The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-14
HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE
FROM TIE
TERRITORY OF CALIFORNIA.
THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT
VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO.
THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION
ON THE
A N e RICAN CON TINE N T
&c. &c. &c.
THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
lew OF SAN FRANCISCO.

We have received, by the arrival of the ship
Sterling, at Boston, full files of the California
Star, published at Yerba Buena, or San Fran
cisco, from the 9th of January the 9th ofMarch,
inclusive, and special despatch from our cor
Of this continent
The following is the correspondents despatch:
sHr THOMAS ii. PERKINS,
IN HARBoR OF SAN FRANcisco.
UPPrR CALiroRsIA, March 9th, 1si7)
have only time to state, by a vessel which sails to-
our anchor at o'clock in this magnificent harbor di
rectly opposite the town Of Yerba Buens.
We found here the sloop Of war Cyane and four MGR
chant ships all American Having been in the country
only about six hours. able to say anything In
regard to it. All believe is quiet however since the
making Of the treaty at Monterey few since by
which the Cafornians yielded the American Govern
ment, but without swearing allegiance until the
over The inhabitants OF this portion Of the country
well disposed, and the only difficulties we reed ar
prehsnd are at Monterey and the lower towns the
coast.
We had scarcely dropped anchor here before an order
which had been awaiting received from General
Kesrney who Is stationed at Monterey to sail mmedi-
atey for there In the ships in which SO
confident had been the Government that San Francisco
would be our head quarters, however, that the ships
charter only made out for there and upon receiving
the order captain refused to 60 except Mt hire Of
$4,000 Col Stevenson will therefore send despatch TO
General Kearney immediately, and we will remain here
until we receive additional orders.
We arrived here in fine health, having lost but two
persons by sickness and by drowning since lett
Rio. We have not heard from our other ships since wo
sailed from there Col Mason Of the is Dragons has
arrived 10 Monterey. shall send you posi-
bIs full account Of the condition and prospects Of the
country. Yours, T.. q. b.
The intelligence cleaned from our file of the
Star is not only very interesting and curious,
but very funny, and very graphic. We give, in
addition to other extracts, description of San
Francisco, to accompany the view of that mag
nlficent bay.
The Star Is a very neat and well conducted
paper, Judging from the file which we have re-
ceived. 1t is edited by Mr.. +. p. Jones, and
publishedby Mr.. Samuel Brannnn The edito-
rial department is conducted with ability, and
the typography and general appearance Of the
sheet reflect credit on all concerned. With the
intention of presenting to our readers birds
eye view Of matters and things in that part of
the extreme Great West, we proceed to make
several extracts from it.
1t would appear from the following article,
tina, the people abored under great inconve-
nlence, on account Of there being no regular sys-
TEN of jurisprudence in the territory -
THy LAWS OF CALiroRSn.
We hear the inquiry almost every hour during the
day what laws we to be governed BY" We have
invariably told those who put the question TO II
any body asks YOU tell them you don't know, because
We we're willing to express an opinion IN relation 70
the laws in force in this territory knowing as did
that probably during the day the persons would be
teid at the acados Office elsewhere, that no par
,euar law in force IN YeGa s sSs Though
aud that all suits now decided according TO
the alcaldss notions OF justice without regard
Law the established rule governing courts OF equi
tyu We have been compelled three occasions
To hazard opinion In consequence OF being employed
ss an attorney. we learned from travellers that