New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-31
Lnfe FROM California.
The Journal If Commerce publishes the follow
ng extract Of letter dated

The journal If Commerce publishes the follow
log extract Of a letter, dated
LAPAz Lower CALIFORNIA April 10 lsis.
We arrived nj Monterey the 18th February, af,er a
very pleasant passage OF 80 DAYS from Valparaiso AZ
which place We detained three days. two OF which
waiting for the volunteers as they took French
leave and went on shore TO keep up New-lear 8. ana
their officers who had no control them whatever
could get them ON board We az last succeeded in
getting them al but three.
On our arrival NJ Monterey, Gov. Watson wanted
only pert of our cargo al that port and ne al Inc same
time reserved o. -paIch from Lower California from
Col Burton 90 send more troops soon possible as
the Mexicans had crossed the Gulf OF California
aud were pressing him hard He therefore chartered
the good ship Isabella 20 take about 2OJJ oois OF the
cargo remaining board and $50 troops 20 TINS port
40 which psce arrived safe in - days from Monte
rev. after calling the passage at g. Joseph Cape
-; Lucas TO communicate with the United states snip
Cyane
Lower California il almost barren waste Long
Island or one half OF it, without any exaggeraron,
would be worth more than the whole OF Lower Can
fornia You may travel miles without fndins any
fresh water and this IS the only place within one nun
bred and flty miles where ships can get supply OF
water There vegetables or fruit OF any KIND 10
be cot at this place and nothing that has the appear
anco of erlr kGUg been green 20 be seen IN any d-
rcction except few palm trees. There has only been
shower of rain during the last two years but very
frequent showers of dust. The people here nope 10
have little rain next July or August II does not
rain, then they wal wait another year.
This harbOf H. very good for vessels OF hileen icei
draft There Is Il very good harbor about miles dis
tant protected from 8ll wind. and would hold all the
ships in the e. = Navy but there j neither wood or
water and 30 supplies whatever therefore Il would
no, De "a very desirable naval rendezvous. This s hl
that can De said o. recommend Lower california cN-
copt the climate which E the best no ne GRID can
nor see what nducement there VIII De Tor the United
states TO hold d. A. for Upper California tie least said
ab0u; that the better The Bay OF -. francisco j.
very good harbor aud thst the only one on the "noe
coast
man who has travelled over the whole country in
formed me thar one County ia the state oi ono lot
agricultural purposes would %. more valuable tnan ai4
Upper California. All that came out here are dlsap-
pointed and would be glad 70 get home There j. no
business which person can enter into with any nope
OF success. Mr.. c. yoang gentlemen nom thiiA1e4
phia out passengcrn the lsabela WIN ne lHcu
ton of doing kind Of business here uut nc ias
been disappointed. and rather than return nome lv
time he has taken ccrkshp a, six hundred oo.-
lars year az 81 Francisco. As everything j. 90 tx
pcnsIve, this Will hardly pay his board l.eIe i- no
thing cheap in California but Oeel mat Is ihIee '.7
per pound potatoes - cents 20 81 Cox = pounds ana
be. "a about the same rate.
Please say 20 Nj. T. thai the dry for making money ~
California j. past The missions have a been broken
up. There j. very Altle money in che country % am
speaking oi PIPER talilonin There b. none mere cN-
ccpi nG b. paid o. toe uoops) Hides aud tsow dear
Mr Hob ON from Valparaiso, camc up 20 California
suu.rcargo &, 'ne bTil Lady adams from Valparaiso
snd Calro cNpccn- 90 make very handsome voyage.
ne sold $1,000 worth Of different ARTICLES on credit and
lci for Mazaln hoping 20 md better market or more
money Dat Tear ne VIII never -'t me- S-uN'i ol le
half of BE- Every chat GET moneyuf Monterey or
- Francisco 81 speculauns ami there VAL pc grand
burst up in q short time
The duty on al sales made here is - per cent and
they have collected quite considerable amount m du-
ic, which viii pay small part o. the heavy expenses
IN keeping country thst never be OF any Use 70 Us
Let Ensi land Franco have IL it they wish We shall
be far better Oh without IT, The expense OF keeping Il
VIII not less than four hundred Thousand dollars a
wear q. t viii De always necessary 20 keep a. least one
thousand men, to prevent the inhabitants from rising
which they are ready 10 90 a. any moment when an op
portnnity may offer
Col. -tevcnsons regiment are scattered ABOUT INC
country a six different stations ard under dc
pine every man doing il scemeth best 70 himself
and thew canuot De ierended upon. One-hai the mum
Der uf regular soldiers would be much more useiui -
Every officer IN the gIncnf would give al ne q worth
(Which think j. not much 20 get back 20 the I'm
ted states again. / never saw people 40 completely
sick OF their bargain they are II they bad any con
troll over their men they would he satisfied