The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-27

our polltlcal system winch ne requested me 10 give
him. He had many questions To ask-who was
President, and who would be the next PRESIDENT
He is fine looking man, with physiognomy quite
different from that of the Quicha Indians, the race
peopling this part of Peru,) having high forehead,
large, regular features, and an intelligent eye.
paralytic stroke about two years ago deprived him
of the power of writing except early III the morn
ing, when he can sign his name. His son acts as
his anna nuensis. He always affxes the word Inca
to his name The seal Of the enclosed letter bears
the arms granted by Charles V. to his family in
1914; the original letters patent carefully pre-
served in his library. left Cuzco in June last.
Some time afterward received a letter from him
in which he asked a continuance of the correspond
ence which provided for through the United States
consul at Lima, although scarcely expecting to hear
from the aged Inca again On parting from him
he had desired me TO present his compliments, &c,
&c. 10 the President of the United States on my
return home This he repeated, with the usual adj
dtions of Spanish courtesy in the letter received
from him at Lima. After my return TO the United
States, received package of letters from the ven
cradle DR.. s., dated Cuzco, August 10th, in which
he desires me 10 deliver. the enclosed Jeffrey
signifcar grand hombre mis- rendimientos. !"
should be pleased to receive an acknowledgment
of the receipt of this, shall write TO Cuzco in
few days, and wish to assure the old gentleman that
his letter has reached its destination
Trusting that the subject of this letter will be
found of sufficient interest to atone for its length
remain your excellency's most obedient servant,
SAMUEL G. ARNOLD.
Zen. H.. TAYLOR,
President of the United States.
[TRANsLATIoN.l
" To the most excellent President Of the United States
Of North America, from the Capital Of the sovereign
meas Of CuSco, the 10th Of august, lS4S.
" The possessor Of my profo,ndest respect and
tion:
GA Peruvian prince, the seventh in descent from
the Emperor Huaynaccapac, the most immediate
branch of the sovereign lncas, places himself under
Of
treating that you will have the goodness to receive
his homage.
"When the Spaniards entered the Peruvian en-
pire, giving the name of conquest to a sanguinary
devastation, they found in the principal temple Of
Cuzco various prophecies, and among them one
that foretold the destruction of the empire, to-
gether with its rites and ceremonies; and that
this was to take place in the reign of the twelfth
emperor.
'When the Emperor Huaynaccapac was told by
his vassals in Tumps that there had appeared on
the coast certain canoe like houses, the crews Of
which were composed of bearded men very differ
ent from themselves he said that tradition existed
among the members of the royal family to the
effect that there should come from beyond the sea
an unknown people, who would destroy the empire,
its religion, rites and ceremonies. This, he said,
furthermore, was to take place during the reign of
the twelfth emperor; and, as he was the twelfth in
succession, the prediction doubtless about to be
fulfilled, even as it is said in the prophecy, inter
ALA vaticina, quae de amissione Regni oquuntur.'
8. Moreover, the prediction inspired the children
Of the Sun with the hope that the day would arrive
in which they should be reinsaed in their ancient
splendor by the aid of people from country
called Englani; and in order that your excellency
may be fully possessed of the whole prophecy, /
here transcribe it as follows:
''' Eft Deum ego testor, mihi ID. Antonio de
Berreo affirmatum, quemadmodum etiam alb alias
cognovi, quod in praecipuo ipsorum Temple inter
ALA vaticnia, quae de amissione Regni loquuntur,
hoe enim sit, quo dicitur fore, ut NcR, sive Impe-
ratores ct Reyes Peruvae, alb aiquo Populo, qui ex
Regione quadam, quo [quae] Inglaterra vocetur, in
Regnum SUM rurus introducantur.'*
g As the prophecy does not expressly say whether
they are to be Anglo Europeans or Anglo Ameri-
cans II appears to me that the children of the Sun
ought to follow their own inclinations i, like
others, am well convinced, and constantly hear of
the great kindness with which all who are inclined
to the grand Republic of North America have been
welcomed by it. On these accounts, and because
of the preference which personally entertain,
place myself under the protection and shelter of
the Republic, and under that of your excelency,
who will not disdain 10 receive an unfortunate
prince like myself
Praying the Almighty to preserve the health of
your excellency during all the years that America
may require it, and especially the humble priest
who kisses the hands of your excellcncy,
:" am most excellent sir,
"Dn. JUsTo sAHAURAURIA, Inca"
As all appropriate pendant to the letter from Mr..
Squier, above given, we annex letter from Cali
forna adyenturer, who accompanied that gentle
man from Grenada to the capital of Nicaragua.
We find it in the Providence Journal
LEON DE NICARAGUA, Sept. -, ls49.
wrote you last from Grenada. You will expect
10 hear of my doings since 50 we will 20 back TO
San Juan, to which place returned and joined the
party OF Mr. Squier, our charge des afaires TO Cen
trail America. The revolution had Just broken out,
and the flags Of the port raised.
The river is magnificent, and although We were
av 4 still nj IL IL
very rapid, and never can be made nayigabe for
vessels drawing more than two feet OF water. The
banks near the are low, and covered with
palms. looking for all the world like so many giant
plumcs. little higher up the banks more ele
waited, and covered with dense mass OF vcrdure,
coming down like wall To the very edge of the
water. On this mass of impenetrable verdure,
which never fades, parrots and noisy macaws
glanced in and out; long necked cranes meditated
on the sand-bars; bright green iguanas looked
down from the overhanging limbs, and queer mon
keys hung by their tails and chartered voclerously
as we passed. Here and there was a soth, looking
for all the world like heap of moss and at night
the scream Of the puma, the plunge Of the alliga-
tor and the nanatas reminded (when the mos
quitos faied) that beneath all this beauty there
was much that was disgusting and hurtfu
Strange that, with all its fertility and beauty, not
single human being, except few squalid Mel
chora Indians, lives here. There is a small mill
tary station, with three or four soldiers, at the
60 Castillo Kejo," and that is all. But the Castillo"
-
who accompanied Cortez and Pizarro and travcrsed
the continent from Missouri 70 the Horn. I went
all over its massive ruined battlements-ascended
TO its arched ookouts, where the marks of the SEN
tines' guns still remained the walls went down
into its dark vaults the home OF the lizard and the
bat into its chapel, where the carved cross on the
wall the niche below il, and the font for the holy
water still designated the faith Of its ancient de
tenders and all in the midst Of rain that pene
trated every pore, gave me the toothache, and
spoiled my temper for a week
IL was finally abandoned in 1850, when its walls
flung back for six weeks the cannon shots of the
proudest English army which landed in tro-
pical America Here Nelson won his first laures.
After six days Of hard tolng, passing, in the
mean time, boats which left the port three days be-
fore us, reached the lake, having accomplished
ninety miles. Two days on the magnificent Lake
of Nicaragua, and we landed on the backs Of our
men, through surf like that Of the ocean, under
the shadow OF another monument Of Spanish do
main, the castle of Grenada, now ruin To say
| that the Lake Of Nicaragua is the finest body Of
water which ever weak praise IL is nearly
as large Ontario, but its banks and islands
| Upon the north the undulating slopes and
grassy hills of the Chartaes the paradise Of the cat
tie raisers; the south, for a long distance the
rugged hills toward Costa Rica, the abode Of the un-
tanned Indians; the fine department of Nicaragua
lately the seat Of terrible connections; the depart