The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-03
Our Pacific CORES poDdence.
PANAMA Bay, February /. I5I9.
That IA. sailing out OF II, A. M


Geneul Sm,th, &c, &c.
We set sail, or etc FAMED, or fred up, and arted
At "a. M, minus Is minutes, by nv turuip alas
old Sol, amid nine tremendously hearty cheers
from anhands, including the hens, chickens, cock
doodle docs, sheep, goats, cattle, and especially
the heggles and little plgges, which made the ">c-
kin ng and the natives stare, at Torcga, o., shore
and on the sea- In their canoes s, and are now, (hai
past one P. M. y running gallanuy dawn the ~ be-
fore a triangular wind towards the equator, to-
wards which we have to go some three degrees
nearer ere we can go course north. The
decks OF the ship re now CLEARED; the pa ssengers
with some exceptions, very healthy, and all pro-
mlees well.
In conversation with gentleman OF Intelligence,
who has resided some thirty years near the equator,
have gathe red some facts, some OF which are "
to me, but which are doubtless contaaed IN the
books, but Inasmuch very few OF the teem,ay
mutitudes OF earth have the facilities to gather these
facts from the scarcity OF them, loss OF time, deen-
ton from business, NC, think will, to-day, give
you these facts, which you publish If you deem
them OF sufficient importance to your numerous
readers. / am Informed that Bogota Is some 8 00)
feet above the seattle thermometer ranging, on
an average, from 30 to 60. The ch,et resources of
Bogola, being the capital Of New Granada, is,
like Washington, the money circulated from its
saaried officers Its mint, agriculture, the British
goods sent into the interior, or into warmer liti-
tude,) where they exchange their own agricultural
produce, together with British goods )such as flour,
potatoes, barley NC for moasses, sugar, cotton,
Nc Bogota contains some 80 900 inhabitants, and
the city is said to be very beautiful Tne mountain
OF ChmborazO, not far distant, is some Is 500 ieet
high where Is perpe tual snow The peak OF Tsima,
which he has scaled, is also about the same
height as ,Chlmborazo The city Of Quito Is
sand feet high Its resources being agrlcul-
ture, sheep, &c.--Flores (of some reputation there
and elsewhere,) having about halt a million OF
sheep. The citizens OF Bogota and G Ito, al
though the thermometer is between 80 and 60, en-.
Joy all the products of the earth the noun.
taineers, high above them, constantly, at all sea-
sons, bringing down Ice III the form of bags Of
hail, and everything common to cold mountain
countries, while from be low the oce an are brought
all the products Of all chimes but the frozen re-
gions: In few hours, or a day, or we will say a
few days, you can visit all the climes known
among men,, and ENJOY all the necessaries and
iuxurles with which the earth teens Now wa
have random, passing ideas of these truths; but
have never e II their force as have to-day, wnll.
listening to the eloquent and startling facts OF the
gentleman alluded TO. At Bogota are many In
dams, and at Quito the Indians, resembling the old
Incas, are rapidly gainlug the ascendancy, and
will, ere long, have the supreme control of those
lovely regions, where nature has apparently made an
effort 10 lavish or concentrate very SIN all com.
pass all the luxurles, cOnveniences, comforts aad
riches OF the globe. A thought here strikes me
tercibly VIZ: The great results, the startling wOn.
grants within the sound OF my voice may, and
doubtless will, effect coming years, IN the civil
ration OF the Pacific coast from 81 40 to Cape
Horn. What agricultural wealth will be produced
from Its fertile soil, and what mineral riches will
be produced from It's mines, now hidden from our
view! In few months, years, California,
hitherto, through all the generations of men, a
barren wilderness, will become a furnishing State
Of America, whose Legislators will be from her
own generous and energetic bosom, whose wisdom
will be ielt ere long throughout the whole Pacific
coast, spreading the blessings OF a liberal and en-
lghtened Christianity and prosperous com MERGE
far into the interior; her American schools colleges
churches. workshops, factories, and all that tends
TO the comfort and happiness OF man aud the spread
Of freedom, following rapidly in their tram
Whence comes all this!
AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN, Feb 2, 1919.
About FSi--Adpentures-- York Poi,ti-
cia1s, &c.
This morning, or rather last night and this morn.
ing, we had rather severe blow tor the placid
Pacific, which made some OF the passengers stare
In front OF the bow of the U, a sword fish, ten
feet long, was seen making tor the ship, (taklng
us probably for whae,) but just ere he or she was
about TO sink us by boring hole in our bottom,
he or she darted down In the direction OF the floor
ing OF the great Deep aud was seen no more for
ever THIS fsh's I'm descending FAM was dis.
tlncty VISIBLE together with its formidable sword
These fish have been known to bore hole through
ship, " hose force was not expended until it had
entered cask or bale Of cotton, and have been
known to sink many noble ship.
To-day the California made revolutions, IL, 635 !;
coal consumed, Is tons, l,76O. Speaking about
fish, we are directly opposite the island Of Cano
which is IN sight, having Captain on board VINO
was In a whaling vessel of 200 tons, which was
struck by whale within few miles OF Cano, and
went down. The crew made their way to Ca:o,
where they found cocoanut5 and water. which
preserved their lives until they got on the man
land, and were thus very mlraculously preserved
While removing the hogs from the forecastle IN
front OF the wheel-house, one of the hogs got in
tN0 onps 4
noise, and was not resc led until the engine was
stopped, causing a detention of some minutes
The seerage passengers were In high glee during
this hog adventure, and shock their sides most us
tlly. Various eating clubs have been formed on the
toredeck, appointing captains, secretaries, vices,
&c, the captains duty being to get the grub from
the cook, apportion il to his men, &c. Mallchi
Fallon, ESD. of the 9th ward, late keeper of tina
Tombs, Is the captain OF the klnckerbocker Club,
consisting OF twenty members, among whom are
Charles Hughes o.! the 18th ward, McCary of the
10th ward, and a member OF the democratic gene
raj committee last year, OF which your correspon-
dent was also member, and also defeated can
dldate tor Alderman OF the Sd ward to say nothinp
OF his Pronunciation Of the barnburners; Dunn, of
the 10th OF ward, &c.
Some Account of General Snath SHORT Tim
Across the JpOrid. &c.
General Smith, on board the c., and Governor
elect OF California, Is fine old gentleman, VINO
carries himself most sensibly on board, and
plcases all, many of the passengers having sung
come thrilling choruses in front oil his lodgings al
Panama, just priOr te our departure, to which
the General responded In very happy sfEhand
speech, al the close OF which the multitude gave
nine cheers, as none but Americans can give them
The General, learn, Is Phlladelphian, having
smlgrated to New Orleans many years since,
where he practsed law, was made Judge, &c
In early life, having taken an interest in military
matters, he cOmmanded the militia, studied mill
tary tactics profoundly; he then entered in tAe
FLORIDA war, and fought 30 CALAMITY under Old
lack, that Rough and Ready advised the proper
au'h9rines to let General Smith take the com
mand OF the Louisiana volunteers in the late war
CALAMITY and manfuy he fought by the side of
Taylor and Scott, the historian has already re.
corded IN glowing language, General Smith having
oeen p,eseht a. the storming OF Monterey, and ia
forum OF the city OF Mexico. Hence the iudcions
selection OF the government at Washington in a.