New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-02

III.
AZ Interests al stake, TO saynonns VI atreaaerSas
ano weak Govenms Mt, the port OF Acacuco Is ten
!, me- more important than tnAt o. Valptralso IL
csInot be denied. however, snaS our CANDY omcen
nd vastly more to attract them 1t the later place.
y here beautiful women. balls and &musenenu give
me a capital opportunity OF spencins tie peoples
money, without the nt csssry Of rendering pAruce
OF real service. Let vessel De sehs mere, a. was
The asst INNER and her isess or pleasure
loving commander ano officers are sure TO report 70
the Department the great unneafhiness OF tue ell.
mate 1t was so with this ,rssei tnnus soc ioss ou'
q en- IN four months. The truth Il, that our ma
val sys,em is becoming By word, and certainly II
snkS IN the nosIils OF every american VINO mas op-
porSunlty to witness Its inefciency and useiefsness
ss protection in foreign countries Congress, al.
tkoueh aettlur to be OF little use TO tue people,
M either TO reform the Navy, or, what woofd
be better abolish 1t altogether, and thus
cave seven or eight millions per annum TO the public
In the case of the propeller Com stoctton legally
sold BY the Consul. the Mexican authorizes TOOK
forcibie possession of her, and hod her sta keeping
her on frivolous pfetext. Inc case has been rep
resented to Mr. LetcheY, Our Minister at Mexico,
and an order for the release OF the vessel promised
by the supreme authorltes-but nothing has bsen
done, or 10 likely. Mr. Letcher ntoo busy In looking
after the private interests OF the Tehuxntepec Com
papy to give attention to email matters HE this
The Consul u certainly imbued with true American
spirit and is vigaas and prompt In tue exercise OF
his duties get, IN crowd OF ossususs peoPie,
abuse on the part of the Ignorant because he II nos
rich enough to feed them all. nor is possessed of
JUDICIAL powers TO enforce their just claims on the
Company.
have before referred to the overcrowdinG Of the
steamers on the California lines. In our own ease,
while the Prometheus brought down two or three
hundred more than allo wed BY act OF Congress In
relation 10 passenger ships, and far greater num-
Der than the North America could accommodate,
vet there were one or two hundred more taken on
board at San Juan, by hook or by crook, whose
names do not appear the way.bili, nor the money
upen the Purser's books. am told that there was
only about thousand two thousand dollars In the
boat at the time Of the wreck though IL 10 within
my own knowledge that very nearly three thousand
at sea The Purser was sick, and whose the fault
for these inaccuracies l cannot saw. saw ono
ticket for which hundred dollars had been PAID,
that was without name or signature. Anosher.paid
an officer $50, for which he had no ticket, and It 10
confidently asserted that the steward took hve pas
seBgeIs on board On his own account
There 10 much sickness among the Americans In
Acapulco, as we'll a. other suffering from deslitu.
iioD The latter, however, 10 being greatly amehor
ated. meeting was held in the Plaza at ave T. NJ
Yesterday, to take into consideration measures Of
relief as also other matters Of Importance TO the
passengers consequent upon the interruption TO
Ibeir voyage. Committee OF hve was appointed
to take charge ofsubscriptions and to superntend
the expenditure Of funds for saeastence &C OF tne
destitute At the head Of this Committee Is Capt
Thomas Hunt, Of New-YoIk, well known a. gen.
tlemsn Of wealth, and who has on this mp, a. al
ways, proved himself one Of the most unsssuming
with $780, and others have contributed according to
their means. The passengers OF the Nortneiner, ar
rivec at 10 M to-day, made up purse OF SeoV ioi
the relief OF the ship wrecked 1t IS not DOUBTED
that others touching at this port will do likewise,
and thus enable all TO escape from absolute want.
