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Taafaraaarioria aaa . bu m.- i. : h. b. an rjatlfaAjaalthil taa aaaa a aaajaat that t'- aaMaAMamaas but tha writer. - IOwaVaakaaMdwihaN. T. Tti. . laiaaferlMaaMiaaadJhTan; (brfarnitb. '-'v at'wa aha kaatt Poratm Nawa, aa Fi:r-Jta aWaaMaMaa oflt. dally aaar. Tit i wa;ra taiiatai ta Um WaabiaitoB ri viatjriJiaaa aia. iariuaBiaar a kf ''Mkur . l. .' A u .. . aaaiaaaa. Kmnyaaaianuaaa I5n'lMaA afAirini.laii of fK-U-L " T,r ? . . A .- r Wi1 " a. "W f- If- U a itmgua anuijii. r. ...maaMa. teun k-fconiis iwiii V rvi .. .iT1 . . . . ". V wiajBBieraMireaDfMuiaeraaBair, theLaadKIl; tbe former par. Ibalnly fer ealliag tha matter up. Wa regret la laform our readers of Um probe. aaaaVwrnraoftaebiUthieStealoo. Pub. Ha expectation is on Um Up-toa of eiciu aaaat aaaa law subject; .We had hoped v aha) it wonld be la our pawr to give them aaasethiag fcialle about thia metier ; bat wa, with eJJ oar frieade, have baea dis affaialad. It Wbot proper to remark, laemer, that there baa been no want of awrajr oa the part of our Delegate. Ha haa played hie part well he haa stood up aathawerklikeaman. Cawaao. The plot of the town bear hkiasea aame, lata thisomca, where it aa be iaapeeted by aay person who may daaWotadoao. Ofitamerita waste not Mate aayanythiag, iwt"aaviag eeen it. h eattalaly looke well upon paper. Tbe pasaalelir hat eaterprlee, which, if proper, .ly eXraatad, will prodnoe favorable re- i t.f"T T Tr 77 . . W wa have baea Informed that a lady 1 t9 We bve been Informed lhat a lady eeaagaaat, who haa just arrived, had in her aaaswaAe a soed oert of ihn iou ran una r -iaVatoitia. two lofont. a sister and a sis. 2 aaia'sMd, tho' mothers of loth having died sreaerHtmi aMIll M um ubiklrea wero araatBMMr,M age that they war depend. . the breasts of their mothers for This is but one, however, . af tBeasaay caaea tha; have occurred ef a eeealerhind. Waoengratulata the living wfm aVsir aafe arrival in our midst. 63" We hava baea fating out editorials even week or more without' even an a. yetojgrfor a chair tho furniture of tha euVe, eeaatotiag of table, tripod aad a .type boa : thelatter ended up, answering aJl tha purposes of a chair. Messrs. Allan, MaKielay c Co., with the view otiittug m p right presented as with a chair ; a .beaa Ado article. Thia enterprising Arm baa plaoed ut under obligagUon lo tham for ether savors. Wa must begin taaauareaaaouau with them.. Thosub- toat o( IMa attlela remtafaji'of the fact that Ibeyhave "a awWa left of the 'teaan," aWjale at M par doien. , TWy'jaum ale iade other addJiloa to - (aaatf aiaaajty itaaja ttaek af feed. Tbta p'vS'fi to Ike Vkii'mtlAfmwuU kirn Innl. Mgw tana it to tbelr Intercsl 'toe'. Wc shtll not inii,howerBr. h tha JNe CUMnrfi af thalfth tut.. .ire lad Ik Mfewiag m the aubjeet of tfUlTMMkQnfM.' Ttotktybew. ewaof the foal seaaeg of tbe bill. "!, IfeltoAteOaNsral. sUx Pliitcaiee, Oat U. 1M0. lMMr.JbUhw--TMwlllMeubioa. fef ktatlt on a good number of your man a eubliahlaf Um law of Ooagreai WMwg leapto ta aataal tettlera In Oragon. yatif aad eeveral othara bating bean dl. appelated la our rolaiag expectation, and usable la eeeulre eulteble laade In Call, ferala ea eettofeetory tcrrae, ara luralns oar attention o Oregon ; but we know not if in trata aaaa a law really exists, and If oo, whether Hi a donation grant or a pre- eeaptton rktht i or la atthar caae. what ara Uia protlawaa required to avail