The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-03-13
From the N. Y. Tribune.
South Ann erica

AfAtDNtb
Inhabitants. ...
On Friday evening last, nt the Rooms Of
the American institute in the Park, MR.. y.
Williamson delivered Lecture on South A
merican 'pechliarilies.' lie said he WINS iuy
aware that il would he Impossible to give II
complete history Of many customs Of the m
tives, us each of the items advertised would
require, for perfect description, u course
ofihrce evenings. lie would thus 30 COM
| PEELED to bring his remarks into ma small
compass us possible.
| Eight years since Mr. w. left his CITY or
on Il contract 20 go 10 New Grenada; the firsl
! place at which he landed on his arrival in thu,
country was the town Of SG2ltr .3Iartha, :;
poor, small miserable place situated IN WI
ley supposed TO have been 'Grmed ~ a vol
cnnic eruption some forty or fly years ago.
ihe city Itself! is very snal!--n large portion
both It and the harb0r having been destroyed
10y the very frequent enrihquakes On up-.
preaching the city, the first object striking the
eye * an immense rOcl; in The haybor on The
RG!t-m0on summit Of which the SpnninFd,
built fort commanding the whole i'urhor.--
! his fort during the Spanish rule, was con-
sidered imprognabe, and one might AZ first
suppose 10 he 80 now. But although armed
with immense cannon, they are OF 10 and
the works are fast going 10 DECAYS in lrcj.
is nearly everything, so strangely demorhi2.
cd have the people become, compared with
their condition. forty or Fifty years ago.
The City Of SANTA Martha itself is vcrY
strange. Great numbers Of the ip0bitHm-
appear 10 he ieproYS--said Ia he caused Nv
their consumption Ot'fsh. The appearance
ofthc dsGase strikes foreigners with some do
gree of0we, so much that for some time the
are afraid 70 go ashore The carts used +,
the people are nj least leo wears bchii,A civ
Il L., ~ Il.
siSling ola large block Of rood drawn ly OK
en- pitched Iy ropes around ,hcir horns, ord
IN this mnnner nj! tho goods have IN Lc trkcm
from the consf ;olhe Custom House.
When arrived there, sOrur very racy dours
are pcrformCd-Eas f6r instance, ifn man has
two or three pairs Of hoOtS, The officers con
triye 10 snugGle all hut one lnir, or else
clnrcc 81 Il pair duty.
Another peculiarly oflhc country is tho
s"i P0RGS. Periodically violent Northern
wind drives the water Of the harhor UP into
these ponds. and with il great numbers ofiisi
HAT have 10 power To resist the onward nl-
pulse. When the wind has ceased. the wa
Ter evupora'es and there is LEFT on tie horcn
Of the pond a coming of pure sal, from 3 10 -
feet in deplli.in which the fish are inbedded.
already sailed and ready for use. The Gov
eminent takes tie monopoly Of this. hut ol.lv
allows the fish TO he Transported 800 miles NV
the river NJ n cost Of ioar TO FIVE dollars fU.
'herc are salt mines above that distance. rud
;hey are afraid ofcompetilion.
The way they get Jo!unteers! in TIN; region
5 10 send out party in the night WHO 20 10.
different houses OH the road, take tie men
from their beds, tie their hands, march tlcn:
10 town, pnt them into the culaboose rn,!
"cep them years, during that time not he
~ allowed To visit their families. Cl,jN j.
the Eauner in which the Standing hru,,' =,
kept up.
Ro'iddla were formerly much more l.r
CUent than unw,--oiten there were three rI-
four IN week Now the principal one !.
authorized by The Government, The gree,
Sivare o, he city being swept ont at certain
intervals, and species Of gimhiu~-tahr -
kept by the priests and others for tic un.usg-
me0t Of the public
About Il league from Sautn 5lGrthu is tho
celebrated estate Of SGu Pcdyo where Ror1-
vARspent his last days Some rich Snau-
lard with al unpronnuncahIe Cognumen hns
now possession ofthe esinte and of Bolira,'s
'crten reasons for icisjiag TO he Dic;rior. Prul.
ably we shall never know those reasonsunri'
the death of the present proprietor, who O.
stinaiely refuses 10 give any information with
regard IN them.
From Santa Martha Mr. w. prcrcc ed ~
CGltb0gCu0, whose Appearance from lie son
is very splendid. In 1882 orb, tho Fnqiisn
paid Il visit to Cnrthagena ard homhGrdrd
the city. passing The forts and putting tie iu-
habitantS i'm so great terror tliGt lliev pNEeHG
ed $4,000 eco TO stop the harhcr, ny siukirl
their best and largest ships, Sc. One ofihc
forts ofCnrt'agenn is said 10 be the strorecs-
m the wCrd--pvcn stronger then San Jun,r
dUllon. Dy either of the two cnl,HurcS Tho
city is not upproachabe within II Inilc. :, ~
encompaSsed by a wall varying from = 10 g.
feet in height, and so thick that he had h.r.
SeIfseen fifteen hnrsemen riHe ahica9: on thc
top. The gates OF the city are closed cIcr
evening NJ q o'clock. Before the RcrnGior
broke out no foreigners had any difficulty 1T
going ont or in whenever they chose-hul
since that time, no one is permitted 10 pass
without trouble, and during the WIZ, every
person was stopped ailer9.
A peculiar !y amusing scene is tho mnrfe'-
ing. Every morning long train of jnc&T
come into the town, driven by women,-,hr
merchandise orvegetabIes, whatever they
may wish to SELL IA full cart loadl being raci,
ed on the backs ofthe jacks, and the drivcls
sitting very cooy on their fore sloulders,--
In buying at market you are Obliged to take
tWEe Of ere'yihing they have, whether il hn
turtle, plHntain, yucca, cassava, or anyihDn
else. Meat is always sold by The trrd arr,
none by the pound, hut when bought. We;
cannot take it away without being weighed
at the other end of the market Each person
carries his own provisions away with him
the ladies may be seen every morning with
their yards ot'meat trailing from their shout
ders. = ... Al. ..I...
Near Carhagena is an immense hill mile
and half high said to have caused the death
OFFS 100000 Indians while the Sianiards hal
possession ofthe country. On its summit