The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-12
From tbs N. o. rieayune, March

lNlEhbSIlNH thOM TEhOANIEfEC.
BY the arrival of the schooner Col Lester from era
Cruz have the annexed letter from correspondent on
the Ishmus Of Tehuantepec, communicating the CRAFTY
ing intelligence thai the RrelpiparY carriage road across
the lsthuo has been csmretea and travelled over 10 m
Pacific Thus the Tehuanepec Road Companys contrset
with the Mexican government has been fulfilled and tia
privileges granted the company by that government
have been secured This is indeed joyful news and Wa
congratulate the company the successful result their
enterprise and perseverance, and citizens generally on
the bright pros ects opening New Orleans in the Ger
tauy that city will be the great point Of arrival
and departure for the travel and traffic with the States ana
Territories on the Pacific Ere long hope 10 Ia
enabled TO announce the establishment of regular steam
ship communication between this city and the Ishmus
complete arrangements for travel overland and steamship
communication between the Pacific terminus of the road
and San Francisco. The preliminary arrangements 10
this end have already been commenced
tspeei,l correspondence OF the Picayune1
TEtiUAsrEpEC, Feb 0, 1851
EprroRs PlcAYusT avail myself Of the Opportunity ~
the departure of to.deys post inform you the CRAFTY
log intelligence of the pleon OF the preliminary car.
Isge-road this Isthmus. On the 4ih of January
Col Pickett of Vera Cruz, in company with Don Bonita
clio Guierez late Secretary of the Treasury aud other gen.
emen left the Such with two carriages, ourhoIse
Jersey drawn by four animals and driven by Mr. Mason
the equerry of the company the other light onehons
buggy driven By Mr. McEwen the engineer OF the compa-
ny Il These vehicles reached the Pacific
ocean at g. p m on the evening of the 4th inst without
difficulty whatever, and returned the next afternoon
to the city OF T.hrantepec The interest NANTES ed through
the whole line of the route very great and the
pie from the neighborng villages crowded TO see the
carragesto them novel sight, and the first that most Of
them had In their lives On their arrival at Te
huauepec enthusiasm intense; the whole popna
ton turned welcome the PIONEERS engaged
in the great undertaking of connecting by Of
transit road tie of the broad Pacific with those Of
the Coa,zacoieos at the Suchil the Atlantic, should
rather say the Gulf terminus of the nteroceanic commune
cation Bonfres martial music the firing Of rockets and
the OF artillery announced in the most unmsakabe
manner the Joy of the Tehuanepecanos witnessing the
accomplishment of their sooDg deferred hops as ell as
their complete confidence in The bright and glorious future
which is soon to dawn upon them. Yours truly
TEHUANTEPECAN0.
The Picayune also says
"We have had the pleasure Of reading private letter
from gentleman of the highest standing 10 the city Of
Mexico CONCERNING the Tehuantepec road he not only
confirms own very full intelligence as to The opening
Of the wagon road between Suchl and Ventos but adds
President Comonort takes the deepest interest in the
of the enterprise expressing the expectation that
in short time be will be able TO communicate The
cep.anee of the road by the Mexican government"