The Nevada journal., 1852-05-22
SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
SAN FRANcJsco, May Is, 1852.

ED. JoURNAL.--Since my last letter
nothing of Importance has transpired in
our city, except the arrival of the Uni
corn, having.in tow the steamship Cal
ifornia, on the 9th, and the Tennessee
with the mails of 9th and 18th April
from New York. The latter steamer
arrived last Monday, having made a
splendid run from Panama, and brought
up some 670 passengers. Although a
bachelor, it does me good" to witness
the various scenes which occur on board
the steamers upon their arrival in our
harbor, and more particularly interest
ing were some Of the performances on
the Tennessee, she having on board the
wives of many citizens of our State.
Such scrambling to get aboard as soon
as she touched the dock-such running
first on deck, then to the cabin, and f.
nally such sudden disappearances into
one of those recesses, known as state
rooms, and then such-oh, faugh why
should bachelor talk Of what he knows
nothing about? But | really did envy
the lucky fellows who received the
warm and affectionate embrace of wives
and children, from whom they had been
separated for months and years. The
arrival of families in our State has a
tendency to produce more stable and
settled state of affairs than any other
cause, and must be gratifying to every
true Californian.
The Celestials continue to arrive in
swarms, and there is every indication
that the number of arrivals will increase
instead of diminish. The action of the
miners with regard to the Chinese, is
looked to with great interest by mer-
chants, shippers and others in our city
The emigration from that country has
opened new channel of trade for our
shipping, and particularly clippers, and
it is believed that should no interruption
occur, direct and profitable trade will
eventually be opened with China, on
more favorable terms than is now en-.
joyed by any other government Hence
it is that many of our first business men
look with apprehension upon any collis-
sion with that people in the mines.
AS predicted in my last letter. we
are shortly to have new Journal in this
city. 1t is to be Wing in politics, and
will. it is said be ably conducted, under
the editorial control of a prominent
Whig of this city. The publishers are
Messrs. Huh, Mathewson e. Co, and the
sheet will be creditable one to the
city and the party. Our Wing friends
have for sGme months been sadly in
want of an organ, and it is somewhat
singular that they should have been SO
long without one, in city so strongly
Wing as this.
Very considerable additions are being
made to our city in the way Of buildings
many fine brick stores being in course
Of erection in the lower part Of the city,
As a general thing they are of the most
substantial and fire proof character, and
give additional permaneney and sta
bility to the prosperity of San Francisco
Trade is moi quito so brisk as during
last month, yet steady and increasing
business is being done by our merchants
at better profits than formerly.
The steamers Pacific and Constitution
are momentarily expected to arrive,
being over due. They will, however,
bring no later dates from the Atlantic
The popular steamship Oregon will leave
on Sunday with the U. S. mails and a
large passenger list.
Your compositors made some words
out of my last letter which did not
write, but the mistakes would be appa.
rent to the reader.
Yours truly, II.