The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-18


BY the arrival of the schooner Iona. Cant Teateb
which left Chagres on the ID inst, the dav after
the departure of the Empire City, we have received
accounts from Panama up to the 2sth uh. and
from San Francisco up to the ID Of August.
The following is an extract from letter from
friend, dated Panama, 18th August:
There at present about 500 persons on the stbmus who
propose going TO California soon as they can proeure pas
Since the last steamer e several sailing vessels have
cleared for San Fsncco and taken with them about 800
passengers The steamship Oregon which met with an &C
cdent on her last trip to this place has been thoroughly re-
paired and will probably leave to- mooy for San Francisco
She will take about onehaf of the people waiting here and
the rest may have to wait until the next steamer leaves
about the sh o. septemberas there no sailing vessels
for California. The Briti,h steamer Unicorn has been
due for weeks Her arrival wou Id be source Of gr
fcetOn to those who obliged wait as she will be dis
patched for San Francisco immediately The shin Thomas
Bennett lS days from Charleston touched at this port on
the 18th inst. She had board 4S passengers all in go,5
health and sailed hence the 18th with 50 additional pas
seDge for California. The British brig Lady Shaw Stewart
with 50 passengers and for the same destination sailed ON
the O while on the 9th the bark Ella Francis sailed with
go passengers aboard
would advise an who come this route to procnrs trong
tickets before starting There great deal of speculation
the purchase and sails of tickets for the steamers Ahoupb
each ticket has on its face transferable and the no.
uce posted up at the agents office says ANY ueon hold
ing ucketnOt in his name such ticket sba not he
considered vaid, yet these rules as well as nearly all the
others set forth by the company violated every trip by
themselves as well by the passenger Much dssatisfo
ton exists among persons who have suffered losses through
speeuaOrs and the management Of the agents. These lat
ter are accused of Partially and of nattention to ecaps
In many instances there is doubt ground for com
plant but when the position of the agents is considered il
questionable whether they much to blame as they
are represented to be- IL must be remembered that they have
to deal with men Of all classes and blind to every interest
but their own-men filled with the idea that every moment
OF detention here may lose them fortune. Enclosed send
you COPY of the proceedings of large meeting held here
on the GOTH in regard to the conduct of the agents. You
may judge from these what the feeling AMONG the emf
grants is.
There have been number of deaths from cholera among
the Americans here within the past three weeks but TO all
appearance the disease has left the sthmus and Panama is
very healthy Among the passengers by the last steamer
for California Mt who arrived the day before the
ship left and Immediately bought passage ticket for $3.50
premium. VIM. O. Jones is here and goes up to- morrow on
the Oregon Your humble servant takes passage the same
ship. elm
AMERICAN MEETING IN PANAMA.-The follow
ing are the proceedings Of meeting held by the
Americans at Panama on the 2Otb and are taken
from the Panama Star of the 25th ult:
At meeting of Americans in Panama. holden
at the American Hotel on Monday, August 10th,
pursuant to public notice, w. D. Slower, of Ian
sngburg, N. Y, was called to the chair, and John
II. Redington, of Boston, appointed Secretary.
After few remarks from the chairman, setting
forth the objects Of the meeting committee was
appointed to make inquiries into the cause of the
detention Of passengers some three or four weeks
by every steamer, and also to take into considera
ton the course followed by the agents here in the
disposal OF tickets, and such other grievances as
they might see fit to report upon. The meeting
was adjourned to Wednesday, August 22d when
the following resolutions were submitted BY the
committee, and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this committee who
nave e9deayoTed to get at all facts in relation to the subject
sources there are no reasons for ong detention Of
in Panama beyond the interest and caprice of the agents
pretOrs of the Pacific in New York in advising
pessengen to arrive at Panama the first Of the month
steamers until the last, wantoR tning with the health
and lives of passengers and such deserving of the seveest
Resol0sd That we consider the agents at Panama Mess
L9ehusson Nelson Co. unsuitable persons for The stu
atom they hold and that IN 0ur opinion it the duty of
Messfs Rowland Aspnwa to appoint some other agent
or agents. who will treat the passengers and all Others des
ous OF obtaining information gentlemen, and who will
manner.
Res0ioed That we consider the American Consul at this
sistanee 70 Amscans in distress, he has always been dis
posed to take advantage OF their necessities for his bene
fit that we consider such insult our Gov
eminent and hereby advise all persons having influence in
ResetUsd, That from the great embarrassment which
Americans and Others experience, from the mismnnaEament
ana Of agents at Panama we recommend
a. persons coming tins route to provide themselves with
rally the agents Of sailing vessels from this port San Fran.
CISCO and thereby have the power Of exOytng and do ex
toit pIlCsA poverty suffering
IN strange country ought to eBte them aid rather than
imposition and oppression.
ResoDed That all bona de tickets ought to be trapsf
able to any one intending to sail in the steamer for which
they are issued the present regulation being only enforced TO
advantage few, to the detTiment of the many
hes0lCef, That having been informed of the great impo
tons pacced upon passengers 10 the Pacific steamers as
Americans will not submit any injustice OF uugsptls-
manly treatment from The officers of the same either towards
cabin OrseeTage passengers and further are determined
70 protect ourselves and each other from all treatment
either on on the land.
ReS0tGed, That these resolutions be published in the
Panama star and that copies of the be forwarded to
the principal cities IN the United States with request that
all papers in the Union will publish the same,
All Of which is respectfully submitted.