The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-12
1--WE DiYsLAIER DETAILS FReM CALIFORNIA.
THE LATEST SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Interesting Interview with the
Oregon Indians.
ME CASE OF THE MESSENGER BIRD.
THE CHIRIQUI GOLD CEMETERIES.
CONTINUED RUSH TO THE DlGGISGS.
Affairs in Bogota and the New 0rana
dian Provinces,
&C., &c, &c.


&c. &C., &c.
me steamship North Star, Captain A. G. Jonee Of the
Vanderbilt cppOaton California line, arrived at ths port
yesterday morning three o'clock, bringing California
Advces TO tho 10Th uh which have thus been bat abou.
sven,y.Ope days ard 3 half curing tbrough-a quick
passage.
The Nerh Sar connected ss Ason YAH With the steamer
Uncle SAM which arrived al Panama the morning Of
che Sd nat, att A. ".
The passengers OF the Uacle Sam were safely pu. on
soaSd The North Star In unusually short space OF ine
they left Aspnwa in eight hours after their arrival at
Panama The North Star experienced strong southeast
winds in the Caribbean sea.
The United States mail steamship Star of the West With
he customary mails ADD sressure left Aspnwan twenty
two hours in advance OF tue North s.ar.
The North Star hsr last outward passage oea. the
Saar of The West three days and six hours.
me sdyces from the southern coas. 10 later than
these received BY the Northern Light.
The from California By arrival is not very i'm
poy,ant
@. K. Garrison, Esq, who has been for come eleven
months pas occupied organizing opposition passenger
Inc between San Francisco and New York. had LEI, for
The East s hs present purpose to remain the At
iantic sde &c intends 20 settle 10 Ne York. With the
view Of experimenting Ia person the of the COM
main the agent control Of the companys interests
I'm Francisco.
gentleman in Montgomery had suggested that, while
Ne war Was raging in Europe, with prospect OF contnu
ing for long time, II would be good idea for California
Spectators 70 into the gunpowder manufacturing bus
ness SApetre s said to abound in the plain lands
ailroy, IN Santa Clara county In vast quantities, also
= Fresno, Tulare and Los Angeles counties. Where s
found with nitrate and carbonate Of soda In combination
with other mineral earhs and substances ts manufacture
very SIMPLE has often been found in these combi.
nations while making soap from the soda earths aud the
hgoonas OF San Felipe, Llano Tequsquos San Ysdore
md ether ranches lying IN the plains Groy In the
Aos months the ground may be covered with sheet
white particles like snow, which found to contain
Ne salts Of potash soda and other akas 1t is also said
70 be found near San Fernando and San Cptrsno Mig
SONS, where great quantities OF soap made formerly
me Trinity journal sums up the csses by the late fire
n Weavervie, at slo7 200. The property and
"a prevent the Chinese from returning 70 their old
quarters
The dggings at Gold Canon continue yield very large
ynantitaes OF gold, but the quality very inferior Mr.
Khuber, trader, has taken large amour, Of /. at
so per ounce and finds himself taken by the discovery
I'D sSnaay moranG hsc Was celebrated IN S. Jobns
shurch, Sapa al ii O'Clock A. H. by the Rev. a. Hard
The Peoples Nominating Committee Of 1857 and 1858
year
The surveying party which for sems time has been en-
gssed unGcr con.rac. with the Mexican govern uent in
Surveying the lands Of Sonora has been broken up the
military government OF Sonora. Capt. Ishan is on his
bon. He met beyond FL Psso by the overland mail
which reached San Francisco the 18th ut Captain
hham went by the last mail from Tucson 10 one Of The
stations On the ella, where he lay over
tn. Case OF the Bark Messenger Bird.
From the San Frapcizco Bulletin. July %
We have gone 70 considerable trouble for the purpose
placing before readers q facts in relation
- the missing bark Messenger Bird Cap john H. Delee
which " turned up' at Tahiti about the middle of May
Inst There has been about this vessel and the mysterious
proceedings of her master great deal Of speculation IN
Abe commercial community, and every ia It or even ru.
