The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-02
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Nothing new has occurred since my date but Is
the people OF the United States eager to learn all
they can OF the manners and customs In these dig
gins" will venture to give you touch Of California
society, exhibited in Santa Barbara which Ia fair
specimen Of the towns the coast. The population
here ID Of entirely different class from that at San
Francisco for that is almost entirely American this
Is purely Californian, with all the pscuaritiss and
habits that attach themselves to the Spanish character
This il town Of about two hundred houses built a. all
houses in California OF adobe" mixture Of
and straw baked in the They but story Of
about twenty feet in height many Of them contain but
and the major part Of the most respests
BILE casas have floors laid with the solid face OF mother
earth above lumber being too expensive article In
this land Of mills to allow the luxury Of board
floor. They all covered with roof Of tiles nanyof
them whitswsshed, and from the beach, the town
presents and pretty though rather sombrs appear
snos santa Barbara is located upon Level plain
embraces am area Of some tense miles, extend
spread out magnificent sheet of water whose beach
extends nearly thirty miles along the coast, from tho
Two points that enclose the bay Of santa Barbara On
nearly thousand feet from which this appears like
little panoramic map, or village of mud houses such
rs school boys mould in clam shells directly back and
extending about twenty miles alonA the rug
ged range Of mountains natural barrier TO
protect the town nom any invasion by enemy from
that quarter. mile back Of the town, and overlook.
ing IT, the old mission of Santa Barbara with white
walls and crossmounted spires. Here however where
few years since allw prosperity and enterprise Is
ruin and decay This mission formerly possessed Of
some ten fifteen thousand head Of and several
thousand horses cmany branches useful labor were
carried on by the Indians who brought from the
wids In the interior, and partially civilized the
Of the good missionaries who had the Of the
mission estates The Mexican government in its wis
ularise" this property withdrew It from the control OF
the padres and sent "administradofes" Mexico,
usually left it in worse condition than they found Il.
The missions nothing than purely religious
troll and the athery Of the padres had made
decent and useful men returned to their tribes and be-
Santa Barbara there now two padres Gonzales and
Antonio, both enlightened and liberal men, and the
former one OF the most Psrfsst gentlemen ever met
about thousand exclusive Of our troops which have
made an addition of two bundled 70 it within the few
weeks past This the human pcpua ion, the quote de-
recon- people of reaaoaJ ~...ornians moasstly
term themselves in elton from the Indians
or the latter, there is usually hoang population OF
hundred two who live by service At Two or three dol
lars month and pifering whenever opportunity Of
fers Besides these there at the lowest calculation
Ave dogs to snarlng good for nothing
as ever barked The SMALLEST and at the time BY
far the largest population however, the community OF
"pugas" (hsss which inest every house in innumsra-
BILE quantities To who has been reared in the stir
ring aud busy life Of Yankee town. has passed his
years amid the din Of q great commercial city,
the appearance Of things here IL strange indeed The
merry of the busy aborer heard break
the air here The rude but cheerful of the ham
mer and trowel never disturb the seepers in the
homes after the daily toll are never SEEM and Of
contentment that dwslls around and in the sborers
might have marked looks Of the inhabitants Of the
castle Of Incidence In this whole town there are
but two native mechanics, a halter and shoemaker.
Some two others, employ half naked Indians in
making Shoes saddles and small articles Of house.
hold furniture The "rason mount their 'cabalos" in
the morning. ride about the town all day cgar-
tos," drink aquardente" get up horse and cock
fights, attend fandangos at night and turn in for
sleep from which they awake to another daily Of
their "arduous abors" Once twice year they spend
few weeks at their ranches which scattered in an
area Of hundred miles around here, branding their
cattle and horses sowing little grain, and leaving the
whole in charge of major domo' till they return
thus ty viii live till the spirit yankee enter prise
becomes diffused among them and teaches them tho
truth OF the great law Of labor.
The ladies Of Santa Barbara appear In the
streets excepting occasions Of necessity and whom
rsboso,n kind of mantle which passes over their
heads and thrown In graceful folds the shoulder
AS one approscnes them the reboso drawn more close
y around the face until you pass only dark eye can
be seen peering through the folds Many the girls
really beautiful and all have fine eyes and teeth
In some cases however, reboso is requisite to hide
the charms Of the fair senortas am sorry to have
| remarked thick coating Of dirt answers the same
purpose
We gave fandango at the quarters q few evenings
since, to which were invited large number Of people
and among those present many ladies fair look
| upon" The night was spent in merrimsnt and gles
and the dancing ceased not till the quick tap of
velle drum told us it was morning.
Such Is Santa Barbsra-such are It's people, Most Of
them are honest, intelligent men, and will doubt not
make good and useful citizens in time But it must be-
by the ndomitabe spirit Yankee enterprise hard
hands and tough sinews Of Yankee laborsrs and the
| don T. "a n
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
His Excelency the Governor has appointed Rsdsrisk
city I'd Lieutenant 7th regiment N Y (Cafornisl vol
untsero Lieut. Morrison is now in Mexico with his
as talented and generous hearted young man.
We learn that the Quartermasters Department char.
tered yesterday the ship Palestine and banks Margaret
is shortly expected srrvs here to vsla Csus TSe
vessels will take on board the troops directly from the
boats which bring them down the river and thus avoid
| all exposure to the epidemic
The steamer Ann Chase arrived at Pensacols from
New Orleans the evening ofthe 18th inst, having on
board Capt Livingstone company of Florida voluntssrs
At Pensacola the Ann Chase took board Capt KEEL
y's company Of Florida volunteers and the following
passengers Major Gen Patterson and his aids Colonel
Abercrombie and Lieut. Williams, and also Major WIN.
H. Polk Of the dragons At 10 O'Clock AM Of the 10th
| inst. the Ann Chase sailed for Vera Cruz.
Capt Kely's company Of volunteers numbered about
60 men, under the following officers Capt Kelly, Lieut.
II. Dorsey, Lieut. Parkhil ana Lieut. H. Bright Capt
Livingston company numbers about rs men under he
following officers Capt II. g. Livingston, Lieutsnants
d. NJ stewart, w W Scott, George Holmes, and sur
The u g. sloop- war Decatur arrived on the bar Of
Pensacola the night Of tho 10th inst In Is days from
| Vera Cruz. She WAS expected In tho bar the
Doth She Is reported to have . great many sick ON
board.
the Ann Chase, has up town and reports that
he had put into the Baze partially on account Of the
some accident put board when he left. The
Fashion, learn, did not out to account Of
the gaze, anu SIN lying ~ INC noubn VI INC rlVer
The equnoctia storm set In yesterday morning with
great violence, and had this most disagrssabis day
We have felt several Ia the gulf the gale Get Il,
several days than here and Capt kinney Of the
towboat Panther who up from the Passes yestsr-
day represents the gale to be violent outside The
will fear any arrival from the Brasos or We
Cruz for some days yetor the wind Is directly ahead
| N. o. Pic. 23d inst.
Lieut. Joseph f. Irons, one Of our gallant young on
who was mortay wounded the late battles near
Mexico, Ia highly spoken Of He entered the Military
Academy at West Point in 1897 In his sixteenth year
and graduated with dstip guished honor In ls4l He
was immediately appointed Lieutenant In the First
Regiment Of Artillery. From that time to the COM
mencement Of the present he has been in constant
service and concentrating the army under General
Taylor on the Nueces, Lieut.. Irons accompanied his
regiment to that point He served with General Taylor
| until after the capitalization Of Monterey.
Lieut.. Hickman, with 10 recruits, arrived ct u.