Deck and port; or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California . sails, hauled up our courses, double-reefed our topsails, and PASSAGE FROM HONOLULU TO MONTEREY. 385 still run eight knots. As day dawned, Point Pinosrose fifteen miles directly ahead of us. But as thefirst rays of the sun tipped its forest-tops with flame,a bank of fog rolled between. Not a vestige of thecoast was seen for hours; and we wore ship, andstood out to sea. It was nearly noon before the fog lifted. We thenmade sail, and in two hours rounded Point Pinos, andentered the harbor of Monterey.
Deck and port; or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California . sails, hauled up our courses, double-reefed our topsails, and PASSAGE FROM HONOLULU TO MONTEREY. 385 still run eight knots. As day dawned, Point Pinosrose fifteen miles directly ahead of us. But as thefirst rays of the sun tipped its forest-tops with flame,a bank of fog rolled between. Not a vestige of thecoast was seen for hours; and we wore ship, andstood out to sea. It was nearly noon before the fog lifted. We thenmade sail, and in two hours rounded Point Pinos, andentered the harbor of Monterey. We discovered atanchor the U. S. frigate Savannah, bearing the broadpennant of Commodore Sloat; the U. S. sloop-of-war Cyane, Captain Mervin; and the U. S. sloop-of-war Levant, Commander Page. We run up the redpennant, and saluted the blue of Commodore Sloatwith thirteen guns, which were returned by the Sa-vannah. As we rounded under her stern for ourberth, her band struck up Hail Columbia! Wecame to anchor, in graceful style, outside the Cyane. Here will we rest, and let the winds rave on. 33 386 CHAPTER INTO CALIFORNIA ON SHORE AS SOLDIERS. THE BEAR FLAG. CAPT. FREMONT AND HIS ARMED HANI).— DEPARTURE OF ADMIRAL SEYMOUR. SAN FRANCISCO.— OTB OK THE TOWN.—HABITS OK THE PEOPLE.—THE GOLD-DIGGER.— SPIRIT 0* SPECULATION.—GAMBLING. EFFECTS OF THE GOLD PAST AND PRESENT CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY. The peak where bums the blush of morn. The uleii In which a torrent rolled,Tin enter where the DeU was bora, Are hemmed and stratified with gold;And een tin- quartz, which bind the shore,Bweat out at times thv precious ore. Thursday, July 10. The Cyane warped out other berth this morning, and we warped into it. Ourships are now moored in line, command the anchor-age, and present a very warlike appearance. This afternoon a large ship was discovered round-ing Point Pinos. She entered the harbor under acloud of canvas, and proved to be the Collingwood,beari
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