The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-06-03

will be tound interesting, altDougn no hnu
not yet reachedlis finaldestination, 9th
or letters have been received within ? day
orawo, which we have not seen.
PANAMA, Mayo, 1850.
Dear BTOther;-I received your letter on
board the Empire City few hours after
we started, it was given to one of the pas
Nsengers by Mr.. Bushe who took it from the
office but could not find me, and glad was L
to hear from you all, and that you were.well.
Pam well and have been since i left yon.
John and Alpheus were gone before | got
here; how long, or how, ! do not know.
The steamer in which they were to go has
not yet arrived. The weather isvery warm,
say from 80 to lis degrees. Young, Grego-
ry, & CO., are here. Young was not very
well yesterday. McCloud is preparing to
go back--sdys that he cannot, nor will not
stay or weeks here waiting for the Sarah
Sands, which 1--we will have to do. / think
that is better thangoing back or taking sail
vessel-F -Fagasn, ot N. Richmond is here.
He took sail vessel last year. He prefers
to stay here 2 months rather than 60 on one
again. 1t soon will be the rainy season here,
and then Gains are the consequence to all
the vessels. Ihave not felt like turning
back as yet. There have been great many
,,aGple here, say near 5000 at time. We
have been here s days. The Oregon left
with about 500, and sailing vessels are going
daily with from to 200. At this time there
are not more than 1900 or 1000 people here.
Some are at hotelsat So to 10 per week;
others are camping in tents Others rent
rooms at 30 cents per day. Wehave room
10 cents per day, and boarding ourselves,
which costs us about rs or $l,00 per day.
Probably Young& & CO., will come and take
par. of our room with us this week. Every
thing in the eating line is very high. Cali
fornia prices, four8 to l0c per h., potatoes
DC lb., Pies dried Apple 40c piece, Eggs
80 to 40c per dozen, Coffee 20c, Sugar l5c.
Crossing the sea or Atlantic, / was not atall
sick. The river from Chagres to Gorgona is
very pretty little stream. similar 10 Scioto,
only not quite SO rapid, and the road to Pa
mama is not much worse than the road to
Jackson. was very much and very agree
ably surprised with it. We all walked over
which is called "a miles, but thought it
nearer as before | got through. We came in
one day. Our baggage cost us SO per hun
dred-I had l04lbs. have written to MIR.
Locke, and given him more particular ac-
count, probably be may or will send it to
you. We had some ladies' on the route with
us from Chagres to Panama. would advise
them to stay at home until the canal or rail-
road is completed, for they have TO undergo
all kinds of trials and hardships, sights and
Inconvenience which cannot describe, but
look with pity on them. believe that the
time will be and that before long when they
can travel through here as well as they can
in the States The uncertainty Of the
steamers will be obviated soon, The regu.
lar mail line is now very certain, but if you
do not 60 in the best manner and have
through tickets on that line. you will be
treated more like brutes, than human be-
ings. But must say that all the officers
and crew on the Empire City were first rate,
and did all they agreed to do; but Gregory
& CO., on the Georgia, were treated very
badly. The day they were getting off they
had to pay 20 cents per quart for water, and
got nothing to eat all day. Mr.. Locke has
put it in my power 10 get If | may want
$1,000 from house in San Francisco.
Iwish you TO write (both Newsam and Jo-
seph) to me, and direct to John Hatch, Sac
ramerto. There are cock fights and process
sious, also fandango's here every day-all
catholics. The Priests attend the cock fights
las yet have not seen any, probably will 60
this evening. Thompson has sold his ticket
on the-S. Sands, and bought one on sailing
vessel which will 60 this week, it is the
Norman. ! have been in bathing twice
since l have been here-have togo 2 miles to
wash our clothes, or pay dime for about A
gallons of water which is carried on mule.
They construct wythes that will carry a of
them at time. There is no wheeled vehi-
Gle in this part of the world, they are not
allowed Oy the government, the natives will
cany from Gorgon to Panama, trunks, bags
or boxes weighing from rs 10 $50 lbs each,
walk all day and go as fast asa mule Or horse,
and eat quite as little. will write you a.
gain before leaving here in all probability,
and now farewell until we meet egain. For
my sake, you will please go to the grave Of
my poor Mary once and in while and there
pray for us all. Good by dear brothers and
relative CHARLES -