New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-28
From CENTRAL AMERICA.
orr Punt. ARENAS, Juoe 10, 1853. ,
cor-eprJsrce q Ten Y. Tns l1s.

OFF PINT. ARENAS, June 10, 1853.
n. J,o,.tonn arrived here on the -th inst,
from Aspnwa,l with ipjuucrons from TIE nag oiI'
Ger for W 10 rep,ir there Immediately Accord
ipcly. the first favorable opportunity wni'h on''ed
we cot under weigh. The wind was blowing iresh
tbi. morning form the Dorth east rs "e hove up
our anchor; but, auGivus 20 leave GreytoSn'we
made sail ana are now standing out 10 sea ~lts
top gallant sails set
IyIlnow give YOU oil the news OF any moneht
ION here The movements of the Engineer anu
surveying corps under the reno"Ded Mons. beh!'
appear 10 occupy the paramount attention oil al 'oe
tnrsIrn residents IN Nicaragua, who do mol he,u,
tate IA pronounce the whole enterprise ueclRed
huu.bug Viewing the matter ~ proiouhd Isu'
soon coLvinces us that however desirable an inter-
oceanic communication Nay BE- esteemed II cannot
be- denied that the absolute requirements OF tfade
.rd tr.u,ru. s.lOu can be better met win IN rdi-
rns5s In vi.v of this fact 1T rs turn orr slten-
ION 10 the contemplated Honduras Railway, ana
we viii az once that It Is precraole ia All re-
srects 10 caIai. Many reasons might De ehu-
merat.d such as It's greater cheipness of c0Hslruc
tiop facility Of overcoming natural lmpedmeh's,
It's more northern LATITUDE, ana Tue sauorI'! W
tho climate through which the road would traverse
m sslpbrity of "a. climate Of Honduras generally
"a SAD Z, hermit colOuists from regions 10 the
,,ttbvard Ia cultivate the sol without endtnger-
inc their health or impalrbg TIER constitutions
Tn, country and climate are both extremely diver
sized. Most of the productions ct the temperate
zones are raised On the ploteals al t'oie ANUS
while ou the broad, fertile plains aud sd'ahoas lne
ordinary PRODUCTIONS of tropical countries abound.
A series of meteorological Obseryat ols nave oeeh
made throughout the country, wh'ch establishes
the fart that Al An elevation of $500 feet above the
"a Lowell the mercury seldom falls to %, and sell
dom. if ever attains To 30 Of Fahrenheit. ltls
therefore. clearly demonstrated that that charming
country bss u climate of perpetn'l spring Inc
proposed route of the Honduras kalro MS oeeh
accurately surveyed. The report of the Surveyors
il hshly favorable. The Typographical features OF
the country. the saubrty OF climate and facility OF
procuring cheap labor reuders the enterprise
highly feasible; while the almost InsurmOuntable
natural obstacles to be sercone in the construc.
ton Of the Nicaragua Caoa are of nature too well
known 20 need copious comment.
The idea Of ship canal WAS primarily enter.
tainCd by the King OF Spain in the fifteenth cen-
tury order 10 shorten the passage To his wealthy
possessions 10 the Pacific, aud it really would seem
that this idea has been transmitted down through
succession of sges Ia the present generation, who
regard il in the same lightas did the Spanish King;
and IN utter disregard OF that great institution,
81. am, and all laws of practical utility and economy
/ Monsieur Belly has sighted his intention OF
Withdrawing his troupe of surveyors sometime 10
| July, he having nearly completed his recolnais.
Sauces. The uDhealtLiness of the climate and sew
ers accidents have already decimated his numbers.
At the time OF sailing to-day, th,re We're no
merchant vessels IN port. The English stesntr
! Basilisk still lies here, awaiting her relief from
/ England.
! There is considerable sickness on shore. The
wet season has just set in with ygor, aud the
people suffer much from he usual complaint of toe
country-intermitten fever. Yellow, fever some
times appears sporadically, but never in endemic
form.