The Ottawa free trader., 1849-06-29

being satisfied hat my tcE.AfuIIv suggest tn
Oregon. The Panama all Of stoves. etc,
(rom NeN YORK ~ih SjpI
decided that the two >rsi ------.---------
,hoSe who held Steamer ii9
sails tomorrow vlh ab,g .......-.........
IN" Oregon viii leave in a,sn.
300. There ha. bern, and ii . sSessS.-SS
in. IN Panim,, many are h,re !la--..--.ssa
and have n" means uf getting aw,N Iu tat.
sdIms Others have barely enuus are AL
passage on vessel, which goes SO vii
that one can scnrcel turn around on dse
There is one vessel which sails to.morrowS
Ship" Humhoit." Of on'y 400 tons, and taN
over $50 passengers, whch with her cJew wi
number 0yrr iO0 they must suff,r very much
As will all Whu q on any YES el nDw IN Port -
But 1t /, ,serr only chsnce, N they are wiilin
TO put Up with any thing, # they can ouly reuc
California. saw sleeIaGe tickets for the Ore
goo, soil to-day at Auction fJr $3.50, Nhc
cist Ia New York 800 have a cabin ties .
f'r which paid 1900. presume could sell
for $50 or $500 but $1,000 would not bu' ii,
could not purchase another fur one Of etc
steamers npw here. | ltnsGne that nev
brtusht by the OrcSl will cause . eaier
ciIemsni IN the L. :. than h's vet been knovyd
It was reported that tho Calforn r-was to h,y
lett Immciiareiy after the Oregon. | Do no
believe II. nor d. believe that ary SEAM
will arrive at Plnans, from san francisco f1
some m1nhs. unless they contne their crcst
Is did the Oregon.
Thus tar base been very fortunate. cros,
ed the l-thmus 10 dry time, w,s onIy fur
days in coming over, and never had nor,
pleasant time IN ms HE, nv health vas revrr
better, and expect 10 hc off In a few days.-
rs the news from California may ind ice SON,
of Onr friends - start Tor the dcgincs even AT
this late season Of the year will suggest few
things Tor their benefit, should they undertake
to come this route. Thcy must remember that
Il is now the rainy season, and that it i sick ~
on the lsihmuS; consequently they viii have
10 he very careful # what they cat and drink.
in the dry srasUr, boats 20 40 further IN nc
Chagres rivCt thdu ioTgunn. Inch Is 81 mile.
from Chag-s ANA - mIe, from Panama. Ia
the wet season they 20 a. far as Cruces which
ID IS miles from Panama. The road from Cru.
ces, IL very bad, but the man who cannot ride.
or walk IS miles waist deep in mud. has m bu.
siness TO 90 to California. | 10 not imagine
hey will ilnj much difficulty la reaching Pan.
ANA; the only question is; how are they In
get from here ] Many will sing, others have
gone, and 30 can |, bu, hope that none OF our
friends will coine here, unless they have ir.
secured ticket for one oi the Steamers. and
no, until they hear the Steamers are making
their regular ;'ipS Let them first wrl:c to New
oTk for their ticket, else when ,hey arrive At
New York they may find that they cannot pnr.
chase one and have to remain there some
weeks. Let them bring provisions esough L.
supply them across the Isthmus. Cr,ckers
cheese. dried beef, cold ham. tongue. &C.. tea
coffee, and by all means to bring along a few
bottles Of Gopd Brandy. II cannot he obtain cd
after leaving New YORK, anil to drink such stuff
as they call brandy in Panama. i enough to
make any one sick. u andy and c,ret is used
here by almost every one, in fact It is indispcn-
'lbe. Writers fer the papers have given terri
BILE accounts shout crossing the l.Ihmus. and
say that fine India Rubber bags should contain
all they bring. But IL is not so. You ear
hr'ng 4 large trunk. as well as bag. had
two trunks, two bags. medicine chest. and =
tent, and found no difficulty in getting i, brnt'
from chngres to Panama, at On expense Of A.
bouts
An India Rubber blanket, H,versack and
coat, ls the only India rubber crods that one
should purchase Tor such n tip as this, all other
goods IN that line are n periec, nuisance to any
one crossing the lthmus. Board can he OBJ
lainel at he Hotel IN Pan,ma, ats 10 SO per
week, but in case one is likely to he detained
here for any length OF time. would advise them
to procure loom, which may be mad for Scots
per day,) and do their oun cooking, they will
fnd II much more agreeable, and less eIpens-
I'VE. besides feeling that their luggage is Safe
In the ,wn weeks that have been here, fifteen
hundred persons have left Pan ana, Tor Califor.
MA. The Panama, and Oregon will take nhou,
500 more; four will he l,ft, and | sm glad Of il,
Tor any is to he pitied who is compelled to .tay
my length Of time in Panama. You may see
accounts If the cholera being Oh the Is,hmus.
out do not think there has been a csse Of choi.
IRA here for two weeks. The Steamer Col.
siaun,nn. ftom New Orleans, to chsgros, had
he cholera on board, and sir died on The pass
,g', two, or three died in Panama. These are
he only cases that know nf.
| shall write again ss soon ~ I srrvc al San
fmncisco. provided I find an opportunity Of
'end'ng' letter home. Yours Truly,
lHE TELEcRArH WAR.-The difficulty
between Morse and O'Reilly hs, at length
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