The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-12

decent or even necessary subsistence. Some
are merchants, Others lawyers, and, | regret to
say, some loafers. Yet all are genemanly and
well behaved, and doubtless with a little drilling
IN The science OF economy, would eventually make
good and useful citizens This California climate
Will have very desirable effect upon many of
there young gentlemen, not only ia business
point Ell view, but IN giving them lust apprecia-
ton OF the worth and value of labor.
Hoie Is end houses spring up like mushrooms;
every day bings Change IN the appearance of the
place, and ii man who sbsents himself for a week
Is utterly lost on his return. To give you an idea
OF The despatch and the electric spirit of building
and speculation, VIII state fact that occurred
few days since Going TO dinner, | met a
young man OF my acquaintance who seemed
to be unusually hurried, and asked him the
cause, or what 1t was that lmpelled him on at
such a pace; he answered that he had Just
leased house to party of traders, and as they
wished TO take possession that night, he had as
much as he could well 90, TO build and make it
ready tor their accommodation. He had actually
rentt and buit The house In the space OF hours
Whole towns 90 up in this way. The means of
making IN. ney are as numerous and various al the
Characters thai follow them Physicians inste ad of
riding In their gig, make more profitable calls, at
digging cellars, earring dirt. and other respectable
occupations. One noticed sails his aquatic gig,
visiting bis floating patients. The bay literally
ciy afioat, and although many of the habitatlons
are desered d, there yet enough left give busl
ness TO more than one disciple Of Esculapus.
The hafbor presents for miles an unbroken forest
OF masts-shlps from every nation and country lay
here, IDLE and worthless, with no prospect of ever
lea,lDe--msny must go down at their anchor, for
there are not men enough unemployed TO work the
twentieth part of them The men will leave there
Ii no why Of deiaIning them tor duty on board the
naval force has been weakened by desertion, and
there ls no human effort or possibility TO prevent
the custom" Of deserving Com. Jones has
barely iUrce enough ON board TO form a crew, much
less 10 tender assistance 10 m. rchaDtmen There
are yet scores OF vessels IN port, that have been
months endeayonng 10 discharge-some have no
con.ignees, Others too mapy-many have captains,
while numbers without them, and without use
for the commodity. We have many converted into
store houses, hotels, lodging houses, and hospitals.
THIS Is the only place In The world where Jack tor
gets the ssnctity If the iorecastle.
The news brought 10y the French frgate Pour
suivanle, nom the Sandwich Islands, relative to
and the French Cousu. at Honolulu, has by no
means given these digntaries a respecuul posi-
ton. The people here regard The affair as al ont
rage, aud look upon the perpetrators IN the hight
Of usufpeTf, or as little less han party OF bucca-
neers. You will get the facts from the Aita "a
fJ@rtG cf Saturday last, but do not see that it
mentions The fact of the French commander
having sentd one of The Hawaiian government
vessels, aud sent her TO T-hta as an indemnify
for what! | understand that Mr.. Miller, the Bn-
iish Consul, opposed the demands OF the French
Aomira with much earnestness. What Mr. Ten
Eyek has done, is not known. Mr. Eames, the
newly'hppoiLted commlss Toner, has been here
some few days, awaiting vessel to take hlm TO
his destination; he Ii exceedingly anxious TO be
at his post, especially as hls presence at thus time
and under the existing circumstances, would, no
doubt, preserve the interests OF his government
from any emergency that might possibly arise
irom this affair Mr.. Esmes has been disappointed
in regard 10 The faciliues In possession OF Com
modoie Jones, and is detained here much against
his inclination. There being vessel of war
here except The St Mary, that can be spared, he
is compelled 10 await her arrival He expects to
leave IN the 81 Mary, which vessel Is hourly ex-
peced, en- or IN The neghborhood OF the 10Th last.
Ihs II l..a. tl.T
attempt TO drown Passed Aiidshipman Gibson in the
boy. u lew days since, Is low going on on board
the deg ship Savannah, at Benecia This was the
nost revolving act Of cowaroce ever perpetrated;
much 30 that the other sailors board te, that
should these fellows escape, il would sigmatize
them and the profession for ever, and with the
utmost ovru du COPS assisted IN their capture.
However disposed Commodore Jones may feel
Tor an acquliial, or transportation TO the United
Siaies, be cannot well resist the current Of public
opinion, Execute them he must this IS the feel
ing. The most sggravaiing feature in the case Is,
that the fellows taIIted the officer while attempt-
ing 10 drown hun, and showeIed rpon him while IN
the water the most brutal insults The fellows
were shipped al Valparaiso IN the schooner Ewing,
and had received no wrong from MIR. Gibson, who
is represented as an amiable end kind officer.
A FrncLmsn, by the name Of Daniles, will he
hung in the Plsza, the 10Th inst, for the muir
der of iIicnd and county man.
You viii observe by the papers, that we have
regular organized police; but | ann afraid their
eDeiRics Will corlode Tor the want Of encourage
mrnt OF business.
The people from the mines come In but slowly.
Some report Indifferent sncccss others offer no en-
courag,meri, while some again flourish their bags
II cuif, with the utmost haIlly Of spirits.
1te dutt comes IN, and money ~ to be had but
IL wants iron constitutions ~ endure the toll and
work.
Port routes and Officer are being established
through the county, under the supervision o Col.
Allen, supt rlntendent Of the poet Office depart
msnt for this territory.
People in the United States, where the appetite
certainly can be graiiiied, though the most fastI-
dious, imagine thar we have no good living here.
Lock OF this bill e fare. Wouldn't some Of the
gents who pick their teeth the Aston steps, prick
up Their ears u an Invitation to such "A dinner
Pnces high, true, but the people arc rich.
Uoteis In Caiiforpis-The Ell OF Ware.
DELhONlCO KEsrAURANr.