The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26
The DarIen Surveying Expeditions.

UNITED STATES SHIP CYANE
AsPINwALL, April IL, 1854. !
Arrival Of Lieut. Strain al Aspn,cau-7ne Chances for
Canal Very BGd-Four Of His Party Dead-7Aeir
Names-7he Vigilance Commitee-Arripal of the Yankee
Blade at Panama.
wrote you per the North STAR which left here the
18th instant very short and hurried note which gave
in charge to her gentlemanly Captain Since then have
had the pleasure Of meeting the gallant Strain and hear
ing personally account Of the varied hardshps and
suerngs which he and his party have undergone he is
looking very wel-better, perhaps, than might be
pected He says there is much prospect of building
canal there railroad to the moon and that Mr.. Gis
bournes and Dr. Cuens statements in reference to the
topography Of the whole country have proved totally
false From the 30th of January to the Goth of March
they compelled to subsst nuts few wild oranges
and would occasionally shoot wild pigeon, which,
divided amongst them, formed very small al owance
Strain appears to be firmly impressed with the opinion
that for canal exists the Ishmus of Daren
He has accomplished by his bravery and of endu
feat which has been achieved for the first time
that of crossing the Isthmus without a guide The
mails o buccaneers furnish with the history az
such event. and my personal observation enables
to say that neither Gisbourne any other English
vey officer crossed without the aid Of Indian guides,
for which they had to pay largely.
Strain sorry to add has lost four of his men, but
has the melancholy satisfaction having himself covered
their remains with their mother earth Strain with
small party reduced by famine and want kept the Indians
at bay and by timely threats and Judicous manage
ment, pursued his way unmolesed We cannot but ad-
me the manly forttude and gallant bearing Of brave
countrymen Who, without guides and without provi-
sons. pursued their through unexplored
gon OF country until they had attained their object
that of reaching the sh ores Of the Pacific.
Mr. Strain left again this morning for Panama. to-
morrow he intends proceed the Gulf of San Miguel
and hiring on anuer OF his party.
All, you may rest assured, highly delighted at the
dea OF meeting their comrades and to Cap
ain Hollins peasantcr intelligence could be sent.
bat humane and rhilanthropc gentleman, aided by his
N Ir
very endeayor to gain intelligence of their missing
AIDES. On the day that of Strains arrival and
aety at San Miguel reached the ship LIST Lieutenant
Pickering and Passed Mdshipman Mayo, with ten men,
were within few miles Of the Chuguanagua, with the
intention OF descending that stream in search of Strain
that party making the seventh which had left the ship
pursuit Of them.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.
Philip Vermilye New York, ord seaman aged years.
VIM. H. Parks New Hampshire seaman, aged % years.
Edward Lombard Maine, seaman, aged AZ years.
George B. Holmes, Washington ord. seaman, aged %
years
b. Polanco, New Granadian Commissioner native Of
Carthagena, ABOUT "a years old.
" Gonzalez do. do do.
The Vigilance Committee established here some time
ago, pursue their operations when any individual
mits himself. The last a Jamaica prig who
Vgilants got hold of him and administered Moses law
The railroad is progressing rapidly within the last six
days. 800 passengers have passed it their
to and from California exclusive of the transit of Aus
tralan passengers, which may be reckoned at three
hundred more
14th inst, after very quick trip from New York.
At the last moment on board the Illinois, send you
this. All well on board the Cyane learn that she
will go from here direct to New York. G.