New-York tribune., 1842-02-05

with which they are TO collect and fling mi" their
cart the feclence Of the drains "o 1u Ia -
verv unequal stature, but both gray heaneu' ~ -
whom rho fro of rhe eve has been quenchcd, ouI
m, -, sd,,e Satanic glare lead the van; one oi
,hv ,h murderer ola sister, stands the iu glance
1r Ie mid visitor in silence his companion with
; e which for ft-rocity We never saw The efJl;d,
;,;,,.- for aims, and coov refers you 10 the hump
m hi. back. where the alf-obtcr;;ed words high
,r,v robber rnake=you look again. The house
breaker and the catle-stcalcr clanh their fcticrs
rvthmicallv, (unle~= they happen 10 hght tor the
| end of cigar which has been thrown away and
discourse the mysteries Of their particular Inc,
or change permitted Jokes with their keeper, .s
they draw ti:e empty hand-cart toward the next
c.nbankrncn, of dir, The other detachment Is now
on board. and is nearing oir -!ie q; the moaf. \
crew OF branded slaves passing the foSse OF Leg
horn and telTcd over By OF themselves, chained
20 his pos, work the old rude craft. i picture
ready for the artist At six il the morning the
.rrymall Is padlockrd to his boat having carried
over these unblcssed spirits to their vile laor, ne
goes for more, and takes the different rcl!ci gangs.
consiening the as, Of them lheirquarters al sun
set. As We, TOO. had 10 go over. wc pressed oir
| way through the set iuS, anCing-betwccn rape.
and murder and all other revolving cnornitc>-
who seem surprised At our surprise, and disposed
10 say. What do :ou stare at Did yon nevcr
sec bloody hand beiorc7' WccomInt ourselves,
] however to the >lavc boatman. who tugs oycr
and would no doubt ,,lrr, overheard for six
pence Il horrible offence Is stamped on his Jacket
for liie. an offence which convicted OF ltzln
| England can cXpatc with less than bic II self We
spring out imraticntly= before thc=boa has wet!
touched the opposite shore. and are dTecred to Il
covered archwav which leads Us ~ the -!avc-yard
| After passing the guard-hou>c, wc descend :. mar
row stair into sort of impuvium or court, with a
she'd round it; some Of the criminals were saving,
some breaking wood. and some trundng Wheel
barrow full cf filth to place from which ii is to
be precpacsl into the wafer of the calm Sleep
ing al their feet. IIow Calm how beautiful docs
the sea; lool, today with the Corgona. I,, Corsica,
III the distant vicw and the shipping and the boats
in the larbor How cheering, after such sight> a.
we arc leaving, and clad 10 leave, the oars#light
stroke, and the plasil of the sporting hathcr. and
the voices OF the distant market and the CRY OF
the itincrint Sli-mcn or bcan->clct. How m
yiinglv the boats glide about, in end ont through
the bar; how sparkle those broad spread nets
| from their Stcrns. with the Silverv scales OF ish
they arc conveying TO the steamer. How finely
colorcd is Wonder disan, ridge Of the Caira quar-.
rics, and how lnimating the groups of the locker,
on--ihc SoldicrS,=with their women and children :;
| the dcrs sitting the wall. and gazing like our
selves; and the priest or the monk taking tier
mornings walk along the rampant.
| We are now in the parlor of the head Of tn. B,l
! rcau: he sccs are strangers and Eng gli-hncn
| He hands US over 70 a tall joval fellow, who ,x-
poets reward io, showing his mcnngcric, else
would ne treat our curiosity and intcrcs, with de-
rison. He first takes TO tlwlormitorcS-fi!thv
rooms they are not but dingy, crowded. incom-
modious, and rare places for the spread OF any
ta@iouS disease; ,hevarc four rooms two two
with sixty aud forty beds in each, disposed in tiers,
for the economy of space, like sailors hammocks.
| Each bed has Il straw matriss and Il bolster, and
the convicts cloak or covcrlct similar in color To
In, Jacket of the dav lies on it. Inside the cloak
The name Of the criminal; outside, the crime.
,undown they all return 10 the fort get their irons
unclinchcd, walk about half an hour unclaimed,
take off their jackets, and lie down under their
cioals. Silence is now vigorously cXaclcd, and
blows from the outside fall on such rs are rcirac-
tory. a few whose friends enable them TO cal :,
second meal in the evening, arc allowed to do 50,
and they take this coveted addition 10 their COM
mon allowance BY themselves. The dormtories,
the dining-room the Kitchen and parnr, haze one
miserable table in the midst, on which, al ten
O'clock twcnlv-toil ounces OF bread and six ounces
ol beans are given Ia each. hcv thrive on this
spare Diet besides which they get, every now and
then, something extra. They have four quatlrni
(aboul FIVE trtlines EnglislD for doing particularly
dirty work; ion worl; in which there is particular
danger, half paul is given then. in consideration
of The added risk; and they must go TO mass
week, and confess! Confess! The forced CON
trssions of branded gallcv-slavcs must be strange
indeed! But the Church is here iii more WAYS han
one, and i'll some more promising l'y every con-
ylc,s head hangs lillle lead cl.'liix, with holy
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