New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-23
serious Def,cts Ia Ire Postal ATrsu sensnts
--ThisRs in van PrAacisce.

Esnsemeo. for trslsp0-.icg the nLiI acfoss TIE
Isthnus a. Panama and the complaints are i1rd
and general among &. classes beside, Co7 node
Of condactin tie Pos. OfHos IL hs place hss been
vs-y tsdlooi and troublesome. owing - The IN
menss amount ii letters Isos yod r, 70 g Zee,
and tho van, of clefSs t, sEs0r. All deliver
the the steamer bi1 been here Eve dsy' BE-
tore received yoor stter. Upward oil 70 900 'e'-
ters, All cart: bad Of newspsPsrs, came oq Win
the asst nsil. Ths ray o. c!o'k here lus 10
tie pay u postmss.er OF one Of yo4t large c'''e'
AID az there hss been 10 provision made iofs
COZ tiose-cy b. Government. = "a hard - zen
sbea there rili bs 4 change for the bette. Tia
salary ofths Postmaster WI. hardly pay ia board
sed lo5sing and be AL. be fortunate Il he is rat
ia deb. at the cad of the yea
Tie cry r. still they cone We had ~ arf''
yts Of large vessel. ~ tRo dsys I'll. coaih' with
upward o; 5000 passengers in oae 1sss-mcd 81
them "eoA hunters Many c. the ships are
Owned By companies who Of course hold together
ont; they got here but who invariably b'sta OP
or dssolie in few days alter thar arrival 10 10
ins.aroe have l Known company OF "'er'1 10
ten men hold Together more than week after
theit reschipg the dlsslogs small partes Of from
three 70 II ye vork to the best advantage 1T the
p!acsrs, AID Of all tas Numerous nAchioes tyr
washing cut gold very few are, 81 have been used,
and consequently arc worth nothing
We row have abundance OF goods OF p KINDS,
and from every quarter Of tbs world We have
had lately several arrivals direct from sntoni Win
flli csrg0s Of Chinese msnu'sct res and prooo'e'
sGch silks, preserves, lscql4red .uTbitnfe'
h0nses 81 &c. and CLiuanen, Cti.iens, -SicHns,
and ssudy7 .cn Islanders Tor Csnokssl RE ss com
raon in our streets "a dSikies are IN NeT-Iors
Many If them are employed srogt the town 10
building, digging, SC. Nctviis'sndihg the great
iDGlx Of population into tAls place wages nave
con psrstivey falion very ltilc. A !aecfer can
earn from g to g ser lay or 81 per hour nov,
and carpenters and other mechanics from stO "
Sl2 per DAY and higher rates aTe paid. Even
.,iih the iittle knowledge hsve 0i MECHANICS,
nave oten brought Il into QUESTION "a carpenter,
upbosterer paper hsnger, l0cksmi'A, L g. ana nave
m sde nv zoo per day, beside officiating % nc
tonssr, SC &c. As labor srd time ~. money
ia this country ! have always been on mana 70
make use of ny capital, INV arms and wlls
30 great hiss been the change in this 70 All since
nv arrival hero that it is Ike psssinE ten yenrs
IN Newly ork, and l actually tee The an ola IN
nabitN't when walk out on tire hHt back Of The
town On Sunday s'teruOon, and zee lie great
chsnges which have taken place within ie"
months and when / view from tue elevation she
port and extended bay, with nearly 80 large yes
sells sitting quietly upon The blue waters, and The
slands and di,taut bills ontse opposite aide Of IA
bay, fancy cannot picture too m'gniicenoe ard
grandeur Of the scene. The increase OF the NUN
Der of buildings IN the town ID truly ast0nihng'
snIewccks time will often metsmoTl bose tn
barren ssnd-hils into busting street OF stores,
whore every article Of merchandise msy be ionuG
This ia easily accounted for by tho Tact that ih'sr
who have cHme out here TO d. business bring their
houser already framed, snd htsed IN doors and
Sindows, a.. and they are put up and sre rea0Y
Tor use in tbreo or four days There is lot, per
aspg, a spot in any part OF the world where IN 're
Is 20 rpnrh hustle .tir and excitement, sris NJ
from various causes as et this place ~ the time !
