The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-13
Country and tiimatT of rallfyrufa.

""'~o 'hNfuoE " NonWfey, ppPRT Getst0Fobast ~ritea on the i7lh ct last Jane from which we take the following passaesG
 The ceu1asy is well adsrted tc raising cattle have travelled throagh ef the faest ,valleys. upon wlieA Gogsands of cattle aud horses wnra ~feeting on the tich grasses growing tn laxuttuns a5anianc and even on :hs tops Of the hliia wiia oats and clover tonnf n nsi,ty. Rat it nay bo tanbted u it wli do so welt lor agricultural perpo- ss, owing to the drought which prevails in the sum mer, except n those parts which may be irrigated by the hand of indnstry The soil Is rich, and ex.. cept the drvness, adtairahly adapted to raisr nest | mi all, inc vegetables aud fruits to be Essna in the N York market; hai l. Is nc, cultivated With the exception ef Capt. Fishers table Ihave not seen potato since far the obsr side of Cape Horn.
 The fcot of the country Is be.f ard it k excel. leh'. The eoaasry ahoaads in game; the va eFp swsru with fish: the soil will yield ahuLdsnt crnpa ot wheat; fruit and vegetables might be raised ia plenty--hat the Spanards. or CfifHnians, sFc in- foienf. The Indians are worthless, dong iifie else tha st 'alng since the downfall ef the spanish ms- siohs; and while Soae of the enigiants are indus. r.ous and frugal, others seii ruu, get drunk, and excei even ths Indians n sotsh nebriaiion. that We caA obtain nothing but beef 10 eat at present.
 The Caiiioruisns spent maeh rf their iIme on horse back and among the husst riders in tho world. They excei ia the use ot inc lssso. which n their hands is a most ortnisiable weapon. It sn simple rope made Of las hide about s0 ieet@loRg, with a running moose at one end, generally ceiicd
 
 bullock horse. be elk. The rider rans his horse ss near as wD hes, aad swinging the moose around his head of Ieet of the animal and winds the other end around the iorn ot the saddle. The horse, trained to the business. stops and braces hmsetf .anst ths con Il sion. which often brings the but. lock 10 Inc ground. IL WAS remarked bv Wilkes w1en here, thai there hq1er drsnk tn this country in proportion to its inhabitants than in aay other. and have no daaht 1f li. The most fearful exhibition have seen was yesterday, fthe Sabbafh.) in Monterey la font ei rum hole just in ihe rear of the alca'de's tmsgistr ts's1 ofiee--ia whiSA have preached far the three last Sabbaihs.
 The profr of the establishment has an esps. i'd license to sell rum, and keeps gambling hpasy open on Saaday here were eongragated 0&iifoa. mans and Indians, Americans and Spaniaras, yolan- teers and regulars, sailors, marines. Squs@s and horses tthe latter the most re~pectabi J and in In. discriminate eonfasson--dInkng, gambling, swear ing and fighting. do not me-n tbatfhe horses did any thing of this: noble aplmals, they had nHch rather cal clover and wild oats, Look ., the scene: there is a negro with q sweat cloth and psssaFs clerk just discharged fSom the Columbns. has lost S30 on t: close at hand ibfee Sqpaws and marine stretched the groued lie together, hopelesaly drunk: ahotiief eomnshy s lighting unfii faces are bruised and Spanish Knives gleamng in the san light, their ownsrs. fortunately. too drunk fo draw much blood If there was a place in Sodom that eqIaltet ihis am not surprised that righteous Lot was .Sexed with sheir hlth conversation "--- One of tiem dopped dead in the billiard room last nght
 Monterey is supposed to con ain osO inhabitants rhe hoases gre bui.i Of aloyrs that s bricks which are dried tie sun, wIth projecting ,aofs to protect the walls Ga ing the rainy season. The Spauish language is spoken universally except by the emi- grants of whom q is thought there are from tsc 10 three moasand in number,
 The saiIerfiBgs endured by company of these emigranfs ia the meantajns last season are almost incredible They were too iate in the season tn crossing. and were osnght in ths sho,ssr of the Sierra Nevada. .wihoa' food sn nellrd tD eat the dead bo l.es of their eompani as inc one he one perishea with cold and hardship. 4 company was sent 10 their reijef. some of whom were badly fro- zen in the attempt.
 The Mostnons are here also, and, ss eisesshers q past so far as they have any influence. whole shin ioa came out frNw New York some time sincs. HntsF the direction of one Bsannn the present pro. prieer of tbe Cahris Star, pBblisb@d af Ssn FFaa- cisco. They w"fe given to understand that this and wls theirs. bar flag prepared. &e.. &., but to their great modification the star and stripes were floating in the breeze. Their arms of which they had an ahuaslance, had to be laid hs and laeg had 'o % 10 work like other people.
 The climate Of Caiifofua i- salabFioas and healthy The yea: k divided into the dry and rainy seasons aud the weather is bnt iitt@ colder In the winter or raiay season, than in the ie day the ther- stands la my state room as 63 dearess. and no sbe4e along this part of the coasts can you de without wntrr clothing af any time. Indced st e.n Francisco it blew aimosta gale of wind every day ws sere tacre 70 Chat were disposed almost te re- gard 1t as the starting place whence all gales and wiads orig aaie.
 Buck fcon the coast some thirty or forty miles. the climate Is delightful, and the saIpas pnins 'he valley of San Joae 5an Jnan, the clisnais s aisoSt like that ofEpain Italy. where scena~ sf lovensss lEsurpaHsVd Tbs k laJsd of fruit- fa vairs, verdaht hills. s'oat of whose moantains ihou uiayeSi dig brass. well dry summers, rainy winters. iHhospitahle Hssaatsins and gFuas mOFrai de~iitalion and s dr-sised ere long te Ae filled ap with an shissPrising poPalaiioa fsoa our
 ,t~ true the moanaIns of caiifsraia are saIier by some fheusaBds Of feet than the Rocky n,ann- aias bat tere is seepca. restless eaisspriss saoas 10 climb them. have seen delicate women. who t1ve hrcn madr hardy aud ssaai children who have grown bigger. and eensamvtivs asen, whn haxa b. cnfne robust by the operation is true s0sn. hass pered in the slielppi, bat tbsrc k but hitis dim inutioh of srlor that account
 There ls an English school in San Frxneisee in tent and directly la front of the gAnnblfsg haaas hasnspoksp of, there l.s hOise fog pablle schasl ia coarse efarectisp bat is w take tune, sei. aad uTne, ,oil sea sacrifice, l. fore sich cAs be zeeor- Pssh~d for the mental and moral csutiiioa af tho coaatFy. Wsbstars speliag- beak soils fos a isllax A rsee. sad very few si that.
 Ss~ Yoik letter ia ths Philadelphia Ledee ol i yesterday says.--
 Madame kesisli has been withdrawn to ths shs des of the peniIesiasv for year. Her cass ietisa was accomplished l4ss sigh, assi hes nisaes 6oI- iosed ihi. aaosaiag after the usual eaosts of kes coahsel--inehetiusi--to intespose their asxesp- | Hons" between her and bes deserts.
 
 The Union understands from the best aufhor;sv ihas uis treasury aotes of the uRitra Stsfes are f psi cent edusnee "a fe city sf Mexico -Tbis gtsss oi thugs ts most foFtsoatrly calculated to kae61 oar schemes of hsshce. If win eoatsih4ae es - e'e as .e p.y oar exysesss ia that eeasby apsa |4 SlnEaz NSHn