The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1849, Page 1

us NO. 5378. INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM CHAGRES, PANAWA, LIMA AND VALPARAISO- Affairs in the Isthmus of Panama. Bice HO. Bee We announced, afew days ago, by telegraph, that the brig Hearico had arrived at Charleston, 8. C, with later advices trom Chagres. Since then we have received the despatches of our Isthmus correspondents by mail. Among the passengers in the Henrico are the following :— Capt. W. D. Phelps, H Mallus and lady, R. Thorne P. Hiedia, Peter Hredia, E. Puix, A. Prey, and ‘I’. Jump. The Charleston News, of the 20th inst., says :— Capt. Wm. D. Phelps, who came in t! @irect from the mines, says thet his friend with him had a piece of Catfornts gold weighing 644 ounces, the largest pieoo be, Capt. Phrips, sew (aud be hed been frequently at the mines, and worked himeelf merely to say that he bad dug it) weighed oor 7 ounses. He, Capt. Pheips, hud wade enough; he was on bis way howe to Massachusetts, to enjoy his fortuse Hehad msde bis money not by digging, but by trading with the diggers. On the arrival of Mr. Atherton at this port, we earned that Capt. Phelps and Mr. Mallus, men- ioned in the above list, left San Francisco for he United States with $100,000 in gold dust. Our advices from Chagres are of the 3ist ult.; Panama, of the 26h; Lima, ot the 28th of Decem- ber; and Vulparaiso of the 22d of that month. We have files of El Correo, of Lima; El Comercio aud El Mercurio, of Valparaiso, and El Pana- mano, ol Panama. Annexed is the intalligence:— AFFAIRS ON THE ISTHMUS. ‘The Panamenians are quite wild with delight at the sudden importance which their city and Isth- anus has attained We proceed to give trans- lations of several items. After publishing an official communication trom the New Granadian Legation at Washington, to Governor Herrera, of Panama, under date 27th November last, wherein he is informed that the steamer Falcon will commence to make regular trips, as a mail steamer, between New York and Chagres, on the lat December, and that the Orus will leave New York on the 15th, in order to take her station on the Chagres river, and furthermore, commending these steamers and their passengers to the attention and the hospitality of the Isthme- niane, the editer of the Panumeno goes on to say: “After reading the above article, it is impossible that the fire of putriotiem should low brigaoter in the Dosom of every inhabitant of t! thmus. A new era—a brijiant prospest for the future—® material, as weil as an intellectual improvement— en increase in ail kinds of businens, riches, prceperity, in fact all kinds of for- tune and happiness, is in waiting for us, and eom- mences to be apparent in this interesting portion of the New Granadian territory. Filled with an unspeak- able joy, and bewildered by this sudden change of con- dition which bas occurred in this our native spot, we oan but write a few short lines to biess the hand of the Divine Omnipotence, who, softened by the miserable snd abandoned ovndition in which we languished, is now making up to us for the many suilerings we have Undergone.”” Again he says :— The lst of January this year, wii] always be a memo- rable epoch in the commercial history of the Isthmus ; its dawn bes been gilded with gorgeous splendor, an im years,to come, our descendants will remember this dey with pleas ‘atitude. At the close of Jest year every thing 0 po id a happy fature tor oumtry; but mo one imagined that it was so Bear, and thst the country would assume such impor- tauce so suddenly. Many events took place in the latter part of December. On the 26th, there arrived at Chagres, the tirat steamer of the American line with 160 pasrengers snd 100 tons of cargo. Among the pas sengers were General Smith, the Governor of Califor ily and suite.’ On the 29ch, the R. M. left Chagres with $710,000 in specie ; on ‘the south, tue American Dark John Benson arriv Chragres with 60 passengers aad 200 tons of cargo, On the Slet, there arrived at this port H.B M. brig Pandora, from Mexico, with near $300,000 Im specie for Earope. On the 1st of Jaouary, the eappers and mi- nets were on thé Cruces road ready to commence re- pairing it, acoording to contract entered into between she government and the Royal Mail Steam Company. AG the same time there appeared the prospectus of a new paper, the Panamenys, destined to have w great in- fluence on the country, if managed correctiy. The from the United States is, that many vessels were ith passengers and company was making for the construction What will those say |i progress im thie country as caliea freetraders visionaries, madmen, &o. Itis not to such as these that we addcess Ourselves now—we speak to the friends of true pro- gress, te Our brilliant deputies to the Congress of 1519; they are the ones to give the fins! blow to the aberra- tiens of suck me’ Away with custom houses! down (goveroment monopolies) ad let passengers, je age, with all monopolies, pe. cie, and commercial articles puss across the letnmus of Paneme without eny let or bindrance! We address Ourselves to the consigness in Chagres and Cruces— the owners of canoes bt enor urge bop to allew ngers, &e , to be laiposedt om or to w ny Ton. Let ‘thea 0 act) that those engaged in nsit operations shall suffer no loss; and this there ‘will ensure to the country a continuance of the weil Werited reputation it bas, of being the most moral in South America, To the inhabitants generaliy, we ‘would say, everything here is activity, opportunities for makiag money tthe very least 600 more mules tertainment jong the Iothmus—the Custom House warehouses are in fine, iy ting. end it is incumbent on our neigh- ith us, in order to bring toa happy which at the present time 1 difficult position. No more inactivity, then; activity, zeal and efficiency are wanted now, aad he whoexer- cizes these virtues willsurely reap his reward. Hurrah, then, for the let of January, 1849. . On the 17th January Governor Herrera issued a proclamation regarding quarantiming vessels at Chagree. ‘The toliowing is a condensed transla- tion of the document:— Art. 1.—All yessele arriving st Chagres from New Orleans or any Other purt m the United States whero there exists that horrible epidemic, Asiatio cholera, aball undergo a quarantine of thircy days. ‘Art, 2—Frovides that the captain of the port and one or more members of the board of health shall pro- ceed towards every vessel on her arrival Art, 3—Provides that they shail bait herend ascer- tain whence rhe comes. If from New Orleans she is to perform the specified quarantine in the bay of Si- mvp oF Paerto de Pinas, which places are to be used aoe quarantine . Ariicles 6 come from New Orica heaith from wherever that, ‘and there was no cholera there when she left, and she has not couched at New Orisens or any other port where cholera exists, apd has mo other contagious dis- ease on board. the parse ngers and goods may be landed. Article & provides that the term of quarantine is pre- visionul, and ean be concluded by the Governor wen be hys positive aud authentic information that the oo- ourrences that led Lo it have ceases ‘Article 9 fixes the penaity for h: by any captaii, seaman, passenger, or vidual, at from ix months imprison re years of bard labor, ording to the results that may Dappen from euch breaking th lations, Article 10.