New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-08

In addition 10 this list Of steamers there 10 also
engaged In navigating the rivers asd the bay. 80
craft Of various kinds There is also now lying IN
port, many OF them abandoned and others used as
store ships between five and six hundred vessels,
lot few Of them Of the largest class that can be
be found in any Of the waters Of the globe.
The auction business Of San Francisco bears no
unimportant relation to the trade OF the city and
the State. The number which we propose to
name as the principal individuals and firms leglt
mately engaged in this branch, is seventeen.
In addition to what has already been mentioned
we will add that San Francisco, with apopua-
tion Of over g, 900, sustsins sereH daily papers.
while New York, numbering half q Million can
boast of only double that number: We have
eight Express Companies, the principal ones be-
ing Adams & Co, and ]. w. Gregory over siBty
brick buildings where six months ago there was
not one eight or ten first class hotels at the
head of which stands the Union, Just erected by
Selover & Co. and under the management Of
Isaac II. Mall, the st. Francis, Delmonicos the
Revere, and the National
But few months since, the boundaries even OF
San Francisco were hardly defined with sufficient
defniteness TO guide the inquirer in his search.
Now we have one hundred and serer miles OF
street laid out one quarter of which is built upon
and occupied and over screen miles OF 1t s1bstant-
ally psnked, and most of that distance properly
severed. We have now a semi monthly mall
where year ago it was only an occasional one
feaCllDR
time not as often One Marine Insurance Com
pany has already been formed, with capital of
$500 900, and another in progress OF organization
Such is birds eye glance at San Francisco, at
the close Of Eighteen Hundred and Fifty
Capt. French and his ViIlanies.
The Alta California publishes an account of
the adventures of Capt. Frenchs Company, OBJ
tanned from Mr.. William Miles of Carlisle, Penn
Of the members. On reaching FL Paso, where
the news of French's financial operations In Texas
reached them, the company was thrown into con-
fusion. The idea of being abandoned in strange
land, without money or food, alter having paid
$3.50 for a through ticket, was not very grateful
Legal measures had been taken by Frenchs cred.
itors to seize all the outfit, to prevent which the
company resolved TO place every thing In the hands
of officers chosen to receive them, and to sell and
distribute the proceeds, pro rata, according to the
claims of the passengers.
French, while at Lavacca, had selected thirty
men TO act as Jurors for the arbitramept of differ
ences and for the punishment OF crimes and OF
lenses, himself signing his pledge to abide by
their decisions. In accordance with such organl-
cation, the chattels were sold, final settlement
made, and 90 per cent. on all the claims was paid
over 10 the members of the company or passen-
gers With this amount they had TO purchase
their mules, provisions, and pay whatever neces'
sary expenses might accrue on their journey.
French appealed to the American Military Com
mander, the Sheriff, the Mexican and American
Consuls to interfere in his behalf snd strip his
dupes Of everything But in vain.
Finally, part of the passengers, badly lifted
out left FL Paso, on Journey of Thousand or
fifteen hundred miles for San Diego. Soon alter
leaving they learned that French had employed
some twenty men, armed to the teeth, for the
purpose of robbing them. This he effected, the
passegers being scattered. Each man as he
came up was commanded with a pistol at his
breast to give up bis weapons and then was
stripped Of whatever he possessed-blankets,
clothing, mules, money, &c. Many were thus left
entirely destitute. Finally, little party of half
a dozen Vermonters who happened to be toge-
ther determined to and did resist A battle was
the consequence, in which two, a Mr.. Wright
and MIR. Nelson were killed, Mr.. Cooper had
thigh broken, and Mr.. Holmes both arms broken.
French had his right arm scattered, and was
supposed MORALLY wounded being shot also in
the side.
Tho occurred at Carolitas, in Mexico. When
French was shot his banditti scattered, and the
rest of the company were allowed to pass on.
They suffered terribly by hunger, thirst, and toll,
but bore all with fortitude, working their way
along with worn down bodies and swollen feet,
until they reached the Colorado. There the gar
dens of the Houmas Indians, which had been de-
serted by them after the battle with the Calltor-
MIA troops, furnished the poor worn out travellers
for week or ten days with beans Alter a
Journey of seven months some forty reached San
Diego, thirty five took passage for this place, and
were twenty-one days in reaching here having
divided out the last provisions and water on board
ere their arrival