New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-22

a 100000 OF CoLD'
,.1so ,aom TINE lsTsMUs AND HAVANA.
Opening Of he Panama Railroad.
,a.rAr FREsHET AT CHAGaEs'

T,su s. Mail steamship Georgia, Capt.
-, .rvv,d a. this port yesterday, having iei'
s.-,.. nm the lo.h inst via Havana, which poi' she
a.. -, An. l6.b. She has experienced very neaVy
vsa,her on the passage. ooooo
err. c.o,oia brings 800 passengers, $l,JcO,oD IN
18Th, and Al least an equal amount IN the hands o.
....s.n..,. which is supposed 70 DO the largest
.,ount ever brought by passengers at any one time
y .c.o,,ia thought TO Havana for New Orleans $50
,.en..,s. who were transferred to the Empire City,
ieh arrived on the 18th.
rhe Georgia was detained three and half days
a, Chagyes By heavy weather, which prevented TIE
landing and reception Of passengers and freight.
The current out of the river strong that, after
several Intellectual attempts 10 enter the river It Was
found impossible 10 land there. Captain Porter
deemed 1t advisable TO run the ship down to Navy
gay, and the passengers were landed there MI }.
L. Stephens the energetic President OF the Railroad
Company, at first strongly objected 10 opening the
vosd for travel until the connection 20 Bayon Sol
vata made, he feared the inhux OF pas engets
weDld interfere with the progress OF the woTA lie
finally consented TO the temporary use OF the roAo,
and for the rtt time on the stn Of December, the
frst passenger and freight trains we're run OF er the
road. All OF the passengers OF the GeO:S a outward
- say 200 together-went over the road Oh the e.h,
aad the home ward passengers 1850 With the mails
and specie tibe latter IN charge OF William Pane
Pater of the Georgia who Las earned the ere it OF
sD ging the first specie tram over TIE Panama HaI
scsd,) came over on the gtn-
Mr.. Stephens confidently expects 10 haze the ROAD
~ running order to Bayou SOiyada IN two months
THIS will save nearly 10 miles of dangerous rlver
aavig alton, and nearly one day III time The Com
pany have fine passenger and baggage cars ready Tor
vse and large hotels are beng 0alt 70 accommodate
lks travelling public when the road shall be for
ssaliy opened The road far as Galun, IS ~ very
GOOD order and the last 90 ~n train brought 300 pas
seBRers the maIs and specie, without detention or
heaviest known for many years, Mr. stephens as
sers that in 10 place has the em0ankment given
away, the least injury been sustained oy the road
II had been stOrmlng heavily from the northwest
81 Chagfes for two weeks. Win very heavy rams
which caused rise in the river OF 80 feet than
usual, and created the heaviest fIeshet remem-
beTed TO have taken place there Much property was
destroyed, and men, houses and cattle carried down
The riveT and swept ont 10 by the powerful
SNs3ent and destroyed. Several vessels were lost
near the mouth OF the river, but the all
saved. The schr. Home, from An Juan, went ashore
ON the 9Th inst. below the town. Ga the 10Th the
river had subsidized very much and the passengers
were pushing the ryer IN not haste 10 reach the
HoytherneT which steamer was the only one az Pan
sna, having arrived with over 700 passengers. She
NpOSis meeting the Golden Gate of San Diego, be-
ING At that time only 10 days and hours from Pan
MA.
Ar. Owen, late American Consul at Hava0s sailed
n the Isabel the 18th Dec. for Chattespoo, and
received salute from the slOop-ofw De ,atur or
his departure. Judge Sharkey had not arrived yet
although anxiously expected
Left at Havana steamships Empire City and Phil
adelpha, the later for Chagres with 4s5 passe ayers
same day. There were steamers at Chagres
when the Georgia sailed