The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-31
Latest from Chagrss and Panama.


q. Baker, arrv dyesterday morning from Chagres
pa Havana. She lett the former port on the 9Th
iastant-the latter on the 10Th and made the run
across from Havana to this port In fifty.nine and
halt hours.
She brought tS this city q. 900 in gold, consigned
to Paradise, Saffarrans ~ Co.
A passenger from Panama, who had chartered
brig from Charleston. states that it was reported
at the former place, when he Left, that large
amount OF gold had been shipped at San Francisco
the California, and on two sailing vessels (ships)
which were bound to the United States direct
but IN regard to shipment by the California, it Is
not possible that this can be SO. The Californias
arrival can hardly be known at Panama till she
reports 1t herself.
Lett at Panama, steamship Oregon, for San
Francisco, and TWO ships, one brig, one schooner,
the destination or which was not gwen.
Left at Chagres, March 8, barks Gulldford,
Capt ThorP, and s. A. Crowell, up for New York;
and schooner Iona, soon to sail Tor New Orleans.
Psssenesrs-From Havsns-Mss.rs. c. Thorp, >.
Petty j. s Hslton, s. Nicot +. Quirk, A. Sohlsss +.
Bendss, M. Castro, NJ. Gamers, and NJ AlSsr.
The Isthmus brought us the following letter.
CHAaREs, March 8, lS49.
hasten to inform you OF our arrival, and give
you brief summary Of my trip and the laforma-
ton / have gathered since | arrived. The 18TH
mus leaves IN an hour, and have not time 10 give
you In detail what has passed; nor can go out to
the vessel, and write you letter. | have, there
Tore, to wrlte you in pencil.
We left New Orleans at nine O'Clock at night,
on the I'D February; remained at the BaliZe two
b
run IN ten days from bar to bar.
All the vessels and steamers that have sailed
from New Orleans have arrived, except the Gal
veson and It Is supposed that she is lost, as she
has not been heard of since she left
A bark from New York arrived here yesterday.
She was twenty-slx days out, and had fifty passen-
The steamer Orus is running regularly IN the
river, but only goes up eighteen miles, and before
leaving this place she puts all the baggage and
freight in canoes, takes them In tow, and after
running up as tar as she can 60, puts the passen-
gers In the canoes to get up to Gorgona the best
way they can, which Is about twelve miles from
where the steamboat lands. 81
There are now two hundred pack mules packing
goods and baggage across the lsthmus, ana they
charge In proportion to the demand to cross. 1t
Is sometimes $50, $40 and SIS ter conveying your
person, a trunk and bag, which they consider all
the baggage necessary for person travelling. Over
that amount OF baggage, they charge from 3 TO
$40 for hundred pounds. have made pre-
veyance by the steamer, but neglected to mention
the charge that The makes. II Is ten dollars q
head for passengers, and three dollars per barrel
tor freight The steamer Orus lows vessels out
and In, Independent of her running up the river.
The steamer was at Panama on the 9th of this
month, and the California Is expected to be there
on the 10th. There are now about eight hundred
persons waiting tor passage at this time. and as
Storage tickets, bat the persons who held Them
would not let them 60 II hat OF the State of New
Granada had been offered them.
From the savannah Republican, March 2o]
The Isabel, direct from Havana, touched at our
bar on Saturday night, and put aboard the Meta
mora the mails aud passengers tor this place from
Havana and Key West. She lett the former place
at O'Clock, p NJ, on the 22d inst, and made
the run 10 Key West in six hours and fifteen MI
nutes, being the shortest ever made between the
two points. The Isabel brought out eighty-one
passengers, among whom were Madame Weiss
and the VleDnose children. tr- =
grand party and ball were gwen on board the
Isabel, the evening OF the 2lst, by Mr.. Mordecai,
which passed off in the bandsomest style. The
Captain Gen raj of Cuba and family were present,
and many other distinguished persons of Havana,
OF both texes.
Iron the Charleston Mercury, March eel
The Isabel, Capt. Rollins, with her accustomed
puuctualty reached her wharf yesterday, at noon,
having LETT Havana on Thursday last. The mail
from Havana was not distributed at our post Office,
and our commercial trends are conseque ntly with
out their correspondence; but through the polite
ness OF a passenger, we have been placed In pos
session Of the following lnformat,On:-.
The Adela and Arabian, of this port, had arrived
at Havana, and had disposed of their cargoes OF
fice at 81 The market for this article was very
dull.
Sugar and molasses had advanced considerably,
owing principally to the SHORTAGES OF the crop, now
ascertalned to be about One-third, and also on &C
count OF the increased demand tor the continent.
Sales OF clsyed box sugars at g. and IL tor brown,
yellow and white. Muscovadoes, SAL Molas-
ses, 22rs
Exchange on the United States, par; Sterling 10
prem Frelghts to the continent E5 los. per ton.
We have received the following from our Key
KEY WEST, March ~, 1919.
The investigation OF the case OF the ship Will
liam Hitchcock was brought to close on the 10Th
instant put nothing was elected to criminate any
one That she was bored Is certain, but the court
has handsomely exonerated the officers OF the ship,
and Capt. Cole, the owner, who was ON board,
from any participation in the act. She sailed on
the 18th TOR New Orleans, where she will be placed
In dock. IN order to make the necessary repairs
her bottom, which was ascertained, by diving, to
be much injured.
Schooner Iowa, from Jacksonville, for this port,
with cargo Of lumber, arrived on the 18th, hav-
ing been ashore on Conch Rect, and relieved by
wreckers, who took out portion OF the cargo.
She is libeed for salvage, and will be tried this
The Spanish sloop Pegulno Amelia, of ten tons
burthen, arrived here from Havana on the 18th,
with cargo Of fruit, and demJhons OF gin and
apniset. She has been seized by the collector toe
a breach Of the revenue laws, and the case willie
heard on The 3lst. The smack William Henry,
of this port, has also been selzed under similar
circumstances. They will, no doubt, be con-
demned.
On the 10th, the bark Oaksangler arrived from
Havana, TO take forward the cargo OF brig T. p.
Hart, and sailed the 18th for Philadelphia.
Bark Tarquin from Baltimore, for st. Marks,
passed through the north west passage on the 18th.
The ship kesrel (now the Aune Tift) having
undergone some temporary repairs, sailed on the
nth i,r New Orleans, where she will be placed In
thu dry dock, to undergo permanent repairs.
The count has decreed so per cent salvage on
the valuation of ste amer Eudora and cargo.
News FROM SAN FRANcIsco.--Letters have been
RECEIVED at New York from San Francisco, via
Msaatian, as late ~ the 4th 81 January, and ALSO
III this city, sa, the Bostcn IraveHer 81 me 18th
ipst, to the latter part OF December These letters
the recipients decline publishing, but represent
that III. y contain ample confirmation OF the most
extravsgant statements OF the vast quantities OF
cold, new discoveries, &c. The New Orleans
papers OF the 10Th state that news had been re-
ceivsd there, that five millions OF gold would be
despatched to this country uron the return OF the
steamer California. II one.fitth of this quantity
really arrives, will tend to remove the doubts OF
the skeptical as to the penteousness of gold
IN that region.
The New Bedford Mercury Of this morning saws:
"A letter received here from Capt. Netcher, Of this
c,,v dated at San Francisco, Dec. Is. mentions