New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-26
Later from the Pacific.
NEW 4 INTERESTING PARTICULARS.


y,.- III. ch.a..,sn coar-r H. ss;
w., in5sbtsd 10 the polite attention of Capt.
phsln. Messenger on board the HsArif0, for the iot
icvgng sntere.tipg information with regard u mseHs
IN CsliforniA and In the PACING -, 49,.
Capt Phelps left san Francisco on the IN
ber San Diego on the lst OF Octooer' sbo
on the 3oth December. at noon -,
TbsU ship Tadepezdeucs Com. shubriek, was a.
valparaiso when Capt Phelps eft 70 SSH IN sie" oaS'
for the united states via Cslso.
NJ. lbel the adv of the late o. :. Consul al the
sandwich ISLANDS. died on board the faaPeHaeHe' al
VALPARAISO. about the 9Th Dec
Mr. Barton the L. : Charge 10 Chill, was msrilsu
q, - Jsro about the 2.ih Dec By the Caspian OF tne
Trd,p<nalucs 10 q lady OF the country The Catholic
P.hou refused bic sanction 10 the nupuss on sccoan'
Of the Charge being Protestant and the scy Nstuv
lie After the marriage was performed y zoe o-sgg
l.n the B.hou asserted that the minister bad wife
then living in inc United States vhereupon the minis
ter addressed note IN the Bishop demanding an spot
ogv with the threat that unless one vss gwen WITHIN
The California vas T. have LETT Panama about the
lst inst fer san Francisco, with $50 passengers on
board tia stated that she viii resse SoOV Tor the
passage and freight chsrges. ..-
The Rr Royal Mail steamer Treat arrived 81 ChA-res
on the 2qth January and LETT again the same Day ssns
in ~ Cbagres one snd hal; millions IN specie Ine
Yellow Fever broke out on board the Irsnt snoIuy
after she eft Kingston and previous % her srrlFA ~
Chsgras persons bad died sni II other eases were
then reported on board In consequence Of which most
Of the passengers from Peru and Chill By the bf fseF
&c steamer declined going on board the Ir1t pre-
ferring to charter vessel AZ Chazres or hs port auu
ronseoueutv ngazed the HsarsrG 20 bring them here
The schr S5rsrelyu with passeu gers from Baltimore
arrived al Chagres on the 3Oth-all well Inc scnoon
or anchored In the river, snd All hands passengers
captain and crew started the next day for Panama
The bark Florida from New Orleans. with 3 passen-
gers on board arrived on the 30th and anchored out
side beet 30 days quarantine although ineTe NSs
no sickness on board. -
ver. AZ Panama The Herald had been = the North T.
endesvor 10 gaia Intelligence OF Sir John Franklin out
returned without hearing anything Of him NJ.
AtChsgres the brigs Mary Pond and CdoiiHe f'a'l
sill remained 90 shore. Attempts weFe making .o get
the Car3af Piaf of At present they serve u decoy
vessels oa shore thoy ay with all to'r mastS sn1
yards aon aud present 70 stranger appEos' us 'Ho
barbor the appearance OF vessels riding AZ anchor
Many cf tbs EN- grants crossing tie s.hmus on
foot and some carrying their trunks anu oass'l %
their backs number had died from iius"e ''i'1 -
haus0n and many others were tak Sick on hy iosu'
The honesty Of The natives IS pTovernsl TN tle ~
rival Of psssenE gers AZ Gorgona and Cruces the custom
Is Tor the native. O. engage tor the on M
the merchandise and baggage they can lay tnef h'h'
on the owners Of which proceed On to Panama oNP,et
ine their goods viii be there on the io)"IS Gay tug
carriers however calculate otherwise lheS uePos'.
their freight iust without toe villages IN p..'s pa ~
woods and take them across 10 Panama prom'scuou
Al their leasurr but they at arrive safe eVentuaiy
Bales boxes trunks aud packages Of specie ar" tuus
LEFT 10 the mercy OF the poor hall naked nalye- ana
robbery by them has never been known Inc agent %,
-.
uscksges from Chsgrcs 90 Panama Pnsser-eI' Tor
Caiorna by the l-tnmus of Panama should not iea'e
the United states unless they certain OF meeting
vessel 10 proceed board OF Immediately on 'nclr AT
rsal there.
From the Valparaiso correspondence OF the C0a''e,
we make the following extracts
The British line of steamers this coast, between
Valparaiso and Panama are doing great business
Thu, last steamer brought 10 Valparaiso 10 passengers
aud $3.50 coo beside freight and there are hyeraghs
monthly lOO passengers aud $500 coo IN specie. The
average OF passage money from this port u Panama
$50 and freight OF specie /! per cent hope some Oh
our enerpri.ing merchants ~ home will connect line
10 the California TO south to 'nis port-t would BE-
| adding great profits TO their outfits.
Cant Phelps has with him III pounds Of gold which
is worth in this market $500 per To- or @J-lOy All o
which he dug and made by trade In six months, an.
many others have done well. tie takes his VIII
| him TO the United states
Capt Phephs tells me he has taken many pieces iron
under the roots OF old tree with other pemen
than sheath knife and other instrument % neces
s,ry in any part but small picksxe, shovel and
tub or trough wash the ssnd and dust from the piece
and particles OF gold Pieces OF an enormous size ha
been found, from four pounds upward aud as you as
| cend the mountains the pieces Increase IN size
The depth OF the soil cont lining gold Ia about SIX
eight feet when you come to hard airy cay or stone
and ykere no gold Ia found the black soil Is iron
twenty to thirty feet deep on the Hat lands CROWN
thinner you approach the mountains and very ricn
slavery not required in tn- country the indian pop
uation are disposed work and the climate will per
| NIT OF any kind of labor
will here relate aneodJte OF the times at Monte
rev Capt Sparrow OF the schooner LGabiGcaH0 on al
| irving Al Monterey from San Francisco, inquired TO
| Gov Msson-the house being pointed out 20 him n
entered found sitting IN the kitchen, one witt
| his coat of, sleeves turned up, peelng potatoes IN
| other in the same dress, washing them and putin
| them In the pot aud who should these men be bu
| Gov Mason ana the Collector of the Customs. Gov
Mason said 10 Capt Sparrow, IL not my turn 10 cool
| TO day, but am helping the Colecior-so destitute
| they are of scryants-coOk or staryc