The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-30
ADDITIONAL INTELLIaENUE
PROM THE
PACIFIC OCEAN.
The Progress Of Events in California.


Tne Arrival Of the 16ormons.
Special Dispatches to the New York Herald
n. once.
&c, &C., &c.
We have received one or two highly interesting
letters from Monterey, on the Pacific. and file
of the Caifornian, including the numbers of the
I'D and 10Th Of August, and the 9Th of Septem .
Der.
These Ca.ifornians are no later than those pre-
Siously received, but they contain good deal of
very valuable information.
Annexed is one of the letters from our cores
pondent-
| HEnALp CALIFORNIA CoRREsPoNpxNcx.
MoSrEREY, CALIFORNIA. U. 8. OF AMrs'cA,
September 18th, 1876
JAMES @. BENNETT, Ess.:-
In one OF my former letters. you were made aware,
OF nc
Far West The last of August forwarded to you via
the mail route that is to be- the Rocky Mountains few
pages respecting the men and times around US.
l Via Panams also forwarded duplicate, that is from
memory. Wheher you received one both. time aud
| Commodore stockton left here the first of August.
bound SOUTH touch at and take the different ports Of
California with his officers and crew Of the Congress Of
which Mr.. Larku. u. s. Consul became q member for
the term Of the war. In xix weeks the Commodore has
planted his dag a far South a. 81 degrees Nsrh below
You will learn that flag has boen raised to the
very point Of Lower California, and oil s ports in the
The occupation of Lower California by the United
States may be Of little tmportance yet to prevent future
disputes with Mexico the Sea of Cores Gulf of Ca
forna and prevent the Peninsula from falling into
the charge of another nation should follow Upper Ca
lifornia
so far from the land of my BIRTH that know not
what be the present views Of the Home
line not already decided il viii bsb.Sinnnr Al the
mouth Of the Del Norte running north west with the
river until reaches latitude 81 dsgreesthen following
the River ella the Cooradothonce 10 the Pacific be.
low San Diego or Lodos Santos.
We shall then have q country, bounded at the North
latitude 40 degrees to the Paci6cat the South the
same ocean BY 81 degrees-and western and eastern
boundaries being what Nature intended them the Paci
nc, with China in the outline, and the Atlantic with
This great formation laid down by fate and carried
and By Commodore Stockton and his gallant oicers and
men at the West Although they are separated by thou
eur capital when peace il proclaimed.
The Congress is now at anchor in this por-the Com.
modoro having in 45 days finished the Mexican in
California and given peace to the people,
The Csliforaans have still much national feeling
the Ss'nss % s
every sign Of the times pointed t.em that this
country could not remain unknown and in the state it
NASHVILLE the whole world fast advancing be.
yond them.
Therefore whether they are pleased not they are
satisfied there remedy The whole of trade
il: on the change-goods falling in prics-produce
rising.
duty. can new be purchased from whale ship at the
same price In June Mr. Thomas o. Ii rkin purchased
cargo Of n dS"s, S and PAID two hundred per
for money SUFFICIENT to pay the duties
piece Of Lowell blue drill in May sold in this town
for sixteen dollars. 1t can be purchased for eigh
dollars.
house lot Of 100 yards square, worth in May 500
Ranches worth six months back one hundred dollars
square lesgue, are now five times that sum. More
available ranches were worth something more, and
now worth one thousand dollars per league.
Newspaper has already been published In Monterey
"a sloop and schooner built in this vicinity now
,osstiDs under the U. g. nsg-mills are building-Ysn
KEGS sought for, and the whole
You may believe that under this pleasant state of sf
that Commodore Stockton, now Governor and Comman
der in Chief must fell much pleasure in knowing how
large part he has taken in these great changes
The Brooklyn from New York, has landed her passen
States have reached the Sacramento; many more are
| within q few days travel
souud and Of ~d hops..
snung the air, to see 20 many Of their kind on the
Purser Fountleroy, of the Savannah, has lately had
charge Of company Of men in the interorons day his
company were driving about eighty horses. one hundred
and carried OF every horse some with baggage
them Cap'ain sa%nieroy was some hours getung hi,
Swn again. ana n ma los, two ., three tame saddle
from your, PAISANO.
The Cyane and Warren were off San Bias and
that coast.
The Portsmouth was at San Francisco.
The Congress, Savannah, and Erie were a
Monterey-the s. to sail on the 18Th of Sept, on
n cruise.
We make the following extracts from the Cali
fornian -
From the Monterey Californian, Aug. a and ae.1
This being tho only paper published Ia Californs. is
desirable that 1t should not only be interesting for
news, but conducted in such manner make it
full history Of the country; have therefore deter
ect in which will be embodied the state Of the country
public opinion the circumstances which led to the
present outbreak, and principles and conduct Of the
This population of California is estimated at about TO-
ooo exclusive Of Indians and probably less than two
originally from tho United States The latter was rapid.
increasing by Immigration while the native. were i
to few men, that under the present Of things this
tide Of foreigners would I'LL Up the country, and
The preparing to prevent il bu, before entering
upona history Of the measures adopted shall premise
few facts in relation to the actors on the part of the
But little more than year sgo General Tersno, the
in power Don Jose Castro Alverade. Pco and others,
complained Of the oppression OF the governor and accord
pgly got up party depose him composed of Csior-
mans and foreigners number Of foreigners also the
| side Of the Governor Much warlike preparation was
made, and some long marches but without battle
in Pcos assuming the station Of Governor and Castro
commander Of the military The situation Of both Mexico
and California cannot be better described than the fol-
lswing paragraph from the NJ y Heraidi-
In this state Of things General Castro issued pro
camation after another ordering tho foreigners 10 leave
the country, and in instances without arms The
people, well knowing the character of the "Commsnd-
ante still remained quiet but ct last the decisive blow
was struck, which forced to rally and defend eur
| selves, or run for the mountains.
The movement alluded to in our last No, which
brought about the the part Of the Ameri-
cans at the time occurred, order from Don Jose
Castro, TO Lieut. Francisco de Arce, al Sonome to move
with IA men guard for horses belonging to the
governmcs which at the Mission of San Ra,hel,
and report them a. head quarters which that time
OF the ssion of Santa Clara
The Lieutenant under the necessity Of passing up
the Sacramento, the north sde to at New Hell
vea the fra point at which the horses could swim the
river. On his trip he was by Indian, who
m and reported that he had seen two or three hundred
hcr~.h.ck r.