—A like penalty can be loflicted on any captain concealing that he bas come from or touched at a port where cholera exists, OUR ISTRMCS CORRESPONDENCE. Cuacnes, Jan. 31, 1849. Jam now Writing a few lines to you on a coil of rope, on board the schooner Sovereign, from Baltimore to Vera Cruz, via Mazatlan, for San Francisco.. We are fifty paseengers on board» and at sea decided to take the route via Chagres. We ieft the Capes 13th iastant, and came to anchor in the bay or basin of Chagres this morning, diet instant. Never did I experience so mach una- pimity and friendly feeling among tellow-men as during our entire voyage. Fair wind and wea- ther—prayers every day—no catds—no driak—no squalls or equailing—everytning peace and peace- le. ; We were towed into the basin, a place of about 250 yards broad, by the steamer Uras—came to anchor, boarded by the custom house officer, whe examined and received the vessel's papers—gave ws permission, without anything being examined to place all our luggage, implements, Wc , on boar the steamer, at any ime we might Had it most convenient, The Urus takes us, ia the morning, up the river twenty miles, fiads canoes ter our selves, and luggage, provisions, &e , ty Gorgona, at $10 each. At this season of the year Gorona ie considered the best road to Panama. Pro- Dinner, 74c.; preaktast, visions, bed, Ke, extra. ; bed, 50c.; tea, 50c. eon aler the custom-house officer had left us, MORNING EDITION----SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1849. several of our party visited the town, composed of about eighty huts, situated from two to twenty feet from the level of the cea, which appears never to have suffered trom any inuadation. To-day is a lovely day, and health and contentment depicted in the inhubitants. We landed with perfect ease, safety, and convenierce; the boats and canoes lying close to the beach; and I kept my drills as clean ae if I had been in a drawing room. In the vainy weather, Chagres, not being paved, is of course a dirty place. Senor Julien Ramos, a native of Panama, 18 the principal, I may say only commercial person here, and be would find him as honest as any other man, but of gentlemanly, tee tractable manners, perhaps not sur- passed. Chagres and Panama possess privileges over every other ports in New Granada; and never (new my 28th voyage) did Lever meet with less delay, less inconvenience, and move satisfaction, in the whole course of my travels. Our papers and bill of health being satstactory, and our passengers in aclean and healthy looking condition, we have avoided being quarantined All vessels from New Orleans are placed im quarantine for thirty days, and so will all others, it cholera or other sickness then prevail. The three masted schooner Florida, with 87 passengerr, for New Orleans, was off this moru- ing, but undergoes 80 days quarantine. I pity them most sincerely. 1 hear, trom best authority, that not more than 600 pereons have arrived here, since the gold fever, via Panama, was heard ot; that 200 may now be at Panama; but that there are two veseels at that port, which will convey them all, and, probably, ourselves included. There are at Chagres two houses where you can put up, if necessary. Breaktust, dinner, tea and bed, $1 50 per day; exchange, 25¢.; one dollar Spanish worth $1 25, New Granada currency; merchandise, with but few exceptions, are admitted on entry at a duty ot 5 realy, or 62kc. per 100 lbs. weight. "The port share on the sovereign, 96; joes will be about $8. This vessel will carry 1,200 dole. The Henrico, from New York, via Charleston, sails on the 3ist (te-morrow.) She is the only veseel in port besides ourselves. The water is pure ana good. In the rainy sea- son, a8 in all low and swampy locations, you are in danger of ague and fever; but 1 do not appre- hena more risk here than | would on some por- tone of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, notwith- standing what many say to the contrary. Puerto Cabello 1s laid down in the “Coast Pilot” as being subject +e pas tever, black vomit, &c., all of which 18 falee. We are enjoying on board, and some on shore, as delightful a day and evening as Thave often done on your Battery. There is a neal fort on the northwestern entrance of the ay. IMPORTANT KOTIFICATION. Panama, Jan. 19, 1849, To Wa Nxxson, Eeq , U. S. Consul at Pi \t Sin:—The laws of the United States in: pe- d imprisonment on trespassers on the public lands. As nothing can be more uareasonable or upjurt thanthe conduct pursued by ms not citi- zena of the United States, who are flocking from ail cafes tearch for and carry off gold from the lends longing to the United States in California.and as such conduct isin direct vielstion of law, it will be- my duty, imm arrival there, te put Pp mnt their infraction in punishin; ith the penalties provided by ose who offend. re probably not known to many who i to California, it would be well to it Cpegn mown that there are such lat and that they will be, in fature, forced: sgainst all persons not citizens of the United States, who shall commit any trespass on the lands of the United States in California, Your (aes eae as Consul here, being in communica- tion with our consuls on the coast of South Amerios, 48 you the opportunity of making this known most rally. and I will be much obliged to you if you will eo it, With sincere respect, ir Ob’t serv’t, PERSIFER F. SMITH, Br. Major General U. 8. A., Com’g Pacific Division. Panama, Jan. 20—9 P. M. The above 1s genuine, from the pen of Gen. Smuth, handed to me by Mr. Nelson, the American Consul, who has done all in his power to enable me to forward the latest intelligence to the New York Merald. He has consecrated all his energies te the comfort and expeditious transport of the American emigrants. “ The Calitornia 1s a splendid steamer. Captain Forbes reports that the weather in the Straits of Magellan was very bad; yet the Caluornia, (now the fleetest and staunchest steamer in the world,) ‘orced through the Straits in 40 hours—having ex- perienced two very heavy gales before she entered hem--leaving the Straits amid a tremendous gale, ihe wine blowing W.N.W.; although the weather was foggy, and the extremely rough, the Cali- forma did not shipa solitary spray. The Califor- nia et with cet accident whatever during the whole