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      He fowl mistaiee tile tovr . hillff , to tlie wostwajtf of ! ttSCriyer : f $ r tf » <| Jviding ridge between the two o ^ eatiE ^ aiji su | rtK > 6 * i ttiat this was the same stream u ^» wW < ih ^ % ^ ttules € iS ) tti tfce Atlantic , ho had I ^ iyttttiey : tddk by tbe Indians . " ¥ j 5 e $ to $ e $ d ; dak a awct Co . ur . sje by compass , H 0 ^ $ SiB | t » ifitettect tlie tout * © four companions . On tftett&d * dray ^ e crossed a range of the Cordillera , irWtt than 2300 feat nigh , and thence , by cutting awaj tip trees , h&af a clear yjew of Cafedonia ; Bay , « fi 4 ^ Kt from , twelve to fbtn-teeri milea . Tlie ships 4 ! 8 BCei ?

      found by any of our part £ e& lower than 1200 : feel ) , to 1500 feet , anct thi » not a * wgle ridge * bull alter crossing : theterraceaof hill ^ whi p ffcarft tbeappuis e » £ the chain on both sides . Grossing- tke Cordttlera ^ you , find streams flowing into the valley of the Chuquenaque , a large river draining the Paci&a slope , and winding in a long circuit to the Gulf of San J&guel .. Between * tftitf rive * and the SavaiittaJb . is a low range of hills ,, mistaken b ^ r Mr . Gisborne for the Cordillera ; except these * & levelr marshy / country extends to boat navigation ; oa the Savanoab . This plain was traversed by Captain Prevost , about twelve miles to-the westward of Mr . Gisbora& ' s

      proposed route . Entertaining- a highpersonal tospect for t * a # gentleman- atad his officers , I look with interest for their authentic report . The Savannah , in its lower course , becomes a broad estuary . The former error in longitude being corrected by Capta&i Kellett ' s observations ,, the width of the isthmus ,, from ocean to ocean * becomes fifty-two or . fifty-tkree miles . The whole country is densely wooded , and on the pacific , side , in the low ground * almost impassable .

      " With regard to the missing party of twenty--tw <* persons * there is 5 no proof , though- some grounds for suspicion , of treachery on : the part of the Indians . If not , they hsvfe probably followed ! down the Cmiquentique , under the impression of arriving speedily at tide-water j deceived ^ in tfcis ; they may have : had no other resource but to pusli on ,, and tie great length of their absence makes it a 4 n * oat conclusive that in this solitary region , thenr provisions , exhausted * and unable to procure game or food , they have perished . jThere is a possibility , however , that some news may jbe had fteio- the mouth ; of the rtrar ^ sad Captain iHollins will do everything , in bis newer to suocour tfie « ii * fci ¥ © Ki . r

      * SW » Ji * P * Ti ^ yflB" . J « » UBH . WJrouge , wewuu «» rfvei ^ owingin a favourable affection , and followed it , cojttftantly expecting to fttxd traces of oua party . We Etf&ea pn ^ lkdi ^ ii hiit ; rec ^ n ^ y letVby its three in-1 l 8 Wi £ fU 3 . $ s , and severalst&ttobs'for drying ; game ; we t&faf trti&je I % Jit canoes- ! Wef kept oa until' only eaouglt provision * , remained * to enable us to t * tfee shop . - Tilei £ yer hia ^ t airead ^ diverged from i $ f € proper dotted atid we iad deterosinejd it to be : 8 oi » e : tiMttifr &ifa &mtf ^* i ^ At our eitreitte point ive Ascended & , Mil 600 feet high , and ! fiftVftftiewoflu ^ riufcres a ^ return

      irW ^ efv&to ^ We ret ^ xd oni sfet ( B . td wiBhmty tae way w " e had carefully * c ¥ ^ ' ^ l ^^^ 0 ti ^ our provifli < ias by sonoe plantam ^ i ^^^ p ^^ e deserted hut . Out journey was Y e ^' eSaiisting ^ . There wa ^ as yet Mttle apprehensiQn for the fate of Lieutenant Strain . It wad supx ** e < 3 that h ( J Bad crossed th « country , and , if not JWA ^ itconvenient to recross / woijld be returning * # ^ H fiiiflMfe Mearitime , MJr . Gisborne , disttppointei ifcttulK rttffrinaY *» tsHt « Sii « HV : fasted ! * ftt * inflteetfrfifrt

