The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-31
TIE Amcl0.?AclFlC ROUTE.
Cur hspinwail Correspondence.


che Aaroncqs Of ne Route from England tho Poc6c By
,eay of Ne,o Fork Over thai VIA 81 TaooasAn Obi9.ng
admiralty 4ge,,t-The Business Of he Panama Railroad
al Present and It's Prospects for De Fs,ure0uy Palace
in the Vtderness-Aoney Use'essly Erpended-SteGmey
Movements, &C., dc.
II II not worry much mistaken, the passengers 10,
England from the West OF South America who left
here 10 the steamship Ariel the morning OF the 9th
inst for New York, viii roach their destination sooner
than they had gone in the regular steamer by OF
St. Thomas. The Ariel will arrive in New York about
the 18TH the Cunard steamer sails the 17h and will
in all probability arrive in Liverpool the 9th 2sth
of February whle the st. Thomas steamer is not due in
Southampton until the 10th. trust this will be the case
for greater outrage perpetrated upon the
travelling public than by the self-safcent, pulled up
Admiralty agent, the 9th nst by ordering the steam
Tyne sail, when be knew that her passengers and
mails their why across the Isthmus, and would
be here in two hours The entire delay would not have
exceeded four hours which could easily have been made
up before reaching Thomas. Yet this big footed and
big whskered individual chose exercise bis authority
and order the steamers DEPARTURE leaving the English
passengers and mails two weeks the lshmus,
had for the opportunity Afforded of going
10 their destination by Of New York. II fell
ow deserved good 'nggng las the English term it)it
Is this Admiralty agent and il desired all sides
that he may get il, and in good STYLE from those who
havo The power OF ordering and controlling the
ments OF this would. be. u he could autocrat.
While this subec, | think " will be we'll 70 speak
npon the from England the West Coast by Of
New YORK, being preferable In many ways, not all
TO the present royal mail route by way OF 81, Thomas
Taxing the Cunard steamers from Liverpool TO New York.
and Tho United states mail steamers, the opposition
ne from New York to Aspnwali, the time 10 longer
as long, and the expense less than the 81. Thomas
line The fare BY the latter is forty four pounds sterling,
hundred and twenty dollars from SOUTHAMPTON
Aspinwgll, while b. the former Is only two bundrsd
dollars There V but change o, steamers either
line and the regularity OF that Via New York Il fully
equal, not superior, To the - Thomas line. not
wthstrdirg the punctuaity OF their Admiralty agents
Do NOS know il the cnusrd company have made this
fact known throughout England and The continent IL
they have moi done 20, is hsh time they should for
there is ressl Why they should not bring the
give this hint in the h0ge that il will be taken.
en- sssared that the ast month, January has been
the most prosperous in the history OF tho Panama Rail
road and there every prospect the business OF the
line continuing TO Increase 10 rapid manner. or tho
latter have doubt Tor The advantages OF this route from
the Atlantic the Pacific Ocean becoming better
dsrstooi ,nd mors appreciated every day Busy ~ the
rcad COW IT, II " not worked up TO anything like ts cara
CIV. SIX year. IRON tbs time VIII show a. marked
difference IN ts rec pts os the past month Of January
slightly incline the opinion that At the expiration ogtbe
term Twelve years YETI when the road revers 70 the
government q Colombia, the owners can well aiorf 70
III Il 70 r. they cannot the contract, especially az
when we consider that the government before coming
into pcsses-icn las 10 "pony up the snug little OF
1--WE millions OF dollars. have no doubt that IL the Mica
ragua Canal sod Transit aud tho Chirqu Railroad, with
rs dumb waiter completed, they might interfere
somevh hat with the business o this line but they
not aud the work the canal and railroad Is not
m nencoi aud ~ nature hes closed the harbor q Grey
t,vu n q bu, fsr 10 suppose that this route will enjoy
an undis0rbcd monopoly for very many years 20 come.
would wersnoi boy again, buta heavy stocsholder
apre r. 70 re 20 have been great mistake on the
part the COMPANY permitting the construction Of tho
class or buldneE that compose the city u AspD
wall. o, all piaces in the world Aspinwal is the ono
that should havn been laid out and built M In manner
that would be tie most conducive 70 health yet viii
defy any to ad in any other part OF toe tropics SET
tied hy ucythorn place where there arc az many
vile. litby novels be found In this place The
houses Ut al and shapes are crowded together. nj
lordns % .nance ior csanres ana ventilation ana one
looks a, them IN wonder That yellow fever, smallpox o.
other terrible disease Goes not prevail at Al sea
sons. u may be discovered, when TOO late tnarsome
other plan should have been adopted ana carried out
Our magnificent church, ~ which have spoken IN
former letters Z rapidly approaching compilation. rs
built Of dark coored sfunc taken from qarres along The
line and world IN every respect do honor 10 part
Of the city q New fork In which y might DO placed,
riith avenue no escepted. church n y very neces.
sary saidFs everywhere sspinwal included bui think
the one We have y, ia point Of construction aud
cost ehcclly the opposite Of the character
pears, a. entirely unsuted for the climate or the 10
cation enc i'm gnes that is building intended for some
mistake suddouly dropped his son beach. thought,
while locking AZ \ this morning and watching the men
al work upon ig beautiful tower that money had boon
thrown aval ~ putting az 80 nne building when ono
Of one tenth the cOet would have answered good not
bettef rufIa Thought also, that nall ifs cost might
have beeu better ussd 10 constructing neat stone
tases or the chief engineer and Of the
road, aud largo, roomy and substantial "mest house,
or buins for The other attaches OF The company These
gentlemen doubtless worry glad TO have church. and
VII be pleased a. The orportunty o. living less IKE bar
barans by being able 70 attend religious services Yet
al The came time, have been thinking they would like
W haso building 70 live IN OF roomy character
than Toe they ipbsbt, aud one that could DO
made by the companys excellent and worthy house.
Keeper, Mrs johnson, 10 combine all the comforts and
attractions Of home think their wishes 10 This respect
n CON ne tn lh,A
climate aud work hard subco,ng themselves 10 disease
and other dscomorts should have every oonsdera
ton the hands ~ the boards Of directors OF OF tbs
wcstbest and most prosperous bodies 10 the
world AZ is very small portion Of tho surplus enrp-
inVs Of the road got DO used Tor this purpose, which
would be OF great benefit 10 oil concerned.
The steamship Champion, Captain A q. Jones, from
New YORK tbe ~ Inst, with the California mails and
Ave hundred passengers arrived hero al four p. NJ
the 18Th psL The passengers left for Panama n ave p
NJ, whore they arrived W three hours and onco
baked board the steam ionder Tapope and by "
N. safely slowed away board the steamship Col
den thy.
Among the passengers BY tho Champion was colouel q.
". roiien Cbri Engineer o the Panam, Raiiroad, Who
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