The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-14
The Tehuantepec Acknowledgment OF
the Enterprfse.

The Tehuantepec Hatlroadsst'rogres OF
the Enterprise.
The proceedings of the meeting of the Tehuan-
tepec Railroad Company last evening, at the Office
of the Crescent Mutual Insurance Company, were
Of highly interesting and satisfactory character,
The great work of connecting the two oceans is
unquestionably progressing OF its completion,
within short time as practicable by human
agency, we can no longer have any doubt.
MIR. Benjamin read to the meeting letter ad-
dressed to Maj. Barnard, at New York, instrucung
him to proceed, with little delay as possible 70
the survey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; and,
preparatory to this object to procure such assist
ance at New York as in his judgement, he may
,b;nk nsosssa,v Mai. Barnard was informed by
this letter that the War Department Of Govern
ment had. on application of the Company, granted
to him leave of absence from service, and had ex-
| pressed disposition to afford every facility for
etfecting an early survey of the Isthmus
Several letters from Maj. Barnard were read. In
| the first he says that he was then engaging his
party for the surveying exploration, and asked in
formation in regard to the face of the country
across which the route of survey will pass, and
whether it is practicable for wheel carriages. He
suggested, as matter of Importance, that all the
facilities for the survey should be provided on the
Isthmus, that there might be no impeachment to its
early completion In his second letter he says that
it was his purpose to leave New York on the 18th
inst, for this city, on the steamer Georgia. (Mr.
Benjamin remarked that Geographic dispatch had
just been received, giving information that Maj.
Barnard did leave on the Georgia as he had ex-
pressed his purpose to do He may, therefore, be
expected to arrive here about the 20th) In third
letter. written at Baltimore, he refers to the proba-
BILE amount of the expenses of the survey and says,
from the estimates he has been able to make, it
cannot be much, if any, less than $4,000. He
advises the purchase or charter, by the Company,
Of steam propeller of draft light that it can
transport all the stores necessary for the surveying
party to some convenient point up the river Coat
zacoalcos, and mentions the Gen. Smith," that
is or was recently in Matagorda Bay as very
suitable vessel for the purpose Maj. Barnard in
answer to letter from the Company, expresses
his great satisfaction at the confidence placed in his
judgement and scientific skill.
Mr. Benjamin announced to the meeting that the
Steamship Alabama had been engaged, by the
Standing Committee, to make many as three
trips from this port to the mouth of the Coatzacoa
cos, touching at Vera Cruz, going and returning,
She will leave on the 9Th of December her first
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who, however, will be thrown upon their own re-
sources to provide the of transportation
across the Isthmus. The Company agree to pay
| $4,000 for the services of the Alabama the
three trips-securing, by the terms of the agree
nent free passage from this port for twenty-four in
the cabin and thirty-six in the Storage This, it
is thought, will embrace the entire number of per-
sons of which the surveying party will be com
he A lab tran To- TeFb
all the stores, intended for the expedition, that will
be shipped from this point She is to ascend the
Coatzacoalcos as far as possible, so as to become
practically acquainted with the advantages of the
route which is soon to become the great highway of
travel between the two On her first trip
she will remain in that river length of time quite
sufficient to enable persons who may visit the
lsthmus for information to return to this city upon
her. This arrangement of the committee with the
Alabama was unhesitatingly ratified by the meet
ing
Subscriptions of stock to the amount of about
100000 having been already received-this being
more than sufficient for any present necessi-
test was proposed to the meeting to call in all
he subscription books, to be still kept open, how
ever, at the office of the Company which propo
sition was agreed to. The meeting then adjourned
mus, IL Is seen that tue company ID diligently
employing every means for pushing forward this
magnificent enterprise. Can more powerful rea-
be addressed the Executive of this State, for
Immediately assembling the Legislature to pass an
| act incorporating the Company with powers fully
adequate to the accomplishment of the great work
| they have undertaken IA work upon which, more
| than any other that has ever been projected, the
future prosperity of New Orleans depends--a work
in which not only this country but the whole civil
lied world is interested By refusing to do so, the
Governor will certainly assume heavy RESPONSE
bility.