New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-01

hsc inst come upon ceck ano !" ds up'u eue -
mel house Whether, az ainst tue opinion OF .ne
mae and in The face OF the further Tack ina. sno
vessel was al that moment sraoually IeIucths Hea
Are adv dangerous proximity 10 the saoie, ne
orcefs 10 change the course one or mofs po,n'' ~
,be n oythwaro when toe hrst mate sald sn, tne
course Gus hi 70 be due west or wneshet osnc.
similar statements are founded IN isct' mu, 81
de,ermtnec by cd,cial investigation Cert AIN II Is
that such another instance OF putting 'esei asuv,e
on a straight lire OF beach In cieaf mo'n1" ns,
has rever been known ana II Is cue 70 ner,l
lives we're thus needlessy placed IN Imminent peil;
IA well as to the public. that the mosi nslu a.a
searching scrutiny should be made mo sne lAc
apd circuH stsBces OF this Hnbesid OF snip 80.
am tod that there Is an insurance oil SoovVV % 80.
n A hut can scarcely conceive that tue undeI,
writers would be SATISFIED TO cash uo uaIii 81
suspiclops OF negligence or foul play h.d oeo"
moved by open and full investIg atom. - ,h;.
Ths snaerne and distress occasioned oy TINS
most unexpected interruption 70 our Cailloinla
voyage, can hardly be estimated horc su s,n,l,es
thiros of the PASSENGERS smons rs.nectabiIity
and portion in society, are aosoiutey s.Ss.
means 10 procure their daily oread-sna must etsns
starve, or be dependent upon inc rue h,,ds Known
10 have been on board, az the Time Oh tue 80
amounting to many thousands OF ooliaf,, unacc 49,
ably disappeared day or TWO a1ei nc ;.s p,,s,
and oficers seem to have been struck VIII u..ei
nara,ysle and tosk not step toward aueVia'hs TUG
condition of those thus suddenly pfecpHrseu uPon
an unknown and spHseiy selIleo Coass. H $1,000
wfs left to his own resources, aeo those .1as nat
the means or could borrow, engaged mules anu
horses to convey themselves and theu oagsase'o
this place, distance Of about 80 miles. a0..
The wreck occurred On Saturday hien1, ~osH
ult on the coast some ten or twelve mlies Hou
a town called San Marcos, and seventy-hv mles
south. eastward from Acapulco better place
could hardly have been chosen loI sehdins us
40 summariIy on shore. 1t Mas a smooth, handsome
beach, and parallel with which, az the distance Ui
few hundred yards, ran fresh water sueam. iwo
miles to the southwark was hsmng village ., sny
huts from which supplies OF fish, eggs ana iowl
were obtainabie and from villages further naho AZ
soon ae the wreck was known, came In oranges,
milk, meat and other supplies. seeing we were 20
a good place. and we were gently ana cafeiuny
I" laid on" For this part OF me performances tue
"a plain certainly deserves the thanks OF us All.
On the morning and day of the wreck two expresses
were 81 mt off to Acapulco for relief AS the ne ~
spread in the interior bands OF animals horses, mules
and asses, with all sorts OF equipments Tor packing
and riding, began pour into the newly formed SET
Element and sharp bargaining, In Jareon OF Ian
susges, commenced for transport to the CITY Inc
Eexicsns have had enough to do with Los xmr'c1nos
to have their eye teeth cut for trade, so they were
not slow 10 ask exorbitalt prices for animals. The
rate soon settled down TO ten dollars for each beast
Whether 10 pack or ride, which In most cases was
above their value IN cash among themseive
Alter three days residence on the besch, pro-
tracted from illness OF members OF my family. We
procured mules and horses for our party consisting
OF twelve fifteen persons large and small I1took
twelve more TO pack our baggage. Win hve women
and four small children to take for eighty miles
through the interior OF Mexico, furnished with few
supplies and no blankets for protection against tue
chill winds and heavy dews OF tropical nights your
readers will appreciate TO some extent the pleasant
ness of our situation. Yet ours wasa favorable case
compared to many Others, who were destitute OF
every thing, even dollar OF money. More than two
hundred were compelled 10 go on foot and take
their chances for precarious subsistence DUNG
march OF three days In poor and thiniy seHled
region. ..;,,.