voyage, the engines operating far better now than when she lett New York. There were some 67 Peruvians on board the Cali- fornia when at Calao. ‘ The note ot General Smith to Mr. Nelson, the Consul, doubtless applies to the Peruvians. What the eflect will be at California is obvious. We must fight on our arnval at San Francisco. Itisa rich joke, indeed, that we should travel, at our own expense, to this distant land, passing the most horrible mountain defiles of the Isthmus, and the Alligator Creek trom Chagres to Cruces, with its feartul currents, its banks teeming with aaima's, rattlesnakes, and every species of poisonvus rep- tiles, and the defiles on either side abounding with panthers— I say it is a joke, and a serious one with some, that we ehould come out here, and hence to C., to fight, at an expense of trom $1,600 to $1,500, (provisions excluded)—to fight, not fer our homes, and fnends, and wives, and children,—no, but simply fer our tents, which, from all accounts, must be first pitched in San Franeisco, on a soil at this season somuddy that a man weighing some 130 Ibs. wall sink nearly to his waist. Trepeu it 18 & stupendous joke that we, and the Cape Horn emigrants, should travel from 16,000 to 17,000 miles to fight for our lives and tents, pitched in the odious mud, and figbt, not for $8 or $10 per month, the wages of a common soldier, but fight at our own expense. President Polk and Secretaries Bucha- npn, Marcy, Walker, Mason, aud the knowing ones, must be shaking their sides at Washington, to see us rushing like the impetuous Niagara tor thi r distautregion, leaving the dearest associa- tion: id objects of affection behind, to become the plonesre ola forest region, where the slightest ap- proximation to civilization has not appeared. When this order of Gen. Smith is generall known in Panama and San Francisco, I thi there will be many a sad face; yet, from my know- ledge of the emigrents in Panama now, aud of the American character, I thiok that a disposition to assert our country’s rights, come what may, and a spirit of cheerfulaces and hilarity will supersede all melancholly emotions. There will be but little gold Ce bien ans time after our arrival, be- cause | know that Gen. Smith, the hero 1 Mexico, is the man of men to execute the law, and espe- cially a proclamation 6fhisown. Uncle Sam has hit the nail on the head, in alluring so many brave and noble Americans from their homes at this im- portant crisis, with guns, blunderbusses, pikes, pick axes, and shovels, and every implement o destruction uader heaven, with plenty ot money and provisions purchased by themselves, with their own money and with great care, to fight the ene- mies of our country=-to drive all foreigners from the richest soil ever diecovered ‘in the whole journey of the sun. Mr. Foster, at Lima, informed Capt. Forbes, that he had just received a letter trom San Francisco, stating that flour atthe mines was $50 pee barrel, end per barrel in San Francisco, brought up trom the Pacific coast. Brandy 1s one ounce of gold per bottle; best beef is rated from $19 to $12 per bullock,—at the mines dearer,—whole droves going up to the mines. Capt. Forbes says that Leo- ring and Co., of Valparaiso, have got $150,000 in bags, that they are keeping for sailors and others, who are continually arriving there. Capt. Phelrs, ot the brig Malek Adhel, captured from the Mexi- cans in the war, in the employ of Jos. B. Eaton, of Boston, has reulized $100,000. He operated thus : his crew being about to desert, he said: “ Boys let us all go together; you want provis:ons, and will ioaly them. he crew accepted Capt. Phelps’ proposition, and off they went, and ail fot neh, the captain doing the best business, and has sold the vessel, The crew of Capt. Phelps said somehow the large lumps always fell into Capt. Phelp’s bag, and the smuller ones into the bag of these laws in force, future, b: all the sailors; a good joke tor the gallant captain. A clever and faithtul son writes to his mother, sending a lon botide full of dust, nee ee mother, I have only time to say that 1 send youa bottle of gold dust. I would send you-more, but I can’t, because bottles are scarce in these diggins.” Forbes told me this, having seen the letter ot the boy #t Valparaieo. Amon the Peruvians who applied for passage on boerd the California, was a man worth §29,- 63,000 ! Penama only contains some 6,000 inhabitants, and not 10,000, as formerly stated On coming down to the Consul’s, trom where I now write, (with Capt. Forbes sitting by my side, and other eminent gentlemen present,) [ eaw some twenty humua skulls projecting trom the wails of a dilapidated church or prison, doubtless eement- ed there an hundred years ago, to intimidate the miserable Spaniards of that far off time. They were doubtless culprite, who were hung or shot for mur- der and other dreadful crmes. These skulle are revolting to the passer by, but may prevent crime, even now, among the more miserable creatures o! Panama, which, by the way, contains a lar number of very peaceable, intelligent, and worthy citizens, who are very rigid in their observance of the religion of the country. I shall remember with pleasure and gratitude my association with ats citizel The rains have continued later by one month thie year than ever known; but they have ceased, and in the morning, at meridian, and in the evening, the air 18 mild aud truly delightful. The Spanish cookery is excellent, and tam fat- tening upon it. Beingso near the equator, (with- in 8 de; res, ) we have all the fruits of the globe, and in Spanish cooking they are indeed most de- licious. Ice creams, and the choicest luxuries of the North, are eclipsed and forgotten in a com- parison with the indescribable luxuries of the equa- tor. But I recommend Americans travelling in these regions to be strictly temperate, and never eat any raw fruit. We are informed that Capt. Weare owns the ship Philadelphia—that Howland & Aspinwall chartered her to go from New York to Wales, for coal—te proceed thence to Panama, discharge the coal, and proceed immediately south, in the em- loy of Alsop & Co., to take a cargohome. Now, instead of proceeding south, she violates her char- ter by going north to San Franciseo—the agents ot Howland & Aspinwall here having received orders through the Isthmus of Darien, to violate the contract with Alsop & Co. (Howland & As- pinwall thus subjecting themselves to a forfeit of some $10,000,) in order to accommodate the emi- rants at Panama, by their earlier transit to San ‘rancisco, in case of the non-arrival of the{Califor- nia and other steamers ; and in case of the arrival of the California, for the Philadelphia to take all that the Calitormia might leave behind. Srernen H. Brancu. f Panama, Jan. 23, 1819. The British mail steamer is just in, and off the bay. If I can get some of her