The New York Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1871, Page 4

PRITN CANAL ne D be Lee ae ede Operations of ,the Surveying and Ex- ns Completed. End’ of a Weary March—Dxplorers 120 Bays | in the Woods—Heigitt of Dividing Ridge 763 Feet—Mecting of Surveyors on the Snmmit--Facts Estab- lished by the Expedition. Wreck of the Resaca’s Twelvo-cared Launch on the Coast—One Mau Devoured by Sharks—Loss of the Mails and Specie—Suflerings of the Crew—Heroic Coniuct of the Officer. The Tuyra-Atrato Route and Its Characteristic Features. 98 Boarn UNITED STATES STEAMER RRSACA, ChwaGana, TUYRA River, May 19, 1871. fhe operations of the expedition are drawing to a close, Delays and disappointmeuts have protracted the labors of the explorers far beyond expectation, and siace the rainy season set in progress has been extremely slow. The surveying party on tho Paciflo side wiil arrive on board the Kesaca in about eight days, When that steamer will at once clear for Panama. Indeed, all the Work has ween accom- plshed with the exception of five miles of a line, being the remainder of that drawn from the mouth of the Paya river to Pinogana, But enough is already Known of the character of the country and its sur- roundings to induce the opinion that the feasibility of the Tuyra-Atrato route for an interoccanic canal is not so favorable as it hitherto has been, After months of labor the most dificult and harrassing— labors accompanied by perl, sickness and privation, yet prosecuted wich a zeal that must win admiration of the community—the divicing ridge has at tength been arrived at, A careful, thorough ana reliable survey shows its altitude to be SEVEN NUNDRED AND SIXTY-TORER PERT. This differs considerably from the elevation fonnd by Commander Seliridge wneo making hs recon- noisance in January last, but the surveyors Ia this instance kept move to the s Js the height of the *divic expedition, Bearing in mind that to obiain the most feasibte, cheapest and most expeditious rouie was the great opject 1m view it is not improbable that those whose knowledge and experience in this part of the country enables thein to form an opinion on the subj and the that class—would at once prononnee against this route, owing to the mountainous barriers, the vast expense that would be Incnrred tn cutting, and the great distance from ocean to ocean, To decry any project is a matter of no diMeulty, but to prove its practicability requires substantial fi The com- mander of the expedition, uow that tue survey has ‘deen almost completed, does not claim success for the undertaking, nor yet admits failure in the dis- covery ofa route. The matter, he contends, mast be worked ont until the end, aud then only can f final judgmeat pe expressed. It Is evi- ont, however, that the earnest anuiclpations which were formed afew months siuce have not been realized, elther in regara so the height of the “divide” or the natural features of the country. In fact, the route from Capica Bay to the Atrato by way of the Naptpi, survered in April, 1s thought to be much superior to the Tuyra-Atrato route for the purposes intended. Either the surveyors have not carried out to the letter the instructions givea them or the previous knowiedge of the country conveyed for the guidance of the expedition was incorrect, Witch is very probable. Certain it 13 that the resuit of the long and weary tugauon through regions comparatively ur 1a5 Not fulfled the bright hopes ch at the start. Tho survey must speak for itself, Lis acceracy cannot be questioned, sud In case the route should be deciared impractl- cable no inture survermg expeditions will ever come this way, for nothing has been left undone since the undertaking was commenced. As pre- viously mentioned, not once but many umes, If a canal route existed at all in thts direction this ex- pedition would surely find ir, Establishing the fact even Lhat i did pot exist must be regarded as AN IMPORTANT RESULT, asit diminishes the field for surveys that may take place in time to come, Now itis easy to curonicie the altitude of the “divide—an announcement for which the entire members of the expedition ana all inter- esied in 113 progress have waited in patient expec- Uon for months—it 1s easy to mention It as the result ofa severe and troublesome survey but how the explorers reached it, connecting the line from the Atlantic to ihe Pactic, What paintul anxiety the en- rprise engendered, what saferiags were endured progress of the work, are matters which few pause to consider, The operations throughout have Dot been devont of interest, and while hardships have been uudergone with the greatest willingness; while patues have pushed forward through the woods under circumstances the most adverse and dapressing, few regret having accompanied the ex- pedition, for the experiences which it created were athward. Howhelt, that as determined py the rare ta the extreme. ‘ne party from the Gut of Darien hi n nearly five months in the Woods, and the explorers on the Pacific have been gone since the middie oi February, When they first ted on the survey it Was supposed that it could pleted within six weeks; but the rough caa- Tacter of the country and the aifleulty experiencea mm transporting provisions on both sides retarded the progress of te work. For weeks neither party ae Ule the bends of tue river were fodowed wu io the pariy Would strike directly into the wood #0 ib Was oftentimes dificult to mention the exact locally In which labors were being car previous let- "3 (he entire route und it features have been juily ¢ Now that the survey has eon nearly com vill only be necessary to Tuer to Lue clremmstatices tn connection With ae MELTING ON THE DIVID: of the two parties and the result of the investiga- tion of the summit. It will be remembered that tivo- thirds of Mr, Eaton's party were sent back from the Cue river to tue temporary hospital erected at toe e Paya. He, however, in compauy with Ensign Wiley aud about Ove men pushed forward up the Oué unui they came within tive mules of the dividing ridge. This was tn the middie of Apri, and ia pur- suance Of # note received from Mr. Barnes, tue engineer Who had eharge of the surveying party on the Atlanuc sid@, Mr. Baton and the oihers ‘con- tinued their way to a certain rancho, where they re- mained in waiting for Mr. Barnes. Four days passed aud notinug more having been heard from him, the provisions meanwhiie rapidly giving out, Mr. Eaton deemed it advisabie to push for- ward at all hazards. The rations bad dwindied down toa few biscuits a day and the prospects were gloomy in the extreme. A letter from Mr. Couden, Who accompanied Mr. arnes, informed them of the way ip waica they should proceed to reach the cainp on the Atlantic side. After a most distressing journey, in the course of which the men were REDUCED TO GREAT EXTREMITY, Mr. Eaton ascended the ‘divide’ and arrived at we camp in question, where he found both Barnes ud Couden prostrated with fever, which, of course, baa prevented their proceeding. Barnes and Cou- den had already surveyes the “divide and only re- mained to connect tue lines, which Mr. Eaton accordingly did, joining his with that on the Ab antic sidé and known as bench mark No. 47. ‘there being nothing further to detain them Mr. Barnes’ party commevced their revurn to the Gull of Darien, though by @ diferent way from that along which they had reached the “divide.” Mr. Eaton then struck down the mountains on the Pa- cific and met an officer of Lis party surveying up, making the