The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-11
From the MY Sph
VERY LATE FROM CALF RKlA.

Our private advces from Montere, [Upper CaIi-S
forna, ) to the middle Of October last -anc % }ntd :
yesterday. The intelligence is important Bnt-
ish feet destined for Oregon was passing q? lie
west coast of whish our correspondent at Monterey
says
The pioneer Of this feet, the British ship Of war
"America," touched here some time ago, and the
movements of her commander, Capt. Gordon, eTouS-
ed our suspicious at the time. He refused TO gave
any news, saying linen of do not carry ueNs.''
He also refused to carry circular letter 10 the
United States Indian agent at Oregon city, rchaIk-
ing that he was not of going TO Columbia river.
have ascertained that Lord Aberdeen, tho BfGgh
secretary for foreign affairs, hada brother on board
the America; and one of Sir Robert Peel'a sons was
also an officer or apassenger. We were all glad
that these distinguished visitors had every facility
extended to them for collecting facts in this vicinity
They give their illusrious relatives an Interests
ing account Of California At San Fpncisco, they
found every well-built house owned bys'a Gankccn
On It." said ono of the officers, sis there noth-
ing but Yankees heres" They had the satisfaction
of hearing direct from several over-the-mounln
travellers, of the many hundred wagons the road
for Oregon and California well as of the excellent
facilities for travelling between the States and this
coast. gsa
The governor had the militia called out 10 resist
| an expected invasion from the United States squad
ron, and the soldiers, ready to run at the FIRST shot,
grati6ed with the froc. Foreigners of all ma
tons respected. Americans pouring into the
country from Oregon and the States. The BriliSl,
| merchant schooner 'Star of the West from Law
erpoo, with cargo valued at 930, 900 sterling, war
lost near the entrance of the harbor of Monterey,
| on the 9th July. The goods saved and sold fetch
1 ed only SO 600 at auction. The tax Of $50 on whale
ships has been taken off by the authorities Of Cal
| ifornia
Uhatc ships William Nyc, full United States
Stevens, 500 barrels; Pacific of ST. John ~ T., 4
years out 200 barrels IT. VIII; Argo, Frcuch ship;
Vandaa, Sterling, Abundance, Fama, and Don
Quixotte, all of Boston, touched at San Francsco
California and Tasso, at Monterey.
United States vessels Of ,ror chen last heard from,
beginning Of Octoba--Portsmouth, at MezNtsn,
bound south for nstrucons Warren, ~ Oahu; Lee
want, at Monterey.
n .Mar7ied-ln the United States consular house,
California, on the Oath August, 1S45, Mr. Jas Will
liams, late of Cape Girardeau county, Missouri to
Miss Mary Patterson, late of Jackson county, Mis-
souri,
Il There is no newspaper yet at Monterey. School.
houses and churches much wanted by the Amer
lean settlers Clergymen and schoolmasters, who
would be satisfied with small salaries, viii have
farms and dwellings, provided for them gratis on
arriving in the colony. The crops in southern Cali
ifornia have unexpectedly turned out failure, ow-
ing to extreme drought the latter part Of the sea-
son--barely grass enough to save the lives OF tho
cattle; provisions scarce and high. The crops prom
Used an abundant harvest early in the seoson but Il
total cessation of rain for nearly two monts ruined
every thing. The climate battles the skill OF the set
tiers on the Sacramento, and change in the time Of
sowing and planting is to be resorted TO; but It 10
doubtful whether that will save the most valuable
roots and grains. OF small vegetables, two crops
are gathered in season. The winter il always
, mild and spring-like.