Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-24

1.-THE centre ofthe Island il The mighty Ooyr,I ..,.
|rssnded byiss lofty meuntaina with gushing. foup-
resort Of travellers visiting the Island il is grand
sight and well worth sail across the Atlantic.
L The cimate Of Madeira could not be improved, Il
is one Of slnoss sRvarying mIdnsss and saubri.y-a
continual spring.
The inbasl,ants Of Funchal are mixed set from,
different pasts sfthe world though mostly from Eng
land; but all very hospltable and kind TO visitors.
Mr.. Adams, an American, has kspi open house while.
we have been here, and has generally had two or
three of the officers at time staying with him. Ma
dera is inundated with inyalids, mostly femaIes
who come out for double purpssss-ons to get cured
OF the consumption; and the ether to get husband
They say in Madeira, nothing is good remedy for
the heart complaint as matrimony. Few weddings
take place here nothing is considered Vulgar as
getting married and it is only praclsed among the
yeamanry of the Island. Yet, for all this, Madeira
can boast of geody show Of virtue; if YOU take a
look at the founding hospital, yon would find no
less than five six thousand fatherless babes
Our stay here has been made very agreeable and
pleasant by the anremltung attcntion of our worthy
Vice Consul MIR. Bsrden; though under no obligation
10 be peculiarly civil yet his rims has been given up
entirely to the officers. Our commodore has been
staying there ever since he camo in, and there he will
remain sleng as ne can get such wine Mr.. gives
HIM, and can stow away his little duck legs under his
well furnished mahogany. Thscommodore has been
begging old wine and has collected as many as ten
dozen CASKS of wine from thirty TO sixty wears Of
age for present to Martins but understand he now
says IL Is Tor MS wedding. we nave Onl v procured
80 pipes of wine, and of that will 90 to Martln
and the hon'ble Secretary of the Navy.
On Tuesday last Mr. Burden gave the officers a
party al his house; it was handsomely attended-all
the beauty and wealth of Madeira graced it. was
not there ! but / understand some of our gentry
2ranccd and danced al precious rate; even the CON-
modore eegned 10 dance in set with Of the mids
Old Humpy, bis favorite was taken up the other,
night andOdged in the watch house. with ten or a
dozen English mlds. Commodore N. despatched his
other fav0nte, Lieat. holland, and got them released
Mr.. Sldol, our first lu, gave party on Wednesday
last but would make no. preparations, in order to
tn row the blame upon the rest of the officers he seat
the band on Shore and then got in a, boat and went
off whaling The ladies came on board dressed
for dauce-but fndngyno awning or preparations,
thera--and as the lovely. and sweet Miss --leant
her delicate and sylph Eke form upon the graceful and
romantic arm Of Lieut.. D, last as he was re-
peating ~ am about to leave you'll have eaOed up
on you'll have admired your beauty--I adore you
lovely cre---;" she breke from him, and with
guph. she allowed the horrid siuT to flow between
her beautiful extended lips Poor Dr--t his love
was completely cured. Afterwards had you taken
peep into the cabin, you would have seen a sighs:-
there stood poor Liouts. N and,T. passing the basin
from one lady to another who sat like many sick
monkeys on lee back stay. Boats were manned
and they quilted usin disgust-and we'll they might;
for no ladies ever received such treatment
We leave in few days for the coast Of Africa; but
before we co. we are 10 sail week with her Males
ty'sship Wellesley, 74-Admral Maitland. She came
Minister at London having ordered our commodore
TO wait here fos him. FroM Africa sail for Rio de
Janeiro. Every body on board is the look out fer
these letters, and l really believe the commodore
would open them, if he saw them in the letter bag
hope, my dear sir, you will try and keep them out of
The way Of any one-for if they are seen, am
rained. \ ours in haste b.