The New York herald., 1851-12-25

gallons, In case Of are. AZ regards an insrse0
Of population, which of course, must be looked 1o
Q reservoir can bs 20 oonstructed ~ 70 contain
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will be sulioient for I'll practical purposes.
In my communication 70 you, dated August Let,
predictei that the project Of building up the city
prove m failure. My prophecy has partially become
. matter Of history. The Governor hes removed
the State officers back to San Jose, whore they viii
remain, at any rate during his administration Ru-
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shall have illustrated upon tho Pacific, the beau.
ties of travelling cabinet. II is to be hoped that
the representatives Of the people will put stop 70
Buildings. strong feeling is msnifesting itself
amongst the delegates from the northern part OF
the State to select the best ste and there 70 locate
the public building, without bribery or intrigue
IL is the most beautiful, the most central and
accessible point, and can De appIoscneo
from every direction in the State, either by
land or by water. 1t produces superior building
materials in great abundance, which is considera-
tion of much importance in q country whore trans
portaton is SO expensive as it is here. / spent .
couple of days at Bencia last week, and was pleased
to witness the steady and healthy growth Of the
town. 1t is favorite residence for families, on
account Of ts order good society, and hne climate
Rowland & Aspinwan propose erecting foundry
there, which will be the most extensive establbh-
ment OF the KIM on the f8Jluc. CuCu al obtoOu5u-
ment is very much needed to repair their extensive
steam marine, and a better location than benicia
could not be selected. dry or sectional deck Is
also greatly needed somewhere on the bay, for the
repair Of vessels. No better or surer speculation
could be entered into by Eastern capitalists BENZ
cia is emphaticaly the point for uch an enterprise
account of its still, deep water, and the ease
and comparative economy with which spacious
basin could be excsvated in the tulle
ground. We have but one convenience on
the Pacific for repairing the bottom OF vessels, and
that is, 0 small railway that has been recently
erected in this city, which is not capable OF taking
up large ships and steamboats,. An extensive
arsenal has Just been located ut Benicia, and the
temporary buildings are now under contract. have
been informed that it is to be the grand for
tie eeast: and il so, it 10 destined to be no small
affair. Uncle sam has spent mint OF money at
Benicis in the erection of garrison buildings and
military warehouses, but Twas told that the expen-
diture had but commenced For instance, the
back garrison, which now comprises six or seven
large barraek buildings, will, when completed ac-
cording to the original plan, embrace twenty seven
fine structures.
Last month, Msjor Kearney, of the dragons,
with $50 men, left Benicia for Port Oxford, where
the Indians had been recently committing some cha
troops are stationed in the interior of the State but
in the event Of general Indian rising, they could
make but feeble defence. The general govern
ment will awake to the necessity of suitably
garrisoning this country, as soon as they receive
the Intelligence that the few troops we now have
here have been entirely annihilated. Our mill
tary movements have always been administered 4
upon the penny wise and pound foolish system, in
the state Of CALIFORNIA.