ona'a eelf or in anTiMgaa. it yen eea tarow aay agar, upon the sna re ie vac ana mmmSx A Daurroism Hmn, la antwar, wa aaa aaly aay tkatwe hava at aaaa tha law wrrad ta. Itwmm obtain It wa wOt paMlah h. Tha Onega gyicaatar haa a paragtaak raapaotiag tha taw ta qaaauoa, atauag isat iia oparauoa will oaaat oa tha 18th arDtoambar aeit. It gtvta ta toe aetaal aatiler 640 aorea'of toad, Bpoa.oartala ooadittaa, paly oaa of watta wa ara aoia to Kite t waion w im iiiatiaiit. fer aaa. two. taraa aad four jraara. aad tha bill wa UOah'aaearea half aTtaalaadtotaawKe. Mr.TaarMea.tne Oragott Dalagata taCeagreaa. andraeeed a laaa latter to tba'BMtabau of taa Houee of Raateaeatafltea, dartog tha'ptadaaoy of the Oregon Ull whieh bill we think aaaaad. Ha letter le aablliaed la the On. aaa ScttUHr of the ith alt. Wa have read and re-read k, la hopea of learalag aoaatthlag from It upon tha aaajaat or wbmii it preteaoa to treat. But w eaa naka nothlaa oartain out of it. It aaiati to hava baea tha wnter'e object to eea how aaueh ha could write aad bow ladetalta ha oould be. It makee darkaeaa viawla with a vaageaaae. o Tha LetUlitureof Oregon bate aaaaad ereral acta daaatlug lead, but -we deubt waataar laat wui be a good title erentu. ally. Oar hapraeeloa la That Coagreae haa paawd an act aa raaatlooed abore and aa atatadlathaOitfaacfkr. Aadthould we ofataia tha law, or aay other light up on tho eubjeet,,we will publiah it for the neoent or aay wnom it may concern. To "A Duarroum Mmii." Tho HH graatiag ail hundred aad forty acree, or a mile equate, to aetaal atttlara, mm aaaaad by Gaajrraaa. Ita llaaltatlaai Ur aaautta aa the flth of Daaaaabar aaat. it. WawoaU aayvthaea fnjnlrlnj, that j !" i Vnm yi il.ei jlo tii'lilwi n. ...,. L , k,r. ni... -" " -r laeaa.whaa tartalnwtib all eeen I t ,.V " , i vsnonramj ia ! uoh. inn siv pwmy of good clalma yet untetUed ; bat it ie Im portant that clalma tbould be taken up aad recorded before tha 16th of December to accuie the half lection ; aad to obtain tho aectioa entire, it ie of tha utmost Ira. portaaca that the other half of ooe'a aelf be aeeured aleo. Thit appllee, of courac, only totuch at have neglected getting tho extra rib. Thus, it ww be eeen, that er. ery fomala in the territory is rertA 330 acres of land JVatier Americans Inclu ded. , What a glorious opportunity for til. (era or the soil. We hare almost conclu ded to throw down the quill and take to the plow. But the deuce Is, tha other half i is wanting. Wa think Um attack upon Mr. Thurs ton uncalled for. If the " Alta" had read our paper a little more closely, it might hare eeen the bill itself, published a few waeka previous. Tha Aha does not dis criminate. Tha appeal ie one thina and the bill another : in the former thssxea. aoas are art forth why Oregon ehould re- 0.i. . .ham of Uana-ra.V itMitAn . it waa made with the view or brinains tbe . , matter before tbe two Houses of Coagrete. Cum Tux f 0-Contrast the Alias's remarks with the followiag from tbe OMo Statesman ' ' OoaaeoN. Wa are Indebted to our at tentive friend, Mr. Thuratlon, Delegate lo Congress from Oregon Territory, for Ihe vary interesting arUeles in our paper to day, copied from the Oregon Spectator. apis oeauiuui country nas neen too ' e't muoti overlooked by our adventurous splr, ita who have left to' seek their fortunes oi to nod a home within the eeund of ihe dab bur aurf ol the Paclfio : and who orefei California for the