Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-30

admit light air whenever it is necessary to close
the main doors. Among the works of other times
is the Jesuits' College, which is now in perfect ruins
This must once have been a very beautiful struct-
ure Its dimensions are about 100 by 225 feet; but
trees now grow within the walls, where once the
minds of her youth chained in letters more en-
during than the walls Of their prison house.
The images of saints and other sculptures, are
numerous, but all of wood and most miscrably cary
ed and shabbily clothed and decorated in old faded
silks and other stulfs, with ear, neck, and
Of glass, whilst their glass eyes glare upon you
worse than did the ghost of Banco upon Scotland's
guilty king One who has not seen these things, or
the like elsewhere, have but imperfect idea
of the wretchcd condition of these more wretched
relics of ignorance and superstition.
g Upon the green bank there may be seen several
brass cannon, probably 80 Founders, much resembling
those taken from Vera Cruz with historical sketch
es handsomely craven upon them, &c, and the whole
surmounted with the Coat of Arms of old Spain.
They may never speak again, but they look as fair
and as effective as ever. Westerly, beyond the city
proper, is a very considerable population perhaps
equal to half of that within, the tCtOte is estimated
at $4,000, but could with difficulty be made to be-
lieve that apart from the transient Americans there
We're over 10000; and | suppose, when | arrived
here, on the 9Th inst, the number Of immigrants
amounted from 1000 to $500"
NIR. GILMAN next refers to the number of deaths
in Panama, of Americans, from the commencement
Of the excitement of crossing till the time of writing,
Gas published in our last) which was nineteen, and
only ten then sick-and continues thus
Now, when YOU take into consideration all the
circumstances with which we are surrounded-the
change of food of cmate-in fact, all our habits Of
life-and connect with these changes anxiety of
mnd-and something of dissipation, which is apt to
accompany the latter-and the wonder is, that the
number Of deaths have been so few. | feel Just as
safe here did in Baltimore far as the climate
is concerned; and persuaded that if the streets,
Sc., of this city clean as those OF cities oil
the United States no place could be more healthy
than Panama. The thermometer has indicated a
range of heat from IS to IS since | arrived here,
but the sun is most potent from A. NJ. to p. M
and should be avoided
".Hay 17.-When arrived, on the evening of the
5th, there prevailing opinion that neither the
California Oregon steamers would ever return
from San Francisco, and | suppose no one would
have given me $500 for my two tickets. Within
two hours after nv arrival the noise of a cannon
came booming the harbor, giving notice that a
steamer had come in In a little time it was known
that it was the Oregon, and then could have sold
them for 81 200. The next day the Panama came
in, and the excitement very great The Cali
fornia has been expected each day for week, anc
still she comes not The passengers of the Panam;
are going board to-day, and the Oregon may be OF
in about week from this time.
" One word of MIR. Nelson, the American Consu
at this place and the Company's agent. Here We
prefer to omit what our correspondent has written
and let the Company learn through another medium
the reports current at Panama. This is the twelfth
day since the Oregon came in; and Capt. Stout, who
understand is associated with Nelson, informed me
last Sunday, that she needed little or no repairs
Why then is she kept here She is full OF passen.
gers and her coal and water all on board, still
we can get no answer to when she is to leave
All is doubt and uncertanty-as was also the time
of the Panamas leaving, until yesterday. | am moi
over anxious on my own account, because have nc
doubt that shall arrive in San Francisco in time tt
accomplish all my purposes before my vessel anc
company will get there; but it is for those who have
been here two months and more, and who nearly
or quite destitute of funds, that have much sympa
| thy"