The New York herald., 1850-12-09


south Pacific.
The steamships Georgia and Empire City bring
US intelligence from Chsgres to the 26th and from
Panama to the 22d ult. They also bring little
later news from Realejo.
We learn from Mr.. Strong, who came passenger
in the Georgia, that on Sunday, Oct. 25 coming
down Chagres river, met schooner Michigonne
about eight miles from Chagres, loaded with rail-
road materials for the Panama railroad. Two
schooners, one of which was supposed to be load
ed with railroad materials, were ashore at Chagres,
and will probably 20 to pieces.
The Panama Star OF the 10Th says =
In this city which represents considerable distress %
prevailing at Raelejo, owing to the scarcity and
pt'Os o. =. .nas ~ o. prov sc IRON the great
Dor have risen to enormous prices.
The Star of the 22d states:-
Columbus isft here for ssn Sr.pci,oo o.rryins oa
nearly two hundred passengers The nail steamer
Caroline would have sailed the same day but unfortu
nstsy In Bleaching her few days previous for the pur
pose Of making some necessary repairs, she put
on high .pripg tide from which position she could not
night OF which day she sailed for San Frsucisoo With
the mails iron the United States and about seventy
passengers we.rs happy to announce that Pansms
nc sickness OF any kind existing here that can
This the and worst month of the rainy reason
and the way the rain pours down, for . short time
almost daily lis caution" to people in the streets
without umbrellas. In about twenty days more We
enter the of dry sostice which "a the
end OF March Our New Orleans readers will be doubt
lees sstonished to learn that have less rain here
even At the present time than usually falls In their
city during the ssne month
On last Tuesday evening" among the passsngers who
landed from the steamer North.rner and stopped st
the Orleans House, who was so very green as
to walk up to the bar OF the for
carpet bag. which he says contained ss 600 in gold
dust Whilst engaged 10 drinking his liquor and ht-
ing cigar, some sht fingered gentleman hfted'i the
bag, ana walked of with It, sncs which sims nothing
has been heard or seen OF 1t
On yesterday morning, snother one of the psssen.
gers by the fame steamer Mr. rilten, met with just
precisely such another mishsp ~ one of the Hallway
houses on the road to Cruces. His bag, however he
Gays contained So 500 In gold dust as we'll the
tents Of Gresory's press and which ad osen en-
trusted to him at San Franciscs for speedy delivery
New York. He walked the alfwsy hou 90 and out
his bag down alongside OF him but while engaged in
slipping cup Of coffee, the aforesaid bag mystic
ro usly walked OF or by some other means vent clean
entirely" out OF his sight. At about noon Mr.. T get
back into the city In search OF advice and the robbs
Notwithstanding the departure OF four large
ships Since our ast publicston our harbur stu pre-
sents goooly array OF them There are nov lying
here no lees than Elk viz the Psnsma, Northerner
Constitution, Confidence and Equsaor. all ,n<sgef
in the trade with CALIFORNIA; bssidss the British Pscidc
mail steamer Peru, and the hne harbor boat, the Ia
boEa. Quite n aeet
The British steamer Peru Captain Hine arrived here
on the 18th inst from Valparaiso aud Csllao. she
brings ~ Tasssngers and $4,000 in silver bullion,
sho Is contigned to Mesrrs Zschrisson Nelson & 10
The Hour cuators OF Chile doing lar Se busi
ness which ielcs them an immrnse pront shipping
Is represented being a5uLd In the southern Pac
nc ports and there Ia NO change in ireights
General J. q Mosquera. sx Presidspt OF New Gr.n,-
da, leaves Panama this week a visit TO the United
Slater.
General NJ is one of the most distinguished men Of
South America Ho has flled the military and
civil Offices in this republic with crsdt to nsf ad
bereht To his country. Wbe Preeident. his al
txtion of the government most Liberal 1t
sslts have been bsne 6csl than any preceding &C.
He il NUMBERED here among She worthie,t OF Oo-
lulnbia and one OF the few remaining officers OF the
eld army OF lndtpsndence who, in all the civil OF
his country, bore himself s- high mindsd. brave,
sword except defence liberties of his ooanty
msD, nor sbsath.d II bat aitb honor.
The Pa~ataa Star Of the lotn, Ia speaking of the
Panama TaiToad, saysi-
We are very happy TO inform our coate mposary si
and is the hdept OF those who have
It's hpneement that BY the sh OF next July ~ will
ready for the trsnsI ortstion of pss.ngers aud
ehsnoise, from Limon bay on the Atlantic TO point
ola the Chst res river between Palsnq ula aud DOR
gona-Iay about ten hours travel from this place
Some two mss Of the road IL already l,id With rails
aud We see no reason Why the pee tatons OF the
gipssrs should not be fully realized AS to the plank
Ioad that project has been irely abandoned aud
the whole snergies OF the railroad company nsw
oirected towards the esriy pletion their
psnan. Mt and useful project We learn that between
500 and sOo men are nov engaged on the work. and
that within few days, several hundred more la
viii be put on IL The distance from Linen Bay the
point where the road will strike the Chzgres river Is
bstvetn ~ and sc miles only.