golden promise it holds out, to tha beautifulvalley of the Willam ette or the Columbia. No new country on this continent pos. eeues advantage over Oregon. Horsoil Is among'tbo nnest in tno world her oil- mato cannot be beat, being sufficiently warm in summer lo ripen all grains and fruits, and vat not too warm. In oonse- quenco of lhq ebrze, To be comforta ble, while the winter I so warm there that, aa a general thing, Cattlo can And grass sufnoicnt,Vthout other food.to live oo and grow fat, during Um whole season. Oregon haa an able and faithful repre sentative In Mr. Thurston, and wa trust hla efforts to awake the attention of the emigraau to the advantage which Or, gon pome mis, will bear to her border a portion of tha tide whloh for a year or two put, has found 'Its tcrmln'li among tho placets oi too cwcramenio, a ' ' aaa JaHlm . C. Pratt. A report reached here aevaral warn inoe that Judee O. C. frett had died i I where, balweek ow Frtnataoa ma. ivaaara tnapMaauraort theuatruthruloeee of Um report death baa been dealt eat ta him. be waa In teed, health iw ta September. It will be eeen by the JU las extraclicf lettert from hla awa.b to Mr. C. H. Culver, that he le full lev preeeed with the awful lUtaoftawga tailing in a great portion or tha through which ha baa paaerd, la a; rent good health. We aball look much intorott for tho next inloraiatka from him Wa, fear tho oonamuaaeaa a it ll Ihmnnh lhat anulham UtttaAi B -; 7 .. m .. J tbItecaton of tho year. The yeHaaML rer h.11 u ! encountered too. Tha aa- tract it'Ai c inw, tr written at I dlferew tww -u AtKt.rrp,N4a4, MafxthaCOthilai o.-l frrunSanl'i cisoo, am tomorrow, in all piopatid latiiMiotr xin .jnio r.iu.ns; wecther-: h.n Iafei,..M hi . "y ?ri'io rrart, wJ tuc ttwU5H slopped at, suck aa San Bias, . . wf idhiu rerwea in an inaniecM n day wo spoke a butesaU veaeer.haajid io from Panama. ka had been out be a S-M. J.W. BHit .lfh t f . . t 1 J. " " "rTing pwn, an a oi jmmougan iraaa MoMrai II M that at Panama aot onlv the kelia ragtag, but aa unusual amount af foW . J . ;TJ VxtlAHA, Sept. 0, 1803 Wo reached here in saietv last alak Tho cholera la making fearful ravages many ara dylac daily and, aa voa ma . supposaritieatimaof general eloom. l morrow i aaait sun over the letbmua.) CtDet-Nrw-Qjr.KADj ) Sept. 7, W40. Got ovar hero yesterday am waling for baggage. Hope to get off this afcj:. noon. Vary sickly all along here. T ale are dying daily of cholera j and 6 levers are bad a t. Up to Ibis meeic n my own health haa been good, but at i. it lime my hour may eoroo, Is clouded- in Um tayatiouanecf the future, which preaent may not know. The cholera', came to Panama on ono of the steemt'e.-i iram Aesnulm 1 anil vnu mw h .MiNrf I it haa epread terrible consternation evi.:..1 where along tho Paclflo coast. Many m aengara, on their way from Panama ui r nS'Sft. i dW hl ,"' " ' Ifiat' hava beaa one of the vietlm abo of thu awful aoourg. 