The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-11
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
Orr CHAeREs, 24th March, 1919, Evening.

Orr CHAeREs, 2ith March, 1919, Evening
GEyTIEhES-We arrived here this morning at
IL o'clock, in days and l9hours from New York
having had remarkably smooth as well as quick
trp--the shortest in fact, yet made. According TO
the captain reckoning, we have run 2040 nautical
miles;-and we have been favored with fine weather
all the way The large numbcr of BAG passengers has
been accommodated as well ss so many could pos
siby have been. The owners, however ought moi
70 have crowded the ship so much, especially the
steefage where they slowed away about $50 from
some OF whom, undoubtedly, there will be complaints
loud and deep, that VIII make their appearance in
The prints nj home. Otherwise, every one was hiph-
W pleased with our noble steamship and her excel
lent appointments her captain and his host Of off
GERS and assistants. Good order and decorum have
uniformly prevailed, and the best feelings have exis-
ted among all classes OF The passengers. Should the
same peaceful RELATIONS be continued In California
you nred not fear 10 learn unwelcome accounts OF
the universal Yankees" that have migrated hther
| ! have however, been somewhat surprised to find
how large proportion Of those on board are bound
10 the "digHngs, simply with the view Of returning
soon.
! Among our passengers Mrs. j. G. Fremon,
with her daughter, about years of age and her
brother in-law--Mr Jacob. His lady would have
accompanied him, but was too sick TO leave New
York, where she was left with her father Col Ben
Ton, 10 return 10 Missouri, Mrs. s. G. Gray, re.
cently resident Of your city, accompanies her us-
band 10 San Francisco, where they viii reside These
ladies have found much solace in each others COM
panionship among such host of men, and by their
aniiabhY and agreeable manners have made many
friends The charm Of the presence Of few ladies'
in such crowd at sea, IL peculiarly grateful and OF
Indonbted Influence wan apparent from the de-
corum Of which have spoken. A Mrs Robinson
from Baltimore, accompanies Mrs. Fremont as On
attendant Her husband is with her and is one of a
class 81 men much wanted in California viz: carpen-
tiers. A sedatc looking Irish woman, ACCOMPANIED
by her husband, completes the number of females
on board. / must moi, however, forget to mention
III terms of praise the excellent stewardess of the
G. c., Mrs. Young, whose kind attention to and
motherly of the sca-sick passengers made her
appear really ministering angel
The steamship Northerner has been here about IL
days, and will return soon The Falcon has not vet
arrived, but is looked for hourly. The Crescent CITY
VIII start on her return tomorrow evening the 18th
inst. The Oregon arrived nj Panama about the It'll
inst, and left on the 22d for San Francisco The
California had not returned from her first Trip up the
coast as late as yesterday so that expect to be
detained al Panama, undoubtedly, us much as ten
days, and perhaps more. Capt Tucker, of the lttls
steamer Orus, that il is still quite healthy
on the Isthmus. The dry season Il not yet drawn
to close. The commencement Of the wet senson
IL early in April. There are thousand persons in
waiting AZ Panama, and some hundreds detained nj
Gorgona for want of muies-so we are Informed by
Col; Norris, OF the engineer corps who have depot
al Gorgonn.
Col Hughes from Anne Arundel Couniy,) Is with
us and WIZ Join in the survey Of route for railroad
across the lsthmus 10 PANAMA. on account of Mess
Aspinwail d Co. A brother Of Captain Tucker also
came passenger with us, and will remain on the 18th
mus In the employ of tho came concern TIE Orus
took portion OF our passengers ashore this morning
and VIII take the remainder o-morrow morning and
proceed up the river with oil despatch Contracting
with the canoes 10 take us all up al once TO orooua
shollendeavor 10 write ioyou from Panama g.