line by -three miles from the mouth of the Paya river, [Hts party had now oniy one day's haif rations left, anu having Walked about twelve miles from the base of the ridge struck of towards the Indian village of Paya. Fortuuately the Tuuians were extremely frienlly and extended every cour- tesy to the Weary travellers, Having passed’a com. forrable night in a little but, which was placed at tueir disposal, the party catered canoes which were PADDLED BY THE INDIANS to the mouth of the Paya, where the encampment had been previousiy erected for the sick in charge of Dr. Fussell. According to the orders issued by Commander Selfridge, a tine was to be drawn from the mouth of the Paya to Pinogana, a distance by the Tayra river of avout thirty-five miles, but in a direct course througu tue Woous oily about twelve mitles. That Work Was commenced at the end of laot month, and although It micit generaily be sap- poseet tu Occupy but # short time, still When it 13 nown (hut ouy haifa mule can be accomplished in pA a and often munch less than that, some idea ube conveyed of tue resistauce ofered by the dense underbrush ani jungie. ry foot of the way must be cut. Inaeci, the place 14 su thickly wooded tat it is imposible to see twenty yards ioad. As already inuwated, more (au bail of tae j Way has been go are very few belonging to { —_—— aver, so that when the party, “rg persons, all told, shail im latch bere in Wi ing WH! Convey Them on board ihe ca, aud I hot add that bet Hite time Ving this pestuole for Panama. B POPOGEAPBICAL FRA 3 emg at ihe mouth, wile are to be found aver from 100 to Teet In heioht, the iiver itself fowing Mm many places through a solid ved of reck, which, however, soft irom disiniegratiow. Further up the character of the couniry changes. In the immediate vicinity of the } TLE of the Cné river, comm ‘ > Lhe Tiyer Bees. Jo Pow Lrom one table 2 # Yi afte aes Haag al antl othe of which have an elevation of twenty fect, The “divide” 38 covered with cactus, the crest bein, very narrow. In some places it does nor extent over eight feet, and deseends very siceply on tue Atiantic side, Raving nearly 800 fect of perpendicular altticde, On the Pactiic side, however, it 1s steep ouly for @ short distance, and seeins to possess cha- racierisucs #inular to those of the Cué river— namely, level for about 1,000 feet; then comes a short, quick fall of about forty feet, fier ibis it 13 again level, and subsequently discloses numerous falls. It is, in faci, a sort of GIGANTIC BTAIRCASE from the summit half way down the Cué river. This, then, is the great ‘divide’ about which £0 kouch has been Said and wriiten. Under the circum: stances presented travelling would clearly be out of the question, and should the route be deemed prac- Ucable, which 1s donbiful, a through cut might be recommended. whether indeed, ater all, the sur- veys shall havo been worked up the route should be regarded asa feasible one, the question of ex- pense of such an undertaking will no doubt form a Matier of serious consideration. At present many formidable obstacies present themselves; but in such & Vast enterprise enginecring skill, backed by & substantial supply of funds, woud not stop even at extraordinary physical dufcult tes, tough in tis case they seeim lusurmountable. us mm brief is the exact condition of adairs, and tous tar the re- sult of the operations of the expediuon waich eet forth unuer such brijilant auspices in December last. Although the auticipations in refer- ence to this Tayra-Atrato route have not been real- ized, especialty in regard to the character of tho country, the expedition has been extremely service- able in opeuing up a section o& the Isthmus hitherto unexplored, Many"will, no doubt, exciaim that this rouic Was Well known before, that If hus been sure veyed, &c.; but those people found their views on etitements of Imaginary expiorers who know very little of the details of any expedition, although, When the question of rival rouies is ever raised, are ever ready to enter mio ¢iaborate arguments, never failing to advocate their own favorite, as if they were fully acquainted with the objectionabe fea- tures of others. ‘Tlus expedition has established CERTAIN RELIABLE FACTS which cannot be controverted, and lis survey of the Gulf of Darien and of the Atrato and Tuyra rivers wii ever be reierred to by ail desiring an accurate Knowledge of the places mentioned, Moreover, the features of the country itself through whicn the ex. ples passed will become better known. A great jeal of iguorance exists in regard to the interior of the isthmus, and it 18 ouly vy intelligent and au- thentico surveys like the present cone, now almost conehided, that the cominunity can Jearn anytaing of the nature of the country. Ju reference to the ieasibility of the so-called Napipl route there seems to be a decidedly favorable opl- ion, the only question bemg as to whether the Airato ts navigabie up to the coniuence of the two rivers. The line completed by Nr. frederick Col- lins, muster, tn company wih Ensiga Payne, in ApTillast, when the Ke °& Was anchored tn Limon Bay, showed tae distance from the Paciite to the Avralo, in @ siranght line, to be less than thirty miles, pid that tiere was a plenufal supply of water for locking purposes, Taking everything into ,considera- tion it 1s evident that no time has been lost by che expedition to carry oul the commendadie object in view. While explorers have been busy in the woods the officers from the ship have been daily employed iu hydrographic Work, under the immediate super- miendeuse of Commander Seliridge aud conducted by Lieutenant Norris, Over fifteen miles of sowads Juaes have been made from the muuih of the Savana Hiver op the ‘uyra, the latter being navigabie tor large ships sixteen miles above Chipagana at high waiter, The Kesaca is Dow anchored opposite tat setticment, about a mie from the lett bank. Tue current runs at least four knots an hour. Lile here is dui in the extreme, especially since TAR RAUNY SEASON has set in with all its yioience. Torrents pour both night aud day, and the surroundings of the place are anything but agreeable to the uve senses. There has been a good deal of sickness connected Wiill the expeaition, oficers having succumbed as weil as the men; but prompt medical treatment has in every case removed aildanger., It 1s thougnt that Mr. Eaton’s party will arrive on board wituin # Week at the fariest, aud 80, with the prospect of a speedy release irom this promising plague spot, Inatters are becoming comparatively cheerful. But lent which occurred a few days since ase Of Much soirowiul regret and con- a to dampen the brightening prospects of meward trip. I have already telegravhed the detaus in connection wili (he total wreck of the suip’s twelve-oared launch while conveying the las of the Ofiicers and men irom tis piace to Panama. Jt was indeed a deplorabie catastrupne, oue brave man, 1618 supposed, having been DEVOURED BY A SHARK, of the letters contained money, and nearly all P Oilicers lost more OF less by tue accid ¢ About One thonsand doiiars in specie, forwarded ior tue purciase OL articles m Pauama, to the bowtom With tie rest, As the te.egram ned you Liewenant Commander barela Executive Oiicer of the ship, a lugmy Uemen On account of excellent record wich he bears in counection With the service, siurted im the Jaunch, with four men, at Dail-past five o'clock on the 6th inst. The little Crait was sloop rigged, and had already made tie trip oa two previous occasions, your