1 r-t,TT T rr ' ix-tet I, ilt ,r ?! jSiali" 4i'.tr.t - Tork, aad ihe eaaearta hava actually gun. Taa eale er eeata for the nrat cert were eold at aactioo. The Irat task et was bought by a hatter fer t3M the aeoond at tUO, and ao on down to 99 00. Tha first 1400 tickets yielded a total fa. ceipt of ,llt. The next 9000 eold at an average of 5,60, making 911,000 more. Tbe snug sum of 91500 per night has been secured to tho Nightingale for ISO night. Sb bind herself lo aing ia any part of Europe or America, durieg the engagement. Sho binds herself, she, says tho Tribune, to give concerto Mtil tho price of tickets shall be brought down, to the minimum rata of three dollars, ia- stead of firs, the price agreed upon at first, ao that Ihe fairest opportunity of hearing hall be offered to the public By that arrangement tho 'hot pollol will get a hear- iag. That I Inging tom purpoee. It to nothing mora than proper to etata that Mdlle Lind haa donated her share of the nett proceed of the first concert, which amounted to upward of 910,000, to chari table and other eocletiei, in Mew York. That afford an example of liberality," 1. dom witnessed in any country, and dee much credit to the head and heart of a stranger in a strange land. Such mag. nanlmity will bo appreciated In thia moo. ey.making. aod.rooney.loting So mote it be. (tt-Tbe California Courier," weekly, since ita enlargement, presents a very much improved appearance. It la Um af fect of accumulated gold, of which it to leet oi aecumuiateu doubtle enjoying a persor , now.a-days, i California, except the liberal share. No works for nothing in oept tho gold digger. The " Alia" ha undergone ao muoh improvement, that it ha distanced every thing, In tho nowspaper line, on the shores of the Pacific In lis ccnoral arranin- ment aad typographical execution as wall aa editorial ability, It will compare favora. bly with many of iho old established Jour- nala of tbe Slate. The Senior editor haa gone east, ta recruit wa suppose, but the paper baa lost nothing In raclness. The only fault wo have lo find with il to, that it doe not reach u a regular aa wo oould wun. 99" The Plater Timet haa just oomple- tod theubliabing of the letter list at Sac ranWo for Um quarter cndlnn on tho 30lh nil Il consisted of 93.000 letters, to wys aMraatMr A'lN'Ujhl yraualLri4"7 """ w. MeuaAa.) I VffMH WMAlltamWfiammt. f mmmmMmmmmmmmmmmumt i-'CLB.1... -L" L-M. . I . J L-JJJ: ,r , -. . TaaTgf u iK iiauaa of lUnraeonlttlTee. April , ablll to ottabllth IVwt rUlt la Call. a aaa urtgou. wmw.( I otr aoADa in cAttram. from FoH Brldger, on Ilaak'e Fork way or ureal an ae, ro n taa Pranclecd bv vy of Sacra. nt City, to Trinity. , Vi riMBSaorameatoCily.byp'ayorYUba, lii uwaoa a mwi i Pram Sacramento City to fuller Mini, ftorn Sacramento Cliy.bywajfofSiook. a ami Hnnore. to HaraaoM. w From Ban Pranctaoo. bt way of Saa ioee, Santa Clara, fttata Cm, Han Juan, Sea Antonio. San Mlautl. Stn toul( Obit. I. " Urbara, IM Angel. oe to San DiegO. tost lojtra in ohwii. . .,,... .. lk- i.im.x. nt .!, Cow HurUer, I'lymoutb, rottUml, Milwaukle, ii C. uinn CiU.I I v" . lat . r. i . - ... ii.. ', iNcatmlli t Mills, JsarysTiiis, jtoh li'a, Etigene P. Minntl's, I'leiwmit , u the mouth or tiu uinpciia uer. ,a''xiTWWWrua.aauixjH1u'"ul1 ill W(7 JP aaanonwi -v - ' ... ..! Ml&l 1 rAwnbtin Cllv. by C!irrvj;(Ji dfrfiiimlw'iCfmpUlI , Alt't 1 w frrlrw'. U. sValar's, J.i.i u Hi a , w Tvlnn rrainlv. From Nesqually, via Oowlltx Settle ment, to iho mouth ol ie Cowllla rlvor. Prom Portland, ji Vancouver, to tho Dalles of the CoWmbla rirer. Pim I'ortkbd lo llillaborouah. From Oreeon City to Harrison Wright' ra tho Mollalto. rrom Hamilton Campbell's to Jacob isar's. la Sanlltm Porks. ' Prom Unn City to Hillsborough. VMaiu and Mail Rocnts A little fur- tiereiplanttion,than was given last week, ray bo necessary, at this time, to place this matter in Its true light! Mr. Lowne. .Islo Informed oa that Iho