am now writing The streets and public houses
are thronged with eager adventurous Groups Of
new comors may be seen IN every direction max
ing Inquiries tout the mines, and ihe pro'Peciand
success Of those digging, snd forming their plsns
as to which of the "piscers they VIII start 'or
Others may bo seen hurrytpg slong loaded with
their baggage and prOvisions, 10 embark ca some
vessel abOat to SAL Tor the H. DOradO the FrO-
missed Land In another place NAV no seen par
ties euceay0riug 20 sell articles which they have
brought with them round tie Horn ssd many OF
them entirely useless, which they cannot sell or
carry with ,hom 20 the mines
On the togih OF the town extends long SANDY
beach running 20 point OF land which iJrns the
seniclrcle OF the hsfbor and gradually rising rom
| the water hack. soma 3oo or 400 yaTds, untl' II
sets me seni-ntii-, v HfN mere are 'HNctt' il
| s,upted growth Ct OLS :,mber snd bushes. bach
OF which rams Happy Valley, ga Il Is called but
Why Il has this 6ppellsuon, "quien tahe For
| h sif milo on the beach eXtendiug into the Val
| lev, 6 novel sight meets tie View p5ncci town
| OF tents Ia regular streets, and should thibk
about 900 in number. Hero may be seen sroce-
rss boarding and lodging, gambling. oArPeI.sns
blscksmiths, tnkors and tailO-s. and occasionally
Na arisoC ratc-lo looking tent with Doctor somebody
in large characters stuck out IA front This part
Of the town il generally occupied 10y new Corners,
who NsnkeC-ike, tShe upon themselves the PHI
vi exc OF preemptlng, OF occupyns INC lard Win
oat usyirg rent, although efOrts hSSe been made
10 collect rent from them. but without SUGGEST
An arpesl 10 arms would bs the consequence OF
any cocrcive movement. In Almost every street,
iu the very center 80 our tow n may DC seen hoaSet
covered entirely top Gad sides with canvas oocn.
pied as stores. u. where the burglar, with
| small penknile might effect al eutsSsoe into any
part OF the premises most convenent 10 his enter
prise but can safely say. that although the Ia
ciites, snd, miSht add, the temptations, arc
great 10 rob, yet we have scarcely 81 instance
xrown shont the town If s burglary Goods, ii.
quor., sc. are 70 he seen lying about the streets
exposed for weeks untouched. Fren,hmso
= ss shot few weeks ago BY one OF rs own
coastry men and s'terEsrd robbed. Ia three holrs
the murderer was taken Into custody, has been
tried and convicted and IL TO be hung on the 2oth
OctobSr.
ADe Oclcshts from NlHctcNt pane - NA'S Van
Try are nov at Monterey, holding C-nvsnson,
occupied in forming . Constitution, *. for the
State &c Csiiiornia. Who will be elected or sp-
pointed 10 30 10 W Washington it 10 hsrd TO tel. A
number are in the field as candid stcs for the ottce
some OF them thread bare politicians from the
S.stes. We are sadly in want Of Sod " holesome
avs, tie Mexican lsws ere IN force but they 80
pear % Dc hIt.e understood by our lswyers-
which, blythe bye, We baye GO plenty as blsoseer-
rles here.
With ressrd to the qasn,ity OF soid 81 tho pla-
cess have &c sson TO believe. ;fOn the converse
uons / hsve mad with different individuals that Il
"a very sbun-snt over a large usct OF country
but as have stsied before 20 you. IL is not 70 be
obtained without gTes. sbov, AMI the oniy psFsons
proper 70 80 &c the dissings are men who have
been accustomed 20 hard labor a. their h'es, and
Who are the Only oaes who can eniare the fatigue,
exposure ard pTivstlons spQertaining 10 The ocea
Ps'ions AZ the placss,. have, 20 DO sRre, seen
some exceptions, where persons enscoustomed to
work have dag with considerable success bat Il
IS ~ no means 4. common occ lsresce. \ friend o.
nine from New.NorA, and r person IL whom
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