...spite of his priests and bishops, Don Mariano staked his fortunes on the Stars and Stripes. In punishment for his sin, he has been badly used by the United States. Wishing to see the capital of California built on his estate, he founded a new city on San Pablo Bay, which he called Vallejo, and offered not only to give the State his finest sites, but to defray the cost of building a court-house and lay...