The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-04-09

dangerous food to eat, as no liquor
must be taken for some time after
partaking of them--else the most ia
tai consequences ensue. A native Of
that country could not be induced to
drink any liquor Immediately after
eating them, if he were to have half
the Republic.
| Wood is brought into the towns
on jacks, bound up in bundles of
about dozen small sticks each, and
sold at stated price.
Tobacco is only allowed to be cul-
tivated on a particular tract ofabout
Is miles square, of which govern
ment takes the monopoly. When
gathered, it is done up in pound
bundles, and sent to the seat Of Gov
eminent through the hands of an al
calde specially appointed for the
purpose in every town on the route.
1t is sold at about "a per pound.
Amalgamation is carried out TO its
fullest extent-the women seem TO
prefer black partners, probably for
the reason that, in being more indus
trious than the whites, they have
more money.
The city of Bogota is days jour
ney from the river. The road is dan
gerous to travel, on account of the
frequent occurrence of precipices,
forming chasms four or five feet in
width. However, the mules, if al
lowed to have their own way with
ont restraint, will easily overcome
this difficulty, leaping across with
amazing sure footcdness-although
to foreigner the undertaking seems
hazardous. The first thing that
strikes the eye on entering the city.
is perfect Broadway omnibus, la
belled Growers Broadway Stages
I-(for they have a Broadway in b.
gotta as well as in New York ia
ken down there at first by some en-
terprising Yankee, who found the
experiment succeed so well that he
sent back for more, that now drive
a fine business and plenty of passen'
gers in the province Of New Grena-
da. Bogota must necessarily be q
very healthy place, the thermome-
ter ranging only from 65 to 6S deg
throughout the year. 1t is situated
On the site Of a mountain, near the
river Cachucha-- many small stream:
running through or near the city
Another Yankee has started bee
mandatory, the government grant
ing him the entire monopoly for 81
years. Within a few miles ride o
the city, can be seen all the fruit,
of the earth, so much does the eli
mate change in a short distance
Every Sunday the city contains ;
: population of nearly $4,000 inhabi,
tants, and on market days the mum.
Der reaches 10000. The mnrke
|, place is the spot where all cxecu.
tons are performed. Mr.. w. ha,
himself the misfortune TO sec 40 cit
liens shot for rebellion during Iii
stay there.
A reg0luiion is the very casies
thing accomplished. a daring MAJ
with half dozen followers walk
boldly to the Alcade of the first vii
lage in his way, forces that oflicer.t'
issue a pronunciamento in favor o
his assailant and pledge himself no
to move in the matter except for thu
good of the othcr-and thus in
short time dozens Of towns are sworn
to unite in favor Of the revolutionize
and his handful of followers, and FIRE
quently in this way are revolution
f accomplished which cost the Gov
crnment million of dollars bcfor,
they can be crushed.
The Indians Of HE Plains abou
Bogota are celebrated as bray,
and energetic people. Gen. PAE;
has always been their Chef. S
) well was Bolivcr aware of the ener
gy of these men that he always mad
peace with them in preference t.
fighting. With them, Paez, in fact
) declared Venezuela an Independent
} Republic, and de6ed even tn
, priesthood. The Indians fight wit
lances and the 'lasso. Rushing pas
on their fleet horses so fast that the,
can scarcely be perceived, they oft
J ell throw the lasso over three or fou
, of the enemy, and when they ar
sufficiently frightened by the manmu
! vering Of the well trained horses
, the warriors return and finish Ia
: business with the lance. This is tn
principal way in which Spain ha
; lost some Of her best Generals
5 Those iren, when travelling, subsis
, on nothing but cocoa, prepared b,
T burning the leaves of the tree to al
ash, and making this into small ball
with sugar. On this fare they vii
travel foI weeks without pausine
, Their horses fed on nothing bu
corn, and one peculiarly is, tina
, they are never fo,ndered. Eve,