New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-03

gllls ut vessel urged on by the wonderful po"e -
,tef M. dashug onward over the lons-ronns ~, bs.
.he were doing he- utmost 20 bear us swiftly 10 INN.
ven we all hold so desr-in word, Home. AZ l.
p NJ sail was discovered about Elk miles on on our M
board bow, which the mate rePorted at.r eN',u,.,S
through the telescope 20 be brig stanulng IN 'om'
tho l.nd About the ZANE time the mountain peaks o.
LIVER Cali otuia were discovered looming ABOVE Iic
horizon like clouds. During the day ana nyut ul he ~
was extremely opprc sive. and was really 70
see the efforts OF The passengers 70 Keep cooi-oi
waking ,oy,y ND and down the deck, tanning theA
elyc with their hats others lons about the ueVh anu
on chairs With coats of and halt arired. keeping nein
SEX Is as cuet and otioness pOssibc-Ju All 70 no
purrose Do what we would, We were 'tiii hot-sni
while am writing The drops OF persplrafion are stand
inc on my forehead large rs beans anu tgSus uo"u
nv heck in miniature rivu.c;s. | rcurc1 belo" ABOUT
sly O'Clock, and lay rolling and tumnhng IN my oeIt
Mi about - when tell into sweet sleep, AMI never
opened my eyes till morning. The msn who hal tle
derium tTeu.ens has been confined IN straSh'JaoAe,
all the dsy On the top ofthe captains Ieepng room ana
very noisy ~ tincs requiring several men 10 keep
him from Jumping overheard
SEPT. 6.-It is a little cooler to-day than yes
terav as We arc now crossing the Gulf of California
below Cape e. Lucas, and slight breeze blowing,
But vet il is intensely hot We under the tropc OF
Cancer ans the suu shines on the calm sea WHICH re-
fleets its brightness like molten glass; scarce ripple
Son but the lone rolling swell OF the PACING neaNhg ~
iii were a,ecp We made during the ast - nous "a.
3l les owing 20 tie badness OF our coal anu INC S
a
O'clock to-day an expression OF opinion was endeaNOeu
10 he nscertnincd among the steerege passengers WIN
res ard 10 the candidates for the Pre- idency mSSS
VS. orrau;zed Gu the tOrecaste by ealing Oid Nh
tuck 10 the Chair, and appointing - D''dson snl
another Poll Clerks. The balOuns now gong ossNy
en- and we shall probably know the re,ut tomorrow
A man by the name of c. Lockwood OF Orange Souh!,
who is said 10 he respectfully connected, am hfs
brother in the cusoihuuse az san Francisco, dici To-
day from the Cte,ts o. liquor die has occn dTAhS ~
excess for the ast week, aud yesterday had terrible
it, in which he nearly biz his tongue on Us Dooy was
sown UP in q canvass, enc hundred weigN Oh ZION al
tschtd 10 lis feet The funeral service WAS read oFe MN
by Mr. smith the Pursers Clerk his body aunchedi into
the ocean and the snip toamed on IN hcr wetr way as
il nothing had happened. What sad commentary on
the effects Of Rum Here was man IA the p' me OF
health and strength hurried into eternity by ms mord
nate love liquor tor the paltry sratnca,ion OF an an
r,p DC pcnsitv B:ei life yesterday with living men,
day n the blue depths Of ocean, there TO remain until
the lump OF the archangel shsl call upon the sea 10
live up III dead
Sept. "A bright and beautiful morning, and
the sun shining down on with an intensity only
known to those living beneath tropical sun THERE'S
scarcely breeze rufling the surface Of the water,
which looks like molten silver. The sunset last even
iue was beautiful After ne had sunk beneath le west
eInhorizon, 1t was lovely TO see the btgt purple ana
golden tints touching the clouds, throwing mass OF
golden light over tue sky, while the ocean lay in dark
ness beneath and cur shp gong through tae WAFER
.c,ned Ike huge thing rushing into the hackne-s.
