New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-06
CALIFORNIA.
VOYAGE Of the Expedition-Bay Of san Fran
ci-co-C iimife, soil, &c.
Private Cor--poodenr.-com Tor The Tribune.
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SANTA BARBARA California Msy -. a.
My DEAR BROTHER IL is time that ! should
write to you, to inform you Of my sale arrival N
California, which would have done before now.
had not been doing constant duty for the last
month. Oar ship arrived IN San Francisco Bay on
Friday. the 26th OF March making sassaee
OF STA months exactly. can assure yo4 that We
are not sorry that our voyage has come 10 al end
l. for my part, never wish to traverse so much sea
again
stated in my letter from Valparaiso. that We
could not gel ashore there Il ~as then me mien-
ton OF the commanding officer that our stsysshond
not be longer thsn ives necessary 20 receive fresh
water and provisions on board and accordingly 10
passes were granted for the first three days TN
Wednesday. January 90, discontent was manifest
ed generally among the men-both n0ncominis-
stoned officers and privstes-at being confined on
board .bip while the officers alone were privileged
10 20 ash re- and several Jumped into boat along
side and spite OF the boatmen end the commands
of the oficers TO return, rowec ashore amid
the encouraging shouts and laughter OF their com
rades on board After this. the brqre Captain
Steele Of our Company. being officer Of the day,
and the Major being absent. ordered the sentrles
rouskets 10 be loaded and gave orders that they
should fire If any other such attempt wers made
Th- mussets were forh~itn l0A'-d Hu1 pfi""n WIZ
tobacco ou,d. BY the sennes and IL Dot long ne
fare another party of took iOrcoe possession
OF smother showed OF from the snip and gave tns
bold and raa1nasin01s Capt steele opportunity %
,bs bis unparalleled brarcH by bring sr.voFinx pistol
losd-d With blank csr,rdg- which n'raeri0nsy on not
hurt Any Of who grinoed sni gro-n-d It MIN 10
return The day six or seven Of the snips com
pany left US consequences OF disagreement between
them sDd the Captain
The next day M-j1r Hariie. dresdiDg the evils ans
ing from dscont-Dt prevailing on board DIT rmnrd
stay until Saturday. and allow oD"inrh OF inc com
m md on shore each day. wa. one OF TIE p.ry VINO
x-n, ashore the first day The most c1nsid-rsbls
part Of Valparaiso 10 built along the WATERS edge sud al
the base OF several very steep hl- On th- ascent OF
which are situ-ted great msny mud cabins IN "nich
the poorer class live There are but two or three streets
Of sny note the CRY which run parallel with tho
SHORE land which trsv-rs-d from end 70 end Tney
have much the appearance the streets In Rio
Jan.fro | ss~ hut three Churches which were closed
=, the Valparaiso is the port OF S-nSgo io- Cap
i,a Of Chill and considerable Guy. about lOO miles IN
the interior. The peopl. civil snd Courteous but
particularly 90 10 Americans A In moot south Ameri
can countries there IL crest mixture OF Spanish and
Indian blood which 10 nowhere more psrcepuble thAn
here The ~omen are generally hsndsome with beruu
fol long ack hair black eyes and dark complexions
There are but f-s negroes In the country
There are dep ravines running between the hills,
Which seem have ben formed Dy some violent con
cu.sion Of Hs,ur--probsby by the earthquake. which
have taken place here in past times assembled one OF
the highest bite which overhsngs the by OF Valparaiso
from which had far stretching view Of the
sd the cloud ca ,psd Andes the other and the bay
and shipping beneath ma. Being alone. sat me down
on q stone for time, and mused on the singular
changes 10 my psst life. and thought OF how little tx
pect.d IN ever 10 ace those NILE enc signed IN
vain for the dvinson of my future cestiny soon de-
scended the hills waked down to the beach and went
aboard our vessel.
The weather very pleasant during our stay there
The meat better than At Rio and the potatoes were
excellent, The bay is crowded with feb which can be
seen Of a summers evening skipping about IN shoals
We csught them In large qusntiues On saturday even
ing J4nusry % hesvsd anchor and sailed With
fine breeze and anxious hearts for the FL Dorado of our
desres-the Land Of Promisethe Paradise 1.-The Yves,
where msny OF will build up future homes or find
early graves Several deserrnns took place At Nspar
also IL /. .iiuated in lat 33s 4 : long 10 "a w.
