New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
SON OF EXTRA BILLY SAITH ON SECESSION.
He DerOmceS the U Gted States Government
A TRUE DISCIPLE OF FLOYD.
NE WANTS TO STEAL A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND.
Regrets he has Charge of Cnly $4,000.
FoRr KEsRSEY, July II, 1861.


The Pony Express passed at p. m. last evening.
SAN FR,EcIsco, July A, 1861.
Austin Smith, late Of the Uni ed States Navy, left
for this port port, turned over bis office 10 III.
ces or as week, and depattd by ii steamer OF the
Ia, IL Is believed to enter the Confederate Army lie
is son of ex-Gov. VIM. Smith OF Virgnii. The day
after he left "a suit was commenced against him. Que
of the San Francisco Courts recovered s. 399
trusted TO bin by and his wife rs their agent.
The Sacramento Union of to-day, in commenting on
the suit gives the following account Of Mr. Smiths
senrimtnts as expressed TO Mr. Ginning his
In office.
lie raid in a very excited manner, both in tone and
gesture, f" owe no ale lance to the Uned States
Government, and look upon tie Government as an
exploded huubug. / proclaim IL openly, that IL will
be source of qualification 10 me- the proudet act OF
INV life TO take baok to my native State, Virginia,
few hundred thousands of money, an0 If had m my
possession I'll be id if would OF GO 70: But the
amount in my possession Is so pal'Ty-$ l2OOV-'hat
/, moi An object worthy of me- and shall turn over
to Won what LITTLE have not rs act Of honesty on my
part or that should be entitled TO any credit Tor IL,
INT because the Government could make u Ont OF my
services. Ghe North grabbing pu6il; funds, rhl
Of war; arsenns, and nav -yarde ana tne ool.h are
entitled 20 a hand in that game of grab and II lsa
source Of grief TO that II IL not IN my power TO
manifest my loyalty to my native State III suostah
lal maDner.' -,
ING additional remarks concerning the saue party;
Mr. Smith paid all the demands Of bis Secession friends
aganft the office, and did not pay the claims OF loyal
n en-. lie refused todeyer scrap Of paper 20 bis sue
c.ssor and hurried all the books Of the Navy Agents
Office Off wi him in the isteamer. There Is nothing
10 show SIR. Ginning how tie accounts stand. lhe
affairs are in an ineXticabe coUfui n, and II would
seem thai this had been done with purp se IL Is IN
ii Gated that orders Will be ssnt by IOny bHess 10
Ney.York for his arrest. News cones from the Navy
Yard a. previous 20 bis departure, when cali upoa
TO pay audited d msuds, lie answered: "1he United
States Government ID played. out"
jury 4, 1861.
The frst overland.mail coaeh started from Placer
vile on the ls, escorted ont Of town by an innense
concOurre OF ,i7ens, with bands Of muic aud cannon
firing. The coach aud borscs were decorated With
American days. There six bags of LITTER mail
and twenty eight bags OF newspaper mall IN all weigh
ing 40 pounds
Busincs. Is suspended throughout the State to day,
aud our national am iversry receives the homage OF
people devoted 10 the Union. There never was such
dis, ay Of Hags aud 20 many manifestations Of pat
o-m in all api roplae ways, a. any previous annl-
Nesfly al the churches Of San Francisco have rnn
no the Stars and Stripes during the week. to remain
Up till the war i dfd.
Cook & IIooyers train Of overland granite, con-
sitting Of - new siA-hoTse wagons, aud 20 head Oi
stock arrived at CarsOn Valley on the ls', reporting
ul-uiy o. gTaa- Ou the TOuic and Indians pea cable.
Foi several evenings past igniiicent comet has
been visible about 10 west OF ths North star, ith
The tai extending across heayyns foe more than 80
In many respects it resembles The comet Of 1888 With
Il very much larger nucleus.
Gu Friday aud Saturday Of last week, Gov. Downey
issued .,me ~ military commissions to oil, ,ers Of
various companies throughout the state.
