New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-19
OUR CALIFORNIA LETTERS.
VOYAGE to San Francisco-iiard Time. Bay
Of san Francisco-Lnek OF Churches, &C.
Corresgoniercs cf .le Tribune.

Of san Francisco-Lnek OF Churches, &C.
Corre.9oudenrs of Ihe Tribune.
s1S .AAScIsco. Nay - lsss
We bad a Lore. ~ea-isome voyage from Para
MS. HAVING been si days on the Psrisc before We
entered the G15sa Gate r. thi. magnificent bay
Asrs-a-is or roys-e co1'i v5i:e vo.-rae. IS
We were Americans 0- boarl British Graz. srd
John BaA tie skipper, and Brsto CT Brute. bis
First Mate. attempted a. once to make IS feel
tia, they were - u1naTcts a. nj they surveyed -
bit they had Yankees % dss' Eith, an guss,
f,u,l cs, thing or two before long IwiI not
rea-y yol With ysr-s about tie voyage Ea-s-h
% ssy. tie Captain STATED 70 "a lss lid as tie
B~tfsa Cousri a. Panama. before We sa.le5. tha.
he had ample provisions Tor sixty days. They
were 81 consumed in thirty. he attempted O.
give Us back. or rather green moa.dy ship-brea
hn, bad to pat 10 az Acapulco and Purchase good
a0ur,suga-. rice. &c. &c. have certainly come
~ determ nation never again % sal under an
other fsg. II csn stand on 4 deck beneath the
folds o. the Slsr-spsnsled Banner. We had TO
passengers from Panama, and u from Acapulco
resreseutat.vss from every tribe and alton under
the SGD. except the TURKS AID Arabs.
TIE weather wss fogsy snd thick as re a.
preached "Chrys0pLyis lac Or the Golden Gate"
bot We co1d easily perceive the dark, siant-ike
rocks looming up 10 either SIDE, and as Ne passed
these mute seuiiaes. which have guarded this
beautiful pass for sses Naius 8 silence being IN
broken save by the rolling bT0ws Gsshiug agaius,
them and the scream ~ the sea bird, as be i1ated
90 tie gale. the golden rays OF the setting SUI
burst forth Upoa us. An exclamation q delight
was heard AZ the moment from al partr q tie
ship. Tie mist vss gone, snd IN another moment
bill ami valley. clustering houses OF all shapes snd
sizes. snd tented fields, lay before No Had We
not known the cause and effect we woaid have
thought that the amy OF occupation vas en-
camped here and indeed L was an army with
plenty ct arms and ammunition, but without mill
tsry insignia.
Ninety- ioar days AZ sea the anchor j. down
and the boat ready - pull ashore Farewell %
the bark JOHN R.tson and Captain Kennedy
Alas poor fellow, he lies beneath the waters OF
San Francisco Bay. After carJusin, with fei-
low Captain last night both Intoxicated they PIT
Of ia small boat TO go on b0ard the chip. The
boat was upset, and Kennedy sunk beneath tie
waves. His companion was rescued = I'm diih-
entity. Whsta fearful warning against intemper-
ance He had tod me OF his home-nis family
his cottage at Maryport. lie would never 90 %
sea again; be had money enough he owred three
stips a1d RENTED $1,000 90 England from Pan
ans The demon Rom has clsimed It's victim, and
ms home viii never more echo the sound OF lis
footsteps
Terra Nrma once again Letters nom nome
frst aud then a look about togn. This IL Mont
gomery-st. parallel With the shore that house
facing Us on the brow Of the hin, belongs 70 Mrs
--. house and Ot worth $4,000 that water
OF staked out would bring ~ sale to-csy-oh
dare not say how much gold would not buy t.
Mr -- bought ten lots this morning ~ Benecia
at 80. 900 each stores, sheds, open lots. sides of
the street Tor rather the way sdel filed with
boxes and fancy articles from India and China
wines and liquors from England, France and
Italy: Yankee n1ticrs from 90 Way Down East
everything from every where may be found here,
except-well, except what Except churches
There are good, faithful and devoted Ministers OF
the Gospel here. aboring 10 the cause OF Him who
made the silver and the gold. 10 whom belongs
the cattle on q thousand hills, but The hearers
are few. a gre no multitude from a Christian land.
on these isr-oh shores have inscribed on their a.
tar, GOLD. ] would not say that all are 80. Oh,
40 there are a few who are worthy 20 he name
Of Christians and the little band vii, ! trust be-
come great one.
DO YOU wonder that my head has hched some
since / arrived here did no, think OF before,
but head aches are very common here, End by
and by there vii be heart-aches yes, The re-
faction Will come, the avalanche wills slide There
u too much much sel6shness covetousness, grasp
ng avsrice. ! remain yours, truly, J.. D.