Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-08-03
CaLIPDRNIA


From the correspondent Of the New
York Sun we CLEAN number of interest
ing facts relative to affairs in California.
BY letter dated, Bay of San Francisco,
March 5tb, on board the ship T, H. Per-
kins, we learn that Col. Stevenson's COM
mand has safely arrived on the western
shore of the Pacific. and has been ORDER
ed to Montery by Gen. Kearney The
writer says. - @~
"1'he Savannah and Cyane. ships Of
war are lying here, and two merchant
vessels. The Americans have fort on
the side bill, overlooking the bay, mount-
ed with three guns and three sentinels.
The Independence is at Monterey. The
marines here go shore now and then to
skirmish with the Mexicans, making fine
sport oft. They generally whip six. to
one, and could do more.
There are a lot Of Mor4nass here, some
have been on boana. They report the
crops as very promising this season. This
IS the piSce for shoernakers; common
sfoesCost $4 and rife costs $50.
Game Is abundant, and the BAY is this
moment full of ducks. The farms about
Francisco look fine. and so 10 me catt;e.
and the Yankee bays have $'a ed ee ".
paper here, OF which | -er,.. 4on roty r.
The California Star OF .E,.pu,ssy sAtl,
says that the lands in the neigh66ehscd
ot-the cities in thai territory ef6 saon"p.
olised by grants OF from Eve to twenty
leagues square, and the emigran,s conrn;
obtain them without purchasing at a round
price. 10 get cheap lands they must go
to tho outskirts of the settlenets where
they vii! have to encounter many dan.
gers:
The editor of the Star, like the editor
of the Oregon Spectator, is great advo-
cate ofSducdfion.
By a circular issued by Com. Shubrick
and Gen. Kearny, it appears these off
GERS are in full possession of power, and
are at present representations of Col.
Russell, we fear that Lieut.. Col Fremont
has not been careful enough 10 avoid diff.
Hculty. The editor ofthe Star says:
'Col. Fremont had had difficulty with
his officers and men. Seven captains
and lieutenants resigned in one day. The
Colonel for some weeks was acting as
Governor OF California, under and appoint
ment from Com, Stockton, who had usurp.
ed the authority of Gen. Kerry. The
latter, however, was restored to his posi-.
sell Ea commodore Shubrick. Col. Rus.
ofState - l the office of Secretary
Meetings have been held at the var,ou
settlements to choose members for tn,
Legislature. which was about to assemble
at Monterey. Elan, Brown was electe
for Santa Clara; Gov. Boggs, late g
Missouri; Gen. Vallego "a Mexican, w
suppose) and Capt. Cooper were chose
ny the settlers in Sonoma; J. G.. r. Dun
leavy was chosen to the Legislature b
the citizens of Yerha Buena.
The American emigrants who pc rishe
last winter in the Californa mountains
were Patrick Dolan, VIM. Stanton, WI
Fostdick, L. Murphy, Mr.. Graves, Pat
rick Brin, two baqueros in the employ
E1ent of A Suffer, two New Mexicans
and two young men whose names wer,
not recollected. The writer was no
able 10 ascertain the names of any of an
other party, twenty -four in number. ever
soul Of whom had persisted in snow
storm which overlook them on the noun
tains in December.
The Mexican Indians at Sonoma hav,
recently evinced a hostile disposition to
wards the american settlers.
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