Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-06-17
The Dnricm Expedition.

A correspondent uf the New iork
Herald who is with the Dan len ex-
ploring expedition, makes the fol-
lowing report Of the progress OF the
exploration.
4 twelve.oarcd launch belonging
| to the United States war steamer
Resaca, carrying the mails from
Chipagana to Panama, II distance OF
! loO miles, was capsizcd on the sth,
instant, when of Chepella Island.
One man and all the letters and
official documents, together with
$1,000 in specie were lost.
An account of the disaster says
that Lieut.. Commander Barclay
left the Resaca on the 9Th inst, with
four men. The weather was calm
and pleasant uutil the boat cleared
the Gulf of San Miguel, on Thurs.
day following, when storm arose.
It. was safely passed through, how.
ever, and Friday dawned fair, with
the thermometer at 50 degrees AT
! o'clock in the afternoon, there
was sudden squall, which struck
the boat, capsizing her and empty
ing her contents. The oars were
promptly recovered, and it seemed
rs it there would be no fatal result
to tho accident; but IN attempting
to save the mails, seaman named
BradcnhaI!, sank beneath the water,
and it is supposed was seized by a
shark.
! After struggling in tho waves for
some four hours, Lieutenant com
mandcr Barclay, and the three re-
naming seamcn, succeeded in right
| ing the boat, all hands being in
water up to the neck. They rowed
in this state twenty.iour hours,
amid tho most intense suffering,
and gradually reached the shore.
After the wreck OF the boat, the
party dashed themselves to tho oars,
and finding it was impossible to
force the boat through tho surf, they
were forced to abandon it, and
plunge in. They nearly persisted
before they reached the shore, but
on gaining land, they found a man
who occupied Il hut on the beach,
where they spent the night. Next
morning not u vestigc of the launch
was to be seen.
The wrecked party were then
thirty miles distant from Panama,
aud no conveyances vera to be had.
They accordingly walked through
the woods, suffering greatly from
the intense heat. exhaustion and
insects. Half way they stopped at
the house of Senior Arosomana, who
very kindly treated them. The
party arrived in Panama on the
18th inst, and were well cared for
Lieutenant Commander Barclays
GOODNESS and courage during the
sventful scenes through which him
self and the others passed, are high.
ly praised by the seamen who &C.
compaDicd him.
The operations of the expedition
exploring the Isthmus were nearly
finished. The Resaca was awaiting
the arrival Of party from the
Dievelc. She was to return to Pa
mama in few days.
The two exploring parties met
at the end of April at the point Sc.
lected. The depression near Paya,
after thorough survey, the lowest
elevation was found to be TIC feet.
In January last Commander Sci.
fridge, who merely reconnoitered
the locality, estimated the altitude
of the divide with a pocket compass,
and the actual survey just compile |
ted settles the question. In his Of |
fetal report Commander Selfridge |
will recommend tunneling..
The explorers on the Atlantic |
side have suffered terribly from
sickness, but fortunately there have
been no deaths. Those on the Pa
ci6c, including the Doctor and the
officers, were all convalescent. Both
parties are expected to return short
ly to the Guard and Resaca.
Your correspondent with the ex-
petition reports that the practica-
bility of this route is unfavorably
regarded. The storeship Guard is
expected at Aspinwall to-day, May
6, and will Immediately sail for
York.