New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-26
ISTHMUS OF PANAMA.
From tho Asplnwsll Courier, April H.
THE nARIEN EXPEDITION


LIEUT.. SrRAIs AND PARrY.-From time TO time We
have given piece meal statements snatched With eegene
from the Of flying umors, whenever they presented
app OF probability respecting the fate OF Suan
In our last steamer edition. March 3O) we gave brief
account Of the almost incredible struggle Of Strain biz
endeavors 10 reach point where be might obtain uce9a
for his exhausted eompany-we noted his four weeks
cutting through Maugrovo thIckets until be arrived
CboIgaDS, bis rapid movement 10 the provision statoa
of Mr. Bennett, 1T the junction OF the Laraapd ssyann,
Rivers and his immediate return despite all that he h
suffer-, d iihOut rest TO bis party at Point Yayisa.
We have the extreme Subtraction OF saying tnss
graped him 10y the hand yesterday and heard from r
oN lps some The incidents OF his unprecedented tnp
aI- informed that from the 3Oth January 10 the 2oa
March, Lieut. Strain aud his entire pa ~ lived exclusively
the nuts Of the trDpa species of the palm tnhme,
suffered vnceasDgy dag aud night from innunersbe sa
most poisonous insects and that their feet and limbs snd
indeed their whole bodies bruised and severely n
uIed by the combined effects of the walking this conis
with the ticket and stones, aud the bites Of insects and
reptiles And regret to add that six have pershed
hi Of the great 10 resch the shores OF wna
they had suffered long and 80 much Two oil them dea
at Chapgana, where Lieut. Strain had been coppelledp
leave them when he went for the provisions and The otn
at their camp, we believe, near fayisa.
The following il list of the deceased Philip ne
milye seaman aged - years native CT New York Wn
II. Perks, seemsn, eyed y years, Portsm )nta, H.
Edv ard Lombard seeIngn 90 years New York George
B Holmes, seaman, &c years, New York B. Polsneo
New. Granadian Co; V. Gonzalez. New Granadian Co
For the past month, lisut Strain has been engaged
taking care Of bis psy and By dn Of constant and u
w.ari9d care and atteLton and through the kindly sss
spceof Capt Marsba of II. b. NJ s steamer Virsgo, Be
bao succeeded in reaching Doca Chice, in the G1 o cs
Miguel with the remainder o, the party.
Lieut. Strain having psld us visit OF business on o,s
urc az last, returned Sunday morning TO Panama
start Immediately for Boca Chiea. IL 10 probable thsm
will be absent some eight ten days when be vii re'sr,
with the above part, end the sloop OF war Cyane v"
start tor h me with them
We are very much reoiced be able to say, that Ls
Strain IL fast recovering from the elects of his peni
Journey and looks fully oeieDt, and already ePfs
to undergo bsrdstps and encounter new perk ~
service OF hs country IS 10 the Canal he Is sssnsa'
csnnot be built there. .
MURDER AT SEA-Tle steamship Yankee Elsde, CT
Rsnd all arrived in the por; Of Panama the 18th -
having made the passsge from New York 10 ie'' 's''
torty,etght ceys running time.
shocking murder was committee on gard the fsnL~
Blade, between New York ana Rio Jsneiro, BY ssbS
nhmeo Edward Avery, native Of Springfield Mss.
the person Of ayoung woman named Susanna Rdssehn
Worcester Mass. Aver Il confined on board the s,es1r
as murderer and will be taken 70 Caornis 10 standas
iisi where We nndertald he purposes making fd ess
fession oihis guilt =,
1he Panama Stor is indebted to passenger on boss
the Yankee Blade for the following particulars OF t~
murder committed on bosrd that vessel'
TOT = E6lgoTs Of Tbs Pan4ns st4r
"GENTLENEs; Believing that q narrative Of the fs.s
cted with the late murder committed board %
steamship Yankee Blade, her late voyage from Nes
York 10 this port would b. acceptable, have eoleees
iIom conversations with the homicide and my own %
st yatns at the time of tie 'ad affair Gil the particular
for publication in your iOulnel
The prisoner, whose name is Edward II. Avegs
nov On board the steamer; Is a Young man OF sb'1,
twenty TX years OF age. born in springfield, Massa
rspt6tsble pareItage Linse being s.eon Of eon'ss
cradle nfeg, and rather agreeable ~ his Manner
Hi. features arc lnee ,tua nd az eye that gls
with the inu passion of his DISPOSITION his DrnOiogs
deyecImens would scarcely indicate his character. Ibs
decta.ed female, whose name susanna Russell vs.
rather good looking young woman, with bright eye,
ihe about twenty years Of age. They became y
Gua.nt,d in a house of ~ fame In Worcester, Mas,
pLeie they both rosiloi . the lime. Avery occomns
audi lif7ch.d o. he- proposed taking he O. C,boTaa
aIa iog thar lupo.e he brought her doga - Ner'i'