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[From the Boston Transcri pt.]
By the late steamers from Chagres we Imve amp le
f'.li 's of San Francisco and Saciamcnto papers to
Wept 1st.
The San Francisco Herald announcos the arrival
ni "an eminent divine of Ihe, Ciiiholic church , who
w.i-i formerl y connected with the superintenden ce ol
tin! diocese of Boston ," who , in company vwth Mi'.
L ¦ichor in tlie city ol Mexico lias made a complete
i-ivesti galion of the California claims. The result of
ilu's e investi gations is represented as being of a char-
acter to restore confi dence to pioperty holders in
California ,giving ]iroinise that they will be confirmed
i'i the peaceable possession of their ri ghts. Captain
S lite r's title was investi gated and found to be pcr-
fW'il y sound , the ,grant being in proper fonn and
w iihout flaw.
Tlie question "whether the placers will hold out "
h discussed bv an intelli gent correspondent of the
Placer Times. Hi* opinions is, that while the rich-
er deposites will be discovered more rarel y, tlie yet
untouched and stable foundation of the Wealt h" of
"the golden state " will be found in those deposits
where the remuneration of an individ ual laborer will
average four or five dollars a dav.
At present the- miners exp lore to discover di g-
gings that will remunerate their exertions at Cali-
fornia prices ; and when a man finds earth j ieldmg
(he pitiful sum of three cents a bucket ful , he has lit-
tle thoug ht of investi gati ng the extent of !he deposit
that promises so poorly . ' But t he writer has satis-
fied himself that one elevated tract of table land .eon-
t linin g probabl y not less than one. hundred acres ,
would pay not less than three cents per bucket over
the whole extent , from the surface to the bed-rock ,
The writer says, that the presence of gold seems
universa l throug hout the country ; on the lops o(
mountains , in the deep valleys , in the alluvia! soil o(
Hip bottom lands , and in the crevices of the beetl ing
,.|;fls_ everywhere there is gold. Ten years from
liiis date , there will probabl y be taken more gold
I mm the placers and mines than they are y ielding
at this time. The writer instances the following sig-
nificant fact in his own experience :
'¦Last year I worked out some cavities in a bed of
t ook on the river side , which paid too well (or m« tc
leavu any dirt behind ; they were cleaned with trow-
i'! and broom. They were submerged by the rise of
the waters in winter ; and last spring I revisited tht
scene of my former toils, and found ,pn was hing some
»f the sand which had been deposited in the old
holes , I was very fairl y remunerated for my trouble
and since I have left that place , I have been lok
that a large number of Indians are making an anip lt
livin g from this twice-worked lead."
Fortunate Miner.—We yesterday conversed
will) a gentleman just down from the mines , who
gave us an account of the good fortune of a man
named Jolison. He had been in the mines but three
il-iys in all , and will return home with the largest
"pile " over taken qnt in the same length of time. —
Hi i "ear
The bell rang to slacken her speed , and in,, ?ot off
ter the exp losion took place. It is thought1i "1
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accident was caused by (ho want of water 'lie
Ten persons are reported to have been Vli
missing. Seven or ei ght were wounded ^ Ot
them , the Captain , dangerousl y, and ninet
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reported as badl y burned. Capt. Duncan in?
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others were on the hurricane deck at the '
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were blown several feet in the air. Some
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wreck and others into the water ; the latt nt l>e
themselves by swimming. ' r
savjfl
The safe , containing a largo amount of m
long ing to the boat , and the deposites of p.,^
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was lost. It is thoug ht , however , thai it \v
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covered. Ph ysicians left here this mornirn. . '*
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der assistance to the sufferers. ' B1
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The Fugitive Slave Law.—Very mi,n ,
ses in New Eng land speak of the Fugitiv e S| ^ Pres-
as if the North had made no advanc ement in^
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freedom by the adoption of this law. They m
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not Ihe admission of the Free Slates of C'd'T
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and Utah—they think nothing of the abolition f 'H
slave trade in Ihe District of Columbia—»11 of vi .'le
Ihe South consider greater concessions to the K
than Ihe North has made to the South. \Ve n.f °?"l
believe that , if the South should claim aril] "
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back to bondage every fug itive slave now in
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Free States , it would be the best thing that couliv
done for the colored race—it would carry ;n(0 e
ranks of slavery intelligence, a power mor
fective in the cause of Liberty than "an avmv •
banners." We can assure our readers that alWi'1
talk about the rescue of fug itive slaves is me
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for political effect. The Southern slaveholder wo li
no sooner have a slave who had spent three yea,. •
a Free, Slate among his negroes, than he would n'"1
his whole flock their fieedom ; it would be ahw
fatal to his own interests and to the general intere i
of the "peculiar institution " of the South to havc 0
such slave among a gang of plantation negroes. "e
[Boston Bee
The Turkish Ambassador.—Amin Bey ar
rived in this cily last evening. He is slaying at th
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Revere House , and is accompanied by Jolln j
Brown , his interpreter.. He is the first Ambassa'
dor ever sent by the Sublime Porte lo this counlrv
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and one of a very few native Turks who have fouy
their way to Boston. This morning he was visited
by Mayor Bi gelow , who is very favorabl y inipv(.ssp.)
