The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-01-08
LETTER CHILL.
TALcAHuANo CHILL,

TALcAHuANo, CHILL,
September Z, 1876,
MY DEAR SR:--It is with the greatest
pleasure sit down TO write you letter from
this distant corner of the globe.
arrived here safely and in health, on the
Goth of June, in l04 days from Baltimore,
being rather long passage. We encounter
ed but two storms, which could be called
such, AMI from neither were we in ary dan
ger. Ireceived my authority to &C, as Con-
sui for the United States, from the Gillian
government, on the 18th of August; bnt had
no business Of consequence to perform until
sometime in the latter part of that month
when there was All arrival OF five whale
ships, being an excess of four ships, in
ga corresponding period of last year. The
business opens very well, and hope it will
have the gift Of continuance. amvery well
pleased with the situation, upon the whole,
and think my prospects are good. The busi-
ness season does not commence until in No
vember and December. There are some few
American residents here and in the neigh
borhood, as well as some English, which make
q little society for us. Most of the gentle
men, however, have native wives, who speak
the Spanish language only, and in our inter
course, for conversation, &C., an interpreter
is necessary. They are very friendly, and
call upon us frequently. There is but one
female, at present resident Of this place, who
can speak the English language, out Of
population Of over $500. Conception, city
of about 5000 inhabitants, nlne miles distant
from this place, is the residence of several
American and English families, and also on
the opposite side Of the bay are several more
Americans residing, some th families.
We arrived here in midst of the rainy sea
son, being the winter here, which continues
from the beginning of May until the middle
of September-rain and chilly weather for
one or two weeks at time, with occasionally
four days or more of pleasant weather; the
wind prevails from the north, generally nc
companied with rain. In consequence of
such bad weather we have not seen any of
the country. There is about seven months of
fine summer weather, unsurpassed by any
country. The staple products Of this section,
are wheat, land we have good mills here which
convert it into flour, and which finds ready
market in the northern provinces of this re-
public, in Peru, Bolivia and EGuador,) wines,
liquors, " ool, salted provisions,- such as beef
and pork are sold in great quantities to the
American Whaers, as vel. as all kinds of
fresh provisions and vegetables &c. {
&c. Although the climate is mild, it is too $
dry in the summer season for cotton, sugar :
&ane, or corn, unless the lind was irrigated. $
which, for want of enterprise has not been {
done to much extent in this province, and {
am not aware that the cultivation of the two
former has ever been attempted. A few b
orunges and lemons are cultivated in this I,
Province, but not to any advantage or extent Fl
The roses continue in bloom all winter, and n
reraniurns remain green and uninjured by the Il
mcnced blooming the last eff August, and are v,
now all in full bloom. Peaches, appels, u
,ears, cherries, plums, and strawberries arein a,
in their season; the apples, at least II
hose which have tasted, are rather insipd-
be natives pay little or no attention towards Iii
approving the fruit. Everv thing is morc p
han half century behind the Improvements III
n the Uni'ed States. The natives use no ca
low except such as are made out of fork D,
& q tree, with which they merely scratch the Sc
round, which is naturally very rich, but with as
cry different cultivation. Yields an hundred in
i'd sometimes. Every thing farmer can Or