price, for carry in; the mail on this side of tho river, is limited to $10 per mils ; but that no limit was plsced upon the routo upon which it is now. carried. Tha up-country folks are lot glossed at all with this arrangement ind laco the sin of lis oonfustdness, as hiy tall It, nl the door of Mr. Iwnsdalo. rhe special agent says that they can hero t nail, just as soon as a respomlblo per lot will agree to carry It, for the price tpeclted above. Hut I haa no power to " compensation, without fur. , ther order from iho power at Washing. wo. Withtelerenoa to tbTs' subieet. we ' xeavor't. alioV all Iho f.cla, that remaybeaWrder-andingUtween ! ,h P,r,,ei nJ. Any person in of foots, tigering ia tbe mUn L$ cf, ttVjJ Jt " we ,,'!' i"''' BlivWfc-(wortR-. I ZiLzcntN. The result of tbe Election la Missouri differs somewhat from our re- port, as p uMiahed immediately after Ihe reception of ihe previous mall from the Stale. Wo learn from the St. Louis In lelllgescst which probably approaches very nearly tbe true result, that tbe mem bar elect te tho SrndU are a follow : Whigs, 13 J RenlonmenlS; Antics R. The Lerislsture is composed of 33 Sen. atorsaadJ29 Representatives total 101. Il rcquira HI to constitute a majority. a no wnig nave ua ; iho llonton men 47; tho Antlo 4U. Tutsi majority against Benton'e c-electlon 1)7. dtr VV were informed by Mr. Jet up, a fsw dip since, that Mr. J. C. Angel, of San Frsicisco, on board tho eea dull, whilst lvog at Astoria for repairs, was robbed of2300 ; apd Mr. Samuel Camp. bell, at he same time and plaor was rob. bed of 9100. The money has not been rocofer nor ihe perpetrators ascertslned. It has ait been ascertained whether the robbery was committed by some persons on board or some of the professor of the gamblin) fraternity, resident at Astoria. PnrtmnoM or CAuroaitiA. The Cou rier estlnstss tha entire population of Up. per CaHbrnla oa tha 1st July at 131,000. Si. LouU Intelligencer. Tbo tipulatton of California, wa ara "of opinlons aomethlng like the old woman'a cblckea, It does not stand still long enough lo be cointed. OCT lofeor Webster was, aocording to pravleia announcement, executed on the 30th ofsjugust. 0tr"tVnr. la mo I dew tell I and Ihev have a deaiia man in Kallphorny (low they 1" laid a apruce-looklng old Uonnec tlcut 14; Ihe other day, upon being tp. proacbe by that officer, with a bow anil a scrape. "Wall, I declare It beats all what improvfnenls thay dew make horel Well, I reokot you'd Ilka lo know bow many hu. man bene there'e here, and bow many cbiokea, how many eggs, and all that sort oftbina? What 1 you don't waa cniekens thia year! You want to know m; daw yoif Well, now that'aallli nyago Ilia loo bad, lo k a poor tone widow lhat oum all tbe way to make a fortune by marryin' a huibaad but aa ya aay you'll keep it a aeoret, I don't mind lellin' of you" and eulllnd li action to tho word, ahe aoftly whlspend In our friend'a tar, lhat aha waa not much over forty-flve, and jumped to work other ironing again, in a manner to aliow tint she could msko a fortune by show work. Aot by n-tlrlmeny. Cul, Courier. mrmmm I - - ...HVV,V. um jnaai "J, ? WAtaiMTON, Aua. 10, IBM, Editor Sutlahr i Sir .