NOR in relation TO her will De read with interest is
that the captain run off with the vessel that
he has appropriated the Cargo and raveaed oceans I'M
hwfully; he has commtad unauthorized acts, wh,h leo
pardize rights property Of ohere and some of the
most complicated questions Of mercantile arse out OF
his transactions; that should the Messenger Bird be
seized and brought into court her would be known
nmoet as long as admiralty law, and the of Delee
be handed down to poserty of the greatest barra
Sors Of modern tmes. For these s interesting
md her bold captain.
Unfortunately, our Information ia ecant. The mate Of
Me vessel and the steward who left her a. Tahiti and
arrived here the ship william on Tuesday evening are
not very well posted snd ia evident from their CONVEX.
saton that Captain Deee attended to his affairs himself
making few confdants land enrusting person With his
secrets. Some points, however can be made out from
aheir accounts Of the mster, and give them they
we're given to u.s. The steward, young man, states that
he shipped al Providence for voyage Rio de Janeiro
md other ports Of South America and back the United
which he shipped state any but few particulars
Of the contract made with him. He says the vessel
proceeded to near Richmond and TOOK on board over
5000 barrels of four $50 half barrels and pro.
peeded to Rio, where II lay about five weeks, in the
of Christmas time. There the -four was
unshpped and cargo Of coffee taken on board besides
quantity of money.
At that place the mate, second mate, carpenter and
several sailors were discharged and several others taken
On board sailor who had shipped before the mast was
promoted TO be mate, and acted in that capacity till the
vessel resGhen Tahiti From Rio the vessel proceeded to
men proceeded TO Valparaiso, where 600 bags OF
coffee were disposed Of more money taken on board and
sne vessel proceeded to Tahiti where she arrived about
May a. was supposed by the that she was bound
70 San Francisco but soon became evident that this
port was not her destination, steward Left her
and here hs story ends During the whole course OF the
voyage he knew nothing OF the captains Intentions He
ne saw large quantities Of silver board but that WAS
MI he knew aboutt. "' "Ae
The mate, who could tell much probably II 50 dsposed
Shinks that Capt. Delee will "urn up ali right IN the
course Of few months, in OF the grea. commercial
ings were not exactry lawful ones Ia savs b, nIa
has "piie, Of money, and will have much more
md that win cure deal that rank but it may be re-
marked that late spree has somewhat rnuddled un bs
perception and consequently his views must be received
With grains Of allowance According 70 the little he has
RIO the western seabosrd Of south ~ Amsrea lS
no ne was promoted TO be mate. he received
coin at Rio and Valparaiso but the amount he un,S
10 give When in the Southern Pacn, he ruppoaed that
s nj ~ San s r which Tue
Tahiti the captain took him an and gave MIN sonoe in
,ormaon whereupon he replied by telling the captain
This Information ID supposed 10 have been the Intended
voyage Of the captain and a liberal Offer provided he
would proceed on the proposed voyage but The mate an
swered that he was going to San Francisco would not
proceed further In the affair In the meanwhile portion
OF the cargo OF cofee-sad TO be eco bags of l6O
pounds eachhad been transhpped from the Messenger
Bird 10 the william, and in this vessel the mate took pas
sge for this port leaving Captain Delee TO prosecute his
voyage without him.
The mate states that the captain used him we'll paid
Inn promptly and paid his passage, we'll that CT the
sNward TO San Francisco, and seems TO be chiefly for
,s feasons that he does not like to say much tina
thai bs him It seems, from his conversation
Them package Of papers to this city and lef
s."ta CERTAIN place. but that IL all he liz willing 10
S"irod =, ~. y y his Impression that Delee was In
come here. " 'N'7 0Ay, aud ara NOV Wlsh 10
49, b pI na. the vessel proceeded from Tahiti 10 sgd.
.t.t rv he az eu, doee not know or is unwilling TO
reston 70 this part Of the subject was that he can.n
WCud be as a ns ne would she
amount TO nothing-for seems tbs, L xas ny. m11 ~