The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-27 00:00:00

PANAMA.

From Navy Bay, the eastern terminus of the rail-
way to Gatren, the firt station on the line, is a dis-
tance of seven miles and a half. The rails are being
laid with great activity, and this portion of the route
will be ready for the locomotive in less than a month.
A locomotive has been in use for some time from
Navy Bay to the end of the finished portion of the
work, for the conveyance of materials, workmen, &c.
Everything at Navy Bay indicates a state of great
forwardness and activity, despite the many serious
obstacles presented by the rainy season since the
commencement of which much has been accom-
plished.
Several splendid passenger carriages, and many
covered goods waggons are in readiness at Navy Bay.
Already there is ample wharfage for vessels to dis-
charge at the terminus, where there is now nineteen
feet of water. Shortly it is to be extended so far
out as to give the depth of water twenty-three feet,
so that vessels of any size will be able to discharge
their cargoes there without the aid of lighters or
boats.

From Gatren station to the next beyond, Ahorca
la Gata, is a distance of seven miles and three-quar-
ters ; but about two miles and a half of this section
remains to be constructed, and, as a strong force will
be concentrated at this position of the work as soon as
the line is open from Navy Bay to Gatren, it is con-
fidently anticipated that this new point will be accom-
plished in about two mouths.
From Ahorca la Gate to the next station, Bohio
Soldado, three miles and a quarter, less than half a
mile remains incomplete. This part of the work
will be ready for transit immediately after the com-
munication is established with Ahorca la Gata. From
Bohio Soldado to Trixole, about four miles, nearly
one-half of the distance has been completed.
Arrangements are being made to prosecute the
work most vigorously the next dry season, from the
month of December to March, with a strong force :
and, as that portion of the work now nearly completed
from Navy Bay to the stations abovenatned is, from
the nature of the ground, by far the most difficult,
the future progress must be much more rapid than
heretofore. As no swamps exist about the Ahorca
la Gata station, no piling will be required beyond
that point.
The whole of the line to Panama has been located.
There are now nearly 1,100 men at work, of
whom 800 are natives from the upper provinces in
the vicinity of Carthagena, who have been found
very useful.
Navy Bay will probably be ready for the reception
of steamers by the end of the year, or so soon as the
work is completed to Ahorca la Gata.
Two more locomotive engines are on their way out
from the United States. A vessel now at Navy Bay
is discharging materials for a large depot.

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the cries of a woman in distress. It was evident the female
was near to the vessel, as her heart-rending prayer, " Oh !
save my child," was distinctly audible. These words were
the last uttered by the unfortunate woman, for scarcely had
their echo died away, when an infant, lashed to some spars,
was seen tossing on the mighty waves. By the most praise-
worthy exertions the poor little sufferer was taken out of the
water, and saved from a watery grave. It is conjectured
that the father of the child. seeing the extreme danger in
which his vessel was placed, had lashed his wife and child to
some spars, as his only hope of saving their lives in the event
of the ship going down; but, unfortunately, the waves broke
asunder the links which united the babe and its agonized
resulted in the catastrophe above described.
lwd,hwhhic h is only about four months old, was con-
veyed to Yarmouth, where every attention was paid to it by
its pressryem—Norfolk Chronicle.