Captain Baldwin sails the SS Brother Jonathan into San Francisco Bay February 2, 1853, The Maritime Heritage Project Passenger Lists

Arrive San Francisco: February 2, 1853
SS Brother Jonathan
Captain Baldwin
From San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Passage:
Daily Alta California, February 3, 1853
ARRIVAL OF THE BROTHER JONATHAN
Fifteen Days Later from the Atlantic
IMPORTANT FOREIGN NEWS
This morning at 8 o’clock, the Brother Jonathan, V. I. L., Capt. Baldwin, was telegraphed. She reached her wharf at 10 o’clock. The Brother Jonathan left San Francisco on 1st January and reached San Juan del Sud on the evening of the 12th, making the passage in eleven days and ten hours. We are indebted to Capt. Baldwin for his attention to our reporter. He states that there were no cases of sickness on board the Brother Jonathan during the passage up.

The rainy season closed on the 1st Dec., consequently the road and river were in excellent condition.
The Brother Jonathan brings about 350 passengers, among whom are Mr. Wiska Hauser, the distinguished violinist, accompanied by Mr. Layenu, the celebrated composer and director.

Left San Juan del Sud at 5 o’clock P. M. on the 20th ult. Laid to twelve hours in the Gulf of Tehuantepec during a severe gale.

Wells, Fargo & Co. were first to furnish us with papers by the Jonathan.
The domestic news is quite unimportant. There is highly interesting intelligence from England.
Owing to the meagerness of our dispatches thus far received, the summary of news we present is necessarily imperfect.

The clipper ships Houqua and Sea Serpent arrived at New York Jan. 3d, the former 107 days, the latter 90 days from Canton. A beautiful clipper, the Star of the Union, named in compliment to the genius of Daniel Webster, is loading at New York for this port, in J. Ogden’s line of clippers.

The steamship Albatross is advertised at New York for Vera Cruz to take passengers and letters for California via Acapulco. It is not however stated what the facilities are for the land travel on the route.

A Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Herald writes that Billy Bowlegs and his followers have determined not to fulfill their treaty stipulations to leave Florida. Having gathered all the arms they could procure, they have disappeared in the swamps. Another bloody war will probably be the consequence.
Cargo: Not listed.

Passengers:
Aylsworth, Miss E.
Aylsworth, Mrs. Sarah
Bailey, Chas H.
Bailey, W.B.
Bates, T.S.
Belknap (Beknap), D.B.
Bentley, D.
Bentley, Gideon
Beringer, Miss C.
Bradford, Mrs. A. and son
Bristow, Rev J.H. and lady
Brown, A.L.
Brown, G.W.
Campbell, J.W.
Carr, J.W.
Clayton, Miss C
. Clayton, Mrs. B.
Colton, G.A.
Crabb, H.W.
Crabb, Mrs.
Craib, Alex
Craib, Mrs.
Cutlers, D.H.
Donnelly, Miss Cath
Dossey, Mrs. M.
Dossey, W.
Drexel, F.M.
Englander, Belle
Everett, Mrs.
Farleigh, F.
Farleigh, Miss L.
Farrow, D.
Forbes, J.H.
Foshay, J.S.
Fuller, C.P.
Gildersleeve, Mrs.
Gilley, J.P.
Given, J.H.
Given, Miss C.A.
Given, Miss Jane R.
Given, Miss M.
Given, Miss M.R.
Given, Mrs. C.A.
Given, S.L.
Given, Thos
Given, Thos, Jr.
Hamlin, C.H.
Hauser, Wiska
Henderson, Ceo H.P.
Henderson, Mrs. M and three children
Higgins, C.
Hoxie, B.
Hoyt, E.F.
Hoyt, Mrs.
Jenkins, Anne
Jones, G.C.
Jones, J.E. and son
Kaign, J.C.
Kaign, Mrs. and infant
Kohns, M.
Larkin, Mr. and Mrs. W H
Lavender, L.H.
Lee, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. and infant
Leith, Mrs. D.
Lendrum, D.
Londoner, H. and 2 sons
Marshall, E.
McCoun, W.H.
Miller, Mrs. F.D. and son
Morehouse, LeGrand
Morgan, Jno
Nemenier, Mrs.
Nestayer, V.
Neville, John, wife and child
Papin, T.
Paris, Mrs.
Patterson, J.
Peters, Mrs. and 3 children
Phillips, Wm.
Pine, Mr. and Mrs. H.S.
Polworth, Mrs.
Powell, W.
Pritchard, J.
Pritchard, Mrs. Rebecca
Reilly, J.
Shannon, Geo
Simpson, J.L.
Smith, Irving
Smith, Miss
Taylor, Mrs. and son
Tenney, O.
Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. A.D.
Walton, Mr and Mrs and 4 children
Walton, Mr. and Mrs. E.W.
Whaley, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. and servant
White, T.B.
Winegar, Geo.
Winegar, M.R.
Wormley, H.W.
Youngblood, J.R.

211 in steerage - 50 female

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