Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-16

sued to the party, which, under the direction Of
the Navy Department, is to search for a route
suitlble for . ship canal across the Isthmu Of
Darien to explore the coast Of Caribbean sea with
a view to test the statements Of Gesborne and
Cullen (Englishmen.) that there exists such
depression of the Eastern Cordillera as to admit
of the easy construction Of ship canal the coun-
try west thereof to the Pacific being without any
considerable elevation. Should this gap or de-
preston not be discovered by the party II is
probable that they will be instructed to proceed |
to the Pacific side Of the continent and seek q |
practical route for a canal along the line ira
versed by Surgeon Caldwell, U. 8. NJ, in 1857
DIR C. was not able, on account Of dearth of pro-
visions, to complete his labor Of practically test
ing the belief Of the old residents Of the existence
Of region nearly level, stretching the con-
tinent above the leadwaters Of the Cherneanagua |
But from the observations he made, as far as he |
enabled to continue his search, he draws the |
following conclusions, which have been reported |
to the Navy Department through his commanding
officer, Com Mervin:
1. That the summit level of route from Prn- |
cipe northerly to the Atlantic is within eight
miles of the Savanna river. and being but 100 feet
above the ocean level will not prove insuperable
to engineering skill in constructing ship canal
2. That there is low tract of land extending
from this summit level east to the Atlantic
3. That gap In the Eastern Cordillera exists
near the northwestern limits Of the Calcdoeia bay.
on the Caribbean sea. From tree tops near the
! summit level referred to, such gap in the noun
tain was deserted and through 1t the great sea
beyond. This was afterwards lost to the view of
the explorers by the overlapping of mountain
ranges -..--
Every facility will be offered this party for PROF.
ecuting their survey, and among other things
balloon, from which observations Of the county
may be taken by experienced @ronauts, through
the uss of what is called an 6: instanter type
civ vV,in Oh,
brought out by the microscope. Ravines, gaps or
depressions thus discovered may, it is held, be
easily found and explored. to demonstrate re-
liably whether or not there 10 such route, has
been so often asserted by both British and Ameri
| can officers The terrible experiences Of Strains
party would seem to render further attempts hope
| less; yet 1t is asserted that Avery, who compa-
MED Strain, thinks such a route may be found.
| Mr.. DoNSELLr.-This gentleman, the CORE
spondent Of Governor Wise, having become noto-
rious Of late, 1t may not be amiss to explain who
| and what he is, politically
| We have therefore to say, that he is resident
of Staten Island, New York and is known around
the Democratic (drinking) headquarters Of the
different wards in New York and Brooklyn, for
neither more nor less than " blower'' for DR.
Thompson, the Republican party's health officer
at the Staten Island quarantine-the most lucra-
tive ONCE in the gift Of the Governor of the
| Empire State. and always filled by the shrewdest
politician to be found, who may also be discip pie
| Of Esculapius. As the Democratic local political
managers In that quarter often seek TO influence
he action of Opposition local conventions for the
benefit Of the Democratic party, so the Republican
managers do likewise; and Donnely is universally
accredited among the Democratic local politicians
Of the v!cinage IS DIR. Thonpsons - striker -
He is prone to put himself up as a candidate for
positions on Democratic committees, petty conven-
| tions, &c, and is sure to be overwhelmingly de-
| feated on account Of the odor of his aftiliation
with Thompson. Writing letters to noted public
men is disease with him. He thus seeks to
| achieve a private correspondence with nearly
every one Of them, in turn, they rise into prom
| inence before the country. He is person, further
l not only utterly without position politician,
| but notorious Is crack Drained blaiherskite,
without ~ 'r''re nf ana, ---' -" pnIitcal
| circle In which he has been sprouting for a dozen
years past without taking root From what we
know Of Mr. Doanely, by no means sur
prised that the than FOOLS letter Of Gov
ernor Wise TO him was al red in the newspapers 80
soon as 1t was morally impossible that he could
| resist the temptation to show II TO hundreds of
politicians, Of all grades, by way of iupressing
them, confdentially. with his own importance
| ~ NE" u . .ulNlSTER COSTA RTCA
NtcARAGUA.-Yesterday President Euc hanan ten
dered to Alexander Dimitry. Esq, OF Louisiana.
now Of the State Department In this city. the mis-
sion to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, which that
gentleman has accepted We have no hesitate on
in declaring the belief that better seect ton could
not have been made in the length and breadth Of
tue country. Mr.. Dmitry, besides being one of
the most learned men in the L nite 'tates-a thor
| ongh acquaintance with modern languages being
among his accOBlplishments-has had personal
| experience with the race to whose Governments
he is to be accredited. superior, perhaps, to chat
| Of any other American gentleman who could pM.
sibly be thought Of in connection with the mission;
and he Is, withal, very sagacious, and com petent
to adapt himself readily to circumstance by which
he may And himself surrounded-to the exigencies
OF his public trusts and responsibilities.
HIS appointment was not political one That
Is to say: 1t was not made reward for political
services for, though Democrat, we question
whether he has ever meddled with politics 1t
| was evidently the result Of conviction on the
| part u President Buchanan aud Secretary Caxs
that he IL, emphaticaiy, the man for the occasion
so far as the interests Of the United States In Cen
| trail America are concerned
The TRir OF THE FENSlAoRK CoorER Lieut..
Brooke, commanding United States schooner
| ''"ii"oio Soopcf, IN MS ulspatches 10 the Navy
Department Of date Hong Kong, May 25th, states
| that the Cooper sailed some months since from
San Francisco on i voyage Of observation and
| survey Of the route from California to China
Among much other very interesting information
obtained by this voyage is table OF chronometri-
cal dlnerence OF all the points on the route be-
tween san Francisco and Hong Kong, well as
a more accurate chart of the islands reefs, & c.,
that lie upon the route. The vessel Is soon 20
start on voyage Of observation among the islands
on the coast Of Japan.
SURVEYS IN KANSAS AND NEBRAsxa-Plats of
surveys OF the following townships have been re-
ceived at the General Land Office :-29 90, 81 81
and % north, Of range I; 3d. 81 and 90 north, Of
range 2; and 20, 81, 81 and 80 north, of range
west, Of the sixth principal meridian Of n ebrask
Territory; Also Plats Of townshi ps l. 2, J, and
south, Of ranges g. and west of the sixth prir-
cipal meridian Of Kansas Territory These lands
are said to be Of varied qualities, more or less
adapted to settlement.