New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-27
Late md Interesting from the Pncihc-Arii-
val Of the Oregon Mt Panama.


The brig Perfect, Capt. Gardner, arrived here
Yesterday from Chsgres which port she len on the let
she brought ~ passengers Lieut. Henry Lewis T. : y
late Of the q. 8 irgste Independence bearer oil Dis
patches b. Washington from j. Randolph Clay, Esq.
our Charge Afaires t. the Peruvian Government add
from Commodore Shubrick commanding the squdron
Ia the Pacific also Capt JnO. x. Butler and Dr. Culver
The Perfect sailed I'm company with the brig kudOra
and A schooner On the 2sth alt the brgs Sarah aud
sampson arrived st Chsgres and the schooner Mary I'll
kns The steam ship Galveston had arrived al Chsgfes
from this port.
By the exceeding courtesy Of Lieut. Lewis have
been put In possession Of a mass OF Interesting inOr
nation relative 70 the emigranis On he sihmu' and Of
lew items concerning California and the position Of
acme of vessels now in the Pacific.
That gentleman LEFT CsllsO on the 18th February. on
the Bnti,h steamer New Granada aud reached Panama
on the 9th. Here he found an immense number Of
enigrants auNi0usly waiting Tor means OF Transports
ton 81 san Francisco There were 80 be estimses,
about 30 persons the whole number on the lthuus
Al Ghagres G0rgOns and Panama being not short Of
1000 lCspt Batter estimates the numbe of migrants
Al Panama at 100 the number on the river going up
100 sud the number who arrived 81 Chssres on the
18th Il 90 They were al Ia good health
The stesinerOregon reached Panama on the evening
OF the sd ult snd expected 10 leave Tor : ~ Fran
between the 10Th and l5'n Inst she would take
three hundred passengers board. those provided
with tickets. being the emigrants carried down BY the
Falcon T0erc would then remain, with the successive
arrivals Of those their way across the sthmus not
lever than 500 for whom means Of going forward
we're g. be found The brig Belfast hal been chartered
by party OF 2Oo emigrsns and she left Pansms on the
morning 1T the 18th ut route for the Island OF 70
boga where she 10 take In water. There was
wnalef 10 the port when Lieut.. Lewis lett which
party OF emgrsn;s enieavOrilg to purchase with
the view OF fastening 10 san Francisco. The want
Of shipping the grand obstacle al Panama, which
indeed was Increasing 10 intensity.
Intelligent OF sickness prevailing on the lsthinus
reached Caloa the 9th of February aud had thence
been conveyed e. Valparaiso on the 9th. which had
the effect OF preventing coasters from being sent 10
for fna g. of
ward news mad considerably checked the tide Of Pera
yian emigration 40 that the British steamer New Gfan
sdt took passengers from Cslla0 10 Panama he-
ports also prevalent at the latter port that u was
extremely doubtful If the California would return,
the probability her crew would desert % arriving
At san Francisco On the whole, the prospects Of toe
eoiigrsnis were tor the moment overcast from this
unfortunate concurrence oil events max Delayed tner
onward progress.
Lieut. Lewis represents the appearance OF the emil
grants physically and morally, highly favorable. In
deed be says they hne body OF men ss he has
ever seen he amen,s the straits into which they
rave fallen IL would be well in his opinion for thote
contemplating voyage 70 san Francisco by this route
20 consider Insurely the prospect before them and
assure themselves Of uninterrupted progress before
they set out Every thing Is excessively dear a. each
halIiug place the lsthmus aud scarcity the ma
tura result of continued arrivals and delays viii 40 on
constantly increasing to the exhaustion Of purse and
patience Bread Is rare Al Panama and en0rmOusiy
hish Six small lOs,es not larger thaR the hst eosi
80 cents The expense by wster incurred by pas
senger from Cnagres 10 GOrgona or Cruces, Is from
$50 to 500.
Here the land travel begins and the price Of mule
from Cruces Panama Is rather more than $40 Lieut.
Lewis paid sJl for three mules from Panama 10 Cruces
bill Of fare for passengers who went On oy me BRIG
Belfast spoken OF above stuck up 81 the L. Con
suls Mr. Nelson where the food allowed was beet ard
vans aud pork and vans alternately day oy dsy-but
40 bread Notwithstanding every drawback 10 when
the emlgrsnts exposed they still preserved
dsnniless .pir,; their srdor undmni'hed on the
ssy 10 Chsgres courteous informant states that he
1t the em grants pulling up their own scO~s or canoes
In their esgerness arrive soon at Gorgona or Cruces
the points where Is exchanged Tor lsnd convey
.ncs and which distant from each otner shout four
niles The road from Panama 10 Cruces was dry. but
billy.
The proclamation Of Gen. Smith, inierdlcting for
egner. from visiting the gold pscers had asst reached
Csllso when Lieut.. Lewis leii 10 had occasioned
great .ensaiion-dssyp1nrmer OF course, being the
principal feeling therein. The latest accounts from
California a Csnso were thst recen, discoveries had
been made OF gold plscers which were OF immense
value they exceeded BY far TIE proceeding represen
talon. OF the abundance Of the precious metal on the
Sacramento The merchants A. Valparaiso had made
enorrnou. PROFITS on Investments OF goods provisions
&c 10 California One cargo had been sod 81 clear
Z ain Of $4,000
rsiso ON The s0th February al well The following 10
Fst If her officers Com Shubriek Lieut. Cong X /
PAGE Lieuts Haywood Montgomery Lewis, W. ].
Snith Isaac \ Brown Il. 4 Wise. Acting Mast carnl
Marcy Fleet Surgeon B. Washington. Purser n. w.
f;rsese II OF MSriaes W. " Russell, C0mnod0res
Secretary H. Lsre!utrie, Passed Midsni2inen '" u
au.tin + Conovsr 4 r. Marley, g. v DeunisioB,
- stevens English Miishipmen Chandler, Ham
.lion snd Smith. 49,,
The U : store ship Lexington MAS re2ortrd o. Val
,.rs 81 on tue 9th Of Decent =, win sioO0o II CA-
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