Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-18

ever saw men !ous So shcefish AID cut IaNny
! lie, when they got up an. found ina. during NJ
nigh, they had been deprived OF their louA
WHISPERS aud curing nous!aches. Forgive me
for lrrspassIrs on your patience by giving you
circumstances 50 lIue worth your attention, but
The monotory is such that in order " gel any
Thing IN my diary, am forced In do - were il
nm ior The same occurrences AMI aRprahRces
would not trouble you with such irA.h Ga!
could not tell you the number OF inns | Nave
caught n'y thoughts with The wings of\Ihe winl,
flying back 10 old Mount Laurel, lairAng hoA
very pleasantly had spent my line lhe,h EvenS
The reads AID by pains looked So nice, and, Nr NV
liie, could not help wishing that was bacMIua
old Mount again, drawing the "Old Trscalos@
sa;' ou! what is done can't be acknowledgement
| luck next time, says Don Roger" For the last
week, have been so low spiri ed, have bes,ow-
ed but very lille attention on my ourna in
| tact, have almost forgotten that mad one, and
am al less what To attribute il Il; | am sure
! that II was not 10 accordance with my wishes 10
have neglected ii; true, have not had Two IDEAS
al The same time, but u IS Useless 10 tell YOU that
syou will have Cny 10 read 10 become acaua,r-
ted with That TACT. We have had contrary winds
: Tor upwards cl week, so Ina, we have rot
made more han 200 miles Roadway. We are
about 800 miles from Rio-a ui our water is
| horribly mean now, which adds much 10 on. inn
| palenc' Our common chat Is, what W. shall
cal, and what We shall dink, when We ct 10
| Rio. ieel az il could give five dollars Tor
glass; OF good ice water. To-day, Vhe illh c.
May We have been gu! ot sishi a. terra frma
| MY Gays. Yesterday, We saw hi IL craft TO cat
| windwa!d, bu; dld not mink anything abou, IL
| unit! night, when We saw her give signal, and
was answered by aGolher &c our eewaiG, wien
we began TO be very susricioas-we changed eur
course and Stood on The la board tack when his
morning we could plainly see, that she mad goi~
ten round opposite our s,arboaId bows->hc came
up with Us about 2 O'Clock This afternoon, aLo
spoke Us, but passed without our fndin. out
what she was, or what she wantd-though some
| Of U. thought hat she had fresh tsh and oysters
On board. FROM her ACTORS ale! she passed,
our suspicious were confirmed, - that We in.
tended In keep good look cut. l2ih May
Our company Wa, in a great sta;e VI excite.
men! last night, wuchIs out Tor our praiicaI
schooner, but we think she gave up the idea u
attacking US when she passed US yesterday, atd
saw our number-a very wise conclusion, as w.
were prepared 10 give them pretty warm reccp-
lion, II they had thought IL eXpediea 10 have done
Sd In the day, she hadvery indifferent sails, and
we oul sailed her. bit aoo3t suIsc; every night she
changed her Sails and seemed 10 gain on Us. We
have been trying TO catch FISH ever since We
started from The capes, but strange to tell, not a
Single one has been caushl. This day, 18Th, ali.
lude ~ deg. min. South East, good many Of us
amused ourselves very much in Trying 10 ca,cha
shark. Tdere wee three alongside al one time.
We hshed until il grew 50 dar6 mat they could
no. be seen, but did not succeed, though enc was
! hung three times and broke Two hooks. Wines
contrary, but "e anticipate change Tor the bet!
Ter. l4;n-Lasl Eight whale came alongside
he was very large fellow, indeed, the largest
ANNA. 81 The fish Kind have seen. Our !ati-
.ate is % deg, 80 min., sixty miles below 10:
We had 10 20 below on account OF rounding The
Cape. We are standing due West Oh The lag-
board ldca, AID, win very TAR breeze. We
VIII cast anchor about tomorrow 2hi. You
can't Imagine The ialcnse interest that Is mani
Tested in the couaienances Il each onr al lhe
ieas, change in Inc Wild. a great many wou!l
be sadly dsappoiae ed II they did GOT gel into RI"
by The appointed time, whica IS Friday. AS |
iee SO coLfd.It thai.we shall get in without
iEg anythin. new wo.!h rclins, shall lay -tc
my journal uai! Get there, when | sha!l give
you a ,esc!ipi0a u the place aud lis inhabi-
ants and indulge in tie swrci anticipation q the
cUm:E9 least,
To-day. ice I7h May, We came in sign. 81 he
long ia,,c'i Tor Rio, ta were thee days aeking
about before We got into the ha!GoT. II WIS
BEAUTIFUL entrance, and lie ia Ioor also, as lhe
the saicrs SAY 'i> tn les. the k'laE'ic coast.