      Italianftoiit th 6 Rib DfeTilo , who koew the value of money , f © » a <^ mpany laid procure Mm gtdde * across fMea < Sbttfttry for 5 W > doUarsi Lieutenant St , John , of tTw ^ gliA Engineer Corps , went with Wai . As ti « e went orf , the only hope for the safety-of < rar party w « S fbrough Faaama , and the C ^ a »» tf steiled lor j 4 s pftf # « ir for intelligence . Nothing ha * Seen heartf af m ^ mp ^^ W 0 ^^ m ^^ fiW ^^ 00 of March tbey hatf » ie « ' atieeiit fo ^ - *^ e ; dayW / ' It Wad ne * t to impesoiertnav touna

      n tner sjoohhe nave rarvsrea » aar now mfrway * b' tH ^ c * ttt fe tfiis time . At the moment <^ s ^ iHi ^ in 1 fie

      ttc : ^ lrtf ^ en 8 « ue ; tbence t ^ McTti , 9 iinilA ^^ ancl ^ own ^ trie Morti 1 , acres * fBe Chtiquenaque to tfus path cut " -by Captain Prevosfc over the tfomparatively UVel cdtmtry west of th 4 CordUlera . While Mj . Giaboinettnd ^ ieuteadatit St . John vere in the ia ~ terior letters irercf received from them at Caledonia B « y atatiBg tbatts the Indians w ^ re ataembled in force at' the vulageB above > meiitioned , and had taken a hostile attittute , owing to a rumour that three et their people h * A been earried off prdaoners by t £ e € Amere to Garthagena . They were * ith

      difficultyprotected by their guide until these stories were fcwwed ineorredr , Lieutenant Strain depended upon * h » good faith of the Indians , and , should they have | nwv « dt ¥ eacfaerou 8 , our nationaLeacperience of Indian warfare ^ particularly in tike semi-tropical regions of rtorfda , shows how little chance a small body of men , evan whett on their guard , have against savages en th « iv ow-nr gvoundv If tlie 'Indian * , however , ha , ve fttPtacked' Mr ^ Sttain ^ party , why did they not ontr vma much ; sniidler one ? We have reason- to suppose that every step of our progress * was watched "by tbem *

      " Jtwt before we left Caledonia Bay , the principal 6 hfef of th » coast , in talk with the New Granadiiun eatKimu ader , repeated the old assertion that God never itttendfcAa canal there , and added , ' God will take Mtr # fkat < no one who goes to seek a passage shall etcApft- ' TlM lodiarM may consider themselves as tha agent * of Frovideoce in carrying out His will . Lieutenant Strainta ammunition -was entirely in « tftridg ©«' , our experience proved that these would foon be ttnteftriceable from the constant showers and

      dampness of the interior . As merely a volunteer to the expeditiaa r I offer no opinion aa to its outfit or managements Lieutenant Strain had -no personal knowledge of the isthmus , and , trusting to the reports and maps of Mr . Gisborne / anticipated little difficulty in M » preliminary reconnaissance . He wished to get a general idea of the country , and afterwards to carry a line « f levels across trouid haveJteen merely a question of time and bush-whacking . On-review , tlie principal points determined , with regard to the ppOTpoised cnnal route , arc these , — " Parallel to the coast , and directly across the route , is the main dividing ridge of the isthmus—a niaeeivo , rugged range of porphyritic mountains , densely woofed , broken into gorges , wild , and impracticable , 'lhe Bummits of this range , concealed often by clouds and mist , rise in full Bight from the lay , from aooo to 4000 a-et high . No passage vos

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      MADAME DENIS . Thb French journal , the Droit , ttirows some light on the dark calling and abominations of the Madame Denis of civilised life : — " A Madame D had at Paris , somo years ngo , some disngreeablo relations with the judicial authorities , who accused her of having committed the offence which h renchlaw describes as exciting to tlie debauchery of girls under age . She accordingly deemed it right to cross the Channel , and to establish in England a house of ill-fame on an aristocratic footing . If amongst our neighbours the conduct of families is justly cited as u model , many persons make up for domestic constraint by eccentricities , almost unknown toour countrymen . For tliese gentlemen biases , there are at th « West-end hurcms , in which even tho respect duo to children is not observed . Tho supply of these abominable establishments in the object of numerous speculations , livery liou . se of this kind has its correspondents , its iigents , its trjivellera abroad , who rcceivu iijeed salaries , mid arc allowed

