New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-26

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- Tns pavement in B-0adw,y rom Dcsle
20 Res4e streets. <e fear will no; stand me severe
TIA ct the asavy stages. lie la Pieces quite uneven
and soss seem b. improve by ~"sr. However !
W. besr !9rs trisi YET.
ANERicAS ErHNo1oGIc,L SocIErr.-1he h's'
meeting Of tAs society Tor this season, ~-s held 90
"Wednesday evelag oi ist -esS, ~ me house o. Hon
George Fc.scrn There good ssienisnce, among
them s-vsral distinguished strangers. Ioha r Bart
e. Secretary Of the Society read the papers recsvec
/ duray the Summer recess. suoeg which We nod the
/ iolo~irr extracts OF letter ifom Nr. +. e. -qner
r. s.ive 20 'he inhab.isnts and monuments OF Ceuus
Americs 20 which psri of tie Continent NJ. $. hss
| gone IS Charge de. Arsires for cur Government
! Although have been isurh occupied with Official
business" Mr. squire. " have, In Tie intervals
which offered during t1e progress OF Cur ue-otiaons,
and since their termination, been she to pay
tcniiou 10 The antiquities Of ine country
" have succeeded 20 an emircnt degree IN obtaining
the confidence 81 the Indians and have secured some
OF their vocsbuiari,- In TACT the Indian Pgoolo oi
| Sublsva hss presented me formal address, written
ia the aboriginal tongue and would ilse IA arms TO-
! morrow AZ my cali la presenting Il the spokesman
! oxcsimed, with startling emphasis, the Spanisrci
have had their feet on our necks Tery long w0 hope
the sons OF Washington vi creswheim 'hem IS they
/ have us We hate them IL sounds strange 70 hear
the indian LAX 0f sthinstou but hs ns'ne j. fsn'l
.r ~ every rsn.'' a 80, -, ,S
] . q
rosi The indians o, Sasfiaya have dug mp for me a
number Of their - ieo' and are no. .s ssnu%og so
have no Spsniard wiis me when 20 q see them, aad
shal keep the localities secret These idols, ID ugh
much fsnalisr clo.eiy rcrcmb'e those Of Copan IN
| workmsnship and we're doub, dedicated 20 the
same or very similar purposes have eight In my
possession siug from i've and hall to eight ies,
! Ia hight su1 from four 10 tive IN circumference.
The facrs Ot most ere NATL aed-an evidence ct
tho fana..cs zeal Of tie early Spsnisrds who wsg-d
war Of extsrniinstion upon tho superstition. Of the
Abofsiue They did nOt however, succeed IN eradi.
cs;r them for they are blended Ia singular man
/ ner. aud Ia no i0cons.dsrsbls proportion with the
4 Catholic fitrs imposed oy the cOnquerOrs Many an
nclag ~tnin the sound oi the bells oi the Hhedra
oilers bis h1auon OF nse ,sf0uDd pNren'n corr sun
sugar mixed with waer 20 the gods u The hells Tor
the succass OF bis crops and sscratiy burns gums from
the forest before an earthsru idol carved stone
carefully hidden from the scrutiny OF ihs priesD 10
.otde obscure corner OF hs hut Upon these mstters
they however maintained AL the reserve oil Tue IN
cians OF the North siren gthenet by fear OF exposure
10 tho rigOrs of ths priesthood some OF me statues
70 which have referred hsve the same elaborate head
dresses with others OF COpsn bears shield up
his arm sooiner has grGe 10 which Is sus p"need
head and st another has rising above its hosd sae
sculyiurcd isws O! al alligator.
"A are very anceai, sui tfs places OF ther deposit
hays been handed do~n iEOm one generation TO aio-
lhfr iha fragments "a many are 10 % loua4 "i,hn
few miles OF Leon, and there must orislnaAy have
been great number scattered over the country Fer-
bsps ire mos, rem srkabe locality, with toe exception
of tna Island OF Om steps ia Lako Nicaragua, Is TIE
island OF homotombiia, in the Lake OF honegus-
paid Welt ~ this Island early Ia July IT'S Desuu-
iul volcanic conc r-ins with al the symmetry OF
sryarosi from the MIDST OF the lake before u low
cr- tho giant volcano of M9motomoo irCin the oiT9
and bias x4ned summit Of which stl. rses the -moSe
of intern.l hres Momotonhita s indeed remarkable
Island and the traveller who gszcs upon II from me
shore OF tho lake IL not surpused % learn the, under
the shadows and amidst the gloom Of its dense isresu
fdnged by the sems Of sges stand the rude diro"n
| ius statues OF the gods ni aboriginal superstition
Many Of these have been removed and are scattered
over the country and some, believe, have been cent
abroad. . ,
! A number stiil remain but the largest oi al !
