New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-12
The Isthmus survcy-1he " Sovereign" oil
Hnliimore.

Tie BaAimorc Patriot publishes a letter rom
Mr. Tnshmsn Let A.sis,An, Engineer of the Panama
Railroad dated Chsgres, Feb S. TIE following par
tculars new:
Those Of our Baltimore friends who feel In any wsy
Interested in welfare vii be glad to bear that our
Expedition reached this place on the ON inst after
mott agreeable run from Ne~-l DIX OF thirteen Gays
Every ore in ine health and spirits
We leave today for Gorgons. which Is the bali way
place between Chsgres and Panama on BOARD tue
steamer Orus which steamer you VIII remember was
sent out By Messrs Asp.nwal & Co or New OK ne
,,sser carries u as ar Is La BOca III Rio Trinidad,
some % miles from Chsgres and the same from Tor
gora. We have in tow about - miserable Canoes,
which will form our means OF rsnsPottshOn AIT
leaving the stesmsr-the suiser canoes viii carry two
passengers with their baggsge-we have larger ones
that can carry from ~ - ID oos We sha commence
our surveys ~ with four parties two under MT
Wm Morris viii operate from Gorsons to Dlmon Say
on this side; and two others under my own orders
from GorgOna % Panama. Everything oss JET 10 Dc
learned concerning the country go lar as the iocahon
Of the road 10 concerned the operation OF the survey
will be slow and sriucus from the fact that the whole
country is covered with dense undergro Eh, exceed
ing any ever saw Ia Mexico even 49,
The friends OF those forming the late expedition
from Baltimore for California tina, sailed in the schoon'
or sOrsrrgn for Vera Cruz will wonder itte on
hearing that instead Of going 10 Vera Cruz they Put
into this place. Difficulties occurred on board sea-
and brought this change have eonversed Win seve.
raj highly respectable merchant Captains 10 port and
rive YOU the case a. I have no doubt Il really hap
pened The whole affair reflects no credit upon any
one connected with the Expedition. have no doubt
tina, those more honestly and well disposed were over
ruled By the others forming the expedition
Al that IL known OF what occurred st sea Is TINS
difficulty occurred backed By the Captain OF the
schooner, a by the name of Paterson, and they
concluded 10 put into Chagrsson arriving or the mar
Dor no effort was made to obtain Pilot the Captain
ran mis- vessel across the Bar aud made an attempt 10
beach where clear hsrbOr before hun; on round
ing the points Of Lorensore Castle back flaw struck
him. and defeated his Internal purposes some one pre-
vented him ut the moment from making another efort
and whilst heading again the steamer Orus got hod
of him snd lowed the schooner into the nsroor mere
az ain the Captain made another effort and run MS
vessel into the bank of the river opposite Gorgons
Immediately he proposed 10 abandon her, though the
vessel safe a. II tied TO awhar The passengers
and Captain Engaged canoes, 10 transport them 10
CORONA the Captain took out of her all her provisions
Instruments awnings &c a. and then tried to sell ner
for seven thousand dollars, II Scnor Ramos OF Oha
rrcs In this he failed. He then sold ten thousand
feet Of lumber Tor 100 dollars, and asked Yankee Cap
tain il he would send the schooner home 10 New lug
land The whole party then ststed for California snd
are nox 10 Panama This whole affair argues badly
for our Baltimore friends These facts are given Just
a. got them from number OF highly respectable
Captains, and from Senior Ramos himself