, 1858-10-22
RRIVAL OF THE "COySTITUTIONg'
LATER NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

The U. S. NJ steamship Constitution
Capt. COVE, arrived at this place on Wed
nesday evening last, from Victoria and al
the ports on the Sound and Straits. We
are indebted to Purser MoLTHRoP for the
following items of news:
The steamer Enterprise had arrived al
Victoria from Frazer river with $40, 900 il
gold dust, and reports favorable news from
the mines. All the steamers go up the
river with full froights and large number.
of passengers.
The steamship Cortes arrived at Victoria
on the 18th inst, from San Francisco, via
Portland, Oregon, with a full freight and
$50 passengers for Frazer river.
II. b. NJ. ship Ganges, with the British
Admiral on board, arrived at Victoria OIL
the 10th inst. She brought 200 soldiers
to be stationed on Frazer river
The bark lIedOna arrived at Port Mad
son on the 18th inst, in ballast
We are under obligations to B. F. KEN.
DALI, Esq, for Victoria papers of the 18th
and 18th inst. Also to Capt, J. NJ. Hunt
for San Francisco papers to Oct. 9th,
received by the COrtes No news of special
interest from California.
From the Victoria Gazette Of the 18th
wa cI;n tba folIov;po
ARRIVAL OF THE ENTERPRIsE.-The steam.
er Enterprise arrived yesterday afternoon
about o'clock from Frazer river. She
brought down 100 passengers and large
amount Of gold dust. A rich bar had been
struck little below Fort Yale, which was
paying exceedingly well, and attracting a
good deal Of attention. A gentleman, in
whom we have great confidence, just down
from above Fort Yale, estimates the num-
Der Of miners on the river at between 5000
and 10000, and thinks the present rush for
San Francisco about subsiding.
TIE Frazer EmGRANTs AT SAN francis,
Co.-It is estimated that there were ~
wards of 1000 persons in the city of San
Francisco, at the latest dates, who started
from their homes in Canada, the Atlantic
States and Europe, for the Frazer river
gold fields. The disceuraging accounts
which there met them concerning this
country have had the effect to check them
ia their passage, and create desire to
wait and learn more before coming further.
The California press aud people are using
every effort to induce these new comers to
settle in their own State, and forswear
their original intention Of coming hther,
and no doubt they will succeed in OBTAINING
many for time, but we imagine the more
reSolute and determined will not stop.
They may wait and seek information, but
we have sufficient confidence in this country
and their hardihood to believe that upon
the first cheering news they will flock here
in hundreds.
The expedients which were being sug-
gested in order to find employment for the
strangers, were numerous, and some Of them
practicable. This reminds us that some
thing might be done here to set in opera
tion again this tide Of emigration We
believe that if steamer were chartered by
Government, or private enterprise, and
the price Of passage from San Francisco to
Victoria put at an extremely low rate, say
$40 per head, a full complement might be
obtained. The rates Of wages which they
can make on Frazer river are certainly as
high as they can hope to obtain in Califor-
mia, and the chances Of success altogether
more favorable. 1t were well for the
Government and our business men to give
attention to this subject, and see if some
thing cannot be done.
TRADE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA NO LONGER Ex-
CLUsIvE.-The following letter was received
by merchant in New York, through the
last English mail, in reply to an inquiry
made by him whether goods and merehan-
disc might be sent thence to Frazer river:
HUDsoN'S BAY HOUSE,
LONDON, Aug. l3, 1858.
SIR:-I am directed by the Governor
and Committee to acknowledge the receipt
Of your letter of the oath July, and to ac-
quaint you in reply that the exclusive right
of trade heretofore enjoyed by the Hud-
sons Bay Co. in the territory comprised in
the Colony Of British Columbia having
ceased, it is open to any parties to carry on
trade with that Colony. am unable to
state whether Her Majesty's Government
has given authority for the imposition Of
any duties on goods sent to that quarter.
THOMAS Fraser, Sec'y.
SAILING OF THE SrEAMERs.-The North
erner and Santa Cruz sailed yesterday for
San Francisco, each carrying of large
humber of passengers-in all about 500.
A considerable amount Of gold dust also
went down.