papers, I shall do so, if I shall have to board her some two miles distant. I shall send all my despatches of this date to you, by the surgeon of the Isthmus, as far as Chegres, at least, where he may put them in the mai). There must be some halt a dozen letters on the Isthmus for you. | Srgrnen H. Baancu. N. An American died last night at the Ame- whose name I did not learn., The schr. Angelita sails to-day, with 25 passengers, for Cali- fornia. Panama, Jan. 25—5 P.M. Well, Ihave now sent you some one hundred and fifty closely written pages, the first batch by Mr. Carrington, clerk of the Crescent City; seve- ral batches by vessels, several by the [sthmus, (the most probably by'the Isthmus) and the residue, (asolitary package by the British mil steamer Forth;) and now send my last, very last despatch, by agentleman named Mellua, from California, via Valparaiso and Lima, laden down with gold. Captain Phelps ison the way with $110,000, who comes by the quickest possible conveyance. Two Americans died yesterday in the city, and many are sick, some of whom will assuredly die. vine het entreat the Americans to reflect ere they rush madly upon this perilous vi age ot gold-huat- ing. There 1s plenty of gold in Calitorma ; butas common as it is there, | Know that a large number ot those here would retreat for home, sweet home, were it not for the contumely that would confront them and follow them. My health 18 good. The California will sail on Monday at farthest, on her long and solitary journey through a wilder- ness of tranquil and maddered waters. I have sent you a package of Valparaiso and Lima and Panama newspapers. . The brig of war Pandora left a day or two since tor Tobago, and hence for a surveying expedition in the buy ot Panama. The P. has been on this this coast some four years, and will retura next year to England. Her officers I have seen and dined with, and D phstsaeeias them very intelligent, gentlemanly and generous; I have seldom met with nobler men, and sincerely hope I will again see them ere I leave this part of the world. “The P. had hardly left when in comes the British fri- gate “Herald,” from the North Pole, after a cruise ot one year and a half in purewit of Sir John Frank- the lin, ot the ship of war Erebus,who went towards North Pole some five years since, with three years provisions, to eflect a ee, from east to west, and has not since been heard of. Victoria, or the British Ministry, from love of Sir John, have sent vessels on either side of the wes‘ern continent, with from three to five years provieions,to ascertain the whereabouts of Sir John; supposing that if ship- wrecked he may yet be on some uninhabitaed island. The British Empire deserve much credit for such fidelity and humanity to its great mari- time discoverers, The British Consul is in town, on his wey to Mazatlan, and assures me that a vessel will be down from Mazatlan in a tew days, with $2,000,000 in specie, aad that the enormous sum of $12,000,000 will pass the Isthmus ot Darien for England, trom the same source, the present year, to say nothing of the specie from Chilt and the southern coast, which will be mcatculable. England 1s a stupendous empire, and her states- men, (most judiciously selected trom her middle, sensible and thinking classes) are among the most fegacious and wisest and mightiest statesmen and philosophers of ancient or moderntimes. 1 am no eulogist of Britain. Sheis our rival, our enemy, and our common mother—our language and blood are the same—our interests are mutual —and in speaking in encomiastic terms of her statesmen, | at the same time lavish great praise on her American child.en, whose fathers were nour- ished at her bosom, and on the great statesmen and scholars and eminent sae men of my own dear native land. Britaim, in her rapacity for conquest, has done more for civilization than an other nation, ancient or modern. Her destiny is mysterious and wondertul. A handful of her noble and daring sons have spread the bles- sings of freedom and a liberal and untrammel- ed Christianity over the fairest portion ot the earth. England, whose original isle is a mere speck on the map of the world, would enslave the enure population ot the globe to sustain her natural pride and proud nobility; and she would vanquish and trample all nations, in the absence ot justice, and honor, and humanity, which, as with individuals, must recoil upon her, aad lay her in ruins and ashes, like the Maa bi) empires that have preceded her; and I fancy I can see her fate in the dingy and falling temples, and churches, and palaces, and prisons of Panama, which my eyes behold, even while 1 write. But in these fatal prognostications of Britain’s downfall, I will yet do her the justice to assert that, in the long line of British history, her statesmen ever have been, and are, and, I believe, will be, Unt haps for ages), for brilliancy and profound sa- gacity and diplomacy, among the ablest of natiens, to which, more than to nature, she is indebted for her greatness. And that she will, through the mysterious operations of Providence, notwithstanding her cruelty towards her colonies, on which the sun never sets, and her unceasing disposition to deal unjustly with other nations. (vide our own history) as she alwas has, spread the glorious principles of liberty and prosperity over the earth. When the passengers of the Orus and Isthmus arrive, with all others between this and Chagres, J think we shall number some 500, perhaps i of whom will soor be on their journey to the rich mines of Francisco. Some 200 or 250 will leave in the Californiasteamer,and among themiwillbeyour correspondent, who will write you by the Cali- fornia’s return, and ever alter. On this you may rely; so that you will often hear from the mines. The coal ship Philadelphia, Captain Weare, will also leave next week with some 300, which will clear Panama, and then exch a desolation as 118 streets will present you can only fiad in picturing to yourselt the relics of an Arabian city, with a modern Arab lurking here and there amid its ruins. A schooner of seventy tone will also sail on Monday, with some twenty-five on board, among whom is Christopher Lilly, Eeq. ‘The currency here 1s very c! able. When I entered the city, New Granadian doubloons were worth $15 ana $19; but to-day they are worth only #6 and | think they will be worth that hereafter. The Mexican doubloon, strange to say, 18 worth one dollar more than the New Granadian. Our dimes are worth a York shilling, 12} cents, and are cought atthat. French five tranc pieces are worth $1 25, and probably will be. Pistareens are woith 25 cents; Mexican dollars are worth $1 26. In making change, you get in return only tour dimes for an American half aollar, and eight dimes for a dollar, which makes the receiver as bad as the thief. For ahalt eagle you only get tour