The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-08 00:00:00

and industrious, occupying themselves in fishing,
hunting, and cultivating plantains, cassava, cocoa
(theobroma cocoa), and a little sugar, cotton, and
tobacco. They hunt deer, peccaris, and sahinos,
two species of wild hogs, wild turkeys, and monkeys,
which they barbecue, or dry over smoke. They are
very expert at throwing the harpoon, and striking
manati, and turtle. They are good sailors,
and some of them occasionally make voyages to
Jamaica or the United States. They are accustomed
to the use of firearms, but their principal weapons
are spears and arrows, They have the woorali
or curare poison, which they get from th.
Indians of Choco, and call " ina " and " corrova.'
The arrows, which are very slender, and only a foo
in " length, have one end smeared with woorali,
which has the appearance of extract of opium.
When about to be used, alittle silk cotton is wrapped
round the other end, and the dart, which is of ebony
wood, is blown through a long tube called borokera.
The deadly effect of a mere scratch is almost instan-
taneous. They never tell their names, and when one
is asked " lki pe nookka" (what's your name ?), he
replies, " Nookka chule" (I have no name). They
are, however, very fond of adopting English or Spa-
nish names, and their principal traders have assumed
the names of Shephard, Robinson, William, Denis,
Jack Bragg, John Bull, Torn Dadd, Paterson, &c.
They are friendly to the English and Americans,
but nevertheless will not permit them to land on the
coast. When a vessel anchors it is boarded by the
Indians, who bring off their produce, and do not
allow the captain or crew to land. They carry on
a considerable trade in cocoa-nuts, cocoa-nut oil,
cocoa, carey or turtle-shell, cotton and grass ham-
mocks, vegetable ivory, and canoes of calli-calli, a
timber which stands wear and tear better than cedar
or mahogany. They receive in exchange coloured
calicoes, shirts, calico trousers, looking-glasses, beads
cutlasses for cutting bush, hatchets, culinary uten-
sils, guns, powder and shot, tobacco, rum, and
brandy. A very profitable trade might be carried
on with them in timber, dye-woods, various gums
and resins, and a very fine grass, which they use for
hemp and flax, and of which they make a beautiful
and most durable kind of hammock. They take no
money in exchange for any of their commodities,
nor will they sell gold dust, the Indians of the inte-
rior being strictly forbidden to bring down any to
the coast. In all Dr. Cullen's intercourse with these
Indians he was invariably treated with the greatest
kindness and hospitality, although the old men were
strongly opposed to the project of cutting a canal
across the Isthmus. He conceives, however, that by
judicious management the objection may be over.
come, and he urged the justice of dealing with tha
fine race of men in all future transactions in a spin
of conciliation and friendship, and with strict in
tegrity and honour.

After a short discussion the meeting adjourned to
die 21st inst.

The Shenandoah.

LIVERP ooL, Tuesday.
In consequence of Captain Waddell having sur-
rendered the Shenandoah to the commander of her
Majesty's ship Donegal, the former vessel still re-
tains her anchorage in proximity to the Donegal,
and a company of Marines are in possession of the
late cruiser. We yesterday stated that a portion of
the officers, together with Captain Waddell, left the
ship after the formal surrender, and landed at Liver-
pool, where they separated. To-day, however, we
learn that Captain Waddell, after pledging his word
of honour to Commander Fisher, R.N., of her Ma-
jestey's ship Eagle (who received the surrender),
went ashore and communicated with a " Southern-
house," after which, according to promise,he rejoined
his ship. In the meantime, however, three of the
crew left the ship, and escaped to the Cheshire side
of the Mersey.

That the crew of the Shenandoah have for some
time been short of provisions there is not the least
doubt. A boat load of fresh beef, vegetables, pota-
toes, &c., sent off by some charitable Southerners,
was not allowed to be taken on board, the officers in
charge stating that a proper supply of fresh rations
would be served out to the crew from the Donegal.
On board the Shenandoah there are about 36
chronometers, together with a quantity of sextants,
cabin furniture, furs, and other articles of value,
which there is not the least doubt are the proceeds
of Waddelrb Lue iaias amongst the whalers of the
Arctic seas. In her hold there still remains—in fact,
all articles are under seal until instructions are re-
ceived from Government--a large quantity of ammu-
nition, together with the six shunt guns and the
large swivel gun.

It is not at all impossible that within a few days
the Mersey may be visited by the Sacramento or
other vessels of the United States navy, under
the command of Admiral Goldsworthy, whose
squadron was last heard of at Toulon and Brest.
The vessel is now in charge of Lieut. Cheek, of
her Majesty's gunboath Goshawk, whom Captain.
Paynter has placed on board with secret instruc-
tions. A guard of Marines, a number of seamen
from the Donegal, and a body of customs officers
are in possession. There is also on board a consi-
derable quantity of money and valuables, but Capt.
Waddell has no intention of using this for the ship's
purposes. He has preserved the property as that
of the American Government. Consequently be and
his officers and men are without pecuniary resources.
Several of the men who remain on board are down
with scurvy.

The communications between the Government
and the authorities here in reference to the Shenan-
doah have been, and aro being, carried on by tele-
graph.

The men who were first on board the Shenandoah
after she anchored say they never saw an English
man-of-war in such excellent trim after being at sea
anything like the length of time the vessel was. The
men of the crew are stated to be, for the most part,
smart young fellows, and to have the appearance of
good seamen. They are of mixed nationality, but
several are apparently Americans.

Hospital for Consumption, Brompton.
For sonic time past it has been announced that,
through the kindness of some friends in Madeira,
the committee of the above charity were enabled to
afford to 20 male patients the advantage of spend-
ing the whole of the ensuing winter in that island.
The expenses of the patients out and home are to
be borne by the hospital, and the invalids will be
received and provided for at Madeira by a local
committee, presided over by Captain Erskine, her
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Funchal. The pa-
tients, who have been most carefully selected,
assembled at the hospital yesterday a little before
noon, and concluded their final arrangements as to
packing, &c. They then sat down to a comfortable
dinner, to which they did full justice; after which
they took leave of the nurses and their acquaint-
ances amongst the patients, and proceeded by
omnibuses to Cadogan Pier, whence they were
taken down the river by a special steamer for the
purpose of being transhipped to the Marca Pia,
bound for Madeira. The departure of the tra-
vellers was witnessed with much interest by the
inmates of the hospital, who clustered at the win-
dows, and waved their handkerchiefs in token of
farewell. A large group of convalescent patients in
the hospital grounds gave the party a hearty cheer
as the omnibus drove off, and a great number of
persons assembled outside to witness the departure.
The patients were accompanied down the river by
Mr. J. A. Shaw Stewart, Mr. J. Holbert Wilson,
and the Rev. E. B. Allen, the chaplain (as repre-
senting the committee) ; also by Mr. and Mrs.
Vertue Edwards, the resident medical officer and
matron (under whose kind care most of the patients
have been for some time), and of the secretary. Many
of the patients' relatives and friends were also en
board, and thus had the opportunity of seeing the
voyagers safely shipped. The patients are placed
in charge of a superintendent of character and ex-
perience. The directors of the London and West-
minster Steam-boat Company kindly offered the
use of a private steamer, the cabin of which was com-
fortably carpeted and warmed. The London
General Omnibus Company also shared in the
general feeling of interest, and placed their omni-
buses at the disposal of the committee. The patients
started in excellent spirits, and apparently very
hopeful.