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BAY OP PANAMA—ITS BEAUTIES—TROPICAL FRUITS—THE CITY IN SIGHT—EXCITEMENT 
ON BOARD—APPEARANCE OF THE CITY ; HER RUINS—PREPARATIONS TO DROP ANCHOR 
—“ STAND BY ”—■- LET GO THE ANCHOR”—FAREWELL TO THE SICK—A PERILOUS RIDE 
ON THE BACK OF AN INDIVIDUAL—ON SHORE—FIRST DINNER—NOTHING LEFT—AN IN¬ 
DIVIDUAL FEELING COMFORTABLE—PANAMA AMERICANIZED—A MOONLIGHT SCENE 
VIEWED FROM A BRASS “ FIFTY-SIX ”—A DILAPIDATED CONVENT, AS SEEN AT NIGHT 
—CHURCH BELLS—BURNING THE DEAD—EXPOSURE OF THE DESECRATED REMAINS—SICK¬ 
ENING AND DISGUSTING SIGHT—INFANTS CAST INTO PITS—THE RESCUE OF THEIR SOULS 
REQUIRING A GIGANTIC EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE CHURCH—A HETACOMB— 
“ ETERNAL LIGHT ”—IGNORANCE OF THE MASS—PEERLESS CHARACTERISTICS. 
18th. We are surrounded by islands; is there another bay 
that will compare with this? Certainly I never imagined any¬ 
thing so like a fairy scene. We are in the midst of twenty islands, 
all covered with tropical fruits of spontaneous growth; the or¬ 
ange, lime, fig, and cocoa-nut trees, interlaced with the grape, 
forming shelter for the inhabitants, and presenting them with 
food. We were in a condition to appreciate, most fully, the 
surrounding scene. Our voyage, which had now lasted fifty-one 
days, was commenced under adverse circumstances; five of the 
passengers had already died, and several were still confined to 
their berths with scurvy, some of them destined to breathe their 
last on board. 
4 p.m. As we emerge from behind a small island, we are in 
fall view of Panama, the towers of her cathedral looming up, 
and her dilapidated wall extending along the water line; all are 
now in a phrensy of excitement; the passengers are climbing 
into the rigging, gazing with astonishment upon the surrounding 
scene. The wind blows fresh from the land, and we are obliged 
to beat up directly in its eye ; we passed near Tobago in the eve¬ 
ning, and in the morning were near our anchorage. We run 
up the stars and stripes, and prepare to drop anchor; our trunks 
are in readiness, and we expect soon to be transferred to the 
shore. 
