Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-04-10

learn from the natives There is fine sea
breeze all the time. / have slept in u ham.
mock with the windows open, ever since ar.
rived in Panama. 1t costs me about IS cents
day to live. l could live much cheaper. us
many do There are three hotels in the city
none kept by citizens of the United States. -
There is. likewise, Il new house. or restaurant,
opened within few days, kept by Spaniard,
who speaks English, which is dong good bu.
slness; but good glass Of liquor cannot be had
for any price. man Or two who would bring
on supply Of first quality liquors could not
fail TO make fortune
Panama is an ancient city, and at one time
was somewhat celebrate wa lled, and surroun
dad by tolerabIe; but at present this, like eve
ry thing in and about 1t, is in a state of decay
There are several churches and nunneries-
the latter Decentralization walls crumbling TO
atoms. 1t may have once contained fifty or
sixty thousand inha bttants. Hereafter l will
endeavor to give you description ofit. ! will
conclude, by remarking that it appears as fit
had stood ten centuries.
forty Americans in the city. The bark Phila.
delpha, and an English brig, had just sailed,
carrying away several hundred There is
now said to be over thousand in and on their
way to the city. How they arc going to get
away cannot conceive. there is only one
square-rigged vessel (the one | sail in.j and
three smail schooners. Of from forty FIVE to
sixty tons burthen. The Oregon is expected
in few days from ground the Horn" Some Of
her passengers arrived here day or two ago
rl0 Chagres, in the lsthmus and Falcon Since
commenced writing, | have been informed
that three hundred dollars have been offered
and refused for our tickets in the brig. She
carries only seventy six. | was Yesterday Of
Gcred $3.50 for what cost me 500. II vessels
Go not come in soon this side, and people con-
tinue TO pour into Chagres, they have for
the last ten days, know not what is to be
done, but for some OF them to retrace their
steps, and go by way Of Vera Cruz. This is
the best and quick est route, no doubt, if there
was surety OF getting away from here with
out dctent ion. But as it is, | would ADVISE mol
one TO come this way this season--if they do.
they will regret it. Advise western men to 90
by the Plains until they have some guaran tee
OF safe conveyance from this pot | have been
deceived myself. expected to find some wha.
lcrs; hut learn they seldom put in here. Part
OF our party had made up their minds, in the
| event of not being able to ottln Il passage, to
buy u canoe of about fifteen or twenty tons
burthen, and proceed in her, which is practi-
bic TO determined men.
! Take notice Of the following items: A FIVE
! franc piece is worth ten bits; IA Mexican dollar
the same value: eight bits to the dollar. Dimes
and half dimes arc the most profitable currcn-
| cy to bring to this country, because eight tines
90 to the dollar. a Colombian doubloon is
worth from SIG to SIT dollars; Mexican do
81 6. and cid Spanish do. from $40 to $50.
Flour is selling at from S2S to $50 per 5bi.;
biscuit SIS; SIG; sugar 3 bits per pound; rice
bits per peck, &c.
Provisions Of every description high, and
will get higher.
While l write, I am summoned to get my
things aboard the vcssc! J. 5 q.
CLOVER KEPT AND Corn FED HoGs.-We
have before us a statement of which we
give an abstract. for the benefit, and for
an example to Valley farmers:
Mr. Samuel Thomas. an eu!erprising
and successful farmer Of Greene county
Ill.,, drove "a hogs to market this season.
The whole lot came up to an average
weight Of 3l6 ia lbs; the best 70 aver
aged 33l lbs, the best sc, 347 lbs. nett.
His plan Of Iatliny was clover for abou,
six months anterior 10 the 95th Sep,em-
Der, and then corn for abou, ten weeks.
They were literally supplied with salt
while in the clover field.
smother gentleman. Mr.. TIL Hobson,
Of the same county, taltened 70 hogs, the
nett average weight Of which was $50
lbs, only 90 ounces less than the best 70
Of Mr.. Thom.s's lot. These also were
kept during the summer (,hree months)
on clover, the balance Of the time, say
four months, on corn.
From this it would seem that the dill
ference in profit was in favor of Mr..
Thomas, he having fed TO his lot but lit
tie more than half the corn that was fed
to those Of Mr.. Hobson. And here aris-
es question:; are they not very many
farmers who now suffer their hogs to run
at large during the entire summer, who
would make great saving, if they we're
to prepare clover fields for them and
keep them enclosed therein p Val. Far.
THE LAST OF REGlmENT.-Preisdent
Bonaparte has granted a pension to
widow with five children, whose case is
an Int resting one. She is the widow Of
the only man in the Fusileer regiment
who was not killed in the retreat from
Moscow One day Capt. Jumontier came
10 announce to Napoleon the arrival Of
Marshal Ney and his corps. Napoleon
ordered him to rejon his regiment. An
hour or two afterwards. Napoleon per-
ccived Cap. Jumon,ier standing near
soldier. whose singular dress attracted
the Emperor's notice. his head was COW
cred with sort Of Cossack bonnet, and
instead Of his uniform, a torn vest, which
scarcely covered his shoulders. The
Captain and the soldier were marching
steadily on. Napoleon called to him in
note Of Impotence and i'll humor, "Wha'
are you doing there? Why have you
not rej"ined your regiment, and taken
your place at the head ofyour company"
''Sire, have not lost an instant in 0.
beying your orders.'
wv hat do you say? You don't under
stand me?'
"Slre, am with my regiment
"Your regiment"
"Yes, Sire: the regiment Of Fusileers
of the Imperial Guard ss7
"But where is it, then2 q g...s.s. F
Then hoarse voice cried G4E
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