Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-07-31
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IQ} We have been kindly favored by a p,nfl,-
man of this place, with the pcrusol Of several cue,s
i'oman officer ON board the |. s ship Peacock,
written from distant points, with pclnssi To ,y e>
laets from them before our readers They will we
doubt not be interested IN these bird s-r,o ,iows
of foreign lands, of which a,c amost unknown
10 us, except by name-- Eds, Irsiniol.
RIO J,Nr,n", June, 1888.
The halbor o Rio laneiro is properly considered
the best III the world and is capable of containing
more vessels than any other Its scenery is superior
To any that have ever seen. On the right side oi
tue h'h"t Is The Sugar Loaf, mountain rs,nu out
OF the water upwards OF 1900 feet. Il consider
ed until few Years ago, inaccessible, when II WAS
assembled by an Austrian midshpman, and afterwards
10y an American mldslipman, who displaycdihc star
spmgled banner it Ing hest point winch was SUI.
tcrcd To remain there until II WIS blown Ia taticrsb
the wind, Is no ono had the temcnty Ia venture To
tdkelt down. This circumstance caused the Empc.
tot 10 ISSUE IN cdltt against the repetition of the en-
tcrprlse, and II IS criminal To attempt It's ascent
Ca the same side Is range ot hills bearing si1k
lne resemblance 10 hHHe mum l,iug upon hls back
the face Is excellent and IS known by the appreciation
ot IoId Hoods nosc After entering the halbor the
scenery very splendid.
The city oi RIO i, about the SIZE al New York and
contains nearly is many inhabitants. II has many
handsome buildings, aud Is the metropolis of Brazil
The seal OF s ooutt, ITS wealth, lis fashion, and It's
"A
palace III the elly, winch lac VISITS every da, om hS
residence a few miles distant. | have had several
opportunities OF seeing him aud his sisters. He S
Yen know, bnt small boy. not moic than eight or
nne Ncais old. The first lltue sam hm he was IN
lull uniform. walking III religious procession, one
Of lhc Catholic hoylays, on which occasions the
prooc ssous splendid. Among the places of
amusement are Two OF thee opera houses arena
iol bull fights, u nee musenm Library. aud se,c-
al botanical gardens, one OF which is yely large aud
fine.
AH,ntAN SrN October, lS35.
w sulcd from RIO Janclro ON the I'll, july
Dut passage round the Cape of Good lopc WIS raIh
81 unpleasant. We nctc 81 DAYS reaching Xnnzi
bar, where remained five days. and were treated
with the greatest hospitality. Nct day passed du
rlns oul stay, thai We did not receive present of
bullocks, goats iluIls aud vegetables from the Go
Nrrnor. lie island Is Cefilnl, the most delightful
have cycf had The lo,rune of seeing aud appears to
produce cvets thmg without Labor \ part, OF as
oek rdc into tn interior, assrs, furnished hy the
Governor, aud were delighted to find ourselves IN such
paradise. \ dmucr WIS prepared Tor MS, rs much
IN fashion passlblc: III" onl, singular
thoe e,-N' Il llal. Instead al earviou he goat
fowls Ne. they WIRE torn To pieces with thcu fingers
The greater pat al the houses IN Ianlibai SIN
lulnIy constructed, with the leaves oithe cocuA=nut
hcr#: few are built OF stone. We found every
hing remarkably cheap; and when We left, it was
almost with rrgsct. The only white the L..
