New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-11
r.-.uv..ads-Poppiatiom, soil. Climate, Pro.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

u GRyrttY. Esq-Deor Sir Having recently
,,.vesd over large portion Of this Republic pro
.o.s 70 give YOU. in as few words as possible the
,.,ult, of my observations and reflections upoL the
Physical Capacities OF New Granada. To do that
;n,slligbly, we must first divide the country into
,hediflerent sections Nature hiss established Tor her
own wise purposes, 10 doubt, though 10 man they
are inscrutsbe: No l. the portion west Of the An
A.. between them and the Pacific No . formed
by these Andes and another branch OF them run
ming from lat. TO lat north on the whole OF l's
course within few leagues OF the Maedaiena
(which has its source ia lat 2, and runs nearly
north with many winnings, emptying ls wA'eIs
into the Sea in lat. IL; No 8. me Vaiey VI tua'
River from lat 2 to LAT q bounded on the west oy
the above branch aud on the east ny I'oke oi
mountains running at a short distance rom II this
valley divide into two parts one norm OF honda
aud the other south No 4 the PROVINCES looking
toward Ven. zu.la south OF No = you nave fs'to an
Alo,n. country altogether. No contains the province
:, CssrS ns,t ~ that Of BDeDSventurs. with poyu-
1s,,on If sbur 5000 souls It u nothing but soft mud
without dry land enough for COW 10 s'sno upon u re-
re,ves its provisions from No aud ChfhsgeDa and
vsrv unhealthy; its staple IL Gold OF high quality
No g. formed Of POpysn CaUca part of BuenaveDtura
and Aono quia IL il the mot hourishirg part Of the Re
tubc and population Of nearly 400 coo souls No
the Valley of the M-gdeleus comprises the north part
OF Mompox the west part of Antioquis and hariouita
The part Of Momp0x. part Of SOcorro and Veles
South OF Hopds II through the Provinces Of Mari
quta and News thst have population Of nearly 100000
souls cannot rate the number Of the iDhsbtsnts in
No g. between Honda and lat O. at more than 5000
No 10 composed Of SocOrrO, Veies Funjs and Bogots
possessing popu alton Of nearly $1,000 souls Nos
and The part Of No south Of Honda healthy
the People are msnly sgricuursts and cultivate, with
few exceptions their isnds They have suihcie NJ
clothing and shelter and plenty Of coarse food snd ia this
last respect well Oh as II not better thaD the
lower peassntTy aud day lsbOrers Of Continental Eu
spirit and soul and even in mOrs and intellectual cult
walton however. these advantages would be OF LILLE
avail 10 the immigrant in making bis lands productive
and but ;rhng set on against the Yellow Fever the va
rious oisessss consequent upon accmaton, change Of
food attacks Of insects, almost iuocuous 10 the
tives against the drawbacks rcsutog from the
equations and imperfect knowledge % thousand things
omit the pangs OF parsng from friends and relations
Of breaking old ties OF forming ones the torture OF
learning a new language and different and Of
submitting % strange opinions often opposed 10 those Of
our Infancy and revolving 20 our best feelings
You this is place for poor European 20 better
bis condition aud let me tell you that he must not
away with the idea that ii the natives do not enjoy more
comforts II IL because they will not pay the price-La
Dor the contrary they industrious sober hardy,
managing and not deficient In intellect they know how
TO make tbs mos, Of the chances their country ohers
them
Now come 10 the upper part OF the Valley OF the Mag
deens. from lat s 20 8 The lands are splendid deep
mold sDd heavy timber but the banks are unhealthy
inuDdatOns frequent evers and the inha
bants look miserable. In Surinsm Demersra, Belize,
parts of the Mississippi Valley II you survive
sccms,On you rise In the world you stsked your life
molly. and have won the game worlhy here you re-
main poor. Who 10 10 people this valeyf The lbhsb
tsps of the other sections eschcw they would death
But why is this part Of New-Grausda 50 unhealthy
Becsuse tbe river Is bOrdered both sides with lakes
that communicate with II; II fills them al high water
and at low they empty and spread their noxous exhsls
tons ali around Ia this distance between latitude and
there eight or ten small villages ana from lOOJ 10
800 cleArugs principally OF one family. These clear
lie fHfg or Do
water Yet nowhere will you ind second row Of them
account of the mpenetraDe forests and pestentis
lakes roads TO the interior or along the banks Of the
Magdalena. everything is done IN boats
No cnpties It's waters by the river Cauca Into the
Msedslena on the west eide at lat o. The Csuca Is
powerful stream taking its rise In lat but II is not ma
vgabe on account Of its rspids No sends part OF It's
waters into the Orneco part into the lake OF msrscabo
and part the MagdaleDa on the eastern SIDE the
streams take that are the Libnls Sogamozo
Colorado Opon CarTare and Rio Negro None are large
and psvissbe many leagues some actually force their
way tbr0ugh the mountains but do not on that account
leave suy for road on their banks the only com
municA between No. and the MsRdsenais at Mare
lat Il the carriage for goods Tor thry leagues az
tim n, has raj Communications with the river
the carriage from the nearest point that produces
ANYTHING ranspOrtsble is from <2l TO $50 ton for the
distance Of To- ~ leagues Perhaps one half of the
roads were sght These nearest productive spots are
either on the tops of the mountains or on their eastern
sides the valley from Honda north is not blessed with
any Of them.
