New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-26
correspondence of the Boston journal.
Ascent of the Corcovndo.
RIO DE JANEIRo

RIO DE JANEfRo, Oct le40
Tho Co,covado is the giant among the mountains
II towers above every other peak and Is ot
W. ". singular form Every stranger asccnds the
Fossovado-so Fss behold me toiling up the steep sides
s.ts mountain. cheered by charming day, and a
0alsassn, company OF friends. We began our ascent
Eth s~ the Larangeiras, and though fatiguing, we
ssTd .nnd il delightful excursion
p1Ts Ths natb led through dense prmeva forests that
s,ve never been cut down, and occasional openings
a.ciosed the lcvelicst views in the world The
s-es ia filed with ilowers-air plants OF every va
;.v hang from the trees. adorning them with bios
.nns Of red, blue, pink and bronze.
The Emperor has recently had cottage bu Ill.
bere the weary may always res,about halt an hour
rsk from the summit, al charming spot called the
pnheiros: The English of Pi'eheiro is Pine. OF
.nnrse we expected to find a noble grove OF pine
Noes but no pines are there. There may have been
= mas, wears. The summit Of the mountain is rude
and bare. The peak seems rlited by some sudden
eonvulsion. Across the chasm is thrown wooden
bridge, and around the peak is firm railing which
siyes feeling Of security which could not other
wise bear standing the brink of SO terrihc pre-
cipice The highest point is more than 25Vo seet
.boye the level of the sea The view from inc SUM
NIT is vast and magnificent and II was with regret
left the highes, spot had ever reached
We left at the MAJ dAgao, mother OF waters
shout half way down the Inouhaih' sorhe Hienus
md our dinner which the mountain ar by ms tlne
nod made very attractive. We found descending
nnch more unpleasant than ascending The only
ray we could stop the velocity of our progress was
hr clnging 10 shrubs and trees. II is thought quite
steat for a lady 10 climb the Corcovado on foot
The path is very safe for mules as tar as the Pm
heiros) In our party there were three ladies' and
three children who all bore the fatigue Ike herolnes
Al the MGi dAgua, we found our friends, and
ebove all our dinner which was delicious The
cIotb was laid upon the grass,-therc was delight
mi absence OF knives and forks, do not mean that
we had none at all, but there were not enough for
all and we ate our roast chickens ham and chicken
ME in a most primitive style.
From the MAJ dAgua, flows nearly all the water
with which The city is so abupdanily supplied The
yapors from the ocean float and collect around the
Corcovado falling in dense msts and running in
s,,esms down the side OF the mountain. AT the
nAloher OF Waters they unite and form a torrent
which leaps down pure and cold over ledge OF
granite in broad and oaming sheet into natural
reservoir about three miles from the city. From this
reservoir more than century since, it was led by an
aoueduct along the ridge 10 the Convent OF Santa
Theresa Never did this outward world seem so en-
chanting and picturesque place TO me as II did the
first time walked along the path that conducts this
water. |, is a green avenue made on the summit
level of the most romantic bills, forming at intervals
artificial terraces and platforms. From these high
places you look below you valleys indescribably
beautiful The most magnificent aud ornamental OBJ
ect in the city is the Arcade that takes the water
from the Santa Theresa hill TO the opposite one OF
s Antonio from whence il is led into the city.
The Arcade is formed Of two ranges OF stone
arches one above another, which rise from the
ground 10 great hight This aqueduct is a stu
pendous work and that the Brazilians were ever In
spired with enterprise sufficient 10 undertake and
complete it, is matter of astonishment. h.