The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-17
LATE INTERESTING NEWS.

BY the steamship Union, Capt. Budd, we have
the New York Commercial Advertiser of the after
noon of the Sth. This paper contains particulars
of the arrival at New York, that morning, of the
steamship Empire City from Chagres, via Kings
ton, Jamaica. The Empire City left Chagres on
the night of the 25th ult. and Kingston on the LIST
inst. She carried to New York about 100 passen-
gers-S75O, 900 in gold, and full budget of foreign
intelligence. There is also sprnklng of farther
news from California.
The adventure to the Gold Bluffs gave discoura-
ging prospects, Here is the last reflection by
passenger on the Chesapeake:
Ii the sand yield any thing like the quantity of
gold which has been represented, we cannot doubt
the ultimate success of the Company, if their af-
fairs managed prudently. But for individuals,
slnglehanded, we have word of encouragement.
The expense OF reaching the Gold Bluffs is nearly
quite one hundred dollars, and the cost of get
ting provisions there about fifty cents per pound.
Even suppose the success in getting large quanti-
ties Of the so-callcd black sand, without some eco.
nomcal method of separating the gold, it will be
valueless. We saw men in the vicinity of the Bluffs
who had expended all their means in getting there
and are now unable to return
The schooner Capacity, with l4O passengers,
arrived at Trinidad the 2Sth January, proceeded
day to the Gold Bluffs, to land her passengers.
The steamer Sea Gull touched at Trinidad on the
30th left few passengers, and continued on her
trip to Oregon. The steamer Goliah was going
into Trinidad the Chesapeake left on the after.
noon of the 30th
From Oregon.
The steamship Oregon arrived at San Francisco
on the LIST OF February, bringing advices from Ore
gon to 25th of January.
The extracts given IN the Extra Alta California
are not of much importance.
batteau loaded with wheat was lost in the
whirpools of the narrows of Rock Island on the
18th January, and five persons, all on board were
drowned.
The Oregonian of January &C. says the pilot
boat Mary Taylor was thrown on her beam ends
in gale near the mouth of the Columbia River on
Tuesday last, and somewhat injured During the
same gale the steamer Gold Hunter was battling
the elements outside against fearful odds.
From the Isthmus of Panama.
Nearly the whole OF this intelligence is fresh and
| interesting.
The English brig Sarah Hughes, from Chagres
for Cuba put into Navy Bay on the 18th February,
with all hands sick. Through the attention of Dr..
| Totten they all convaescent when the En-
| pire City left and the brig would probably leave
tor her destination in two or three days from that
| time.
| The first rails on the Panama Railroad were laid
| on the 9th February. A locomotive and tender
| We're landed from the Port Admiral, Capt. Waford,
| on Washington's h-day.
There were few passengers remaining on the
| lsthmus
| Our Panama papers are TO the 22d OF February
The officers of the Empire City report that the
| lsthDus is as healthy as could be expected. The
| Panama Star of the 18th, however, says:
During the past two weeks we have had two
| heavy, and several light showers of rain. Such
| things being unreasonable in this climate, have had
| the effect of producing much sickness, which, al
though in no case thai we heard Of resulting IA
tally, has nevertheless been generally of severe
| nature. We are glad TO announce that almost al
| whom we have heard of being attacked fas
| convalescing, and making their appearance agair
| in The Streets Our city Is entirely free from anl
disease of malignant type"
The same paper of the 22i, says that the disease
| most prevalent were chlls and tevers, and occa
| siona cases Of variooid and chicken pox.
| The Star notices The escape Of Messrs. Kendall
| and Patterson, Americans, while on their wal
from the prison of Novtia, TO the Qundn noun
| tain where they had been sentenced to hard labor
| The nature of their offence we are not able II
| slate for the want of a preceding paper.
| Hance, the person whose case we have previous
| ly noticed, still remained In confinement at thu
Panama prison, also did those arrested for con
nection with the robbery of the specie trains. Nc
proceedings had been instituted yet against tht
| latter
| A public dinner was given at Panama, on thu
Goth Of February, to Captain G. X, Garrison of thu
| firm of Garrison g. Fritz, and VIM. Nelson, Esq.
| of the house of Zachrisson, Nelson d. Co, both Q
| whom Were about to pay a visit to the u States.
Senior Manuel Diaz is acting Temporarily as Gov
| ernor at Panama, and so acceptaby that the STA
expresses wish that his appointment may be mad
permanent.