with him. With the Mayor he will , this afternoon
visit the. various places of note in this vicinit y, ^
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return in time to inspect ("lie Lancers. The Otlo.
man has never seen an American soldier , and the
Lancers will present a fine specimen of our volun.
teer militia. Amin Bey has also accepted an jrrvi.
tation to attend the soiree of the Lancers at Fancuil
Hall , toni ght.
Tomorrow morning he. visits the Navy Yard and
public works. The Secretary of Ihe Navy has or.
dered that all respect be pajd to him , by naval offi.
cers throug hout his tour.
Amin Bey is a very particular friend of Mr. Web.
ster , and will join him at Marshfield tomorrow after-
noon.—[Boston Times of Friday.
Perils of the whale Iishery.—A letter
dated on board the whaling bark Parker Cooi, of
Provincetown , at sea , in Jul y, lat 38 50, Ion 31 15,
gives the following account of the ferocity of a whale,
which affords an instance among a thousand of the
perils of the whale fishery :
"July 22d , raised a school of sperm whales. Capt,
Cook struck one, and when about to throw another
lance , the whale turned and upset the boat, and
then struck her with his flukes. Boat steerer , John
Hoxie , was caug ht by the line , and his foot taken
off afthe ankle joint. Mr. H., while in the water
took out his knife and cut six or eight (urns from
his leg. The waist boat picked up the crew. The
mate 's boat gave chase to the whale , which was an
ug ly customer. When within about ten darts of the
boat , he would turn over and come towards her with
his mouth open ; came near golfing hold oi the boat
several times. Finall y the whale got in the vicinity
of the shi p ; it being calm , could not get out of his
way. He made for the shi p and struck her in the
bows , knocking Ihe cutwater one side , but doinjno
other damage. The captain at last got his gun awl
'bomb' lance. He fired three times into the whale ,
and then went up and killed him. The whale made
about 95 bbls. Mr. Hoxie was landed at Fayal,
Jul y 26."
Gold in California.—The President , in con-
sequence of the failure of the California mini bill,
has determined (o send out an able assayer, and en-
able him to avail himself of the facilities which *
well known and much trusted private assay estab-
lishment will afford him , for supply ing, in some
measure , Ihe want of a mint. The assayer will be
permitted to put the United Slates stamp on ihe
gold money assayed under his direction. The assay
establishment selected by the Government is that of
Moffit & Co., at San Francisco, which is in high,re-
pute there and here.
Jenny Lind gave a concert in Providence on
Monday evening, 7th insf. The recei pt amounted
to about $8,000. She returned to Boston the same
ni ght , in the 12 o'clock special train. The editor of
the Providence Post , who was present at the Con-
cert , says :—¦
We have seen and heard Jenny Lind !—have
been "deli ghted ," "enraptured ," "awe-struck ,""er'-
tranced".—tied , hand and foot , and carried into ^
clouds—beyond the clouds ,and into the either space
above. We saw her when she came upon the plat'
form last evening, and heard the plaudits , again an
again repeated , of the multitude assembled in Hoff "
ard Hall. ..,
On our word , she is not handsome—not beautu"
to look upon—not very intellectual. Herform,nt>w "
ever , is good , and her face indicates a sweet temp
and a generous heart. Her voice is beyond com-
parison with any that we have ever listened lo, »™
beyond the reach of our praise. There is life, a""
soul , and nature in it.
