The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-06

amid cheers from the cky crowded piers In the vicinity
steamed down the bay gallant style No doubt, With
the present spirited opposition, We shall have some fast
tune made gn Inc M , " snd s..csy 1'
fornia, reap the benefit. however short Lived.
SAILING OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
The Northern Light, Captain rnklepaugh, of the Van
derbit ne took her departure for Aspnwan a. hapss
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon, with passengers and
freight for California For two three hours before her
departure everything was hustle and confusion on the
DOCK with the uproarious solicitations Of runners a. they
pounced poor fellow whom they thought might
be bound for the "diggings" rival set Of runners soil
citing passengers for the steamer Baltic made themselves
very uproarous the foot Of Warren street in trying 70
passengers TO 60 by their steamer, and offering 10
take them various prices through San Francisco for
various from so 70 $780, with good table fare and
nice beds " boot"
The pulling and hauling Of the poor unfortunates who
encountered these rival gangs Of table in
the extreme and the Victims Of this rough usage were
glad escape from their clutches without bodily HARM
which the steamer Baltic was the representative had
show bill wagon stationed Warren street, on which
Were mammoth bills printed m RED AND Sus % MIX with
for $50 or less IN the magnificent steamship Bauc foot Of
Canal street"
AT the Northern Lights pier, at the foot Of Warren
street. thousands OF persons bad collected 10 take fare
well OF their relatives and friends who bound for the
II Dorado. The steamer have had least Ave hun
dred passengers board, judging from the crowds in
every part Of the vessel and the piles of baggage in tho
hold stceragc and gangways principal part Of these
passengers Irish, French aud German mocha
MICS and artisans, with their wives and families,
who took long farewell Of this part Of the Union
mia and Washington Territory. On inquiry it was
ascctaned that many Of these people had friends at
their point Of destinations following agricultural aud me-
chanical pursuits with success.
The principal excitement at the dock was among party
Of Contractors gentlemen and politicians, or less in
terced in fat jobs and ma contracts, who had met at
this point view the result Of Commodore Vanderbilts
exertons and his victory In obtaining the carriage Of
trim The Postmaster General was in this citv ex
pressly for the purpose OF making arrangements for
the forwarding Of these mails, in the event Of the failure
OF the Contractors johnson Co., TO furnish ade
quae means for their transportation He finding that the
arrangements were not adequate, took counsel with
Tuesday night finally concluded TO send them by the
Vanderbilt steamer Northern Light When this determi
nation was announced Commodore Vanderbilt and his
friends were much elated.
The Of mail contractors obbcrs spectators and
politicians the dock discussing soto regard
10 the price which the Commodore is "to receive
for the job,' and as to how the Commodore
got the OF Postmaster Holt" and a
dozen other such speculative nterrogatories One
fellow with queer shaped castor with his face covered
with hair, remarked that she didn't believe Vanderbilt
to receive cent? another thought that he paid the
Post Office Department for carrying the mails and third
thought that he to reoeve full compensation for the
service besides having prospect for permanent con-
the requirements of the contract at certain time At all
events the mails by the Northern Light They consisted
W TWO huhdFed and thirty bags OF matter, weighing
twenty three tons and half
United States Marshal Rynders, with posse OF depu-
ties in obedience to orders from Washington to closely
watch all vessels bound 10 Central America hand
to If there were any aibusters on board the
Northern Light and closely scanned all the male bpeds
of the passengers The baggage, too underwent close
scrniDy, 10 see II 1t contained any arms ammunition,
Shells Six Founders or provender for flibuser army
lot Of young beef cattle fixed up the Northern Light
appeared attract the attention OF the Marshall and he
cogtated moment ana scratched up his idcas to the
thinking point TO If by any possibility Of means
cattle could be considered contraband Of war (Ai.
bustersm) After few minutes delberation he turned
around on the deck to depart from the steamer
when his attention attracted to huge pile Of
three four hundred cabbages. The Marshal stood a
few minutes in soem silence, when the spell broken
by Of his ebulitions Of command, saying, "Come
along, Mr-le let US get on the dock there are NO SOL
diers on board this craft"
halt past two the hawsers were cast ofrom the dock
when many touching Witnessed, people part
ing with their relatives and friends perhaps taking last
adicu. Tears flowed, handkerchief waved cheer
upon cheer went up and the good byes loud and
long The Northern Light steamed beautifully into the
river flags flying, amid the report Of her parting salute