The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-04-24

of cultivation en- the banks, the natives s,hs;..
ing chiefly, should think, upOc what Nature fur.
nislies then Monkeys were occasionally ssor
among the branches of tie tees, and he sop,I.
ling Of parrots and tie hosrse croaking Of o,bo,
birds added to TIE strangeness of the scene
have not heard a singing bird since 1 have been
here We were nearly two days in reaching Cor.
gona. With a few exceptions i. is much ILL.,,
Chagres, but the inhabitants are a greater pro.
portion Indians We remained there over p;sb..
and after much banteriug bargained with the own.
ers of mules and ponies to take us on to Panama
the average price was dollars per mule, Cary
ing 200 lbs. baggage, but part was carried bv
men. 1t was astonishing to US to see them take
a package of goods weighing from 100 to lajlbs,
and walk off as fast, quite as VIC wished to tray.
ell. The road was merely mule path, and at that
none of the best. In the rainy season it must be
nearly impossible, as much Of the WAY seemed 70
have been complete mortar bed, but in this sea
son, that is the dry, the Gorgona road is said to
be the best. In the wet, the Cruises is best.
We travelled about is miles the first day, and
arrived in Panama about P. NJ the next day
Panama has the appearance of being an ancient
town fast going to decay. 1t has been place Of
great strength, but its defences are now much
broken down. They consist of sea wall of grea,
strength, with all the necessary forts and basions
for mounting cannon, surrounding it on three
sides, and high wall and deep ditch making IN
the ciicuit on the land side. 1t has large share
of churches for place Of its size. and some five
or six are in ruins, but enough remain should
think for the accommodation of all the people.
The walls of houses are all built Of mixture of
stone, brick, and a coarse cement, generally two
stories high, with projecting roofs covered with
tile. They are rudely built, but are quite airy
and well adapted to the climate.
The inhabitants are a mixture of the three
races but the Indian and Negro make up mostly
the middle and lower classes and the Castilans
form the higher. They seem to be mild, molten
sive race, not much given tocrime, with, perhaps,
the exception of petty thefts. The town has two
markets, one supplied by :hc natives from the
coast, who come in canoes, the other from the
country, outside. Fresh beef, pork and fish are
toerably pentyas the fruits of the climate but
all kinds of bread stuff are very high. Fresh beef
and pork are soldby the yard. This is done by cut
ting it into strips about the width and thickness of
a woman's hand, when it is ready for the yard
stick. Melons, tomatoes, and oranges are in
the market, which makes something of a contrast
with what you are experimenting There Is
much that would like to describe, but my limit,
and I forhoo- rrbraa of
hire a room and buy and cook olr own PROVISIONS
1t costs Us about dollars per week and we live
quite well. Board at the hotels costs dollars per
day. have engaged my passage to San Fran
cisco in the English barque John Ritson. stceIase
passage l00dollar. We sail on the 18th inst. The
has just been an arrival from that place. The pas
sengers bring as good news as reasonable peoI 10
can expect, but not quite equal to the expccta
tons of some of the NEST extravagnnt of our
party. Provisions they say are high, and it costs
much labor and privation TO get the precious met
al
We are all in good spirits, and are looking for
ward to the time when we shall reap the reward
of our toll and privatiOns. Ny health has been
about the same as at home. I stood the journey
across the Isthmu quite we'll Tie wci ther he IL
much like our June, only that there are no show
erS, and the temperature is much more equal.
EY Fitz Greene Halleck, the poet, has re
covered from bis late severe illness. The re-
ports that he was insane and confined in
mad-house were without any foundation what
ever.
SO Mrs. Taylor, the lady of the President,
and her daughter, Mrs Bliss, are both COM
in the Episcopal Church, both hay-
ing been confirmed at Christ Church, New
Orleans, some year or two since.
saT Three hundred Wings, living in Rich
mond, Va, have signed a call for Il meeting to
oppose the election of Hon. John NJ. Bolts to
Congress. The election in Virginia takes
place on the goth inst.
So General Leslie Coombs, of n.y., was
married in Providence, on Wednesday, to Mrs.
Mann, widow of the late Samuel +. Mann, OF
Providence.
OPENING OF THE CANALs.-The CD
nal Board have fixed upon the LIST Of May
tor the opening OF the canals of this State.
The several Superintendent are pressing
forward the repairs with great energy, in
he hope of having the navigation coniin-
Ne without interruption. -TrOy Post.
&C. Thos. II. Reed of Montpelier, and
Iohn II. Peck of Burlington, have been
appointed Pension Agents for this State.
HARTFORD, CT, April 1.-THE election
or city officers came off to-day, and resulted
n the election of the Wing ticket
f9S A fourth trial will be had for Mem
'er of Congress in tho 4th District of Mass
chusetts, on the 3Oth day of May next.
Ga A Convention of Delegates from all the
ounties in the Richmond Va, District, was
olden in Richmond on the 4th inst, at which
1r. Bolts was nominated for reelection. At
er the nomination, Nh. Bolts addressed the
for nearly an hour.