corres pondeat baving goue in her to Panama on the voyage preceding te one in question. The dis- tance from Chipagana to Panama is about one hun. dred and iwenty miles, but owing to the very ancer- tain character of the Weather along the coast between turee aud four days are aliowed for the wip. ‘the Jaunch had very little ballast, her entire burihen being about Tour tons. Once clear oi the ikesaca she proceeded down the Tuyra 1u good style, tue ude Jowing at a rapid rate. At boon sie was becalmed in the Gulf of Iguaua island for about four hours, When w sight breeze sprung up enabling her to beat out towards Point Lorenz Iver getting clear she kept er course westward along the coast about tweuty miles of shore, aud notinng oi unusual iterest cccurred until the following (Sunday) eveutng when A TEKRIBLE THUNDER STORM arose, accompanied by torrents of rai, which com- pletely deluged the occupants of the boat. dhe sea, Which but a few minuies before had been smooth as glass, now rose in all ifs fury, tossing the boat about nke @ieaiher, She'was reefed down, however, and haying iald to emerged from the storm in complete euicty. A line rua was subsequeotly made during the night, the wind having mcauwiule decreased in force, and the following morning the launch was only a few tues off Cucpido Island, and within ubout thirty miles from Palma, In fact the occupants of tne boat were congratulating themselves on their speedy passage, when the wind died out and they were again Lecasmed, Tue sun shone forth briidauuy, and ali lands were screening themselves s1o1 18 burning rays as ¢ could, When ail at once The ciouus dar 1, sigh’ though treacherous breeze made ripp on the glassy sea. Lui tails Warniug sym))toin was saficient for the experienced officer in charge, Orders were being given to reef dowa, When, WiUL awiul suddenness, a squail, black as midnight, struck the lauuch oa the quarter, and in the twinkling of an eye she Was almost bottow up, With the ive human beings FLOUNDERING IN THE WAVES. There was uo licip for it, and voting could have voen done to preventit, She hud been running be- fore the Wid With Ler boom out, but the ligutaing- like rapidity wita which she wasstruck behind did hot give time even tor # thought Oi the five per- sous 1n Une Water one conid uot swim, but he man- agedto scramble with the otuers on the ratl In less than a minute the launch Was empted of every. thing. Seeing the oars floating of and knowiug thei to be of the greatest Importance they were lus Mediately seized and jasbed to the boat. A seaman named Bradenhal, a German, Was out on the end of the mast and seeing the mall bag carried away the poor fellow atiempied to recover it. He was an ex. cellent swimmer, but had scarcely make two stroki when, Without any apparent cause, he threw up his ated and disappeared. He 1a described a3 having een SUDDENLY DRAGGED DOWN, and the terribie thougnt forces itself upon the mind that he was devoured by sharks, for now since the boat capsized their fins were seen sticking out of the water on all sides, Meanwhile a heavy sea swept over the launch, frequently washing off those who clung to the raii for grim death. One of the men, a imminent risk, went under the boat and managed to wufasten the chains that held the anchor as it had fallen out and was holding her bows down. A terrible fate stared all hands in the Jace, At nightfali the storm had not abated in the jeast, The man that could not swim was washed off at least 41x times, and on each occasion Mr. Bar- clay went to his rescue. Indeed, nothing but the bravery and good example of that oMicer served to keep the men together. At length, after four hours to this terribie strait, the mast was got clearand the rigging cut away. & OURIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL PLAN was then resorted to. All stood upon the keel, and, leaning forward, cauglt hoid of the gunwaie. by @ Vigorous and simultaneous pull the launch, now destitute of everything but water, was riguted, At half-past eight o'clock or thereabouts the officer and men commenced to row, the water in the launch Teaching to their chests and the sea washing over them at frequent intervals. But little hope was en- tertained of satiety, yet, with much ingenuity and Apparent light-heartedness, the lieutenant com- mander stirred up bis fast-fating crew, and with him they rowed strenuously throughout the dark ana Yerribie night, Strange enough, one or two of the crew feil asleep at their oars, even deluged as they were, and awoke oftentimes to find themselves tumbling in the waves. Towards daybreak, which Was looked forward to with longing hearts, Mr. Barclay, while encouraging the men, was swept some Unirly yards from the inundated launch, but ine a fine swimmer he goon recovered his position, he morning showed the shipwrecked crew that ot had made lvile orno progress througn the nigh and that they were about fifteen miles from shore, To bale out the water was an impossibility, since for every pint thrown out of her @ nundred gallons came pouring in. Utterly exhausted the crew neariy abandoned themselves To their fate, but the close proximity of the land still held out serong hopes, and although they were not making a Kan rea yards in a nour they were buoyed up by the ex- pectation that the tide would Qually wash the boat ushore, At noon THE TERRIBLE MEAT Of the sun Was a.tivst Uubearavie, espe tally a3 all ly destitute of clothing 5 pa a their heads. Not a sugle™ithont ¥. roiaxeu the entire day, and at suniown whe Wis struck bottom about three mies irom shore. Ther ‘was, however a tremendous suri, and the moment for sion action ind arrived, The water swept with terrific fury .e launew, and it was feared she would be guickiy eubeced m the sand or dashed to pieces upon yocks. So, without hesitation, the four oars were lashed on & square, aud each person taking @ corner gn Aye dngide th party plunged into the suri, Now aid tiel & hus’ Save lied them of them fest and carried them for- Ward, Frequentiy all hauds were separated, bat b; vigorous exertions the oars were recovered an tnen they would advance as before. out as dark- ness came on & huge wave landed theni on the beuch, and on looking back not a vestige of the Janne: to be sce. Had they remained in her five minutes tonger it 18 more than probable not & soul would have escaped. An old man some dis- tance from the shore, seeing tae dripping and ex- hausted strangers, invited them to his solitary hut, up the Pecora river, aud gl] hands got mte hig canoe and accompanied him. After a trugal meal Lien- tenant Commander Barclay and his men were con- ducted to am uninhabited rancho, wh.re they passed the nignt. They had been TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN THE WATER without food or drink, and never was sleep more welcomed by human beings. A vigorous search ‘was made on the following morning for the launca, but not the faintest trace of her was discovered, The party was over thirty miles fron: Panama, but thete being no conveyance elther by land or water they were shown the trail and commenced tne Jour- ney on foot, It was providential that the poor fel- lows were washed ashore at the very spot men- tioned, At any other place along the coast there is not the sign of a habitation to be seen, and had they entered the woods a mile either above or below the Pacora river they must have perished, On Wednes- day, the ltt inst, the march to Panama was cou- menced beneath the rays of a broiling sun. BAREFOOTED AND RAGGED, the