The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-17
From the New York Evening Post. April IA
Arrival Of the Steamship Falcon.

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! The lsrHMUs &c.-The Falcon arrived at Chagres ON
the 9th utmo, IN 81 days from New Orleans Her
passengers were landed in the boats of the place and
found immediate conveyance to Gorgona, where they
would be detained for mules to take them to Panama
! The steamer California had not arrived al Panama on
the evening OF the 3oih. Those on board the Falcon
report that ten schooners were at Panama in mas
sengers for San Francisco.
The health OF the passengers the ishmus was gen.
orally good.
The royal mali steamer Midway left Chaeres on the
3st ultmo for England, with the mails and large
amount of bullion and specie.
About thirty miles from Chagres the steamer Ma
ria Burt from New Orleans, for Chagres
The Falcon touched al Porto Belo her return where
The company have secured place for depot for GOALS
&c for their ships The harbor and to are OF
the safest kind.
abaderos were making great preparation for all kinds of
gayetles.
ECUADOR; Here nothing is spoken Of, the APP
preaching ELECTION for president for which office Generals
E!izaldo and Comes de la Tore the candidates The
misunde rsanding between Ecuador and New Grenada
mad not yet been fully settled.
PERU.--Hero President Castillo published a decree on
the 2Sth February calling an extra Congress to remedy
the situation IN which the government placed by the
discovery OF the conspiracy the 2ls and point out
the absolute necessities which the condition of the
RES made OF the conspiracy, Generals San Roman and
Lersund had been apprehended and transported also
several others OF lesser rank.
BoLIvIA-General Belzu had re-established the con.
calling together Congress for the month of May.
CENTRAL AMERICA. -Accouns had been received from
San Salvador and Guatemala TO the 23d February and I'd
ut San Salvador was perfectly quiet On the 81 Feb
ruary the legislature assembled, and on the 5th com
menced their session Don Dorotes Vasconcelos made
quite lengthy speech the occasion, in which he de-
tailed the condition in which the country was them and
also its relations with the rest of the Central American
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Correspondence of,hs New York Evening Postl
CHAGREs March 90 lSl9
party has just arrived here from Belize, Honduras
part of the passengers OF the steamer Galveston, which
put IN there account of her breaking her piston rod
and they have sold $50 barrels of flour, SIS per barrel
There the ishmus 500 PERSONS if more. and
there is great delay in Their departure from the want Of
look squay The agents here suppose she has been I'M
able 10 procure fuel Zacharison & Nelson selling
tickets for barque expected Callao The two whasrs
spoken OF my last will not be likely arrive at Pana-
ma from Peta under twenty thirty days All the sail
ing vessels will take more less freight The of
the number OF passengers waiting the ishmus TO take
passage is beginning to spread along the coast and but
short time will have elapsed before there will be plenty
gona, on her way Commissioner Weller and party
are now at Panama, and have taken rooms there The
engineers OF the isthmus railroad making rapid pro-
gress towards the completion of their survey The freight
shipped by Livingston, Wells & Co.'s express has gone
over and most of it is shipped to California Many per-
here have been disheaened, and have returned
the United States. Large premiums have been paid for
tickets at Panama $500 to 5000 advance. Fifty tickets
by the Oregon would have made the possessor small
fortune. Yours.
Correspondence of the Evening Pos,.l
Chagres.-Panama and the rate of fare.-Water sold
by The jar.-Tae ruins Of .-Superstition of
the nattUcs.-New gold mines.
/ We have been favored with the following extracts
from letter written by passenger who went from
this city as member of the "New York Edorado Asso
ciaon board of the barque Marietta He informs us
that the association broken up, and the provisions
were sold at Gosona account OF the great expense of
getting to the mines. all the members of the associa.
on xever have proceeded by various routes to their
point OF destination.
PANAMA, March 15th 1s49
Chagres lies at the mouth of stream bearing
the same name sixty yards wde and about hundred
ty miles, and is OF the most beautiful rivers
beheld The banks, all along, covered with vines,
bushes, cocoanut trees bananas, oranges lemons and
various other tropical fruits thousands of the
splendid birds 10 be in the hickets, and the
whole year the gayes confusion OF sounds greet the
of the passenger. You would be asonished TO witness
what nature has done for the inhabitants in this country
have been at Panama for two weeks, waiting pas
up. The charges enormous $500 being the low
est price 10 San Fancisco and $500 have been offered by
some to go steward, cook, before the mast any
way so long as they can get up believe there cannot
be less than 5000 persons at Panama and on their way
from Chagres, and only one steamer two barques, and
small schooner to take them up
The luxury OF bathing is almost indispensable in this
country where, on the coolest day. the thermometer
lower than SO and SIS degrees during the middle of
the day. X. and go down to the beach every morning
and battle before break ast also in the afternoon before
tea Most OF nOrtherners INDOORS during the
middle of the day, being impossible to do any kind of
business whaever towards evening cool and refreshing
breezes spring up and enable 60 out and have
enjoyment.
Small parties of men may be seen each evening,
standing on the corners others in the middle Of the street,
Others again in the cafes conversng upon the
all. absorbing topics-how to reach the gold mines
when and how they TO leave Panama the imposition
practised, &c., &c, &c.
There are carriages vehicles of any kind here,
goods being conveyed from place place the backs
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sold by the iar-about cent per gallon. This place
stands upon immense bed of lava, which extends out
into the ocean, and suppose this the reason that they
unable to obtain water, it being impossible to bore
on account OF its hardness and depth.
1 The ruins of ancient Panama lie five miles be-
low the coast and intend the first favorable oppor
unity to make visit 10 them. This place, fact,
be called nothing but city of ruins for, since the
downfall of the Spanards, everything has gone to de-
where put up is nothing but the front part of old
convent or nunnery, the remaining walls standing
shadows OF their former greatness; they some four
feet thick, and will last for ages if not torn down.
The people very superstitous worshipping images
and patron saints They all Catholics, and the priests
have great influence them In my opinion they
set Oh all they appear to think about fine Dress pa
geany and plenty of money to procure which they have
adopted innumerabe devces--one for instance, is to
send around by of their most religious devotecs,
picture representing the Virgin Mary stuck full of hooks
at the sides, from house to house, presenting il the
mate who almost always takes it up kisses the head OF
the painting, and hangs sxpence shilling by
fancy coored ribbon, kept for the purpose upon Of
the hooks; boxes stuck up every corner of their
churches, with holes in them to obtain money. II
to support the poor they say, would not be so bad;
hufif he'll ltnacf fat md inllx Hon