The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-27
The Tehsuntepec Wagon Road and the Asr.to
Canal,
from Tire london Post, Juno

from the london Post, tune2l
SPITE DO s sV omen q sle day. SrsopSer coamsas Is
admiral Of the knd COATS be expected 20 discover IA
command Of three small vssses and one hundred and
twenty men, set Gail from the bar Of sares palos,
with the fun CONVICTION that BY pcnung COURSE due
west be would reach Jspan and China and from that day
ps ipdes, whereby he long and tedious voyage rousd
the tmpestuous Cape Of Cool Hope or the !nHAs,ent
Cape Born, might be avodea have been unceAsi,g 10
from FROM ' IL ds,s q "l e fssa yaiosssSy, Who
of Arctic research, the Ewes Of her brsvest sons
BE- e heep rtked and kvished E quest Of that which
when found as ,,,t WIS., BY hcIe, 70 1870 Turned out
turned In another ana more practical direeton-he
eold discoveries IN California and australia the rapid in
crease Of population and IN the Islands OF the
Tactic and acss, and that mighty upheavrg IN the
6nese people, which, vague and !ncomprehensele - II
ne esrh nto me broherhooi Of nations have irrc-biy
attracted the notice boc 81 the Oh ard the New World TO the
..thmus which connects lhe two Amer, but separates
tbst highway for the commerce Of al nations neutral
and uncontrolled should connect the Atlantic and the Pa
cac has invested tie suo.c; With moro than Usual ne-
usn!'oli. The people OF the United -,aics propose ar
rangemens viii the Mexican govermen, By which they
are 20 make road from the Gulf OF Cam peachy, Along
the Of the river GosIscusoo 70 Tehuanspcc the
Pses ms PROJECT however "a yet involves nothng but
common road mode Of Communication unequal 70 theex
cencs o. mt dern commerce though thoughts Of
strurpg Rosna by max the Goa.acuaco na gable and
proonsrg the aer eommrnca ON the Tactic Appear 70
have oc rrei 70 ia promoters. Ncxt comes tho well
known posect Of following the river e joan, nov nsvi
gable the lake Of Nicaragua, which poes'sses deoh
OF fifteen fsboms ana thence Ieon on the gull Of 10
nssos The unsetiled state Of that country, however
seems 10 make improbable thai any great pfogress VIII
Dc made n tbaa sadsrahng or 20 prcsen, sna we
70 those vbo wsh well W the peace OF The world
third comes the asready oonsurctei railway from
lsss os.lei. 70 f,psn.; and here, a. wc hnos too
well the want Of capacity IN tho sovsrnDert OF New
Granada 70 ro ether the turbulent passengers 70 CAh
forna or 10 own cxssp-rs,sd popuisoo has lei 70 depo
rable with The United Sars, vfo, not
without some reason on ,eeL par. threaten 70 take iae
upon which Europe would look With great and well found
ed eao,sy the whole Central American question ndccd
10 the vest no blsgsr than mans hand, In the eyes Of
tbxe rho reooect that nations, IKE ndividuas, have
pass ons " hlch sometimes override their policy.
railroad s.veray invite attention Of mercantile commun
tee, AMI willis, The eyes OF the United sIacs are upou
that farihar solh clear Of Tho dcba'cale fshulus
modes, in ia dmenslons. oct capsse OF extension,
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific. TIC river Atrs-
70, in New Graps.s. discharges nself lnto the most
sou'h.rn part Of The Su Of Dsn eight degrees oor,n
aueuu the o Quito rises the sorce 81 the Ro san
Juan river vhicn enics the Pacific in TIE fourth fesree
north latitude Between the two CONFUSION Of nature
caused GAG IN tne kodes the like OF which may
ably 10; assn Occur 10 the whole chain and here
raviDe called he Qsebrs de RAspsiura In this rsv.ne
The parish pres OF The village Of Sovita ndooss % pA
rsh.opers 70 canal vnitag the TIVE rvers,
which psvsahle for canoes during Tho rsuy season,
by winch TIE lhdAns enabled 10 transport their
cocoa, the most important proirce Of the adjacent
country, from the mouth OF the san Juan N that uf
the Atrsio. The work w0 executed In lTSs, aud
foynns an Ac;rAl inieicommunicsi,Jn between two
prnu on the Atlantic aud Pacific respectively al
he distance OF four degrees Of latitude. II " Of Little i'm
portanos that this course "a OF Email capacity lie
.enrc but st feet dc, indistes the ovel
and II = one AsoerA ned hat there IL valley from sea
n ,ea with little above either the turning the
rood curaie's ditch into navesble ship canal n b., q
matter Of money. The country adjacent ~ but sparsey
inhs bed account 81 ~ being Of The rsncs spots
Of the giobe-a circumstance which, however
Objectionable 70 II place Of residence, emineuy IA
vo able TO the maintenance Of canal Indeed, the krao
" ,aid 10 bring down greater volume OF water than ans
existing river OF b length; and II not vonderfil, for
vhilst the rail OF rain 10 London Is but t~eD.
" four inches, Plymoutb, which consider very
oa climate does esoeed forty inches, and even the
lake dvirct does average double that amountthat OF
district question reaches three hundred inches In
the present ~ the money market we do not expect
any project should be foot for the anslzaon Of
comparatively unknown Part Of South America bet II
hsh tine tint the attention OF capitalists should be
called 70 the partial real aon a. OF tho great ooncep
ope Of the age-he connection Of the two oceans by the
advisable " obtain further information tho subst,
doubt whether the vecount Of Lambeth would OBJ
Jet 70 The expense Of sending officer OF engineers from
Of our West India Islands ASCERTAIN whchor this i'm
portsnt problem 90 s solution appears 10 he
BY the circumstances 70 which We have sdvertei.
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