Passengers arriving at the Port of San Francisco

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Arrive San Francisco

January 19, 1856
SS Cortes
Captain Collins
From San Juan

Passage

Daily Alta California, Sunday Morning, January 20, 1856

Arrival of the Steamer Cortes.
Five Days
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC.
No Further Balloting for Speaker

THE REMAINS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN AND PARTY FOUND

Nicaragua Excitement in New York.
Detention of the Steamer
and Arrest of Expeditionists
Interesting interview between the District Attorney and Parker H. French--Correspondence with the Steamship Co.

The steamer Cortes from San Juan, arrived today at half-past 12 o'clock. She brings dates from New York to the 27th of Dec., five days later than were received by the Golden Age, but her papers are only to the 26th.

She left New York on the 24th, but was detained at Bedlow's Island till the 27th, by order of the U.S. authorities.

The following is her memoranda and list of passengers:

MEMORANDA. Dec 20th, 2 o'clock P.M., left San Francisco, 25th, 1 P.M. passed Cape St. Lucas, 27th, 12 M spoke U.S. steamer Massachusetts; 27th, 1-1/2 P.M., exchanged papers with Nicaragua S.S. Co's steamer Sierra Nevada; Jan 1st, 7 A.M., arrived at San Juan del Sur.

Left San Juan del Sur, Jan 7, at 4 o'clock, A.M.; exchanged signals with P.M.S.S. Co's steamer Golden Gate, Jan 12 at 1 o'clock, P.M., exchanged papers with N.S.S. Co's steamer Uncle Sam, Jan 12, at 3 o'clock P.M., passed Cape St. Lucas, Jan 14 at 11 o'clock A.M.: from thence have experienced fresh gales from NWest and a heavy head sea.

Passengers from New York, connecting with S.S. Cortes, left on the morning of Dec 27th. Cortes brings 317 passengers -- all well.

Cargo

106 pkgs per Express: 55 pkgs, G.H. Wines & Co., J. Elliott, Messenger; 22 pkgs, Wells, Fargo & Co., J. Elliott, Messenger; 26 pkgs, Freeman & Co., J.E. Sweetser, Messenger; 3 pkgs, Pacific Express Co., G.B. Stevens.

Passengers

(Passengers to C.K. Garrison)

Arrival of the Cortes into San Francisco January 20 1856 from the Dajily Alta California.

Aiken, Geo.
Anderson, S.
Andrews, J. and wife
Andrews, J.P.
Annesburg, G.
Atwater, H.
Austin, J.
Ball, Miss C.
Bally, J.
Bernstein, Mrs. and ch.
Bidwell, O.
Bile, C.C.
Bond, Thomas
Brenan, B.
Broadhead, J.B.
Callender, Capt. L.D. and two str. (first initial may be I or D or other)
Capelles, John
Carroll, M.
Caster, A.T. and wife
Chase, Capt. G. and wife
Clark, A. and family
Clark, Miss Ellen
Clark, Miss S.E.
Clark, Miss Sarah
Cook, W.W.
Cushing, V.
Davis, W.D.
Deveetzer, J.E.
Dingman, H.L. and wife
Dixon, J.
Dixon, Jas.
Doane, Chas and family
Driscoll, M.
Elliott, T. and wife
Evoy, J.
Ford, Mrs. S.E. and ch.
Fry, S. and wife
Ganon, Mrs.
Glenn, P.
Griswold, H.W.
Groce, N.
Hammes, Miss. A.
Hanson, Miss. I. N.
Harvey, Mrs. R.
Haunnes, P.
Hayes, Col. Jack
Hill, A.
Hodgdon, Mary C.
Holweg, T.
Hongisberger, J., and wife
Horn, Miss A.
Jones, J.
Joyce, J.
Langdon, J.B. (might be J. B. Landou or J. B. Landeu)
Lawrence, Miss F.
Leitch, William
Lewis, E., wife and family
Lewis, Miss Eliza
Lewis, S.T.
Lloyd, J.
Locklin, B.
Locklin, D.
Lovering, Miss
Malony, G.W.
Martin, D.
McDougal, Col. W.
Mead, A.W.
Morgan, H.
Munro, G.
Murray, J. and wife
Palmer, F.C.
Parker, J.C.
Parkinson, Mrs. and three children
Peet, F.
Perry, C.
Perry, C.
Powers, F.G.
Rirchenor, Miss M.
Rose, Mrs. M. W.
Samuel, J. and family
Sigler, T. and family
Sillman, S.
Singer, A.
Smith, J.A.
Soverain, Mrs. and child
Staples, Mrs.
Stceip, T.
Strong, Miss Kate.
Strong, Mrs. E. L.
Thayer, A.
Thayer, G.
Tryan, A. G. and svt.
Underhill, G.
Updergraft, J. H. and family
Walsh, J. W.
Walsh, Mrs. J. W.
Webb, N.
Williams, C.H.
Wines & Co. messenger
Young, J.
And one hundred and seventy nine others.


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