New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-07
NEW ORLEANS:
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1852.
Further Isthmus Items.

! 'TuE Pacific MAIL STEAMSHIP CoMPANY.-The Panama
star denounccs in strong terms the agents of this
psy for the in which they crowd their vessels
The Star of the 18th ut states that the little steamer
Panama of 1880 tons, recently sent off with AIS pas
scng's Adding the officers and crew some fifty persons
there is than to every two tons. This is
direct violation Of law of the United States for which
sailing vessels frequently seized, and do not
why this mammoth monopoly should be exempted from
t provisions The Star charges that many persons who
had through tickets, unable to obtain passage
the Panama because her berths filed by transient
passengers who would pay few dollars than those
having the through tickets did
The fonca Oticiai Of the sh instant contains the fol
lowing articles of interest to our readers:
bon Antonio lanas is named Iefe Poitco of the Pro-
vince vice Dr. Bernardo Are Nata, who has resigned
that Office,
MANuMisos.--The Governor has written dispatch to
The efc Poco, the subject of which the following is
thu substancc, .
several women have complained to His Excecncy that
their masters will give up their children the plea
that they have to until the completion of eighteen
years This he considers absurd, AZ slavery. abol
isIcd in Nciv Granada all the provisions Of the law of
ls2l respecting nlanumsson and all Grenadines
are free aud enjoy equal rights in the present day
No support the assertion nuwbcr of dccrees
quoted. which we need not repeat here
HE letter winds up with ordering the Jcfe Poltico to
bear in mind that both slaves and m,numisos hence
forth 60 enjoy entire liberty.
Doctor Etevan Gordcro has been elected President and
Or BIAS Arroscmena Vice President of the Tribunal of
Dr. Antonio fcoo and Jayne Arojo. defenders of the
.sloor,
SAlloSAL GItARD-The Colonel of this corps. Don A
rlanas asks for the aid of the police to make the
me To exercise aud the Governor, in well worded
pig says the shall be granted according to law but
IL" recommends Colonel Planas to be careful how he makes
Of such power and to try mild measures first and
the time bids him remember the services they have
b"cn lately rendering, if they had been regulars of
:. whir the Government and the Executive will be
uuml,Itu
iIELANtfIoty hGcipESr-Thc Panama Echo OF the 18th
nj. says: We regret to record shocking accident,
which resulted yesterday in the death of Mr.. William
Chestnut of Albany N Y Mr.. g. had been sick for
days since he left the Ell Doyado which steamer he
me from Newfork to Chagres and it with great
difficulty that he reached this city Saturday last Mr.
at the Washington House and understand that
yesterday he attempted togo down stairs but
through weakness be precipatcd from top
IT, bottom. and his neck was broken by the fall.
K,riGrols-Rev Mr. Rowcll has arrived at Panama to
labor in the Bethel church lie sent by the
American Seamcn'a Friend Society.
rtAvK Rosu-The citizens of Panama agitating the
subject If plank road to Chagres. Many scientific mer
have declared the project perfectly feasible
TuE STEAMER REPuBtrc.-The Star states that th
steamer has repaired and is seaworthy She il
toi Immediately placed in the San Francisco line again
III" Republic was built in Philadelphia, in 1s4o.
- cuARn HosrirAIn-The deaths in the American Charit
Hospital mt Panama for the month ending 18th December
were follows David Desssndorf. brought in dying
Luke Matthews. Panama fever; Jonas Thatcher, ictu
soils John Knox, derum trcmens William Beardcr
i,tus soils.