officer and men were Ill fitted for such a task; but, notwithstanding that one or two were com- pletely exhuusted, and had repeatediy lain down On the trail, utterly unable to proceed, they man- aged to reach a very hospitable habitation by nigit- fall, where they remained for the nigit, Lieutenant Commander Barclay was attacked with a violent fever, Having, however, been kindly cared for, he Was enabied to resume the journey i the morning. He was accommodated with @ horse, but his feet having become terripiy swollen from the bites of insects during the previous day’s walk, he pro- ceeded at a walking pace wita the mea, one of whom, finally heipless to move forward, was placed on horseback, while Nr, Barclay endeavored to struggle on by his side, Upon their arrival tn Panaina great sympathy was exiended towaras the sudcrers, Who presented a sad spectacle, The men, who were quickly aitended to, spoke of their com- manding officer in the wost uabounded terms of praise, declaring that nad it not been for the COOLNESS, CUURAGE AND JUDGMENT he displayed in the most trying moments, and the checriug Words of encouragement ne neid out even when hope was abandoned, they would never have reached the shore, ‘The loss sell heaviest on Mr, Barclay himself, Anxions to return to the Resaca he procured @ schooner the following day—a poor, liny, cramped little cratt, but the ouly one to be had in Panama—and cteared the bay in the after- noon. The occupants of the schooner were Mr, Bar- ciay aud his three Mend, (WO Daiive sailors and your correspondent, who had remained in Panama since he cae in the Hi-fated launch at the end of last monih, and ouly awaited her arrival on this occa- sion to return to the expedition. Descendmg the stairs which lead from tue old fort to the water's edge we Were accosted by one of the soldiers (a darky of tolerable proportions) in reference to our departure, These are REVOLUTIONARY TOMES in Panama, and an angry word—useless at most times—was apt to create trouble just at present. Besides, two very powerful reasons for being wou- sually civil operated in the case, viz, this dashing young barefooted soidier Wasa littie “ander we ‘weatler,”’ as the saying 1s, and, secondly, he bad a yery big gun, with a very big bayonet, and it 1s an establisued fact that tho soldiers in ts quarter have guite a relish for running people through the body. The process was not at ail regarded as a joke, but ‘as the revolution was then about to burst Tort there is no doubs but thai a litle practice In the “charge” beforehand would have been highly grati- fying. Moreover, one of ihe soldiers the day pre- Vious, While “orderiag” arms, SHOT HIS OWN HEAD OFF, and not knowing whether (nis mudaled interrogator Was equally skiliulin the handling of arms, it was deemed prudent to satisiy hua in every particular, although the men and ‘baggaze were already on board. He demanded an inspection of our permit to leave the port—a document he could not very Welisee since we bad none. Intimation was then given that we must go to the President tor the per- init in question. So otf we went, tn company with this aspiring military hero, Who ushered us tio the pre- seuce of a stout, Well-buill ttle geatleman, of dark complexion aud pleasing appearance. This was General Correoso, a maa of considerable ability, a decided favorite of all the foreigners, and an oficer who has somewhat distinguished himself in revolutionary strifes. Tic permit was imme- diately granted, but the soldier looked as if he were sorry, ‘ihe passage from Panama to Chipagana was among the dullest and most unoomortable on re- cord. During the three days anda hulf which it took us to come tere calms and squails might be counted by the dozen, to say nothing of the rain, which did wonders im the way of ee ‘rhe schooner reached the settlement of La Palmas, twelve miles below Chipagana, on Monday night, and, being nuable to proceed ‘against the current, anchored till the following morning. On arriving on board the Resaca the circumstances of the wreck Were at once made known, when Mr, Barclay re- ceived the warmest congratwations from his Iriend3s on his narrow escape. Still suffering from the erfecis of his Veda) adventure the doctor placed him on the sick list. After two days’ rest, however, he was able to move about, and has now recovered. No inteliigence has been received from the ap- proaching party for the last week; but if is likely they are near at hand. Owing to the present aspect of affairs the United States storeship Guard will not leave Aspinwall for New York with the oficers of the expedition before the 6th of June. Arrival of Some of the Explorers—The Linc Nearly Compieted—The Moantainous Cha acter of the Couatry a Barrier to the Fe bility of the Canal—Sufferings a: End rance of the Explorers—Bitten by Vampire Bate—Terrific Rain Storm—Camp and Coun- try Submerged—All Hands Take to the Trees for Satety—A Night of Agony—Down the River on Rafts—Operations Just Fin- ished—Health of the Expedition. On Boagp THE U. S. STEAMER RESACA, CHIPAGANA, May 31, 1571. } At length a few of the explorers have returned, and never did a party more joyfully tread the deck of @ man-of-war, That which seemed an intermina- ble journey has becn almost accomplished, and, although the fears recently entertained that the route would prove impracticable lias been realized, it is nevertheless gratifying to know that one of the important ends oi the expedition has been attained. A complete line has been drawn from ocean to ocean—a feat which very few expeditions can justly claim, Adventurers bave sprung up at times and tried the experiment with the sole expectation of pecuniary advantages, but, baving merely sited ‘the atmosphere of the isthmus, beat a hasty retreat to their native shores. Ingenious and long winded reports have generally followed as the result of thelr very limited observations, and with an effrontery which can be appreciated oniy by those whose experience of the country enables them to form @ proper estimate of such effusions, the self-styled explorers have proclaimed certain routes as feasible, thelr knowledge being confined to a few scraps of information obtained from rubper hanters or Indians, If this undertaking bas not suc- ceeded in discovering a canal route by way of Atrato @nd Tuyra rivers, the failure to do so arises simply from the fact that it never existed in that direction, Yet had it not been for this expeditien the commun- ity would have been deprived of that knowledge; for however much some people may vaunt thelr ac- quaintance with the subject, itis only by a reilable survey, such as that which has just been completed, that correct information can be procured. Nearly five months have been occupled in carry- ing cn operations, under circumstances that reflect credit upon those who participated in the work. On the one side, the Gulf of Darien has been thoroughly sounded, and a minute examination has been made of the Atrato for over 130 miles, as also the Paranchita river up to the “divide,” while on the Pacific, the Tuyra and Cué rivers and their surroundings have been carefully inspected by a large surveying force. The line, as already intl mated, has been finished, with the exception of a mile or two, and very important facts have been established. But the great barrier to an inter- Oceanic canal across this portion of the isthmus arises not so much because of the height of the “divide"’ itself, a8 on account of the mountainous character of the country all the way leading