New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-20

ina OF fnesS cref -cOl0rrc nfs-i@t. Taufl ~
o. rails and tiyl0a1 q coffee sLd assured -
D. lsied swsin with tears 10 eyes tia; u would re-
cure more than half Els fortune = keep his wife In
sosp- suppo.ing Oh. should acquire TIE w-ssns.s or
ambition % bee ne ensnorsd Of fresh water
san FRaScIsco TWO VARS AGO
Our anchorage the little village Of fsrba'
bueua, i've miles from the ocean, aud within mort
distance from the Franciscan Mission and Preside 81
the old royslist, Ire site seems badly chosen Tor a
though IL reposes IN partial shster beneath the ngh
developed in chilling fOss and invsrisoy darHz "
afternoon. strong sea oTeszes Drawn nfou-I t1e
straits like funnel, sad playing with ntll Noehee
around ias hills, the ssud 10 swept IN onn0lnk g.
over TIE town and the adjacent shores OF NE psy.
Yet With al these drawbacks II. place vas lHPilJ
thriving under TIE in3Omlisole energy oil our county
men. Teuements, large and small, we're lunnlns -
Ike card-buit houses 10 al directions ne popu,1
ton IVES cor posed Of M0rmOns bscKTooosmen $40 !
fs very respectable traders from the eastern ors o
the United states. Iery rare = ~As 70 - He.i'
our brethren had played the pofcupine ~ snaiP J -
- oolae them 70 80 < their homes smons H-oIe ~
genial kindred. On Sunday however, II vas noi %
common l. encounter ssy csvscades OF young psl'-
uos fnsling IN silver cbsins md nAtTy SNnNe NJ
town. hslfscozen abreast; having leit tneif 49,
hearts ~ the Mssion, or some esn'o'lus -
the evening fsndsngo Toward afternoon, when tne.e
frocsOne cabole70s became trfe elevated Wiz 'nff
rotations they wont b indulge 10 FAIlry ~
uricia 10 fests On hOrsebsck-eepins aud "hee.4".-
throwing the lsssO over each other or " ~ euaAo.
4
ID the earrara in catching the beasts by oextefCt'
tvs; 10 the tail snc The performance was never $50
fsctoTy concluded until the bulloc was tnro"n com
ulste soneYsetOv bic horns Sc Phl-1LOs " ~
f,rus Ike the guschos Of Baeno. res, and sua-o OF
Chill pas. most Of their existence on 'eoaeN' thei Z
the nztursl vigor Of manhood seems ali AZ once cAeu
iuto play and morse and hacker appear oil the same
piece The lasso IL their psyt either for service
Or psstine; with H. the unruy wild horse or oenocS
is brought within reach OF the knife ferociou'
himself sois HE throat twisted snd choked snd WIN
- % AT drGg.pf
perhaps to tie boar-osii notwithstanding bis eitsrns
ave- and giant efforts 10 escspe. without the noh-
and these gentry are helpless as infants ,ner
harses admirably trained -nd sometimes petloi IA
under sku nsnd prsnss that slvsys cause urpfi'r
10 strangers once band Of horses ~ Oehei n
Rosss qu'nta near Buenos Ayres trained 10 run hAs
mares. with fore snd hind legs lAsheo tgelner .;
thongs Of hide II undertaken 10 pEeferVe tne All
nss from being thrown By the Indian boias ana thr
roers as consequence lsnced 10 desih But "ssiar
more amused one afternoon while passing fandHnso
near Monterey, 70 ise drunken td2seo- 1--WE
--rnountd on restive, piuDgng BEST, nod Al arms
length a tray OF glasses, trimming with sgusalenief
which he politely offered 70 everybody within reach o.
HE curvetpgs without ever once spillins drop.
thous ths better than Camille LerouI In the Polss or
guscho picking up cig4rritto with bis teeth, At =
hand gsllOp 1t is remarkable, too how very long =
Californian can urge horse and how hghily ne Fides
even when the beast appears Thoroughly exnausIeo'
tottering ri every pace under strange rider yet the
native will li him TO renewed struggles, and hoid
bin for leagues further Nor IA II by the AID OF h'
enormous spurs, for The punishment IL by no means
80 the sharp rowes with u.s. bui accustomed
to The horse from infancy he appears 10 divine HE
powers and thus a mutual and instructive bond is a.
sbMshed between them. The SADDLES here as well a.
those along the southern coasts psrtake In Duhd OF the
old Spanish high peak snd croupe, and are really IN
tended for aud comfort 20 the rider In Chill the
Dillon is used, soft materisl OF rugs, smooth and
thick thrown over the saddle frame; but II fistends
the thighs too greatly the Californian 10 both hsrc
and heavy aud murderOus to the horse. The Mexican
q
aud great support to the rider 1ne stirrups OF eL
are similar, weieh,y wooden structures and the feet
rect naturally in them.