Mexican dollars, and so on. ‘So, atter all, we Yankees don’t get much oe the Spaniards of New Granada. They are wide awage, I ae sure you. We like to buy doubloons for $15 or $16, and pase them here for $18 and $19, and pees off sur dimes tor twelve and a halt cents.; but when we are paid in our own co.n, our pa'se 1s quickened a litle, if not more. The truth 1s, there has been a tremendous stir among the alli- gators of the Isthmus, who have been basking un- molested in the genial sun for so many ages. They are taken by surprise; and if the hunters get bitten Occasionally, or are a little disappointed at the large size of the elephants in these regions, they mutt bear the inconvenience that must necessarily attend the pilgrim, with philosophical composure. For m.ne own part, when 4 left New York I cal- culated the chances of the voyage, and concluded that the chances ot ever reaching California were much agi me. Indeed, 1 made up my mind that 1 could never arrive there, andif I ever do, I shall consider it so much gain-~a most agreeable disap- pointment. For who, after Tiadieg from day to day the horrible accounts of the Isthmus, in the private and public cirele, could, with hia reagon about him, ever deem that he could ever pace it rafely? And now, the immediate prospect of fight- ing on our arrival at San Francisco, instead of ageing the brilliant and fascinating stuff, 18 not altogether agreeable, when we might have fought and died for our country’s sake in Mexico, withoat cng near 16,000 or 17,000 miles, including the aw- ul Isthmus. But let this all pass. In one word, the currency 18 bad in Chagres, at Gogona, at Cruces, and at Panama. Doubloons are worth $16 in San Francisee, and have been down to $13. There is there a great searcity of small change, 80 the Cape Horn boys had better line their pockets well with dimes, half dimes, eagles, half eagles, and Ameri- can coin generally. The rains have ceased. All here will be off nextweek. The road, or defile, or Pizarro’s foot- path for his banditti, is drier, but not less roeky end subterranean, and frightful and impassable ; the natives are not less rapacious and Mahone many passengers having lost their entire baggage, and most of us have lost part of our baggage, atier vi ing $10 and $15 per trunk or bundle, and $10, & }, and $25 per mule, and from $10 to $20 and 25 toracanoe. The coal ship Humbold is here, and will probably take the pluce of the Panama or Oregon, it shen ds not arrive, it being reported that the Panama has returned to New York with broken eylinder, &c. The Orus 18 at Chagres, whose gallant and brave commander | was proud to shake by the hand, and who was quite a liom here, as he deserved to be. He 18 not less courageous than Captain J. L. Fowler, the Boston pilot, who so nobly lowered and dashed into the Crescent City’s Iite-boat amid a severe blow in the gulf stream, off Hatteras, and saved the life of a man whe was washed from the wheel house. _ A gentleman came in Hoe now, and wanted to inform the Americans that 150 miles from Pana- ma, there are 100,000 head of cattle belonging to the churches of Panama,—that Panama and the surrounding country has resources for 20,000 atran- ers. Mr. Robinson, the agent of H. & A., in San ‘raneisco, now on his way up in the C., vouched for thie, 1 give it as I received it. Capt.Weure, one of the most experienced, ac- eomplished and bravest sailors of the seas, has three schooners, (one of which has already satled,) and by the noble steamer Culifornia, which must be a source of infinite pleasure to our friends in America, who now doubtless have tears that we are all under ground by cholera, black vomit (alas! too many of us are gone!) dcc., instead of about to depart on a long voyage on a coast parts of which are difficult of navigation at this season of the year. Mr. Mallus, who brings this, will hand you some Calitornia papers, requesting exchange, and says that he saw figs sold for their respective weight in ‘old, and saw a blanket, belonging to Captain ‘helps, (who accompanies him, and who is said to be a glorious fellow,) sold for $180, I mightgo on in facts of this kind tor pages, but (In.smuch as Mr. Frederick. Mallus has promised me that he would walk night eee up to the office, and take out his watch, and stand a severe ques- tioning for halt an hour,) I will simply say that he has got more gold than he can prudently spend in this life, and carries a hunk 1n his pocket weighing four ounces, with which an Indian stubbed his toe, picked it up amid imprecations of ill luck,and gladly old toMr. Mallus for a dirty shirt he nad in his addiebag. Mr. Mallus says that Calitorma con- aing some 40,000. inhabitants; the population of San Francisco and the mines he has no conception of. There are 300 houses in San Franeisco, two hotels, one accommodating about 100, and the other 200. Provisions were plenty on the 12th September. O, the States andtheir supplies! Yet the ipcrease of population may enable the Ameri- can adventurer or speculator in supplies to reap a golden harvest. Messrs. Mallus and Phelps leave im the morning at 4 o’cloek, and this 1s the latest despatch they take, as [have just taken supper with them, and they soon retire tor the night. It is now 7 P. M., Thursday, Jan. 25, 1849. Two millions of dollars in specie passed the Jsthmus to-day for the Bank of England, via Ja- maica,&c. Where’s Benton, Calhoun, Webster, Clay, Clayton, and where’s the eloquent and patri- otic Crittenden, and where’s Old Zack ? For God’s eake, tell these Ce to stir their stumps, and flash their eyes like a rifle, and arouse themselves to the importance of conceiving plans that will enable the Americans to get possession of at least one-half of the Isthmus for the transit ef gold and silver to the American mint, and for the benefit of enterprising Americans. The British have had the monopoly tor two hundred ye and I think it is high time that our country should have at least therr little finger in this highway of nations. Cape Horn alone will nct answer for the transit of our riches 1n Calitornia. The idea 18 utterly prepos- terous. Send on c magnetic despatch to our lead- ing statesmen ,on these points, and arouse them before it is too late. British vessels are arriving here every day with silver and gold from the whole coast ot the Pacific, and the Lord only knows how much gold dust trom California is crossing the Isthmus under the guise of silver from Mazatlan, Peru, &c. Come, come, wake up, gentlemen; an on youand me, Mr. B, may rest the stupendous Tesponsibility to the present and coming genera- tions of arousing our countrymen to a sense ot the importance ot immediate action in this business. Wake up, wake up, Americans, and treat witn the New Granadians in time, or all may be lost, as legislation to ensure a permanent transit over the Isthmus, of our treasures, is indispensably neces- sary at this moment. ell, I think I have done all in my power to awake the Americans, and [ leave the rest to Mr. B. If he will only set about it forthwith, I am sure the work will be done, and done quickly. Adieu. Srernen H. Brancn. P. S.