to It, ror miles on either side of the Cué, for instance, ridges run out from that tortuous river, while the current runs from 1t3 course for @ considerable dis- tance Cee @ sold bed of rock. The insur- Mountable obstacles presented on this side of the “divide” at once settles the question as to the IMPRACTICABILITY OF THIS ROUTE. A thorough examination was made on the crest, and the lowest elevation found was that announced. In a word, considering the question of expense, the feasibility of the Atrato-Tuyra route for an inter- oceanic canal cannot seriously be thought of. The hysical dificuities to be encountered are insapera- Bie. ‘To what aciual distance they may extend on either side of the line 1s of course unknown; but, presuming that similar Characteristics to those ascertained show themeelves to the might and left of it for at least five or six miles, no route could be established with any prospect of success, These facts were mainly estabiished by the party returning from the mouth of the Cué river, When drawing o line to Pinogana, which, with the exception of @ few places, was luliy all tue way dowa. This, tu brief, JUNE 20, 187].—TRIPLE then, is the prawical resuit of the exped'tion which p omised sofavories y even for Bi ontheatter the start, 40r ttre red, Since the »xpiorers op this side surveyed Nith2.s (ow tnties OF Pivogana tuat tue conclusion eas cacy fd at. vperations wore Leveruhes antl, nothing eajHhl great spirit and wilungness, and perseverance Way tne floods, the same energy mencement of the Work weharacterized the com- to tug Hei: In previous letwoanfiuliy maintained gdverted to the almost untinuted wave frequently the surveyors were gu eat y he Pye. to wiuch clous inaée's which infest the Woods, Singer viva. ‘on Wich the line was begun tiere has been lo sation in the savage attacks of these Winged jud- Bers. Whether in the snape of ravenous mosquitoes, congo fies or huge ants, they have been the cause of nore sufering than all tae other incidental hard~ ships put toxetuer. Olten at nightfall have the men been Ricavo 2c - OBLIGED TO FLY PROM THEIR CAMPS in despair, and, seeking some adjacent elevation, have endeavore:l to gain a few hours’ slumber, An not unirequenuly have the macheteros, stung and harassed beyoud description, rushed out into the water and passed the night upon some rocks rising up in the river, The most perfect protection jn the way of netting failed to kee) the pests at bay. Work- ing thetr way through the smallest aperture, tho Mosquitoes would commence their nightly assault, with a chorus that never failed to strike terror to those wno heard it. The return of the party was marked by a fresh source of torment, witcn caused not only considerable alarm, but euureiy removed the impressions entertamed im regard to the harmlessness of the vampire bat. Almost siave the beginning of this moaoth the camps of the explorers have been nightly invaded by these unsightly objects, which never failed to leave bloody aud unmistakable traces of thoir visit. They Oit notselessiy about, and, when Loe | an in- cision in the flesh, are said to keep their wings In motion in order to fan that part of the vicum whence they suck the blood, Be this ag it may, the men found themseives bitten, and, ag many of the vampires were caughtim the act, all doubt as to their much-talked-of propensities were set asiile, ‘That the explorers suffered very much on their re- turn is pretty evident, and that they prosecuted their labors under great dificaiues thelr thin, pale and worn forms amply testify, Moreover, tne patience of te oNicers was not a little taxed when drawing the line from the mouth of the Cué. Tne entire dis- tance to be surveyed on the homeward trip was nos more than Gitcea miles, but through such a dense mass of IMPENETRABLE JUNGLE that but little headway was mae. Besides, the river was rising, and fears were justly entertained that the foods Wouid soon arrest the progress of te work, At tuis juncture, which occurred during the middle of the month, the uine macheteros una mousty declared that inasmuch as the teri of their engagement had expired they would cease to work, and noted the oiilcer in charge of their determl- nailon to leave. By great persuasion, however, they were induced to remain in order to assist in the removal of the camp. But a circumstance arose which compelled lands to ily for saiety, A NIGHT OF AGONY, Rain fell in torrents both day and night, and soon the swolien river began to inundate the banks, At noon of tie 1;th inst, the water had risen over ten feet, aud although the camp of the surveyors was situated on comparatively high ground, the siream came rapidly flowing 1, threatening ail the while to wash it away, In this desperate strait struck deeper into the woods 10 hopes Of siriking higher ground, wading waist deep while parsumyg the search. Lo their surprise they found tne surrouuding country suomerged, and itis need- Jess to add that they returned to the camp with ail ossivle despatch. Tne camp was now over three feet under Water, and there being no prospect of the river iuliing, ail hauds took to tie trees as @ last resort, The scanty pryries remaining, togetuer with the {ns hac been already placed oat of immediat » but there was neverthelesd euficient reason to appreiend that vhey would shorty meet the sathe fate as the other movables in the camp, Down poured the torreats witaout ces- gation, and inch by inch the water rose until it concealed the lowest branches of the trees, ascending all the while, ‘%, the alargy of those clinging to the tonmast branches, lt Was now midnight Long since the camp, With all its appurtenances, had disappeared, aud a deathly glooia settled over the spot wuere it once had afforded sheiter, Up, up, graduaily stealing up, came the water, Which, should 1¢ continue its ascent much longer, must soon separate all nands, per= haps never (o meet again. In their hurry to climb tue trees some of the men, terrified at the prospect, had come in contact with nests of hornets, which, being suddenly aroused, commenced a siege. It ‘Was how tupossivle to escape, and some poor fel- lows, thus 4 CHAINED TO A WOFUL FATE, endured the most indescribable torture. Still the Water rose, and the hopes of many, dreuched and soaking with the rain, began to jade. But few words Were spoxen, for all awaited the issue of events With breathless anxiety, An hour after mid. night the rain ceased, Three hours later tie water began to Jail and rush in streams toward the river. A feeling of joy aud thankfulness prevailed. There was on hand but one day's rations, now rendered almost unfitforuse. A nigut of terrible suspense was drawing to a close, and as the long-wished-for dayligut dawned hope cucered ail bands to action. It was found alter sounainy that there were seven feet of water beneath, an that it was yet impossible to descend. Alter some couversatioa it Was determined that the best, and in fact the only thiug to be done was to construct rafts and proceed to Pinogana, all ideas of continuing the line to that settlement being temporarily avan- doned. At seven o'clock all nands descended and found themselves waist deep in water. Without much ado the rafis were hastily constructed, and towards ten o'clock the entire party went sweepini down the river to Pimogana, where they encauipe on the common. UNDAUNTED BY PREVIOUS DISASTERS, the explorers commenced to draw the Itne to the beach mark from which they had been drivea by the ood, the distance being about eight miies, On Tuesday