New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-27

the United State troops from the time they left
AND vs. gs s oyns e
died the journey acruss the IsthmuH and since their
arrival here. Some days so re It OH
ma except those Who died the way and since that
Vas rendered We Nv creditabl informed that one
was lying dangerously iii in Crunsa, On Tussdsy
evening entirely neglected both by hts officers and
rades Our informant Is medical gentleman; he says
he found the man in Cruces i'll with fever, out Of money
and with no one to attend hui. The opinion Of our In
ormant that " the mpn brought 10 this city
would recover, hut the probability is that the cost of
veying him will be matter Of too much Importance
to admit q the being sent or cared for and
being perfectly helpless e will doubtless bo allowed to
starye DEATH and then reported having deserted
died of disease further informed that the sick
had under his charge lot OF tents aud tent poles
Many Of the men themselves and persons who have
seen them on their Journey assure that the not
ana management Of sne poor creatures could
obliged to walk across the Isthmus, hour under
scorching tropical and the next ina heavy rain
And saw their miserable plight, on entering the
city we thought they looked like transported con-
| yicts than the defenders pf their country.
From what we can hear the attendance extended to the
sick on board the steamer is little better than whit was
paid to them the across and gentleman of high
Responsibility who has been stopping for some days
board that Had any ordinary psns been taken
he firmly believes one half the lives might have been
saved Is it not bad then that fer the want Of little
the part of the United States Government aud
those connected with it many human beings should b.
thus inhumanly sacrificed? And now. doubtless, those
who most to blame in this matter and to whse neg
gence sickness among the troops is principally owing, will
be the first to report III the States that the Ithmus
4 unhealthy.
Neglect of the sick and dying is not all that heal
complained Of Even after death the poor wretche hav
been left the roadside, the prey Of birds, beer
thrown overheard from the steamer, to make food fo
sharks and we learn that it is becoming daily
renee to the bodies floating about the bay srewl
along the beach, half eaten by fishes.
We trust this will lesson in future the good folk
at Washington to the transportation Of troops to Cali
fornia and also to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
to the caution theysho in contracting to
troops mails and passengers the los
which fancy Messrs Rowland & Aspinwall will
member for time to come, and which, dear the
may pay it, has net cost them cent than thei
conduct deserves
To the agent Of the company here, Mr. Flint, thin
great credit is due fo the energy and prudence he ha
displayed in endeavoDg to remedy the mismanagemen
of the company in NewYork and in adopting such
sres as appeared most ndcious the relief the
ferers This gentleman has been untring in his effort
and used every xerton in his power do the bes
for all concerned but fancy, notwithstanding tina
the company will have long account to settle with man
Of the passengers before the difficulty is ended.