Washington telegraph., 1847-01-27
sPEeULATIoNs AND DolNGS IN
CALIFORNIA.

enlled the suhlGined scraps liam u h.e ul
"lho Calilunan.p
TIM nraaLG-~Tm IAnlgs.--As Ne
have now gut tAfaagh lie first movements
1.-THE rcsolminnisis, il viii not beamiss 10
sre zame IDEA Of the people with whom we
have had to deal.
Our remarks in our last number in rela'
ton 10 Mexico, ate strictly true as regards
California, bat are only applicable To a few
men who kept the country In cons'ant
excitement, with no ether object in view
tlantbclf own advancement. The great
masauI the people Of California are qaiet
inoiiInsfe people, and but Tor those amhi-
lious ralris would tcanin on their fauehos
cenlenled and happy community, and
under good Husrrnmnul woa.d he ,alua'
bic eIIi1ansi many ollhem are mrn oi hge
svuse AMI high mnra worth, lhpugn from
tho sery nature Of their Goyemmen, they
have been deprived Of the mcans oiriuea.
tiun tn great eKlfnl.
he ladies VIM aie numerous, are al.
some, aud some ol them beau'iIul, veY
I sprigb'ly, Industrious, aud amiabe IN their
mannrri allerlIana'uin lhfir relatives anl
ideuds hndlb beir negHbols, AMI gvHsf
Gus even o Ihrir enr'nie-; ani ac arr mup l.
IL hope that lhrifmi.d aud gcai.i ialluhrc
WIN 20 Iar to hfing ahuul that ami OF
ierHings which issu desirable hrlWern ihr
old aud new sIIizeHs ol tbs highly favored
country.
DHrfNg er couyrgY.-'fhe destiny Of
CaIilornia is iiteli she Is u hecuHe q Zee
aud independent Shlr-a member ul the
North American Coniederary. shc Is na
longer lu b.. subject Ia a foreign afLiny
/ Power, Ia domestic revolutions or military
rule. She Is Ia MAKE heruWn laws. man.
age her own resources, and found lhus, in.
situations in Nhisa her cai.Gun ala la Ini
happy huma.
+ California has hitherto possessed hn' yer,
lew advantages l1r developing her lc
suufscs. Her lands haYe been IN the hands
u' lew individuals, whose enurulus gran,s
iisza'fssrl eng alton. iurse aai..
.i4lusa.s aflms ,rsiiHalf Ites, wi,lnsw
{ i,##ac=P Ptats. fnrl vii nr pliahA,s5 l,l
8 iaH. p Haitlup, ifansI Il sabas 1i 10
a.=#HI. N##ia Ateeas WI. Wayc asrt
F ILL., All ,aIzsJs Whste INV aai, the hi4Al
al4 amulea.e "a, aaf Whe,r ulIy lhr
b 81 oI / Wi is h,aif. The siaa.ul
+ -.aace .. las aill eas,ala Wi hs nraaru
us Led .luIleg Il aa..r.es Wlrte at ani
nias1 ~t. iu.. olI uraa ias public la.if
nele,i fInl4a,s. Cannefle WI eu.ken
re.le l43 All penetrate INTO lie gorge oi
lie Iis lui Moauiaida.
fo9ulArioN-loRr srocRroN-fug
lyaAza.--.i'hr population ol California is
rslim,iai Al abaul % OU0. exclusive oi Ia
diaas, aal probably less taan lNo Thousand
u.taal uu uier att lore sners, most ui .aeas
OIL. .aaIly ifan Tho uniei slaisz. iha
Latter vas iapilly Increasing BY imuigla
iiuu, wai'c no la'gas were. il iaerrasug
at 81. ha. zaNia. 'lAr Ael hs#ans evident
ia Us an t.zi, Halei aae lfHszai #tsta
%. -. .AIs de aHs nalz YHu.d 81 q
al iaa elanirl, psahab b change thc
uatre aIiatI ihsi"Ui1ls.
Tbs ,Fm stlAou) Is hanls.ua ar.
tlel,.aa, sIua j, lhc nothwcs, Ja.urr
a.ihis ioUii, oa 4n elevated point ~ AHd,
.p situated as 10 cnmmlud th' town aui lie.
nrhor Ca ,he s1uhwg,, corner {. q.
..ong a...pA.uts, uila l4lag i1.. o.uayrs.
inl UlUgg rIgHIs in an angular c.nelc.
l,um no IhWost 10 northeast, and !, ihen
cla'lnuc s'a,l ia a ragalar circle. 10 thm,
with The h.ork.balsc. lie wAo.c circle !,
we'd gnIlrl The iuiculiuu 6. at present
10 moan. tea heavy guns un ,.c battery.
iourh them ls's, IN Bil thirteen guns, and
80 suanau-si ihW ihs} msy De ~ iysl aHl
brought Io hrlra' any pom, The whole
vii be- slrrounirl ly ditch set,u 'cc
deep. The position aud plan was directed
by Commodore Stockton. AMI is nu'y uul.r
tHr dHro,on ui CAPS. iesy.ac. Mr. Cecil
cunmeNr.
Lirulrnan. Nclauc, ui lac Is, dragons,
was 10 town lrscrgl. The company LIs
Iu,l rrtuusa uum another lul.a,cNrmsi.n
Iu ihc muula.Is. I'M Indians atr url.u.
nng lp au4 wao iaa i.' county. Iury
have divided n,a sgn.. nUle. va.gl cu
arIs q u-,I Goo trpa-..l.s Cor % company le
luJ Jacm ihS oa.y cUrcIut. m.us
stopping Iac.i .nr.l, upla lSe rmy'iy o..
the county W.lIbc ,p attack them Ia ihsif
villages, in lbr CaIaauIh mululaiHs. We
atc IN hopes that q. .casla ..s,s.pn n.ia4i
yimpIuy sIi ac s,t duNn lar luIau
'luHy, ani 90 cn.s iht m5uhNUs 4
ihc Bcarryer pass. 60 mcr'i'c emigration
on1ha l1h september At lur,y. .aee.
Should such di,isiun bc sent Ual,r CON.
maud Of ,lr. 5icLaue, his slIuy Of man.
ner and goniemLnly department, with ihr
knowledge be- will have aeql.nl eI IHe
cuun'ry, yiil he Of great service to Lic fml.
grants aul 10 the country.