The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

THE DARIEN EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS or THE SURVEY MADE
BY rBK OFFICERS OF Il. B. Ms sBIp vIRAao-
DESCRIPTION or TIE RoUTB-DIscovKRY or AN
ExTkNsIvK PLAIN AND LARGE RIVERS IN rus
INrlRIoR-vmw OF THE ATLANTIC, ETC.
From the PAnAms Herald
The letter OF Robert Ne con, which will be- found
in columns OF to day, giving most IN i'd and cir
nspdsr Provost OF H. B. Me- ship vraso will &. read
with great interest by al psrsons intsssd the sue
cess Of the attempts now being MADE ~ h
OF England France and the United ssatss 10 dstermns
the praetsAbihty Of contributing ship canal across
the ltthmus Of DAiien, by the route dicoverst and
brought Into public notice by DE-. Cullen. IL plac BE-
lying btceeu the rtrr Satdno and me hL on n, 41,l
side dcc'it.d BY DR.. CuUen n, ereac. o. cacb zoe
eorfcn TO hd1s9 doubted up 10 ne Tyessnt tine
From thu distance given by Nj Nelson II will be see
thai the entire distance from, the starting III. mouth
cfhe Savdna rfsrr % ne part q ne Aaas,c BY
Ommdndr Provost, !, atOa fty three mies; Sy Dr. Cusns
account (sthmus OF Dsreu ship C.ss second sdi aon
20 1t Is stated 10 be but thirty nine miles, whilst By
Mr Gsborns report he do's not Agpsar to have m,is
out quite mach Want OF space oblge. us ts refrain
from making further obssrvatons upon tbs subject 10
cay, but We shall refer to 1t again at early opportu
nifty
CHAPTaAyA rUYRA RIVER
DARls, jan. Q, 1851
beg to transmit to you ,sunt OF this Daen
expedition, made to eu:vey route from the savanna
rver this tide to the Atlantic ocean conducted by j.
2, Provost, E'q, Commander of B MS stes mship
Nsgo, BY order the Comma Chief OF the 3
squadron in the Pacific
The virago arrives here on the 18th December 1883
passing through the channel Of Booh Chics bold aad
uninterrupted passage AID anchored 10 the mouth Of ga
river In ave Athoms water Ga the evening OF hs
day Comm ander Provost arrived At this rsxs In his
gig accompanied by Mr.. William Ksnnish c,, ensa
or New York (who also assisted In potog the steamer
through the Gulf OF San Miguel 30 her Anehosgs) and m
mediAte, made the local authorities acquhntsd with hs
mission, and applet to Mr. Honaoh 10 supply him With
natives 10 act Is suidss, bushmer, &c and Iad,n In
terpeter, which were prom pity Obtained.
On the sfsrnoon OF the 10th Commander Provost &C.
compAnied by Mr. Ksnnsh Lewis Moore, and wiiiHq,
r. Gordon, Lieutenant; Georges Insts Mas ter Will an,
Ross Assistant Surgeon and myself four and four
marine artillery men, the IodAn interpreter ani sysn
LAyes (bsrg the party who composed the e1 sedion)
and reserved force 10 case OF emergency under com
and OF Mr., William Horribly, Hdshipman start.
"a in two ships boats and oance from
ire steamer up the SAvanA river, and that same
evening arrived at Puerto del Prin ,ipe, place ABOUT
twenty miles distant from The ses where tnsy passed
tho night and early next morning ssoendsd about two
lies far her mp TO pscs little above the small river
sailed In vfA which vO far A. he boats could 20
rHere permanent rancho made 10 q dspot
fr the boat, provisons stores So, which left In
thsi gs OF the reserved force.
Ga the 2oh, 81 about two O'Clock p. the surveying
party couamsuced their overland journey U Nm d.