New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-18
STEAM AND STORM At SEA
From Rio Jsneiro TO Valparaiso in tho
a. Vail Steamer Panamn-sieam
and sails in the strnits-shore and
sea sceuery-Tbe Pacific In "a Storm
Loss of "a Mantle Panama "a
Lee Shore, &c.

sea scsuery-Tbe Pacific In "a storm
Loss of Mantle Panama on "a
Lee Shore, &c.
PAxAHA. April. Is49
We left Rio Jsneiro on Sunday, March Is. with
the wind abe. and except for few hours, kept II
ahead until after entered the Straits Of Magellan
twelve days ia al. We made Cape VI gnis the north
ern point Of the Straits At go An on Frdsy April ;
This cspe s high barren blur. with lofty cap.
ped mountains IN the distance. At $50 we came 10
anchor near the northern shore IN secession Bay.
~. fathoms water where We laid until go on satur.
day. When entered the Straits three
ses, two OF which took ~ be the An;h0n and the
A. Emery both from New York, for San Francisco
They were both ~ anchor. but got under way
rs We passed The other was the is.t sailing pilot boat
W q Hackstaf Capt Whit from New YORK. u days
from o Tor the Gold Dgging. She spoke about
midnight and reported All well SC.
At 10 a " on Saturday, poke schr Roe from New
York for san Francisco Al! well ana 20 ~ az fine
rate. She close 10 and exchanged cheers.
but owing to the 81 ong breeze unable 70 spesk
with She tll ssern, not being sblc ike ourselves
10 make straight course in siite Of wind and tide,
which al thst place very sfrO'g say = or miles
per hour vi 80 ieei rise snd sll of the tide
The land along the shore u high clayey soil, covered
with kind OF fded vegetation, but trees shrub
berry. IN passing along the ,horc. cotid nnu.
nerebe herds Of animals rssemb ing deer and ELK
grazing Both shores sre bold and the channel loOks
easy L. navigate The entrance Of Inc straits between
Cape Virgin and Cape Esprito de- Santo. is 3 miles
wide, though the nsrrowcst place is Lot over two
miles wide
In the afternoon we passed three islands called Ez.
abeth Martha and Magisene Islands from the north
and southcrnmos points o. Of Them recs
of rocks extend about mile. Stil think there is 10
danger difficulty ia working through the Straits
than is found in all other narrow chsnuels-arisbg
mostly from strong winds and stronger currents. The
land these slauds Is also OF clsyey appearance,
with high hlut shore snd intervals Of low beach.
About PM Saturday night, April passed close
10 Port Famine, 90 called by the Spanards who made
settlement there, all the members OF which starved
death but 4 before assistance rendered after
which the place was wholly abandoned We kept IN
der way all night with our Captain deck at his poet
had high hiu rocky mountains close aboard both
sides, and the wind blowing violently with rain
About midnight passed schooner at anchor at For
tescue Bay
ASIAN Of the 7th saw brig at anchor in York
Roads with the stars and stripes IN her main
rigging A email boat with i've men left her and pulled
FOR our ship Capt Porter stopped for them She
proved 10 be the brig Ssltlo ln4 days from Bost:n.
Tor San Francisco She had been % days getting thus
far through the Straits and still had more Than hun
bred miles 10 20 before she could enter the broad Pa
cihc We gave them file of papers The Captain
offered US $500 10 tow him through the rect Of the
passage.
We learned from him that the schr Anthem. from
New York, Two days ahead OF him They also told
there were great numbers OF Indians near by
From our vessel could perceive hogdes OF wild
dogs but no other animals.
Al ~ Of the Eth we passed and exchanged signals
with the schr. Iowa About l2 passed Glacier Bay.
where both the mountain snd the alleys We're GOV
cred with clear glacier OF ice having most heauu
ful appearance ike blue waters with countless MP
ples had almost forgot TO tell you Of the lofty peak
Of Mount Sacramento, which Saturday
from Elizabeth leland Ii il 6.sOO feet high. covered
with perpetual snow, aud can be seen at distance OF
90 miles.
The farther advanced in the straits the stronger
became my opinion that square rugged vessels would
Ind aI
90 the great strength Of the tide an the OF
the passage. which IN places does e1recd J.!
miles IN width. When the wind blows IN violent
squalls from the gulies 10 the mOuutsins sailing Il nj.
most impossible Fore and ait schooner- may DO well
enough when they have the tide with them, but
not make any Roadway against the tide The schrs.
Iowa and Roe We're doing well under short sail when
We passsd them, but a. have already mentioned. the
brig SNluio had been 3 days getting Tar as Nolk
HsTbor. and the Captain told unless be had more
favorable chance 70 would take him 80 days longer o.
the other part OF the passage which Is httle
loo miles This makes 70 certsin thai many sd the
square cgcd vessels which left New ork Cali
iorns sla Magellan Will have a hard time in getting
through These remarks Of course spl.y 20 the pass
sage from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific. The shore on
both sides q bold having from 81 20 athoms wster
and in fact IN some places there is no bottom 10 be
found
ATS O'Clock we passed 81 AIMS Island which brought
into the reach and Al last fclt the swell OF
The Pacific. Al O'Clock, We passed Cape TGmour We
had hesyy swell on, with rain and squalls from the
Nref the WIND was dead head. Car chip made the
quickest time through record-makng be from
Cape Virgin 10 Cspe rnour in 81 hours running time;
distance about 81 miles
Our engine and machinery did nobly through this
trial and hss done 60 Al the WAY. having to stop
once for repairs since leit New York
We passed Cape Pillow on Monday, April 9. . A. ".
with heavy gale OF Wind and swlal sea the chip
pitching very much the passengers generally. fore
and AFT much frightened Al 4 VI she pitched
her head clear under. when the hof which holds the
bobstay drawn and the bow pr.t carr-d short "a
by the head I have been ~ sea. o. sud on. twenty
years. and assure you never II blow harder.
worse cross sea on OF al the ships have seen,
there lie 10 be compared - The Panama sa,o
and stsunch vessel
In all these trying scenes toe Csptsin walked the
decks with evident anxiety Tor We We're on ler shore
wh heavy gale and Tremendous stu he Kept up
The droopng spirits OF many Of cur hesrtsick psssen
sefswho would have given al in California 70 be ashore
nu' no accident happened % except TIE breaking Of
We prt ana the loss OF the third from the top
"sst gslisn' iorecsstc the main deck nonstrous
carried hln er, ana We saw him no more. You may
imagine now hard Il Blew when tel you that some u
our oest sesinen were afraid 70 go soit never saw
Ncesel more easy IN sea Both builders and engineers
may he proud OF their work We had the same violent
gale Tor two DAYS and the wind ahead until We arrived
IN Valparaiso, April Il. after - day. Message Val
parsso u ncS clean plsce and IS under eoss Police
regulations far SURPRISING those Of New.York TIE
people here very kini and civil the lssia. h.rs
some. and the houses clean and neat. Yours.KsN