New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-11
Affair. in California.


wan. prxSA t-2ysr California. asy IS. l-1.
pz,e eREfLEY. have Travelled since arriving
here over that portion Of this country which lies
tween tho Bsy Of san Francisco ard Monterey
4 am sure ihstmy previously good oP Union o. -
.ol-its natural wealth In general has been Jul!
,..,aised bv what ny eyes have seen IL Is rae,
a.. others have written. that The larger portion o.
the surfsee "A composed Of mountains general! uh'
fl for cultivation with little wood growing o. 'neil
Bot there are also large valleys OF me rone'' 80
in the world among them with streams running
through them into toe Ard nese n4o1N'4'n'
el,.. ar. generally covered with the grasses ana VIC
o.,. forrog AZ inexhsas.ibe range for STOCK WINE 20
meath the rround snd cropping out Of tnc
are found every week valuable ores OF al ne pfrc''s'
metal. together With eos les1, &c 10 iset 81 P'''
ZION, Of the country which have seen a. vel q. 'no'e
which have not If report tell truth are tu u ie
.ou,,s. which when developed BY an intelligent PoPu
l.,iop. will make Upper CsforDis one Of tie neae''
countries 10 the world a.,
Entrants coming here however VII nno D"NJ ga
seuus. n contend with which the excellence OF me
country viii not overcome and which oUsn' 70 Dc w
ds,,,ood ,r the states The scarcity Of lumber ior
bnildipg houses; the scarcity Of dwellings 70 receive
than "a thelr sfst arrival tie scarcity Of furniture and
all those things which make up, BY LIKE sna IKE 'ne
ann Of that great moral structure Of ciVhzanon-s
Boxx-pro5uce gresi sisstsfscton and Inconvenience
% families 60 that although California 10 very de-
r.be country the hrt settlers Of ii are destined 10 en-
dprs many incoovsniences and h.rdships
A word should also be said in regard TO the usual
route of emigration from the ssies. u 10 At essts
four months trip from Western frontisr The road
Is generally dry and exceedingly dusty the last half OF
II mountainous and rocky and Indeed, some portions
Of 4, 10 any but the resolute and hardy
people Many Of the smgrans OF ls't year oeo on me
road and one party which arrived lais a. the Csor
us Mounsins suffered hOrrby-they ate one another
The rou,e by the Isthus Of Pansma-if lines Of Packets
re,a established on both sdes-wOuld be FAR preferable
10 apy other Unul such facilities are snJrded' now
ever that route should not De taken AZ " 70 no" 81
most certain that passengers would be desyed several
month. 90 the Isihnus Al great expense and incon
yeuience With Line 81 steamers on eacn aoe-ine
one running from EewYork 10 Chsgres the other from
Psnsms 70 san Francisco Bay-tne voyage rom tne
states 20 CsOrnis may EASILY be made In 80 dsys =
And there being great quantities Of biuminous coal
both here and At Panama what facilities are waning 70
induce capitalists 20 furnish for the thousands oil people
who wisn 10 D. this country On easy ana con.
vepient usy for 90 doing IL IL believed here that II
such a Line should be established win moderate
charges for passage would cross the Mountains
MaU l6-Ihere 10 great excitement all over the coun-
try among all classes 10 consequence OF the belief thst
Jose Castro the lower country 81 the head
of email force The belief among the foreigners u that
# be bss returned without force, there will be
general rising among the natives Of the country should
this occur the government here will md much difficulty
in raising forces among the residents 20 put them down
The natives say that they do not fear the MARINES or the
New York VOluDteers-but los rhes-the volunteer fhe'
men Of the country they dread. These men Will mol
sgsn enter the service They left their shops and farms
at the commencement of the end have lately been
dsbsnded without pay without clothes or the means OF
subsistence They DID good service service rendered
under an officer 10 whom they had little cOnhdence-but
s service 90 well rendered as TO entle them 10 the
gratitude of the country.
There 10 a raging here now between hearney hnd
Fremont Gen r. believes himself 10 b the Governor Of
the country Col f. believes he ought TO be and refuses
10 report himself 10 lees humble capacity. He VIII
probably be tried by c0urtmsrtial.
We have strange proceedings al law among US ne
Alcalds our district for example. condemns thief
and sends him TO Monterey for punishment whereupon
the Alcslde OF Monterey p0rdous the cupr and sends
him back steal Ia other cases Judgment having
been rendered against party. the Governor on an cf
pare statement has reversed H. and dereed e cdse per
raa,nfly out Of Court Wevery much need organized
government The Spaniards very well protected by
the present regret say tbs, there probably never
wesker spology for civil or military government
among civilized people hzn the One now existing IN
California and yet the present much better than the
miserable administration Of Fremont
have no time write. The post leaves for San Diego
where this scrswl takes passage around the cape
This letter is not late the latest have heard
from California but IL is from gentleman OF intelligence
and energy who went California expressly for al,
and to reside there correspondent 80 long a.
from that quarter shall be desirable. HIS OBSERVE
tons may be relied on. I'D Trib