The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-26
Affairs on the Isthmus.
lFrcm the Panama star, March &.


The s. storeship southam pton, saiisd on the %.
ut., for tahao whence she will proceed directly TO
that effect by the last mall. The Southampton, ve
believe has been four yesrs en- this station rne fol-
Ii Com y Hsrdyi L. n. n wools.y; Pur,er Z D. RsY-
Passed hdstipm,n J. b. hccauiy Carpenter !. Linn
AMERICAN PILor FOR THE cuAGREs.
We were much pleased the other day to learn tn
our old friend Adrian Bsneker, Jr had received the
Bsn.ksr acquired thorough hno Wedge Of the haroor
Of that port and its entrances vaiie otc OF tas
.tsaner orus He poss.sses the entire confidence OF
mend him 10 ship masters as capable and worthy
pilot indeed, the only cue In Chagres.
AMERICAN MAILS.
There were dispatched from the II s. Consulate
ofce In this city Saturday last to Csliforos by
the u. mail steamship California, lttssn hundred
and twenty eight letters the largest, By At isss. :
circumstance will serve TO shoE that Panama is
destined ere long to become a city Of no small Inn.
portsnce To American enterprise Is this great I'm
provement chiefly, n not wholly, to be sttributsd.
ROBBERY.
A gentleman frem New York, named Pepdiston Who
on h v 20 ssn rfsncssco =, s 'eo ,S Ine
This H. believe the fret robbery that has been
mitted at that hotel There Is clue q, yet TO the
perpetrstor Of the theft.
THE CAUSE OF THK RIOT.
Mr. Cerviue, the American Consul having pledged
the A-ting Governor Of This province the occasion
be pro prodused the D.ss morning for trial saoso,
having previously assured Mr. c. that the rescued pr
:: s ara s..
Judge appeared to give him trial The consul there
fore redeemed his word, while the authorities Of the
province were sadly derelict In their duty.
THE GOLD ON THE IsrHMUs.
To rur EDtroR rHs Panama Sr.R:-
Sir As some excitement has been created relative
to the discovery Of gold the ,thnus and publes
tions have been made In Of the States relative
thereto, where am somewhat knows, connectipg my
name Herewith have thought proper make state
"a ID As. a.
being ni,led BY attaching undue mportanos to the
publications referred to- Having eonciused early In
had only 10 make up my mipd reIsive 20 the mauper
Of employing my time In the interim To visit varsus
parts Of the l'hmus ana mahs myself soquaipted wisb
would admit. and this is my eoncIusicp.
Gold 10 be found, probably In ell the rivers the
Isthmus certainly in ali thoss have visited bat in
such sma quantities ~ not TO be worthy the sstsntou
sent appliance. for ssshsrios would ;. soutsos p,,s
gold vsshins here. He would, indeei, do we'll to
pay. expenses, but q large majority would not do
satisfactory results bat they are dasrsn.iy sita.
stsd, and form no precedent for Ameriosns. IT
viii With before. Tine .i,s S ss.% M nGsslnsn-.h . =.
every thing. They lsve water like beaver. and
s,s =, a,ss, ons s'09. While
add that N thsir gains small they st content
for they are only snsioos TO supply present wants
while ere snxious 20 sccumulate. They there
fore wash gold on the lsthmus; but no Americas not
donicsted In the country need attempt u at present.
Time will probably dsvelops fichsr mines, and other
machinery BY which 10 may be made profitable; bot
lose the dirt Is taken from the bottom ef the river
BY hand, and vshed In wooden tsy, II ~ an eceu-
patton belonging exclusvey 70 the Natives and they
alone should enjoy H. ~
In ssriopltufs the ease 10 widely different Ths
natural agricultural resources Of the lshmus are
surpassed BY any country have seen and oompsrs-
lively nothing doing TO develcpe them. The sol IL
exceedingly rich and fertils-th the climate very fine
navigation coed. and leading By the various rivers
se.niney Into every port of TIE country excel
lent water power sufficient for all practical purposes
for milrs snd manufacturing yet nothing u done 10
enjoy tbe eensht of these hns natural resources Not
road w the country shove . trsil-sot plough, OF
noe, or hsfftw OF sny other agricultural instrument
ncr any plantation that have teen shove . mere
pstch Tue land. vith but common attention srould
profuee teo hog heads OF sugar To the aud yet
srfsr " ~ot'h fifteen cents pound In pausma Rice
frows nofs sbondsnty. according TO the labor be-
slowed thsn any country have tesn aid yet rice IL
ten cshts pourc. Coffee grows spontsrsously, sod
nght D. multiplied 20 any extent sod this r. worth
from tv.ny % thirty cents per pound sreet potatoes
trou - large a. ones bead and We fvs for one
fOprth of IN. Is asked. snt ottslhed Hsrs can h.
gtorn 70 aly extent, and pork ~orth tEenJ csnts