New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
MEMORANDA.
p,nHrING AT PANAMA.

-. 1T, from one Of the cabin psssen |
Tie 'o0u 90 ,ne Of our reporters, detailing tos 'ce"e'
<.Lh ,. vsssn witness
a. po.Rp OF SrEAxsHrP J l.. SrkFHtS',
orr PANAMA, "Wednesday, April l6, 1856
,,.. ,boueht that few lines upon the horrid af-
a.;r of the 18th, at Pansma, from an eye witness,
.,. not be unipserestng, go, without further pre-
f.ce il occurred thus! 1t was commenced by a few
drn,ken rowdies at a saloon, or public house. called
the Eagle. man, named Jack, refu.ed 10 pay f5r
his link and after biting several melons, would not
psy for them eithev; but when asked for pay, threat
tned 70 shoot the "Jamaca," W native wcman to
whom they belonged. The natives attacked the
Americans in the Eagle indiscriminately sparing
nc ither men, women nor chidrep. The house soon
riddltd with stones and bullets, aud completely
wrecked. Then they attacked the Ocean House, the
il rmateso which had previously clo-d the doors and
windows AT this tune stood in the ticket Office and
could observe their proceedings; the natives
would aush UP TO the hose, fire up the stairway, aud
into the windows and then retire under cover, and re-
load yelling ~ only these natives yell. While III
MINI esota have had very often, chances OF hear
ing sne tall Indian yeling but, in my opinion these
demons out yen all other yellers. The majority OF
the pe ople in the Ocean House the second sto
nv. Many of them were killed aud wounded Those
Who escaped, jumped from the upper windows. After
pretty nay destroying this house, they next attacked
the Iicket-oHice and Depot where twelve or
fifteen hundred passengers getting their tickets regis
tered Win very few exceptions, we were unarmed.
Confusion reigned here; the crles and screams OF
women and cbicren the yes of the devils outside, and
the reports If their nusketry still ring in my ears.
During brief calm, / succeeded in reaching the
ferry boat, which was to convey US TO the
j. /. Stephens. On passing out OF the depot,
! overlook a woman carrying her baggage
baggage; took hold to ASSET her, for she would not
let II 20 of her hands, when stray ball struck her
in the foot, wonnding herslghtly She foay reached
tie ferry.boat by slowly impiDg along. We passed,
way hther, groups of natives, but they did not
molest us. Perhaps my own safety was owing to my
os.istiDg the woman. The feny-boat was crowded
th1kly fore ard aft, the upper aud lower decks.
H. re The heat oppressive and many of the passen-
gers were gIOanirg and praying, and others giving
vent 10 their distress by mpot MT maledctions Under
the management Of the railroad officer, among whom
was Mr. Brush, succeeded D getting lighter along
side Of the ferry-boat May passengers were put
upon the lighter and when the tide rose we got afoat
Recollect this affair commenced about FIVE in the after.
of yesterday and lasted about six hours. All of
tbs morning they have been bringing wounded men,
! women and children on board in row boats
Among them were j. Parker Of Bangor
| Maine, ard Mr.. Thompson, returned Cali
fornian with bis wife. Parker received a sabre
| wound in the head. Thompson was wounded In the
hip by musket ball. lady was shot through the
! head and many men are wounded in their hands and
| aIms | saw a nan who had been shot through his
right shoulder cut with sabre in the hand, and on
tie neck. He told me that be made bis best fighting
after receiving these wounds. The natives cut hs
IT oDey belt Off and beog full of gold pieces, before
they could take it be giasped it, like slung shot, and
knOcke ed biz assaiants down and then rushed with IL
into the Pacific, where he supposed he must have
tainted, but eventually picked up by some one in
row boat. Many people have been robbed, and
| large number Of those on board have nothing let to
them but the clothes upon their persons think the
Governor did thing to alay the excitement; but
in my opinion the passengers on the ferry.bsst owe
their lives to the fImness aud presence OF mind OF
Capt. GaIdner-hs initials are, think, IL. A. Gard.
| ner. He, in a few well-timed remarks quoted
the tmorous and by the aid of interpreters, told the
native officials and natives that we were Americans,
and rot their soil They two orhree attempts
to attack us, but they told the. whoever fired
from the ferry boat would be delivered up 70 them.
think, however, that they were afraid that we were
prepared for them Passengers who have just come
ON board report that the Americans being hunted
down this forenoon have written this in haste,
the II ais closing am in good health, ard have
escaped without injury, save scratch on my hand.