-The bill to author! the tary of the lntetlor to Increase tha penaationortae Marshals or persons au. Ihorlsod In take the Census In Oregon. California, Utah and New Mexico, ao aa lo insure ine aame to aa uoaa wun uiepaicn and oertalnty, paesedthe House this mora. Ing.aa It came from the Senate, with the exception of one or two slight amendments. These amendments will be concurred In bv the Senate. I hope therefore our Mar. aha! will be prompt In fhle business. He to authorised to count all of this year a emtarallon. I procured the Instructions and necessary paper to be forwarded to Major Meek on lasttMiumay. I received word from Port Larlmo this mornlnir. atallnu that 4:1.000 had milt. lered their names at that jdsue, lound for tho Paclflo. Of these, from S to 10,000 rP- tvund ind to Oregon for the purrwso ol with the Inlontinn of visiting the nott ir inin afterwards. Hut let mo exhort our lri 4 tnrfillgenoe, for the emigration lo Kin, next spring will iw very nxtensiro, .) 'litre will bo demand lor all that can rivi u;iii (-.mlA.ugli ir fl'lr jt.cn, t't'lv II fj urn m ihkl.ilio country Ihero Is UlleVor Oreeon.lmA that there will be Ave hundriwl from his immodlala neighborhood who will go to Oregon next spring. I am written tg Irom all parts of tho wholo country, en Ihle sun. jeoi, and I may safely say to you that tha next spring s emigration to urrgon win bo far beyond any thing that wa could have any adequate Idea of. Again I say, let our ferment slick lo their farms. Juila. log from what I now see, three yean will see Oregon wilh a population large enough Tor a Stale. v lam. dsar sir. Yours lrulv, A-n. 8. R. TIIUHBTON Washixoton, Sxrr. 7, IfSO. Kdilor Airrdier , Sia : The ureal agony is over, Ihe nig. gor question UaclUed, and California lain Iho union. The last throe was expert. enoed this afternoon, and Ihe nation waa delivered nf the heavy burden lhat has liren weighing her down Tor the last year. Tho result will give all true Americans rcuuwnl oiiliiicnco In tho virtue of our Government, and satisfy Ihe world, lhat this Itepublio of States found in tho lira rlsofllspriple,piiua(enprgie enough "l all limea, to auattln itai-lf undor tho grealeat peril. Monarch and crowned head will read in thia transaction, and ihe lesson on capabilities of a freo people for self government, and they will tail fail to divine in II, aa in a hand writing upon the wall, the beginning of their end. Lot the history oflhs last year leaoh us lo love our country. Che is now erect Main, and as before, her march Is to new and certain irreitu y M.l -t" r ft. ..!. rr llivrtr, -4.J ' j, 113 circle of firvdfMi, i. i u.. 11's r rt and Ihe welkin Is ringing wuu nw anoula of the multitude. Yours, Ac, THURSTON. Washimuton, Sept. 9, 1830. W. Mtxx Esq Mylkar Sir: I am bow fighting hanl for your claim, and for mv Land Hill. Il came up Ibis morning In iho Seoste, and would have passed In one half hour had il not bern for an attempt on the part of Jell" navis, as i;natrmsn ni me wmimtteo on Military Affairs, to uivn imwer to iho nlH. errs, in Oregon, lo ssize your farms and houses and stores. This lias tiren brought about through the mission of Cam. Hatch, operating on the Secretary of ar. Il is contended lhat our peoplo hate nn rights, and lhal thet'resident should bcauthorizcil, through these nflicers, to renioro whoerer ivy virtue wiihout ceremony. Against thit, I am fighting. I cxect "ihoy will do. feat my bill; as Ihoy protected all of you In your claims. I hare written homo sn ar ticle for the Spectator. Oet up meetings, and have tha Assembly speak out. Kvery man in Oregon is inusnusrof losing his all, and all this, through the operations of one military