New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-29
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| Texsrs. TIE Government here, a. 70 wei kro y Z,
hss sent money and supplies to the border, Of the
| Desert. Tor the parPoss OF relieving al such 20
| arrive in a destitute condition.
| D.srep5irg lonx c.nsis IN the no1stsis.. |
ear,s out =. the great SSia. Plain. Al an Indian
| rSrchs "a the sst slope, several cart osds OF
melon. we're heaped beside the door, and ate
.~osr three In compsny with q traveller Who rode
~, aid who proved 70 be spy employed oy zen
s->oss IL the Mexican eampugr To snike OCT on
| TIE PLAN eu nae settog sail on az unknown sea
| Ny companion sooa sunk below the hosisoo'
shie l. whose tmeers we're somewhat suslnea.
abored ater hin. had some missivings About
| toe sad. bat followed Il some oGr Or ave miles
shen, on ty Tag the course with a compass, de-
teruinec - cave Il and take the open PLAIN.
made Tor faint spec FAR 70 ths right, vhich after
81 hour hard waking, showed itself ~ be de-
serted rancse, beside an 90 9s Ggp.I, or msrshy
spring Fortunately, struck on another road, and
psfssveriugy follow ed Il TIL dask, when reached
the rssche Il Thomss Bsncc, on the bsak OF the
salinas River Harvey Birch wn standing IN the
door. having srrived ar hca- before NE. Togtiliss
and isiboles we're smokius On the tsbls-a welcome
,isht ~ = hungry msa. Mr.. Bisnoo sho treated
rs With senuiae Aindness then gave Us good beds
Az wen. 60 sleep xith the boom Of ire ,arf on
the shore q the distant Bay ringing in my ears.
No. B. who is Married a. q Californian woman.
has eesn hvins bore several years. His accounts
have heard fnom other residents. There q nne
garden on ire rsnche, bat daring his absence az
ina placer lass summer Ell the vegetables were
carried away by I bsod OF sonorisns. who loaded
nisp.,k mules with them aud drove them Cd They
would even have iorc,biy taken his ~iis and her
slater with them, had not some OF her relatives
fortunately arrived In time 10 preventn
was % lsme and sore thu next morning. that |
VISA lam 70 be bel ped over the remaining Is miles
y ms place, BY the Kind cfer OF M Shew II
Baltimore, Who gave me a seat 10 his WAGON
BOW here and tho SslinOs the rosd pssses
over sSnd-i'lls covered cnly with chsppsrs, and
good for nothing except 80 shooting-srcund for
2arrioses and hsres. The view OF The town a.
VOC sPprosca. opening through q gap between
Tvn low, piny hills ia very hne. Though 90 far
Interior 70 San Francisco In size, the houses all
substantially built. and DO not look ss # they woald
dy ID in n gale Of wind. They are scattered
.Omew hat loosely over a gentle slope, behind
which rises q waving outline Of piae covered
mountains. Un the EiEus hand sYPs-- 49, hi".
waters Of the Bay, WIKI six CT seven vessels An
chored near the shore. The American tag hoats
gsily la the sunshine above the tort on the clut
,nd the Government Aces 10 the town, aud prom
tnent amoos the baldngs on the high ground
,t,uds the Town HS-s truly neat aud spacious
81 dee Of yellow stone, tn which the Constitution
a Convention 10 now sitting.
In spite OF the additional life which this body
must give 20 the place, my hrst impression was
thst OF deserted town. Few people sere stir
ri0g ia the streets, business seemed dull and stss
nsnt and .fser hunting half an hour for a hotel.
learned that there WA none. In this diemms
isckily met my former felow.tayeler, Major
smith, who sssed me 20 spread my blanket in his
room. In q stroll aboI. the town, have sisce ne
ticed considerable sisn Of improvement, and do
GOT doubt that when the lever heat OF gold ex-
element, ION which Monterey does not depend Tor
ia growth shall have cooled down, it will rapidly
iucrsase N size aud Importance.
found Lieut.. Resle here, and with the pioneer
Knisht. domiciled with Col Fremont. VINO has
made this the fesderc CO OF his family ior the com
lns Winter. Gen Riley, whose severe Illness
occssiOued much solicitade among his friends, 10
fast recoverios and In this mid and eqaable
ct mate. will doubtless regain his former visor-
have good deal TO say OF the Convention, ln
Delegates and matters sppertsiuiDg thereto, but
chi. letter has air, sdy reached the readable limit
rhe steamer Oregon touched here Monday night
as, on her vsy up. bat brought us no mail. There
we're few papers on board, In private bands. but
all the news we can get IL scant aud unsatisiso.
tory Everybody Is yexed and disappointed and
more less than your correspondent. 81.