The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-06
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April ~ lal9.
Orazahn II nna OF the lively places that ever
ny eyes hfheid. u u at the head of valley which
STRETCHES iaf twenty miles 10 the eastward and
entirely surrounded by moultaiils--such mountains
too, az you never saw Tor though the Spaniards
term them "Gtrrds" (heighlsD they aio all more
than u thousand ieet above the pian Eiti 10 The
no1hwesIward, twen,y.sX miles, and above them
all, peers up the snowelad peak Of Orazaba, which
seems 10 look with disdan upon l,e lesser heights
while its statue does 10 heaven reach From un-
dernealh "oerro, twelve hundred ee above the
city gushes out spring large rs the one al Hunts.
vile This water Is conducted throughout the city
IN pipes, and In every court yun zee fountain. In
!" La Gale Principal" (man street) there are three
The fountains moi laaleiuy arranged az ,huse
ofthe Havana. iog The Inhabitants here ara general,
G2or, and lhfY cannot afford costly establishments.
hut llihik the gardens arc equal TO- II not more
beautiful, Than those ol lie Island Of Cuba They
are In the suburbs of the city and The mangDe and
lime trees. which mark their limits are so large and
leafy that yo ride at mid day along The streets
Of the enviruna and never suffer from The heat OF
tropical sun The cactus, such yon nurse in tiny
lars in Mobile, crows hce 10 the height OF fifty tcpt
and its trunk is not unlrequentY three feet in dame
ter, while ~ tnp u near td,y five broad. There are
iva hpec'cs Of Ibis plant here Of which has no
thorns, and bears red fruit about the size Of small
sugar pear, which the natives eat Tho other IL HE
double cactus" and grows one tcndril encircnp
the other. Tho gardens are hedged with beautiful
shrub called The "agnacarle,' and interviewer with
the tne" or rush.
Among the many rare plants which have seen
here Is me agala, or "rpfa," which il described
in Pres:oti'a ii6i9r2 Of Meviuo This plant grows
ilnm i've 10 twenty feet in height, aud resembles
little olr cabbage tree OF the southern States The
same is made OF IL ms when Cor,e2 conuuer-
ed The country, hut not 10 the same extent Ry tu;
ping any OF the shoots of this plant you eairnct i,
milk like liquid which the natives call 'pnka and
which proves, after fermentation, very paatabe
beverage.
have visited many gardens Ia the ~.ba,ps Of this
city and find lhip Az teeh'ine with tropical fruits
The soFsa black llmey mould, and what Is singular,
not muddy, although Il ruins every evening about
Two O'Clock. One OF the qardenS visited Yesterday
must describe TO you |, is called "El Jardn de Ia
lglesia, or the garden Of the church. and belongs 10
Jesuitical order OF this place. II embraces som,
twenty acres and IL surrounded ON every side save
the North, by high stone Wall-'o the North rises
an almosf responsibility cerro thousand fnrt
sear the wall and entirely shading II, are mungoes
lines and palms. next comes coffee, and, at inter.
walls, banana and, In the centre, grove OF oranges
and lemons, Planted alternately, and not tree mics
.Dg The Padre, who superntends this garden
was very polite and kind to us, seated Us in the
centre Of the orange grove by pile Of oranges in
which there were al least seven bpshels. TINS was
The quantity which fell yesterday Some Of the trees
are more than thirty years old and you never saw
apple trees more heavily loaded than they were with
rich and golden fruit. The Priest wus very much
amused when questioned HIM to know how much
he would take Tor his paradise" On leaving he
oranges. The punches Of oranges lie had clipped
while we were seated around the oIange pie. Nj
twi2 had seven NpGn H. and Were all in cluster
No sight has ever pleased me much us this ear
den; ami If some "iar Donna owned the prop
erty, do moi know but would be willing 10 accept
her hard and live among these dingy beauties.
Billys curiosity Is increasing every day. ard Lr is
constantly Questioning me about something which
he has seen. Thursday night the High Bishop had
procession and ! never saw fellow SO much
pleased as he was with the three.cprnercd hat ftA
Ing robes, and other equipmenis q Ais Holiness
The people Calling upon their faces and bowling |
down to man, was what he gould not understand
Hei very cheerful and IN fine health and / do moi
believe the rascal has thought twice Of home since
he left Mobile. He says he expects 10 Gee some.
thing 'new and comical every day between here
and California
LA WDAp DE 0RAzApA NE MgxIeo
April "a, ls4a
prnzaba is IN he eentIe ola little plain, at the head
ola valley, which Embraces SIX or eight cquare miles
and every portion of The city aud its surrounding
plain is as rich as the lime lands Of Alabama, nr the
bottoms Of the Mississippi river The suburbs Of the
city APPEAR but grove Of lemons lime oranges
aud manFoes and II You g2 cut Of the akts Of thc
town, vet will sac many a proprictnr growing his :