New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-09

On shere Capt Williams gave hrtle Plerson the ne,
which Person after a time returned whsrslp0n
Williams says Now. Sir. we are even" some
further conversation occurred. Thereupou, as I'd
derstsBd Il, Pierson gave y. the lie again and re-
ceived bow ia the lace VIM leveled him. he.
however. returned % the charge and some bows
were exchanged. when Capt Simmons succeeded
IN separating TIE oo-nbsfsnis. AID vas holding
PIersou o. PreTet- further proceeiIngs against rs
antsg Woo. probably seeiIs The soidefs ap-
pfoach. tnoucht best - get Olt VI sneif reach
The soldiers had been ordered down - protect ine
Captain Of tie steamer, and supPoslng that Capt-
SImnon. was that fuuciionar!, AMI mar Fle5-
son was IL his str1-Ele making a. ail-rA
upon him. gsvs Captain Person bow over the
I head With RS mgsEst which set the o'ooa ls1-
/ ming pretty freely About tius time the Aicaa"
arriving on he SPOT, took one Of the uIsSets Ton
bis soldiers ID the act d cocklng IL NNe1
/ perfectly peace loving and snlao'e gentleman -
/ ever existed NJ William Ho5s0r, Who uDder-
I stsnd-ny the language perfectly, sgPpOslng tnat
H. ,rrn,,s,ssr was about % FIRE upon some one,
and foreseene that serious difficulty rni1nt resui i
/ be did undertook % reDonsraiti ana ia 'oil- -
took hold q the 0hcers ar1ns. Ihs peace
/ mi act being construed INTO an attack On Their
c,r,.in b., the sOldiery some o; them made rush
I 80 nor Hobson with their nusAets. whicl com
/ nailed that gentleman - " ranf0ss, and tneV a.
I Ter him The chase continued Tor some time,
when the dust allowed Nr. II % escape, with only
/ a sesb wound in the side from a Oayonet another
oe-,op received bad wound on the head IN he en-
( des,o~, T. shield Capt Person and another
( scratch on the neck IL the meantime Capt Wi
hams was lust about n step into the boat, when
soldier in close pursuit, who was IN the ac. Of put
ting hs hand on him % arrest him. received bow
! from some one behind, which sent hun ree.lng 70
the ground eight or ten feet distant When he
zstlered himself up his victim Oh in the boat
! and the person who inflicted the blow stood near
the jnfgrated bearer Of lnusset with features col
! lected aud arms folded the col AMI unsupported
/ author Of the act. The perplexed Mexican looked
| among the crowd aud was compelled 70 retreat
without satisfaction. Capt. PlersOn vas taken to
| a house. his wounds dressed, and an explanation
/ being given. apologies were offered aud peace re
stored Il was the intention 70 have remained tai
| next morning as Il was supposed that Picrson
! would not De able 20 take the steamer out that
night but the agent q the boat. Mr. Robinson
perceiving that the passengers were getting htie
excited. came 20 the wise conclusion that they mad
better be removed from the scene of action, and
| consequently ordered the boat % sea.
| IL was fortunate that not one OF to passengers
/ on shore had pisto with him, as u Is most likely
that one Of the soldiers ~ least, who was DO pur
| suit Of Mr.. H0bsou. would have been shot he. Mr.
/ n being a universal fav0rite on board II ad VIC
| not eft Acapulco that night the town w0uid have
had an American flag floating trumphantly 0ver II.
Acapulco is the only pace where American CON
| s universally taken Of all the Mexican ports Al
| which the steamer stops. had forgotten that we
had stopped the day after We eit Mazstian NJ that
miserable hole, San Bias We we IRE there only
| four hours. The place seemed 10 be deserted
Many sick persons We're seen IN the novels about
the place and am inclined 10 think that the chol
era was still raging there. Notwithstanding an n
firmation OF the Custom House officers 20 the
trsy Il IS not likely that they would iorego the
benefits arising from visit Of 300 Americans. who
went ashore ior the purpose ofspending money.