officer on Ihe War Dcoart ment. I will do all lean, but if our bill is detested, lay It to them. I hope our peo. pie win struggle agalnel tbeeo ussrpatlona af military power, and that they will pro. tact oaoh other in their claim. Pray Con- greee toXtake away every troop or soldier ami officlr In Oregon. For If such Is to be the doctrine, wo may all expect our houso lo be token lor barracks, and ourselves driven out like iloge. Movo in this mat ter Meek, and let Milwaukio speak out, ami send your memorials lo Congress. I will aland by you to tho last, and all I ask is, to hava the peoplo r land by mo. My circular te Ilia people will appear In Ihe Spectator. 1 am, sir, inurs,evo. H. II. THURSTON. ' A mecllns Is culled Initio School house In Milwaukio on Saturday ovenlngnext. w. ni. Tho abon waa lissdtd at by Mr. Win. Mrrk, wllli a requnl Ilia! ws puMkli II In our finl lmc. Wa da not wlah to creels any ssnoesaurr alarm or as uslsf . The raUsna ulliuclf la undoubl. edly siclud. OtrMx. Qaxarr, the celobrated oironaut mado a balloon ascent front Vauxhalt (Jar. dans on horsebeck, on tUi 3ltt of July. um none, nowever, wa isuy a email po ny, weighing 800 lbs., aad Ha root wero strapped together to prevent plunging. An lmmenaa.conoourae of people haa as sembled to wltneaa the ftat, but all were greatly disappointed by the diminutive slxo of Ihe animal, and tbe precautions taken to prevent tho free uo of il limb. Tho exhibition did not comiaro wilh that of Ihe 1'arlelan osctnl. N V, Sim. Newt ftsMN the Plaits. UO.000 mm aavoMb rna puxxt. thaler t SUnUUnf Mk UotiUUtt 1 iaiWN " . ww., .... .w- oMved the San Pranolsoo Courier of the toth Sept. It contains a letter dated at the (J real Meadows, Humboldt river, Sept. I, fromCapt. Waldo, the philanthrope and energetio frlaad of tbe (mmlgraata. lb atatea that ha mat maar wha had given up lo die others without bad, save the worn-cut horse which bad home them Urus for on tha way to California. were llvlnar on dead and putrid here a eome had died from etarvaikM. II aay a ha haa met very few who hava any pro- visions, and nearly all are traveling on foot, tbelr horses aad mule having given out. No one now think of gold the ory 1 fur bread. 11 Tho Indian have stolen great nura berof Um Immlgranta' stock, thereby many famllle havo (won left from four to sia hundred mile from iho scllluineuls, with out learns or means nf conveyance, and llioHodlani are daily growing nwmJjostlle andarlnir. There is scarcely day peas es, that there are not more or tote aklr. miahea between them and Ida white. " Many women are on Ihe read with rairiii nt oMIdrru, "" fcavp its tvir Iiusoamui V) I iw:. m, ..1.1 r. .mesmte will snat'taa ivTAvvt. .'i, have met Intelligent packers who left the Missouri river on ihe 1st or July ; they concur In Ihe statement, lhat ihero ara vat twenty thousand back of the Desert. Fif. teen ihoussnd of this number am now do, tilule nf all kinds of provisions j yet tho period of ihe greatest suffering has aot ar. lived, if tho auppoaitiuu be oorrec4,'lhet twenty. fio thousand are ye beak of tbe Sink, li will be morally iinposaiUa for ten thousand of this number to reach the mountains before Ihe oommeneemeM of winter 1 and Ihe probability is, that they will then find Uiese mouutaiaa (snared with snow from five, to twenty fsat deep. All ronwinber the fato of tho lloener par. ly." In another teller deled Truckoa river, Se4emher 15, litfM), he slates other facta in relation to ihaprevaliciinf cholera, death among the Immigrants and lb hos tility of tbe Indians towards litem. Ho cloars hla letter with an earnest appeal for help, to thrac unfortunate triml. Wk Ib. cerrly hnpo his appeal will not be in vain. J. Hit ly Johnson, I'.mi,, has gime to Do. noma and Napa, tn solicit aid frmn (len. Smith. I'. I. Hull, l'.i.. has bran annolnled bv - J. Necly Joliusnn, !