Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-08-09

ASAAAAWA AAASks "
Information in regard to this favored
portion of the globe is eagerly sought af
ter BY our citizes, as it IS destined, er.
long, to BE annexed to the United States
The large number Of Americans alread,
settled and emigrating there, give assur.
ances Of the result. The following infor.
nation, cleaned from recent sources will
be. we doubt not, acceptable. p e @
No country whatever can excel or hard.
ly vie with California in natural advan.
tages. Its geographical situation is such
as one would select as the most favored
situation III The #orld. Its Typographical
relations are also exceedingly favorable; j,
stretches along The shores Of the Pacific
Ocean, without extending much inland
and therefore enjoys all the manifold ad.
vantages IF 4 maratime country. By II.
great extension from north to south, set.
tlefs have also the option Of selecting a
climate suited to their health and views
Other countries there are, Of course, which
have the same relative situation en- the
globe, but we think it may safely Be as
serted, that there Is no othe. Of the same
extent which possesses 50 many local and
itatutsl advantages. Some countries, al
though placed in the same geogral hical
relation, are sandy deserts or inundated
marshes; others are uninhabitable noun
tains or imperviops forests; whilst others
are surrounded Or possessed BY savages,
or bordered by shoals, and unapproacha-
bic shores. California on the contrary,
enjoys natural and local advantages equal
to its geographical situation. Its soil is oi
the most fertile description, capable Of pro-
ducing the choicest fruits, and grains in
the greatest perfection and abundance; its
coasts are bold and free of danger, washed
by the placid Pacific Ocean and possess
ed of ports Of the first order. 1t is also
watered by abundant rivers; and there is
to.hlng in the confgnration Of the surface
Of the country to forbid the eternal spring
which its situation promises. There is
found a temperature equally remote from
extreme heat or cold; and the range Of
mountains which bounds the maritime por-
tion of California to the northeast, shell.
tsfs il from The only winds which might
be sppreiiended Seriously 10 iniure tie
fruits Of its soil, or to incomnode the IN
habitants. ,s.,..ss
The situation d California foli ii;isi Inter :
course with other countries, and its capaci-
ties, should it ever be possessed bY MI
taerous and industrious population, Is most
favorable. If 5fss3
Its western shores on The Paciic tos-
sess capacious ports. The harbor Of San
Francisco is not surpassed BY any in the
world for size ard safety lit has been well
said, the navies of thu entire globe might
lie sheltered therein consisting Of two
bays, each about fifty miles il width,
whilst the entrance Is extremely narrow
and can be easily fortified. II i 80 sih,.
ated as ID be made the centre Of the com.
mercial relations which may take placs
between Asia add the western coasts d
America. The route BY which the voy.
age from India, China, Manila, and othel
Asistic countries 10 performed to tn,
American coast, particularly to that .
Mexico, Gnateinah, &c., obliges vessel,
10 pass very near The coast Of California
because in order to avoid the easterly
trade winds; it is necessary to stand to TIL
ncrthward to get into the variable and pre
vailing westerly winds, Just % vessel
must do when bound from the West Indie
10 Europe. The vessels Of the Spanisl
Philippine company, on their passage frou
Manila to San Bias and Acupolco gener
!, ally touth ut Monterey for refreshment
and orders. Thus Il tppests as il Cali
forni. wa; designed BY nature to be III
medium Of connecting, commercially Asi
and Atiierica, and - the depot ortrade b
tween these two vast cppsinents, whic
pcssess the elements Of unBouhded CON
mefcial Interchange, the ohs overAowin
| with al TIE fick aid lttxutious coshns
I dities, always characteristic II the east
{. the other possessing superabundance
4 the pfreecious metals Giid other vaidab
productions to give in exchange. Clan,
j for moment Il the facilities which stea
], win promUte, aid bear IN mind that 4
day il not far distant when the Pacii
win Be united 70 the Atlantic through Il
, isthmus Of Darien. II other nations fail
. its accomplishmsnt, we shall not rest :,
isfied until il Is done; and we verify b
lieve II will 6e left fbr the Yankees "a j
, dertake and accohaplish. af
) California j. sdmirably calculated
: carrying on atrade with al the nsw
= pubiics hordsring onths Pacific; and -
; bpsoductions ara of ) different dsscripti
: sfYOm those Of the countries chieflv eituat