The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-07

death. 1t q singular mementoi Of Itimss passed.
end recalled the days when own Washington, then
rble fight and disappear with its wearer under
the fire OF the concealed rifle Of the Indian.
This SASH long heir loom had been given to Maj
Gen Gaines to DO presented with complimentary let
ter any person Gen Gaines thought deserving
it, then on the Rio Grand,.
mandng hero Of Pao Alto and Resaca de- la Palma and
we were the honored messenger. Gen Taylor took the
sash and exam med attentfvey was OF unusual size
being quite large when extended, a common ham.
mock in the meshes of the splendid red silk that
posed it, was the date o! its manufacture, "I707" and
although it hundred and forty years old save
where the dark spots that were stained with the blood
Of the hero that wore it, it glistened brightly it
had Just come from the loom.
Upon the unusual size of the sash being noticed Gen
Worth. who had Joined the party in the tet mentioned
diers sash intended to carry necessary the wear
from of the field q battle It mentioned in the
Lundys Lane, his sash, similar in FORM was used
hammock to boar him from the field, and that in It, he
carried several miles his body swayng to and fro
between the horso to which the ends Of the sash
Gecurely fastened. To wounded soldier convey.
once could be more grateful or more appropriate.
May was fascinated with the sash; he viewed II in
every light and shook the rich fringe that only ri
vailed in exuoerance by his hair and beard and said
he would give mint Tor such sash u wa. only
Yellow We notice that the one worn by the bold
dragoon" OF that color.
Gen Taylor broke the silent admiration by saying, he
prise he continued that he did not think he should
ceve presents until the campaign, far he
o. naming children after living men, fearing lest the
thus honored, might disgrace their nemesskes. We
urged his acceptance of the present. and he said finally
that no would put carefully away in his military chest
and II he thought he deserved great plimsnt at
the end Of the campsign he would acknowledge its
cept.
Tao stirring events that have transpired since he
made that remark have added the laurss of Monterey
to those he then won. and the world, well ss the do
nors Of that sash, Will insist upon his acceptance OF It,
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
from the New Orleans Delta, Jan. %
Tho U g revenue cutter Forward, Capt NOnes, which
vessel acted 10 conspicuous part In thu capture of Ia
basco, the 2o,h of October last, having received
orders 30 procsed 10 the Gulf with all despatch, will
leave for the squadron carly hour this mornng
The Forward is in tp.top order, having while here,
been thoroughly ovehauled aud her armament replaced
with heavy thirty-t~o FOUNDERS She leaves our port
with an efficient sst Of officers and picked crew and in
the stirring about being enacted in the Gulf, we
predict fresh laurels for tho gallant Nones and the off,
The following Is list Of her officers Capt. Nones
John MCGOWAN LIST lieutenant We b. Mclean, I'd do
"a G. Kennedy, I'd dol WIN. = Rogers, Sd do; Joseph
Davis, acting master.
[From the Charleston Patriot, Feb a.
rejoice to learn by private letter received in this
ney has been detailed TO tho command OF tho United
States soopofwar Decatur, lying at Gosport Navy
Yard The Decatur mounts heavy battery Of sixteen
32s and is said TO be fine sailer and good sea boat
We believe she ia destined fer the Gulf Commander
Pinctney was. II will DO remembered by OF our
eaders the young Midshipman who, in the memorable
gale Of 1915 on board the irigate Macedonian, when
volunteers called for by Capt Downes TO 60 aloft
and cut away the mainnest was the first to offer, and
performed the perous duty at the hszard OF his life
AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA.
from the Honolulu u. ~ PolyDesan, Sept 40
We have received letters from the coast giving minute
details of the revolutionary movements in California
previous 10 the hosting OF the United Statos flag But
The public already well acquainted with all that
is OF real interest shall CLEAN from them what infor
nation may Of another character
The Of California under the old regime, lsi4
and A. amounted TO about 5000 900, which has been
chiefly absorbed by the military and their partizans.
nga al Anftc for laot tan
been SS5 COOLEST they amounted toSl33 0O0-an
enormous tax upon an impoverished country OF ten thou
sand inhabitants. The public debt ia about 600,
mostly acknowledged military claims. Previous to the
reduction OF the tariff by tho American authorities the
naaoan s were oosea 20 Pay the Oows enormous n
cents per yard; common cotton, so do ticking 81 per
yard; cheapest broadcoth, STA per yard coffee 311 cts
per lb sugar 90 cents per ID; -four, SS shot 37s cts
per lb powder So. The reduction OF the duties TO the
American standard will have the eject TO greatly in
the consumption, and ultimately to bring the
prices Of foreign goods TO the average Of this place
The country is rich in mineral resources-mines of
gold, silver copper lead, sulphur and quicksilver
being rapidly discovered. Two OF rich quicksilver ore
yielding 30 per cent OF pure metal in operation
to the north and the other the south side Of San
Francisco Bay 1900 lbs have already been extracted
from the latter The neighborhood of tho quicksilver
mines to those Of the precious metals, will greatly en-
nance the profits OF working them, and if very prosuc
tive, reduce the value Of the Rothschd monopoly in
Europe The facilities OF expectation from their vicini
ty TO noble harbor are unrivalled No less than
venty announcements of mines were made to q Acade
OF San Jose within the Eve months previous June last
In The Of Pueblo dc les Angeles there exists gold
" Piacer"o washing said to be eighteen leagues square
BY the laws Of Mexico this cannot be held a mine,
but Is free to the industry Of any The ndoent
Indian, Is said, by washing the sands get his II
reals worth OF gold per day. Many thousand dollars
have sready been exported to the United States
The Hudson Bay Company have sold out their esa.
blishment at san Francisco TO Howard Mellus Mr..
Lsidesdofh late u s. Vice Consul has erected buildings
at the Bay az expense Of SIS 0O0 and hns valuable
contract Tor supplying the Russian Fur Company with
beet, Hour, end provisions
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