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      Uiia morning , an Irish girl appued to the- magfetrates nuder similar circumstaucas .. She stated' thatr she had been , induced t £ leave . Ireland ^ where afte was making 8 s . per week ; , but that on coming to Freston , she ^ found that she couW . only mak ^ 6 s . The IVTayor referred all tnese , people to the * elie-vmg officer . So tHat Hie ; ratepayers , of Frestott are nwr expected ta pjerfbrtti ve * y va ^ ioua duties : theyfitaVe to keep police aild * specfal coastablete" tiy guar < Jffeeee paupers into the tourn , and . they have ; tor pay , t&e expense of temovfeg . them wnen tfhey ife dissatisftea with the fulfilment of the promises wMch attracted them thitlier . The ratepayers w £ tt' afei > have to bear the expense of theattempt to prosecute ?

      the delegates ; and I am given tk > understand that the coBfldence felt oa the part of the prbsecutionwa » such , that at the l » te assizes the briefe were delivered and counsels'fees actually paid t During the past fortnight there has been a' re > markaWe dearth of that species of Ifterature which during the progress of the struggle , has rivalled even the journals in the excitement of interest , —I refer" tor the placard ' s- One placard only has appeared , and ! that on the part of the operatives : it is headed " SJuUl Labour he , Prostrated ? " But is Kttle better than a declamatory piece of xliodbmontade . Such

      effusions conduce to > no good end ,, and at the utmost canonly excite the pity of the indifferent . It is understood that some of thei ^ no ^ included ta the committee of mediators have met , and intend tosubmit certain written propositions to tb _ e Masters ** Association , Thi » speafe ^ well fox their zeal , but little for their judgment . Those among the ' number who oBfry would' hava any chance of being re ^ WB * fufly treated by the masters have not taker * any part in their deliberations , and' notMny can Be expected ftoin tbe 8 ^ proceedings but ffilee impressione ^ if rtot ^ » cdmtrticiitfioifr of the intricate * dilenama i » w * 4 iob >

      both pattieg cere pteced . A . somewbaC humordufc * anecdote- ft told oPtltereceptioa accorded ! to a similar deptttatioir by a Battorf matter . A nimouf havifig got a * road ^ that tMsgerrtTertan . had had a diflfereac * with Ms hands , Bw nra # " # aS « e * ttftott V some ms&efc " able townspeople , vho stated ? ^ Hiat they had h « ur 4 ; alid said' that , ar it' was very desirable to avoid m strlfcei they sno ^ ld ' rjei ^ dpygldd 4 to mterfere ., "Eh& matittfiatcturerlieretipottftxed Bii ^ eye tipoathe spofeSgt ^ maacf the depntation—a sturdy , wefl-to-do looking gtocer>—and' ttbrdpfcly demwaaett ^ if fi « % « d a- nftafctt servant . « ee ^ i&fly ' , sir , ** t ^^ flie ^ reply . !^ - ** $ tm $ * « af * trk : mill-owfter , taike niyiirotsftfi * Sty i » efer

      rrjonths ^ tfrne tliat girl will- iLare some wordtfwitlr ychirwife ; sfieif -want more w ^ es . Ifow , Berid > folP tH 6 aftd TV £ iettfe it } fer ^ y&atj ^ wnereop « % tBe do ** putatibn harrbg nothing farther to remark , bowfef itseH * way . However d ^ sinclrnea the emplby « rf may be tfr admit of any interference from third parties ^ tH «> operatives continue to profess- tTiei ^ # ifitogrieis # to accept of mediation . In- the' balance ^ sheeCpublisfaeA by toer Amalgamated Committee lor" thi * weelt , it i * Bta *« dr—*^ The operatives have « iroaghiteuft * eEe * with the utmost confidencer upon the justness- ' of their demand , and , therefore : they have repeatedly 1

