New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-21

Excursion IN the BAY OF san Francisco.
on Saturday morning rhe 2i-, inst 10 pursuance 90
uri-sr an. large number % our cirrors. .i-n-
usry ladies' several strangers. ana numerou. orcers
from POI. American. English and Peruvian ve-ses-oi
port Assem- h,-i ~ tae deck oi me steamer a.
l-lruia. and - I'D. clock lrr anchor IA Weighed
sri W found our-elres borne across ihs waters az
tLe rse ~ twelve SrQt- au lulr by tr mighty power
~ steam The morning WAS delslftl.. the recei,u-
misrs revealing ire cear blue SKY u a the purity snt
beauty which California Ky alone can boast and me
fresh breeze as came gently n from the ofean A.
Dr. rre1 10 TOYING Hr1 fn' -itr'flr- waves. seemed
hn euant ue.sr er of Leath AMI strength pr1dlclu,
d trac.n- AID elastic erect uP9n ihe system
A. rne tle -hq passed G0sn tl- hsrhor in 'FRONT.' %
thr an srfry person co4 uat it o. remark tie Fic
tl~es4le ampli'a.a-er situation % san Francisco
and ir- ropuou- ard busy appearance 40 well - fae
a-'on--hinz evidences 'i increase n population wealth
and commercial -i. porrtrce whICl % presented On
passing the Peruvian brig sar Genera TNnmart
me American ensign Wa displayed 10 the fore. AMI
national salute ar,t-a m'st oc1t-ns ani happy com
pluenL
After nun oi about 3J minutes the -h.o rounded 20
in front OF fnc new City o -au.oo. cifin. 20 ulany
their first view ot TIN. pleasant and g some esteemed
important -lfe ~ commercial town Prom thi- ace
wc proceeded directly ga through Aarcoon straits
from ~lIcn wc bad nnc prospect 10 TIE leiY ana
magnificent scenery 40 tle entrance ut tlr nar1nr as
vel oi p more s4otlei aui n'au-fAt scenery
which ths straits themselves rrc-fut On emerging
from fle straits the h-lc- ou tle eft wcrr 4n Pc
oil object 0t remark for their unl-u. ua ctlre-qle
shape sid tlr bright green grass with which thF were
clothed 20 thsir very -umlnlt- A. We proceeded me
lcrsalY wooded hills ~ Gotta Madeira gave now aspect
-o fhe country and The dars brown pyramid called
Treasure leland wa, Ou 0ul night. the 'ong. .o" ale
covered nu.au-, the Mission Oi san Rafael WIKI rs
surrounding hills covered wltl forests. go oar .ei and
tlc narrow straits 90 san Pablo fh tae white crcs-s
oi ,nr Two Brothers and Two sisters lu tlc distance
directly ahead.
Passing the straits We We're soon ont on the broad
waters 81 the Bay 90 san Pablo which stretch away
west Tor twenty miles toward tre sunny valleys ru-
attic deb. and craggy peaks OBJ le coast range, whle
Oar f0 te north tle tm blue outline o tne same mo4n
% 10 could le Traced 90 our en- tle rolling prairc
lui ~ tne rch ranches that SKIRT the Bay cover
cd he earth in May places Tor miles with beautiful
cuame.ed carpet of yellow and green. vae directly in
our front fhe al mat MARKS Tie entrance o the straits
of Carquincz was distinctly visible as was the tower
ias summit q Monte U.t1o.
soon entered trr straits &C lArquiuct, where the
scenery par-ses ttc % the character % chat ~ Roe
northern ucncrmtnt oi the n.-l inds ou The Mud
-0u RIVER and . ~ ibis season o he year esteemed
Toe finest the Bay ,he high aud abrupt hills are
now covered t0 their top with carpet Of grass
n few minutes after entering the straits We came 10
shr % the Cry 90 Hcnlca. which s situated GA gen
r slope on the northern shore and which. 10 il
tended by some u destined 20 become the command
IN commercial position ou the Pacific coa7t
Arriving Ia front 81 the town. the steamer rounded 20
and came % anchor amid the % cannon and other
demonstrations Of joy By both parties
During the passage up. the day bad been eni'ened
hy fine music from the band OF the : ship Ohio, and
the dancing that followed, together with the oracnS
effect 81 the fresh lr had given 90 every person on
board good appetite, and thus enabled them 20 DO
Justice 20 an excellent dinner to which they sat down
a few minutes after arriving az hcu.ea.
The dinner could not and dIt not. pass over without
appropriate and happy acknowledgements ot the pleas
antue-s the trp. and tributes 90 the respected ON
Gers and owners 90 toe noble steamer.
shortly siter dinner the anchor was weighed and
the prov turned toward san Francisco ~n"re We At
rived little after sunset al well pleased with the day
proceedings and only regreng that % was Impossible
20 pass the morrow IA 81 equally Joyous and interest
ing manner.