AZ length the Ngif tOttl ul-Apthtfi uNllNtl
EN- horizon the stars out into the blue Nut al
Heaven and il night About four bells Gen 0clOch)
this mornin = school Of young porroises made ther mp
poerancc tic arboard side Ot the ship, from ten 10
nity yaIds di and it amusing 10 see hem Temp
ing aud jumping cut oi the water and Ne'lni way WIN
the ship with the most perfect "a So'n"iinc' thcy
would be seen swimming under the clear wafer few
aihoms and then, rising TO the surface jump clear
out Of il halt dozen feet, and down again NJ length
th6y iell slowly estern, and, thinking they had play
CROUCH diyed perpendIculary down through the blue
water, and disappeared
Sfpf. "a bold robbery was committed last
night among the deck passengers. man had buckled
in a belt about his person 500 while he lay sleeping
some coundrel through his shirt and cut oil his
belt and escaped with the money leaving the poor tel
low entirely destitute IL all that he had IN the
world Loud the threats against the thiei and ne
is discovered it would no. be very strange he were
thrown overt osrd We ueared the land early this morn
ing and all day have been running along -indccd,
sometimes only mile or two distant. Tho blue noun
tin peaks OF xco rise bold and high in the dtdnce,
AND, hold along cannot but contract
the present with the time | saw them laet Then was
Going 10 California leaving ironds and home behind me
all he future before and unknOwng what my fate
would he Now, returning my dearest wishcs accom-
plhcd, and bright antic:pations looming up IN the tu
ture clear and papable US the mountain peaks before
me About spiece Of drift wood oated byua, end
II sitting three birds apparently as conented ms
they the lOtes pines VI the distant noun
nf About four o'clock squat came up, and in few
minutes the ruin came down heavily, driving from
the deck |. continued raining at intervals oil night Be-
~ IL and II r. " vessel was discovered close
board "ilaId6port' sung out our captain and, hail
ing the other vessel he cried out "Why don't you put
your helm hard DOWN." The answer was, I'VE are
king wseri" IL the steamer Pacific ON her way
frC san Juan del sud 10 San Francisco and they
running In opposite direction ourselves were
almost on beard OF us before they knew IT, Instead OF
putting the helm apOn, they attempted TO cross
beams. but rushing through the swift.
~ hat were upon them almost instantly, and nothing
EfnnD rnH hn0
md I'll board buried in the ocean Il blowing
very hard at the time with squalls Of rain, and night
and in such weather would have been almost ilnpOs
she 20 have saved any one Our vessel being nearly
twice Ter size If we had struck her she must have gone
down Immediately As it WIZ, it a very
cape and they have great TO thank God FOR their
preservation
SEPT 9--It seems this morning as If were
fated to meet some accident About 10 O'Clock, a.
reading in the saloon the appalling cry of "A
man overheard :" rung through the ship We all
rushed on deck, and there, enough about one hun
dred yards dead sstcTn, we saw human being strug
CHING in the water. 1t was man who had been crazy
with liquor several daye and In of hs ts Of lnsan
Is he had plunged himself into the boiling IL was
raining and blowing hard at the time with tremendous
and the ship punglng headOng mtOt. boet vas
quickly lowered ana into jumped passenger CORNER
ly SIN FrauciscO pilot and three other brave fellows,
and they soon stretching away with might and
min tor the drowning man, Cheirs End scttecs Ind be
fore this been thrown overheard 10 assist Lin in keeping
up but be did to have enough 10 get hold
OF AT this moment heavy squsll Of wind and rain
clme on, shutting him out from our view, and
could scarcely distinguish the boat end the gallant fe
lows who were ia IT, Our ycsseps Roadway had been
stopped Immediately and we now wore round 10 pick
up the boat and crew oil hopes Of -ayng the poor,
GrCwng fellow having been abandoned. Atter rowing
about time tie boat gave up tho search Indeed it
came On 70 thick that Il would have been madness 10
have continued the search for him longer and they sad
" roged hack 10 the chin All that men could do they
did but il was Of no avail and the wrechel suicide Il
now resting in the depths of the ocean. Another
pie Of the awful Effects OF ruml IL continued blowing
heavily Hl day. with very strong head sea, yet our
boot Gfshed through almost US i, ~ gleD perfectly
,mCoth.
SEPT. 10 was on deck at Al O'Clock this
and we now close in with the land, run