The New York herald., 1870-04-10

st Carthagena-s city founded s35 years ago. While
the Nipsic was absent the Guard was fortunate
enough 10 be visited BY . little schooner trading
along the coast. IL was chartered az once az mail
boat for one trip ut least Having returned last
evening 1t VIII carry another mailbag 10 Aspnwali
tomorrow, aud Senor Don Bias Arosemena, the
Colombian commissioner: Captain Hayes. the pilot
OF the Nipsc, and about 1fteen worthless Hdchete
ros Will be carried by t to the same port
DEPARTURE or THE SIPsIc-raE HEINZ STORY.
instant ana arrived at Nipsc Point ut half past ten
IN the forenoon OF the 1Stn Here we found that
General Heine. OF the American Legation IN Parls
who bad brought letters TO Commander Selfridge
from Minister Washbnrne, secretary RoDeson ana
from his neIfeciuai Irp Of eight days 10 the closed
mouths OF the Atrato and had gone back to Aspln-
% wall, WIN view Of trying from the pac'nc siae ns
proposed transit OF tue lsthmus by the Tuyra ana
Arato route, one OF the longest and unheathIest OF
al Inc Inc routes. General Heine the Panama papers
10 tne contrary Notwithstanding. was kindly re-
ceived by Commander Selfrldge at whose request
MAJOR Houston aud Mr.. Bowditch accompanied aim,
win one marine, to the mouths OF the Atrato, winch
could not be entered by the tiny little soop OF
seven tons, seven feet by twenty, the Maria. on
| which the General haa boldly ycntured make the
voyage from Asplnwall. He said nothing here about
his having crossed The Isthms entirely bytwater and
IN canoe several years ago-a story for wbicn the
Panama journals are perhaps alone responsible.
THE WORK
OF the hydrographical partes the bay and OF the
surveying parties on shore had been diligently
prosecuted during the absence OF the Nipslc Mr..
0Sallyan had accumulated variety Of excelien,
down on the afternoon OF the 1stn inst by Messrs.
| Clarke Mcdowell and Gustin to communicate
with the camp OF the surveying party under
the direction of Lieutenant Schuze OF the
guard. donkey tran was cut 10 the
| same camp several days provisions were for
warded, and on Tuesday the party struck camp
and are now on their toilsome way In straight line
| river, which is about twenty miles Distant. How
toilsome and inevitably slow the marcn Is can pe
| the mules rolled down the mountain SIDE and were
| only saved by the trees against which they fell 1t
regularly supplied. A cascade twenty-five feet high
was discovered yesterday ana has been named
Guard. Gold VEINS were likewise discovered yes
terday. Centpedes, SCORPIONS sand flies. mosquitoes
] and what one OF the marines calls 'antescOpes." " or
huge, biting pismres, are found every day. Every
night there regular hunt for the poisonous corral
snakes which are fond Of cOling up IN the beds OF
sne and the plalntive cry Of the panther
Yesterday t22d inst.l the Nlpsic weighed anchor
| and went up TO Sassardi harb0r. Major Houston.
with squad Of the marines. also left yesterday by
the steam launch 10 join the Sassard surveying
party, commanded by Lieutenant Hubbard, OF the
Nlpsic, and which is 10 strike out at towards
| the head waJers OF the Morti river
WHAT HAS RESULTED THUS FAR.
Besides the determination OF certain ndis 7ensable
| elements for correct and Typographical map-ele
| ments which have never been accurately determined
survey has already resulted IN confirming the dccla-
ration by Perez-author OF a valuable WORK entitled
,ant, Eo,oni9a-tnaI most OF tne statements ana ana
Indications Q! Mr.. Gis5orne are are inexact and
|
To cite but a single instance 1t has been dis
covered that Washington river runs in quite a
different direction from that indicated by Dr. Gull
| len, and although the precise site OF the pass TO
| which he SAID 1t ted has been reached by way OF
ano ther river no pass has been found there. IL is
not impossible, but II cannot yet be safely predicted
probable that one or the other OF the two surveying
parties now struggling through the woods and over
| the mountains may nil upon some pass hitherto
| dreamed OF. even by the imaginative tourists who
profess to have crossed the sthmus in almost every
| ihe remains OF poor Davis, OF the Nipslc crew
| who was drowned on the 4th March were found after
| on the Sth with all the honOrs.
the weather Is line IN the bay to-day, although II
WI, VIII ram ram oeiore morning as cnpiously as 1t raned
| the Nlpsic and the Guard report perfectly clean
| oil OF health.
| Another Account Of the Expedifion-Explorn.
| tion Of Washington River-Kesults or Com.
mander SeIfridge's Tip to the Sucubtl
River-The Work Performing and to BE
| Performed.
Under date Of Caledonia Bay, March 49," the cor
| respondent Of the Associated Press furnishes the
following particulars OF the expedition
On the 22d Of February two boats from each vessel,
fully manned and armed, set out to explore ash
ingtOn rver-supp0sed to be the largest Oi the nu-
CordiIlerss IN this latitude me mouth Of the river
was reached at twelve O'Clock and the four boats In
single ae, started up the stream After going about
account Of the heavy growth Of mangroyes lining
Doth sides Of me stream; and ,laa narrowing vim
Coast Survey accompanied this party. After de.
monstrating that further progress with the boats
was Impossible, the expedition returned, and
landed on the shore OF the bay 800 yards from the
tue survey from this point and three p. NJ the
22d OF February the first stake was driven.
the results o the expeaon, Of
| by one OF the officers who accompanied it:-
The reeonnoissance has been great success We have
phy OF Ss country than has been BY ali osher
. Or s Ds Of s aver
empss into Caledonia bay has maxmum rise OF only af
r ~ .:
that the water shed between the csedcns and sh,
| the greatest,
The surveyors are now at work on line extend
is thought to be,tne lowest Of the mountain passes
which they expect TO reach by the 10Th. me under
SLOW and dif1cnls. the line Of survey runs partly
IN the course OF the CALEDONIA river, and about hal
the day the men are in water SIX inches to three feet
OF the survey and The drencning OF 1ncessant rams
during the earlier days of the expedition no case o
| sickness has yet occurred. It's represented thai
tins portion OF the lsthmus is remarkably healthy.
1t is the intention Of Captain Seiridge 20
donia Bay, commencing near the Indian Village OF
Sarsadie and gong as nearly as possible In dreci
The Morti is one Of the many branches Of the savan.
nah II full success cannot be reached on this
route 1t Ia understood that the survey OF the san
Bias route, which ls rs miles nearer Aspinw all.
viii be undertaken, but everybody is sanguine OF
success mere.
Nothing Heard from the Nyncl-COmmandel
Seiiridge Anxious for Her Arrival the
Pacific Side-Gencral Heinc and His Story
Probability of His Being a HumbuR.
PANAMA, April l. 1870.
The United States steamer Nyack. ordered to tn,
Bay Of san Miguel to cooperate with the Darier
surveying expedition this side, has not yet mad
her appearance. and considerable doubt exists
her Whereabouts at present. Neither the Untet
states Consul at Aspinwall or At Panama can fine
ont anything definite regard to her movements t
communicate 10 Commander selIridge ut Gale
doniA Bay, who seems equally ignorant
! and aaka for Information The Snnfh ataa mo