Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-25
!. THE pARIEN EXPLORATION.

All the recent intelligence from the Isthnus has been
to the effect that the survey for nteroceanc canal
failure and failure which is rendered doubly deplora
Bile by the fear that gallant party of twenty-five men,
under Lieut. STRAIN, have lost their lives in the attempt
the Corderas from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast. 1t will be remembered that portion Of Lieut.
Strains party returned to New York by the steamer
George Law. One of this party, Mr.. Theo Winthrop
New York publishes report of his connexion with the
expedition from which gather the particulars of the
separation Of Lieut.. Strains party.
The party which left the Cyane, at Caledonia Bay un
der Lieut.. Strain consisted of twenty men, each
man carrying provisions for twenty days 1t the in
'tenon to make the country, determine it's
general character and return for the regular survey The
official report of Mr. Osborne, the favorable character of
which led to the survey, led the expedition to expect
plain country divided by ridge of hills hundred and
fifty feet in height and the other side Of this the val
ley of the river Lavana flowing direct to the Pacific In
stead of this, the third day Lieut. Strains party
reached height Of two hundred feet and further explo
rations took them mountains fifteen hundred feet above
the sea- where nothing to be except unbroken
of mountains densey wooded ntersected by gorges
lakes streams and other features of mountain scenery
in fact, utterly imprachcable for canal purposes.
On the third day the party came to gorge in the
mountain hundred feet above the level Of the sea-
where the precptous rocks each side formed pool
in the stream which il impossible to without
wetng every thing The order was given by Lieut. Strain
pass the slope above the gorge and join the river
beyond In passing the hill FIVE Of the party got
parated from the main body and reaching the stream
their companions not in sight Supposiug that the
larger party had taken the higher up the five
proceeded in that direction firing guns the way which
answered After searching that day and the next
for the main body of ve returned to the Cyane
Two parties afterwards dispatched from the ship
examine the mountains still further to the cast
ward which returned in few days. The other went in
search of Lieut. Strain and after several days spent in
the mountains returned TO the Cyane At the first sta
ton they found letter from Lieut. Strain, directing
them after certain PERIOD to return to the ship From
this point Lieut. Strain had followed small stream fow
ing norhweserly under the impression that it tri
butary Of the Lavana whose the canal to fol-
low. From this time nothing has been heard of Lieut..
Strains party and from the long time which they had
been absent ortyfve days, fears entertained that
they have fallen victims to Indians, who much OPP
posed to the survey, although they consented to it.
Those who separated from Lieut.. Strains party
Messrs Hocomb Bird Hoins (son Of Capt. Holins, of
the Cyane Winthrop and of the crew. The follow
ing is a list Of Lieut. Strains party:
Liest J. G. Strain Passed Midshpman W. T. Truxton,
Mdshipman H. NJ Garland, and Engineer J. NJ Maury, of
the United States navy George W. Mayo Norfolk Vrgnia
W. S. Boggr, Ohio j. keewell Baltimore, draug
Avery, New York, volunteered at Carthagena " Con
zaes and B. Poanca of Carhagena Henry Wilson and Thos
Johnson, landsmen George g. Holmes James McGnnis W.
H. Parkes Bejamn Harron, Peter Vermilion, John Hen
wood, Thomas Miller, James Golden ordinary seamen Ed
ward Lombart John R. okelly corporal Of marines
all Of U. S. ship Cyane Boston Journal.