New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-21
Panama.

We have received files of Panama papers up to the
Soh utimo.
THE STEAMER REpuBlc.-The Panama Star of the
Both says
That old hulk the steamer Republic, left San Fran
cisco the list December with four hundred pas
sen9ers and has not yet reached here Where is she
The vessel is under the command of able and gentle
manly set of officers and they have doubt done all
they could but possibly they may not have been able
keep the old thing ntoat after the many accidents which
have happened to her within the past few months'
The same paper adds
THE British war steamer Driver Capt. Johnson came
into port Sunday morning last from the Gulf of Cali
forna. having touched at Guaymas Mazatan Acapulco.
Realio She is bound for Nlerrie England a new
steamer being the way out to take her place in the Pa
cic squadron.
1--WE learn that Cant johnson reports the steamer Re-
public having gone ashore in the neigborood of San
Bias but having been got off again had proceeded her
voyage down in crippled state The Driver looked at
Acapulco hut learned no tidngs of her
ACCIDENT AT CtIAGREs.-Fye of the boats which were
carrying off passengers to the steamer Ohio her last
trip, capszed by the heavy swell of the and two
of the returning Caornians met with watery grave
The remainder rescued by great exertion and timely
assistance from other boatmcn
AFFRAy-A native of Cruces, the other day attempted
to shoot Mr. Funk transporting agent there but missed
his aim, and the ball struck bysandcr but coming in
contact with bunch of keys in his pocket did no harm
though the man fell down cried out Il am killed
killed. which caused his father to attack the man
who had fired the pistol During the struggle the
who thought he was killed sprang to his feet and
side of the intcting wound which, it was feared
would prove fatal.
LABoRERs-The Star of the SOth says THE Ohio, on
her trip brought out two hundred and sixty fresh
emgrants, who had just landed in NewYork to labor
the Panama Railroad
The Star is out with long article denouncing the
agents and all of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany at that place, 1t says:
Ever since the transfer of the agency Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company from the hands of Messrs Zach
rissson Nelson & Co.. and the superintendent of Capt
Forbes. the management of its to have
been growing from bad to From open fair br
sinesske mode of ransactng its affairs conducted by
the above named gentlemen it has dwndled down into
system that would disgrace apple at of
the streets in of the principal cities at home Where
before combined commercial integrity and popularity
that brought powerful influences to bear upon the public
mind in building the concern, is set of irrespon
sble persons who to take delight in making them
selves unpopular possible
The Star charges the Company with fayortsm in selling
its tickets taking freight. etc, and charges that the
steamer Norherner lately detained two days in that
port, with the United States mails waiting for freight
from an express company 1t reasons however that thu
mail contract is yet secured for another and tina
the company is not exceedingly rich may yet cring
and awn at the feet of public opinion, with much
Witty shows haughtness and for frien
| and foe.
The Star learns that the Daniel Webster recent
fined $500 for entering the port of Havana after dark
NavAL'The same paper says that by the last mail
Commodore AscRulay Of the Pacific squadron, receives