—I send a notice for a pugilistic exhibition at the Americano to-morrow night, and the pro- clamation of the Governor of the province of Panama. NOTICE TO THE SPORTING PUBLIC. A nd Sparring Exhibition to take place at the AM N HOTEL on jureday eve o'clock, on which occas D Connect Freneny, attas Sinesey Tom Waite Price of admission 50 ots. The exhibition was prevented from taking place Ly the authorities. I think you bave at least 150 closely written ages on the way ; so look out for meager 14 Encisn Nev Jack GuitH { the mines, VALPARAISO. On examining the Mercurio and Comercio, we find butlittle of interest in them. They notice the atrival of the California, and eulogize the appear- ance and construction of that vessel in the highest terms. The departures for California, as shown by the list of passports given for that destination, still continued numerous; during the three days mentioned, above 58 persons left. We notice that some of the companies consisted of two or more individuals with fifteen or twenty Indian laborers. ‘We see gold washing machines “of the newest pattern,” advertised. a As 7 El Correo contains a complimentary notice of he California steamer. We fine nothing else of interest in it, BLACKSMITHS =WANTED IN CALIFORNIA, We have seen two letters from California, and heard of several others, which called loudly for bfackemiths, and held out wonderful inducements tor mechanics of that trade, who would come to San Francisco and establish shops. As all sorts of people and professions are going out in compa- nies, why do not some of our young blacksmiths form an association, ship a few anvils, bellows, hammers, and other implements of the trade, a1 thus equipped, go to the neighborhood of the dig- id meneimels A beam One letter says that jas been of to good journeymen mekennitie, but they can make $50 per day by working on th wn account. Political Intelligence, Col. Thomas H. Seymour has been nominated as the | democratic candidate for Governor of Connections, The New York Academy ef Medicine—The Cholera Debate Again— Reform in the Pro- feasion. An adjourned meeting of the Academy of Medi- cine was held on Wednesday mght, at Convention Hall, Wooster street, to take into consideration Dr. S. R. Manly’s resolutions on the teaching and li- censing powers in the profession—which were of- fered at the last session of the Academy. Dr. Valentine Mott, the new President of the Society, eceupied the chair. The Secretary having called the roll, and a quorum of members being present, the meeting Wasorganised. The minutes of the last meeting were then read and appreved The Puesipent then asked if it was the pleasure of the meeting that the resolutions of Dr Manly, on so- Moda Ste ae the meeting had been convened, should o reed. Dr, Manz raid that should prefer to postpone heir consideration for an hour hence, on account of alinees of the number of members present, In if it was the wirh of the meeting, they with the adjourned debate ow cholera, ing resolved iteelf into a Committee of the Whole on the subject of Cholera— Dr. Carter in the chair. The minutes of the meeting held om the 27th December, on thissubject, having been read and approved, Dr Drake's bioh were standing over since that meet- lutions traced thi its appearance here about 088 sel called .he New York, and at- to communication with the consequenca of ey pI y to the dootrine of @ complete isolation of the disease where practic: bie, These resolutions were nearly the same as thi offered at @ previous meeting by Dr. Stevens. Dr Mancy gave itas his opinion that cholera wae note contagious disease. They might an well quaran- Une sgaipet en eolipre, cr against the joflaensa. or apy atmospheric diseare. It was quite absurd He thought, however, that the acagemy should come to some decision vpon the subject. s0 as to nettle the pub- " hed for some expression of opinion on the part of that body Dr A Warts offered the following, as a substitute for Dr. Drake's reeolutions :— Whereas, a difference of opinion exists as to whother eholora is communicable from person 10 from thing to thing—in the absence of suffi ient ki ow! jet, is is inexpodiomt for this academy to decide t jon by a formal vote. Dr, Manty hoped that that resolution would not pass. Ifthe disease was communicable, it would never stop He challenged rny one in the room to say that it was personally communicable, or that he ever knew & care where it was communicated by personal contact. Dr. Warts did not intend to stop discussion on the subject by offering deal of good had rei bad already taken sity, however, in hi academy upon the su mare of the membe! with regard to it, Dr Pueirs thought it dangerous to come to any It was an open subject, and there it oe upon It, There was 08 opinion, for « positive vote of the it He believed the it their opinions still unsettled ought to be left. He considered it little short of pre- sumption in those who were scarce two years in exis- tence, to jump to conclusions on matters which the older academies in Europe had not touched. Sach t the patient, inductive mode of procesding ras adopted by older institutions of a similar @ercrip'ion. Dr. Wanner considered that the resolutions were out of order. The proper mode of proceeding. in his opinion, was to take up the report of their own com- mittee om this subject, and consider it by sections. ‘That committee had drawn up tement of the va- rious facts and circumstances, together with the cauees that produced cholera, without committing themsel 0 the doctrines of contagion or non-eon- tagion, and a consideration of their report in detail would clicit more information for the academy then the desultory way they were now proceeding. Dr. Bug. bere moved that the committee do rise, report progress, \k leave to sit again. ‘bis motion been put, was pawed unani- mously, and 80 ended the latest debate of the academy upon cholera. The next business in order, and the epecial busi- ners for which the meeting bad been called, was the following resolutions of Dr Manly :— ‘baress, The diplomas issued by medical schools and colleges are smply certificates of ‘ncquirement, depending for thor character om the character of those who issue them, and Whereas, The multiplication of schools of medicine, and the facilities whieh they afford to the pupils, readers it not only doubtful, botimporsibie, that in all cases such certificates are of acharacter to warrant the belief that those who posness them are. fcr the arduous and responsibie daties of the Pislical plotgosen-ctveceiore medic — ye wont of thie aesdenny, that the