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

a. to Chagres. At IS each. At GOrgOna We pro
cured delicious cup Of chocolate, some exeeuent
bread. tolerable potatoes and execraoe peel *
house kept b. the Acalde. for the unoierate cnaEe
OF 70 cSats We were detained two hours IN y aiiln
s1- the boatrlap b whom We had paid hail n al
vance. rather an zuvise move &c our part siore
they choose 70 indulge Lite, knowing tnaf they
bad Is fass. however We left st II oe.ock and Al
! e. night re were AZ Chagres me ooI1ilions -
ing thsr We siould be carried through Ni00ui STOP
ping. except ~ eat Oar canoe beat every thing
that started that morning the orer o. couple o
dollars extra makes these canoes remarAs'iy neeA
Several sl5zAtors lay sleeping aPon the banks
treating Is with the utmost Indifference es We
passed Not % when We went up They had ut
then become 50 familiar. And org ere We came near
them they would plunge INTO the water W. were
notified long ere We arrIved Al the mouth o.
the nver ~ the rearing Of the surf that there
was considerable sea running, and - We found
Il not canoe Of the largest dimensions would
reu-1-e 70 cary Is or 20 the steamer we AZ
length succeeded IN hirrs large whale boat y
take Tor S5-which We Willingly paid, rather
than sleep II one o. those miserable hoVes, - -
devoured by fcas. The waves broke ieariu.iy
around our light boa: bat she rode them bravely.
and weat leagth reached the Empire City But
now tie danger increased the steamer was
without coal Tor ballast and pitched ana roAe re
meni0us but By WATCHING our chance, We A.
trunks were safe on board, then We were once
more ut ease. For these | had the most fear.
knowing that Il they fell Idto the water. they
would soon find the bottom. The next day boats
were forbidden 20 come ot-the trade WINDS SUI
/ blew with much sorce-but the nextday they were
| ess ferce The sea became more quiet and GA ne
goth almost all our passengers were on ooard The
sea sf RACED to high q risk bringing Oh the trea
sure. and we remained I'll Afternoon. when z was
deemed safe % remove Il on board W hlle We
were taking Il H. the Alabama cot under weigh AMI
passed By ~, receiving three cheers as she Went
/ The Falcon had arrived that morning. and the
! Cherokee eore orr anchor was up. came m with
| a crowd Of passengers one ct whom came
/ board Of IS with two hundred papers. which, n
| lass than IN hour were all sold AZ - each About
! 4o.ciock re ieN iust as the English mail steamer
crossed or bow snd dropped anchor-she making
the fifth large steamer At the port Of Chsgres m
| one day.
THE EMPIRE ClTY-GOLD DUST on BOARD.
The Empire City has on her manifest sl,lJ5.0oo
worth Of gold dust. She also has on board 2io pas
scneers II was generally estnicted tia, the ore
eon had three million. q gold m board. iucudiur
what the passengers carried in their trunks anr
what was on freight, considerable Of which went
in the Alabama and Fancnu.
We miss on board the Empire City OF those WIN
lett san Francisco with ne. Col Fremont and his
sccoupl shed wife. who was Oh on board the Ore
ia
remain unt sufficiently recovered 10 proceed on
her tourney Also. Cart B. simmons OF the firm
of simmons HatchisOn u Co Mr.. William Hob
SOP. Of the firm Of Cross Hobson n Co, san Fran
cisco and Nalpsraiso, and DR.. Gwin. The iormers
well known IN California as avery benevolent and
active member Of society who one year since.
sailed from New York with his most amiabe. in
telicent and accomplished wife, who won the
hearts Of al those who were So fortunate as
20 have made her acguslntance-one o. the
! few women that have VISITED California who
was calcu atcd 70 have had r beneficial mhu-
cuse on society She arrived at San Francisco
on the lst Of April in the steamer Oregon, was
taken M a few days after her arrival and
in three weeks died, her physician expressed H.
a most glorious aud ssntlike death As she ap-
preached tie termination Of her earthly career, ste
asked the Doctor d she had long e. i've aud upon
his answering "a but few minutes, she requested
them % give her clean cap. which she pat On her
self told her husband where he could lind his
clothes in the trunks aud spent her time Ia sending
kind messages % her friends and thanking her med
icai and spiritual advisers ur their kind attentions
Just before she expired she turned Ia her husband
and said Il have one wIsh-a foolish wish per
haps-l should Ike 10 BE- buried beside my brother
in the craye-ya ard near Our home" And upon be
.nc PROMISED that II should be 50. she seemed te
lighted and thanking him for his devotion - her
her ewes closed and she breaihed no more Capt
Simmons took the Falcon 10 Havana and from
there roSs on board the Ohio
Mr. Hoh~on was returning 70 the States wit
the Delightful Anticipation Of meeting hs vii,
and child one OF the most beautiful boys about six
wears DID, that ! ever saw. They had let san
Francisco before the rainy season commenced ~
the Ohio man of war ship. - 20 round the Horn.
stopping at Na'par aso that he might visit some rc
atives there. At Panama be- receis ed an express
informing hm OF the death OF las child AMI that Mrs
Hobson awaited him al Valparaiso.
Dr. Gwin, believe len Chagres ia the Ala
bsma
Almost HoME-sANTA ASSA-KiNOsTON-IHE
CLOSE
Nptr, Nuu 49,. s.ssr H,oN
We are fast approaching the harbOr OF New
York after pleasant passage from Chagres, stop
ping at King sieu 70 get coal and provisions. We
renamed one DAY. which gave us ample time 10
see the place and make sundry purchases Of Clothes
fruits monkeys maccaws, SC. and for those 10 see
the renowned santa Anna who had much I'M
pertinent curiosity. THIS hero II MeXco resides
about a mile and hall from Kingston, where some
Of our passengers went 10 obtrude upon hm IN his
retirement
At Kingston you are beset with Jews and ne
groes Offering you all sorts OF wares for sale at
about tour times much they willing To |
take | made one two purchases ~ them. but /
most % my dealings We're withthe very respectable
and obligng house OF Nothersoc y Son, who re- |
ceiye new goods BY every convey ance from Eng |
land aud where can get, at a very reasonable \
price. every article that he may desire saw but |
little OF kingston cared not for new scenes /
loured iorod ones Ny whole soul pined for home and
lmpateutly waited ior our magnificent steamer fo /
be on her way and as approach the shore | am
compelled 70 control my feelings. nor let my sntlci
pations u delight make me Wild with joy.
The day Is a charming one, the air IS cold bat
bracing every body IS ia good spirits how unlike
YESTERDAY then We were crossing the gulfstream,
with the wind blowing hercely from the North.
80 riach colder Il than the water that the
later was condensed and rose in columns Oft
times ioinins the low clouds aud forming water
spouts. then again. the Suns rays broke the |
clouds there appeared distant feet Of sal or
forest OF trees bendie. before the blast This
phenonenon am told by the Captain IS not com.
mon susly ysp0r arises, bot not in this form
Il IS inoro general As we passed irom the Cult
stream il was astonishing how defined was The
line between the cold water and the warn at ouc-
We lad lsft the vapor which rendered the air damp
and dissFreeabia
The day previous 70 our entering the suit we
passed Spanish bark. with spar Tor a rudder
having loss Ter own. with her mzeu topmsst II
She as steering Soath West under ioresal sud /
ioretopmast siayssil The wind bowing very
HEAVY Our Captain bore away for her u Civ.
them d chsucc to hail rs. bat she appeared LOT 10
want ANYTHING