The New York herald., 1849-11-14
The Departure or Steamships for CALI

The splendid steamships Ohio and Crescent
City left this city yesterday, at M for Chagres
having on board as many passengers as they could
conveniently accommodate, almost all of whom
were destined for the land of gold on the shores of
the Pacific.
The Ohio took some five hundred, and the other
steamship about three hundred. The majority of
the passengers on both were young men, very few
of them exceeding thirty-five years of age. We
should think that every State In the Union was
represented by them. During the greater part of the
day there was more or less excitement on board of
each vessel, and on and near the piers from which
they respectively started. Such of the passengers
as came from distant parts, having but few frieads
in the city to bid farewell to, board in geod
season, with their luggage, and busted themselves
In slowing away their traps, and selecting and ar
ranging the berhs which they were 10 occupy
during the trip. But those who belonged to the
city, or at least great many of them did not EN-
bark until the last hour-some the last momeat,
and we fear that few were left behind. As the
minute hand of the watch traversed the DIAL and
the hour of three approached, the excitement and
confusion increased AT quarter before three
both vessels presented on interesting spectacle.
The five hundred passengers of the Ohio, and the
three hundred OF the Crescent City, were on deck
or scattered through the rigging, observing the
carts as they arrived with baggage, or In other
conspicuous places, waving kerchlets and nodding
farewell to their friends ON shore. The dock was
obsructed by carriages and carts without number,
and the gang-ways leading TO the vessels were
choked with persons taking long farewell
OF friends, wives, sisters, fathers, mothers,
cousins and aunts So you're off, eh, Jun"
said a rough-looking Vermonter TO his friend.
Gwen, guess am, old fellow; and if you come
10 the Sacramento, tell you, my boy III be
about" hearty grip followed the conversation,
the passenger made his way on board, and his
friend retired to position from which he could
get farewell glance. Snow, Nehemiah, my
son. recollect the lessons which have taught YOU
from childhood" SAID Connecticut looking gem
teman to strarplng youth OF some twenty win.
tiers. "Recollect your promise to mother 10 read
your Bible every Sunday. Avoid bad company,
and don't gamble away the dust-when you get
IT. " Good by, Dan, and take care of yourself :"
"But, Old fellow, are you certain that roulette
lashed il to the black trunk myself At the end
Of the pier stood young woman, with two beau
hiul boys by the hand, both OF whom were crying
Now, be good boy, and don'tcry, Neddy. Your
papa will be back again soon to see you. Thomas.
you're too big boy 10 cry in this way Don't you
know your father said he'd be back soon, and you
promised not TO cry when he went?' But the wo-
man herself was not too big TO cry, for while she
was gently reproviDg the children for weeping a,
their fathers departure, we observed that she was
as much affected herself as they were, and big
tears rolled down her cheeks as freely as they did
down those OF her interesting children. I" You
may depend upon my writing to you as soon as
reach there, said an adventurer TO his friend, who
was seeing him off, " Now, I'll calculate oa that,
mind, and be sure you find out whether there's
plenty oi work for coopers, AT good wages" "rll
do that same SO good by; | must be on board "
Take care Of yourself, old fellow" There were
hundred incidents like these, n short time previ-
Gus 10 the departure Of the vessels but the foregoing
will suffice 10 give readers picture of the scene
which was exhibited. Al 3 O'Clock the order was
gwen TO loosen the hawseTs, and lust as they
were loosed and on board, aud before the en-
glnes were IN motion, two gentlemen, who either
mlsiook the hour OF sailing or were retained ap-
peared on the dock and motoned that they were
passengers and wanted to get on board. The
gaDgway had previously been removed, but rather
than that they should lose their passage TIE hands
of the OHIO lowered the bite OF a rope, and by il
hoisted them on board. One of them managed
very well, and showed considerable agility; but
the other apparently lost his selfpo when
about two-thlrds of the way up, and would no
doubt have fallen into the ryer, and perhaps been
drowned, but that the hands observed the predica-
ment which he was IN, and dragged hIm the re-
malnder of the height by the arms and coat
AT about three o'clock, the two vessels started
on their destinations, the Crescent City a tew
minutes in advance. Both were sauted by vnciie-
rous cheering by the thousands on shore When
they were well down the bay, thc crew Is adjourned
TO their homes, thiaking of the friends who had
just LEFT them, the gold dggings of California, and
speculating upon whether their own feet would
ever tread the streets Of san Francisco, or the
muddy banks of the Sacramento.
The list of the passengers will be found in
another column.