The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-25

letter received by gentleman in this city, the fol.
lowing description of Chagres and its vicinity,
which is somewhat different from the accounts
generally given. The letter is dated at Panama,
Goth March; the writer was at Chagres about
the 9Th:
"Chagres is small village, containing about rs
100 miserable little bamboo hus, matched with
species of palmetto. 1t is situated at the foot Of
or should rather say, is surrounded by range OF
hills from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
feet high and Just back of the town, say at the
clear mountain stream. If you once saw this
stream with cool, deep, crystal waters, you would
never wish to leave its banks.
"What this place may be in the rainy season, |
know not. | could see none of the mud which has
been much talked of, and looked for it in every
direction. In fact, the whole country, so far as
have seen it, has been very much and very shame
fully misrepresented. As to health, | would as
soon live in any part of the country have seen as
in New Orleans. The land Immediately on the
river, for mile two above Chagres, is low, but
some two hundred yards back it rises; and two
miles after leavingthe town the banks on both sides
commence to rise, and continue high all the way
up The banks, then, are from 20 to 60 feet high,
with fine scenery both sides. The trees are
filled with beautiful flowers, which emit the most
delightful perfumes and, as you glide along, you
arc saluted by the sOftest Warblngs from birds of
splendid plumage. Parrots and monkeys also give
notice that they are about Fruit of every descrip
ton is abundant and eggs, milk and chickens are
to be had at low prices all the way up
Mr.. DALLAS AND Mr.. MAcAULAY-We have
not copied the ridiculous paragraph which has been
going the round of the papers, nsinuatng that Mr..
Dallas had, in his closing address to the Senate,
been guilty of a plagiarism. No one, in the least
acquainted with Mr.. Dallas intellect and charac-
&c 81;
We supposed that there was coincidence between
the thoughts of Mr.. Dallas and those of Mr.. Ma
caulay which must, to certain extent, exist among
the leading thinkers Of the same time and age.
But, from letter written by the ex-President of
the Senate to the Pennsylvania, it appears that he
intended the sentence, who hesitates about dis
obliging the few who have access to or surround
him, for the sake of the many he never see' as
quotation; it is pointed with inverted commas in
the copy sent to the Pennsylvania.
FITZ-GREENE HALLEcK.-The N. Y. Courier
and Enquirer says: 1t affords us sincere pleasure
to inform the friends of this gentleman that severe
neuralgia attack, which for brief period threat
ened his life, has yielded to medical remedy, and
he has almost entirely recovered. The deep inter-
est felt for him has led to various reports some of
which went so far as to send him off upon Jour-
ney-whilst he has been quietly reclining on his
own couch, in his own room, and by quiet and
repose, interrupted only by an occasional visit of
his physician, he has secured recovery of health,
which we trust may long remain with him.
Do T. Darlington Macaulay has announced his
withdrawal from political life. This was done at
Glasgow on the 22d ult., when the freedom of that
city was presented to him.
The CATHOLIC COLLEGE IN MASSACHUSETTS
In the lower house of the Massachusetts, Legisla-
ture, the majority of the committee on education
reported second time against Incorporating the
Catholic College at Worcester, and the minority of
the committee reported bill to incorporate it.
OGs- An embargo has been placed upon the ex-
portation of grain from Prince Edwards Island, N.
S., in consequence of its great scarcity.
Arrival of the Falcon at New York