New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-06
CALIFORNIA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE
COST OE REACHING THEM.

We have received many more letters than
we can find time to answer, asking US which is
the best way of reaching California or Austria
Ha-what is the total cost Of the voyage
which country profers the greatest induce
ments TO immigrants, &C., &c. We cannot
answer these questions so fully and accurately
as we should prefer to, but mere is a part Of
the information desired
CALIFORNIA
The q. S. Mail Steamship Line (Hewland &
Aspinwall's) dispatches a steamship from this
port for Navy Bay. AspinwaIl, Qsthmus of Da-
rien, near Chagres, and the Atlantic terminus
of the unfinished Panama RalrOad) on the 9Th,
18th, Doth and 26th of each month. When
the regular day of sailing falls on Sunday, the
vessel is detained till next day. The rates of
passage by this route are as follows
First Cabin. 500 Second Cabin. $50
Steerage. ..-.-.sS5.
These prices do not include the cost of ira
versing the Isthmus, which is said to be $40
to S25, and is probably much nearer the latter
sum than the former. Passengers are landed
free of charge at the Railroad Depot, Aspin-
wall, whence they must make their own way TO
Panama as they see fit. The Panama Railroad
now takes them about half way across to Cor
gOna) in two or three hours, for 50; thence
the only conveyance is by mules over hsrri-
bic road This Isthmus route has been very
sickly the past winter, but We believe is now
less so, but it never will be healthy, and can
only be rendered tolerable by the rapid cours-
ing of the Iron Horse The completion of the
Panama Railroad is promised for next August,
when the horrors Of the middle passage will
be at an end. Arrived at Panama, the Pacific
steamers Of this line will generally be found in
readiness to take passengers to San Francisco
we cannot now remember a complaint of un-
reasonable detention preferred against this line
within year past. Its agent here is Charles
A. Whitney, III West-st. Each passenger is
allowed $50 lbs. of baggage free on the steam
boat in either ocean but he must run his own
risks with it on the Isthmus
The Nicaragua or VanderbiL's line crosses
the Istbmus from San Juan de Nicaragua to
San Juan del Sur, by way of the River San
Juan and Lake Nicaragua. The water route
on this line is nearly 1000 miles shorter than
by Panama, but the Isthmus is here some 200
miles wider The difference in time between
New-York and San Francisco on these routes
respectively ia slight. but .hinh the MICA
ragua has rather the advantage. Better allow
month for either. It's rates of passage, (in-
Guiding transit of person across the Isthmus,)
are as follows:
Frst Cabin, $500 Second do, S225 30 $3.50 Steer.
age upper Sl20 TO Sl60; Steerage Qower) Sll0.
Passengers board themselves from ship to
ship in crossing the Isthmus. They are allow
ed % lbs Of baggage across free for all over
that weight, - cents per pound is charged
New-York agent, C. Vanderbilt, Battery
place.
There are two Opposition Lines by way of
Panama, of one of which the agency is with
Davis, Brooks & Co., 20 Broadway; the other
with f. Mills, 81 Cortlandt-st We believe
both of these are respOnsbly managed, but we
are not well informed with regard TO them
They advertise through tickets at low rates
and regular connections with Pacific steamers
at Panama.