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the flag ship Of tho British

IA Admiral Seymour, the flag ship of the British
West India squadron.
The transit of the isthmus by the extension OF the
railroad to point far beyond Gorgona towards the
Pacific as to do away forever with the tosome and
difficult navigation Of the Cbagres river and by the
introduction Of feature IN forwarding passen-
gers and their baggage, can now be easily accom-
plished in ten hours. Transit tickets covering ex
pense on railroad and mule are now furnished IN
New York, at Adams & Cos, and by an authorized
agent in New Orleans. This arrangement being
connecting link between the Atlantic and Pacific
portions of the mail lines and eecting the long de-
sired of through tickets by that route
will be hailed with satisfaction by all pilgrims to the
American Ophr. Checking his luggage at Aspin-
wall the traveller passes rapidly across to Panama,
unconcerned about his trunks, and there receives
and pays for their delivery by honest ayoird lpois
Panama is not unhealthy so far as pertains to her
natives and accmated citizens, for they enjoy as uni
form good health and attain great age the peo-
pe of any tropical country. The greater part OF the
sickness is brought in by travellers who, on land.
ing gorge themselves with every kind of fruit, and
then set the deadly compound atoat in bad liquors.
Let the traveller be careful and prudent as he is at
home and he may pass unscathed The isthmus Is
now free from sickness.
Modern Panama is situated rising ground at
the base of Bolivar hill-so called from the anedged
fact that upon the top the South American Wash
ngton planted his cannon in attack upon the city,
in his campaign in support of the New Granadlan
patriots against the Spanish provincial government.
This is walled city, and though fast crumbling to
ruin there are portions of the solid masonry which
might defy all attacks of hostile cannon. A half
score of dismounted guns of enormous calibre are
scattered bout the topaof the wall. The bay OF
Panama is one of the best on the Pacific coast and
its numerous islands, promontories and peninsulas,
constitute a panorama, of most picturesque beauty
and loneliness. The Catholic church in this city is
still wealthy though the massive plate, images and
ornaments of her cathedral and churches have near
Iy all melted before the rapacity of invaders, the
most formidable the famous buccaneer Morgan
short distance down the bay the ruins of ancient
Panama, destroyed by earthquake That city
was the port of recruiting, equipment and embarka-
ton for Francisco Pizarro in his expeditions against
the Incas of Peru.
OF the Pacific portion of the trip little of interest
to The general reader can be noted. Near San Diego
We passed distance of so miles mountains whose
towering and majestic heads of altitude OF 900
feet, hoary with the frosts and manted in the SHOWS
of ages and bathed in the mellow light of just
sinking rest where his islands of refreshment lie
in the calm but mighty Pacific, present scene of
the highest sublimty and grandeur.
But now entering the Golden Gate-the
perspective of many sanguine youth, studded with
piles of gtterng ore, which he will be quite like
ly realize in glance at the heaps of dust and coin
in the banking houses of Page Bacon & Co., ct I'D
Omne genus, as in the results of his own earnings
and good fortune.
TELLIAMED.