New-York daily tribune., 1849-01-29
SEvER DAYS LhIER FROM CHAGRES
Arrirnl Of The Crcsosnt CITY.

The news spread rapidly though the lower part oi
the City, and considerable excitement was mani
tested urtil her news had been received She
brings 10 later intelligence from California or In
deed any part Of o. e Pacific Coast except Panama.
We return our sckDoTlegments 70 Cspt SToDDARD
for the poli.euess ~ith which on our boarding the
vessel be gave al the ilteil genoe 10 hs power
oerning affairs en- ,ae ls,bmus The Cssaet CITY brings
but very small amount Of gold
on Christmas day during the passage out one Of ibe
waters washed overheard by heavy sea The
engine Instantly stopped and boat lowered which
picked him up nearly mile sstern. Notwithstanding
strcr head winds the Cresce1i Cay reached Chsgres
ia nine aud halt days from inis port On arriving an
saen, Of the ship dispatched express Psnams to
facilitate Il possible The transit Of the Cres1eat Cifys
passengers and obtain Information Of the condition Of
the road aud the state OF Panama IN refer
% the thousands repre- seated there waiting
vcysnce 70 San Francisco The agent arrived al Pans
ma In fourteen days from EewYork and found but 20
70 go waiting there and when the CTesent CITY left
Chsgres there we're iust 450 passengers the
Isthm
The following vessels were a. Chagrcs on the sth
Brig Annf and julia Pratt from Cohssset for New.
York She hao sailed for New York but had put back,
with al hands sick and WAS - be discharged Tor exam
I
Brig LOUdT BarkDess from New Orleans In 10 days.
She arrived on the 7ih inst.
schr Macon, --, from New Orleans IN u days
She arrived on the 3d. She had been driven ashore IN
irving to enter Cbseres River on the 9th Bosts
alougside taking of psssengersbut the schooner viii
probably be total loss. she had sixty passengers OK
their route 10 California
The bark John Benson Welden sailed on the 5th Jan
for Santa Martha.
-Four vessels have gone ashore at Chsgres within
month. Capt sToDDAAD informs US that the wind,
which is very fair and steady vessels approach tie
shore fails suddenly they enter the haroor, when
they are LETT to dft upon the breakers Vessels which
sail 10 future should be cautious Of this danger.
In addition to the four passengers who died At Cru
ces-Cspt Elliott, Messrs. Luckett and Birch Of New
Orleans and Mr. Taylor Of Providence-Mr. Gideon r.
Thcrne the youngest Of Thomas w. Thorne Of this
City. died Of dysentery Panama, about o'clock
the morning Of the 9Th inst He in his 23d year
and had sailed from this City in the John Benson. An
other passenger by the vessel named Stewart was
seriously in when the messenger left Panama.
There were rumors at Panama of large quantities Of
Gold a, Mszatlsn and the way TO the United states
but nothing was known with certainty The California
had not arrived the time the Crescent City sailed
Arrangem were being made however, for the
forwarding Of passengers in the whale ships There
were two vessels ST Pdnaro-the PktladePhio and the
Humboldt.
The latter vessel did no, intend sailing for California
In case the California should not arrive some Of
the travellers were talking of expedition by land
along the coast
We refer to the letter Of our correspondent at Panama
for the particulars Of the route the lsthmus
CROSSING THE lsTHMuS.
The Voyage Chogres-BOatiHs on the Chagrss Riuer
-CrHoes-A Pleasant Jo1rHty-Ihuss al FaHama
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
PANAMA Monday Jan. !, lsi9
Dear Tyi5gne promised to send you line from
Panama should anything important occur on the way
thither Now although have encountered no remark
able dangers certainly have had some strange expe
riences within the last few days from an account oil
which you msy perhaps be little the wiser.
