Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-03-05
THE FIVE TRAyEELERS.
THE ROUTE FROM PANAMA To cHAGREs.

Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, around the lev
stormy seas OF Cape Horn Since the days o.
the buccaneers, the overland track had been al
most abandoned by Europeans, until the discov.
cry OF the gold in California made a short cut in
dlspensGele: and we wonder that il WAS moi
| abandoned. since never within so narrow q
sPace,haVe more fearful physical difficulties been
interposed.
In october last as recently recorded in the dai
ly papers, fierce disputes, ending in a murder.
ols onslaught, took place between the native In.
| dian bcamen at the town g Chagres, on the At
Iantlc side Of the Isthmus Of Pacama and the
Anglo American boa,man. The latter were de.
sirous OF monoPolizing the profit of conveying
passengers TO the Mail steamers; and, finding
themselves under-bd by the more civil and less
eXtravagant Indians, they proceeded, according
TO the maXims of Judge Lynch to pat down the
opposition, by firing on and killirg several Indi-
ans. The SpanSh-Indian population had posses
sion Of the fort which commanded the opposite
side Of the river where the Americans were en-.
cumpod; and were about 10 pour upon the ma
rauders point-ba fire of artillery, when fort
unately, the captain of the British Mail steamer
"Medway" sent his boats on shore, armed. &c
protect British subjects Through this inter
yention, truce was patched up between the
hostile parties.
While the officer commanding the boats was
engaged in this difficult task, his protection was
| claimed by five individuals; whose torn and
travel-s.a!ncd halt-Spanish, half English cos
tune, and whose uncombed, unshaven, weary,
excited, end haggard faces, gave them more me
appearance Of banditi than honest travellers
| They had been seized by the natives as Anglo
Americans and were in danger of losing their
lives in expiation of the murders committed by
rulfans of that nation Fortunately, they spokc
Spanish tluently; and their explanations, back
ed blythe officer of the "AIedway." released them.
and placrd them safe nm boori tha Mail steam
or
This Marty consisted or Mr. yor,r socvo,or,,
Of Admiral More.hv. commandjno the pacifir
Fleet. Mr. blanchard late Covering of Van
couyer's Island; CAPTAIN Stanley Carr. former
" Of Hol,tcin: rcturiinr from Port Pbjjn.
Australia: anG two servants. These gnnt!emen
hayin, arrived n few d.,s nyeviou,,v NJ panorno
fe low Dassenrcrs in one of the Pacific stcam-
crs from Gufvaqun, after at ur tlrongh and
atrnr The South American coast had ayTnu,yad
to joiu company in q party across the Is,hmus.
Hld thew Teen less pressed for time, they would
have remained some time at the civ Of Panama
which is not only one of the most beautinuI--
bat. in direct contrast TO Cbarres. one of the
hcoltbicst--port, Of South Amer;co
At Panama. Mr.. Perry. n ralativo If his COL
elratrd Perry Of the "Nlornjng Chyonicla - tho
British Consul re.nected and frnsted hv all na-
lions Before his house with no othar nrotoc.
,janthao tln British n,p WAVING over II tbe trov-
oilers saw what looked Ike a nil, of bricILs--
i vas \ n;,o Of bar, Of silver worth tyo million
az dollar,
The fir; care of orr tyayr,,. - vas to o,-,,ao
mules for the hard Journey Of twcntv-,jx miles