The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-06-19 00:00:00

DISCOVERY OF A NEW PEOPLE ON THE CONTINENT OF A3IERICA. • A DISCOVERY which et en. this age of almost daily revelations of antiquities and wonders and remote times and people, must 'strike the world with Wonder, has just been made by the officers of the sloOp of war Decatur. The Nov OrleanS Picayetiie of the Ist inst., publishes a letsr from 0. H; Green, dated on board. the Decatur, off the Straits of Ma gellan, Feb.. 15th," and which Contains the following statements :—There being no appearance of a change of weather, I obtained leave of absence fora few-,days, and, accompanied • by my classmate and chum, (Dr. Bainbridge, assistant-surgeon, was, 'landed. on Terra del Fuego.. With great labour and difficulty we - scrambled up the mountain sides, whiA line the whole south-east shore of these straits, and after ascending 3,500 feet, we came upOn.a plain of surpassing rich; ness and beauty,. fertile fields—the greatest. variety 'of - fruit trees in full bearing, and signs of Civilization and refinement 'meeting us on every side. The inhabitants were utterly _astonished at our appettrance, but exhibited no: signs of fear, nor any unfriendliness..., Our dress. amused them, and being the first white men ever seen by. them, they imagined-that we had come from their God, the Sun, on so'nie peculiar errand of good. ,They are the noblest race I ever saw, the men all ranging from 6 to 6.4 feet, 'well propor tioned, very athletic, and straight as an arrow. The women - were amen g the most perfect models of beauty ever formed,. averaging five - feet high; very- plump, with small feet and hands, and with a jet black eye which takes you by storm. We surrendered. ; at dis cretion, and remained two weeks • with this .:strange People. Their teachers of religion speak th.e.,.Latin language, and hate • traditions from successive P riests through half a hundred centuries - I`hey tell us that this island. was once attached to'. the main land ; that about 1900 : years ago, by 'their records, their. country. was visited by. a . violent earthquake, which occasioned the rent now knoWn as the Straits of Magellan ; that on the top - of the mountain which lifted its head to the sun, whose base rested where the waters now flow; stood their great temple—which; according to their description, as cm-. pared to the one now existing we saw, must have been 17,200 feet square, and over 1,100 feet high, built of the purest pantile marble. They' number about three thousand men, women, and children; and I was assured the population has Tot varied two hundred, as they prove by their traditions for immemorial ages. As the aged grew feeble they are left to die, and if the as much unlike the staid inhabitants of an English town or city as it is possible to conceive. Taxin them as a body, the diggers—easily distinguishable from the urban population—are as handsome a set of fellows as one could desire to see,—a trifle wild and unkempt perhaps in costume and demeanour, but with bronzed faces that glow, and bright eyes that glisten, and lithe and sinewy limbs that are elGquent of health and vigour, and of a life like that of the foresters of Arden— "More sweet Than that of painted pomp." They come down in great force to Melbourne about Christmas time, and you may generally alight upon a group of them in any auction-room where a land-sale is going on ; also, crowding round the post-office a few days after the English mail is in. I saw one broad-shouldered, bushy-bearded giant of a fellow, in his Panama hat, scarlet " jumper; and shining belt, standing at the corner of Elizabeth-street, the other day, devouring a letter beginning ".My dearest boy" the characters were so large and sprawling it was impossible not to see its heading), and the rough brown hands of the reader trembled, and his eyes brimmed with tears, as he hastily deciphered the poor scrawl ; and it was evident that his English heart was at that moment sixteen thousand miles away from that hot dusty street, and that his mind was uttcrly unconscious of all that was passing around him. The writer of that letter would pay only sixpence for its transmission to her " dearest boy," but the colonial government, in its anxiety to impede or prevent the colonists from writing home, charges them a shilling for the conveyance of every letter to the Bay (two miles distant),. but conveys newspapers thither (each paper weighing .on an average four times as much as a letter) for one penny. