The New York herald., 1875-03-11

DO wouio regret tue Gay ne ever broke
bread In Colon. Not long ago saw
lying on the grounl at the base Of
the statue rude CONN, containing the dead
body OF some friendess negro who had doubtless
been dumped into the box as he died. and placed
IN this attractive position to arrest the attention
Commissioners Ol this rueiul place have, by some
influence, sunk into sound slumber from winch
they Will only AWAKEN when the Angel Gabriel
sJunds the call for final resurrection.
BOUND FOR DARIEN.
The Canandaigua is large vessel, carrying ten
guns and howltZers, ana not being over-Durdened
with coal showed guod deal OF her copper. In
other words she was very light, while the Carlo-
Why, indeed, sucn ship as the Canandaigua
should ever have been selected simply to convey
a lew officers To Darien It s hard 10 imagine.
How0eit, once clear OF Asp'nwal she commenced
a series OF nautical gymnastics which patients
In search OF sea-sIckness would have thoroughly
appreciated. Dishes and plates were chasing each
other in lively style, and a sight smash up now
ana then contributed to tine general feeling OF ex.
citement which prevailed and which was rendered
additionally attractive by an occasional
ardor Of the persons VINO cnanced to be IN tnat
vicinity. Aud thus the huge vessel poughed
along. the officers Of the expedition mean while
getting out their stores aud implements deck SO
that no delay should be experienced when the
CanandaiGua should drop ancnor III the Gulf OF
Darlen. Volunteers were called to accompany
the officers, and six men, including a cook, having
been selected, everything was promptly got In
the vessel entered the Gull and ancnored almost
In the same spot as did ne storeship Guard four
30 much has been written and wnicn proved the
cemetery OF most Oi tine earliest Sc lters, OF whom
scarcely trace Is TO be found. 1t Is here that you
steamat every pore, lor the atmosphere Is dense
and clammy, and gazing on the thick though
@ Is 1n evy very naaf over Wnn
with the utter desolaton OF the place. On the
other side OF the Gull stands the little village OF
TurbO with It's palm leaf nuts propped up on piles
and where It's 100 1ubaDltants with scanty Dress
exc out miserable lile o. It. though. poor souls,
they know no better and are content. The sun
shines on TurDo with vengeance, and what be-
tween the heaps OF dccaying hsn bones piled up at
every step, the doors from deadly swamps through
when naked childhood paddles with tiny crait
gaunt lever stalks abroad with fatal tread. India
rubbers stop here at times when bound for Cartha-
Rena, but the Visit OF maa-o-war and that, too,
OF the proportions OF the Canandalgua, was surely
TO pe remembered and handed down as an event
TO be discussed by iuture generations.
THE START.
AS early as four O'CLOCK the following morning
LleuIenants Collins and sullivan. the latter old
campaigner in THIS part OF the country, proceeded
to make arrangemenIs Tor the TRANSPORTATION OF
mails up the river In case any should airlve as
well as to announce to the resident authorities the
In the extreme. The little steam cutter. the
ships launch and second cutter mad been
hauled alongside to receive their cargo;
for It must be borne IN, mind tnar
three months. entirely cut off from clvilzatlon
and dependent lor subsistence solely upon the
packages, OF which bacon and biscuits constituted
the principal contents, were plled up. lowered
1utO Tue DOatS anu StOWeu away. Inen tnofo AS
an array OF brand new pots, pans, spoons. knives.
FORKS 1.-THE FORKS were regai ded as useless luXurles
by veteran s explorers, oags OF beans. bags OF
gauglng apparatus. medical stores-tne Doctor
kept orIgnt look out lor tnese-cahned beef and
canned mutton, and great many other things n
cans and jars whose laDes were llleglble but
whose condiments would douotiess' add vIg0r to
the party. nave failed mention nalt tue Things
slowed away. and now tnat the steam cutter was
laden with coal and the other boats down
L
began TO wonder where SIX and twenty souls
their weary heads But should not forget to al al
lude, ut tnis important stage, to the appearance
Of Of the, the exploring party; truly lney were % Inc
and men were 'rigged" alike, anu all the heavy
weather pirates we nave read about since the
stage were not circumstance TO the group -oi
dozen that crowded near the gsngway awaiting
IN al Of saa an
the others merely ,sccompacl ag snN party 20
ing sioucn; red shirts, over wncn were thrown
neat blue blouses. unmentonaDles OF the same
boots were among the articles donned Dy the ex-
ss': dS1ss0 ss
ss:r.1 &: ;s's .s..5s many .ss: FIX nss:
tne wilderness. And w6iis sSus contemplating
came rivetted upon little, bow.leeasd navigator
OF Teutonic mould, who, being among the mon
n the sun. ae mad the regulation eyeDi ows. and
toward the woods surmised, though perhaps
wrongly, that ne was fully bent upon gnawing the
hind legs OF the nrst panther be came across.
learned alterward, however. that he was not
sanguinary man, ana had never scuttled ship.
very appropriately atured. and by the time
Leutenants Collins and sullivan returned TO The
OF Master Clayton Rcnman aud Captain Barrett
navng issued en-, MS nna the Leave
through, and at TWO O'Clock On the sOth the expe-
dition was under way.
THROUGH THE oANo cooUro
The little steam cutter had IN tow the two other
boats conveying the human and edible freight,
side plenty oI material was presented Tor the
pencil or any artist who might be In the vicinity;
were otherwise engaged, Ior the vessel " as given
to lurch1ng SO tnat sketctn9 seemed to be second.
the several craft and their occupants was very
picturesque. and. wnat was better, six and twenty
hearts beat lightly and IN unison with the pleas
ant puff1ng Of the little steamer, in which, by The
way, you could hardly persuade lady to cross
tue East River, so rail and diminutlve did 1t ap-
pear. The rays OF the urolling sun now descended
upon our heads, and as the siumDers oil the mendl.
cant are disturbed by visions OF dainty iare. did
ice @ pes Srnes sns GS music "DlsS s%ster s
ing summer day. Moreover. there no
The entrance to the Caho COquito, one OF the
many entrances to the AtratO, ID exceedingly
narrow and not easy to fno out, as 1t Is an eX-
ceedlngly tortuOus stream to say nothing OF the
numerous obstI Iuctions TO be met Win in the
shape OF snags and gramalotte. Lieutenant
Collins deemed it prudent to anchor near It's
mouth, so ~ to have an early start IN the morn
ing. Meanwhile WreAtns OF blue smoke ascended
from the cooking stove on the steam cuttei, and
ere long pots vi steaming coffee passed
around and these supplemented with choice NOR
sells OF iried pOrk say nothing OF teet testers
IN the shape Of nard tack. rousing meal was
discussed some miles from the snip and at the
entrance OF as lonely a wilderness as ever caused
explorer TO quail. Vocal selections or O nautical
turn were next 10 order, and the adventures OF
many o true hearted lover In foreign chimes
formed the theme or several interesting cOntri-
buttons TO the entertainment OF the party. But
Ior some reason these musical recitatlons uttered,
moreover, rom no stlngy lungs, evlaentIy excited
the jealousy OF neghbo.ing parrots, and lt was
to be regretted tnat the vicious cnatterinr or
rhe uncomelv and indignant birds consid-
ersDy marred the harmony that might other
wise have marked the scene. Then there was