The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-09-14
PAxANA, NEw GRESADA,

a ouid call sTpooth; but, to me it appeared
~ rough. Alter the leaving of the llli-
Lrds, ltol tyeRty-foar hours, in the Carrib
ta,.n aca, winds. heaven, and earth all com
blnet ~ sse how high they copld pile up
the iSE;rrs. Passengers, tables, crOckery,
tkc,, paid several visits to the lee side OF
abe ship The last day out was calm, and
on the Raorning of the 3lst Of June, We
found ourselves by the wharf at Aspcnwall.
The voyage was longer than usual, owing
10 the leaking of both the boilers, and, per-
hsps, stme oiher defects in the engine,
Ehich should have been, hat were not. r,-
paired in New York
Cant. HURTsTEISE. of the II. S. Navy,
commanded the llinois-an accomplished
seaman. and who feels himself only at home
in II storm upon the deep. He makes his
observations by night Qrd day, when either
Aun, moon, or stars can be seen, | may
say with entire accuracy. After leaving
New York, our course vas due south, on
the 7G deg. weAt lon. 10 east end of the Is.
land Of Cpba: thence little west of south
10 Jamaica.
AfIer we had been six days out, ! was
very desirous Of seeing land, and, AS the
Captain had promised me, it appeared at
precisely two o'clock. p. M., An island
on our left, inhabited only hya few "SaA
boilers." We inquired il Mr.. Ewing was
y. home, but WAS informed he was then ip
Chaunrey! On our right. was another low
key, called Crooked Island. We run the
Crooked Island passage the following night
and, in the morning Cuba appeared in the
distance. We passed within two or three
miles; could distinctly see the Palms and
CocoanHt trees, but not single human
habitssatipn or cultivated spot! All that
part Of the Island appeared rugged and
barren.
The next day, about 10 O'Clock 4. II. pe
~e came in sight of Jamaica. Mountains
appeared rising several thousand feet. On
Hsarlng the land, We took on board black
pilot, run close in with the shore, about 80
miles to Part Royal, and entered the har-
hogr of kiagstqn, which you know is on
she south side. We were close in with the
land from the time we reached Jamaica pn-
Ill we entered the hatbor. We saw many
plantations; the buildings Duplicated, fields
efsugai cane half worked, and apparently
poor and nothing but that which will grow
without the labor of man appeared lururiant
and flourishng. The island itselfs of great
fertility, one oftlle best of the Antilles; but
all the large estates on it are fast going to
ruin. In the harhpr we're pot a dozen
ships Of all nations; no business was doing,
and every thing you hear epoken was in the
language Of complaint. Since he blacks
have been liberated. they have become in
doleht. insolent. degraded and dishonest
They are rude beastly set of vagahonds
lying naked about the streets. as filthy as
lhe Hottentots, and behave worse.
On getting to the wharf, the first thing
the blacks OF both sexes. in great numbers
perfectly naked, came swimming about 'he
boat, and would dixie for small pieces Of
soin, that was thrown them BY the pqssen
gems. These they would catch in the wat
sr. or pick from the bottom. They never
fail. though the water is twenty feet deep.
Ehe harbor Of Kings ton is spacious and
secnre. The city is old and in ruins On
fnteying it, the stranger is annoyed to death
by the black beggarE at every step, spd
you must often show them your pIStolR or
an upiftrd cane, 10 rid yourself of their i'm
por'unities.
We we're here twenty-four hours. took in
400 ions Of coal, which was all brought on
board by black women in rags. in tubs car
ried on their heads.
The whites we're very ciyiland courteous.
gEey seem delighted to see Americans; say
the Island is ruined by legislation and neg
lest Of The home Government, and most OF
them are desirous Of getting away.
hope the abolition of slavery, every
where willnot be attended with the same
consequences thatit has in Jamaica--to ru-
in both black and white; but no one visits
Jamaica without the most thorough convic-
tion that the liberation Of the slave has
spoiled him, and ruined his master have
however, time for no more eomments on
this subject.
Aspinwall is 4 low place-iL may have
thirty buildings. Here we took breakfast,
snd left on the Railroad cars for Barbacot,
about tYenty-three mieS.--FrOm Barbacoa
We we're on the boats poled up the Chagres
RIverto Cruces, fourteen miles. Arrived
at Cruces in the morning, took breakfast,
put our baggage into the hands ofthe com
pany to be trapsp Tted to Panama, procured
mules, set . / oar selves, and arrived at Pan
ams, about four o'clock p. NJ, Of the next
day, Tuesday. M.
0fthis Isthumus crossing nothing can be
said neE. Its romantic, picturesque; ev-
cry step, every tree, bush. or shrub, shows
y0n you are in another country. There ale
many narrow. gulches in the road, in pass
ing which you think you are in the bowels
pfthe earth; there are many other llaces
very steep apd full Of loose stones; others
where hales are worn in the rocks for long
dissapces BY trayel for i5o years, by donk-
eyh Once in q while 4 perpendicular
pitch qg three or four feet. and some Excess
sively bad mud holes. all must be encoun-
sersd and overcome, and have been by US
Without accident. Though in the rainy
season We did not get vet, After being. 4
Iistls fine out, we had the most perfect con
6dence III our mules. They picked their
pwn path Without any conTsl.
q VIZ sre as the American at Pansps. and
vii leave on Sunday the 7th, ip the steam
er B0llIla. sa as8 ae, - 4, MA
Tkis il an pld .diispidsted city. With but
teg A,meFicaps. Isis surrounded BY an i'm
lnanse val, which isnoY, as well as the ei-
Esslp FHps, The RaRyfs here, Of Which
here Are four III announced cllr sFtival and
III TIKI editors with many others called to
see 10. spent The eYeniHg NJ yesterday
viii The Governor oE this prQyince, Young !