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD children n - lultiply too rapidly they are sacrified by the priests. This order comprises about one-tenth of the population, and what the ancient Greeks called " Gymnophist." They are all of one popular race, neither will they admit a stranger into their order. They live for the most part near the beautiful stream called Tanucac, which takes its rise in the mountains, passes through the magnificent valley of Leuvu, and empties into the Atlantic at the extreme south-western point of the island. o' .l 19, [ 311;" bi4 cot,ti to pre, d 4 ness. She had also taken great ear e f dd ao';rel n ' t oF. much with the lovely Emily ; shed °- ilaC l heP f el! l keep her out of his sight, but e te 10 c ier .;., 404i 4 When my sen's at hothe, I timet° l . l all folt e rrif o ) him, as it is for such a short '- ‘ , O , if , De 0 ,4 0i,,, , must not think me 'neglectful of ),,,aity, be ty" All her precautions, however, wer e ,, ea ft,;'o, 4 • i iii beautiful Emily ,otole into Henry's ~ his :' 'll or .,o' lasting hold of Ins affections; nor w't - . 41+ 0 ,1;#,j in the bosom of EmilyherSelf. tli , ",;1 11° . fie t ; to , ..It wai'diring his last college ter', l3 ,'t Pt t !ti'',,ire pOied for him, the eligible match t011edt'1,,1).;021,0.0 ' 4 l be to him. Now he was to leave be l9o, o lt e ° should settle in life by marriage, ° I ; 0 0,/,.,te , 4040 1 profession. He well knew she ba' d eti_ A , :df. ',.. 0, and at her death he would be quite m gr'to ', le 'lre'. il" on the bounty of his uncle, Lewd 3 141 %;10,0 ' 4 10":a 0 1 say that she had mentioned' her ' . i ,' b ig ' o bje'.ole2. 1 who was perfectly willing to best°"3e o m A rtil , provided the young lady herself 11".1theObelleileb,r was quite certain of the affections oi Der toe her 0. ~>' hinted to her how much she wish ed OW ° B el l i law, and Laura had only blushed; „yoi 0,0 4 , e, i ,e( claimed, that "Henry was a charo illit " pio e " or, on 'P t lo tie , Mrs. Harling might have gol' e such •• 1 to ;1 11 ' was . the'astonishment of her son, for pe1 0 00, 0 1 0 01 11. 1 ' entered his mind. At length l"e ; r ° e jeot i t ., ; 5 X,,.., state of his heart, and the decide'. wo the r tilo, Vie, monial plans for him. " What, de. r n es, 4) o fi' e fY l tr you blast your son's hope of liaPl" ev er.t i gif i ; ty , , thousand pounds ? You have bee" , ;Ir .°, ; 00 e 0. 4 '' you will not surely now insist 1• 1 1 1°11 0 11!. 1 ,,; l' u tir fail to make me for ever wretched t : c 00 1 '.111.4 7 ,C, heart and Warmest love is give"d; I vi 0 0 ,,.', supplant her image in mY h rea- 134 P ei g l.' ever !" • liliC''' il l . ei t4ic " Henry, cease !" cried 3lrs. 1-I. A r i ,g t°l 01 0 '' 1 , 1 1: up : the money you get hY "e ce ilend,',o 4e co o . t e l amply, purchase your happiness:. , e , of that to,,i.lif retirement ; what were the 01 011 Ni se itio',„y 4c .' l ;o l lf enabled to give you an educatio%raped ~i 0; ;• l o y , el . to your future career. I have sc r , ,A foot,. o f .;o ,,ki pittance, to give you a distinguiT:..`-aatitge,e'tilos,'.roo is now my- turn to reap tbe„_°; i rt 5 0 eiptD e . 0 ti'' t you must now Place your motuu s y our ie it , ;o o now enable her to live as hee°lllo es °c c° A li t ot 113 ' t`' must exalt the to the point I 1 , 1 , po wr;_it ",l e oef i ',i' exalting yourself to station t n . : t i t : til t it iiee bei: 3 o 00 1 Money! And how are yon to c an a ee l )); y 4 command you, on your gra- 1 disca ru e vert yo,,, t e Laura Thompson, or for ever h e s hall I' ve for e j or 0 . and my affections. Emily GreY 40r e, e I ... 4 be your wife: think well, tiler' OO ' e dieqi.' give you one week ; in the 1n e . 