Among the NortherneY's passengers. was happy
to meet my old friend L. MAssETr, late OF Co
than also Judge HSYDENFKLDT, OF the supreme
Court of California who goes to the Atlantic States
on leave OF absence for SIX month"; granted by the
Legislature. The talents OF Judge IL joined to
most unassumiDg department, have endeafea nun 70
ali CsifoInlans, and he has before him, In the Eure
Ia State, brilliant career OF ussfulnen and honor
Hon Mr. WooDwoRTH is also another oil our esteemed
cliizens OH his way 10 the East. o
TIE sloop Of war b. Marys, az We learn by the san
Francisco papers, arrived at that port couple OF
weeks since no doubt passing within sight OF the
haIbor Of Acapulco, uifhoM looking IN II 10 addition
al evidence of the entire disregard Of the Interests OF
the United States shown by the present Admlnissfs
non A State like this 90 strong a. to defy the cen
trail power at Mexico needs to have vessel OF war
here conssl TO American citiSeps OF which
some four or nve Thousand pas .ntougn nonsny
rest BY afe OF soldiers and me Castle
UnoeY the feeling of the authorities here toward
Americans, such an event may happen any dsy
Whatever 10 done fer their protection, Mr.. Rice y
obliged to fight for.
The day Of our arrival here, from the wysck, also
came into port bark Isabel, from Panama for San
Francisco, with large number Of PASSENGERS II
% only On 4 mCdicua Of rice 70 ssch psrsoa. Win
The passengsvs oths bark add Of The North Amsyiea
be ,s;: ss: :.s :ssy xs6ss ia SS
ssssncanped in the brush at the outskirts Of me
town, in booths covered over with branches OF trees
Acapulco u the noisest place q night, ina. NOR.
inbasiisd Last night I had good opportunity VI
enjoying to the full the varied eoncerts that begin al
dark and scarcely cease at daylight ! was watch
Ing by the bedside OF sick child In the large saia,
hall xxhS irh IL.
tiled roof were sads, bats and other inse Cts who
kept up CONSTANT chirraping outside, this wasre.
sponcsd 90 by concert Of several thousand dogs,
wn,ch are more numerous in all Spanish towns
than the inhabitants Tray, Blanche, Sweetheart
and all" kept up such bowling As 70 Danish sleep
from all unsccustomed ears. From ii to 10 the
commence hurting notes of defiance at each other,
In tones from piccolo to a trumpet. Probably two
hundred are IN full blast ct the same moment. In
teJniDsed with these du,cet sounds are to be heard
the tonorous and doleful voices of the Iong-eued
fraternity, both OF Jack and his half breed progeny
Altogether, II is great place for nervous people to
sleep IN, especially II they don't mind moderate
army OF Industrious feas and musical musketoes
Our people, at home who can always goto Fulton
or Washington Markets for their eaables, and TO all
sorts OF stores for what else they desire, would be
somewhat nen-pussed In these respects In Aca-
puco There are firstly NO markets, as with us, nor
any stores where anything N PARTICULARS ootainaos
In setting up housekeeping we had, OF course occa
sion for various utensils and supplies. In one place
VIC ASuhV stdCupc 4iiu kauCefS, III uuosuci Ptateso
teapot here and spoons there. For meat plate for
the principal dish, ransacked the whole city for
hours, and paid - for the only one that could be
found. Aoioom land such broom y ! wastwo days
In discovering. For saucepan of SIX quarts, the
price was as many dollars
The MARKETS held every morning from daylight
TIL AN, IN corner OF the Plaza fronting the.
Gusrd-Hou,e. On the one side, q group, occupy.
ing space about four rods square, with barely
spaces 70 worm along between the vendors and the
milkmen ardsiris each with an earthern jar Of the
Whitley fluid, which is sold for medic sixpence) for
asoufd-shell full, Aolcing about half q pint. Then
the vendors Of pork, mostly Of young pigs whish
are laid upon mats spread upon the ground The
pork merchant, knife in hand willclip you whatever
yeu want at shiling pound, weighing IL in scales
with pebbles OF stones of various sizes for weights
or sometimes balancing the piece In his hand, and
declaring the result. Onions, tomatoes sweet DO
iatoes, bananas, plantains, sugar, sat nee, corn
peppers, and all sorts Of commodities are spread
upon the ground or contained in gouYd or squash
seells. In making chanse-shere being no coin
tmSler than sixpence in ciYculation-cakes of soaD