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


| March 18th, from which we make extracts. The
| following relative to vessels trading to Panama
and Veraguas, will be interesting to ship.owners,
and those who intend to go to California by way
of Chagres. 1t is the law of the 9Th of April, 1913,
and shows that selfinterest has taught the govern
ment lesson in political economy which we en-
terrain strong hopes that all the advocates of
| igaion laws will one day learn, although other
parts of the law show them to be but little better
| informed than their neighbors
Law of the 5th of April, 1s4e,
Regulating trade with the Provinces of Panama and Vera
guas and with the Territories of the Bocas del Toro
San Andres Darien and Caquea.
TIE Senate and House ef Representatives Of Msv Gre
and mail vessels moved By sails or steam may enter and
main indefinitely in all the ports of entry the provinces of
ahc7gh such said ports loaded or IN.
AT. 2. No vessel be subjected in the port. of the
provinces Of Panama and Veraguas to other duties than
% nHs s e the law of
Art Al foreign merchs ndse products imported into
ternal consumption or for exporation shall pay only
duty OF five centmea of the real for each Genadan pound
Art l. Goods destined in transtu from one ocean to the
ports Of Chages and Panama but the cargoes will BE-
weighed in the port OF importation and in that where they
they contained when eembked with destination tran.
stu, there will be recovered from the importers consignees
duty Of twenty-five cenmes Of The real for each pound
Executive Power may establish having conderaion to the
distance and state OF the ways Of communication.
from one other may be weighed on board the YES
sells that Introduce and passed vehicles ready to
house In same manner may Be consideed and
S anet for % or
is,hmus Of Panama and destined for the oonumpon Of
d iad r. . pay the duty
AT Brandy or LIQUORS will pay no duty if they i'm
them The deposit in such case will be made in he ware
house; Of the paying the rent
Art The territory Of Daren embraced in the dispo-
goods and commodities that may have been imported by the
ormportaon and that have paid the duties established
Art The deposits in the ports of the provinces of Pana
ma and Veraguas are limited only to the goods mentioned
Art g. Vessels proceeding from the Isthmus of Panama.
and entering loaded unoaded into other ports of the
Art TO- Foreign merchandise proceeding from the Isthmus
OF Panama and imported by other ports of the Republic.
shall pay the duty Of importation as they had proceeded
AIT II 4 i prohibited the transit. by the Ishmu. of
cotton that not Of Granadian production When
for o e
law Of the M Of JUNE ls ,sg1ang the Of
Art. H. When the company which has been conceded
od 81 wsg o by @
snte tie law S4ncsd line the privilege the
the Of 6s hs i be inns said
be carried into effect in hoe ports the dispositions of the
Andes and Of Caaueta viii continue in the enjoyment Of
Of Of
to Which 4 the he ETscutys extended b the
Dated h in Bos s the 81 Of April i'll 1875
ent of the House of Representatives. EzEQUIEL RoJAs
Secretary and Senator. JOSE AsJEI sANros Secretary
BGs Os 18th of April ard
EUsEBIo CARO-.
In addition to this act the government has lately
published the following decree:
Secretary of State and War of the Supreme Government
Of Salvador The President of this State has directed to
The President of Salvador. believing
al, i That ACCORDING to The state Ct yanoas PeSd
and that IFS vessels may touch OF the ports of Central
3D. This being effected great will accrue to the
of the State and its foreign policy. being thus
and being deen avoid OBSTACLE might
prevent these vessels from touching in said pors the fol-
DecreeSueh vessels navigate the Pacific. be-
longing to the line between Panama and California free
dues provided they touch in Of the porte Of the Union
and ad S R be sns, with az the
sail This will be published and circulated by the Minister
Given in San Salvador. September 9th, 1S4s.
The Star is not behind its contem poraries in the
United States in the art of putting The following
is puff of the climate which has been represented
elsewhere any thing but healthy and agreeable
sWe have not compla ined, nor ought we, of the
climate of the lsthmus ; on the contrary, we have
enjoyed general good health, and have found by
experience that it is not the pestferous climate that
an inter ested individual has attempted to make
it appear of sickness there are but they have
generally been brought on by exposure and over
exertion.'
The same article says of the mail steamers from
New York to Chagres, and from Panama to Cali
fornia, that ignorance of the subject, alone could
have prompted any one to say that they do not en-
joy the confidence of the public they are vessels
indispensable in construction, speed and comfort"
We fear our friend of the Star is something of a
special pleader. No one has expressed a want of
confidence in the vessels, but his own columns
have afforded proof that there is not much public
confidence in, or approval of, their management-at
least in Panama
We find in the same paper the following para
graph, which may or may not have some connec
ton with the preceding:
I'VE are happy to say that the meeting of last
week, held by the Americans awaiting passage
here, to attempt to put down system of fraud and
to reduce very considerably the rates first asked,
and TO prevent speculation in tickets. Of the
numerous persons who signed, we have heard of
but one who proved faithless to his word his sigma
ture and his honor. How far his conduct will in
the respect of those he represented or the con-
fdence of honest men, remains to seen.''
This is from the same number:
''We would say few words to our friends and
readers who, like ourselves, have for the first time
made trial of this route: The few difficulties and
hardships always to be expected in transit through
comparatively unsettled country, have undonbt- |
eddy caused some annoyance and vexation to impa-
tent and minimizing men. One great difficulty |
was the want of transportation for baggage from
Chagres to this point; this will very shortly be
removed, and the means of quick transportation !
are now actually on the road. Another, and the
most vexatious of all, was upon our arrival here,
10 find no immediate means of leaving for port
of destination. This difficulty, too, will soon be
obviated. By the last British steamer the news
sent by means of hundreds of letters by her to
all the ports of the South and from what ia already
known with certainty, we may daily expect vessels