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presenting the road down the Pacific slope as Nay
mals ~ (very bsd) 10 9as only on complying ",sa
their demand for additional compensation tnz' tne
litter was again shoulccred. indifcrentiy ana
hastily Constructed, the frame uaa well ra;keo ana
.rd o,sioibts by the unequal motion over me IA
even surface Of the ground, and BAD aireA1J oesn
freoueptly repaired on the way IL vas serious
guestlon hether would hold together for tne re-
nsinipg and toughest portion OF the cIs.ance' ON
which vas no dwelling. 100. r.
ana INV nov. ten years old, Who rode MS own animal
carried On pillow before me, my little daughter,
seyen years of age. In darkness and alone, we os-
gsn the descen nj Of the mountain The ROAD became
1ose difficult and narrow the goYgss more oIecipi.
tous and dangerous, the overhangIng forest more
denae and consequently our progress was painfully
slow Every step OF the way had 10 be fslf, one OF
the natives going before with his acfs in hand, 10
ind the distractions. Thus for five hours In almost
total obscuTy, throush one of the worst passes OF
the divleing rieee, flor the moon had long oeen
cown,)we CROPPED our way Otenthe natives, Ii pass,
ing up a narrow path. mountain on one hand ana
a deep gorge on the Other lost their foothold-and
twice only BY miracle, missed pTecipitatng tneh
rearly opscious burden into the ravine hunorecs
of feet below. II was night march, IN the fores.,
under cir cum stances well calculated TO create an
adding pre- ssion upon the memory OF US ai-ano
it will lot soon be forgotten At II O'Clock al nish
beach of the small harbor OF San Juan del Sur and
soon, emerging from the forest, found ourselves az
our destination We were kindly received oy an
old Philadelphia friend, Mr.. Priest, who kept the
Pacific Hotel the largest and best conducted house
At San Juan He gave up his own cot 20 the sick
lady, and otherwise laid Us under deep eougations
were with eight hours ride without food since
morning.
cannot close this letter without also expressing
my grateful Acknowledgements to Mr. White, OF she
frm of Body & White, agents of the line al San
Juan del Sur for his unwearied and valuable cour-
tesies Were all the agents Of the line Of like stamp
with Mr.. White its popularity would be certain
All that be had the power to DO for the passengers
was done in a manner and with kindly consideTa-
ton that wen the good will and esteem Of every
one.
To this place--of shipwreck and adventure, and an
eighty miles ride through Mexico to this city, will
write you in another letter.
Yours truly, J. WINCHESTER.
Voyage from San Juan-Reute through Mexi-
Correspondence of TAe N. Y. Tribune.
ACAPULCO, Monday, March 8. 1852.
As it is not probable shall be heard
from for NE next four i've weeks let me take the
present opportunity to give your readers brds-eye
view of the We way we have come so far-a way,
part of which some Of them may travel, and some
ofwhich trust not any of them will ever see.
THE ATLANTIC
Ihave already given you my impressions OF such
a they were. The run down in the Prometheus
was TO me mournful, monotonous and uninteristing.
Under ordinary circumstances there are no priva-
tions TO be endured no pleasures TO be enjoyed du.
ring this part of the voyage. Imagine yourself,
during Journey, detained BY indispostion and bad
weather at thirdclass hotel, and you have the
thing TO nicely. The only thing can recommend
at all bearing this stage Of the proceedings is TO
have no friends on the wharf when you are leaving,
to be jostled about by the rowd, and to FL nish
you with harasslDg visions Of broken limbs for
week after.
After grumbng ourselves weary, however, at
at grievances which later events, had We expe-
them fTst would ave taught us to regard as
almost imaginary, we at length make land, ana 1ne
the slanted rain clouds streaming down IN all d.
rsctioIs on shore, while the sky IL quite clear over
head, inform us that we are approaching the MOS
quito Coast, Rain is the rule--dry weather the ex-
ceptons here, and our drenched apparel bears wit
hess 10 this as We enter the haroor OF
SAN JUAN DEL NoRrB.
The little bay here is beautiful, and perfectly So
cuIe-s polI OF the land forming natural break
water, ana entirely protecting vessels from the
North east stoYms-he only ones that blow upon the
coast. The little village of GreytowD, on the In
eide Of the harooI is rapidly becoming American.
lied in its features which indeed may De SAID OF all
towns on the routs-though with least pertnacy
| in regard to those Of Mexico, which Government,
80 far as | can Judge,i just the least effective,
least liberal, ana most stupid on the face o. the
earth Our stay at G;eytown was emoittered BY
quairels account of which have already trans
miited 30 you, and MAS heightened out by the ono
ersno evil tie greatly excessive number OF pas
senaers-beins beyond patience SO thatlt was with
glad heaI,s LETT the Promstheus Ia the lite iron
STEAMBOATS,, and proceeded up the
RIVER JUAN.
All NY dreams OF the luxursnce OF tropical
sceLery were here Halscenced. such endless va
risiy Il forms, such wild exuoerant uxuriance OF
vegetst oa | had never thought OF. The rlver cuts
its way, as 1t were, though dense walls of foliage,
and IN It's brsnchines and undulanons, furnishes
succession OF scenes Of Incompatible ssrangeness
and beauty. Their CHtnBcshng peculiarly rises
from the irmsusc numoer of parastlcal plans that
entwine ard fesoon ever, Thing with their dropping
branches. A succession OF similar trees will some
tines lock even aLd solid as an entrencheo WED
wall, and sgsin some vast patriarch OF the woods,
sire tcnng his old arms highly and irregulsry over
his fellows. clothed from head TO foot With thou
sand thick-leaved fowtry vines, presents picture
utterly unknown in our northern scenery. The ac-
tive fancy easily fashions battlements, towers and
cones, out Of things like these and | recollect
mary point that seen Ia the gray twilight. might
have been Venetian palace, withtne water flowing
in uLter the black arches below.
Az expenditure OF hall million OF dollars would.
al The proper season. renoer this part OF the Journey
10 California OF the most dell shttui pleasure
trips In the world ASH was, our enjoyment was
greatly msITed by the delay--delay-delay-a and Of
Zen the Danger TO which we were exposed In
many places there rspids-in ali the current Is
suong, and the channel Is very imperfeotly kno IN
We four tsmes on the rocks, and finally, hay
iIe stuck fast there and carried away our rudder.
hse TO b taken off BY another boat. One man was
crowned here. He walked overheard in the night,
and, from there being no small boat to rescue him,
was lost His cries were heard for nearly nail an
hour, as he struggled with the swift current IN the
sgoLy ofteath but the force OF the water hnally
oveIpewered him. and he was heard OF no more
could not learn his pane nor did any one seem 10
tnow him. so that II is impossible to give his friends
tho mouIIful satisfaction his Identification would
convey. Doubtless seme hearts will beat for him
through mon,hs Of anxiety. until hope deferred
settles Ito the certainty of despair.
There are several remains OF Spanish fortihca.
lions along The Tiver, and other remembrance OF
that once powerful but nov deprayed and degraded
race huge CANON still remains mounted at San
Carlos where tire riyer leaves Lake Nicaragua but
Il is msny wear since its voice awoke the echoes OF
| the shore. We crossed the lake az night and dis
embarked with the usual trouble and disturbance at
| Virsin Bay. Here we mounted mules to cross the
| Ishmus a distance OF IL pllee-Whch we accom-