The Shasta courier., 1854-02-25
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM THE
ATLANTIC STATES.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Conspany's
Steamer John L. Stepaeas arrived at San Fran
cisco ON the 10th inst, bringing dates from n.
York to the Goth of January, and from Liver
pool to the 3lst December
| We are indebted to Adams & Co, and Rhodes
Express, for files of Atlantic papers of the latest
dates.
The news viii be found deeply interesting
Among the passengers of the Stephens we OBJ
serve the names of Senator Foote of Mississippi,
and Mai Genercl John E. Wool, U. S. A.
Loss of the Steamship San Francisco.
We extract the following account of this hor-
rible disaster from the telegraphic report of the
Uaioa
On the 21st December the steamship San
Francisco sailed from New York. having oa
board the third regireeut e. s. Artillery and
quantity of military stores for California ria the
Straits of Magellan. She had projecting guards
like the steamers on this coast, but was built
with particular care, and considered IA re
markaby staunch and sea-worthy vessel; being
deeply laden, however. in heavy seaway she
slow TO answer her helm. On the morning
of the 24th, when within about two hundred
mi lfs of Charleston, violent gale sprineing up
from the northwest produced a heavy sea- and
caused the vessel to labor much; several times
she broached to, and her sails and upper rigging
were blown away by furious gusts of wind; at
length the piston rod of an air pump giving way,
the engine broke down, and the shi ip lay help
less in the trough of the While in this po-
sltion, and the gale not abating at A. M. the
following day, she was struck amidships by
tremendous sea, which carried away her upper
n he tter of her
hurricane deck and at blow swept into
eternity more than one hundred souls. The
main deck was partly crushed In, and each sue
cessive threatened TO engulf the i-tated
vessel. Not dismayed, however, Capt Watkins
and his stout hearted assistants adopted all the
means within their power TO keep their ship
afoat, and sustain the energies of those entrusted
to their care. Pumps were rugged, and gangs
of soldiers with buckets also contributed to
lieve the ship OF the water which
stantly pouring in through her broken upper
works. Several days of extreme suffering
sued, which, aggravated by the crowded condi-
ton and unwhoesome odor of the between
decks received additional horrors from the ap-
pearance of malignant species OF cholera mor-
bus-thls caused the deaths of over sixty per-
sons. Being by good fortune within the track
of the Gulf trade, the appearance of several YES
sells at length relieved the apprehension of the
| survivors, and eventually they all rescued.
ken oft the San Francisco, among them being
Capt. Watkins and continued the voyage to.
Liverpool. The first intelligence of the misfor-
tune OF the San Francisco, was brought to Bos-
ton by vessel which was unable to afford re-
lief, in consequence OF the violence OF the gale.
Vessels were sent out in search of her, from all
the Atlantic ports; and until the arrival of the
first detachment of survivors, the most iutense
excitement prevailed through the counry.-
Great praise is awarded to Capt. Watkins and
his first officer, Edward Mellus, who were ably
seconded by the army officers ON board. Lieut..
Murry, of the Z s. Navy, who also in the
ship, is spoken of in terms OF highest praise
The Atlantic papers are full OF the details OF the
disaster but we mnst conclude this sketch with
enumeration of the names of few OF those
lost; they with few exceptions officers and
men OF the Sd regiments Col Washington, Ma
.or Taylor and lady, Capt. Field, Lient. R. H.
Smith, and two ladies', names unknown.
Another account of the disaster says:
The whole number of persons on board the
San Francisco, when she left New York (inclu7
ding companies A, b. d, G, II, |, j. X, and l.,
of the 81 Regiment U. S. Artillery, with the
commissioned officers, staff, and band OF the resi-
ment, and the officers, wives and children, be-
sides other passengers aad crew. was about
seven hundred. OF these, between one hundred
and sixty and two hundred were lost.
The Gadsdem Treaty.
From the telegraphc adyices of the N. Y. Her
aid of January 9, 1854:
The steamer Texas, at New Orleans, as You
have already reported, brought Gen. Gadsden
and his treaty with Mexico
The boundary agreed on commences three
miles north of Ell Paso, thence southwest Que
league south of Lake Guizinia to the thirty first
degree of latitude and the one hundred and
eleventh degree of Longitude west from Green
wich, thence northwest to point two leagues
above the mouth of the river Colorado. The
new territory embraces nearly all OF Pimeria,
and thirty nine millions of acres.
The eleventh article of the treaty of Guada-
iupe Hdalgo is cancelled. Mexico is to receive
twenty millions of dollars in fifteen mouths
three millions the ratification of the treaty,
and the balance in tri-monthly installments, with
interest out of which FIVE millions are to be set
apart to pay American claims, including the
Garay indemnity. But it is stipulated that be-
fore the Garay people receive any portion as an
indemnity, they shall release to the Mexican
Government all title to the lands on the Isthmns
This is all the mention made of the Garay COM
pany in the treaty. If the United States wish,
they pay the whole amount at once, and
save the interest. A Board of Commissioners
is to be appointed at Washington to adjust all
claims.