New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-23
CALIFORNIA.

The Cboiera-The Sandwich Isiands-The
SQuattcr INTERPRETATIONS Benicia Il
Port OF Entry-C0m. Iones-An Extra Ses-
sion Of the observation-disclosures Gold
Seekers-City improvements, &c.
Correspondence o. The Tribune.
SAN Francisco, Friday, Nov. l5 1850.
The Cholera is the principal topic Of interest
since my last letter. You will perceive by the
List of Deaths, which send enclosed, that the
mortality has principally been confined to Sacra
mcnto City, where, in a population of scarcely
one.iourth own, the mortality has been treble
that in San Francisco. 1t should be borne in mind
also that most of the deaths which have occurred
here are those Of persons not permanent residents
Of the city. part of the people Of Sacramento
also have taken reiuge with US.
I have been among the sick considerably, and
find that bat very few, if any, well aud temperate
persons residing in healthy locations, have fallen,
victims OF Cholera. Hence, there has been here,
at no time, any very considerable anxiety on ac
count OF the malady. No one regards ii as con
tagious.
Asto it's oriqin.it undoubtedly Travelled acroSS
the continent with the immigration By land.
cannot learn that a single case come in from sea,
and there has never been any Cholera On board
the steamers, so far as | can learn, between this
and Acapulco. The disease certainly came dorm
tie ,1rors, and it was this which caused SO many
deaths in July, August and September, along the
line of travel from the Humboldt via Carson al
lev, to HanetoWn.
The friends at home Of those in California will
feel as though drawing in lottery the life or
death OF US here, they ance at the hrst lntell-
genCe in the long list OF deaths [ send you But
all new countries have been built over heaps q
eraveS. And thus, suppose it must be with this
Which Of US may tall and which survive, ike the
issue of battle, is uncertain.
By an arrival from the Sandwich Islands, last
evening, received papers to the 18th uit They
contain several pleasing evidences oil improve
nent there The whale fishery was never before
more abundantly successful It Is beginning TO
be strongly felt that lane Of steamers is requisite
to facilitate the intercourse between us ana the
Sandwiches; and such line, it is to be hoped,
may speedily be established Large numbers are
now going from this port for the purpose OF win.
tering in the Islands Many OF them expect also,
in so doing to form business connections there
The "Squatter Trials will commence at BENZ
cha tomorrow There can be but little doubt that
full acquittal awaits the prisoners, and that be-
fore this is in print in New York, DR. Robinson
will be in his quarters in San lose, among the law
makers of the land AS | stated on the 18th OF
August last "there are t1so SiieS to the matter
aud they viii yet both be heard Iho lire OF
party zeal has already grown cold; the specula-
tors have many of them been baifed IN their
schemes have called in business, died or gone
home; and the people, in their majority, viii yet
assert their own rights California is to be held
bv the many, and not by the few. How passing
strange that any ever thought dterently.
The farce OF making Benlcia Il port OF entry
to the exclusion Of the great centers OF trade ana
business. YOU will see has been already su!ti-
cientIy discussed by the press Commodore Jones
is a very clever man. but really II is too bad 10
hear OF the schemes of ACCOMPLISHMENT ne formed
for this little hamlet. Great men are not always
wise" and it is always pity to see an officer OF
Com Us rank coming down from the dignity OF
bia posfiop Ia mans like those respecting
Benicia,
We are to have Thanksgiving on the Both
inst. Gov. Burnett is very sensible and much
respected Chief Magistrate. His only failing ap-
pears to be tiRlidlty in regard to State policy.
hitherto he has steadily refused to call for an EH-
ira Session of the Legislature, to effect a consti-
tutional loan, low so much needed, IN the hope
that Congress will be found to have given US the
| Civil Fund, long uniusty Withheld. Inc
eteamer OF the a2d inst will brng US the decision
OF Congress on this question, and in case OF TAU
ure from this source the Legislature VIII oe IN
medately convened
A large crowd OF returning gold seekers are now
leaving US for home. Many of them say they VIII
return which we shall believe when we see them
back again There are many among them who
have fed from the coming wrath OF creditors here,
who will | suspect, find but little rest for them.
selves in the Aglautic States. Short.Sighted men
They have been sporting men, or slippery ones,
here and but little can be expected OF them here
after.
The City improvements are now nearly brought
to a close for the present, debt OF some mag
pitude has been contracted in accomplishing what
has been dono but the feeling OF confidence was
never stronger than at present. Property has
been greatly enhanced in value by the liberal
pohcy in grading and pianking the streets, and
San Francisco for four months TO come, is to be
quite another place from the town Of the sama
name twelve months ago G NJ. B.