often that large number Of distinguished persons
are collected on board Of vessel. Judge Read
prominent member of the legal profession in Cincinnati
and was much esteemed and respected by large number
Of friends and acquaintances there On the eve Of his
departure for California his friends DESTROYS Of giving
tanned for him. rendered him farewell entertainment
in the following brief but expressive communication,
and respectable citizens Of Cnclnsati = ' '-A'''''
s,p.,nr ;,torm.a f., -, ciSc.SFArr. April 49, 1853
y0ur Public 1o% Ss r thu
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10 this Judge Reade made the following reply, decn-
ing the honor in consequence Of Of business
casioned by his immediate departure departure, Att, =. ,e..
entemen-1 have received your Kind nSisasien to par
Kindly regard and risndhp very s!s a
about to the associations my whole
ton with whom have spent my whole life touches and
me with kindness and sympathy from my early years deep
almost to e.caim in the Of Ruth Whither
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heart which deeply Win cherish tho warmess
State who conferred upon me honors and
trust and hope that and they and all may
in confidence the hope happy
union hereafter where there be pain of
70 John A. corvin A. G. W. Carter, E. woodrus. J. b.
Stale and Others.
abatement with time Hardly week passes in which
from one to two thousand do not leave this port
steamers packet ships independent Of the large
number from Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and
other parts Of the country majority Of these the
lshmus 60 by the land route, while considerable
proportion take passage round the Cape This
the emigration by the overland route, particularly,
ceeds that of any former year. Springfield, H.; Van
Buren,, Ark; Weston, Mo-, and large number of West
ern border cities constantly crowded with wagons,
long trains Of which, accompanied by immense
Der of emigrants set out weekly for California and
Oregon. The difficulties with which emigrants by this
route had formerly to contend have been for the most
part removed and it considered safe as any
other of transit Each train is under the charge
Of guides experisDced in overland travelling Among the
thousands who by the different overland routes-for
there are seyeral-are hundreds who have made for
tunes in California, and who are taking with them
chased with money obtained at the mines.
The emigration would. doubtless be still larger but
for the attractions which Australia holds out to the gold
seekers Since the LIST int no less than six vessels
cleared from this port for the leland continent and from
June 1852 to the present time about hundred sailed
for the same destination.