We had an excellent run OF nine days and hall to
Cbsgres with no lack Of incident on the voyage we
lost man overheard Christmas morning but ortu-
natey picked him up though in very exhausted state
Just week after bidding good bye to your City being
out of nv berth betmes had gimse OF the eastern
headand of Cuba Three days stesmng TOOK US across
the Caribbean Sea and the "a inst at sunrise, We
saw rising in the west the green hills OF the lshmus
| By good luck, my luggage wss comprised IN one
stout trunk which gave me considerable advantage
over many of passengers who had oufde ned them
selves with goods of all kinds The natives have some
experience in American eagerness by this time and do
not fail TO make use of il for their own benefit AFTER
we had anchored the road in front Of the old span
sh castle (slnos the only thing which strikes the eye
on approaching land) they came around US IL Uoa's
and canoes of all sizes. ,,,
We stonce began bargaining with these odd black
hgures nine. .tenhs OF their bodies naked out sc'e
and expert and capital bos,men, AS they proved Ihere
was no sickness al Chsgres when we arrived but we
were anxious 10 be the way and there Il nothns ia
| its matched huts and swampy soil TO detsin one.
was long IN engaging small canoe ior iny'eh anu
a friend " ith .wo stout bostmen, for SO The "hole
| COMPANY of passengers In excellent humOr and
we made the of the Chagres River echo with our
shouts and songs. Having soanty knowledge oil span
ish was able to talk little with some OF the natives
| and this at least enabled 10 hurry our oostiei
| who did their best. BY night we were halfway 10
Crpces and were obliged to seek shelter IN one OF
ts negro huts on the bank After seeing the soit moist
| 8,or an which | was requested to slumber would
have gone back the boat which we had hitched 10
tree bat the night dsmps Of this climate are not 10 De
| tnhed with. 49,,
NE slept Al Cruces the next night which was little
more com mtortabe lts low. dissgreesole place and
| we made haste TO engage mules Tor our journey 10
| Panama. These animals were mol very plenty, ou'
party Of dozen OF us in all managed ~ compete our
arrangements ia the morning and set on WITHOUT nc
Law Cruces Is sieky and after left several persons
died of ehelers morbus smong whom were nt, Lscns
| of New Orleans Mr.. Geo. W. Taylor oi providence
| X l. and Capt Elliott They are buried at cruces j De
| latter gentleman hsd exposed himself lmptudentlyi !
am told With proper care, the lstnnus may "e cosseS
with little danger unless the traveller should os aeoi
| tated on his arrival -, ~,
| Bat the journey from Cruces TO Fanams no" shsiI
describe thsti Mounted on our hardy mules We mace
our way along the path through forests and over roe
in the most oreskDcck style ever eNperlenoed nu'
we went throug good humoredy, aud rsther 'nlhA
the sthmus has not heard such yelling ana shouting
since balboa came across. Fancy yourself riding and
| WALKING At once your mule bis knees IN mus snd
your feet, especially II you are tall dragging oh 'ne
| earth unless you tie them 10 his neck linen your
sides are gently scratched by rock and next yoo is
into gully which slmost iDgnlis you. The journey -
| short however which is consoliDg.
| I'VE gave three cheers when the blue Jheet OF tne
PACING came in ssni stretching fsr away 10 the sky
s,op after the towers Of Panama rose IN iront OF Us
on the shore of the bay and we finished our Journey
| w. tornd three or four hundred persons waiting
here but plenty OF provisions and no sekness me
elir,sts il delightful Previous 10 our srrivs ooaEo
bsS been a. high As 81 day but now an en'eIprisns
Vsnkea has started hotel st half price sN'y OF us
| 81 sr,srsd sschooner for san Francisco for sioo1
snd will soon be of There is smother sco0One'
| whicb hss also been chartered BY company .Se
ship philadelphia ST anchor here Will Also 'A ." "'
| Tbsre hss been no arrival from CAnornis h'ely.
The last person who crossed the ls.nmus on DIS
~ The United States was DR.. Jett Inc "a. ~
apxiopsy expected but we have no rclnss OF 1eI' II,
| have no time 70 write more s present yVe vi W.
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