New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-24


Private Letter. communicated for The Tribune
SNIP SOUTH & sRoLiNA. March -, lsf9.
Der stt1dethis lay . 81 - south and long tube
- West fon = hict you :, B.. see that " are nesr
iy half wy 10 Cape Horn from Rio For the f-st
three days 0ot VI Rio We nsd a hue run, makiug
over l0- oi altitude beside cur Wrestling. We then
lost the WHO'D ana lay 10 a dead calm ior four DAYS
TLsso Gains are the hsrde'; things to be qui up
WIKI At sea However, fcr the lasttwo dsyswe are
aga going along before a nee fair wind, 50 wea-e
once more IN good spirits aud expect "a be AZ or
perhaps around Cape Hornin week more. TIE
day before we LETT RIO. % American ships arrived
most Of tncm with passengers for California. TIE
streets OF 'he business part ol the city were cr0cf
~ with Americans from al parts ID. the Union
The ship Architect from New. Orleans had destas
from Cholera One oftae passengers told me that
'or ire est seven days out they torsw te al sn
overheard eacs morning. excepting one. before
breakfast. IL then stCppca, however, and .ae5
had 10 more Of IL. Every one. that took sics died
There ere sdiesin the Architect, 4 married and
widows There Were one aud two n some o. . C
other slips. Ga entering the beautiful Bay of z 20
tao or three boats passed rs roTed by uegr,es.
with cloths only from the knees 10 the tiqs. Tn.
prepared US 10 Slavery Ia Ia perfccfioa Ia RIO.
aud &c were n0, disappointed assure you. Tie
streets were crowded with haf.dresssd bscks
tTeniy Of them perhaps, doing the work oi two
mart white men. Most OF them are Hafires 81
africa. some were pointed out 10 me- a. not be-
ins three months Ia Brazil. Tney te.oug 70 %
different tribes, end iu many Gases sre very hos
tile 10 ezch other. " ticn Is one greet obstacle 90
their ever moining against their masters. The
. law tqgIring tie slaves to be clothed
much as | have described. The negroes 81 500,
tribes sell Tor a much higher prize than those o.
Others some that were pOiLted out % me Of
cs ebgsted tribe were tue finest boxing men aud
women | ever saw. By law no slave can wear
shoes or other covering irhisfeet, and IN this way
ne - known from the Tree negro. TIE m0menf
negro % Br0-n JtcoDss ire ne ~ enftfra 10 ALL
the D0ricge. 4 The uAuSs, aud -. ia lact received
as an equai by them. A.mcst all the common sol
diers OF Brazil are tree negroes ALL we saw IA
r. were such The y hltes intermarry I'm the
masttoes, aud the mustfocs with re blacks, So
there Is less and less pure white blood being len
in BraIL every year The laws encourage eman-
cipston. Al. blacks born ga q Tszil are tree at,
vas told IS wears OF age. There are some coud..
lions attached which often enable The master O.
evate the law. The tree blacks being 81 very uu.
me Gus and being on political equality with the
whites aud the rnsfs of many saves themsclget.
slaves are held in subsection with such ease by a
weak Government The slaves, too are uine-
toutfs OF them foreigners The fact that the slaves
are foreigners torn from their orn iaRf ard from
their own free homes to drag on. a life IN the most
revolving bondage is what renders Brazilian Sa-
very, after al, the most detestabe on earth. The
Tree blacks are in FAR superior condition to IN
class ith Us la fact there Is 10 apparent differ
ence between them snd the whites
The houses In the city sre generally very poor.
the streets narrow and mostly dirty. S0we OF the
churches are very fne, and around To the vicinity
II the cityyou will SIC nothing but rle giant private
reside noes with beautiful gardens The water
works Of Rio are very hne. and on grand scale
snd suf nsh thee ity with delightful water.
Directly back Ol the city are the highest noun
tsns ever saw. The highes, peaks are always
ia the clOud.
