, 1855-06-01
stewards Express.

through which we'are provided with files Of
papers from Oregon to May l9th,-Cal:-
fornia to May 18th, and from the Atlantic
cities to April goth. European and other
foreign news will be found on the outside
Of to days paper.
Information has been received which rem
ders il certain, that the contract for carry
ing the mail between San Francisco and
Puget Sound, has been awarded to H. C.
MUDD, Esq, of San Francisco. Mr.. Mudd,
who was in Washington at the time the
mail service referred 10 was ordered, and
who, it is said, never owned or commanded
steamer in his life, has been cndesvoring
to sell his contract 10 some one of the COM
panes owning steamers, running between
San Francisco and Panama. Information
received renders it probable, that the Pa
ci6c Mail Steamship Company will eventu-
ally bargain for the contract, and place on
this end of the route q steamer TO connect
at Astoria, with the one now running into
the Columbia river-the service to COM
mcnce in July or August. It's now thought
the steamer will not proceed further up the
Sound, regularly, than Port Townsend
The family of Judge o. B. M'FADDEE,
(lst Judicial District, this tcrritory,) arri-
we'd on the last trip Of the steamer "Repub-
/ lie" Tie schooner "Willimantic," from
San Francisco, is said to have on board q
number of passengers who propose TO To-
cate, permanently, in this section of the
country. Tic steamer Sonora" recently
arrived at San Francisco from Panama,
with some eight or ten families, destined for
settlement in this territory
Times continue unusually dull in San
Francisco The Legislature Of California
adjourned on the 7th lust, sine die---no
election for u S. Senate, having taken
place.
The most important item connected with
the news from California, is that Of the loss
Of the steamship Geidta Age, Capt. Wat
kins, within about 2l7 miles of Panama
thence from San Francisco. She was safe
ly beached or Kicason Island, April 2sth.
She had on board about 500 passengers
the United States Mails, and large ship
ment Of treasure, all Of Which is reported
savcd-having been relieved by the steam
or "John L. Stephens" and taken back to
San Francisco. ~ sa
We are informed that Major General
JoHN L. Wool, and other officers, with a
detachment Of some 200 troops arrived at
Columbia barracks, (this territory, on the
last trip Of the steamer Repnblic. Gen.
Wool is said 10 be on tour Of inspection,
and will visit Fort SteiIaeoom in few
days. II is reported that another and ad-
ditional military post viii be established at
some point on the Sound, soon.
Notwithstanding the dullness Of the times
in San Francisco, VIC observe that four new
papers have recently sprung into being in
that city, viz: "Le Calibri,D the water
Fount and Home Journal the "Cosmo-
politan,' and the 'Daily Citizen.D The
Cosmopolitan" is an anti-kuow-nothing
journal. and the DAILY Citizen" is said to
be designed as the organ Of that party.
The election of delegate 10 Congress for
Oregon, takes place on Monday next
Judge LANCASTER, our late delegate in Con-
gfess, we arc informed by the "rimcs,"
whilst on visit at Portland, expressed his
opinion freely that it would be greatly 10
Oregon's interest TO send Gen Lane back
to Congress, MS hc could forward her inter
ests there better than any other man she
could send, and that were he citizen Of
that territory, he should cordially vote for
him. "Honor 10 whom honor is dne," and
we will take that Internal "maSsle" of
just long long enough to remark, that
we consider this expression, on the part Of
Judge Lancaster. as highly credltable to
him. llt'''' '-t
The political campaign in Oregon has
been conducted with great warmth, and no
small amount of III feeling. An alteration
is said to have taken place between Gen.
Lane and ex,Gov. Gaines, his competitor
for the delegatcslip-commencingw with the
''lic" being passed, blows following, and
terminating with the Interference of the
friends Of the respective parties. This oc-
Cured in Dallis, Polk county. No further
particulars received.
The Bellingham Bay Company, wv. IT,
have made u detailed report Of the dOings
and prospects of the company, published in
the San Francisco Herald, which demon