Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-11-16
SrocKToy, Aug. 9Oth. 40.

gently arrived al the Gold Region, via. Cape
Horn:
STOCKTON, Aug. 9th, 40.
DEAR FRIESp :-Having arrived safe in
Hell Dorado ~ perhaps you would Ike to
hear something about our voyage, and what
VIZ have seen IN California.
We left New York in the blrque Hersilia.
the I'D # last Iauuary, crossed the Equator
in Longitude 4 w. where WE were be,.alm-
ed 2 days: arrived off Cape Frio on the til
of March. ard on the iii eute.ed the Har-
Dor Of Rio JInriro
The climate and natural scenery If this part
Of Brazil Is full aud perfect realization Of
all my f,rner visions # a Terrestrial Paradise.
soon after the appearance OF the Cape, ether
IaIsr nreks clothed with verdure. and ucca-
SIGNAL stream. Of water dishing down their
sides. rose apparen.tS from the busom f the
ocean, until we found ourselves t TIE base Of
the great Sug4r-naf nck that stands o., the
south side Of the entrance lHtO the finest har-
Dor in the world. not excepting that If San
! Francisco. Passing the entrance with the
+ frowning battlpmenis Of Fort Santa Cruz on
the right, aud Fort Bntaf, ge on the left. the
waters suddenly expand. forming a body Of
water resembling 9TH Lake al Madison. hut
much larger. The town # Sebastian. com
monty called Rio, and the largest city in S.
harhor, and Pho Grande on the right; small
steamboats, are plying between these places
every hour in the day. Immediately back Of
the towns, mountains Of cOnica form. coy
cred with luXuriant gro til IF vegetation,
producing all the fruits Of the tropical region.
. ~ hile still farther on rises to vie the distant
mountains Of the interior. their SUBMITS veil
/ ed ith the rolling clouds that han around
/ their base, forming scene hich no lover OF
nature would ever gro ' " cary in coutempla-
ting.
Whatever fruits in different cHnes are found
Tint proudly rise. or humbiy courts he ground,
/ Whatever blooms ~ torud tracts appear
Whose bright succession decks the varied year
Whatever sweets salute the northern sky
With ernh liz es that blossom but TO die
Thee here disporting own the kindred soil
Nor ask luXtrllnce from the planter toll,
While sea-born gales their gcId wings expand
10 wnnow fragrance round the smiling land
And We Is i'll dismiss this country by add
ing
Ia ford beauty groves az d fields appear:
Mani seems the only growth tlat dwiudles here 20
Sailing from this place. nothing Of inpor-
lance occurred until q arrived off Cape Horn,
- hen 2 encountered tremendous storm -
"e ere sixteen days under close reefed top
sails-coutiuual squalls Of suo hail and rain
in a word, conflicting Minds and raging
- ayes seemed the vie Ith each other tn toss
our vessel beneath the foaming bilo s.-No
language can portray or describe-even lmac-
iuatlon can scarcely form an adequate coHcep-
ton of the terrific sublimty OF the storm -
the dark drapery obscured the heavens, wrap
ping lis folds as If to shelter and protect
the sky, and the creaking of our aboring
vessel made think Of the - Land Of stead y
habits and wish we were there. But, as
our - Primers" used to say, Perseverance,
accompiishes all things" so it did here: we
arrived at Valparaiso on The 22d of May, just
four months after leaving New York.
Sailing from this place, we re-crossed the
Equator, and after spending IS days, a por-
ton Uf the time with head wind. and a great
er portion with no wind at all, We arrived at
san Francisco Aug 9th, making voyage +
100 DAYS.
We are now at Stockton, near the dig
gings, in Upper California, and most of Us
in good health; it Is very sickIy in the mines.
We brought with years provisions, aud
have regretted that We brought anything ~
cept what we could carry about our persons.
y part at our freight we have left al San Fran
cisco, with two Of our company TO take care
# II. The teamsters here AT Stockton charge
80 per 100 b., for hauling freight % or 40
miles.
! | shall leave for the interior tomorrow
We have just Witnessed tie execution Of a
young man belonging to Col. Davis's regi-
neut # diSbanded volunteers, who was sen
fenced by Inc .cade to he hung. II appear
ed that he was connected with band OF row
: dies who stole some money. and that the pris-
oner shared $50 Of it. His name was Da-
Wis. about 4 years Of age, tall and fine look
= Ing. ! ne execution took place at r ST