We did act see the Emperor They told US thar
he : the finest looking aud the handsomesg man
in Bazll. He is now about % years Of age. His
wife, the Empress, ls, think. German woman
She Is or ears older, aid Tot handsome. Every
Oae however. says thst she Is one OF the best o
women. Foreigners as vel IS natives speak o
her h. this way. she is devoted 90 charity aud
good works She Is. e course Catholic. Tbs
marriage was a State Arrangement. II she iss
Saint she viii not he the first princess-ssirt which
Germany has given 10 the Church
Ne visited the ootancsl garden ~ th, Emperor
miles from the city. and we're 81 repaid flr the
small expense. The ride was M com nou trrat a.
as Ia thr garden We found all the tr0pica. plants
aud Cos cri and fruits, tue Tea, the c0f and
the spices. all growing The garden has, Cup
pose, 100 acres m H. .ad Is beautifully laid out
Il has fac fall, and cottage Tor the En-
peror
Tire Cartain expected 20 sail 90 Friday the 9.h.
50 NJ. Russell took on board on Thursday even
i0g. bot We did not sell until Saturday The 10Th
The next day, Fndsy, returned alone on shore
~ get me things which hal been Ieit. As .eit
the shore % retgrp with three other passengers,
ro~ed By tao slaves, it vas abo ~ DARK the tide
was running ont snd the who'd began - bow fresh.
The ship two niles from US, and We 5000
found thu, the negroes would never ger us o. the
ship When We fouad the tide taking US 0gt O.
SEA the slaves wanted y run iOr the shore. ~here
lu landing would hnf ourselves about four
niles from the city. and have 20 give up going
no b0srd until morning ! made them roW
~ 90 American .hip n IL lrexsrd n IS whore
Paid Al ~ Dr being pat ga hoard tie Carolina.
Will ron conclude ultl We a-e safe round
Csps Horn, and ssi-i' north ia the Pa1ile. ".
Mav LIsg-N,rtt lat. 20 81 Vest lon.
~ 90. Since I laid down this letter what e
number Of disagreeab.r, cold snd stormy days we
nave had sud what hundreds, or rather thousands.
Of miles @. b'ue water have We passed over aDc
vet here We are. thank God IN safety snd ia
health. about 100 miles from San francisco, 800
will see By our lat snt lon. We are enjoying De
ightful weather, although We have had rather o
lead wind tue iast week The thernomster
stands today a. 707 aid the, q. sea, Is Just COO
aroush For about one week We had IL from |
.bou, 81 % sso bat as We had good breeze a.
he time Te DID rot fee u near 80 much 80 W ID
A. the other SIDE 10 the sane latitude. We have |
snioved this foe weather ever since We were a.
90 ;. AT
Isee. on looking over ny letter that when na.' |
xsv from Rio % Cape lorH, entertained tn |
f,oish idea rrar in another week We wo1c D. a.,
n perhaps around the Cape. That Sas re 1911 /
d Mach T: was, | think. the vey next ni2hi
Ee had our frat gale Of Wind from The s1atn Ses'
and tnG, made an end a our iair weather 1ntii
he 81 OF April. when re found ourselves about
,oposite the Straits Of Magellan, on toe Pach'
,ide. We have had some rough weather since
rbs. bat nothing ike What we hsf cone through.
Eceu the iir.t heavy gale cane. the passengers
xsr. an unoreosred for t. F'-' and myse were
.vxo.a ~ the deshing Of trunks boxes. AID every
description Of baggage, from one side o. ne CABIN
snd ,tsts room. % the other The passengers a.
armed NJ 20 save their things. One ioGnc ne o a.
%, dozen Of port vine-ano'h-r tnree o9tties
n brandy; a third bis presrr'es IL severn
f,uns y cir .-jthe. destroy ed b. bot, e.
.-.,k;Sg In ,neir inks. Al was confusion, and |
7 !. - - antii mDrn.Eg-and then Il was 10.
- Ter. for most Of Us bad cor sea sickness
: q szsn- vii not attempt 70 describe the