intaresta ofthe public and the profession both roquire that the diplomas should be Jegarded simply as academic honors, and in no case ae confirming the it to rise physic, Rassives, ‘oat the teaching and licensing pot now exer. tised by the schools mentioned, oagh to be ecparated, ani that mers to license, for the practice of physic and wargery, ought te Ee"exerciaed by separate and distings boards of examinors, ‘wlio are notintercsted in teaching. Resolved, That the American Medical Assoolstion be earnestly rolicited to bring this subject before the various legislatares of the several States, in order to procure the passage of such enact ments as ce this important result, On the question that the foregoing preamble be re- ceived an 4, De Reese ticipate that an attempt resolutions by a coup de thor of the resolutions ¢ ground oF reason on xpectation that they would receive cademy. For his own part, he ‘was not actuated by avy belligerent feeling towards Dr. Manly, but considered that it was enly decorous in bim to allow his venerable friend to make such a atetement. \d to the last speak- a Dr. Manry was very much obli; but thought that it was erly take up the time of the meeting by jpeech, tilt he knew if there was any objection to his resola- He then proceeded to show thi ystem of grt diplomas, and reform in the pri mm. Atthe prese: me, doctors re rade at the rate of from 1.600 to 1.600 = year, not for the benefit of the public or the profession itself, but for the benefit of the very men who made them doctors. There were forty medical colleges throughout the country, which gave diplomas, and at many of them, there were but two and three profes- ecrs— no clinical ins ction wh er, and no prac- tate of things had tice of anatomy. been to admit end incompetent n, and to degrade them as a pro- f the community at large. schools who 10 io! could be properly taught. The object of his resolution was to break up the vicious system by which diplomas were made a negctiable commodity, ani te get instead of the prereut licepting powers in medicine, an inde- ndent board of examiners, who would test Phe qualifications of all candidates Ie that such a change would infus hools. prerentation of the resolu- ery sense. He thoughtthey bject they treated of of the National Medical Association. academy was duly represented. That committee, whose authority he bad no doubt would be of in which committee their ight with them, was of opinion that their with regard to medicsl education was as ra) was necessary, or as circumstances called for. He hed graver objections, how Mi solutions. The first resolu mas issued by medical schoo! certificates of scquirements. imaccurate. Every diploma gi of medicine in the State,was sanctioned by the Regents of the University and authorized by the ure as its holder toteach and practice the art of tote mundo. The second member cf the sen- im Every one,.of course knew that pl nded on the character of He was of opinion, however, that nsive, and it he would the co roibly reminded him of the story of those away the ladder by whieh they ti emeeives ascended. He loo upen any attem; jecry oF dleparege the instrumentalities by which they them- selves attained the rae they occupied to be unbe- resol who kicked iy dor him, if educated in riean college, must admit that such was the d that any countenance they gave to these re- solutions would be a putation against them- selves. After seme remarks inat the reso- concluded by hoping that Dr. Manly would either draw, or place his resolutions beyance till after the next of the National Medical Asrociation in Boston. bare Dr. Bantizy was more than ever convinced, from what be bad just beard, that the resolutions were right and were needed. An able professor had said tha‘ great ses existed inthe present mode of granting diplomas, if reform, as ail seemed to think, was necessary, why shouldit not be attempted? He trusted the resolu- tions would be they were right in theory, and would work well in practice. After some further explanations from Dr. Manly and Dr. Reese, Dr. Bux. wished to know ifthe change was desirable, ‘and if so, was it Neable? He did not thiak the feesion in thi was reduced s0 low as im He hi ubte as to the practibility oftl 0 all events he wished for farther time to comeider it. Dr. Stxvens bad always been of opinion that it was Dest for every profession to regulate the terms of ad- mission to its membership. He did not know where to ith wesre to the prese: joting ed to him better the leave it he Bg Ane ie time to consider its opinions. He hoped the Presidemt would deliver his own opinion with regard to this subject. Dr V. Mott bad no objection to do ao, but that he taw symptone of a desire to adjourm the debate. Dr. Woow here took the hint, and moved that the TWO CENTS, resolutions lie on the table for the whieh was carried, to the evident chagrin of Dr. Manly, who called out lustily for immediate action on the ‘The mesting was then adjourned till hw next rega- Jar night of 0 this adjourned debate is to order The Supposed Arson at Hempstead, IsJand—Suspectea Murders—Intense Exe cltement, &c., dic. | Im consequence, of the notice given at Hempstead, by Justice Pearsall, that an examinstion would take place yerterday at nine o’cloek, at the hotel of Ben_ jamin Smith, In order, if possible, to ascertain the per- petrators of the horrible murders of Mrs, Miller an@ | her three children, on the morning of the 15th inst, (‘ast Thuredsy a week ago,) added to which, the hous» was Ored and the unfortunate victims consumed in the | flames, the little town of Hempstead and ite sur- | rounding villages have been thrown into the utmosg state of excitement, consequeat upon so horrible & deed having been perjetrated in their very midst, Full an hour before the meeting of the court arrived, several bundred persons were anxiourly waiting around the taverns and in the vicinity, dircussing the merite and demerits of this tragical affair. Sleighs and wagon were drawm up at Smith’s Hotel, amd the house was completely besieged with the inhabitants of the town, nd farmers from the adjoining neighborheod, The Yat-room was particularly crowded, where the guilt or immocence of Mr. Miller was most freely disoussed, over | ® whiekey ekim or « braudy smasher. In fact, the town of Hempstead. yesterday, bore the resemblance of a town meeting, om the eve of an election, instead of the solemn examination on a charge of marder. About a quarter of ten o’clock a ery was heard, ‘The Sheriff is coming,’ and a general rush was made by the epestators fer the stoop of the hotel, eager to oatels a glance of Mr. Miller, the prisoner. The Sheriff drew up to the house in a one horee sleigh, having in cus- tody Mr. Miller, the prisoner, who is now under ex- amination for the murder of his wife and burning his own dwelling house. The prisoner