The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-21

LATE FROM CALIFoRNM.-By the way of Vera
Cruz we have received the following interesting
letter from Monterey. 1t contains something new.
MONTEREY, UPPER CALIFoRNIA,l
Oct. 10, 1913. :
Sri some time back wrote to you for the
weekly Herald via Mazatlan. | have received a
| few numbers The two first numbers sent to Cali
fornia by our Consul at Mazatlan, were put in
charge of Don. L. Celes, snpercargo OF the Mexl-
can bark Clara, who wIfuly made away with
them. ] am happy to say that no other supercargo
or captain on this coast would have committed so
ptiable an act
Supposng you would like to see shipping list of
this port, send you one for ten months ending this
month. BY this you will see that the Yankees
have the whole foreign trade OF this coast A great
deal of property in the Mexican vessels belong to
Americans and others There are four large YES
sells here belonging to Boston whose return cargoos
in Boston with value ofvessels, worth $500, 900
| The whole value Of American property in Cali
fornia now amounts to large sum- A Boston
| cargo worth there $20,000 returns home a cargo
worth $4,000, although to the owner this is all
voyage are greater than the first cost of cargo
yet the profit to the industry of the United States
is 300 per cent. AS these goods are of home manu-
facture the trade is good one to our country.
You will that this trade needs the protection
of our national vessels, and that we ought TO have
| a man-of-war always on this coast. Although for
the whole year an English trader has not been in
this port, yet that government has this year named
years back several have IN Washington received a
commission of United States Consul for California
one never left the States and one almost reached
here Both found out the fees Of Office would not
pay the expense of entertaining few OF their
country's officers who might call on them; they
therefore declined coming here.
California, for twenty months, has had no rain.
As her chief exports hides and tallow the Ran
cheros have not been able TO ship anyths summer,
they could not kill the cattle, they being so
poor. The trading vessels have therefore done
bad business this year, and can take home but a
few hides before 1915
The new general Michcttorina, with his officers
and troops, sent by Santa Anna have at last reach
ed the capital of California. The General is now
holding juntas to frame some new lawsfor the good
of the country. IL is proposed, LIST. To keep an Of
fcer continually on board of every vessel while
she remains here, to prevent smuggling. This will
bid any ship touching at any port other than this
before she enters her cargo at the Custom House.
Sd. Toprevent supercargoes from retailing goods on
board. 4th. To stop the killing of otter for some
years.
The affair of Com Jones' ting Monterey is
mostly forgotten. The last time the officers of his
squadron were here they enjoyed themselves with
the people of the country We have now in' port
Hon. Lord George Paulet. who placed Vicoria's
His superior officer has given the Islands up again.
So both of the nine days wonders have now gone
by. Lord George Paulet contrived to keep his
power some months longer than Com Jones did.
HAvANA.-The Alabama, arrived on Saturday
afternoon from Havana. There was nothing Of
importance in the news brought by her The Spanish
dramatic company commenced their performances the
ith inst Max Bshrcr concertizng there with his
usual and was ahoutto give farewell concert