The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-26

From the Baltimore American.
We have been favored with the following extracts
from letter written by emgrant for California to his
friend in Baltimore, under date of
PANAMA, New Granada, March IS, 1s4o.
We arrived here safely and without accident, The I'd
expectation OF getting Off We will, think now, posi-
lively sail Tomorrow for the promised land There
aoo' aoo persons mere al nls tune besides 20 VINO
which vessel left last week on her first trip to San Fran
cisco The California left here about five week
ago on her first trip and is now looked for daily but
many think her sailors have deserted and that she will
not be able to get back. These two all the steamers
that this side yet to 10 San Francisco, and
they filled, and will continue 10 be by passengers
who have taken tickets in New York before leaving.
1t is impossible TO get steamers ticket unless is pur
chased second hand and then any that disposed 10
sell readily get $500 for steerage tickets which are
bought in New York for 500. An offer made of
81 200 for second cabin tickets in the Oregon, but
none disposed TO sell.
When first arrived here there were good many
sold out at the prices named but the l2th the day the
steamer sailed. they could not be bought any price
vessels not having arrived here, it was supposed they
would, and emigran,s still crowdng from The States,
all who can possibly yet away do any price When
we arrived hee there British barque the Ameri-
can whale ship Equator and Gillian schooner up for
passengers, but they all full al $500 a ticket Our
party succeeded IN buying out tickets enough in the
EQUATOR az an advance of from $50 S75 EACH and we
nave now oeen expecting TO sail for a week We could
easily sell out for $500 to $3.50 ticket Il we chose
TO do so, and wait and the risk of other vessels
ing; put we are IKE others all want to get off, for al
though is quite healthy here now the sickly or rainy
season begins IN about four weeks and those that are
detained here long will be likely to die off
There about 100 or 500 persons here who have
no prospect Of getting off until more vessels arrive and
in the time, others are coming from Cbagres
every day. much faster than they get off There is
New Yorker here who bought the Gillian schooner as
soon she arrived and Immediately put her up for San
Francisco He engaged 10 passengers at $500 EACH and
when they went aboard yesterday they found they had
scarcely room to stand up her, she being only of 10
burden. Some of The passengers were aware that
the laws of the United States allowed certain tonnage
to passenger, and therefore they would not allow he
to sail. and she is still detained here How they will
arrange cannot tell Instead OF 10 passengers she
can only take about 80, according TO law Among the
eassssgcrs on the schooner Messrs Abel s. Dugan
J. Z. Matthews. +. IA Rdou. and Dr. N. Lloyd. OF Bal
tmore, and the rest of the passengers who out to
Chaxres in the brig Bathurst. Capt Hooper She is com.
manded by Capt Hugg, of Baltimore, who happened
be here on his way tn California.
AxorHEa STEAMSHIP Fer SAN Francisco The steam.
ship "Uncorn formerly employed in the British gov.
frament mail service, but now pressed into the CalifOr,