New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-27
The Isthmus Of Tehuanteper.


between the two oceans The merits o. the
va1oas routes have been siresdy briefly discussed
in Tie 1'ri5uAe. snd We have referred TO the a.
p 1lor advantages which the Isthmus Of Tehuau-
T. Pee appeared 70 possess over all other routes.
0 ar views arc farther confirmed BY the following
a. nliloasl fscts communicated 10 IS By a gentle
n ga = no resided for sixteen years on The River
C'atzaooslcos aad is familiar with every part Of
the route
II Is nov importsn, 20 be sscsrtsined waieh Is tie
tes. and mos, feasible route 60, only for the rtnss
SION Of tie Mail cut for the conveyance Of psssneers
AID government stores % California The Panama
route 10 spoken or and i brought " before Con.
sress for ts action. b that rou.e, the c Nal can
De carried 70 San Francisco s5ou, forty days a pres
cot and passengers may rescn our California and Ore.
son possessions At AZ expense Of sbou, $3.50 Al ire
peculiar advantages Of tsst route have been already
communicated 70 the public By those interested ! viii
now call the public attention 70 much shorter and
cheaper route the lshmus Of Tehuaniepec By looking
at the map of Mexico you viii find the mouth Of the
Coa;zscoscos River ,tusted In lat L. lt nsvi.
gable for ocean steansTs about % miles from - month
iss general course il due south ADD II "a nsvgA5e Tor
small 10 within 90 miles Of the Pacific Ocean
The continent s Just TWO degrees vide cay 80 miles
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three iesrues distant from the pcr. Of san Frsncco
lake or inlet Of the Ps>ihc Ocean which il IL said
affords sufficient water for srge vessels enter. Ire
Of this article resided the banks Of the Cos'zs
coalcos sixteen years. snd crossed the continent
fifty times he therefore feels himself competent D. give
a practical opinion upon the subject
II partial srraug cement made with the Mexican
Government the United stsies mail could g, present
transported the Continent from Coszacoalcos
to Tehusntepec in from 60 10 y hou4s and tri
fng expense the road could be shortened bring
points Within 35 hours q each other line
OF small stesmers. such used On Tie Ohio River
would enable passengers % the Continent In q
hours or less Merchandise would, With tls actual
condition OF the roads require sx 81 ght days
for is transportation viii up the time that
would be required carry the mail from New Orleans
{, ssn Francisco ia Csornis under exciting circum
provided partial arrangement was msde ~i'h
Moxico-vz From New Orleans to Coatzscoslcos 90
hours thence to Tehuantepec or the Port Of San
Francisco, = hours making in the aggregate days
and ls hours-.sy dsys From the Mexican Port Of
Tehusntepec or san Francisco our San Francisco in
California cay u days making in al 10 days Practical
men. By looking at the msp decide whether the
time have allowed tor the Ocean navigation is sui
cient In regard the transit tie Continent
speak from positive knowledge This subject cannot
but interest tho American people and beg you viii lay
the facts before them will Illustrate the position
have here assumed by facts and proofs which cannot
fail 10 convince our Government that The route OF TIE.
husntepec by FAR preferable in every point Of view 10
tasi Of Chsgres and Panama Railroad can be built
nr 100000 which would brug the two Oceans with
IN i've hours OF each other
STEAMSHIP PANANA-Ihis steamship, which |
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inst returned yesterday under canvas having broken
her cylinder and cyndero the 9th, then I'VE days
out From the time Of the accident til the 2st she
met with Ugh; adverse winds that evening she exps
rlenced heavy E gale OF Bsrncgsi ia II fsthous
water which lasted TIL the next day when the
wind changed to the w blowing heavy At7P.M
Dec - changed 10 \ w and blew hurricane for
hours, with heavy ses-nodersting on the ed but
leaving heavy cross sea.
On the 18th spoke Crescent City and on the
2i,h saw ship Niagara IS hours out from New.York.
On the 18Th one ofthe crew died board Of phreno.
pneumonia.
The Panama has proved herself an excellent ses.
boat and Capt CoNsTocYs conduct is mentioned az
highly prsseworthy
The iron siong the fracture is honey eombed."
she is al the Companys dock East River.
The steamer Oregon viii probably reach Panama
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met with misfortune, and as no b.rihs have been
sold for the Oregon from Panama the Company viii te
able TO send By her those gentlemen who had engaged
passege from toe l.thmus the Panama
MR. CLAY.-The Lexington Cbscrrer OF the Goth
says Mr. Clay was 10 leave that day FOR New-oresns
where no proposes spend the Winter We are grali.
ned that bis health is almost entirely restored
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ALARM AMONG THE Missouri SLAvEHoLDERs
"A meeting Of ultra pro.ssvery Loeo-Foco. was held
At Versailles, No. recently The proceedings Of the
meeting Of a similar character with the ridcu.
ous pronuncsmentos continually taking plsee in the
kingdom OF south Carolina The course OF Senator
Benton was strongly reprobsted and sres, alarm was
expressed ~ The rspid progress Of The Abolition move
ments At the North. similar meeting was TO have
been held az Feyeue, Howard Co. the go inst but
IL. hoped tina, tho rejecting people Of that section
vii irown down al attempts at Nullia,snou
Iowa L. 5. SENAToks.--The L ;. Seustors
from lows have arrived at Washington and have taken
their Mr. DoDOE who mas kept that young state
in hot water FOR some time to procure seat in the
senate, has drawn the short term. Thus after TWO
years turmoil be is only elected 20 serve f'r two
months
lowA.-The Electoral College selected SANLF
NICHOLS OF Greene County to carry the Electoral vote
Of Wisconsin TO Washington Dr Nichols wss oue Of
the Presidential Electors
CAlFoRNIA.-rhe Sag Hsrbor California Min
ing Association have purchased the ssbins chip Of
40 tons The Sabns wus formerly whalor Is