1 .,,'' 1 i; 13 1 0(1 11 10" ) attentions being devoted to l'a lll ' a - aa i i1e,.. , t, ° ,,,1 4 0 ! Mrs. Harling left the rooTh r 50 11; i b ia7pe 1 :: g t C what a state of mind she left h e 0 ;IP jj e ,( 00 10 0, accustomed to obey his mother:. he „ fif v " . o A l a 11 0 , 1 0 her as a being of superior orde r t ;,.reP;, , c coli c Dv) much for. him, but how wo heop.s, ha t 1 , 1 , call. ( Lit' e in g his whole future life ? id', 'vph , bal , `" /I Henry ;it was only in the eve% n o 'Abe to.) Emily. But the hour came, ol l u i,o, ~,, a l t oiol'ol ante. Bedtime was a relief to. o ctieP., 0' 1 ,4; „, 1 t` i ;,f retirement with feelings of sat' vi3 s 1% , 1 0 , 1 0 3° ,b1iF,' t . / On the following day, thtehree oceiila p. , ol,3 ji ,, 51yi010 , 10, 0 1,1; ri of the beautiful places in was prOcured,. and of course _lO . u.e ly t 00'34 driver of it : he sighed to thinK ~ ,,i li lo y o ,i . pi ‘ t % : flini lit till Pit 1 1 before the wished-for time that the cottage ; but it was no use, the o.3othei:: di none would be admitted, and s his " es cor' oe . , r e ) heart, and his affection tow , 'F`,,. t heir .rele K4rog) fully to fulfil her Wishes in be" ' late passed--but still no Emil 3.• At length they returned to therefore, having cinietlY he hastened to the parsonagif,a, eay,ttlifolf`t4 t!`./F evening in July ; all nature.‘„.o,7)e,aivos to:ti found Emily tending some 0 1 ". The shad o la Az eo 4 ll. ae l' eg t abe D ti l t i . fo l jo left the rr t ra w'ol, l : : ii i c o v i e t l' ? possible, More lovely than es i :e u r_ lia l bil_ l . l . l,locel ;ilt , sun imparted a more than : yes . SP'" o l oC orS i e:, sprang to meet him; I ", r ,,, h i s i 5 13 , 011,_ 0 t ._ y. "Dear Henry," said she, , L ' srda y, thP e a, fli t ot . 4 1 Mrs. Harling told me Yes_t v lic i, e ngag i ac:i _,l t / an excursion, and were so tu 1 had li 4,9 see me for a day or tw tioil v l o ' 0 ce ceP a il .11, near me, Henry." eleo me . ii; i v " Dearest Emily, this w sa w 3 ° I A ' ; 0 I have suffered since I last . paled? 4i fl tossed on a stormy sea. ......vou 16°1c ! il r 14 111 61 c)/ " What do you meau ? _ nn. , ow „ deg_ i , to I can Ido ought for you' and w oad wo'l.der :. her arm on his shoulder, e __ ce in t e_,,,. nett was still on her fair g i n u _ll lr 'l ri be,, 5 3 0 1 d i r ot , there . was something like a tear A he gara", eotlpiolo; ~ria (4 R OA • " Walk with ire i ? e t d her ".- ~,ovv - feii-e -tell you all." Ile Pioe_. , 1 ' leer the ii,oo '_,ii .11 and then commenced ta 1 , 11,,,_ : h e _.,,, %I.,".'" o il:,1 his mother the precediii„cy t hat ',',: o . P 1 : my mother too vvell to belie ve iev er, "`",;,-ife-etoili, , presentindueed tdoetmeramkeir.Laatitiorna;l4,;it..„,laironsotrio. 1 13 3 0 1 i 0,510?liPty00 t: ir if fl e professions ever and ovefvoli to w ll ' .. 0 10 1 „ Ifiepo' my heart and its sinceri :',', 2 to he Peirelioccttie believing it possible fol: 3°, _„den s, ; biro riage, though it would, •!- '...,,ii; rs the bare possibility of losing A ROMANTIC REALITY. (BY MRS. CLEMONS.) IN THREE CHAPTERS-CHAPTER I. TUE following story is founded upon good authority, and I have every reason to believe the circumstances perfectly true, as some parts of it came under my own observation. I may remark that I have allowed myself the privilege of giving fictitious names to the characters. Henry Harling was the younger branch of a noble family ; his father died when he was about fourteen years old, and his mother, the Honourable Mrs. Harling, was a woman of haughty imperious disposition, who had but a small jointure to, suppoft her hereditary pride, while her mind had dwelt long and ardently on attaining a suitable match for her son, who had no fortune to step into when he came of age, nor were his expectations of future title and estates more cheer ing : as there were four between him and the possession of such distinctions, for his uncle, Lord Molestock, had three sons, youths of nearly the same age as himself, all of good constitutions and likely to live and marry, thereby rendering the removes