The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-18

The New Orleans evening papers, of the 9Th inst.
chronicle the arrival there that morning OF this hne
steamship from Chagres as heretofore announced BY
telegraph She left Chagres on the evening of the
lst Inst, and reached the Balize al A. NJ, on the
sth She brings the following passengers;
Mr. Foster, Of Bosonj Captain Baker, OF the
bark undine and MAJOR Harris, agent OF the steam
ship company.
She left New Orleans the evening Of the 18th De
cember and arrived at Chagres on the morning OF me
9Th. The passage was pleasant one, though the
vessel encountered head winds most OF the way.
The passengers Immediately proceeded up the Cha
eres river in small boats, and long before this, no
doubt all Of them are safely in Panama.
The agent Of the steamers, Immediately upon the
arrival at Chagres proceeded up the river In advance
and engaged all the mule transportation tina, he could
securing some 300 animals. wi
When Major Harris left, most OF the passengers
had arrived at Gorgona and Cfucas, He met Gener-
al Smith, family and suite with about halt the pas
sengers, AT Gorgona. All were in fine spirits think
ing Of anything but tho cholera, Us two grand fan
dumgos were then in progress,
The Pacific steamer California had not reached
her destination. II will be Tecollected that she was
10 leave Rio for Valparaiso the 2st OF November,
The Falcons passengers would therefore have TO
wait few days at Panama, even should the Cafor-
mia make successful "trip round the Cape, as we
confidently hope.
The British steamer Tny arrived al Chagres on the
2sth nt, and left the Both with 81 COO 900 in spe
Gle If, -n
There was at Panama on the 3lst ul,. the bark
the Pacific Steam Company; also, II schooner which
would probably be chartered for San Francisco by
some of the Falcons passengers as there were more
than the California could take.
A gentleman who left Valparaiso December ID, on
the British steamer for Panama, informs us that the
California gold fever ragged along the Southern coast,
probably more fiercely than in the United States.
Four hundred passports had been taken out at Val
paraiso for California.
Mr. Harris has furnished the N. o. Mercury, will,
information respecting the transportation across the
lsthmus, ETC. As over one thousand trunks were to
be transported two trips would be necessary. The
steamer California was not expected at Panama before
the 9TH ultimo.
From Panama TO California, freight is $50 per ton
Mr. Harris represents the Chagres river one of the
most beautiful he has seen, with quick current
and not less than eight feet Of water between the
mouth and Cruces. A week would be su fficient to
cut away the branches that overlap the river stream
There was but one case OF sickness on the Falcon
and that was OF sailor who had an attack of cholt.
ra morbus before leaving this city.
This fine vessel has suffered so little during hel
trip, that she will leave for New York on the 18th
at o. clock p. M. There was no sickness at Cha.
gres except on board OF one vessel. The barquc
John Benson arrived there two days before the F'al
con, with fifty passengers,
Mr. III. represents the country as very beautiful
and says that 81 90 900 would make an excellent car
riagc road across baltimore San. a