and No eAsD are nearer the great outlet the Mag
daens respects expenses Of transportation than Cal
cutta Ne~ York The provinces Funjs Is small and
pOpulous ESQ OO soul IL 10 owned IN large estates
and cuuvaiors hirengs the prOpreors get for
their Wbest and Barley European prices QrOm $40 to
SIS per barrel of four snd they cannot GgoTd to pay
the daylsbOrers than % 10 80 cents leave you
10 draw the Inference.
The lower classes Of the two regions No. and and
that part Of south OF Honda are small submissive
affect and put up tsmely with insult ana blows yet
I'D faar AnQfh TaT
ips msnfully their Elections are not strong they sp
pear 10 DO strangers 10 enthusiasm snsucism and any
other strong knes of the heart the inhabitants OF
Pssto $50 OOO valiant people ready 10 expose their
hvs m defend their rights which they understand how
came this heroic race there
now come TO the 5th section north OF latitude g IL
IL composed Of Calhagena Sparta Marta ''o hScna on
the coast MompOx that connects the sea shore win Tue
Interior and PampOna the frontiers OF Venezuela
la population is OOO the inhabitants are large bold
ana brave and though passvey ooecent 10 the author
ites that he without inquirng II their right to com
mand 10 legitimate not they always ready to re-
sent eecually personal insults They are not rccEoned
A. industrious the people OF the Interior but IN Wofk
ins they display great muscular power and stamina and
will continue the hardest task without any
apparent dimnutiOn of eXertOu. | have seen, fire.
ouenty Europeans admire them yet not one IN ten ct
them afford 10 buy pair OF shoes ther savings 90
NOT reach TO that amount From lat 10 ts mouth you
ace no c,arings la the Magdalena but large villages
the cultivation and the cattle are at distance from It's
banks on account OF It's floods Reside the regular IN
nn0
ten IN twelve extraordinary rises Ia century that car
nv d,vsstAtons everywhere and leave pesulenee alter
them for several months ,
In talking of emigration have only mentioned the
continental peassnuy OF Europe the continual wretch
edpe,s of the lsh and the psra distress snd uerngs
of the English form exceptional Gases but they have
refuge In America and Canada aud good one II Is
send you the newspapers not having read Them my
self cannot draw your attention to their prominent
nonts the memorials of the different sectsrans are
suppose ~ usual well written with decent sprnking
OF statistics Their authors have considerable protein
,ons to talents and useful reading no one couoIs the
patriotism aud int gritty
Among other proofs of the uBproductiveness OF the
country shall state tina, IN parish OF OUOO sous ess
than 80 boys resort 10 tie public schools although grs
tu,ous their parents cannot spare their labor ~ uI'n
them with decent clothing
Mesne rism- RxSrinslc and Intrinsic Influences.
10 the Edis0r Of he Tribsae:
The following occurs in Miss Martineau's " Let
tiers or Mesmerism
Iris almost established opinion among some OF the
Nsest students OF Mesmesm that the mind Of the som
nsmbue mirrors that of the mesmerlst OF course, TINS
explains nothing OF the operation OF MesmeIism but
4. supDostion 10 be established Gipr0rtd One nsu
rally she's 70 od 10 true disposes OF much that
with the hasty passes for revelation OF other unseen
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