Orr PASSENGERS.
was thankful that We were not T. stop again TIL
we arrived OF Panama, although the oranges and
other fruits were very palatabe which We had
brought on board from the three last stopping places
We had also proceeded far enough south 70 find
the heat oppressive and. q course desirous 90 be
once more in > more northern cline for other rea
SONS than that the heat was uncomfortable We
mad still nearly half the distance 10 run Of the
route on the Pacific side. IL was accomplished
with less ted0usncss than Was expected.
Among zoe distinguished individuals oi which
our crowd was composed, were the two Senators
elect. one Of HON the WIDE world has already
heard Of ] mean Col Fremont. accompanied hy
Mrs Fremont Tie other. Dr. GwIN who suppose
mast be ii tingui.hcd although never heard hs
name before heard Of his being candidate Tor
Senator from California. Then, again We have
GILBERT and WRIGHT, the two Members Vi the
House The former a quiet unassuminr gentle
manly man. still very young, no is well known a.
Editor and proprietor OF the Ara C0lJOrHi0 which
he has conducted with much ability for couple Of
wears past OF the latter. ! know considerable
for chance threw us both on board the Oregon on
our way 10 San Francisco The same lauuc. con-
veycd US mp the Sacramento and the same teams
bore our luggage from Sacramento City % Su,iers
Mills, he has yet 10 acquire an cn'ioble distuc
ton.
There were also several officers returning,
. r. IL. D.. e.. l.
mentel Col. Cross The MAJOR is now on his -
turn from his expedition across the Rocky Noun
iains % OREGON CITY, which he has conducted with
very great success Il will be remembered that
he was ordered to take charge Of the eight req
ments which were destined for Orecon, two OF
which he eit at Fort Hall, aud the other SIX at
Oregon CITY. About sixty were lost from Cholera
accidents and deseriion HIS accounts OF the coun-
try are extremely interesting, and his report viii
be read with much ayidity II he has time before
he reaches New York he has promised 10 give me
an outline, which will send you.
Major Ruckcr was also one OF our passengers -
This gentleman was sent out with supplies to the
emicrants 10y Gen Smith Capt COrser Of the
Navy CAPT Smith. Lieuts Sherman and Steven
son OF the Army, complete the list OF officers IN
less excellent friend, DR.. Bowen still comes uu-
der that head believe be has resigned. The Dr.
was a fellow passenger with me on the Oregon 20
San Francisco, and returns worth some hundred
thousand more than he possessed when he landed
IA California He was then attached to the Coast
survey samuel Wood Esq returned with al
He has been among the fortunate in bis oper
atoms T. BUTLER kISGis also among the number.
ARRIVAL At PANAMA-N. Y HOTEL-HlRlNG
MULFs-JOURNEY TO CHAGREs.
We arrived on the 10Th at Panama about 10 mi the
evening and next merning at the earliest dawn Of
day the passengers were hurrying off i@om the |
steamer the distance of two miles 20 the shore /
stopped with a number OF sthers. at a den called |
the New.York Hotel kept by coiored fellow with !
a very unprcpossessing countepance. This Hotel |
is advertised as being elegantly and spendidly fur
nished but could not discover the elegance, and
but precious little OF the furniture N the nom
where slept There were five cots. twoOf which |
had straw pillow aid sheet-the others OGly
one sheet and the tables were very scantlly sup
pied even plsntain. which grows in such abuie
dance in the Beighborbood, was all gone b.
fore each person had taste and with
verifying else that could ask for. OF course
we did not desire 10 remain any longer than neces
sary. and most Of US engaged our mules to take as
of the next morning al O'Clock OF course We
Hid Dot suppose that the natives would be punctusl
20 their engagements. II is not their nature We
were, however, some OF Us of as early as O'Clock
A greater part OF our passengers engaged their
mules OF Slguor Perez, az the sum Of go each.