The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-11
Lieutenant strain and Ills PARTY.

We aahouhceu Tue gratifying intelligence a lew days
since, received By telegraph. that Lieutenant Strain and
his party were safe. The following. from the Panama
Star OF the goth ultimo, is particularly interesting as
giving more details than have before seen The
Panama Star says:
with the greatest satisfaction FASTENED yesterday
briefly TO announce TO readers, in sheet, the
receipt Of the highly gratifying intelligence that Lieuten
ant Strain and his party alive and SAFE and portion
OF them had arrived the Pacific We pro-
coed TO give such particulars have been able
gather from the very intelligent persons no brought
the news TO the city
"Frcm them learn that about sixteen days ago Lieu
tenant Strain, accompanied by only Of his men, arrived
ut Chapgana in search of provisions and boats for the
ef OF the balance OF his party whom he had lief four weeks
before on the banks OF the Chncanaque river Learning
that Mr. Bennett had ample supply of provisions the
depot OF the junction Of the Savanna ivels he
forthwith proceeded there and obtaining the necessary
supplies fastened back Our informant and con
verscd with Lieutenant Strain his drst arrival
Chapigana, and gave him the Information that Mr. Ben
melt had provisions, bur did not Lieutenan s. again
as that gentleman was his return down the Savan
ma river, from the depot, while informant gonl
upr But IN the conversation he had with Lieut. learned
that he and his had been iorynne days in gettn,
from the Atlantic 10 Point Yavsa the outlet Of the
Chucanaque river the Pacifc that after being out fl
teen days from the Atlantic, their provisions became en-
rsy exhausted after which they TO subss
upon the nut of the uupa, species of the palm The
nineteen men left by Lieut. Strain on the Chucanaqu az
We're mostly disabled from sickness and debility The suf
ierngs OF the whole party have been intense ese
caly those OF Lieut. S. and his companions who, il
their weakened and nearly exhausted state 10 cut the
way for four weeks down the banks OF The Chucanaq us
river.
Lieut. Strain reports that the Indians habng the
over which he travelled always fled his approach frs
setting fire to the ranches hats destroy their canoes
and carrying of all stock provisions AT one OF the
settlement be found the remains of no less thar five ca
noes
On Thursday evening, 10th instant, her Britannia Ma
jess steamer Vago arrived at the mouth the Savanna
and Captain Marshall Immediately despatched boat up
the river TO communicate with Mr. Bennett who, during
the night, came down to Vrago, and communicated the
intelligence Of Lieutenant Strains arrival and departure
from, the depot his the of his BY
three o'clock The morning Of the I7h Captain Marshall
despatched Of his largest boats to the Chucanaque
render such aid and assistance Lieutenant Strain he
might require in the recovery Of his The men
who accompanied Lieutenant s. to the depot left
there SICK so that he started his unaccompanied
| by single man Of his original party.
THAT the whole party, portion of 1t. is sale, is
most welcome news indeed and we momenly look
ing for the Virago here with them We shalt hail their
| rival in our city with unbounded Joy"