The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-22
Letter from Panama.

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PANAMA Feb. q, 1S49.
Eds. Cresesnt-About week has elapsed since 1 ar.
rived at this place. and be here week longer,
when will in the brig Belfast She carries rs passen.
gen at $lo0 per head.
1t the height of folly to believe all the stories have
and hear concerning this 1t has been said that
Chages place insanbrous in the world, and
that the banks OF the infested by insects and
tiles Such if may Judge from my experience the
case but the contrary though Chagres situated in
latitude 90 north its climate superior that of any place
in Louisiana have not yet felt single musquito The
water used at Chages for washing and culinary purposes
comes from mountain spring. The of the river
It's mouth, is slightly mpiegnated with salt three miles
above it is drnkabe. at six it good and at Gogona
cannot be surpassed being perfectly delightful either for
drinking or bathing. The Chagres river a lovely stream.
rapid and shallow, much resembling Flint river in Georgia
The banks are heavily tmbeed and vocal with the chatter
ing of monkeys the pratng of parrots and the
OF the hooking bird All these, combined with Ell Dorado
in anticipation make the trip from Chages GorgoHa very
pleasant, especially the monoony occasionally
ned by social glass to those sf behind.
The steamer Orus is plying the river, and might do
more business than she does her charges not quite
exorbitant She only get half up, and then her
placed in We took from the
start, at IS per head From Gorgona took mules at
IS pscs. The last lot of travellers learn had to pay
double that price When came there but few pas
senges now in consequence Of recent arrivals at Chsges
The number sweed to about nine hundred hear yet
OF but few of sickness; during my stay have
seen single Of drunkenness and the harmony
prevails among the Americans and between them and the
natives
In relation to the value of money here may tell yen that
hve franc piece worth much Mexican Spanish
dollar which passes for ten bits the half dollar worth
four and the quarter two bits Dimes taken at eight
the dollar half dimes at sixteen the dollar American
Eagles worth % and Half Eagles -; a Columbian
douboon is worth $E; Mexican doubloon 41S; and a
Spanish douboon, go.
Flour sells for from s5 to $50 barrel and first quality
selling from five to six bits of about peck
county good eating house might make fortune The
American Hotel is kept by q Duchman. Is. @.
o. The following is extracted from private
letter. which We have been kindly permitted to use
for publication, dated
CHAGREs, Feb. @, lS49
Dear Sir: After q pleasant passage of seventeen days,
safely landed in the beautiful village of the above
name The very rough and bold. and the nvef{o
perhaps should say. the harbo of Chegres the most DIFF
hcut of entrance and the DANGEROUS in the whole
length oft Our passengers all WELL Some have gone
up The nvetheir anxiety to get to FL Dorado scarcely al
loving them time to eat sleep. L have rambled around
through both town and county and have had the gratca-
ton Of seeing of the Tropical fruits uxuant growth
among the resi- cocoa.nus in abundance. On the hill
winch OF great height magnificent castle. visited the
Catholic Church. and afterwards the padre priest whom
found reading his room. the walls of which were hung
round with pictures of Weingons and General Tayors
VICTORIES He was very gsntsmsuly in bis dsbortmsnt and.