Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-20


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LETTERS FRON SOprH AMERICA.
We have liberty To say that the interestin..
article nader this head. is from the peh of Mr..
overwhelmingly we are sure, will give il
AN additional claim To the public attention.
Niles ". Register.
COMMUNICATED FOR TIE REGISTER.
Buenos Ayres.
The day after we arrived was Sunday, and
lie streets were crowded with people, l was
very frequently reminded Of my old place of
residence, New Orleans, with the exception
mat the proportion of coored people is com
paratively very small. but amongst tue lower
Glasses, remarked great many of Indian
extraction; this was discOverabie in the COM
p'eNi0n and features. The na bitamts, gene
rally, ara a shade btowner than those of North
America; but saw a great many with good
compilations. They are handsome people
They have nothng in their appearance and
character, of that dark, jealuus, aud revenge.
TAI disposition, we have been in the habit of
attributng To Spaniards. The men dress
pretty much as We do, but the womeu are fond
al wearing black. when they 20 abroad 'Che
fashion of dress in both sexes, L am Informed
mas undergone great improvement since their
free intercourse with strangers. The old
Spaniards, OF whom there are considerable
numbers, are easily distinguished by their
darker complexion. the stadIed shabbiness of
tieir dress, and their Inorose and Surly expres
sO'i oI ms arises from their
Deiiig treated as sort OF Jews by those whom
they were wont to consider as greatly their
Interiors They are also distinguished by not
mounting the blue and white cOckade which
is universally worn by the citizens of the re-
puDic. Ihs same uumher of Chinese could
scarcely form class more Distinct from the
rfst of the community. There can hardly he
greater afromi offered to An,sricqno del
std. than 10 call him Spaniard. A Young
fellow tod me, III Testing way, that the monks
and iriars, and Spanards, were generally old
and would soon die OH, which he said was
great corsola;ioni
went roand to several of the chur ches, of
which there are ten or fifteen. throughout the
ciiy. l shall not tronble You with a descrip.
lion of them, as by referring 10 books You can
learn their nimes, the years la which they
were founded &c. All shall say, is, that
THOSE saw, were Immense mas ses OF buildings
particularly the cathedral, which of Itself GOV.
ejs Aanest u Wliuie square. The internal de-
corations are generally rich aud splendid, and
the porhp of catholic worship is displayed here
pretty mach hs II Is in other parts oil the world
My atieutiou WAS more attracted by the
crowds ct beautiful women going and coming
10 the churches. and the grace tnl elegance Of
tteir carthage. They walk more elegantly
than any w"meh ever saw. They are seen
usually IN family groups, bat according to the
car tom OF the country, seldom attended Inv
gentlemen. There are usually few beggars
zDont the church doors, ali blind, or deerept
with age. am utnrmed there are two con.
vents IN the city, bur | did not 20 To see them.
a. was told the nuns were all old and ugly.
VeTy animated aud martial scene was pre-.
gtnird TO me, by the exercising of the re gular
trODps, and ciNtc militia. Z he black regiments
made an umcoinnonly fine appearance, and
seeined to be an a very high slate of discipline
4 he civic militia is said To be fully AS well
irnHed as the regulars. saw several fine
hands OF mssic. \ battalion of slaves con.
Sisting of five or SIX hundred men, was also
mustered, aud then marched TO Oithe
chareheS. with all these things going or, the
city exhibited one the most animdtiu1 scenes
had ever witnessed. These are certainly
more enthusiastic, and perhaps wariike poo.
pie, team we are ; ifihey possessed, with these
qualities, by way Ofbdildst, some thing OF our
steaGy habits, and general stock of information,
think they would mcarly equal us
la The afternoon, IN company with DR.. Bald
WIN, aud gentleman with whom became
acquainted, resolved. it possible to breathe
The air outside OF The city; aud being pedes.
TRANS, we Resolved 10 take u on foot though
horses might have been had, either to buy or
hire for the trip; the difference ia price tor
these t~o mOheS of obtaining them, does net
quite bear The same proportion as with MS. II
wonid have cost us, probably. one dollar and
an bat, or two dollars, tor the hiring, while
very good hackney might DO bought for ten !;
but ihep il would cost az the livery STA BILE three
or io0T doIlarsa week to keep him.
We directed osr course up the river the
doctor Was very anxious to- reach the Speu
fields for the purpose ofparsuing hiss botanical
researches, and | was equally desirOus ot
reaching some high round. whence 1 mirni
have better view of the city and its envirOns
We passed THO alarge Square the yreaterpart
OF which is occupied by an pxteI i've cireus
open al the top, called the TaurO or place foT
bull fighting. 1t is capable Of containing
vast concOurse Of people. Bat | was glad TO
hear that this hafbdrOns amusement is fast
going lnto diSrepute. and that few OF the res
pectdbie people hOW attend IL. II isnot sur.
prlsns HAT IL should have been place Of
tasIlOnal,e resort, when IL wax attended by
tie Nceroy and his court, with much seW
and parade. Under the revolutionary govern
mCnts, ~ has been diScOnhicuduced and shonld
any member OF the government attend IL, he
0incles 10 the crowd OF citizens. Bat there
may Ice 4 still better reasnn these are amongst
the cOntrIyauces Ot monarchy to withdraw
the attention or lis subjects from thugs that
really concern them. The minds Of thAse
people are now turned upon much more
Important objects thaD bBH fights But the
custom still prevail, aud IL would be inpru.
deni at once 10 dbOiiShIt IN this as IL, other
H,dtieIS, the retofIner shDnId 20 10 work viii,
a castiogs baud. Asieut is now neatly over
am Informed that the circus aud tue fheA.re
ate 10 open DrXt wegk. l will here mestion
another Hstaurr q! reform. Which does honor
~ the present director This IS in abOlisI,i,,,,
Tie si.iy custom wiiich prevailed here a. welf
- az HiO. OF throwing wax balls allied with
Vvatsr, AZ people ln tbe street, daring three
days ~ tie end. or commencement Of the
Carnival, do not rscoilect winch. He effect
80 IL 5y siOpis appeal through the mcdiHn
o, the newspapers 10 their good sense, and
thrir regard tor those -nianuers. WAicb diStim
CUIsh polite from q baTbaf0tls people.
We continued our waik abOnt two miles he
sond tie town. but appeared 80 be no nearer
tDc open Acids, hciug completely enclosed OH