The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-14

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many more letters than we con find time TO
answer, asking US which Is the best way Of
reaching California or Australia-what Is
the total cost Of the Voyage-wbich country
proifers the greatest inducements TO immh
grants, &c.I DC. We cannot answer these
dhestions so fUilS aud accurately as we
should prefer to, but here is a part Of the in
formation desired:
CaiJornia.-The b. \. Mn STEAMSHIP,
Lille (Howland & AspinwalPs) dispatches
a steamship from this port for Navy Bay,
Aspinwall Usthmus OF Darien, near Chaqres,
and the Atlantic terminus Of the unfinished
Panama HailFoad;) on the 9TH, 18th, Goth
and 2Sth of each month. When the regu-
lar day of sailing falls on Sunday, the vessel
is detained till next day. The rates Of pas
sage by this route are as follows:
First Cabin, $500; Second Cabin, Si5O)
and Steerage S85.
These prices do not include the cost Of
traversing the Isthmus, which is said to be
from 10 to 1915, and is, probably, much hear
er the latter sum than the former. Pussen-
gers are landed free of charge at the rail-
road depot, Aspinwall, whence they must
make their own way to Panuma as they
see fit. The Panama Railroad now takes
them about half way across Ito GOrgona,)
in " or three hours, for IS; thence the only
conveyance is by mule over a horrible road
This Isthmus route has been very sickly the
past winter, bur we believe is now less so,
but 1t never will be healthy, and can only
be rendered tolerable by the rapid coursing
Of the Iron Horse. The completion of the
Panama Railroad is promised for next Au-
gust, when the horrors of the "middle pas
sagee' viii be 1T an end. Arrived at Pana-
MA, the Pacific steamers Of this line will
GENERALLY be in readiness to take passengers
to San Francisco--we cannot now remem-
Der a complaint of unreasonable detention
preferred against this line within a year
past. Its agent here is Charles A. Whitney,
1T West street. Each passenger is allow
ed two hundred and fifty pounds of baggage
free on the steamboat in either ocean, but
he must run his own risks with il on the
Isthmus.
The Nicaragua or Vanderbit's 1.-The crosses
the Isttinus from San ,guan de Nicaragua to
San Juan del Etr, by way Of the River San
Juan and Lake Nicaragua. The water
route on this line is nearly I ,poe miles short
er than by Panama, bit the Isthmds Is here
some 400 miles wider. The difference in
time between New York and San Francis
co on these routes respectively is Slight, but
we think the Nicaragua has rather the ad-
vantage. Better allow a month for either.
Its rates of passage (including transit ofper-
sons across the Isthmus,0 are as follows:-
First Cabin, $500; second do, 225 to $3.50;
Storage tupper) 1870 TO $l6O; steerage COW
er) $l1o.
Passengers board themselves from ship
to ship in crossing the lsthmus. They are
allowed % lbs. Of baggage across free; for
all over that weight, is cents per pound is
charged. New York agent, C. Vanderbilt 9
Battery place,
There are two opposition lines by way Of
Panama, Of one Of which the agency is with
Davis, Brooks & Co., &c Broadway ;the 9TH
er with E. Mills, 81 Cortlandt street. We
believe both of these are responsibly man
aged, but we are not well informed with re-
gard TO them. They advertise through tick
cts at low rates, and regular CONNECTIONS
with Pacific steamers at Panama.
AustraiiG.--Thcro are ships departing
from our port each week for Sydney, Mel
bourne or some other Australian port; near
ly all which are advertised in our daily, and
some 1--WE pfesuthe) from Time to tiEe in our
weekly edition. Our country friends may
as well consult the daily when they wish to
ascertain at what time the next ship is to
sail. The rates Of passage vary. but are gen.
orally as follows: Saloon, 200 to Sa50:
first cabin, $50 to $500; second cabin, 1875
To $40, and still lower rates for Storage,
where such are taken. But he must be very
needy or very greedy who would wish to
take n cheaper aud less comfortable passage
shan, a second cabin. There ARE vessels
which offer to carry cheaper than the above
rates, but they are generally smaller or slow
sailors. The regular packets sail on the
LIST Of every month. Provisions are includ-
ed in the price, where not otherwise speci.
fed. The length of the voyage is nearly as
great as that of California around Cape
Horn--say from 100 to 200 days--oftener
over Ito: than under $50. One. or two
steamships are advertised to make the Voy-
age this season, and will probably make il in
60 to 80 days, but they charge higher rates
than sailing vessels.
The following general hints should be
considered by those seeking passages to Ell
ther of the Golden countries:
/. Have no dealings with runners Of any
sort. 8. Buy no tickets of any strolling a.
gents, or other than responsible persons. 8.
Always pay your motley into the office of
some respectable company or shipping house,
and be sure that you receive in turn the prop
err acknowledgement. 4 Take no ticket or
receipt that does not specify the day ofsail-
ing, and none that specifies "Accidents
by the sea excepted" No such stipulation
is neededto give the owners all proper pro-
lection in case ofsuch accident. 5. Always
visit and examine the ship, il possible, be-
fore taking passage, and if you don't know d
staunch, safe, good sailor, have SOME mutt
cal friend go With you ata give you his opin-
ion of her Qualities. The voyage will be
long enough, tedious enough, at best; aid
a weeks delay at the start for the best ves-
sci in port may land you a month earlier. 6.
If you uEe assured that a vessel will sail
within a day or two, and see that she Has not
a third of cargo ON Board, It is safe to ap-
prehend that she Is not off yet, and will not
be for a week or two. 7. If you should not
reach Sodr Ophir these six months you need
not fear that the Gold will all be dig When
you get there. 8. Ifyou fancy you are CD
ing where money caf be made without Hafd
work, and that destitute, broken down, dis
appointed; disPairing people are not as plen-
tifdl Id California or Australia as here, you
are DOOMED to BE sadly disappSihted.--N. Y.
Tribune;
JOHN But BEAT AT HIS own TRIcks BY
BROTHER JoNATHAN.-The New YorR Times
states that il has been n hdbit, for n vear OF