New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-18
BY PONY EXPRESS.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
SAS FRAscIsco, April 3, 1860.
The fret Overlsnd Pony Express msillsayes hereto
dav The mail will be taken from here 10 Sacramento by
stesner thence 10 Folsom by rail- thence to Genoa By
stage il snch conveyance Can make s way over the
mountpips II not then ca horseback AMI from Genoa
to St Jorepbs Missour, the proper Pony Express
arrs1 cement will be used From St Josephs the rad
and vine will communicate the Tvs throughout the
Uricn.
TIE main event o, the last for.nigh', has been the
arrival of the United States steamer Powhstsn,
from Japan, with the japanese Enoassadors fof
Washington. There are ~ OF the illustroas strsn-
gers 90 Of them Of rank, the remaining 81 ser
wants and soldiers. The fol owing are the names Of
TIE chief men:
simme Bujen-to-ksmi, First ambassador.
Nurseke-Awsge-nokani Second ambassador.
Ogure Bungoo ksm First Associate and Remenbrancsr
hos utaaro ficeGoyernor Of feddo, Second Associate
Ssrue Geu.ro Skah.ra hugOrO officers Ofhs drst rank be-
hetsss keasnro Osaisbe Te.ro officer. ofthe rank
belonging to the Fret Associate and Eememprancer
Nstsmoto sanno, Yosda sagosamou Under Officers be-
Ss,Si1 sunjsrO Tuge aOsiDgOo Under osenof the Vice
hs,siro SewosswascOgero Under officers Of
Sa%ofs Go6st.ilO Iaeh TOkpuro Tstsh onsgsr' Inter
Meodske, MOraysms CoNs'aki DOctorE
tie dry-do,k, AZ Msu Island, for repairs. She has
row been three days. aud will require several days
more 70 finish. As soon as she can be got ready fs
sea- che will stars for Psnsms The ambassadors hsve
srent several days in this city guess Of cur muna-
patty They bave been treated with the greatest con.
sideEa,ion. Yesterday they had grand dinner sad
recepiion a. the Academy of Muse. They pleased
with tie Americans and tie Americans with them.
h,k 6 "a
find with them, aud that Ia that their books and ltts
toilet articles are covered HIh pictures, vhic,
Christian would be ashamed 90 have about him.
They do moi POSSES dscscy in this respect Their
ideas in regard such things resemble those the an
Gent Greeks and Ronaos III their degenerate days.
The Po1hatsn stopped ten days at Honolals,
where the Hawaiian Court honorsd the japanese VITA
great attentions and offered to make treaty VITA
them but ire Enbassadors ssd they had no authority,
and referred Minister Wyilie to the Cout Of Yeddo.
On the 30th ut. the japanese ambassadors were
brought down 10 this city from Man Island by the
United States steamer Active, wsich vessel fired
Falue to the japanese Steamer Candinmaroh, lying
at he same place. The wad ffom one of the gems
struck Commodore Cunningham, who is in charge OF
tie Navy Yard there, and injured him seriously. At
one time it houehthe could not recover; now the
physicians hope TO him and his sight; one of his
eyes Eas much burnt, the other hac been blind
previously.
TIE Legislature has appropriated 500 600 70 buih
Cepiio IN Saeramenso-the whole expense not ~ sx-
ce,d $5O0OOO
TIE Bolkbe bill hss passed the Senate
During March SO9S2 onnces of gold bulion, With
sbout s. $4,000 were depositsdin the Mint; 22Joi
ounces of silver, worth about $50 600 purchased,
and 81 $50 577 were coined 10 gold aud silver
The number of passengers who arrived by seaduing
the first quarter Of this year. is 1875 departed, 1852
showing gain GA 1884,
We have had large amount of rain, and maryof
the rivers are foodbigbt but We have not heard,
AS Vet, of any serious 6smsee.
An important and cosly mining canal has beea fn-
isf ed al Big Oak Fiat, Toonmne County IL hs,cost
four wears of labor, and 400 900 in money. sup
plies I,CCS inches of water, according to mnersmsa-
snrsment.
The Wssboe excitement continues bit the nsh 70
cross the mounisns will be arrested by the snowwn'a
has lately fallen on the mountains. We fear nat TOO
suffering OF those persons the Sierra during tn aofm
has been revere There is danger alec of starvt"n ID
the silver 0isicts There II no grass or grlnon INC
mountains or on the other side with whicho feea
horses and therefore II ia amostmpos'ioe 10 Ss any
provisions acroes through The sOow. A eOrrespnae@
Of The Aha, writing from Plsceryile under late 81
the 2sta ult., e,ys: -
"Ist me sdmouish all washoetss, through the
columns of your valuable paper 10 Just say Tor tae
present here they are Sun Frsneisco, Sacramento
almost any place will be found more ccmioftane 1aAA
this viaCe-ever miserable % = comparative togee,
low rendered supeIlstyely 30 BY an mick ofsnog's
for hose eDteTtsi1me rhere are no saheent see0
modatioIs. Here we are come three humber 7, Us
tlreaoy the number daily angmentng, cfanned ~
hotels ranging from indifferent down TO depoto'o,
with high prices and low oiet waiting for
az few crippled mules and q QUE horse 81 40 anolus
for putting over the mountains Iois n ,euiy too
bad. Here are The people Of shis vi'lge aly 1T,
warned Of the advent Of the multitude now IN taen
midst spd they All the while insisting that hsrs ~ tue
only road the Sierra III TO DO Travelled sni yet sns
cole facilities for transported, "a scared the pos are
those Afforded by the crippled qaadrageis and eoaoAss
aforesaid. -. -.
's About seventy-ave persons, bound for Wash'e'
artivA here syery day. Of there, not more haa ons-
half are able % ses BY the present means OF esri
age; hence The number OF thoso kept BACK ~ sVp''A