Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-18
IMPORTANT FROM THE RIVER AMAZON.

Captain Klause, Of Philadelphia, has discover
ed that the river Amazon is navigable for steam
ships from its mouth, on the Atlantic, 10 Lima, in
Peru, and within eight miles of Callao one of the
principal ports on the Pacific. A long account of
his expedition is given in the Grenada Chronicle of
September 9th. Captain X left Lima on the 10th
of September, 1874. The account says;
sHe directed his the river Guallaga, by the
mountain of 'Pasco Arrived the village Of lingo he
embarked in with the object Of exploring the rver
was practicable navigate by seam
having, for that purpose, arrived from North America. Fol-
lowing the stream, he approached small hamlet called Yu
rnaguas which is the port of the city Of Moyobamba where
he took in provisions From Yurmaguas he prosecuted his
downward to Laguna the point Of confuencs of the
Marahnon and Gualaga Here he entered the Marahnon.
and proceeded the frontiers Of Peru and Brazil arriving
settlement called Our Lady Of Loretto where he ssw Sc
vera Brazilian schooners From Loetio he spcrsvn
to Jabalnega of Brazil with orders the four
ers there to ascend the river far Loretto, and In few
days the whole four arvcd salung the brazilian battery,
which mounted guns. In Logeo there large lake,
In which three of the anchored wait orders and
in the other, called the Peruvian Of hundred and forty
horse power Captain Kiause embarked taking on board all
the machinery necessary to clean the Guaasa and
construct landing places &c. He then proceeded against
the stream to the mouth Of the Guaaga and port Of Iagl-
ma wherehe anchored in fahom Here be DISCHARGED
the machinery canoes and by three hundred and
fifty Indians he assembled the river, clearing every oh
sucon far Pachsa at which place he was Obliged to
augment the number OF hands TO hundred, from the
of the work and labor they bad perform He thence
continued his against the current to the village Of Tin
CO. the utmost point of steam navigation in the river Guaaga
distant from Lima eight days by land From Tin
go he returned back foot with twenty-five soldiers by the
sPampa del Sacramento to the Laguna,' where he found
the steamer he had left there at anchor He again embarked
in the steamer and proceeded in her up the Guaaga (now
cleared Of all obstrucon until he again reached lingo with
out the slightest accident From lingo Captain Kause for
wared dispatches to Lima notifying the arrival Of the
and without loss Of time he reraced his steps in
with the intention of sending up lingo the other steamers
which awaiting orders in the lake of Our Lady Of Lo
eo but at the port of Yamaguas he received letter from
the firm at Lima, directing him proceed Immediately
poe the river Pasaza far tmay be navigabe by steam,
propose contract the Government Of the Ecuador In eff
feet the exploration performed and the river found per-
ecty navgabe for vessels few instructions,
which would be cleared away the Government conserving
contract. From the point Of confluence of the Pastaza
with the Marahnon the boundaries of Peru and the Equa
DOR far the village Of Andoas Captain Klause did
with any obstacle except sandbank which, with od
nary Caution may be easily evaded the current IL rapid.
From Andoas upwards there many distractions which
only be removed by of the machinery brought by the
for that purpose Near Apdoas, Captain Kause
discovered mountains of rock SALT very white, the
other redsh and along the banks of the Pasaza above An
doas he saw number of little hamlets and settlements of
wild Indians called Zaparos, from whom be obtained prov
sons finally, he reached within three leagues Of the
Jopa where he landed and arrived at the town Of Bano
in days. From Bano he proceeded to Peheo, where he
remained four days. and several good mines of silver and
patina From Peleo he arrived at this city (Quo) the
23d April. Captain kause he truly amazed at the
quantity minerals dyewoods Of various Sorts and other
uabe woods coffee, wie and commonly Of excellent
quality cotton, very fine and long like wool spces, bslsam,
rasns wax and other rich prodncon whsh he mt with
! in great abundanc- every where during his travels