On the day the sad ceremony OF burying one of
our comr des took plsce-s young man named Ihadfe-
ms Dol.on who died during the night of Consumption
The funeral service resdthe body east into the
waer-he heavy splash and sinking of the body and OF
him there more-no friends near 10 mourn bis
uDiimely tate.
We had fair winds smos, up to the Equator. which
crossed for the second time. sunday February "a,
70 the Westward of the Galapagos. Near the Equator
the days generally intensely hot but the nights cool
and beautiful with bright moonlight and ca IN .'- -
For few DAYS after crossing IL had rain squalls
compsni-d by thunder and lightning. Soon after lcav-
ins Valparaiso formed Debating Society. ~ meaus
of which passed many pleasant evening. From
the By of San Francisco Ia Il. about 40 days We he'd
change.
Ga saturday March 20 1t commenced blowing per
feet gale toward night being the Spring tCulnoetial
We then In the latitude oi Point Conception, but
far to the eastward. was on zusrt thar night. end
could not sleep a wink during the whole of H. felt
very squeAmsh and almost sick count Of the
sudden change from fh- ins weather which we had
had so long previous This storm tc Inferior 10
any OF those which experienced around Cape Horn.
The whole hissed like boiling csuidron, ant the
rose 10 huge regular s~eis from the top OF which
the white surf wss swept away In spray by the ho~ng
biting blast o. sunday March ~, the sun rose clear
but the storm continued during the whole day Our
main lnd fpretOpsas also our fore top mss, stay
sail. jb aud lying jb, were torn aud damaged during
ths continuance OF tot. storm. In consequence OF
b,iug prepared for it-new ssils were bent coon
however We stood under close eeed lower sails but
made very little head~sy On Moncay morning the
storm ahstsd.
On Friday March 26 We had fair wind. which com
m.nced during previous nisht and about hsi past
IL oc ock towering cliffs Of CalfoTns gu, of
the bosom of the o. greet our anxious vision
revvine the droopog spirits of our men aud eShilrs
ting sud filling them with JOY We soon drew near the
mouth OF the hsrbor. The coast Is bold aud rocky -
The entrance the Bay 10 shout one mile wide, and
very much resembles that Of Cork Hsfb On c-ch
side 10 huge rock which iorts can easily be- built
but more especially on the southern one, on winch
stand An old Mexican bresst~ork aud few old brass
On the northern side the land rises into huge
mouptsins witch have beautiful little valleys be-
tween them clothed with lusuriant verdure We c-.
anchor opposite the town 81 san Francisco formerly
the susan Drew snd Perkins were before the latter
hsvins stoppss- after leaving Rio Jsn-iro. and
being three weeks In p"rt-the former one week Two
OF our men OF snd few merchant vessels
were also ~ snchor here.
Whist shall say OF the bay Of San FrsDciscoi can
say much In praise of II IL 10 the largest and
grand Of have and doubt thst there IL any
hzrbOr IN the world which surpsss-s II ts extent IL
such that The end Of II be from The anchor
and looking ny the hsrbcr IL like looking "a
ses understand II 10 shout forty miles In -ueth IL
consists OF three different hsysh- land contracting
md cvsrging at cerI-in points These bays from
ten 10 n'te d mites brosd There are several small
islands IN the b-y-On- round. white rocs within ful
vi-~ Of ana n-sr the entrance The largest IL an"ut
i've miles long and numbers of cattle sept grazing
On IL The bsv IL surrouDd-d nj sides by bills and
mountains. Whales msy be- seen any day swimming
sions and sponupg In II IL has been sad with Truth OF
this DAY thst all the Davies OF the world might ride
anchor Ia II In perfect security.
on Saturday. March q vent shore. The name
OF the town has been chsn gid by IN. governing suthOr
ties since the United states has
country. IL consists OF about ffy houses principally
frame aud the residents Of the place princi-
psy Americans Ii Ia sss trd Al The foot 81 hilL
!. very eligible se Tor large city II IL possible
that there may be better site for he city ~ hi. m-gui.
hcsRt bay IA other part OF this having bren
chosen only because Affords the heat