last Commander Seliridge left tie Resaca and proceeded to Pinogana in the sieam launch, in order to expedite the operations, He hus not since returned, but is hourlyexpected. The steam launch came back ou Thursday .ast, having on board Ensign Wiley and some of the sailors. ‘They had been over ninety days in the woods, and were heartily wel- comed on board. Mr, Wiley reported that there remained only three miles of the line to complete the survey. Itshould have been finished befure this, but the work has been undoubtedly retarded by the recent floods, Uommander seilridge may arrive to- morrow with the remainder of the party, in which case the Resaca will start immediately for Panama. There being a doubt about it, however, I avail my- self of the oppo:tunity of sending my despatch with the ship’s mail, by a little schooner which leaves here in hali au hour. The storesnip Guard, now lying at Aspinwall, will not leave for New York so early in the ensuing month as was C ysipened antici- pated. Although fever has prevailed to some extent among those taking part in the expedition no fatal cases have yet occurred, BIGAHY AND BLOODSHED. Dangerous bing Affray in Allen Strect— Fatal Efiects of Meddling ia u Neighbor's AMfairs—Ante-Mortem Statement. About two o'clock yesterday moraing Coroner Young was hurried!y called from his bed to take the ante-mortem statement of Anton Sayle, a German, who had been dangerously stabbed in the abdomen by Philp Schaefer during @ quarrel between them in front of their resi- dence, No. 31 Allen street, The Coroner responded promptly to the cail; but before reaching the house Schaefer had been urrested by the Tenth precinct police. The quarrel, tt appears, originated about a young woman living with Schac/er, whom, it was charged, Sayle bad decoyed away. Below will be tound Sayle's statement before the Coroner:— About four weeks ago Mr, Schaefer's wife died in the hospital. He then lived at No, 81 Allen street also. His name 1s Philip Schaefer, After his wile’s death he took @ girl by the name of Mann to live with him, and as ne took her round with him to the theatres and other places the people around thought he was golug to marry her. About a week ago this girl told me that she had found a letter im Schaeiter's house which stated that he had a wife and six children in Germany, and that she would not marry him if that was so; she left his house several days ago; @ day or two ago | heard that Schaefer blamed us for his girl leaving nim; I heard that he had called me bad names, but I heard of no threats; this evening 1 was standing at the door of my store talking with Mr. Haller, who lives up stairs, when 1 heard Schaefer say to a girl named Emma Goss, who also lives up stairs io my house, that it was through me that his girl had left bim; he then commenced calling me bad names, such as “damn thief,’ “scoundrel,” “robber,” ke, and sald, Come on, I ‘will fight you; I told nim if he wanted to nght to come outside, and I went toward is door; as I did 80 he pulled a knife out of his tabbed me twice in the abdomen, and also cut me in the left hand; Schaefer ran inside his shop and locked the door; I went into my own piace and sent for & doctor to dress my wounds; I never had any trouble before with Schaefer, After this statement was taken Schaeier was committed to the Tombs by Coroner Young. The injured man’s wife positively dentes the statement that her husband went inside Schaefer's door. after him, On his way to the Tombs he said to the* officers, PRETENDING TO BR MAD, “My head ts so bad that I did not know what 1 did, I struck him with something, but { don’t know with what2’ And on being asked, “What about the knife?” said to Captain Ward, “I'll tell you some other time." ARMY INTELLIGENCE, The Army General Recruiting Service of the East- ern Division has been ordered to forward twenty- one recruits to Madison barracks, New York, for as- signment to battery F, First artillery. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Chief Engineer Charles A. Loring has been de- tached from the Navy Yard at Wasnington and or- dered to special duty at Boston, Mass. Lieutenant Brice has deen ordered to the receiving ship Potomac at Philadelphia, and Lteatenant For- syth to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Lieutenant hesicy has been detached som the Saugus aud placed on waitiug ordera. SHEET, 4 BROOKLYN AFFAIRS. Sudden Deaths. Catharine Murray died suddenly yesterday after noon in the street from the bursting of @ bluod vessel. The body was taken to the residence of the deceased, No, 122 Park avenue, Mrs. Mury Hopkins was taken “vith a hem- orrhage of the lungs while ascenging the stoop of her dwelling, No. 471 Degraw street, and died before the arrival of a physician, John Fulcide by Hanginc. years of age, @ native of Germany, thirty-four Wiltiameaborg Gasmitted suicide yesterday m the ing himself to the end gmyeany’s Works by nang- ployed by tho Gasiight Gompf! = = tase Ga, Was an industrious and fait i “since May .. impelled to self-destruction, big ;yFkIuan. He was Of a fair girl who had tampere:. nts say, because and whoin he had inauced to Yih bis affections, mouth or two ago for the purpose LS ia a Internal Reverue Changes lu Wiilia. me Assessor I, A. Lafetia, of the Thirteenth ™*** Brooklyn, E. D., has been relieved, and Mr. J. / Heath has been directed to take possession of his ofice, Inthe Fourteenth ward Assessor John T, Venus 18 superseded by H. W. Hughes. Captain Cochen, President of the Grand strect and Newtown Railroad Company, has been superseded as Assessor at Large. Other changes have also been directed by Gen ral Jourdan to elfect the coasolidation that the law ordaius, Sanguinary Sousat on Shipboard. Captain William Foster, of the bark Norn, who Is charged with having beaten his colored cook and knocking him overboard on Saturday night last, was brought before Justice Delmar, at the First District Court, yesterday, where he denied ail the allegations in the complaint and stated that he had, on the contrary, saved the life of a boy whom tue colored man attempted to murder. Counsellor Keady appeared for Captain Foster and the hearing of the case was set down tor Friday next, The first mate of the veasel, Who was the principal aggressor and for whose arrest a Warrant was issued, has made his escape. The Common Council. ‘The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon. A veto was received from the Mayor against the resolution authorizing the Registrar of Arrears of Taxes to have prepared certain olank certificates of indebtedness, The reasons tor the veto are that ‘whe resolution contemplates the purchase of ma- terials toan unlimited amount, in tnstalmenta of $100 cach, which is in violation of the provision of the charter, which provides that ‘no debt or oblt- gation of any kind shall be created against the city except by ordinance specifying the amount and object of the expenditare,’’ It ts also in conflict with the provision provibiting the procuring of maverials: to au amount exceeding $100 unless by contract with the lowest bidder. A resolution authorizing the laying of the Scrimshaw pavement ts also re- turned by tie Mayor, as usual, Police Justice Walsh sent In @ communication charging that the driver of the “Black Maria’ 13 an unfit person for the posi- tion, inasmuch a3 he takes prisuners who are charged with felonies to the jail without even band- cuding them. It was resolved that no regular mcet+ Ing of the Board of Alaermen should be held alter the