from the title still more distant. Henry Harling cared little for money; he was.of a bold generous dispOsition; and the small sum allowed him by his mother for his private expenses while at college was amply sufficient. He entered not into the vices and follies of the young men who were his fellow collegians ; he was fond of books, and could seldom be tempted to join in any of the larks, as they were called, or the variety of expenses in which the young men were in the habit of indulging. They would say " Oh, Hailing is at his Greek and Latin, it is of no use asking him to join us." Harlini, while in the country, found, with the most rigid economy, that she might with more eclat be seen amongst the fashionables in London, during the winter season. She gave out that she much preferred the country at all times; and it was only at the earnest solicitations of her friends that she came to town for a few months in the spring. She had a handsome house in Clarges-street, and kept a set of servants while in town, but all on board wages, while her car riage was only hired for the season. In the country, her establishment was small, consisting of only two female servants, and one man, who was gardener, footman, and indeed a kind of factotum. Her country residence was in Devonshire; it was a lovely cottage, within a quarter of a mile of the sea ; the grounds sloped down to the beach, and the deep plantations at the back screened it from every rude blast. There were a few families that she visited in the . neighbourhood, amongst whom was the Rev. Mr. Grey, his wife and daughter. Miss Grey was highly accomplished; she had had every advantage of a good and solid education, which her father, from her very infancy, had given her ; added to which, masters for the More showy accomplishments had been procured for her, and her naturally quick intellect had aided her in the acquirement of every kind' of useful knowledge. Mr. Grey could give her no fortune ; therefore he used to say, " Poor Emily, when I am gone, and leave you in a bleak world alone, your education _Will be an income to you." She was very lovely ; her dark blue eye sparkled with intelligence; her hair waved in natural ringlets over her fair brow ; the rosy hue of health was on her cheek, and the smile of good temper played round her small mouth : she was only seventeen, and the wildness of childish playfulness had not yet passed away. Mrs. Harling much admired the lovely Emily, for she was useful to her ; Tier harp and voice amused her; her society in a ramble broke the tediousness of green fields and lanes, and her conversa- WM dispelled ennui, while her peculiar liveliness and, naivete beCame almost essential to her comfort ; so that, when Mrs. Harling was at Rose Cottage, Emily was constantly there. There was also another family whom she frequently visited,,—a Mr. Thompson.: He had been a Liverpool mer chant,.' and had accumulated an immense fortune : his only daughter, who, at, the commencement of this story, was about twentyAhree years old, unfortunately was deformed, and remarkably plain. She had lost her mother when very young, and being the heiress of 200,000 pounds, she had been indulged by all; her governess was not allowed to insist upon her learning anything, as her health was delicate ; cense qUently she was neither well educated nor accomplished. Still she was naturally good-tempered, kind, and obliging. Her father had only removed into Devonshire ou ir f efo r r y t ea he rs sa a k t e ti o le f her health, and they had be en settled about castle, in the immediate neighbourhood of Mrs. Har g ling,. Laura Thompson w as the person whom Mrs. Harlin had fixed on in her own mind as a suitable wife for her son, and she had endeavoured, for the last two years, in every possible way, to bring about a marriage between them. During the two months that Henry spent in Deyonhire ever y year, she invited Laurar on c tos s tty nt w ly it , h b h e er m , - t ig h h in t k b in e g that more by accustoming him to he easily led into her views, and not think so much of her plain. J