New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-10

OF which under the pelting Of most furious storm
PsssengeTs rarely from Cruces under eight hours
The baggage from foryeiyht hours until eternity, for
scme Of il viii never reach ia owners. Male psssen-
gers make the Nicaragua land crossing in from one
and ahsf 20 ,wosnd half hours females from TWO
and shs 10 three baggage three 10 four, and uncer
respons5le receipt With l5O lbs Of baggage and IN
tending TO take riding mule r Il not safe TO co1ns
the clearing Of the lsthns At less than 500 when me
roads very bad The Nicaragua crossing "a LaTsey
prortded far eco In the Panama case Jour baggage
is source Of continual trouble, watching, ana an1-
eto from the time 4 leaves the ship az Aspin- until
shipped sgain II need not be, nor Il thus, on the
ether The rainy shorter at san Juan than A
Panama. The ocean voyage Ia some threeand a hAli
10 FIVE dsys shorter which, 90 far a. the reenron Of
AealA l. concerned, IL advantage over The Panama
route Of which /. is ipossk 70 deprive H. and which
Will become more highly Przed As il Il better under
stood.
The Nicaragua Line holds proud and prominent
no,op If its direction is honorable and just 70 The
country nditse The tide at n full now for there's
deer and settled and growing feeling Of dseontent with
the Ms Line and the Panama lsthmus Now then, u the
time for fair dedling and PromPtttad< ard the MICA
rseuA Route am forced believe coad be sustained
in running weekly Line at fair prices. The New York
Arrangement. and would be far better employed than
where they are This hint Sir Is not unworthy very
serious consideration on the part Of both lines
have no, particle Of interest in, nor desire TO "a
yor ether Of these Lines but do strict justice 70 all
with a predominant desire to avert the suffering and
misery 80 largely experienced by my felowms in
roysaiug TO and from this enchanted and enchanting
lsnd.
The Panama Ifthmns would answer vel a. the cross
ing from Great Britain and Europe Australia, etc,
but We can do better than to use it, and must. Yet
England il not satisfied with it, aud Is about building
plank road through Costa Riea and that neVsr,o-
be blessed Isbnus after having been behghwsy Of the
nations from the earest period Of Western settlement
will at las be deserted by all but the inhabitants OF tie
lower wet ooast Of South America.
The great desideratum Is tire railroad through our
own terTi,oIv The vast permanent population "Iich
this State cnd Oregon coon destined to sutn DC
msuds imned ate ard careful consideration by In
telgent minds; ard the deviing Of some practicable
seleme by which the road can be carried through with
in the next six or eigh; years, az mos,
Confidently anticipating that the slow boats > :
Lewis and Independence will be Withdrawn from
the Nicsragaa Line, or merely etjned a. reserve
against @ eoItne ency and that steamer Will soon
be sdded GO supersede thom entirely, and that al
ground for accusation OF dshonJrable dealing may
cease 10 csutiously and eandidy sgise ali fren1s,
a. well others 10 prefer thu route Should crcum'
stances arise demanding change NJ my judgment, |
will not fail 70 communicate the fact al the earliest
meIt.
would not have you. Sir, the public infer tina;
the direction Of the Msil Lines have always acted
saint like by any means; but petted as they are BY
Government character OF less value TO them than 70
sn unostered corporation, aud therefore desire 20
present most forcby the fact that lacking character a
good one) the Vanderbilt Line has lost Thousands OF
passenger business, probably than it ever hal
II il has the right vitality il may now rccuPeraie We
shall zee.
Avery unfair comparison OF mortality on the Two
routes recently appeared in one otbe City papers-.ae
unfair, inasmueh AZ the causes which produced
the results mainly on the Nicaragus route, were re-
movable and may not again exist whereas those on
the Panama route are lees essiy oradcated and some
in,epsrable Fl ON il. Let justice be done
The weight which your journal gives TO a truthful
aud impartial view Of these gea, interests Is clcultei
to produce its proper effect and s the more demanded,
from the one sided and interested statements ire
ouenily met with which all light all darkness
But for you have endeavored to give the lights and
shades Of truthful srpcst Respectfully, GEO NJ b.
Ps.-Per private hand, via Nicaragua line, send
you this sndenotheF letter prcsumng their arrival will
anticipate that ofthe mail several days
DEPARTURE or SrEAnERs.--The Pacific
Mail Steamship Companys steamer Isthmus, with the
way msils, lett Long Wharf yesterday morning. A
heavy southeast gale outside however stopped her az
the Bar and she anchored for while OF North Beach
The Vanderbilt steamer Pacific leaves Pacific Wharf
At O'Clock this morning THIS tine vessel has been
newly painted and otherwise fitted up during her stay
! in OIL reth p A
sppea,nee, a.. =, =,
Esq, commanding, leaves Long Wharf AT o'clock TO
Morrow morning, Tor Panama, carrying the through
II all and treasure. She has the names Of NUMBER OF
our prominent citizens on her passenger lst.
Herald Dec Is.
SPECULATION IN FLoUR.-The extravagant
prices 10 which Flour has been advanced OF late IN Cali
oTnA Is engaging the attention OF tire people all through
the State and he impression Is universal that tns rso
k 10 be attributed more 10 the graspng policy Of certain
Spectators than 10 any very extraordinary scarcity In
the market Certain individuals In the city, either poe
tesing having the control OF ala Immense money cap
isl have banded themselves together 10 up bread
stus 10 a famine price and enrich themselves thou ID
the people starve They have the power and the means
and most Tuihlessly do they employ them They have
succeeded In establishing most hesrtless monopoly
with every prospect OF continuing H. unless be
taken to foil them. Their tactics bold but very
easily through. They hold large amount of hour
and endesyor 10 buy up At their own price every
that comes into market the owners refuse 20 sell the
spccustors throw parcels OF their stock into market de-
Iress the price for few days far below What they
charging and 81 last frehten the outside holders into
selling al comparatively low figure The instant taey
thur obtain control Of the whole stock IN the market they
put up the price 10 any figure they ease and nexora
bly, adhere to until the cargo in TINS was
the gsme play Ell last week and the uninated
prsed the article fall from $40 Monday sJJ
On Friday, and again run up to $40 Saturday, and
that too in the face of several arrivals Now these
nopOlts may regard this very fair business opera
non but others viii be apt 10 look upon it dis.
crcdi,&hle and outrageous semEt al exoraon We are
net in the least disposed 10 advocate interference in
business transactions, having always been OF the opinion
that trade viii best regulate i.e without iniermeidlng
Tut IN all sger and in al countries attempts
Gruncial scarcely in bread, by monOpolzng and r.is-
ng the price OF brewistus has been regarded spec
Ul&on wholly legitimate AMI worthy Of universal repro
baton. We see no reason why California shopl cOnst-
tu,e any exception to this rule. Herald Dee Is
Tn kxLcUrioS OF JOSH FoRyER -Yester.
day will long he remembered TIE day on which took
place the rst capital execution under sentence Of