The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-30
New York, Saturday, June 30, 80.
The Foreign News-State of Eur0pc-Pros
pects OF the Popular Cause.

| poets OF the Popular Cause.
The last news from Europe is of no ordinary i'm
portance Although its general character was
not altogether unexpe cted, yet they fail to
excite intense interest in the public mind of this
country.
| We need not say that the relations of the Roman
people and the French republic constitute one of
the main points in this intelligence. 1t is GER
talnly a strange spectacle to behold the soldiers of
| tmancipaed France, of that France which had so
lately burst the shackles of an imbecile and inso-
lent monarchy, and had, at one bold decisive step,
attained so noble position in the scale of free
nations, employing her armed men in an onslaught
upon the struggling Misunderstanding at the
gates of the eternal city, with her cannon, and
exertng all her strength against the popular cause,
in that Rome which, no doubt inspired by her ex-
ample, had also recently struck for freedom /,
Manfully have the brave Italians INDICATED their
claim to their proud ancestral name ; but what
true friend of freedom mankind can behold I'M
moved this awful fratricidal strife?
There is something terribly dark and ominous in
this business. We fear that we see but the begin
ming of "a series of movements, the fruit of devish
intrgues, directed against the liberties not only of
the Roman people, but of the people throughout
|
been entered into behind the curtain by the Presi-
dent Of the French republic and the Emperor of
| Russia? Louis Napoleon has not, thus far, af-
forded much ground of confidence IN his honesty
| or his attachment to liberty He is inspired by
vain ambition; and, with others who possess ADLER
heads and, it may be, are animated by still more
ignoble purposes, seeks, there is to appre
bend, the establishment of an imperial dominion.
A.
Cling people of Italy? Why marshal armies, and
the military power of the republic against the
popular cause IN Itay-a cause in whose success
the great body of the republicans of France were
so deeply and cordially interested?
Alas clouds and darkness begin to thicken
around the fortunes of the European people. The
interested supporters of the ancient despotisms,
which have trodden the millions in the dust, daily
strengthen their combinations, and prepare to
strike with deader ann at the newborn liberties
Of the people. Powerful aristocracies, landed
interests, financial interests, kings, emperors,
| brokers, landlords-all the tyrannical, selfish,
grasping, oppressive influences which devour and
destroy the masses of Europe-are banding them
selves together, for that decisive struggle which
has already commenced. Ireland lies crushed and
powerless. The English masses are utterly imbe-
Gle. France has been betrayed. Italy is on the
verge Of destruction. In Germany, the old order
of things is still in the ascendant. Hungary strug-
giles goriously, but is the struggle almost of de-
spair.
The oppressor, meantime, is strong-strong in
banded armies-strong in munitions of war-stronR
in pecuniary means-strong in the allegiance oil
powerful classes, whose very existence depends
upon the prosperity OF his despotie reign. Osl
heart almost fails we contemplate the prssen,
state of Europe. egrestly fear for the prosperity
of the popular cause Have all the hroes and strug-
giles, and blood of the people to be for nought ?
Are wo to remain cold-blooded spectators? Must
We fold our arms and at less moved than those
who look upon play? Are the government and
the people of this mighty republic to suffer the
bossoming hopes of the European people to perish
from even before our eyes, without one effort to
save them from that destruction which would
seem now to nendcs then?
INTERESTING IRON CALIPoRNIA.-By the po-
likeness Of Mr.. George McDougal, Of the firm
of George McDougal 81 Co., of Suttersville,
California, we are enabled to place before our
| readers reliable directions TO ship masters and
others, for sailing through the Bay of Slison az far
as d" New York on the Pacifc;" new city recent
ly laid out in that region, and situated at the mouth
| of the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers. That
bay has been surveyed for the first time, by Lieu
tenants Sherman and Hammond of the United
States army, and Lieutenant Blair, of the United
States navy, at great expense, for Mr.. Nc Dougal,
Col. Stevenson and others, who have laid out the
new city. Previous to this survey it was supposed
that the Bay of Suison was not navgable for large
vessels further than Bencia; but the result shows
that at low tide the channel contains from three to
four fahoms of water. The tides rise and falls FIVE
| feet:-
SALrro DREorrors ACCOMPANYING rnE CHART THE
| BAY OF SUIsoN, FROM ITS ENTRANCE THE CRY OF
| Nrw YoRK ON The PAsrvIc, AT ITS JUNCTION WITH
| RIVERS San JOAQUIN AND SACRAMENTO.
Sailing Directions from Ka,quines Strss to San joaquin
R.cer. tn. Boys q San Frane'seO, Sc" Pa1le and
Cher. BY Beechy and Wilkes, to render directions
1nneeessosy.
Steering away NJ E. BY N. (msgnetio) until tho wa
fret low point tho south shore to bear N E. BY E.
with that bearing on-steer away to the Northward
half point and pass the first point Cables length,
rypg FIVE six and seven fathoms, and then haul away
a half point to the Northward, and pass the second
point (the upper end Of one Of two small islands
the south shore) about the distance from this
point; the second low point the north shore will
range tho table land beyond which range must
b. kept on steering more to the Northward or East
point Within half sse pa to Tn.
Eastward. keeping the Northward shore aboard and
passing the salient points a half cables length,
until you are abreast Of prominent point on the
south shore. bearing s. T. byS You may then keep
mid channel for three miles, which will bring you
abreast Of the San Joaquin river You then enter
the river, steering and making s. half course,
ryng six nve four TO three fsthoms water which
brings you one quarter Of mile within the points Of
the river. As the wind Is generally w. N. W. through
this channel IL would be hazardous to beat down Ii
without pilot Of which there many In this port
until such time the channel may be we'll marked
BY buoys or beacons. JAMES BLAIR U s. ~
Messrs. Stevenson, Parker and McDougal &C.. San
Francisco
The river San Joaquin, we understand, is navi-
gable by steamers for a distance Of sixty miles
from its mouth viz: to the mouth Of the Stanisaus,
In the imme date vicinity Of the gold mines. As
10 the Sacramento river, are informed that it
s navigsble not only for sloops but for banks, as
far up as Suffers Fort. About six miles from its