Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-11
San Francisco Correspondence.
SAN FRASoIsoo April 9.

SAN FRASoIsoo April Q.
ED. DEMocRAT:-To me who have been alb
sent for year or two, the growth of this
city is an object of great interest. Identi-
fed with the prosperity the State at large,
as its commercial emporium, through which
its imports come and its exports mostly flow,
il is bound to exercise an abiding influence
on all its people, and it is subject of great
modification to every well wisher OF the
State to find, year after year, the Legislature
made an instrument to rob and oppress it.
Plundered and defrauded by it's municipal
authorities for the first three or four years OF
its corporate existence, it seems as 1t the
cormorants who have encumbered it with
enormous debts still strive to rob it of the
last property it possesses in its franchises
To one acquainted with this state of things
its prosperity under all its Disadvantages, is
astonishing. The writer Of this landed in
San Francisco in the early part of 1850, and,
on n careful search, can fnd no evidences Of
that time in its buildings Year after year
it pushes its boundaries further and still fur
ther from its water front, until now, land,
which its most sanguine friends, few years
ago, deemed would be out of market or use
for decade later, is occupied by buildings,
and manufactures, the last of which it is and
will remain the great centre on the Pacific
coast Within the last two years its manu-
factures have more than doubled in their
productions and numbers, giving perma-
nence aud solidity to enterprise which will
bring prosperity and its influences through
out the State In machinery, such progress
has been made that it is now able to furnish
whatever may be needed, and at nearly East
ern cost. Its ship yards are now almost daily
adding to the commerce of the State, and
produce vessels which will compare favora-
bly, with those of Eastern build Speaking
of which reminds me of the new boat which
made her trial trip on Monday, the Ne
vada," built by Messrs. Kidd q Phillips, of
Nevada, lately. The Nevada is n first class
boat built for the Sacramento trade, and is
but a little smaller than the Chrysopolis, over
which it possesses some advantages. 1t has
some forty state rooms in its saloon deck, the
fitting up and appearance Of which is most
pleasing, no expense having been spared to
make her comfortable, though not gorgeous
On her main deck is a smaller cabin, which
has some eight large state rooms, which are
intended to be used for bridal chambers or
family rooms, as may be needed. Her model
is the finest in the State, and her engines
have a sulliciency Of power, combined with
form, to make one believe that she will
prove all that her owners claim for her, the
fastest boat in the State To Marysvillians
who have to travel, | would recommed her
for trial. Capt. Phillips, an old Mississippi
captain commands her, and James McWil-
lams, long resident of your city, is purSer.
To Marysville people the last named gentle
man has to be only known to be esteemed,
and at his hands am satisfied their every
comfort will be looked to. The Nevada will
not draw, when fully loaded over five feet
SO that no Hogs Back will detain her in hel
journey. Yours. APlA.