Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-03-25
Arrival OF sNsc Uncle Sam al
NEW XDEsHk.
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM
CALIFORNIA.
S2.SOO,OO0 IN GOLD DUST.

ry. The semi monthly shipment of gold dust
then was the largest ever manifested from that
port.
The British snip Brant, Of st. Johns, Capt.
Moody, from the Chlncha stands with IA cargo
of gulno, was destroyed by fire on the night
Of the 18th Of January, about 50 miles from
the latter place.
The following summary Of the events of the
fortnight is from the Alta California of Febru-
airy .2th.
The events Of tho past fortnight are not Of
striking or exceedingly interesting character
The weather may be said to have fairly settled
down into the spring season, and business of
every character mas been steadily improving
The roads from the trading points at the head
of the various streams to the mining districts
are now in traveng condition, and large sup
plies Of provisions and necessarIGs of lite find
Their way 10 the remutest canon. Frees of
provisions have III consequence fallen al those
points from % to u per cent.
The local items for the fortnight are few,
and wtnoul much Interest.
Tae PROJECT of extending the city front six
hundred feet Out, hatched under the Peter
Smith tIle has been under discussion by
Committee from the Sentte and Assembly for
the past three days. The testimony elected
from various sources during the sitting Ci the
Board, has 50 far shown the utter impractical
ullity Of conSunma'lng the scheme without Sc
nous luJury to property holders, and perhaps to
the ruin OF the harOor for shipping aud com
nerclll purposes. The scheme is Cne Of I'M
mense magnitude. and to J0na .fde property
holders the most lniquitous that has ever been
proposed.
The division Of the State question is still
agitated by lis aduercntS who nave succeeded
81 tar n = I - - . Il "A e.
port providing for the sum OF S,lO0 0uO to de-
tray the expense OF a general State Convention.
! he Assembly hrs not acted upon the matter.
A blll Is about to be introduced providing for
biennial session, Of the he rSll ltnre,
The Capital nt the State OF California, by
vote Of the Legislature ON the 1th inst, was re-
moved from Nl.lrip to Benecll. The Ieglry
Of tbis m1vemcnt IS questioned, and 1t Is pro-
posed to su5n.t the matter again TO the people.
Tne Legislature moied on the loh Tor the
first time, at tie temporary capital.
The Anl-MonopoIy Bill OF Mr.. Ilubb',
winch pissed the Senate, will, in all pro5abll!-
ty fan IN the House.
4 serloua charge is brought against the New
York and Boston shp owners by consignees
here. Il is stated that in almost every Instance
they ave subject to or2rchIrge on trel Lhts, AMI
that n sy stem Of under measurement Is carried
on by many houses IN the Atlantic cities, out
of which there are rrowIur coustan, Gi;Ii.u,-
ties. r, meet those. il Is propo,eJ to auDoint
= nnhlic tte,,rht n..,.,,rer. whose dutv il will
i've +, measure all Goods coniur to mJscellane-
cu. con.,rners nt 1hi, mort. Ibp cypen,e of
whcH 10 be charged to the snip or owners.
j he Blii before the Legislature abollshlng
the b lard OF Commissioners OF the Funded
Debt Of San Francisco, viii not be passed
certainly this session.
ot,.n..,o c,,,,, tn land IN tho citv Of San
Cc.uc,.,., n g.. INST h,nn ,,,d,, nv , u,,iva & ,U
f,rnI,n named Insn Iyns Jc,Hru,nur Th
E,rraI.,ncs Narh, pu,.r, Alc,tr,s and o,hn,
,.lnnJs IN and nhnur Ih,. h,v, nre n,obr,ccd n
Tho cI,,,n winch s,,I to INV. bopn Granted
IN Isl3 Shnuld the claimant over succeed n
hi. ,,IIn two thirds of San Francisco vii he
,r,bntnry to ms cugIrr.
The s,biect of lrr,.loting for ,hn mines !.
s,,ll ha;,rh th, nnblir II - nrob,b. . ,h,t IN,
nrrsnnt I..pi.I,Iu,, win drt.r,n,ue unnn s,n,t
rnursn of 1nlcv.
rbn clin,.r, Com nf the Ocean. frnn Bns
t,n. tine Lain Glluin from New York. the WI,
p,Geon and ST. Cnarles. from the same port
hn1n arrived s,ur,. nnr last re.nmo
MA now cI1nnrr s1,n F'v,ny Fish Con,,i,
N,cbnIs orr,vpI nm Nnnd,y n7,or ra,m,rI,,
hlv s,n,t ,ns4,pr of n,nr,v-tyo d,vs froun \
-. ~ # has been inst len months and tif cen Lny
SINCE she left Tins norr. dunnp which time si,,
,su,de thr v,y,'r. ar,rnI Inc worIJ bv wo,
If china md the East Indies taken in her ear
,o ,t Nav Y,rk ,uI ro,,hn1 tLis nI,re u,r,in
Tha cIn,or shin EnrnIn wh,rL s,,Inl 1rnn
,li. ,,,.t ,nino ,,,na .'rc, t,r CIin, ,,;, ~,
Sa,I,yicb Isl,oIs arrived NJ ,he mart ,f Homo
.lnIn in IN. rn.u,r,; ,blr short n,s,,g, of nm,
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