The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-18
Interesting from New Granada.
OUR CARTHAGENA CORRESPONDENCE

CARTHAGENA, N. u, May B, 1855.
Public Quiet s~d Government improvements
iigions I6leretion-Ams,ican Enterprise
Mogdaisna Canal The English CaY,ying Trade
on The Pacific and 1uantic- The Foyfi6cationss
Guns and Stone Walls Of Old Spain.
Ipresume you Will not object to Lear from an old
resder away in this sunny CLINE, although may not
interest your JeafeTs much, ~ all Is peace and
auietnets in the Granada States ct present, and
jueeipg hom the many improvements In the lAwa
which govern the people, copied, they are nsariys
fiom the laws Of our glorious republic Of the stars
and stripes, with the religious federation By
the way, Is new feature in the SSuth American
6tats--cuRht to make the country-a country, By
the way, which nature never did more fora para.
disc Of health, wealth and happiness.
The people here don't seem to appreciate all tba
good thrgs set before them; they lack the snergs
to reach out their hands to obtain wealth aud luxu.
ries, which TO be around them in every shap.
little Northern energy, well set 70 work, woaId do
wonders in this nountiul country wish it's MINES q
wealth svisby spread ont in manner unhsard OF i'm
California soil thar yields prolific cr,Ds of sugar
cane coffee, cocoa, rice. &C., &c., with less labor.
perhaps, than In any other part of the inhabi ed
world its forests crowded with many OF the most
valuable woods of CON nsrce. In fact, countsy
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The world, would seem TO be an inducsmeut to manp
Of our enterpr,srg young americans to come and
grasp the fortunes WITCH look as II they were wait
ing 20 be picked up.
would not have yen think young American en-
terprse was altogether nege ted in this place,
as New York company Of enterprisng % oitalissJ
have fine grant from the government for navi-
eating and opening toe canal or d'que which has
been closed 40, tbr, ugn neglect, Tor humber Of
years past but can be maze navigable In short
space Of time-snd not a. great expense for steam
eis, up to the upper waters OF che Magjalena rivers
wcich will make gala dsy for this city when opens
60, ana put more money in the entefprisng COM
pays baods han they probably dream Of, taking
all the business az It must do of fourteen at the least
OF the finest aud most pc ,ulated provinces Of Ne
Granads.
The Resident Director Of the Company, Dr.. Ven.
dres, Is pushing things al,ng for speedy consum.
nation OF the work, and may be considered thd
h'n Of tire day 10 Csrfhsgena at present 3
Ore Ihug rhich struck me forcibly IL, Why 1t ID
that the English have hjl the carrying trade on ths
s. nth Atlantic spd Pacific ooesns. II seems a. ie
American pterprise could compete to me profit
against may OF the old steam tubs run by tha
English companies Wny thsy have such grand
tons, ar high fare, Is mystery And would re-
spec fully ssk George Law or Comma tore Wander
bilt TO look into the subscs worthy OF their con.
Sderation- as 1t seems 10 be q paying business
and With our Isthma connections for mers, and
our etyje OF doing busDess, think, would wake up
They have fine Notifications here, minus ths
guns, which en- eDterp.isirg Yankee has purchased
for old brass Q short time since; have also q
fine old Spanish wall around the city good com-
ioitsble, or might say, extra comfortable dwell.
II GO, probably the bess on the Spanish American
COZ tiDent, wen built and good masorry-cf which,
by the way, old Spain seems to have exceiled in
stone walls. HONDA.