(., 10 lake thecenaua lor inn city ami county or Nan Francisco. Mr. J. could not have selected a better man. riorn lbs N.w Yk Hu FatNcu'e CALirosaiA HxraniTin Kr. lemire Fetiteries. Information luu bvvn rrvelveo trum rrench s Caltforn aexneili. lion, which left this tlty a foir iitonllw ulr.rs for Ciil.'.'inln Yfr,' , 'P...- 'I'l .- .. . . ., r-.... I-.l. ft.. irn. 1 iirr uro iwi liir wiii fiil. ' Imltrabf vrKiJt.Auinnr'l.- Urn fi.t-Ki.-n on that route, and averaged about US mitoa per day. The company had inoraaead rrom I U men to Tii. The health of ae company was goe.1 one death only had occurred Mr. Albert Pettis of this city who died on Ihe 31st July, of an enaction of tho heart. Some reornl very extensive forgerie have oomo to light. Drafts lo Ihe amount of 9O,0OO, drawn on Messrs. HowlandcV Aspinwsll, nf this city, ham been isshnl by artics In San Antonio and othor place along Iho routo piiraurd by Mr. French' coniany. 'i'luao drafla, il appear!, ero cashed iiion Ihe fallhnfn letter of nedit purin'r. ling to have Iwen Issued by Mi'sirs. II. eV a., aim which that lirm pronounced lo bo not genuine, ihry never having given aay uch authority. Tho letter of credit roads as follows : Nr. Ynnx, May 10, HUM). l'nrler II. I'n nch, Ei : Dr.AX His Your favor of this morning has been received and duly eonaMrnii, In reply, wn autlmrlxe you to value upon us at anytime in the next six months, In sums to meet your convenience. Wn havo iho confidence lhat you will uo litis lin. iortsnt. trust discreetly, and with many wishes for lao success of your enierprlw, wo romain Jour friends, (Signed) V HowLArip it AsriNUAM.. I certify lliat tlio above is a true copy from Iho original. (Slgne.1) E. n. n.isuiTT, f llr. Maj. and A. Q. M., 1 mMt ilcrstand mat a onsldvralilo quantity of wlno, brandy ulc, 1 bolng received from . auroaa, wnicn are nrsl ilepnsllcd at Hum. ' boldt Hay, or In lhal vioinlly, and brnuabt from there here in coasting vessel. We undcrsltnd, ulsn, that a Prenrh genlloman aecompuulcd ono lot of theao linuor of considernble sire. Il would bo well for Iho government to turn Its attention In this matter al onen. and ascertain whoihur ll would not be ail. rlsablo In mako uimo idaoo on this ttay a port of entry for Ihe collection of revenuo. A person who is well acnualnlad with iho bay and coaats if Oregon and California, Inform us. that Humlioldl Day Is woll ndapted for smuggling purpose, aa the large! claaa VMaoTa can enter It and dis charge We understand that smugalins has been successfully atlemptod down tho coast, al.,, ao. The government sbauld at onconlaoo at tha disposal of tho Collector, mora force, to prevent fraud upon Ihe revenue, than he now poeee. When Congress wish ea to do aomethlng masnifiocnt. for Unela Sam, a Dead Sea Expedition, or tome oth- ar useless project is always proposed. No honorable merchant would defraud and iwlndlo tha government out of It rev. enuc California Couriir. Bmu.numHumholilt lay. Wo un. 4 iu. . v ST. . LL-"h u : ,v ... Zw-J .