The New York herald., 1851-11-30
INTERESTING FROM THE ISTAMyS.

INTERESTING FROM THE ISTHMyS.
We lave received Panama papers 10 the 18th inst and
stt.rs from our correspondents Of the 18th
Ths PszSms Hocd states that Eve thousand five hum
s~d persors passed through Panama during the month
81 oetcte- to and from California.
FouI s worth from hfty to sixty dollars per barrel at
Panama
Tie trig Masasdis, Capt. J. H. Hopper, sailed from
Navy Bay August -, bound to Jacksonville, Fla went
Ahore ssvsnls Key, on the night Of August 80; and
sns man was lost The captain and two Of the
saasn OF ty the Cherokee, and taken to chagres the
balance CT he LEFT the Key The captain
,s.u-rsd 70 this port in the Cherokee.
Our Panama Correspondence.
PAsAaA, Nov. 10, 1851.
.4vtsl et the Tennessee, in Fourteen Days and TVeniy
Es.rs The Mails 10 Ner York in Teeaty Jour Days -,
Cteizg Of the Railreod-TRs Brshsr Jonathan's Passen
yrs-TAe .sz.e,icGn Hospita-7He .4spinrcaR House
gieaoe ne MITGeIo, &c
By he arrival Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'S
sssmer Tennessee Captain Totten. Sunday the 18th
RON Francisco in fourteen days and twenty hours
which the quickest trip made it is confidently
expected that the United States mails will be delivered in
New York within twenty eight days from the time they
sf he former port H. indeed the contract for carry
them in the hands Of Americans instead Of this
"Ioco trempo' government, and there should be no
setentcn o. Chagree which there probably will not BE-
the mails could be easily landed in New York on the
18th inst. but it s, We have NO doubt that the
energy and efficiency of Mr. whitney, the mail agent,
viii push them through, 70 as 10 get them there in
side CT twenty eight days 1t is generally understooi
hare that the United States government has entered
into q new bargain with the New Granadisn government
NV he latter
transportation OF the United States mails across the
Istmus and that contract has been formed for that
rosd Company. IL also stated here this morning that
the rAross company has received Instructions from the
Poetmaster General the transportation OF
the mails under the terms Of the contract on and
after the first Of month Mr.. John L. Stevens the
Presdsnt Of the pany arrived in this city last night
and s supposed for the purpose Of arranging for the
Of the mails from here 70 Gatune, on the
Chagrss river whence they vin be TAKEN rArosd 70
Navy Bay. BY this new arrangement II oonhdently
expected that the mails viii Be carried through from san
Fsneco TO New York in the short space Of tventyoGr
You VIII see by the Parsna Herald, that the railroad
10 oenpleted from Navy Bay on the Atlantic 70 aners
Station miles this sds Of GAtune and that
are nov running daily over the line Ihave just had
conversation with his Exceency NJ. n. D.az, Governor
Of this province who info rms me that time
bis life enjoyed ride this road week ago
He says he mad conception Of the wonderful charse
and utility Of the thing before HIS sensations
in being drawn through the air 30 rapidly or ~ he de-
scribed 1t, skimming through the air like bird
Of strange and coniusei character that he
startei from Navy Bay aud In hfteen minutes by my
watch, we're at Gstuns, Carsmbo We aew through
the air and saw nothing the whole OF the way His
Excsisuey who is very intelligent and most worthy
vii publish account u hts trst rar. al ride ia
one Of The Spanish Of this city which viii send
already added vastly 70 the importance Of Panama in
the Dsresss of the facilities :o- travelling and trsnspor
s~parstes us from our fatherand with its ships aud
stesmers and the tide Of emigration 1t monthly
rolling over TO Pacific shore
Hcrn excits uerte here
of the arrival Of two hundred person. who es asn n
gers in the Brother Jonathan from Ne- OK 70 CnAsre
and who purchased through tickets at the agency IN
New York for San francisco expecting 10 Be received
and provided for BY the agent. here with passage from
tfi, pert san FranckcO but who upon their arrival
had that the purported agents here Zschris.on
EelsOn Co. vi neither provide Tor the passage nor
rstund the money which thsy pad 70, taer ticket. 10
body Of them s printed statement 20 the eject that
arrangement has been entered into with he'sr,
Zschrisson Nelson Co Of this city TO fer-srd tne
holder San Frsncsco by the first steamer leaving this
port os the top Of the ticket It is printed, For the
steamer Union ' when II Il well known that the Union
ost on the night ofths last sth ofJuiy These pas
seBgers PAID hundred dollars each tor tnsir
Tickets spe uPon srriviny here repaired 70 TIE
showed their tickets. ssked 70 ke placed on board
one Ct the Psciae Mail Company steamers nov lyiny
hnndr,d dollars and there is a sufacisus number Of
passengers BY the regular United state. Aanns 70 ali
them, the agent q the Pacisc Mail Company not by
any means bound 70 receive them al lea. price than
they are charging their own psssengers Ltohrisson,
Nelson Go. no. SAnEk 20 W TIE Getcieucy
will they refunS the nineteen o. t-epiy thouanj
dollars pai1 By these passenger % M Mils 10 New
York and, consequently, they have no redress say
tLey have redress most Of them are ~ pocr a. q be
unable prosecute their voyage TO san grancsco Goa
s.iuenty tsey cannot return 70 New York where eons
tksy could expect % get justc. Their eontrset 60
tirely between fr Mills and themselves aud they NUT
look him for the futnent of bis obhsetion or r.
falling n 60 cannot explain hoE Ia the
agency Il Zachrrson. Nelson Co extends Ia the mat
further than that they the adveitisei agents
here Of The Brothsr Jonathan u may Be nat ths's
tcksts ell issued by nr Mills In perfectly good
faith, believing that there would be an oppDsition
steamer here % take hs passengers on 81 the reduce1
rates for which he sed his through tcAst but even
this II wholly trexcusaoe and does nct In the least
Dsls,e the act which has threEn two hundred Of
our feu9S eouatrymen isto our midst, many OF whom
n niahte lodgipg
nunbsr q oes America. citizens have associated
tksns' Ives ogether and formed assocs ton entitled
1he American Hospital Association BIZ them zo5d
hospital has been eatabhed for the benefit of our ind
gent sck countynsn and others who raay b consider
I'd deserving OF u benefits II supported chiefly By
sna donation OF City cents derived from sach passenger
going through 10 California and twenty hee cent? ffo
the ctyernntnt capitaticn tax which 10 levied On sach
paffencsr leaving port This affords ample r1aans 10
eustan good bosp6al provide suitable phYscans AMI
surgeons ard eli the means and appliances necessary
such esaJlsbment The Hospital faculty consst, of
president secretary treasurer board Of directors and
Tesidr Dhysican and take great pleasure in ~
friends Ia the United States and elseU here that the
inftfutica has been well organized AMI s provisions
are of 70 liberal and extsBtire character no fear need
vhc ray BE- taken gok while here. as tAsy viii BE- o. vel
taksn of IL they u1-ef Treatment 10 say OF
the hcfyitsls Cf the United states
A large and extensive hotel d about to be opsrsd
here o. b. called tbc " The hspinwaN ho1ae
uie &C. be- urder the mausgamen. u Wr. az u. WAC
xE In IL eHunr NIff ID