      j THE XAH € ASHJEE LABOUIi-BATTXE . * £ Ftm * 6 t& ( ftfr < stpmdet&y " ' ¦ '¦ PrtstOn , Tutrrsday . Thte resolution of the Sfockpprt mftstere to take off the ten per cent , has undoubtedly caused a great uncetta ^ ly of feelhig' amtnog : i $ & ojfter ^ tives , especially ttiose on : stride . SbaaS' fnafiiraBy eno « tgti ) tbtolfc upon it as the resultr of influence brought toprjear ' upon tte Stockportniajtera by tfie subscribers to the defence p ^ untfi who are eaid to be now heartily sick of taeir weekly contritmtiontf ; others regard it as ther unavoidable effect : of bad tra < le . Deputations of the Stockport operatives have watted upon their

      employers during the-ireek , andia&ome caeerhave pointed out that running short' tinUe would be -wiser and juster than reducing wages . In making tMs . proposition ^ their p : oliticaf ecohoaay seem * to Be sounder than that of the masters ; but ,, in altcaerea , the operatives have been given to understand that 'the future cofiditionf of labour at Btocfeport depend exclusively upon tlie flat of tKo Associated Masters there . It was air first rumoured ( and' by some of the Freston AsaotiiatiWn , Iroped ) tficat the Stockport operatives would strike ,., sooner tlan submit to-the reduction ; but I do not think * tSat any reduction elsewhere will force the Unionists to divert public

      assistance and' public opinion from Freston . On . Monday evening a deputation of operatives waited upon the Mayor of Stockport , aad requested permission to hold a meeting in the market-place on Friday , for the purpose * of considering the crisis but his Worship gave it as his opinion , that " such a meeting dn that day would be exceedingly improper , " and declined to answer -tlie request on the ground of " such meetings having been elsewhere prohibited . " To-night a large meeting of the Stocfcp ' ort operatives will be held , when , the course to be adopted will be finally resolved upon . The immigration of operatives into Preston goes

      oft very Blowly ; up to this morning , ninety immigrants have been brought into tlie town , of vrhom about seventy are fit for the mills . During the same time sixteen have been sent b ^ ck again by rail . Cases of great apparent fmrdstiip are constantly coming "before the magistrates in connexion with thiB immigration scheme . On Tuesday last a young : man , named John Valentine , stated that he had been brought to Preston from Manchester by a person named Crompton , who liad promised him 15 s . a week , and after giving him a dinner , sent him to Mt . Naylor ' s mill . On applying , however , to Mr . Naylor , that gentleman declined to find work for him ; so that he

      was left utterly destitute . On tlie eame day , three young girls from Manchester stated that they had left their work in Manchester on purpose to come to Preston ; that Mr . Galloway had sent them , telling them that they should hare 10 s . a week standing wages , and their fLrst week ' s lodging free ; but tbatT after working a week with Mr . Humher , they received Is . 8 d . each . One of them had a child , and , finding that they could not live upon these earnings , they went to the Immigrants ' Home , and were sent to Messrs . . Leigh ' sj but thoy stated that tho work there was so bad thdt they could do nothing with it . " Wo have been to two

      masters , " said they , " and neither of them will do for us , so we want to go home . "

      offered to leave it for examination anddecision by an independent third ' party ; but the masters have sconv fully rejected every proposal' fo * mediation , and sent forth : their ultimatum , requiring' nothing less than the complete prostration of thejpeople . " The arbitrary rate fo which F referred' in my l » et r restricting the employment off old handto in the mills * of Associated Masters to the same establishment * which employed them before the Lock-out , continues to "be very oppressively enforced . A ease came t& vay knowledge to-day of A woman wiio had Been

      employed for years at one of the principal mills in the town ; who was forcedtinwillingiy ffrom her worto by the Lock-out ; who has worked during the strike at a mill in the outlying districts ; and who took the opportunity of the re-opening of the milfe to return to Preston ; when ( indignant' at the treatment she hod experienced ) she sought for and obtained work at the mill of another Associated Master : this week her former master heard of the occurrence , and , I understand , that this poor woman is actually deprived of the liberty of earning honest b « ad , at the request of one of the wealthiest men in Lancashire .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 15, 1854, page 346, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2034/page/10/