Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-14

The arrival of The steamer George Law OF New York,
brings the particulars Of Lieut. Strains escape from the
hsrdsos and dangers of his survey the lsmus OF Da
ren The Panama Herald Of March 30h letter
which gives the most minute intelligence yet received OF
Lieut. Strains Of su'engs We await, with inc.
rest this genteman's own account. In the meantime We
give the following letter:
CHArIaANA Thursday March l6 1854.
To the Editor of the Panama Herald
Dear II happy 10 inform the public and his rea-
lives thai Lieut. J. G. Staiu of the American expedition
and his advanced party arrived Yavisa 9h instant
after the suerings Of forty days in tho wilderness
where he hired four and eleven men, and purchased
"A much provision he could get and the under the
charge of Mr. Every, bring Tie remaining part of his
men He proceeded Chapguna and arrived house
ON The IT, where made every arrangement tor prDv
sIons and boats and deposited the tina, along with
hm us they in fearful stae and returned In person.
on the l3h with provlaons 10 bring down The emainog
part OF his men.
must also inform you that the suernes OF this poor
gentleman beyond all expressions his body Is oil ulcc
rated and ale up with bush worms the clothes torn oil his
back wandering through The wilderness without any pana
looms and arrived here barefooted-but being so anxious
about men, would insist on returning in person TO bring
them on He Is gratefully thankful to Mr. Bennett supern-
lcndent of The British Engineers here, who rendered him
every assistance in the way Of provisions He wait
here 10 recruit his and have medical aid from the
virueo and then he will over 10 Caledonia Bay and
from thence commence his surveying operations.
He has been msed by the odous charts that have been
made and his decetu Indian gndes At every Indian vii
agc he would TO he would find On fire and their ca
noes cut up in pieces afford him assistance He
had to ford the river when he could and when he could not
made raft Of some logs and camo down upon tha and as
h. of many snags where he could not get his ralt
along he had guppe along the banks Of The Chucunaqae
The way he COULD but the worst of Is, that they ran
Of powder and shot, and had to live upon tho sour wiz
palm nuts.
am Informed to-day that eleven Of his party either
killed or starved which Induced the commander OF the Ylta
20 send o strong force n search Of them, under me
command of Lieut. Forsyth they arc accompanied by Mf
Bennett The British engineer department. do not asssi
this for TRUTH but is tho account current; did Lieut.
Strain know any ing at ALL but supposed them all - DC
living hen he left this.
Your most obedient servant
ANDREW HOSSACK
The same journal from which extract the above sIter
Informs letters have been received from Santa Maria
dated The l4th of March, stating that tribe Of Indians VINO
reside near and lrado with OF Darien have given In
formation that the murder Of the four belonging 10 the
Virago made by savage and wall ke tribe They nave
Offered bring the mudeers 10 the authorities OF Doen
who they say, named Cunasale Liuique Canul an1
Quilipalpi all members of the Chucanaquc tribe The chel
OF Paa named Biasa says that the aforesaid Indians nave
been punished teach them respec, the English and
Grenndans.-[Nt Ntu York Euening Post.