New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-21

Ilufafl RANGES AlAE Do tAE N.'@"'
and ve have since seen ass Cape Bisrc'' tne
northern poin. Of The Cal q Nicoya, the second
iay out Since then We have been alone upon
The waters seeing nothing but whales snd me
larse sea- bids called by sailors BE- boobies The
sea, for tie mos. pat, has been perfectly tranquil
s1d even in tlis stormy Gall Tehalaiepec Us
loas, regular sWe.s are far preferable - the chop
ping seas Of the Gull Of Stream. But one or Two
Of our passengers have been seasicS, AMI there
are not more .haa twelve invaliis IN al, none Of
whom are dangerous. The Tsbogs water under
goes fermentation tie h.st week or two a.ser
which il becomes -vee. agsin a; present the
drinking Of u q a5omination, aid no necIsr Il
sweetor ihsn Toe rsin. water whcl We eaten 10
the hollows ~ our deck-Sxning For the rest
our fare Is good anl abundant We hsve fowls.
fresh and preserved meats snd .resh bread every
dsy.z ith vans rice, mlccaroni snd excellent pas
try Our meals are breakfast at 9, and dinner a. =
the second table al hour later. n addition, We
have coffee after rising and excellent coffee 3, 3
Tor which We are indebted - Mr. Stetson. The
crowd Of passengers renders exercise impossible,
end sleep each Of ght IS a new experiment OF The
success, OF which We are truly grateful Never
theless. there IS some pleasure IN watching tue
glorious sunsets oi tie Pacific surprising IN color
10 variety aad In extent any other sunsets IN the
world, aud watching the belt Of tropical moon.
/ light heaying and shifting on the waves.
The hea. IS intolersoie, and as we have not
reached the sun declination there is no prospect
Of relief f,r week to come. The thermometer
stand, at 81 to 81 at night, and 90 TO 20 in the
dav. There IS no hold up to the enerYating
Ianguor Of the temperature We stew all day and
steam all night. Ones energies dag, active hsb-
its Of mind are thrown aside. the imagination
grows faint and hszy, the very feelings and seusi
biities are melted and weakened. Heretofore.
have painted for the heat and glare and sPlend d
uxuriance Of tropical ,ands, TIL almost made the
god Of the Persiens my own. Two mon,hs ago.
the though, of riding On this Summer sea, with the
sun over the masthead, would have given & deli
cou, glow TO my fancy But all my vision Of LIE
in the tropics vas fancy ouiy. The suowy, bleak
aud sublime north beckons me like mirage oven
the receding seas Gods how single soush Of
keen northwest wiad down stme mountain gorge
would beat a march OF exulIing energy TO my
spirit. How ny veins would tineo TO the sound
aud my nerves shlen in the healthy embraces o
that ruder air
lug. 6.Lat To- 5s,-Las. night a. sunset we
made the mountains Of Mexico, fifty or sixty miles
distant could see them distinctly AZ miinish,
by the clear light Of the moon, and all day thes
nave been visible, ninglins with the clouds on t.
horizon. We passed the sln's latitude This morn
ios. to the satisfaction OF all board lofty
promontory, some forty miles ahead il not far dis
tsnt from Acapulco, where We hope 10 srriye to
nieht in time - leave again without delay.
We have on board as choice gang Of black
legs IS could be picked up anywhere on the his
sissippi. Among them are several notorious char
acters " ho 20 out 10 extend tae area 81 their IN
fsrnal profession. About dozen came on from
New Orleans oy the Falcon end as many from
New-York by the Crescent City. They establish
ed branch az Panama, immediately on their ar
rival and two Or three remained - take charge @
il. They did not commence very fortunately
their first capital Of $500 having been play 90
az ay in one nigh, by lucky padre To-day thel
commenced a small mont operation GA the quar-
ter.deck. but were careful 10 show only the tip
OF their cloven feet. The modest capital they dis
played was soon lost, but am much mistaken
some green chickens are not plucked clean beior'
reaching San Francisco. These characters ar
known by all on board, and slammed by most o
the passengers l trust it may not often be m!
LOT TO travel in such company.
SIP M-We are now entering the harbor o
Acapulco. The moon is not yet up, aud the Pana
ma is feeling her way slowly through the dark
narrow entrance, shut Ia by mountains. AZ "
; shall remain but a short time shall not be aoi'
, | 70 Lsnd and mnst clnse Tor the present. B ].