The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-15

this city, has been kindly handed to us for publ
cation:
CHAGREs, February a. 1S49
Dear SIR: have seen all of the cargo delivered,
and most of the passengers off for the INTERIOR and
have now engaged a boat or canoe either to take
me to Gorgona, distance of day and half or
two days fast travelling from here some say IS
miles, and some 40 miles.
The steamer Orus runs up the river, but how far
the Captain will not say, the river is falling but
he will take me and my trunk and carpet-bag for
$40, as far as he can after that must look out for
myself! His price of passage is $40, and so cents
trunk freight to Gorgona
The entrance to this place is one of the most
difficult have ever seen, being formed by the point
OF the castle at the mouth of the river and spit of
land on the opposite side, the distance apart not be-
ing more than length and half of the vessel,
and should not be entered by any person unac-
qualnted, without pilot. 1t is not only narrow,
but has to be entered, running S. W., bringing the
land close aboard, about 20 yards dstant) running
by the end of the fort, then bring her head west
into the river, which is about 100 yards wide oppo-
site the city.
The city did say | have never had the pleasure
Vi seeing such city before in my life being made
oi small number of matched huts, built of canes
Itaken from the bank of the river,) standing on
lher ENDS, and tied together with strips of the Pal
metto Leaf: Some of them are pastered on the
OUTSIDE with mud-but these are of the &c hombres
SIaues, tnose are Dut lew and almost white
Inc balance of the inhabitants are black. and
mixed, with the Indian and blacks They know
but little OF any thing like trade, as thew consume
but little, and their wants are but few. AS the
women and men, before the Americans commencad
coming here, went most like the original settlers of
the country.
l have found this place rather warmer than
New Orleans, and white pantaloons, and thin
coats without vest, are very comfortable
Inc Fort, at the entrance of the harbor, was
built in (they say here) 1872, and appears to have
been In Its day very strong place but it is fast
going to ruin, and is now used as prison for
criminals. took a walk through it Yesterday
and saw guns of the same cast as saw in ST. Juan
de Ulua, dated l742, 3 and 4, but have been told
there are some over 200 years old there
have not been able to see any mosquitoes
here, and it is not so sickly as had frequently
heard before came here but there is plenty of
ram falling in showers, three or four times a day.
ana TINS they call the dry season-the wet season
commencing in May or June, and lasting until De-
cember.
have seen great many of the inhabitants with
swollen feet; one | saw to-day whose feet were
larger than my head, which is owing to the damp
ness OF their DEMONSTRATING no floors to them
The brig Perfect will have to take steamer to get
out, and also pilot. In future, persons coming
this way will find better accommodations for cross
ing the lsthmus, as gentleman is here who intends
buying several canoes to carry freight and passen-
gers to Gorgona and Cruces. All of our passen-
gers took canoes, and their prices averaged going