New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-30
THE DARIEN EXPEDITION.

The C,ane arrived at this port the 25th nlt Sha
hs. been with u constantly since that date and az there
Iss hetn no arrival from Caledonia Bay during her stay
here we have nothing further from that quarter. We
vave her sdvces thence in our last Gamer edition
Mr. Holcomb whose connection a. volunteer win
She e,n4diton We noted in our last edition, and
M Winthrop also a volunteer, from New YORK both OF
whom vert out first with Lieut. Strain and aterwerd ia
search of him the former came to ,hs por IN he bfh
,teamer from Csrhagena the 27th u and the later in
lie Cyane on the 2stb ult left A-PngaH in the steamer
George Law for New YORK on the 5th inst
Dr. CulIeD the miserable adveB'urer, VINO was the hrt
cause project which has resulted 90 afy Ion tbs
city about the tnecr what destination we know
Lobut VIC hope is presence may n!t egaa temp the @
epburs of the maoiiest popular indignation here felt
Lieut. st. John, who acted for the British Government.
IN said party snived at Panama the 27th OF req
fw dnys efier be came 10 Aspnwall and remained on
board ihe u sloop ofwar Cyane until the sth inst
when so took his departure for Europe, probably to re-
port The Dsrien Canal project a tot2 failure
Nj GiEbOrne, the chief Dhcer o the Lb8sn Surveying
ecus whose departure from CGlt d2nia Bay IN company
with Lieut. ST. John Of the Royal Engineers, on the z5d
nj January We have mentioned heretofore arrived az the
head of river toe nth of Feb After exploring
the country in the vicinity OF the Shquoeca Ii.eI IoF
eleven or Twelve days the party took north vest drec
ton and having struck the road OF the PeVosi party
srossed without difficulty Ths transit from ocean 10
ocean VIE made without The loss Of man 0r any seols
ba,d,bip rnder the guidance Of Indian by Rob
insoD who paid for the service some tre eheH4Ted
donaTs. 49, -
rsgo arrived there from Panama, whereupon he deter
mined TO go in her that city her return trip She
Iiy cd there with him the l+h h6ying left there but
four days before. .
After his safe transit. Mr. G. requested Capt Marshall
TO send boating expedition TO the river Chlqunaqae
whittier he had ireci ed 1t Strain, ard TO continue the
search as far possible. OF course il was to be expect
ed that Mr. G. would accompany this expedition. Before
the return Of the VragO however, Capt lolns visited
Psnsna and instructed 1t fauntleroyt to form an exp:
don 10 go San Miguel and penetrating into the iner
or make thorough search for fhe lost party.
After tie return of Capt. Hollns from Panama Capt
Marsba having returned to the Ilrago WITH AIR. G,'-
IL, al md Eluuflar0V
secure permission from Capt Hons 10 abandon his expe
ion ard ion that he hed planned for securing the vcn
hy Of both branches Of the Chuqunsque hyer Capt IL
dispatched his consent bat before Lieut. aunteroy had
received it, news reached Panama from the Chepo Ind.
ans that eleven foreigners supposed :, be Strain party
had been destroyed 6y vtd beasts This news the Chcpo
Indian said had been communicated to his people by
Darien Ipdien Lieut. Fauntloroy mme1iately deter
mined 10 repair TO Ch6po 10 ascertain all he could there
and base his future movements in search OF Liont STRAIN
ppon sucb information, At T. NJ. on the Jth inst he
started in company with Mr Charles f@chrison and
guide. .
Instead of accompanying this cxpedii on. going with
Capt Marshall upon that he had requested him to carry
out MIR Osborne came TO this city, with the osensible
purI ore Of going 20 Caledonia Bay by
have heretofore stated that the union of the three
governments for the survey of the Daren route was in
dused by pretended exploration and an incorrect report
from Mr. Osborne professedly OF the first engineers
Uni official which find in the Panama pspers Mr. u.
kreprcsened as the head of the combined expedii.'n
whereas neither Lieut. Strain Lieut. St John were in
anywse placed under his control but had distinctive and
explicit instructions from their respective governments
3ho following is list of the surveying party Numbering
twenty y-two persons:
Lieut. J. q srain u Passed Mtshipmsp w T. rraxtov,
USf; MidGhi man ii NJ. GARLAND L. n; EUgiHeer J. h.
Maury s n Ueo W Mayo, Norfolk Va S Bosss 0bioi
j. Kctewei Baltimore DIsttsmanl 4 T. Avery NesYOtk,
yorptrea at Cahasens Gonzales Car bssens Polancs
CaTthaeera Henry Wilson sn5smsn belonging to the ship
Cayne Johnson tsnaaD, belonging the ship
Ca,be Geo Holmes S, hsloneins to the ship CsJne
Jsints Nc 3inns o do w III Psrkes y s do; benjamn
Harrison s. do Peter Nermiion, e. do John henwood
o s do Thomas Miller o. $ DO James Golden D 5 40
Ed~Ns Lombsrt sesmsn do John h Okey Corporal OF Ma
Ints, belous sirg 10 the U 5 ship Csyne
PGsanA RaILRoAD.-Ihis road is being pushed on a.
vigorously as possible aud rejoice say the work
progresses very rapidly in spite of terrific obstacles
ihe highest point OF the line which the laborers fast
approaching At the other end Of the line near Panama
an .icien superintendent and good corps of
telling WELL and the amount Of road constructed there
during the few weeks since they commenced there sur
urses all