second Monday in July, The summer vacation ‘Will last until the last Monday oi Septemer, The Gass Homicide. The investigation in the case of John Gasa, who Was struck on the head on the nin April 25, on the corner of First and South Second streets, E. D., was resumed yesterday before Judge Walsh. A youth named James Walsh, who witnessed the first part of the quarrel between John Connor and deceased, and then followed them to view the ters mination of the difficuky, was called to the Stand and testified as follows:—I was in a lumber yard corner North first street and First, E. D., and afterward at the corner of South Sccond street, when I saw this difficulty; saw @ large, tall man With @ stick; also two other men stundiag at that olnt; the tall inan went up to them, and Isaw blo iausing with them; then one of the two fell down, and the tall man whistled and said something to two other men; the man who was with Gass ran away after Gass was hit, as also did the others; do not know wixt description of hat the tall man had on; only noticed that he had a mustache; 1 told @nother boy of this, but not the polica, On the cross-examination to which young Walsh Was subjected he said:—I walked along the westerly side of First sirect watcning tie tall man ou the op- posite side, Who walked to South First street, where he took a stick from a cart; this man thea returned to First street, went as far as South Secona sireet, Where the man Gass and his fried stood taiking; upon catching up with them the tall inan had a fignt With them, which culminated in the siriking of Gass twice with the stick; the tall man retraced his way toward Grand street, while two other meu rea in different directions. The father of the boy testified that James was totally unworthy of belief. The case was Won ad- Journed until this afternoon, THE RUSSIAN CORVETTE. Mistakes Regarding Her Mission—Progress of Overhauling—The Truth of the Wrecked Oneida and Prospective Reception of the Russian Officers. The officers of the Russian imperial corvette Vsadnix, which arrived at this port on the 8th, have been troubled by petitions to see the gorgeous and costly miniature altar said to have been erected on the vessel for the purpose of appropriately celebrating the birthday of the Grand Duke George Alexandrowitch, son of the heir apparent to the Russian Crown. The services appropriate to the occasion were held in the Greek chapel, Second avenue, on Sunday, and fully descriped in the HEr- ALD of the following morning. Tne gentlemen ofM- cerson board and the civil officers more perma- nently located here have, in consequence of the tn- correct description of what is not to take place, formed an impression tnat the lesser journals of New York are more to be relied upon for what does not take place than for that which is passing before their eyes, That the corvette Is, as the HERALD has siated, undergoing a thorough overhauling, cleans- ing and painting, 18 true, and the process will be continued even afterh, r arrival in dock, if not com- pleted before. But it ts simpiy @ desire for cleanit- ness and consequent healthfulness that has caused the work, so far as it has been done, and the indefl- nitely gorgeous adornments of the deck for an occasion airealy appropriated, recognized, and not of necesstty to bo repeated, are but the maggoty ontgrowth of overheated brains, all too senstiive to the summer solstice. The corve tie, now lying at the Compass buoys, is being thoroughly refitted, and the officera aro receiving every desired courtesy from the people of New York. On the occasion of the special celebration at the chapel here all the omicers who could be spared from the ship were present, and when the vessel shall have been eae refitted there will be services on board, as usual, and, perhaps, as a mark of arrival here and ot thorough overhauling, tneref may be some trifling extra deviation. The Rey. Nicholas Bjerring will conduct the service on occasions during the stay of the vessel, but the LL el programme Will not be otnerwise interfered ath. During the stay here, and when the corvette shall have beon thoroughly refitted and brought up to the city, 1t #3 expected that she will be visited by some of our more prominent naval and civil omcers and by prominent citizens here. When the vessel shall have been put in readiness for visitors every ré- quired courtesy will be extended to those who have rivilege on board; and, in recognition of the kindly feeling oxisting between this nation and Russia, it may be well to state that the oMicers of this port have in preparation a reception of the corvette's oMicers, including a ball, which will be more es; clally 1a recognition of the manly services rendered by the corvette in resculag the men of the United States ship Onetda, when ran into in the offing of Yokohama, Japan, by the Pacific and Uricntal steamer Bombay. ‘The feeling in Fogard to the running down of the Oneida was, it will be remembered, very strong. In accounting for thelr not having remained to ‘assist the men of the Onelda after the accident t oficers of the Bombay declared on oath t heard no signal of distress and were not aware that any serious injury had been done. In apparent con- statement, Captain Michalof, of says that while he was fully the windward of the Oneida heard the signal neon and that hav- rectly to the relief. he distinc ing heard them he proceeded By doing so he was enabled to save forty of the men then struggling in the water and render other valuable service. To the men of the Russian corvette it seems inexplicable that those on the Sombay should not have heard the anna, os they were to the leeward of the Onelda, and in far better position to hear than they were. These peculiar facta have given rise to additional inquiry, and already the Officers ana men of the Vsadnix are the recipients ofappropriate testimonials from the State Depart- ment for the mien services rendered, The ofMicers of the Russian corvette Vaadnix are the following: — Captain—D, Michaloft. Lteutenauts—Stariisky, Zuboft, Oestelletsky, Che- rekoff and Degaratom, Artillery Lieutenant—Koltechak. Sur'geon—Lenskoy. Sub-Lieutenanta—Raingart, Viciheift, vitch and Pollsadoff. Navigation —Sub-Lteutenant—Wasailie tt; ants, Sherakoif, Urgens. Anginecrs—Chiel, Uliene; assistant, Broukow Annatal assist. ENGLISH YACHTING. The Three. Days’ Rezatta of the Royal Loudom Yaeht Club Brought to a Clase. \ The Raco Round the Nare Lightship—The Tos Hound Tako, tho First Price. +. vey dune 8 187. * The threo ao~-*_ -o#ttit On the Thames was brought ov @ c10se On Wednesday last (May 31) with a match for yachty of any rig, under the auspices of tne Royal London Yacht Club, the course veing from Erith round the Nore Light and back to Rosherville, ‘The weather was everything that could be desired, the rays of a bright summer sun being most agree- ably tempered by a fine {resli breeze of whole lowor- sail strength, and the match throughout was of @ most interesting character, the absence of the re “pubtaple Vanguard—the winner of the principal very 2 the two preceding days—rendering it a two clatt” affair. Tne entries were divided inte thirty tons ‘anbe first class comprising yachts of ~ywards, and the second class yachts of fifteen tons wh. thinty tons, as under:— uot exceeding thirty tons, Yacht. ‘anos — Firat clas tons, and 20 seconds above 5v to: and cup of the vaiue of 100 guineas, and fifty guineas for the first class, and thiriy and fiftcen gwucas for the second, TUB START. All the above started with tue