There is no hing either pleasing or Inviting In the
landscape Ia the vicinity Of Yerosbuens All looks bare
and sterile from distance, and closer inspection
the deep sandy soil IL covered with inpervous thick
81, Of low tboruy underground with none of the rieh
aresn heritage forests timber ae IN Monterey Ihe
roads we're heavy that the horses could hardly strain
nearly knee deep through the sand, and consequently
our rides restricted leagues pdstdr TO toe mis-
sion, the narrow strip OF the peninsus ar 70
old Preside but In the town We pas-ed tie hours
pleasantly became conversant with tina Mormon bible
doctrine, rolled tsnpins znd amused ourselves
nightly At the monte In the de btbtdd de Br0rr
stl there 4 great stir snd hustle going mum
Der OF large merchant ships had arrived bringing thf
regiment of NewYork volunteers, and the beach Wal
srewn with heavy suns, csrnsges, piles OF shot, ora
nance stores wagons tents, and camp equpsge, whilst
the streets were filed with troops, who belonged 4
the true democracy called one smother Mister, spub
bed their oicers aud did generally IS they pleased
which wss literally nothing However In due time
they brought into the traces and properly bucs
led 10 their duty when their services exeried II
planting battery Of long 2ipoundeI' to command
The Straits and their excitsble spirits kept under con
troll at their quarters in the Presidio.
This was Yerbsbuena ~ we found II on our nrs
conins-rspidy fpringing into importance, and bid
ding fair at future day, even without the sdvan
sges TO be derived from the mines which were thel
unknown, to become the greatest comnereisi port OF
the Pacific.
s.syJRs OF SUxEHEyA-
We took long stroll around the beaches and valley
al The head of the hArbor, made number Of vists
then bHthec In shallow discolored stream Of miners
water. The district Is not popuous. ana during GU
soiouru the king and many OF the natives had gone 10
high hea'hensh festival In sdjscent valley. on h'
opposite side of the island Since the occupation y
The French perfect amity had existed between the di
erent clans of Nukehevs where each petty chief snS
people are independent s0vereigns In their romantic
and secluded valleys not 30 much for mutual friend
shp existing between th m as In hatred TO their Wnit
visitors. The French seldom wandered 10 soy srea
distance nom their quarters, tearing, possoy' 10.
"AuthTOpOpsgisn tastes Of their brethren
The women were tall and well shaped, with yer,
much brighter complexi0ns than the Hswsiisns, and
with exceptions OF young girls were ali more O' zee
dfsured by the indigo hues OF tattoo the faces es
Gaping with delicate blue lines dots on lips OF
cheeks They al seemed compimented, snd gave W
every assistance in decpherpg different signs
upon their persons, aud one buxom dame, who nad
srge painting similar TO tie tail OF peacock 'pread
and preceding u.s. that might study Its beauties
with every facility possible
Many were decorated with bracelets and necklaces Of
leaves or COVERS and some with snklets Of human
hsir toe nails and other vsusole relics All were per
fumed with cocOsnut OIL and smesred with another
equally ocerous ointment, which dyed arms and facet
deep ssiron-neither cosmetic was able to aequii
taste for sitter repeated triss; and, Indeed, may
admit that have conquered disgust, psThspi
engendered by too nice sense OF perfume
From a NUMBER of unmistskesble signs and e1pres
siOnr 1 presumed the Francs were not entirely be
Owed by the women, although the men deisnec
ludcrous attempts in mode of beard mousIsche. shrus
Of shoulders and other little grmsce 10 copy French
irsss End manner.
Alter bathing we reclined on the thvarts Of an I'm
mense war esnoe that hsulded upon the oeaen
capable of holding At least city paddles aud amused
our selves watching score OF young girls swimming II
the bay they like fishes but 40 there was no sur
of rocks had no means OF determining what novel OF
extraordinary tests they were sble TO perform; they
were quite ssfu little fshervomen, and procured oi
US cocosnut shel full OF delicious oysters-no og9ei
than shius pieces--shch served 10 psn the time
until We &C joarned 10 the kings house.
Ii wss rather u modern structure, OF roughly sic
stones snd boards built by the French, though i-inl
to decay There but sim gle apartment q toler
sbe siz- ioor and walls were sHewn with mats stools
couple OF bedsesds spyglssses fo~lingpieces covered
with rust spears. Dsis csiosshrs rolls OF dPpa VA
conehes, whales teeih circular crowns OF COCKS Tea