From Texas.—Go v. Bell of Texas , notified tf>e
special messenger from the General Governrru'i'1
that he intended to issue his proc lamation , submit-
ting the Texas Boundry Bill to the popular vote,
probabl y about the first of November.
Mr. Boutwell is the Democratic candidate "^
Governor o( Massachusetts. He is a young m{in °_
thirty-three years of age , of great talents , ability eX
perience and popularity. —[N. Y. Sun.
Sudden Death in Dediiam.—Miss M"r
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teacher in one of the public schools in ])erfnllin , „
lage , went into a confectionary store on Sn'1
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last , after closing her school , and ate an ice crea
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She was taken very sick , immediatel y a'u'rV
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and went into convulsions in the course of the "V
She lingered in great distress until Monday> w '||(J
she died. Miss March was a most estimable yo« »
lad y, and hi ghl y respected as a teacher.—Hera'
A Forged Check Paid.—Recentl y « ^°r^
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ch eck , for between $100 and $200 , was paid aM
Mechanics ' Bank , South Boston ,and as yet no lr»
has been discovered of the successful operator.
Railroad Accident.—On the Ken nchec *
Portland Railroad , on Tuesday week , a horse
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killed , a wagon smashed , and the driver , a vO.?!
jon
thrown into a ditch without much inj ury ,by c0' j,),.
with the engine. The woman drove forward v
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out noiicing the train , and the eng ine 's seres"11 ;
alarm fri ghtened the horse , who leaped at once
on the train.
The crew of Schooner Harp, of Rock port , ar'^iili
here on Sunday, and report 1'hat their vessel -n
200 barrels .of mackerel on board , was cap t"re
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Bay Chaleur by Ihe British Revenue office^ ,,
fishing near the shore. The Harp was taken > .
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nei ghborin g port , stri pped of her sails &c, i
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bo sold at auction. —[Gloucester News, 9th.
The floatin g bell , thoug ht to have belonged. t^ flj
ill fated steamshi p President , has been ideni" . ,,t
(hat of steamer Rhode Island , which foun^jj to
sea last winter on her passago from New
Califor nia.
SARNBTAELE s
Tuesday, October ' 15, 1850,
THE PATRIOT.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION ,
The Democrats in the several towns composing Con-
gressio nal District , No. 10, are hereliy notified and re-
quested to elect delegates in the proporti on of two for
every representati ve they sire entitled to in the State
Legislature, to meet at, Crocker 's Hotel in Barnstablo ,
on VVKDNl 'SDAY , the 16th of October , a t l l o'clock,
A.M., for Ihe purpose of selecting a candidate to l>e
sup ported by the Democratic party to represent said
District in the next Congress of the United States, and
for the transaction of such other husincss as may be
deemed necessary.
SS. B. PHINNEY , 1 .
ADAM MACKIE, | T)i,t..-lct
JOHN PIEHCE , F co, n uce
K. W. ALLEN, |
Committee .
SIMEON I1IGGINS, J
Sept. 17.
'I'cittli Coegvessioisa! District.
The Democratic citizens of Wareham , pursuant to
notice , met at the Centre Sehoolhouse and chose
Robert A. Hewins and Mark II. Cahoon as Dele-
gates to Ihe District Convention , to be holden at
Barnstable on the 16lh inst.
Also chose S. T. Washburn as substitute.
Also chose S. P. Cobb , Nathaniel Sherman , and
C. F. Washburn as Delegates to attend the County
Conventio n , at Brid gewater , on the 17th inst., who
chose D. Nye, Esq., as substitute.
J. P. IJAYDEN , Chai rman.
C. F. Wasiibtj rn, Secretary .
Wareham , Oct. 9th 1850.
To the Editor of the Barn slable Patriot :
Dear Sir—I notice in your paper of last week the
inquiry, who shall be the Whi g candidate for Con-
gress ? From your remarks , it seems a candidate
from almost every town in the District has been pro-
posed , except from the town of Wareham :—even
your friend of the Vineyard Gazette , has ventured
to remind other parts of ihe 10th District , that Dr.
