Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-05-02
From Havana and the Isthmus.


She left New Orleans on the 9th and
Havana on the evening Of the 18th inst,
having made the run home from the latter
port in little over five days.
She encountered thick fogs during the
last $50 miles, otherwise she would have
reached the city last night
She brings no later intelligence fIom Cal
ifornia, there having been no arrival on the
other sid) OF the lsthmus since the steamer
of the first Of March.
The steamer Philadelphia was at Cha
eres repairing her machinery, having been
somewhat injured on her passage out
She was TO sail on the evening If the 18th
INST.
The steamer Crescent City had not az
rived at Chagres when the Falcon left on
the llth inst She left this port on the lst,
and was to touch at Kingston, Jamaica, on
her way to Chagres.
The Georgia, from New York, and the
little steamer Ralph Rvas, Capt. Glover,
from New IoIk, via Savannah, arrived at
Havana early on the morning of the 18th
inst, and were TO sail the next day for
Chagres.
The Ralph Rlvas experienced very rough
weather going out, having been blown three
times across he Gulf The captain speaks
in the highest terms of her sailing qualities,
and says she is good sea boat
The Falcon, from Chagres, arrived at
Havana on the l7th, and was to leave for
/ New Orleans on the Goth.
The Ohio brings li9 passengers to this
port, SO of whom are from New Orleans,
SO from Havana, and 80 from Chagres-
She also brings Sl2O 600 in specie and gold
dust, S75 900 of which are for VIM. Ioge
g. Co. OF this city, the remainder being
nearly all Tor the mint at Philadelphia.
The Ohio brought twelve passengers from
/ New Orleans to Havana, and $40 600 worth
of Spanish doubloons on freight.
A large number of creoles, and others,
natives of the island, are passengers by the
Ohio, on their way to Spain, and other
arts OF Europe.
The Georgia took on board two hundred
and one passengers from the Ohio, brought
from New Orleans.
/ The news from llavaSa, brought by the
arrival is rather interesting
-Four steam and three sailing frgates,
having on board General Mlrasa and staff,
consisting of one admiral of Spanish navy,
General Armat of engineers, and several
other officers Of rank of the Spanish army
and navy, accompanied by four thousand
veteran troops, TO augment the military
force of the island, are hourly expected at
Havana.
A disease supposed to be cholera, had
made lis appearance at Havana, but being
confined solely to the military hospitals, 1t
was believed by many to be only typhus fc-
yer, while others think that it is cholera
and some that the troops had been poisoned
As we understand It, this is a second out
break, and not the one of which we have
previously had intelligence
Government had taken the precaution of
sending all the troops from the barracks,
supposed to be unhealthy, to the sugar es-
tates in the country.
Loss or BRIG LISBON. We are indebted
to f.. Walters, Esq, Secretary of the Board
oC Undt rwriters, for an extract from letter
dated at Havana the 18th inst, received by
the Ohio. The letter says -" We have
ius' received the intelligence of the total
loss Of the brig Lisbon, from Boston, bound
to this port, on the rocks to the North of
Sal, Key Bark-part Of the cargo saved
and taken to Cardenas.
Captain Ocean. late Of the ship Phila-
delphia, lost near the Great lsaacs, will re-
turn in the Ohio"
There was disturbance al Panama, on
the 24,h Of March, between party Of the
natives Of the l,thmus aud some Of the for
eipn vsitcrs. hot Americans, growing out
of a hrawl in one OF the restaurants. The
guard were called out, and one of the ma
tjves was knocked down and severely hurt
From the Panama EehJ Of March %.
By the arrival Of the British mail steam
ship N4cra Graaada, We have received
news from Bosota up to the Sd Of Marcl
inst. The intelligence is of no great I'M
portan-e The present session of Con
rress convened on the lst inst
Up to the above date, MIR. J. Lloyd Ste
phens, Wee Presidcn, of the Panama Rail
road Company, had not reached Bosoia.-
. lie was detained on the way by sickness
hu, bv this time had doubtless reached tn
Capital of tho Republic.
Gen. Mosqucra has arrived in town b
this steamer, aud gives us comforting hope
a. regards the railroad II appears tht
General NJ has made contracts in his nj
tive Province, Popayan, for three hundrc
men to work on the road. who are to !
conveyed here by an early opportunity.
These men, we are told, are slaves, or
a. soon as the raiiosd ls completed, lIber