Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-17
THE OVERLAND CALIFORNIA MAIL.

The Rejoicing at st. LOuis--AdditiOnaI
News from the PaciTic--The Indian war
in Oregon.
The ST. Louis Republican brings US further par
ticuars Of the arrival there of the first overland
mail from California, with six passengers one of
whom Mr. Bailey, an agent of the POstOthcs
Depar ment. The Republican says:
NJ Bailey being called out by gentlemen who had
assembled at the Planters House on the occasion,
gave brief but interesting history of his trip The
great difficulty in the way the want Of water
IN some If the deserts, but this emedied to
very considerable extent by the foresight Of the
company, in sendiug water forward for The use Of
the animals The company has more than two
hundred stations the road. Mr. Bailey believes
HAT all the difficulties which attended this trip will
be overcome in short time, and he proclaims the
whole enterprise ga perfect success" The Indians
gave them no trouble.
Mr. ButteIfeld who has been laboriously engag-
ed in giving fair start TO this enterprise on this
end OF the route We are glad to say, is in excel
lent health, and confident Of the success of the
taking.
The Republican also gives an account of the rer
ception of the mall its escort to the pos Office By
procession of citizens headed by band of music,
as well as the reception of Mr.. ButteTfeld, wi
brought the mail through from San Francisco, an
achievement which that paper regards as far more
brilliant than the laying of The Atlantic Telegraph
cable, as it passes over our own soil, afOrding a
semi-weekly, soon to he converted into daily,
communication between the extremes Of the re-
public. 1t says:
Nine wears ago. when the discovery Of gold in
Cali ornia led TO the immense emigration to that
State it was regarded expediIiOus trip if made
from The Mississippi to the Pacific IL eighty to
hundred days Thousands were occupied much
longer time, and hundreds persisted on the waysde.
The establishment Of this mail route and of the
route from ST. Joseph to Utah, and thence to Sacra
mento, has changed the whole currentof things; and
is now demons rated first trial, and under adverse
circumstances that it Is practicable II carry mail
and passengers from St. Louis 10 San Francisco IN
twenty four days-sDd this will be reduced, if ne
cessary, below twenty days,
The RspuBEean adds that Mr.. Buchauan's admin
istraion deserves great credit for the encourage
meut which it has given to the successful prosecu-
ton of this great en- lerprise
There is verS little news beyond what the tele-
r-spb fIrpishe on Monday from the Pacific We,
wever subjoin the following:
From FRAsEk RIvER.-Ihe depression still con-
tinues in Victoria Merchaudise is selling at very
low prices Mer hants can be seen in all the streets
in ont Of their stores wearing very gloomy faces,
and watching IN vain for Gust mors There is,
ncv5rtlc e-s, "A considerablH degree OF confidence
thar the mines viii prove Infinitely RIGA, though
many doubt whether they VIII be abe 10 sustain
themselves until the day Of prosperity.
THE INDIAN WAR Is OELOoN. Lot Canneu had !
arrived at San Francisco from Portland and fur
uished the Ai,a California with the following news
He left the Dalles on the oath u,timo, ami just |
before he started government eypressman arrived
az Fort Smcoe with news that Major RObiusOn's |
arly, the way to Fraser river, had been attack