Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-11
ARRIVAL. OF THE STAR OF THE WEST.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA

FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
NV YORK, Aug. The steamer S'ar Of In
Wcs. srriy ed this morning, bril@:n% 'A;"s from Sal
Francisco to the 18th OF July. Among the passcn
gers Gre Col. Gray, returned from The survey OF IN
Atlantic aud Pacific Eail Road rouie through Texas
chihuahua and Sonora, and Ii. Williamson vi tn
Typographical Engineers.
TIC Star OF the West connected with the Sierr'
Nevaia mail steamer. The California sailed for "a
manu- on the 18th with 81 ,30C, UCO i'll specie, at whici
SiUO, 900 is consigned TO Albums & CO., Si62,0oo Il
Page 4 Bacon: S300,HO0 10 Wells u tur%o, ahs
s6V,000 70 BurSUyne Co.
The Star Of the Yves, brings s66,3m on freight, ant
40 passengers. 90,
There was a Crca. fire at San Francisco on the llth
T. commenced a, the Golden Gate Hotel, and destroy
81 the whole block bounded b yJackeon' DAVIS, From
and Oregon streets. Also the third OF the oioci
bounded by the above and Washington streets, ano
half O: two blocks bounded by Jackson, Davis
p:u.aaloud and Washington streets, divided by
O.rson street and several buildings on tat
co Ter OF Jackson, between Davis and Fron'
street. The whole number of buildings de-
s;.0vei was between sky ard seventy, eighteen u
which were hotels or large boarding houses. Inc To-
tal loss isfrom S250,0 Dn to $3OU,0OU.
On the l4:h Of JULY. twelve blocks were partially
or who'll DESTROYED at Sacramento City, bounded by
Third, J, Fourth aud X streets. X IS estimated tina,
two hundred buildings were destroyed, valued AT hal
Il million of dollars.
On the 10Th OF July. nearly the whole town Of 60.
luu,L;a, CalavarGs county. was destroyed by tire. Al
va, consumed bounded on broadway, Fulton, State
and Washington streets, except one tire proof build
lug. The loss is estimated at $o,O,0UO, and was the
.urk OF All incendiary. 49,,
There il great diversity in Ike estimates OF the df.
f.rca, California papers about the Losses by lire; ont
saws that the Sacramento loss IL only Slc0,UtW.
The whole town Of Minnesota, in Navada county
Wa burn, on the 9Th Of July, excep. three lo'oes-
loss $4,000.
The squatter cxcitcmcnt has nearly ceased.
The Mormons ut San Bernardino In Los Angeles
district, lost four hundred acres OF wheat by hre.
Fourteen hundred acres rI wheat weic burnt III
Luisir,l and Naca Valleys on the eth ut July and
twelve buildings were burnt a, Sonora Oh the ID OF
Juiy. e.,
Business NJ san francisco was improved, no;wi IT'D
standing the absence ui arrivals from the Atlantic
ports for sixteen successive days, the markets con-
iinu. with q dronping tendency, and prices OF nearly
IL articles were rather lower.
The mining accounts continue favorable, and crops
from all parts OF the State promised a highly .a'ora-
bic yield.
An excited discussion Is going Oh between te d.
yidc! ranks oil the democratic party, whose colv:Ii-
non met OF the 18th. Both sections claimed II ma
iori;Y, and ,wos sets Of delegates were chosen III most
Of the counties.
Immigration over the llairs has begun TO come in,
and stock WAS selling al sacramento AT low prices.
Twenty-Five Morn,ons arrived at san Francisco
from Salt Lake, on their way 10 the Saad~lch
l.!auds.
FROM san JUAN DEL NuRTE-Commander
Jolley. of the British schooner Bermuda. has declar-
ct Grcvtown under martial IAN, and established u
blockade of the port By the English snip "i war Is
pieslr, and holds PuMia Arenas. The commander
ray- II j. II par, "i San Juan, and he will hold il a. Sc
curitv uut! arrangement; is mad, between the Gov
,rnmcnis.
The inhabitants of San Juan have begun Ia rebuild
Ia, town, but most OF the influential men have lett
the place.
The greatest excitement excited AT Kingston rcla-
i've II 'b" dc,ii uction 81 Greytown, and Il was re-
ported that the English and French Admlrils has sen:
L !ri.G;c IN pursuit 81 the Cyane. y steamer Was
lu-tan;,v dispatched 10 Ilal:!aN win the Intelligence.