exception of Major Ewing's big schooaer Gwendolin, whose appearance among the entries, indeed, created no little surprise, as in the absence of any time scale for diuerence ofrig she could not possibly have any chance tn beating to windward against the cutters down the narrow reaches of the Thames, more especially as the start, in accordance with the estabilshed cus- tom of the Royal London Yacht Ciuy, took place as high up as Eriti. The yachts comprising the second class were started at Liree minutes to twelve, with the first of the ebb, and all four very smart with weir canvas, tho Lizuie, with the weather berth, takia: tie lead, followed by the ‘thought, Sautry an Vampire in the order named. n@ Wind Was about north-northeast, which enabled them to reach down Erith Rands some three or four points free, AS soon as the simalt fry were fairly clear the signal was mace for ihe larger craft to get wader Way, and ail cauted to the northward, on the port tack, the Volante, to wind. wird, being first away. A reaching wind, however, Was all in the Julia's favor, and she gt once Hee to overhaul the Volante and asténipted to pass oi her weather. The laiter immiediately luded and heid her weather-gage, whereupon the Julia—not caring, apparently, ior a Jockeyiug march ei dno8 bore up nd Went through her opponent's lee. ve maine oy {BSE orkid tons aiid Wére the order of the day the Foxhound, in addition, setting a large. balloon jib, Wille atl the rest ran up jib topsaile and Jaid their course down Erith Rands ito Long Hea the Ce ee a ORS, a Alcyone a) lobe. ot, Lowever, the Al- cyone reanbed pee on ie eu Ound’s Weather aad took third place, about three cabie lengtis astern of the Volante, Entering Gravesend Reach the wind freshened and siiited @ point or two further cast, aud ail nauled across under the north sore, 10 4s to euable them to down the Reacu. ‘he fresher wind now began to tell a tale upon the tower- ing canvas, and one or two of the competitors came to grief with both gear and spars, bui tae misiaps were not of 9 serious character and dil not mate- rially adect the result of the match. Opening Sea Reach tey met the wind, strong from the east, dead’ on end, the Juila at this pout belong fully hat¢ & mite alicad and do- tug = wonderfully well. The Laie was the leading vessel of the small fry, with the Luoughe gud Vampire in close aiiendance, the Santry, ar all crippled, being Inst of all. At two Pp, Ms, the Julia fetched the Chapman Light, the Foxbound being now second, about & quarter of a mile to windwara of the Aicyone, the others loiding pretty nearly the same relative po- sitions as before, except that the simall iry were gradually dropping farther astern, Au interesting match now enstied between the Volante and Alcyone, the former, after several unsuccesstul attempts, at length getting on her oppoueut's weather, and take ing third place. Tne wiud here ireshened from east- Southeast, with a good deal of sea on, but the yachts Unrashed through it merrily down to the Nore in tae order above indicated, though in the last two or three mules the Foxhound aud Volante gained un- miistakably upon the Julia, Ultimately THE LIGHTSHIP WAS ROUNDED about halfau hour before low water in the following order and tiine:— HM. 8. Julia, As the Alcyone and Niobe neared the Pade the former was leadiag by about a cabie’s length, but as she tacked for tie last tine the Niobe weut about simultaneously and came under her lee, just cutting her out and rounding first by some five and twent seconds. After rounding sheets were eased oif an the Julla—having previousiy got tne yard across—as usual, got up square sall and sqare topsai for the run before the wind. The otners set spinna- kers and large working topsaiis, with the ex. ception of the Alcyone, which sent up @ ballooner. The Thought also set @ batioon jib, On tacking for the Julia the wind now fell lighter, In addition to Which the first part of the run home Was against the last of the ebb, and as the youn; flood began to make, the stern Chasers were the ‘inst to get the bevedt of 1%, OM the Cuapman it was plain that the Foxtound was 1unning tie leaders and fast dropping the Volante. The last named, Indeed, was doing anything but well before the wind, aad at the top of Sea Reach both the Nobo and Alcyoae ran through her leo—the last named now beng th! The Vampire also ran the Thought aud Lizzie and took the lead in her class. The same positions were maintained without aay noteworthy change during the rematader of the run home—the mateb being uluimately concluded at H. M, 6 27 1 3 Volante. 28 10 Vampire 2 45 Thought, 26 48 Lizx ‘ Hi, 6 .6 6 6 THR END The Foxhound thus became entitled to the first | nad in her class and the Alcyone to the second— oth having come within their time of the Juila, with plenty to spare, Ihe first and second prizes in the second class were won respectively by the Vampire and Lizzie, the last named having come within her time of the Thought, The maten was accompanied by the Albert Edward (saioon boat) on board of which the prizes wero sub- —e presented by Vice Commodore Broad- wood. BAXK ROBBERY. Thirty Thousand Dollars Stolen from the Natlonal Fulton Couuty Bank of Glovers- ville=Vive Thousand Dollars Ofercd for the Recovery of the Fands. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., June 19, 1871. The National Fulton County Bank, of Gloversville, N. Y., was robbed on Saturday last at about one P. M. The property taken consisted of the follows ing bonds and money:—Five United States bonds of sixes of 1861, $1,000 each, Nos. 63, 54, 55, 66 an 10,752; also & $1,000 bond of’ 1862, No. 14,852; one 1,000, Ne. elther 70,686 or 70,68; one Of $100, No 7,640; one of $100, No. 1%, one of No. 61,253; one of $100, No. 6,071; also turee $1,000 bonds of the town of Johnstown, and $20,000 of bonds ol the State of North Carolina, spectal tax; also one $500 bond of the Fonda, Johnstown aud Gloversville Raltroad, No. 309; all the bonds with the coupons attached; also $1,000 in mutilated currency. A reward of $5,000 will be pald for the recovery of the money and bonds or 1m proportion for any part thereof, and $1,000 for the apprehension and convic- Uon of the robber, FREE MEDICAL COLLEGE FO1 W: A charter having been obtained from the late Legisiature for the establisnment of thts college the trustees, among whom may be found some very prominent gentlemen and ladies, as the Hon. Allen ©, Beach, Lieutenant Governor of the State; Rev. 0. B. Frothingham, Hugh Hastings, Dr. Sara Mar- tin, Dr, Sarah S, Chevalier, Dr, William a, Dr. Frederick R. Marvin, Dr. J, G. Attwood and others, met last night at 104 Kast Twenty-M{th strect, to discuss the best means of carrying out the proposed object of the college, As the name indicates, this movement is to give to women a full, critical medi- cal education free of all expense, thus opening to many who could not otherwise reach 1ta very im- portant field of labor. The chairs nave not yet been filed, but among those whose services will in alt robability be secnred are men and women welt Bnown In the profession. It ig expected to open early in the fall, a butlaing having been put at the disposal of the trustees for the purpose, and although, as far as present funds are concerned, the college I» already extabilshed on a firm basis, the hearty co-operation of the citizens of New York 1s asked for the further of this tim. portant movement. All mformation can be obuutaed from Dr, Frederick R, Martin, 4 Kast Ninbu stereo, Of De, Saran Chevalies.