Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-21

l'rom the Wilmington (pel.) wa,ehmsn MAY i31
Extract Of letters from young gentleman
on Ooard the Congress .fi9gate, to his
friends an thjS Uici,iity, dqfcd
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 80, 1918.
lCONCLUOED.
Rio JaneIrn is considered salubr;ous.
during nine monlhs IN the year, the ,ea-
ih.r ESQ says 81 is delightful. The land
DreGHe begins about ten IN the morning.
ana DiowS tail between six and seven in
the evening, when the sea breeze COM
mences. Meat will keep here, il is said.
iW!ce as long as IN any part of the United
States. Bee! sells at about cents per
Ponn'', bnt Is very Inferior. The mutton
ahi poultry are better. The only fruit |
nave eaien('he pine apple, not very eood)
sells Alongside for two cents. saw in The
streets peaches amt other fruit. but The
negroes who offer d il for sale were such
disgusting objects, THAT would not have
edlen II for any consideration. Flour is
extremely scarce here, in consequence of
the army at Monte Video being in part
composed of the inhabitants from the in
terror. Flour is cling al S22 per Dbl. and
wheat al So per bushel
We lie IN the outer harhor, in about
10 iahoms. The bay (for such it ISL is
about 200 miles in circumference. srr-
some OF the peaks 1000. The scenery is
grand beg nd description. AZ the mouth
OF the harbor is a bar, on which there is
tathoms of water. This bar breaks tie
force OF the waves driven in bv the
south wind, and thus protects vessels
from the only wind which could endanger
them.
There is an Austrian minister here.
negotiating an alliance between one of
the kings daughters and the heir to The
Austrian throne. Proposals have been
made 10 the court Of Vienna, bur an an
swer has not YET been received. The
minister IS waiting The result"
Wednesday, FeJ.4.
"Thc day before Yesterday, Mr.. e.
DR.. b. and myself, landed TO The north of
lie town, for the purpose of ascending a
mountain which we had often sazed at
ifom tue deck with admiration. We as
cehded SO high that the Sugar Loaf. the
altitude of which is $40 feet, appeared
much below us. Though the excursion
was not little !aiigning, vel rejoice to
have taken y, IS Il "a some measure dissi-
pated my pgejadlces against The people.
lbe country We tuBpd more cultivated
flian we expected. Lille Enclosures, un-
der cultivation, visible as far as the eve
could reach--some even so near the sum
nit as to evInce degree of enterprise
and industry, which would do honor TO
the Indefa1igable inhabitants of Switzer
land. 10 he sure, the only thing cuiiva-
ted That we perceived, is course grass We
saw many handsome country houses: and
The mountainous region We trayersed
aud indeed as far round as the eve could
reach, was adorned with neat ne-storied
Eai'e COTTAGES. There are clumps OF
orange anh lime trees growing wild, and
, z profuSIUn OF blowers of hueS so beautiful
shai tht choicest ones Of my own c0un-
Try compared with these, lose all preten-
SONS to elegance. The prospect, con
sianliy opening To us as we assembled,
would have amply repaid ;en tunes the
TABOR HE ascent cost US. But all this
beauty and all this grandeur are thrown
away since they only serve to make
this degenerate race appear more de-
based than they are. Why is it that
ihiS country has fallen 10 the lot OF this
natIoE Why Is ii that the discovery
has served to extend, not cleanliness ia
dustry aud knowledge-bu filth, sioth
ana ignorance!
HE city covers much ground, en-
urciy occupied with houses no part be-
ing lost III gardens or slabimg. Horses
and mules and men live under the same
roof; those oftbe bipeds who can keen
assigning them the apartments ON the
ground foOr.
iIils was one of tie three DAYS inn
niediaieiy preceding lent, during which
these Rio Janelreans play all manner of
monkey tricks on each other, and on
strangers. The streets were ibronoed
with negroes, hldeous looking wretches.
throwing a sort Of whit0 powder IN each
oilers faces, and when near fountain
docking each other. We saw women
throwing waXen balls, in imitation Of fruit,
tlcd with water. Even buckets If water
we're decanted rom balconies upon peO-
pie bsueaih and boys and mea squirt
ing ai one another with long syrnges.
We got mostly thrO' the city uniniured :;
bni al length perceIynga group of women
better locking than common, | stoned an
instant TO gaze at them they Instantly
assdi0d me with their waxpn missiles
bet as deCamped with great celeriiy. on
~ one or two took effect. Afterwards. I
moved rapidly along, looking neither 10
The right nor the Icil, and was not again
assaiicd. have not seen single hand
sOme woman, and the uen seem badly
PAT together. The children look a. eua-
GATED as ohe Of our boys would look al
Ter having had the fever and agne tor
months.
Every time | visit the city. come a.
way more shocked with the condition of
the slaves which ilrong It's streets. 70
ace, a. ! have seen, these half naked
wreiches, more like 0urang outangs than
human beings would Of Itself should
think. convert i1to an abolition man, the
nlnst ilipy hearted advocate of the slave
trade. lhis trade lbe Portuguese carry
on al present more extensively than ever
the, Lhgiish, noi"ihslauding aIl The pill