New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-22
CALIFORNIA.


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) d SAN FaAxcssco, Thursday, April ID Is'2
Nv recollections of Acapulco flor, thank
Cd, Acapulco b now 10 me only rsconecuonJ WIN
nsver be very pleasant IL hot, heavy mos''re'o.
aosubere; IL swsrms sfean dog, bowling throughout
~ sieht IL zsrds buzzsrds senoritas eockosh" ana
~ cookery viii long remain disagreeble soughs INTO
which must perforce occasionally plunge while wan
Ssrias over the waste fields Of memory.
Perhaps would not recoiect these things win 70
much hbserness were not for that which aggravases
shsm al and would Of itsef render paradise oss@'e
su,she native fever, the Casnsx,s-which haunfs al
.ho.. .o,h.rn spanish towns like curse. For there,
.assd spreads the cocos, there the orange and the
- .re nrtured in the open there the rare cactus
asrs O, the hillside and there besides are fifty others
- tnss charms that are known TO " Northerners by
turs and by poesy alone. But no beauty can be per-
ceyed in nature By the eye that u dmmed by Sickness
anl no foreigner long expect 70 remain in Acapulco
Without enduring accliasory process that Is sure 70
disgust him with the place forever.
Undoubtedly this Southern fever 10 kept alive In
49, Mexican towns by the want Of oil sanitary rsguia
eous In Acapulco, for instance there are no SINKS
e.A ssere a 70 ventilation The first defect OF course,
An American population would remedy at once; and
even ventilation though there are great natural oosta
c,se IN he way, would finally be obtained. The town
ma harbor are incioscd completely by circular chain
sfhis, which excludes every breeze from the inland
ana from tie ocean. But the west southwest, and
sorshvess trades blow almost constantly on the coast
end gap cut through the western hills 70 the sea would
fuypish the town with current of pure air continually
Indeed the spaniards-whO were wise and great PEG
AZ In teir dsy-saw this and commenced the necessary
vorls But their power passed away the project wss
IA half sxscuted-enarsly inefficient for the purpose
contemplated u now likely 20 to remain
The fever, which in my last mentioned a having at
s,cked me- soon rose IT. hight and so continued for
.sversI days. I cannot express the terrible sinking
which the spirit SUFFERS alsng with the body from ths
sckpess Even after the violence Of the attack had
raced over the lssstude that remained was most OPP
pssssive, and oh. how ongsd for fresh air, liberty,
Relief came q length in the sba;e Of the steamer
IsbEnus from Panama, for San Francisco had deter
mined TO 70 in sailing vessel-the brig Clorito-out
the former opportnney coming INTO port sn H.
Bill agent Of the Mail ne Ia virtue OF which some nj
teen IL us were received ON board.
Thifher repaired on Sunday morning, the 2oth OF
Mach and took eur leave OF Acapulco Captain Spin
nv remained behind at the head OF the Finance and Pro-
ysion Committee TO be assisted by Mr. Bill and others
We put 70 sea- Our situation d'd not promise very
well We were obliged to sleep on deck-the state
rooms being ali full and to Get at second table Inc
Isthmus also, (whica was built for Government
transport 10 email and slow boat We had soma dis
agreeable weather In the shape OF hard blows and some
dangerous weather in the shape Of ogs. But In spite
of all these Captain Harris, and the fret ofcer, Mr.
Clifton BY the stctest discipline, by the most untiring
wsichfulness and by the most ss'duous and gentle.
manly attention to wants and comforts succeeded
In rendering this part of our voyage infinitely more
pleasant than any which preceded IL and in placing by
contrast In most striking point OF vew the Ill treat
The incidents Of voyage up were such as are oom
mon to al voyages Whales, seagulls and petrels by
dsy engaged the attention Of the crowd By night
more suoious few watched the polar star rising to its
accustomed place In the heavens or leaned over the
ode Of the vessel to the phosphorus that gttered
over the foam from the wheels The latter was often
most striking. and presented what to an active fancy
countless nebu1 and stars, rushing over the dark held
We entered and left San Bias by night, not staying
there more than hour Of its appearance can say
nothing At Mazsilan, however, 40 were obliged TO re-
main two days for repairsges to our machinery which
afforded all who wanted Il an opportunity to examine
the place
There Is not much Of any interest 1t Ia better AGA
pulco-rger cleaner more prosperous, better situated
but essentially the same kind OF town. From the
hsrbOr however, the scenery around and beyond is
most beautiful was more delighted with 10 than with
any single landscape ever before had seen. AT early
morning the spectacle Of the light mists breaking OF
from the Foreground, and so,~ away up svo ,nS
the power OF words " describe. The outline OF the
dis,snt high lands Is pcculiarsinguary broken and
cloudlke and the Clouds Ms Is eqaebtly the case,
adapting themselves somewhat to the shape OF the bills
beow seemed frequently to continue the latter high up
into the sky that II difficult distinguish reality
from iiuson-,he solid land from the emitting vapor
above. Toward the sea, however, the atmosphere was
perfectly serene and the sky like the sky OF Italian
picture.
Mszsslan 10 just on the dividing line between the
tropic and north temperate zones and on leaving we
and Capricorn have satisfied forever with those tor
nd regioBs. May my countrymen never enter them
but - travellers and may the for even that DO
soon removed by the construction OF great national
highway within our dominious. May portion
q eur mighty endure hst fate which history
assures bess ell those who enter the tropics
sdventurers; In the second desp ,tic vosptusrss In
the third, slaves. Such seem to be the progressive
cages OF the destiny which Az ats the invaders of
cline where courage degenerates into cunning sensi
bilisy into sensuslty, and love into lust
We reached SAN Diego at the same time with the
sesamer Norherner. Capt Spinney came on her and
weeks later news from Acapulco He reported thar by
the steamers Tennessee sthnus Oregon and Northern
or and by the brig Clarita all the North Ameca's pas
scngers except about hundred and eighty had leh
Acapulco For this rempan there remained ut the dis
posAl Of the Committee under the direction OF Mr.
Bin, four dsys provisions and s26 0O0enough to keep
them -FOUR mcnthe, necesearyand TOT tnem Also nau
been dispatched from San Francisco according TO let
Ter nom Mr.. vsndewater, the clippership Northern
Light so that everything bids fair for their present
comfort and early and cafe removal There Is
10 say. Ihis morning at o'clock entered the Bay
Of San Francisco and ends eventful voyage P.
sulphur, velcane, and steam Geyssrs Of
California.
From The San Francesca Herald.
The following letter from an intelligent
FREUD reading In Nspa gives interesting psrticu
lars of "trip Of exploration section Of State that
he has well styled "vucsnis' While Hawaii has its
burning mountain and Iceland its geysers California
win be exhbh BOTH side by side and that too
nos over one hundred miles from this city.
Az the facilities for travel to this wonderful
spot somewhat increased, Il must become great
for the tourist the OF science and the seeker
amer pleasure Two days travel from our cities will