/ brought away With me. Al the cost OF days nara
labor end great risk N passing hlteen miles upon
the Lake, In gu9ty night snd boat scarce aoia 10
sustain the srnst weigh Tns had resisted the eNef'
tors Of twelve occasion alter moving II a
few rods they had abandoned lt In despair Toe boat
nen thought mad and crossed ihemselyes devou''y
prayers 90 The Lsss, and made Vows, 400. ss .' o
doTsn one carts nnsiy gut u 70 this CITY IN
safety and shs ship u, vita teu or dozen more, fia
Ri-leio and Cape Horn. for Washington. BGi 10 re
tufns 1. that there we're Originally s5ihs talrJ
or forsy of these statues OF various dzss snd more OF
ess elsborsieiy carved arranged IN oDe g.-eo "a 'e
| form OF a square, al looking Inward ms aimel'
sous OF the sQasre csnnOt now be escetaned OUT no
| few remaining figures and fragments sho" tnat the
statement Is correct IL IS singular iscf ana shoth-I
evidence OF the prevalence IN America o me aoetine "
the two reciprocal principles ot nature Qne scu'e anu
passive male and femae) that thesc nsufes were re-
| presented .cme male ard rome ss iemAe-
| " The indians Of Honduras, says HeFrara ~orsn,p
osd two images male and female. which tney es.ea
th great father and the great mother, and OF "nich he
says little farther the sun and ;ne moon were sso
representatives have hesrd OF other loc-iiiies OF nj
lar 10 this which propose - visii, snd shs 'nfreo
| not reu-st what Is told me CONCERNING them musl
not however forget 20 mention tnst inefe hS' i~'sJ
been discovered IA the Province 0i Fers fsN S0 ir'
n r. Of Gusnia-. buried ~ aatnse iof' .uu ~ 70 a
any settlements ruined ci.y surpassirg CopaA OF
lanque in extent and magnhcence, sud di'pisy S oe
gree Of art u which none ot the structures OF
| caa l.y claim The Government OF Gusiimala sent
commission 70 examine but their nvestis AL 9ns we're
Interrupted by the cvi commotions Oi the eoua
try and they were only nble 20 bring away some fu1e
| specimens and imperfect drawings
| - .hsu 20 there "a soon my duties Will permit
learn 80 ~ other interesting mon near by IL
| Honduras and san salvador, OF which no puoic men
don hss yet been made. shall pay al the suentoh
these shough there Is too nuch ior one man !.
hope 20 do well. Bat, hero goes notwithstanding
Mr. Bartlett s,hen said that the President Of the
United state. had kindly placed n bis bands, 10 Be
read 20 the American chronological Society the follow
lpE interesting letters which had been addressed 'c
him The srstwas from ssmL G Arnold. Esq. Of Prov
id-nee. gentleman sho In the OF ex,en'v'
exploratory tour through South America had Pi!l
,.tto CuIco the ancient Cspitsl OF the Incs' o Peru
PaoyrDENcE, Nay $40.
| 10 fA< Prcs.Elul of fAs Ullica saass.
| -tst In the course of extensive tour through h'
tntsrior Of south America during The pas yrs Nsis
/ ~ the City II Curco. Thst city, renowned as tn'
CAPITAL u the ircA Empire aud the link OF thc con
quests Of Prarro 10 .oug the inosi Interesting Pi'er
have secn in sny psrt OF the world Tue extreme Oh
dcuty ot reaching it, owing o. 10 distance FoH 'n'
coast and the lofty chains ol Tue Andes intefruHns
.pvear. 10 b, the chief that tots e'
/. 90 ltsls kno~p O. ogr counsfymen. 10 aoounds u
| .tapendou. monuments q art attcsuns 'Ai&shns
cutie equal ID not .up~fl'r O. hat oi tho Afsaes ba
.rpd there .ucicnt dsys there cxiss lfin,
relic of tho ysst short noca Of waoin may thro"
u.hf n tho incosri rtirf
| 'The vrnarablo pr Don Jgsto sshsursuFis, eaion
ot ths Cathodfal ol Cgsco sad more than ninety
v~.f. of asr claim. o. h1 iincsl descendant IN tn'
.,vruth irsrr. from Haans Cslpsc. tho la'i frsnn.
Inca and father II tho il lsri Atshusps. burnt s''
by tic cnnqusfuus la tho plsfs OF Cas.in'se. ~
evlrrcr ~ hl. cair appears o. M to Do enho'nN''
th.t ln THE man the last of the royal isce
rc.. az no other. II unnsNrt blood are sHo~n 10
.i ilr l. man of iezruins and qatl d'tns ss'sn''
in The history of bis country, having p"fsensiy 10
e,o the shark, ~ Bolivar tis clasr Of IN" "ai
.drpanfrnro iof hi. services iu tho cause "i NpeiY
.ii deal 10 irnd toes 90 ihe clt MAS house N'
| f,rud him reading r.sao IN hls saft4H 'HeiHh.'
.n,t la. under The als 81 tho srVs, temple ~ s"'
| suu ehafu hs ancestors. a. high priests a. .ne ~
asi hereditary srds ~ refu ence oheia'ra . voc -
i.t In tho sfsni ani Imposing worship 81 'As '''
df-u ni the ssH - -.
40 received very sfsbiv and s-'rea mo "'ar
matters uf Interest about biz house, H. eN"'r'
nilsu iateliisrutiy than "a usaa vita le'v' '9, -