, 1859-03-11
ARRIVAL OF THE CONSTITUTION.
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

with the mails ana passengers, arrived AT
her wharf here at I O'Clock A. NJ, on
Monday. The severity of the weather was
the cause Of delay in her arrival. The
Straits have been unusually rough for the
last fortnight, and the Constitution encoun-
tered several severe gales, without damage
however.
Since her ovcrhauling and repair, the
Constitution has been punctual in the de-
livery Of the mails here, and We have heard
no complaints on that score. The canse of
her faiiure to come to time on this occasion
is given above, and should be satisfactory.
We arc indebted to Capt. Cow for
copies of the Victoria Gazette, (tri-week-
lies, of the 1st and 8d inst, from which
some news items below are given.
Capt. G. reports no new arrivals at Vic
toria.
The bark Slade, to load at Balch &
Webber's, was passed in the Sound.
The bark Chas. DEANS, from San Fran.
cisco, had just arrived at Port Townsend
with loss of foretopmast.
Her 3. NJ. steamer Sattelite had sailed
for San Juan to look into the affair Of the
Slriss Boy.
The bodies of three drowned white men
were found on San Juan Island. Names
not known, and no particulars ascertained.
On Thursday, the Sd inst, whilst visiting
the clipper ship Orion, at Port Gamble,
Judge LANDER fell from the between decks
into the lower hold of the ship, and it is
feared is seriously injured
We learn from the Victoria Gazette hat
the steamer Pacific arrived at Victoria on
the 2Sth ult., with considerable merchan-
disc and S5 passengers, 25 of when are
Cinnamon. She was detained in Bakers
Bay, in consequence of exceeding rough
weather
On the 9th ult., the H. B. Co.'S steamer
Bearer arrived at Victoria from Langley,
with few passengers and upwards of
500, 900 worth of gold dust The barge
Bridge Rirer arrived on the same day, from
the same place. The amount of gold dust
received by these crafts and by small boats
during the past seven days, the Gazs,ts
has heard estimated at $4,000.
The Pacific sailed from Victoria for San
Francisco on the 2sth, taking with her gold
dust fer Wells, Fargo & Co., to the amount
of $26, ,O0O-Fraser river product Three
shipments within the past month, the
Gdzette estimates at $S7, OOO-exclusiy oil
$4,000 which that paper says has been
shipped by that express company to its
agent at Olympia.
The II. B. Co.'s steamer Otter sailed
from Victoria for Portland on the 2Isl
ult.; and after laying off and on for several
days outside the Columbia river bar in O
severe storm, returned to Victoria on the
27th,, in dismantled condition, having
lost nearly all her sails and some of her
spars. From all accounts the late storms
and gales outside have been terrible indeed
The Gazette learns that arrangements
have been entered into/by one of the Chi
nese Companies of San Francisco TO bring
1000 Chinese, to be employed in mining
on the Upper Fraser.
Capt. Wm. BRorcHIE, Hhrbor-M Master oI
the port of Victoria, died at his Office or
the 2Sth nit, aged about 60 years. He
had been in the employ of the H. B. Co
for 90 years, apd for over 80 years had re-
sided upon this >eeest. For long time
says the Gazette, he was master Of the
steamer Bearer, in her trading voyages
among the Indians in the North, and wa:
intimately acquainted with the coast. He
had visited San Francisco bay as a master
Of a ship, when there were not three houses
on its shores, and again when American
enterprise anu splrit had 0nllt up greal
city there. He was well acquainted with
all the cid Spanish families in California
the old Missions, padres, and early history
of that country.
A band OF Hyder (Northern) Indian.
have become very troublesome in the
vicinity of Victoria committing thefts
&c, &c.
Capt. A. HIBBARD, of the schooner Ros,
Of Langley was knocked down in Victoria
on the night of the 2Sth ult., by two high
waymcn, and robbed Of $243. No arrests
had been made.
The news from the mining region con
tinues favorable.
The steamer Cor Douglas was to have
left for Fort Hope on the 9th inst.
aB-0ur thanks are due to Hons. JOSEPH LANE, IL
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