Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-24
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GOING TO CALIFORNIA.

cial world. We should think that any document
Mr.. Burrows would endorse ought to give it va
lidhy. - ,,,o
To The Editor Of the Commercial 4dc"ttser:
For several years had commercial house eSiaoI
lishrd at Panama, and had a monthiy intercourse 81
packets with the port Of Chagrcs anu across Tue
mus by canoes and mules 10 Panama
have crossed the lsthmus several times: ana con con
slider the passage up the river, and across from Wv"
crS to Panama, a trip OF pleasure. Id.
Between the two last places have pPrnrn,'" u'I
route in six hours and persons whose health Is &'
can walk across in twenty four hours: II inc! S"'""
be unable TO obtain mules at tar pre-. .,..
All should be provided with anumDrria 10 Pro''rt
them from the power of the sun, which Is particularly
10 be guarded against, as have kG9wn passengers
from N York sacrificed IN crossing lnS iS,''''"' =!
what the natives call "stroh" "t the sun
All vessels should anchor outside, whlch auc"or"SG
is perfectly secure, and the captain III his Oo" sho
sound the channel. RI,
He should on no account trust the pilots Of Cha
grcs. .,;n Ga,
trade never knew one employed, and have never
had any accident TO occur to my recollection
am not surprised that they cast away SIX 'esstlS
out of eight; my establishment only u.s. 'hat 'ney III"
not cast away the other two ! ne entrance " S''"
grcs | consider as safe that by Sandy HOOK =,
The Captain should alone take charge OF ms N'ssSi
entering and leaving Chagrcs, and IN all cases gam
the information by his lead, when VIII require put
short time, over few hundred fathoms OF bottom.
Leaving New York in one OF the sea steamers,
and taking passage at Panama IN one oi 'he ny. ~
States mail boats, offers in my OPINION one OF '"'
most auring trims Of pleasure and interest no" pre-
scntrd 70 traveller and which will soon be select
ed by thousands in preference 10 travelling IN inc
old world. c.. :;
If the travellers across the Ishmus are fortunate IN
meeting a steamer at Panama, they may Lana at san
1 '"''''''' =" ''''''' SILAS Z. BURROWS,
Iicut. Lanman bearer of dispatches, has recent
IL arrived at Washington from California, Gas seen
below, ''crossng the I>hmus TO Chagrcs' having
left Panama 18th Jan as reported in the National
Intelgcnccr, with two mules, for which the consul
had to pay S2i, three times the usual pticSt' ing
distance thus travelled was twcnty-ohc mics, '''
,vas ncrforncd in ten hours. Over three miles OIL
this road the mules could not trot-two miles OF inc
road were Indifferent fourteen very bad ana TWO
almost impossible. 1t is not hliy' but some o 'h'
masses are SO narrow, that the ladies VINO raw
ncross are compelled 10 dispense with their side sad
dies The remaining portion OF the route across ms
isthmus is performed in canoes the distance from me
place where the mules are left 10 thIgrcS beng
iorty.nrnc miles. Lieut.. J.. sailed in the steamer
I,thmus on the 23I Jan. for Havana thence to King--
Ton and arrived in Washington, as before stated
The brig Henrico, Paine, arrived al Charleston
18th inst, having left Chagrcs 3ist nit.
Can't Paine landed his passengers 81 IN numh'r'
all in good health, after pleasant passage from
New York. Transportation across the islnmnS was
we're waiting for passengers At Panama the Nm'rI-
can shin Philade phia, til" British ship Mary Frim-
hard, and Peruvian ship
Tbe sch Sovereign Capt. Peterson, arrived at
Chaores on the 3lst ut. after pleasant trip OF u
d,v, from Baltimore aud every facility was afford
cd her passengers for crossing the l>thmus: aod a.
there ycre vessels waiting at Panama, lhcE are by
this time well on their way 10 Tue lana Oh : ,"'
Can't Paine states that transportation up the river
aud across the Isihmus mules, with baggage: can
be now procured for twenty dollars through
From late Captain in tn |. :. Army, passenger
III PASAMA, Jan Is, lsla
arrived at Charres on Tuesday the 2nd January
Iandcd the same morning; remained in Chagrcs until
Thursday evening; went up the river III canoe, an
nachrd Cruces on Sunday the 7th found the cholera
there three of the American passengers by the al
con having already died. remained III Cruces until
"Wednesday the 10Th; arrived here the same night.
There have been no cases Of cholera here. II also
anpears TO have disappeared at Cruces. Eight
Americans in all have died at cruces ana On inc ro"
here. ~ o. g
At this place and in fact in all New Grenada, five
franc pieces are worth los Mexican and spanish
dollars the same ten cent pieces Isl hve cent pieces
~ cts Our dollars, half dollars and quarter dollars
are only at par; all American gold the same. 1ou
NAY, no duty for any goods coming through this coun-
inv: The only charge made Is oS. per hundred
wounds on all goods. Flour at the present moment
briurs here 30 per brl sugar 81 cts per pound ny
the Quantity. and every thing catable IN the s'm'
rropJrtion ] could IN axe small fortune 1t was II
New York now, and there wa steamer coming gu
here Immediately. wonl1 bay hn9 Ola nranuy
white loaf sugar, hams and h'"r' pt'1e. Dnyi al
the five franc pieces and Mexican and spanish 40!
lars | could get.
Jan. I7-Thc steamship California arrived ~ '.iI'
harbor at 10 O'Clock this mlr9!ns ~, Dr.i, s.\,y
seven passengers from the dI"e[Jh '"',s ~ tt
She will probably remain I@ft a"D"t Wa" - -
in coal. The Captain thinks sh2 wiz 'h up T. san
Franciso in IL days after shc leaves tHi> lh-rs
have arrived at Chagres from me C',H states, one
brig from New Eng ana n wv WIN -
the Falcon with 2oi; the 'hh b>hsoh' - u'G
cent City, 1870: one sen. ana pFI- rom 'C" vi al"
with about in all IOo; AND 'he sttu.,' ~ ~,
New York. TO-. Iotai, OBJ aaL ms EGS "9, "oM