Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-28
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REVIEW.

ANfSvN Anrs,endng volume, describing the au-
tes' "" from Newly DIRK, which place ne
moi seotember, 1881, by the way OF Kingston,
el''H 70 Chagres, villa &c at the NOUN u
IapI ofthe same name. "Chagres Is mi
he NV, ,iIIaoe, inhabited mostly by indians and
serd'' i is one Of the most unhealthy places
nlIa"O nos,n From Chagres to Cruces, ano-
On "' Nc about fifty miles up the river, the
' a,s is,made in canoes ano 'ook our ia
P1 ms t,nr days. Cruces is described as small
's"'l rbere our author was eated-wlth great
'Das .,i,,. and where he procured mules TO
aosP'a, himself and baggage across the 18TH
uaO'r cn,r;en 10 Panama-the distance about
'l, Leagues. and the journey easily made IN
ss''" aTbere is no considerable elevation be-
aH' C,rcss and Panama; and it is believed
wv" rerv serious natural obstacles exist, 10
ua' ,,,struction Of either rail road or canal
VE a. isthmns.n Panama was founded a
a''O,, ,aar 1918, is a walled town, and Tor
oYa' csotnries. was a place OF great consldera-
,;,cs then. from various circumstances, 1t
wv, ,,.fned From Panama our author took
oa'a in trading vessel of the country, to
,bsre he arrived, after a passage OF "a
f'' apavta is the most northern seaport OF
I'd! ,ortnnce in Peru. 1t contains between
'D' ao5 three thousand inhabitants, and is built
.r,.dately on the edge of a good and commo-
r. b,rbor." From Payta our author hired a
: b,rg smack, which, in three or Tour days car
-,l him to Guayaquil.
n three
,,nr months, a description OF Its manners, Gus
-, commerce. &C. which takes up two chap
w.. onr author departs for Quito, where he ar
tired on the nth July, 1882.
o,;,, Is the capital Of the Republic of Equa-
- SIN Nav, 1890, the Department ofGuaya-
anil including the provinces of Guayaquil and
,I,,aha the department of Ecuador, includ-
Tho provinces of Imbabina. Pichincha or
onito and Chimborazo; and the department oil
,sr,v including the provinces Of Cuenca, Loxa.
Ian ,o5 Maynas, Jointly declared themselves
;,a,randent Of Santa Fee de Bogota, and es-
,,bli,hed themselves as a separate republic, I'M
,,r the tile of the State of the Ecuodor."-
This Young republic is the smallest OF all those
rbicb have been formed out of the vast Spanish
possessions in America, having population OF
o,,y ,b,ut 600 900. considerable part of which
,ra half civilized Indians. The city OF Quito Is
s,l 10 contain 90 900 inhabitants, two thirds OF
whom are Indians. ''lt is from the terrace oil
me government house, that you realise the pc
culiar position of Quito-tAat it is, indeed, IN
Tho very heart of the Andes. While the envl-
ions Of the city are clothed with verdnre'
which continues from one years end 10 tie
other, on either hand you see rising IN the DIS
lance those gigantic elevations which, covered
with eternal snow, tower far above the limits OF
organic life" On The % August our author
leaves Quito, and returns to Guayaquil. Early
hSepember battalion ofthe republican troops
revoted, mastered their officers, marched to-
ward, the coast and threatened GuayaquiI on
which the Americans despatched a messenger to
Calao informing Captain Gregory, of the U. ).
ship Falmouth, who lay there, Of the peri!ous
situation they were in. Capt. G. Immediately
sailed for Guayaquil. son the goth Of Sep;em-
Der, the Falmouth arrived in the river, and an
ChOred opposite he town. A person must have
O1eh IN lOGelSn country, uUiuhS uouOi'0''"N
times, tSimagine the joy, the delight with which
We all hailed the stars and stripes waving ma
estcaly over guns manned by our own brave
taS The arrival of the Falmouth seemed to
iniuse new spirit and life into all, both native
and foreign Balls were given on shore and on
|. board ship All were willing to forget past
trouble IN present enjoyment. The ship re-
NAMED until the both October"
Our author left Guayaquil on the 9th Novem-
ber and returned by the way OF Cape Horn,
and arrived at New-York on the goth February,
1893.
We feel much indebted to DR.. Terry for his
book 1t is the interior Of the American Re-
pOblics that we wish to be acquainted with
Our ships visit their seaports-those we well
know; of the inland country we know but little.
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