The daily union., 1846-05-02
THE DAILY UNION.

carry his own public house with him, or he will
have poor accommodations. -. .-....r
syAt this time packets run from Calao 10 Panama
and return, starting from Cailao Tor Panama be
tween the first and fifth day Of every month, and
arriving at Panama in from twelve 10 fifteen days
thereafter, returning from Panama IN very few
days after their arrival thereat, and making the
latter passage in about thirty TO thlrty-hye days
The shore winds cause this great difference 10 the
time Of the two passages After July next, two
seam-packets, now being built by company ofn
diyiduals, and receiving 100000 per annum from
the English government, VIII run constantly be
tween Panama and Callao there being now tive
steamers running between Callao and Valparaiso
The passages from Valparaiso TO Callao are made
now in about nine or ten days, and UiH be made
between Calao and Panama in about the same
time each way, with the new steamers. From Nor.
folk 10 Chagres, the government OF the United
States send packet, but how frequently or regular
ly, | am not informed From Jamaica to Chagres
the English run a seam-packet, either once or twice
a month"; as | am informed and recently line o
steam-packets has been established, running IRON
England TO Jamaica Santa Martha, twice each
month, starting from England on the second and
seventeenth days Of each month; 80 that persons
taking passage for Jamaica or England, will make
sure Of passage to Panama. Letters or passen
gers go from this city TO London now IN about forty
dsys.)
Should the government of the United States send
steamer from Norfolk to Chagres, or establish q
line Of packets to run between said ports, that would
become the better route TO Chagres and the Pacific
But letters and papers directed across the sthmus
will stop at the post Office in Panama, unless each
person has an agent there to look after them and
pay their postage, and see them forwarded, our
government having consul at that place 10 attend
TO this business, unless one has been appointed by
President Polk.
Should Congress authorize the government III IL
has not now the authority 10 run q steamer from
some port in the United States 70 Chagres 50 as TO
connect il with the new steamers to run from Pana-
ma south, passages could be made between Panama
and the United States in from 10 TO IL days, and
travellers arriving at Panama would be relieved OF
the necessity Of remaining in that city, and be In
sured passage by steam Of three thousand miles
south the Pacific shore in 20 days morei and cit
izens Of the United States, officers and men in the
United States squadron, seamen who have been en-
gagged in whale and other merchant ships, sailors re-
naming in the hospitals, and indeed every person
could be sure Of a passage TO the United States,
without being compelled TO wait at Chagres al the
peril Of his life, for passage to the States, or TO
Jamaica, for some other place, from which TO en-
bark again for the United States
The American interest upon these shores is very
large-there being, it is believed, not less than hf
teen millions Of dollars in the American whale ships
and eargoes besides the great interest invested in the
trade 10 China and other ports on the Pacific Cal
lao is but twenty-one degrees south Of Panama, and
yet it is the great halfway house between New
York and Canton; and the southern and most i'm
portant part Of California is but fourteen degrees
north Of Panama, being only from six to ten days
SAIL and, as that country is being rapidly settled by
citizens Of the United States, facilities for rapid and
cheap communication from ocean to ocean, from
and to different parts Of the United States, become
more and more important.
will close this communication by saying that
have not received letter or paper from the
United States since len the country. subscribe
myself
Very respectfully,
Your obedent servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN JEWETT.