Mud va poor i'or, Who Al ms request was allow
cd 10 ial.r pa,sa with for rs Mnscai, Ion winch
place Ne allied on the Sth of September
Ne crossed the Equator for the second time, on
the l1th IN long. ID East aud bad fine run, with
fan wind, unt the morning OF the 2lst u when.
lna 10 amistakc IN the snp's reckoning, found
ourselves lhnmplna Wh violence upon reef nj rocks
We immediately made USE of die usual means Of get
lma the ship oil uutl morning, Whc /, To the amaze
mrlt Of all, nrdlsroseIcd1hl were more ihau
y mic llpm the land. when had reason In sup
pose ewcle nearly hundred unles distant. Tie
tide halby tn, unr leli us So much, that 1t became
ncce,- hS iof ouf s1eN to prop The ship mp On each
side. The ~ cllIncreaSIng ~ this time rendered our
situation csffrmey perons and al hope tor the
>lley 81 the #t,seel Wa al an cnd. boat WAS seut
to Il. shore. lu fnd something ii the land but 1t
was prevented from landing By hundreds Of Arabs,
who meuaC ed them wnl spears, Nc and who had
evidently Collected iof TIE purpose Of pouncIng up
On II. rs soon the ship should 90 10 pIcces-an
vent winch WAS monrutly an irlla'cd. We were
mistaken, however. The ship suffered severely du-
liua the nest rfeht, aud hula before day-hghi II
WAS discovered ta1t there were three feet wate, the
hold Matters becoming worse and worse, boat
uds >rld to Nuseat, distance Of nearly 300 mrs.
To procure as-tauce from the Sultan Of rhat PAN u
Ar3bia. known by that name. Although the most
slneunr gave up the ship Ion lost, no ellort was lct
unnIrd IL cNuIcair her and, alter almost incredible
cNetlons had The satisfaction, On the rseuIng 81
the tllld daN Ia her uncc more aloat. She, how
rycr leaked cor dctaby nd Hc were Obliged Ia keep
the pump, constantly gong until the leaks
afe1t measure stopped. ! he Arabs ave us u, n
dead of trouble, and sntao OCCASIONS WE were oil
gcd to tIrc upon them Hgr ali WIS constructed
ion ON ll,c IN oasc the ship went IL pieces Which
weIr placed provision, and otllct things considered
neeces.rN aud twas barely ml,Ard before the Ara
bans cuttt admit aud attempted 10 tow II ashore
thswe pre,rucd. Sub.pqurutly IN attrmI VS.
mldc 10 cur of orr boats, which were employed At
some distance from the ship; but his Nus also pr
vented by afoSort 10 our earronades.
Once more ia deep water, We slaI Cd our course
for and arrived Al Alusom onthc 70 u. In rhe ot=
lne We spoke fine sloop Of wm belonging the sui
tan OF Musrit, her way TO our assistance. His
Majesty rs rs h. heard oi our misfortune, had
tins yesc Gltcd out with all dcspa h, and loading her
with every fhug he thought necessary for our
font. saw hei on her way ON rclei III two day al
ter he heard OF ulshap. knowing also the ella
racter of rhr Bcdouns (lhc tribc whose coast
wrre1 he had despatched 400 ni hIs troops by baud,
10 defend us against them. On entering The roit.
I'm dc oic WAS bred by all the vessel, and fonts the
halbor and Mr.. Roberts, envoy To Mnscai, { hi
ma Lima. &c who had 9ohe III the boat, says that rs
soon as II was asccraincd who we were, the people
exhibited every demonstration OF joy, and he could
hardly make hswly through the strreslo the n1m.
bcrs WHO collected around hm, eAcaimin9 Pea
cock Peacock come Hc.
Duf sias at Muscat continued eleven DAYS, during
whIc me we received every day fresh proof, OF the
>nltus hospitality, aud ol his friendly feelings to
wards me people ol the I. States An advantageous
coininerc lal treaty WAS ratified between envoy
aud the Sultan, on which occasonan opportunity was.
afforded 10 o beng presented To his Maesty-
The day after tie treaty MAS signed We were invited
TO dinner III the paacr,au honor we were told by
the Interpreter, never before conferred on Chris
tau, Tie Sultan did hot cat with Us, however be
iuo forbidden by singular custom OF the Arabs oi
never eating with their guests. Before our depM-
turc he pad a visit to the Peacock and was received