New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-13


Incidents Of n California voyage.
We have been permitted . copy ior Inc Tr.b-
ane few passages from various private letters
received ia tn. City b. the friends Of different
California adventorers-g.yiDg the incidents ~
the sea- the appearance o porte touched At the Wy
and general Impressions Of matters and thing. One
writes from Bark STAFFORD, IT -ea, in let -. g. lon
q; " the following account of
Sea D~cipiine ond Am1semenfs.-- oar police
system which j. organized By Division # me Com.
pany into ten squads call them works admire.
BY far for the preservation Of clesnness comfort
aud order Five Of the squads, half our num-
Der eat hrst for one day alternately and every men
Der having his scat At table numbered al confusion
prevented We have. beside. three Pursers or PIrvey
ors whose business 10 s - superntend the steward
department keep the records Of supply aud c0nsump
ton &C. Our provisions prove H. De generally ~ ~
celent quality, and hsve much variety ~ could
be reasonably desired The most Of US have, 1y ths
time # before, had opportunity Of testing the
truth Of the old ada2e hat good appetite II tne best
sauce" Every sunday morning We nave divine ser
vice. and II l. somewhat remarkable That on every o.
casion far the weather has been 90 mild and pleas
ant that nave been able % hold IL on deck without
tho least disturbance or iuc1ufeulence MUSIC lAf
n.shes us one great source Of Amusement B-side
number Of good voices we have. DO the Instruments
line piano several yiuins. Two Or three r1es 81 cia
rionet several accordions two drums ~ many hes.
tambOu rinc. &c. We contuvcd % Jrng the mos' no
these into play on Washington Birthday and ~ That
day, too we had quite Celebration, with music, o.
lates addresses, good living and wound up the holiday
by general break down deck in the eFenifE
when the fine weather and moonlight do not Keep tDe
most OF deck, occupy our umc below 10 read
lng games. music, &c. and ! often ind u amusing To-
visit the diff cent groups, and see no" feaohS our gan
pagnOus da royaPf 10 adapt Themselves o. thlf
situation. Wih many pnvations and much that is
dsagrecabe, We thus find on the other hand much u
cheer ne on our long journey TO IL Dorado
81. Cafher,ne's. Br0-R-Tne following account
Of, q I.Ia ~ - ('.fleFfrg g. Cd
the usual stopping places on thu Cane Horn route
j. from \ passenger ON board ths UaJ.Hf7 wrlch
left this port on the 22d January last The winter
spcaks Of tho quarantine and Us dscomOris, ana thch
depicts the appearance OF the Island ond ne inhabitants
as follows
All The trees plants. flowers. &c difer from ours.
though we dahlia4 IN bloom, tonaioe. just fptmng
and many other things familiar 70 us me houses are
ali OF the simplest kind, and have hardly article o.
furniture except bedsiosds and cbest, with a few
common chairs. The roof IL covered win the o.d
fashioned tile while of the poorer class use on
the leaves OF species M palm Gass IL no. used mere
at all Shutters exclude the rain md unbifden visicts
The cold gives the people no trouble, ana what ih'y
live upon il haro 10 cay We have not seen one per
son eat a mouthiul--while are ealing continually
The females not kept in the houses as In RIO ia
Metro they firing and polite ~ thoif manners
the younger generally good looking Marry
ing however, A. IA or ID, ihey very soon ue 'nf '-
homcly premature Old age can make them tul'1ft I'D
are plentiful and besutiui-the boys a. well OIL the
sire. The women spin the Cotton, which grows hclt
In abundance, without even wheel Ir'y also nuke
beautiful feather flowers, bonnet trimming, &C.
which sell Tor about e. th,rd of the New York prce
Sugar Cane IL abundant Pine Apples less 90 the Co
olnut is quite small Grapes (.ecOnd crop are not
yet ripe but viii mature In two or three weeks flgs
are too rare 20 b. cheap
During ramble scr0ss the guics and over the ro ss
scralnbling billy paths that seem 10 tire the very
goats, almost every step OF our way was lined With
coffee trees, whose branches were loaded with The
green fruit or berry-while ia the Immediate vicinity
Of every house. orange lemon guaea and banana uees
were growing IN abundance Not fence Of any kind il
while oranges were ing under the trees AZ ap
pies do with Incse not eaten here however as
they fall ONLY from being siung by al Insect giving
them false appearance Of rlpencss We OF course
not Disposed TO partakc of them while AZ many
fresh wished were % be- had for the asking
without The quantity grown on each tree aston
ished us. ! have about as many as would 80 ia
hafpe measure In bunch no larger than thu meas
Urc itself Generally they are ~ close together ns
thrifty applerees The tree iss il about the s.zf so
largest Peach, but not spreading 20 much being
upright and vigorous The Lemon and 1ua'a trees az
not unlike H.
The approach TO 81 Catherine is ryplessan, from
the North. the residences OF the principal citizeus
being on that side. Here landed. laid ~ boat
and proceeded by good road street t. tbe
business part OF The town This street not paved is
occupied either side ~ dwellings generally OF t"p
siorl~s hight new aud M very pretty siye WITH some
what extensive grounds attached. aud Gov er garden
adj ,iniug the house Everything indicates neatns.s
and taste The town iiselt course ls NOT pleaa
ant Along the waters edge the bulinEs are thfos
stores high, aud aieW are i0urout ia rae BACK sue,ts
which only twenty 20 thirty ieet VIDE. they sfe
onS one story. An msde Of poor kiud OF BRICK
plasterci aud rooted with nile. the Chufcne.
(iour or five IN number aud all the puddle baldlugs
These latter occupy Two dcs Of the Plaza OF puHg
square and very Inc upper side has Church
fronts upon the water the foot OF the squfe
their market place, where negroes, male and female.
sell. from waters carried upon the head fruit # al.
knds fresh peanuts, couiccuonsry and fancy ARTICLES
The town has some 0OQO or 900 inhabitants, IRA
lOr.ty Of whom negroes, many of them ustve Aii
cans some with bare oacks with their uauvs
INN 81 he hlNN hIX .f.K
small burden On the head or II heavy pole is used
carried by two. saw but two carts Ia the psce anl
nothing NJ all like carriage smaller domestic con.
forts are occasionally al n l-mentabe discount