New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-28

and published in the newspapers. Ihe hearteet sym
psthy expressed for the President and the veiiest
iLdig nation is felt against the conspirators
THE VOYAGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
The Pacific Mail Companys steamship Golden Age,
Capt Watkins left San Francisco for Panama at "A A..
NJ on Monday the 5th inst, carrying more than seven
hundred passengers and over 5000 900 in specie,
beside large Gums in passengers hands. Steering due
West through the Golden Gate and till well out in the
Pacific. and then S. W., then S., and in due time s..
f., we were soon clear Of the chilly, clammy vapors
Of the coast and had bright calm, temperate weather,
with light breezes for the first three or four days.
Nearing the tropic, however, We encountered the
rainy season of these lattudes, and had shower OF
showers every night thence to Panama, with clouds
and rain during portion Of the days also. The pre-
vailng wind, though never a gale, was the N. L.
trade which, striking our lightly burdened ship
square abeam, rolled her down her staboard side
pretty often to the discomposure Of many daphragms
The cabin berths generally running crosswi'e OF
the chip, passengers who cherished prejudice
against standing their heads were often an
noyed on awaking in the night to find them
selves engaged in the involuntary performance
Of that rather arduous when pro'racted) gym
nastic exercise. But our ship was large and roomy,
Capt. Watkins an admirable discplinarisn as well as
seaman, keeping his decks, by ncessant efforts as
neat as the nveteae ncessant e1pectoratlons OF five
hundred tobacco-chewers and smokers rendered
ross;hIn His invincbla kindness and good humor
were contag gioue contributing sensbly to lessen the
tedium of rainy week. We ran into the narrow
pecked harbor of Acapulco about midnight Of our
seventh day out coaled and were on our way out be-
fore dayight-but few of our passengers having i'm
proved the opportunity to go ashore at such unseason
abe small hours. Our two days crossing the gulf OF
Tehuantepec were our rougbest-far more turbulent
than those consumed in traversing the gulf OF Csor
MA we met in succession the two company steamers
with the New York mails and passengers OF the 2oth
nit and 5th nst-the former off the coast Of Lower
California the latter the afternoon before we reached
the harbor of Panama, wherein we came to anchor
about A. NJ. Of Saturday the 7th-just twelve days
from San Francisco and just too late by couple of
hours or so to land our mails treasure and passen-
gers by that morning tide; that We were obliged
TO lie in that hot hsrbor till to r. NJ, when we
were ghtered ashore on the incoming evening tide,
and dispatched in two three separate trains to A.
pnwall.
Panama has fine harbor, landlocked by number
Of little islands, which rise boldly from the water to
hight of one to three or four hundred feet covered by
tropical vegetation refreshing to the eyes Of weary
sea-goers But the water very shoal, save at high
tide. for mile or more from sho!e on every side,
and can't help thinking that, between the Railroad
and the Mail Company, a wharf ought to be con-
structed TO which lighter drawing at least two or
three feet of water might come up at any time. The
want of euch wharf cost US six tedious hours wait
ing and brought us into New York some thirty hours
later than we otherwise would have come in. This
most circutous route to California cannot always
afford to lose thirty hours on passage.
OF Panama, j saw little, and that little did not mpel
ire to regret that had not seen more. It's import
ance is memory only and is not likely to be revived
The Panama Railroad have steadily regarded as
one of our counrymens most creditable enterprises,
and this is view to which distance did not "end
eIct tantment." We Of the last train left Panama
about P. NJ. and reached Aspinwsll about s. making
the transit from ocean TO ocean miesl In three
hours. The road so far could il, seemed SOL
idly built and in good condition, and the contras. be-
tween this three hours transit and the week Of
exposure fatigue and suffering endured by the early
emigYapts TO California Wis Chsgres, the river and
the miry mule-paih is very great and gratifying. Ii
seems a pity that such swamp as AspinwaI had TO
be choeen for its Atlantic terminus; but, thus,
the rsilrosd is great and general blessing, and do
not think the stockholders would have recovered
the Two or Three Millions extra that il must have
cost to carry the rosd TO Porto Beo ard if not taken
TO that port, it might as well terminate here any
where else. But one Of two things the Railroad and
Steamship Companies should do--either whirl
their passengers through Aspinwan at once,
or enable them to stop there in comfort. AT present,
they are usually kept there from three to fifteen hours
at greater cost for misery than they ought to pay
for comfort. dollar per meal is not al abominable
charge unless the me esl itself is abomirable which at
Aspinwal it IS. No milk-poor tea-wesk coffee
sIopg buiter-tough meath short, everything as it
should not be, not at al-such wss our average ex
perienoe of supper at Aspnwal and Caifornians who
have been condemned 10 stay there night assure
me that the lodgings are worse than the feed. AN
confident that good welfurrished hotel could be
sustained there, and call upon the transit companies
either to furnish it; reduce the stay of their passen
gers from hours TO the fewsst possible minutes.
Our passengers were kept there four hours or
over-I behsve most needlessly. After the Specie
and Baggage had been deliberately put aboard, the
passengers required to present their tickets at
the Mail Compsnys etics TO DO seyeraly registered