Ii would be useless n 4 absurd Tor NE ~ 2ueHp!
description OF Rio and It's hai5or. as do no.
beauties aGG accommoda ,ioas, but, however,
will Ky an1 give you sone lea Of The hsIooT,
| the Gig, and rs Inhabitants In front or about
! FIVE miles from the NOUN nj The harbor you %''t
| see three beautiful Islands covered with src'n
| grass aboul waist high, flowers and palm IL =,
the sell oi watch is very fertile though unihha-
! bi,eu, except in the fishing season. Some ot u
| wrnt 10 i, and btoush III some flowers and \ Iew
shells. TIE next peak you see * the Suga! Liza! !.
! winch j, 1000 feet high AID IS al he cnIiahce.
! The haibor is entirely surrounded by land, tx
cepi TIE entrance. which is aboIt lh!ee-onF.iis ..
a mile wide wnep il begins 10 widen Until you go
10 the city. wou! no; cxaecera,c il we're To say
il IS The safest habof in the world II IS almos M
| piegnabc. An attack IN the city by waite!
! would b. holly, as lhIc are ioIis fiom lie
J. entrance TO the city. We passed four OF
them before they hailed us. We were board
ell by Tho health officer and custom house
officer, both of whom were Rcsroes-a arrange
Sigh, indeed to US After these, an American
ship chandler came on board ami invited ashore
the Captain. The Captain and good may o.
the company went. went ashore the third day
10 sca what was TO be seen The city contsins
laO 900 fec population and l20 ,DUU slave
The houses are covered with Tiles and very low
pitched The streets are very nafroy and dirty
Tbe Churches are beautiful. was in tuuera.
procession yesterday When a man dies, hc Is
conveyed TO tie Cathedral III hearsc, The cur
lans and Top Of which are covered with gold ard
drawn by SIX mules, orna mented with gold trap
pings aud having black feather Or plume IN Tie
head Of each The hearse Is followed by an es-
cort OF dozen negro soldiers. Arriving at
the Cathedral, the corpse is taken out by some
of The brethren, dressed in black gowns, and IS
Carried in, followed bJ some dozen priests with
lighted wax tspers about six feet long. The
coffin is placed co stand covered with gold IN
the form OF sugar DISH, about ten feet long att:
four wide. After this they rcpe,t after The
High Priest kind Of morning service which !:
followed by singing, the most dlscordant. Whlle
singing, the High Priest wa!ks around he coii;n
which is opened, throwing water Oh Tho he"c
feet aud mldtle of the corpse, through siiseI
globe pierced with holes. lie thea goes ihroGsi
the same manoeuYrc with an incen-e jar, whicA
is Burning ell The while on the aiar. lhe po"j
il then carried through IN alley into another
apartment, open At the top, aud is deposited in q
! vault We also went to the Emperors faisci
and garden. He received Us in very genia
. manly manner and treated u, 10 glass o.
VINE. &c. We Then went 10 see the American
, , Consul, who lives five miles from the city
) remarkably good locking fellow for his ago
A Hc insisted on our taking lea with h'n, ana
, better than all VIC were inir~dcce! 10 so ehme
; rcan ladies. oae Of them and myself enjoyed I
fine te,c a.te,e, discussing he manners Il custom
/ oil tie people Of South America drank win
q until nine O'Clock, when received summoh
y from the resi- Il my party 10 return to town =
i On TAX ng leave of the old fellow, he pressed u
= very hard 10 CO ne and see him before We left
J The people are generally very polite and hosp
!, table. Most Of the inhabitants are black, an
{ all the soldiers are negraes-5ye the by, goo
r macy Of Them; suppose, no! lss that ouo
Z Some Of The Caliiornans have acted 'esy oal
Is; in fact, they went far as TO taEe tse s'ah
J, Of 81. Ca,harine, which tends TO make TIE au'h0
rites more strict than they would o'her"ise u
=, About thirty are in the caIaooose q inc u.efe ~
= Two years. a goat MANI ships haze pun 10 ner
10 bound for California. II am mol mi''saeh' III
IS Cautain's report ,e.;erday wa. ninety, carryln
ohnut & 900 passengers The latest news "
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