Fisher's claims and qualifications have been talked
of. W ill you allow me , throug h your paper , lo re-
mind the Whi gs of the 10th District , that the town
of Wareham belongs to the 10th District , and is
often thought of on election day, and earnestl y in-
quired for until her vote is obtained , which never
fails to be a rouser for the Whi g candidate ; after
which she is forgotten until her vote is again want-
ed , never asking her whether slip claims anything
beyond the privilege of voting; but always expect-
ing a full vote for the candidate , whoever it may be.
Fearing she may get discouraged in well doing,
and being confident she can offer a candidate , sec-
ond in point of qualifications to none, proposed , I
take the liberty to propose for the consideration of
the District , the name of the Rev . Samuel Nott ,
of the town of Wareham , who having been annoyed
by the insi gnificancy, treachery and wickedness of
one with whom he was bound lo commune , has re-
tired from the pul pit, (at least for the present ,) and
now I trust is at liberty to serve the people of the
town of Wareham and the 10th District , in another
capacity.
The Rev. Mr. Nott being so well known throug h-
out the District , nothing need be said of his qualifi-
cations , and I hazard nothing in say ing, no name
can command a greater number of votes than his
in this District , and nothing but the strong ties of
political parties , could prevent a unanimous vote of
this District , should he be announced the candidate ,
(always excepting the vote of the above described
individual , and the small number of his followers.)
Could our National Councils be filled with such
men as the Rev. Samuel Nott , and the Rev. Mr.
Fowler , who now represents another district in this
Commonwealth , the exhibition of revolvers would
be far less frequent in our Halls of Congress, and
the word disunion would be unknown there.
Perhaps you may think that a communication of
this kind should have been forwarded to or made
throug h the Whi g papers of the District ; but as I
am anxious it should circulate and come to the
knowled ge of the delegates of the Hyannis Conven-
tion , which convenes next week , I forward it to
you to secure a general circulation , and beg you
will indul ge me by giving it a prominent place in
your paper—althoug h I am frank to say, should the
Rev. Mr. Nott be the candidate , it will operate very
materiall y to reduce the numbers of the democratic
votes in the 10th District.
A Whig of the IOtii District.
Oct. 10th , 1850.
[For the Barnstable Patriot.]
Mr. Editor —I noticed an article in the.last Sand-
wich Observer , in which the writer , after referring
to the site at Cohasset Narrows as one of the most
favorable, for a Summer Hotel—makes a statement ,
so strange and extraor dinary, that I am compelled
lo believe he must have been deceived by his in-
former , as the statement is not true.
I refer , Mr. Editor , to his statement that a com-
pany had been formed and agreed to build a Holel
at the place above referred to—and that one of the
company had addressed a communication to the
Board of Directors of the Cape Cod Rail Road up-
on that subject , and the Directors had not even re-
p lied to it.
1 am , Sir , a stockholder in the Road , and have
confided my interest to the present board—believ inn
they would promote the interest of the road by se-
curing business for the same , and in no way be un-
faithful to the trust so full y confided to them.
I am therefore , slow to believe that the present
board would decline answering a communication
from any source that referred to business apper-
tainin g to the road—or so far forget what is due
from gentlemen—as to treat thorn with so much
neg lect , as the writer in the Observer infers. There
must be a mistak e somewhere. It cannot be that
the Directors would neg lect the opportunity to en-
courage an enterprise , that would add so much in-
come to the road , and do good to the stockholders.
It is due from Ihe Directors to make a rep ly to the
writ er in the Observer , and as one of the stock-
holders , I shall expect it. Cape Cod.
Sandwich , Oct. 10, 1850.
©CKjocratsc Meeting'.
ELECTION , MONDAY , NOVEMBER H-
FOR GOVERXOB.
GEORGE S, BOUTWELL,
OF GKOTON.
for ueutTgovernor.
HENRY W. CUSHMAN,
' OF BETiNARDSTON .
Democratic Nominations.
The Bounty Land Bill.—The Secretary of
the Interior cautions the public not to be speculated
upon by agents and others. lie has alread y decided
that the warrants under the act will not be assignable
and that warrants will be issued without expense
directl y from the Department.
Hon. Edward Everett has written a letter in
which he tries hard to coax the free soilers , wlic
were formerly whi gs, back into the ranks of thai
party.
Hon. Samuel A. Eliot , it is said , d eclines to be
iigain a candidate for Congress from Suffolk.