New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-08

part 10 them the knowlsdge OF the Gospel. bue
when persons protesting to be Chriians NIX
themselves with parties who locate themselves
like swarms OF locusts on property taken iorcloiy
from the Aborigines of any country, they forfeit
their Christian character and, In seeking pro
,ection from those who hold the possession OF
,uch territory, no. by peace, but by force OF
arms. thcy lean upon defence which IS alter
this world, and not after Christ.
We reyret that We cannot give FIR. BACK
houses opvlio- OF the quality Of the famous Con,
s.sstia wine, FOR reasons which TIE reader WIZ!
perceive.
Wc visited the yi1ayards of Constantia, at one
of which We we're eoli;ely invited TO taste OF Tue
wine but having believed it our duty before lane,
Ing from tie Mausitiu-, TO adopt The Isac'ice Vi
total abstinence from intoxicating dnpks, we de
cliued, and were presently informed oy son u
the proprietor, that we were not the nrst u ,,.i
visitors vao had refused 70 taste. Inc d"eihpe
house at Old Coastentis IS large mansion IL
the Dutch style, well furnished Inc sAiii ., g
large Leopard, Felis Leopard~s, shot IN s.e
neighbahood, bsng well stuffed, 10 piacfo Ia on'
Df the roorns These animals are lar hoth Io''.
mon. but occasionally they are met WIN 60
the foot IF the contiguous mountains ~ne:e t,''
prev upon baboors and smaller ahinia'e' S''N'''-
cjsirrbing The neighborng hocks. -;
Mr. RsckAouse's journal is 80 circumstance
a., Il ,niuute-not to say occasionally tedious-n
details, that we cannot pretend to foiio" hina
from dsy to day, on bis devioas route among me
settlements, and into the Wilderness. The foi-
loving passage will have interest, from the ac'
comm which il gives of an institution happily no
longer known in any part OF Europe; -,
We accompanied tho district surgeon IN WAX
o.. r;IIocs tsuen.y. wo miles from Caledor, call
ed Hamel en- Aarde, Hearen and Earth, devoted
bv the government TO the use OF lepers. Inc
road lies acroes rough range Of sandstone noun
tains, one of the highest points OF WHICH, cameo
Babyion's Tower, may be 3O0O feet above the
sea Tie lower hills on both sides OF this range
are covered, at this season, with green heroage,
and decorated with various species OF Erica,
Protea and Helichrysum. The flowers OF one
species of protea formed head as large as an
attichoke; the large scales that enclosed them
were of a beautiful pink color. Here We saw
several Rist.boks, Redunca Eleotragus this
elegant antelope tribe, and sbout the size OF 1ai
low deer The leper institution was, at this time,
suoerintended by an elderly couple of Moravlans.
II is not far from the see, and the cold winds are
irving TO the patients, who are chiefly Hottentots,
and unsccus.omed TO cleanliness or tc much &C.
cor,modation. The disease with which they are
affected, destroys the fingers and toes, which drop
eff without pain. The patients frequently die OF
pulmonary affections; lew Of them are old, and
nave been here long time, but on an average
thew only live four years after removal to this
place. This species of leprosy Is not considered
! contagious, but ia hereditary. One old woman
held up the stumps of her hands, and said In
Dutch, cit is the Lords doing, and / am con-
tent"
Altogether, the place presented forlorh as.
pect. The buildings, consisting of the mission
house, chapel, hospital, and a number CT huts,
were in dilapidated condition; it was about
their cleaning tlrae, and they had not been white
washed for nearly year. The patients were
about eighty in number. The pious pastor CON-
pared his allotment TO being in the Isle OF Patmos;
AID his situation appeared to require much e1er-
else of faith and patience. We were present at
the evening deyotions, when the patients sung o
Dutch hymn. | afterwards addressed them
through the medium Of their pastor, who, alter
G. w. Walker had prayed, informed them of the
nature of his petitions in their behalf.
OF the few incidental glimpses Of European
settlers which we obtain. the following, brief
though it be, is among the most satisfactory
One of our men calling at house to purchase
bread and meat wes reluctantly supplied with Il
small quantity of tue latter. after it had been
ascertalned that the wagon did not belong to Dr.
Philip The people loaded this good man, who is
one of the best friends of tho colonists, with OPP
probrious cpithets; go greatly do they misunder-
stand him and their own zeal interests. Several
English and Scotch families have purchased
estates in this part of the country, and are exert
ing an energy upon them much greater than
that of the former proprietors, several of whom
have emigrated beyond the colonial boundary
At the next house we met welcome reception
from Scotch family, who readily supplied ou'
wants and gladly accepted few tracts. We
passed several other farms ct little distance
from the road, on which there were crops Of
ripenipg grain, herds of horses and cattle, and
aocks Of sheep. The sheep of the broad-tailed
breed, are large, hairy, and of various colors a
few goats usually go with the sheep, the goats
being more tsactable to drive.
| Concluded To- Morrow.