New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-19
From the Isthmus.

The Jesyial - Commerce noticing the srrivs
Of the Fa,,ss At chsgres say.
The Custom House cfc.sls were four DAYS deciding
whether sae sss or not national vessel Having De
creed her 20 be merchant steamer and therefore sub
ret a. tonnage dues they were four DAYS more inves
rgarns the proqrety 81 allowing Der 10 haul Alongside
-hip - receive cos Of orde ring the ship haul
alongside Of the They REQUIRED fusliv that
eacn should maintain her position. and the coal De
tgtterec rom one % ne other While al AsEis were
busy ~ this clumsy operation. the Custom Hous. ocer
IN charge suddenly remembered thst he had some
business. shore snd closins the hslches wen, OF.
and absent two day.
The same paper publishes the following correspond.
encs from the ls,hmus:
CHAGxxs New Grsnsds) Dec. =. lsis.
The Falcon u az snchor. having mste her passage
from New Orleans. 1850 miles. In htte more than
eight days She brought out more thar 80 psssen
AL bound for California Governor Ms.ocs Dispatch
eruing the Gold Region in that country wss pub
shed few days before We sailed, and, as might BE-
expected produced 10 Little senseron IN the City
There sudden resolutions formed to ernigrae 20
thst and. and eur ship packed close fore and AFT
with passengers
Aiter coming near the land here At the ls,hmus, We
cosstsd along some hours 10 search Of Chssres and n
last discovered the old Spanish fort built near 30 years
ago. commanding the mouth Of Chssres River The
coast al the way up the bay, rises sorupty rom The
wsiers edge. reminding Of the Highlands Of the
Hudson Back from the shore hills rise soove hills,
All covered With verdure Of the richest green The
scenery along the shore q exceedingly beautiful ts
now the dry season but the clouds have certainly
poured down frequent showers OF fine rain today, 80
they passed over keeping the air moist and comfortably
coc@, though Il 3 warm enough 70 remind one OF the
hotties, summer weather In Newl0rk.
The fret ght sad luggage being transferred from the
ship the shere 10 large boats rowed by nstive Indians
The boats called dugouts and are made OF trunks
OF large They appear 10 be much more eonve'
MEN, than would be II hrs supposed The natives are
burdened with scarcely an spoogy for clothing Pa
and their luggage conveyed IN these boats
up Chsgres River 40 miles a, an average charge
OF Si2 each. boat will carry four or i've persons
with luggage, but when heavily lsden the passage
up the river occupies not less than two days
The point the river where We take mules Ia called
Cruces From tha, plsce TO Pansms IL said 70 be 20
miles and the passage Is made IN day.
There boats enough 20 accommodate sli THIS large
company with conveyance up the river but whether
shall find sufficient supply of mules al Cruces We
have not ye, learned News from Psnsms, received
here yesterday says that the California bad not AZ.
rived that port which Intelligence renders IL highly
probable that we may be detained IN waiting for Der
there;
These rude preparations for crossing this narrow
isthmus 20 place Us back century ago IN civil
ration IL Is contemplated TO place = small stesmer on
this river snd II this ia done II will remove one Of the
most unpleasant features OF the journey.
In hasf l. L