six hours abe ad, With most Of the male members OF
my party, followed about p NJ, with the last OF
our baggage Train. and Two iaoies. Inc roao, or
raor all the roads In this country are but oridle-
paths for several miles along the beach crossing
river BY ford OF two feet III depth. At the DIS
lance OF six miles from the wreck the ta branches,
one leading to San Marcos, and along tue spurs OF
the Oh mount aims bounding the coast very difficult
and rough the other thu ough Santa Domingo, Monte
Alto and along the lower lands near the sea, very
excellent road In the dry season. but impassaols
in the rainy. Unfortunately Mrs. w. and her party
took the former, through the stubborness OF tae
guides and saw nothing OF her or them I'll several
hours after my arrival mere l had with Inc ample
provisions and some blankets while they were with
out other resources than the scattered ranches
afforded, which proved slim enough.
The route up the coast was as ine and ro-
msntic country as ever before passed through.
portion OF 1t lay along low range OF bold NILS,
sometimes within sound OF the roaring OF the slrf,
and connected with each other by TavInes and hol
lows oensely wooded. These hills were covered
with pebbles and bOulders Of quartz rock, ana IN
several places well defined veins of rose-colored
rock were uaceable for considerable distances. The
soi was Of tht Ted color which so distinguishes he
son M sT iha: GOLD sxists n ali tais ran &c OF
bills l haze, however, 10 tiDe 10 make extinina-
tioIs Of the fock soil Alter passing these hlils
We en'tytu into a more level and wooded codnirJ-
The path well woIn WITH travel, o.eIaiched lor
miles upon miles by thick foliage aat vines, foTm1S
a cool sno grateful shade. under which our mlcSldy
march could be continued with ntt or no inconvc-
Hence from the ns at If nearly vertical son. The
air was peifumed by thousands of flowers, and
smCr 2 otEsy trees. cdciU Of enormous dimensions
were met on every hard, throwing up their hume
rous branches Ike mnare,s 10 the hight Of brsS or
fifty feet RhoOoCencIOns, OF twenty or thirty feet,
were common as other forest trees
On the evening OF The secona day from the wreck,
(Weduesdav, March 81 crossed the Rio Papa
eayo a sNeam OF great volume, and impossible IN
rho Isiny season, bat bow diminished 10 a hundred
yards la vidth, and where we fordet not over three
itet il cepih. On the banks Of this stream were
@eral ranches With orChaicS OF Grange, cocOanus
are Other trees The SOL appeared 10 DC rlch. aad
ihe forest more dense and lJxundnt Our third days
march, or roe, was through acountry 81 similar
character With few houses. We crossed another
broad stream now nearly dry alt up which for ten
or twelve miles the read lay, st oyershacowei With
the forest the path just vide eifough for single
amin al touching the branches OF eiIher hand, and
ocoging the limbs overhead. Az noon on the Attn sc
reached email village where sc halted for several
hours 10 rest and recruit Here the San Marcos road
| tunes With the one | uayelsc, crossing tue river
from the opposite sde Resumng ride, course
lay to the west toward range Vi mountains border
ing the coast and tshiad which we had been travel
lng stree sinking sne river last ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and higher rsnge being visible Ear TO the east Fom
our last hans place 70 this ci:y IL twelve to fifteen
miles, crossing nigh range Of hills through steep
an rocky gOsgeS The roads worn into the hllis
and rocks, omen ten 10 twenty feet IL depth, and OF
The same wlcih-the bottoms rough and stony, jasI
the torrents happen 10 leave them. In some parts
the steep.st ascsnts and descents nave been paved
with large olockt OF stone 20 prevent the washing
| away into impossible Rullles.
Travel worn dirty and hungry, We reached Aca-
pulco st dusk on Thursday last, tue 5h inst mad
forced march for nearly the whole day, In the hope
| 0f with family of whom | had heard
nothing after leaving the wreck. II was no, Til 10
O'Clock tha, they came In completely exhausted,
sore, swollep and famished, hsvlns eaten but once
durilg the previous t~enty-iour hours. Alter all
that hsd happened 1t was a happy reunion. Our
Children had borne the fatigue remarkably we'll.
Those of Mr.. Norcross, OF my party. got through
very well-ene Of them, however, fully broken out
with measles, and quite sick,-the other was soon
taken down. but both are no " recovered.