The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-16
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA,
ARRIVAL or THE STAR or TIE VEST.
S1,1s3 ,4267O IN GOLD.

The United States mail steamship Star Of the
West, A. G. Gray commanding, from AspinwaI
4th and Havana 9th, with passengers mails and
treasure, received from the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company's steamer Sonora, which left San Fran
cisco 10Th April, arrived at New Y ork on Satur-
day.
On the 7th instant, in latitude q s, longitude "a
4S, the Star of the West passed the United States
storeship Relief standing to the north She left in
port at Aspinwal the United States steam frigate
Roanoke-all well.
1t was reported at Acapulco that the Liberals
had taken all the city Of Mexico except the
Palace.
The overland mail of March %, from St. Louis,
arrived at San Jose April 10Th.
The advices from the isthmus are unmnortant
The Panama Star says the Cass-Herran treaty
sent from ashlngton to Bogota for ratification has
been lost in the Magdaena river by the capsizng of
a boat.
American Ex. Blk. I26 900 90 Renard & Co " II S00 IN
JStraus, Bro &Co. ia 29s f. c. knight Co $50 90
WTColeman& Co 97,2O0.00 .Richardson& Co 5O23 80
Freeman Co... SO, 1868 OOJ. H. CoghilI w II Oso q
Duncan, Sherman Rowland & AspIn-
Co......... S5,711.64 wall. .......,.. a. 40
2as lastrck o9OOOoO Colin e. Baker. 100000
ISlcnard Patrick. 53,OOO0O Conroy & O'Con-
W Sellgman Co 100000 ner........... lO5oO 90
Taffee McCahn Il IA d TiIton S'500 M
Co;...:....... 1000 00C. C. Hastings... 1000 90
Butcher 4 Bro. 37,OOOO0 Jennings & Brew
Dewitt ,Kitte &Co 50 900 OO ter. O ooo m
F. Kelley Co.. 345OOOO Clark wilbur. 1900 90
Ross, Faconer 90 90. Ghas y Crosby 1866 90
TreadweIl Co. $4,000 ~ ''''3"''. z,ooo,Io
J. II Brewer &Co 2a,2os.2S 81, ,48o,ll5lO
Adams. s........ 22OOOOO FROM Asp1NwALL
j. G idsmith &Co 1900 OOJ Kranse s7oo 90
H. Cohn L CO.. 22S5Oo TrevorGCogate 10000 1000 90
J.B. Newton & Co 20 526 Ga Mclean & Iintz Gil GO
Bucklin & Crane. IS 10000
z.Einstein Bro. 100000 s8,8ll 60
j. B. Weir. ....... Is 5O40OO -
Baker MOrrell. 2oSoo 90 Total li8a 4267O
correspondent of the Sacramento Union, writ
ing about California timber suitable for ship build
ing, says:
''The laurel is divided into what mechanics call
the white and yellow. The yellow laurel is very
durable as well as strong timber. which renders it
valuable for many purposes. The white laurel is
almost worthless being subject to rot and is inya-
riably attacked and destroyed bv worms after being
cut. In addition to the laurel the live oak of the
mountain is the best timber for certain purposes
that haveever been acquainted with. 1t is in one
respect the reverse of the aurel-being very heavy
The trunks seldom attain more than twelve feet in
length. The wood is by far the most solid and
durable that have known. 1t is almost impossible
to split it, and it designed by nature for
ship knees and is found crooked at any ANGLE that
is wanted in that business.
From, the Alta California, ArriI 90
MASSACRE OF THIRTEEN WHITES BY THE MoHAvE
lNDIANs.-A letter received in this city from a gen
tleman connected with Mr.. Bishops party, en-
camped on the Colorado, mentions the arrival of
three young men in their camp belonging to a par
ty of seventeen, who were travelling from Pixies
feaK 10 Callt0rna. On the 18th March they were
attacked by the Indians this side of the Colora-
do, and north of the Mohave river and out of the
whole party only four left to tell the fate of
the others; one of these soon gave out and the
other three, after suffering incredible hardships
made their way to settlement the Mohave.
Their names are w. Coleman, c. Bonyrge and 0.
P. Brown. 1t appears they were attacked at the
edge of the wood, and most of the party shot down
before resistance could be offered. The survivors
immediately made for the open ground, where
they defended their lives with the gre atest bravery
One young man named Bonyrge displayed great
GOODNESS, and covered the retreat of his comrades
by shooting down every Indian that showed him
self from under his cover. So terrified were the
Indians by the havoc made among them by the re-
volvers of the whites, that they beat an immediate
retreat offering no further molestation to this brave
little band.
From the San Francisco AHa Apriz 1OMl
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
GAS IN HoNoLULU.mThe legislature has passed an
act to grant W. II. Tiffany, James S. Wethered H. |
Macfarlane, John Patty, and their associates and
successors, associated under the of the Homo
lulu Gas Company, the exclusive privilege of sup
plying Honolulu with gas for fifteen years
HoNoLULU, March 28, 1S59.-About seventv-fve
whaers have arrived at the different ports of these
islands since the commencement of the 'Espring
season. in February. Two. thirds at least of these
vessels have cruised the New Zealand ground
during the winter months, and their average catch
is very meagre-scarcely worth computing. The
best fare reported is that Of the George Rowland,
Pomeroy, who halls 600 barrels, while numbers of
their trypots. They report the weather as very
bad so that for weeks it was useless to lower for
whales, which, though seen in numbers were very
shy. The ships which whale on the coast of Cali
fornia, however, have had very good luck tha
highest catch being 300 barrels, and the average
about iO0. new bay was discovered to the north
ward OF Margarita, in which whales wer found
very plentiful The water on the bar, however,
was was very shoaL and it was difficult to bring out
loaded ship Next year, probably, none but vessels
OF ilght draft or water will be used in California
bay whaling. The California whales are "bard
hltters, and we hear of several natives killed and
one mate having his leg broken. The oil, too is of
an inferior quality, rating ten cents per gallon less
than Polar oil.
Yesterday brought us the intelligence of the
total loss of the fine clipper whaeship South Sea
man, captain Thomas H. Norton, of Fair Hav en-
Massachusetts, on the 18th March. The South
seaman sailed hence on the 10th, bound to cruise
northward, and thence to the 0chOtsk. Captain
Norton, at the time she struck on she coral reef,
supposed himself to be full forty miles to the west
ward OF Bass Island, forming a part of French
trlgate Shoals, as laid down the chart. In
twenty minutes from the time the ship struck, the
masts went over the side, the vessel humping
heaVily and forcing herself farther up on the reef,
whlch has about four feet of water on it. Two
hours after she bilged and stands on ner sides,
the bottom having entirely broken up, and the
breakers making clean sweep through her. All
hands got into the boats, saving nothing OF the
stores, and barely what they stood n The schooner
hamehameha lV. was fortunately in the neighbor- /
hood, sealing and guano hunting, and took the
crew to Bass Island. She arrived here yesterday
with Captain Norton and thirteen of the crew. |
The South Seaman was a ship, owned in part
by the master, and had made two seasons north, |
having shipped home some three thousand barrels |
OF oil. The vessel and outfit were worth not far
from $4,000.
FIVE MORE GUANo ISLANDS DIsCoyERED.-Th
schooner L. l.. Frost, with one of the firm of C. A
Williams & Co., of this city, board returned on
the 14th from a cruise in search of guano islands,
HAVING hapu aminnntlv nr
forty different islands visited between the ati
tndes 22o N. and 50 s.. and between longitudes