The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-20

As feet by 1885, from $50 to $500; few sold less,
some even higher. Lots near the beach in Mon
terey, worth, the day before Commodore Sloat
holsted our flag in that town, $500, have since
Ranches worth in June, 1876, $500 league of
nine miles, IN June, 1917, sold at that sum the
single mile. You may suppose, In this case, tor
those who are to come, there will neither be
places that are now too far off to think Of, will,
when the all-powerful steamer spouts in Cali
fornia, be higher market than some farmers
now are, who send their heavy clumsy
carts only ten or fifteen leagues to town. Places
that are now one thousand or two thousand dol;
lars league, that at present dreams OIL, will
ere long, be laid off in towns, selling their 80
varas house lots at 800 to $1,000 each. The
to Ssn Francisco) has place laid off for town
called Benicia, being the name of the former
owner. This town has five miles on the bay
building lots Of large size now sell at 1928.
This may produce city, and the owners of the
land, which two years ago was Of no value, may
realize thousand of dollars. In this manner will
speculation spring up every year, giving to each
succeeding emigration opportunities OF profitable
investment and Improving themselves; but few
think Or care what Mexico may have to do with
California hereafter, should our country by some
unaccountable event give 1t up to Mexico. Still,
1t will belong to Yankees, If not to Yankee gov
eminent all the principal natives of Monterey,
the capital of California, have their children at
English schools. Acalde Cotton, formerly chap
lain of the United States frlgate Congress, will
immortaize himself in Monterey, by the extern,
sive buildings he is putting up for schools and
other public purposes; his school house Is not
only large in size, but model for the people to
build by. Native alcaldes, of former years,
could never more than Fay their secretaries; and
coming to themselves; yet it was not an uncom-
mon affair for them to have larger dwelling
house of their own in December than they had
in January. PAIsANo. q
MAzATLAN, Dec. 81, l847.
Hunting up Fight.-Sailor Battle on Shore, &c.
The times are exciting here, and although we
are now at Mazatan, and have for our protection
the tsigates Congress and Independence, and
are consequently safe, yet but little back
of the town all enemies, and all are hostile.
This tends to depress business, as the town and
the country are no way connected.
Lieut.. Montgomery Lewis took party of sail
ors and went out few nights since, but little
distasce, and surprised and routed one hundred
and fifty Mexicans, killing eight, among them a
colonel. | saw a gentleman, to-day, who said
that 4 captain Of cavalry had sent by him to ask
Lieut. Lewis he would not be kind enough to
return him an order of three hundred dollars
from his coat pocket, which he Uewis) had ia
ken in the ARRAY Lieut.. Lewis said, in my pre-
senee, to the gentleman, "most certainly, and his
coat also as only took it to protect me from
dark night upon them, and those that were not
killed fled, leaving every thing, and, as he
SAID, he put this coat On to protect him from the
cold, and in it, after arriving at Mazatlan, found
the paper sent for.
This was all done between sunset and sunrise,
| and BY this you see those who wish fight have
| not great distance TO ride to hunt one up. In
| deed, the enemy have been in sight of the town,
| but such attacks have caused them to retreat a
| little. California is quiet about San Francisco,
but they anticipate trouble at the "City of the
| Angels" and Lower California is in state OF
insurrection at this time; They have had more
La Paz, in Lower California, than all the
others since the war commenced; and yet the
Californians keep the field in large numbers.
cause the loss oil the CALIFORNIA; to the United
| States unless repealed, as they are unlike Mex
leo, and have all surrendered, and should be
and not But the rulers will
The sloop-of- war Portsmouth sailed on or
about Dec. 20, for the United States, and will be
home probably in April or May. K. G..
OPINIONS OF OUR OFFICERS IN MEXIco, RELATIVE
THE WAR.
From the Washington Union
In addition to the Indignant letters which we have
published from gallant army in Mexico In
formed by accomplished ofcer that the Aztec Club
In the city Of Mexico consisting of $50 Of best
officers have discussed the proper mode Of prosecuting
the war to honorable termination and they 90 al
fact he remarked that when he arrived at New Oreans
and read the Presidents message, he was very much
struck with the strong coincidence which It.
lsamost appeared fthe President had been Listening
to thsir councils and carrying out their own deliberate
Extract Of = letter to q member of Congress, dated
"Jalaps, Mexico, January 10, ls4s The Colonel twho
Luis has been postponed and that tho talk peace
Mr. Gays letter and the message have been receved
The latter Is universally approved and the former as
universally condemned, by all parties"
The schooner Captain Page Horner, and schooner
Emma Norton, Capt. Webster, for the Brazos; bark
Capt Stuart for Vera Cruz, left last evening, with
some government stores. General Towson, Colonies
and r.. : pr ps.n went
United States steam bark Edith will leave this morning
Lieutenant Colonel Stamford leaves to-day for Vera
Cruz, In the Edith 1t is probable that the Colonel will
take command Of the next train to the city of Mexico
II he does the gusrss will have to look sharp, Col
Stamford win be down upon them in the same smashing
style in which, at the head Of the gallant 9th Infantry,
Alto.-N.w Orleans Della FEB. 10.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR AND SENATE,
Feb. Is New York-EIbert Latham and David
Bruce to be port wardens Richard Scott notary public
Queens-Jsmes Hermann Of Jamaica, and Benjamin
Rushmore, Of Hampstead to be commissioners for loan
ing certain moneys of the u s. vice Jarvis Jsckon and
Peter Lystor Alexander Holden, of Hempstesd, to be
notary public vice o. 8. Denton Gilbert Sayre, Of
and Charles Oyster Bay
Of Wiamsburgh, to be notares public ice James II.
Paterson snd Peter " Remsen. Daniel T. Walden, jr,
Samr Goodwin, Richard J. Wood, David Dean, and
Benjamin d Sliman, of Brooklyn to be notaries public,
vice David Trembly, John L. Cowenhoven Robert T.
Perrine Alexander Campbsl, and Benjamin d Silliman
Miscellaneous.
horsa belonging to = MIR. White of Baltimore made
leap ct Charestown, Va, few days since, which In
close kin to the famous leap made by Putnams horse In
revolutionary times. Running OF from fright, he
oountered mill race IL feet In depth, which he at
tempted to leap 10 feet from It's edge but striking the
opposite bank with his head, dslooated his neck fell
back and expired The distance he jumped Is said to
be twenty-five feet.-Boiiimore Sun, Fe6. H.
girl named Eliza Durant, about 40 years Of age,
living In the family OF John Goodrich IN Springfield,
Mass committed suicide Thursday by taking poison
From her recent behav Jour, II supposed she in