The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-22

latest news.
The intelligence, in an inter-oceanic point of
view, is interesting. We learn that the steamer
Director, which had been despatched from New
York to navigate the San Juan river, and the in.
terror lake, had succeeded in reaching Lake
Nicaragua, which she entered on the Ist inst.
Thus, this great difficulty is overcome.
The British war steamer Alban was at San
Juan. otherwise called Grey Town, when the
Promethe US sailed.
The Kingston Journal of the sth inst, in speak
ing OF Grey Town, says
We learn that Grey Town Wednesday, the Ist
January 1851, declared to be free port the Musqui-
the British government, having determined to dscon
tnue evying duties upon the citizens of the several
the "Infexible.n
rived at Port Royal yesterday morning from Grey
Town In five days where he lett the steamer Aiban
day before the sailing the xibls We regret 10
say that Commander Dyke Is laborinx under severe
leaving the Absn to take her place on the arrival OF
the frst vessel Of At Port Royal she will proceed
TO Grey Town to relieve the Albsn.
Intelligence from the Isthmus OF Panama.
Our advices from Panama, by the Prometheus,
are to the 7th, and from Chagrss to the 10Th inst
We learn from Mr.. +. L. Lewis first officer of
the Prsmetheus that the ship South America, Gard
ner, iorty.four days from San Francisco, arrived
at Panama on the 9th inst, and that the following
persons are reported by passenger in the ship to
have died of cholera on the passage
Ebenezer skia, of Sandwich, Massachusetts aged 81
years; Francis Shields, Of Missouri y. Pearseall
place OF birth not known H. Joy, OF Michigan.
The passengers of the Prometheus have sent US
the following to be published -
STEAMSHIP PRoMsrHrus Jan. 81, 1850
the un derrignsd passengers ON board the steamship
Pronetheus from San Juan and chsgrss, take this
method OF expressing their appreciation of the vessel
and its officers The uniform courtesy AMI kindness
facility and accommoc tie passengers. The
chief engineer Mr.. b also deserving OF spe-
cial notice, performn Il. .I IN the duties of his
ono. In so easy an as q prove himself tho
boat and its officers We cannot fail TO mend the
one as seaworthy ana the others gentlemen desery
ing our warmest feelings. tsgned by the passsngers)
4 ne fandinG Star, OF The 3lst ult., says
Passengers are weekly arriving in mutitudss from
California, and scarcely day passes but
sailing vessels arrive In port with fifty to one
hundred emgrsnts. Some OF them arrive here poor |
and needy others rich and greedy. They generally
seem to bein good heslth-but mosstrous anxious |
We regret TO announce the death of two gentlemen
we'll known in this community forwarding and /
commission merchants, doing business In Chsgres
We refer TO Marctius *. rsy lor and John DeBaure
Gently repaired to the United States with the hope
recovering his hssthbut the Chssres fever had got
too deep hold upon him, and he died shortly after
junior, the senior member Of the nrn also attack
ed with the same disease aud he too repaired to New
healthy air OF that region rest ored hi pps-
reniy TO his accustomed yigor aud Mr. Taylor ttsrt.
City After being at sea two or three days he was
suddenly attacked -ith return Of ara old complain
and in few hours h. dep pared this life aud his body
was consigned to the daep.
The Star OF the 2Sd says
Much sport has been bad curing ths past week
Amorg the lovers OF the turf here who got up several
which were for rsspeota bic purses and with
ersotsbie sped BY the horses.
The trst came of Wednesday, and be.
tween } Conoer's and W. Thompson bay horses -
single dash OF l0o yards purse 500 and resulted in
faver of Conner nag On Thursday, the same horses
entered tor another race, 500 a side dis
tance before. In which Thom psen horse victor
On Friday, third made by the persons
for 800 aide, in which Thompson entered gray
horse connors bay again proved victorious. though
Of the gray than to the superior speed OF
Tsis race led to much excitement among bstter.
and well assured that upwards OF Thousand
The ~knosing onesn we're smartiy taken in, and |
they restless under shsir losses, that may
expect 10 hear OF animated sport during the ensuing
week when they hope to recover their lost ground
IL may not be uninteresting TO distant readers TO
know that the "hombres the natiyes-take great
interest IN the sport, and bet their dimes with
freedom and gusto the rsee than they do even At
moute They a CD led immensely at the Am ercan
ces-snd would rather attend one than 60 to
OUR lSrHaUs CORRESPONDENCE,
GArUS SrArioN, Jan. 1851.
Progress Of the Panama Baiiroad.
will begin my letter by Observing that Gatun
station Is on the left bank Of the Chagres river,
II miles from Chagres, end opposite to the Indian
Village OF Gaiun.
The Panama Railroad PROGRESSES very slow but 1t
is said that Il will be finished IN three years. There
ale but three stations formed at present There
will be one more, making four from Navy Bay to
Gorgona, follows list, Navy Bay, the COM
ms ~ MT. "A. a
Bay; I'd, Bohia Soldado, (soldier's camp) lth,
Juan GIande, (Great john The distance from
Navy Bay 10 Gorgona by railroad, IL "a miles; the
Chaeres river viii be crossed by bridge, miles
this side OF Gofgona. Nothing has been done or
-tommtIoed On the other side OF GOrgoaa--nor will
there be until this side y finished There viii be
some slupt u ioue work between Gorgona and Pa
uama-a tunnel il 10 be made OF about 5000 feet.
There are about loO persons al this station, one
half Of whom unable 70 work 10 consequence
ofsickness In fact, there are hut tive months
workr nAIne m the whole year, the balance Of the
tiEss1n ~ ksiantly rainy and sickly. The dry
9'ssAson has now commenced, and the
"a is delightful with hne breeyss from the
M0ehiains. Go this road there are no contracts
given out, const qutnuy, there is no room for s2e-
culaiioD or imposition. The wages given are goof,
and every men is treated with attention and good
feeliug-no more work imposed upOn him than Is
considered prudent The supc inltnd,nts aad engl.
neers are perfect gentlemen u educauon and much
trayel-they arc principally from New York The
laboreTs are mostly from the West, ButiAo, Ere,
Pennsy lvsnis, end Americans The wages to la.
boreTs are $40 per month. with medical attendance
end beard no deduction ~ time FOR sickness. The
otn,er employers on the road have compensation
varying from ESQ 70 100 per month. They talk Of
finishing tins part Of the road ITO orgona) this sea-
eon, but II seems impossible; Tor the surveys not
perfected ard actually ds cided upon.
! herewith furnish you with some information
which may be interesting 60 your readers The
air line distance from Ihagfes To Panama, ~ 3sl
miles The highest point ot land on the ne
Of read between Gorgona and Panama is 80 feet
an n hN n ngiu tp
Atlantic and Pacific, on the lsihmus of Panama,
s distant about hve miles from Cruces, and he
tween that and Panama. The Pacific is IL feet
0 100 900 5000 higher than the Atlantic. The
nreau n rise uf water known al Panama, % feet.
The least, 10 feet The greatest rise of water at
NAVY Bsy, ~ inches There are swamps between