Dates from Oregon are received, per steamer Pacific,
20 he ist iuot
f rec companies Of the ith Infantry, United States
Amy arrived by the Pacific.
ca Wright has ounlermRnded the order for the re-
IDo,al 81 Cnyt. FirketIs Company OF yth Infantry
from san Junu Island.
me he-t indi ion yet Of the existence Of gold
In rayiug quantities IN Nez Per County il from the
c that The Pacific brought down come $500, ,OOO III
du,t iroIn ihore, ,
Ilh ult doing considerable damage 10 the crops and
fHt trees.
TAr Tancourer (Washington Territory Chronicle,
of the % b June, hs the fJllJHing:
We have from undoIbted authority that Holiday
& 60. of 81. Louis contemplate a weekly communica-
ton between St. Louis and san Francsco. They are
building small steamers with exceeding light DRAFT,
bat poe s,d Of great power To ply on the Upper Mis-
.olgi bet weeu ST. Louis and Fort Benton, from that
pl,ee 10 eyist0n 1.-THE south OF Clear Wafer. Stages
will run regularly, and steamers iorwar1iug freight
aud passengers VIII connect the latter place with Van
couver which is TO become the bead of steamship
navigation. II with the project in view that the
Company lately bought the ocean IL carried
out ~ il undoubtedly will be, II will be oiincaclabie
benefit TO this REGION. 1 he prAclicaby OF this en-.
r rise hrs been folly demonstrated. Steamers OF light
drit would have no dihCuly in navigating the upper
Missouri to Fort Benton at all stages Of the year.
FoRr kEAESEr, Mond,y, July Is, lSGl.
The Pony Express passed here at o;i5 p N.
Arrived ith steamer Orizaba, from Panaina; ship
Sumner sydney; 5th, ship Dictator, Hong Kong.
The week closed quietly in business matters, with
no quotable change Ia piises.
A Union Democratic Convention composed of $40
deeogtes has been in non in San Francisco since
the evening Of the 4tn. permanent organization was
effected a sound Union platform adopted, and eight
bno,s poed Tor Governor The last ballot resulted
as follows: srJohn Converse, 2fii John q. DCwner
Ies. Eugene Casserly, $50; W. McCorkle, OIL; John
Bidwell 81; necessary for choice tB. The ballot
mo will re,onmonoe tomorrow lt IL impossible ~
o., dict Ito result. The contest is very bitter
J. c. McKibbeu will probably be one Of the nomi- |
nees for Congress.
hriyeI none Sailed IL, seamer 81. Louis Tor Panama,
Igg 40 prsfenssr anil Ai9U0 treaauc for New York,
sio @ f,r FHsand and $500 PauAms ttsl 81 QO9 80.
az parrual sippsr, wec; Wells Fargo $4,000: Purot,
man Schall Bro Eh3ufO IalAnt Wild, fbOWV;
D-1ahur Ral.tou Co.. $1,000 Segnisn $500 Strauss,
fJ0Oi Dewitt Ki.ile $Jlooi Geormer, *2oOOOi Patrick,
$3.50.
81 j. Lord aud family, AIs y. r. Forbes, Au.tn smith II
Cy smith John J. nsr,dih l.. L. Boxer and wife Captsia
Hrdorgan u. !. A. Mrs 4. Lubrck, Gehgo PirsDes, Mrs
Little T. b. Oorrisb. VI. Carrlek Lieut. kaltusb WOtng
sberT.d nfsnt snd nurse MT hubbard sud wife, Mrs r. 8
Paxton, s +. Johnson u. T. AcEeman, (npt Sweeney NJ
L,yyis r. LoB s6eld and family vm Abbott sianildt g;
Neirchorssi faiy w Niedcnbnry CAPT o. hs-y end
kins Mr P-nisr NJ Arnott Samuel Pope, d. Calmins w
Wheeler srI WIFE, Capt s,Sh George Noye' samuel Smith,
yyfs-The markets remain unusually duh for the dullo5t
pod OF the year There demand loT Wheat 1nd
Barsy Shippers willing buyers Of ne" Wheat Et Tl %
1 0 %, and Birey'tgc
GOVERNMENT TRIAL or H0TCHKISS'S