Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-09
Correspondence.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER
To a gentleman Of this place, dated

Rio JANEIRo, April 9th, lsi9.
DEAR Sir When we arrived there was
ten or twelve vessels here from the states for
California, they have left; and others are
coming in every day with loads of passen-
gers. The "Robert Bovine of New York ar
rived yesterday with one hundred and sixty
passengers, we are next TO her in number OF
passengers of any in port, having one hum
dred and forty. This is one of the finest and
most beautiful bays in the world. On entering
the bay we passed close by the "Sugar Loaf
Mountain' which is 1900 feet high, and per-
feet shape OF sugar loaf. Some of the emf
grants for California planted an American
flag on its top. The Emperor's gardens
about the city are perfect Edens, where can
be seen every variety of fruits and flowers,
growing and in full bloom. They contain from
30 to 100 acres of land. The botanical gar
den is considered the finest of them all. II
contains over one hundred acres of ground,
all laid out with veiy handsome walks. 1t is
s miles from the city; omnbuses run out TO
it, with six mules attached, carrying II pas
sengers, for which we payed "a mill reys. A
mill rey is a note worth fifty cents, there are
nothing but mill reys ard dumps in circula-
ton here, dump being worth cents. Thi.
botanic garden is said to be as handsome as
any one in the world. These gardens are
free for every person, besides the priviledge
of plucking such frniis and flowers as we
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occasions towards the Americans. We are fa.
vorites of theirs, but the English they despise.
BY taking sail 4 few miles up the bay,
which we do almost every day, we get into
orchards of oranges and bananas, and fill
our boats without charge. We intend laying
in stock Of fruit 10 last us 10 Valparaiso
1t is very warm here, thermometer stands on
an average from so to 90. Sundays are the
greatest days for all kinds of amusemenls,
every kind of business is carried on as on
any other day. Last night a grand ball came
off, which was got up for the Californians.--
In the afternoon there was bull fight, and
foot race, run by one of our fellows and an
Englishman. This is generally the way Sum
days are spent in Rio. The Emperor and
, Empress always attend the theatres OH Sun.
day nights, very seldom any other time
The Emperor had public levee last Friday
night, which great many of us attended
We had to be very particular in our dress to
be admitted one of our party went dressed
up in his best, all black with the exception OF
| his coat which was brown. He very politely
bowed TO the officer at the door, the Officer
leading the way as our chapy supposed to the
, parlors, but he very soon discovered his mis-
take by finding himself on terra Jfrmd. He
was not satisfied with this, and went up ant
tried again, the officer this time very poitel!
kicked him down stairs. He was bent OF
seeing the Emperor and Empress, thereto
d he went and borrowed black coat and mad,
z his appearance once more, and was admitted
{ One chap was put in the guard house for go
ing with white vest, and KEEP, there for ;
, few hours. On entering we made three bow
to the Emperor and Empress, who were seat
ed on the throne. After that we knelt be
fore them and kissed their hands, as the!
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It mony was over, we had the priviledge O
d strolling about the richly furnished halls o
If the palace.
Some of the ladies' about here were yer
pretty, and loaded with jewels. hav
seen as yet but very few pretty ladies, iher
u are some English and French ladies her
! that are very pretty, the natives being prnc
d pally homely with very few exceptions.
: Some OF our ehapeys rocks soon gave on
when on shore. They went it with perfec
rush. The first day on shore, some spent a
e much as thirty and forty dollars, and all,
i thought very foolishly. know number @
1t fellows on ship now that have not one cen
y Two of our passengers left us here an
N started back for the states. The Gold Feve
. having left them, they then also left. On
was from Cincinnatti-the other from Balt
y more, both very fine fellows, the father Q
4 the one from Cincinnati, is a very wealth
Y, man, worth one hundred and fifty thousand
le The captain and mate have been di:
e charged by our consul here, MIR. Park. TIL
l. charges against the Captain were,- ungentle
NJ manly conduct toward the passengers-sho
allowance of provision and water when ther
was plenty on board but the principal on
n. was for knocking down one OF our fellows
rg few times, and putting him in irons, tor sc
4. ting tight. Against the mate-for bruti
ma treatment Of sailors. Our new Captain wa
r. apassenger to California on the ship "Apollo,
:. from New York. ! regretted parting vii
our old Captain (Brown.l He always treate
me very kindly, He left next day for Phil
he delphia. We expect to sail on Thursday an
- arrive at Valparaiso in about so days, if "
have good weather off Cape Horn.
NO CHOLERA IN BALTIMORE.
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