Washington telegraph., 1852-05-05
New YORK. April Ia. 1852.

Mr.. EDITOR: | was on the wharf on Monday
evening, when the U. S. Mail Steamer, El Dorado,
arrived from the city of Aspinwall. n. G.,
with 2f passengers and over SS00,000 in gold
dust The vessel was Immediately boarded by
some dozens of persons about to go to California,
and who were therefore eager to consult the pas
sengers to the best route, expresses, &c. Those
who came home in the El Dorado unanimously
recommend the Navy Bay or Aspinwall route,
and many of them who had gone out by the Mica
ragua route, were bitter In their denuncations of
It, the latter route, and of those connected with
It. Chagres is now quite deserted and Aspinwall
mas begun to assume the appearance of busy and
thriving city. The U. S. Mail Steamship Com
pany have sent out large hotel which is going to
De kept by of the Willards, proprietors of the
City Hotel IN Washington. Several large ware
houses are also in process of erection. The pas
sengers by the EI Dorado were only twenty-seven
days on their way from San Francisco to New
York
hossuth IS expected in this city, during the
present week, whence he vii! go, by invitation,
70 Boston. | see that he was well received in
New Orleans and Mobile, but that, in Charleston,
.: .: T., no preparations whatever were made for
siylng HIM public reception.
, 10 Charleston belongs the credit of sending out
I1e hrst steamer that ever left Southern port for
Europe; the screw-steamship, South Carolina, the
pioneer OF the line recently esta bshed between
Charleston and Liverpool) departed from the for
ner m port, on her maiden voyage, on the 7th inst.
Ihere is every prospect of the line being profita-
oie M one for the projectors, as the trade between
charleston and Liverpool is of large annual
amount. The number of visitors to Europe from
tne Southern States is also yearly increasing; and
persons liking steam travelling will naturally pa
tfonlze this line, and thus save the trouble and
expense Incidental to embarking at Philadelphia
or thls port. The South Carolina took out, on this
UP 2,39S bales of cotton and large quantity OF
nce-the whole valued at S79,915. | shall be
giad to see the time, when each of the large
southern ports will have, not only its own line OF
steamships to Europe, but also the ability to build
iIs own craft. The South Carolina was built in
this city.
Ihe wet frigid Spring has played the mischief
with the retail trade, and the fine weather will
come too late, fear, to more than partially repair
1he evil. Spring hats dress-goods and all the
styles, modes, and fabrics appropriate to the sea-
son. will be barred out of the market by Fashions
statute of limitations, unless the weather warns
Up at once. Spring, after all, is little better in
thls latitude than an almanac supposition unwar-
fa4ted by the general facts
Last Saturday was the end of Holy Week,
OF OF Passion Week." and also the last day of Lent
Inc services in the Roman Churches of this city
were sr peculiarly impressive during the week.
q l lie motion to contiscate the property of the
art unlon," because of its immortality In the
ssht OF James Gordon Bennett, came up, on Sat
1E1aay, before Judge Edmonds, who, however, dis
"Ains 70 give decision that he knew would be