was closely muffled up with the collar. of his coat, ands handkerehief tied thereround,, looking very. dejected and pale, keeping his eyes fixed on the ground. He was escorted from the sleigh by the Sheriff, to a private room im the house, where he took the hendkerobief from | his meek. and was apparently laboring under 5 mental excitement. je was pele as death, and kept pacing beckwarde and for 8 across the room, and every bow and then would give vent to his feelings b & terrible groan. The place in which the tnvesti- gation was to be hi as @ room built over th shed alongside of the house; door ab ted for the court than @ tremendous rash wae ae y xcited multitu: some kneeling, others sitting, am tending om chairs, and hanging on the shoulders of their com- Pantone, all exhibiting tbe most intense anxiety. he feeling generally expressed was adverse to the risoner * At 10 o’clock, Justices Bradlee and Pearsall opened the Court, assisted by Mr. Lambertson, the effcioat and talented district attorney. ‘The prisoner was then brought in by the sheriff and took his seat by the side of biscounrel at the table. All eyes were now fixed on the prisoner, who ered tolbe quite feeble, and with bis band up to his face, covering bis eyer, would occasionally give s mournful groan, while the au- dience were crowding and kicking each other about, in order to push themrelven in for a better sight. Or- der now being tomewhat restored, at the request of the: magistrate, the first witnegy was called upon to tes- tify. Bias Daron being sworn, sald—I reside mile below Trimming Square, and about bal from the premises of Jonathan Miller, which were re- cently destroyed by fire; [raw the fire on Chursday of lest week ; | don’t know at what perticular time the fire oocurred ; I went to the fire, aad then went to Daniel Fowler’s, one of my neighbors, when it struck five o’olock ; I did pot stay at the fire uatil the house burnt down; | do not kovw how long | was at the fire; could not tell how long it was after! left the howe before the clock struck five; after the fre was out. so it the bodies out, | pines to get them i were four bodies ; [ thought I T thought it was hee ; aid not. nation of the remains of Mrs. Miller; the hair to know ther it waa her or the body of Mrs. Milleragain that brother of the last witness was oalled. Joscru Danton, aworn, says—1 was about the premises at the time of the fire; { mean while the house of Jonathap Miller was burning; I saw three bodies taken out; I did not exemine particularly; { was satisfied im which was Mrs. Miller’s; the ilier was conveyed to the barn; mination of the bodies; { was mination made by Dr. Webb ber body was pretty much burnt, her legs burntoff; her head was not mu burnt; I dor the hour the fice was discovered; the house, when I got there, was pretty mech burned down; the frame work. the main stays and girts were left standing; they fell before I left; the body of Mrs. Mil- Jer appeared to be pretty much eovered up with rab- bich; some part of thechimney fell thy way the boly laid, but the main part fell the other w.y; there might have been some brick and timber on the body; the back of her head and bair were not burnt; the comb il in her Bair, as if something bad been laid on nd kept itfrom being burnt; my brother ‘at the fire when I got there examined —I was called up by my brother to ire; when I got there it was all pretty mach burnt except the frame; in sbout fifteen minutes I arrived at the fire; Mr. Samuel Fleet came next, and then Mr L, N. Miller and Wm, Everett, jr.; the@uild- ing was all down before | lett At this stage of the proceedings one of the Justices remarked that he felt the floor of the room giving way; apd, as the supports to the building were Day Nomad he considered the room to be dengerous, irem the t weight occarioned by the large assemblage. He efore requested them to move as slowly as posel- ble to the door, as, tf the buil would certainly be lost. ‘Thisex created greet dirsatiefaction to those who had, after wuch difficulty, obtained ap entrance The Court stated that the exemination should be public, but etill they did mot feel authorised at the imminent di rt of their own lives others besides Court hemnyen: took @ recess for one hour, and ecomd meeting it was decided te adjourm the gation over until 9 o’clook this (Satardsy) mor- ning, to be beld at the court houre, After the adjournment our reporter visited the ruing of the houee, where the aehes of the unfortunate vio- times lay mouldering amongrt the burnt bricks snd morter. Oneof the finger bones, apparently belong- ing to one of the children, was discovered between es of barnt timber. m of Jonathan Miller is very about three miles this side of Hempe' quarters of & mile south from the tur: of 100 acres,in very good cultivation. was the property of his wife's fathe: willed it to his som and da ir ear or #0 ago, but before he 0 Mrs, Miller’s children, tion of the mother and three oh.ldren, Mr. Miller has lecome the sole proprietor, Mr. Miller was imsured for $700, which it is said will eover the loss of the house. ut Sle is the Seeing imines is the mur- erer? Can sny one solve end mysteri- ‘us qu tion? ine will tell, when we hope to see the uillty 5 What ture was here to be seen. The house, that Dut a few days ago, comtained s happy mother and three children, now in ruins—and bones the unfortunate ere moaldering in the di The poor little chickens came chuckling around ruins, in the hope of being fed by their little frie: and appeared to be lost.. ‘We understand that Mr. Miller has advertised stock, consisting of horses, cows, &o., for sale, seme day next week. ‘e have many curious stories to relate respecting the sudden disappearsnoe of Faas women, together with many other rumors—which we refrain from giving at present, until the case pee of which will possibly be brought up in e " ‘The Steamship United States, ir than aad Feb. out of the ra! recognised M: caly look her daught prettily situated, some three ing farm, tt see! , who, at Bis death, ;, the son died some af BESaF Eviton New Yorx Henarp :— ‘The report of the Lape of of the Treasury on the warehousing system, pul im your paper of to- day, contains s typ’ ical error that debars s cor- rect understanding of actually ar low rate at which insurance iseffeeted upon fire p' warehouses in Evgland. The Liege the Commissioner's re- rtin December 1847, rendered the fig: id. to 2s, 64. sterling per c > as set dor manuscript, in letters, as “one-sixth to t sterling per cent;’’ and this typographical was ver’ naturally 00! ed unobserved in em! in the using report of the Se~ ey, | just issued. ness men will readily appre the difference this error makes in their estimate derstood securisy of the kind of | ag id ‘The Liberia Packet Tuceds omseq Patapeco ri- ver, ¥ brig Brown, which eleare: the same cause.