The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-24

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Total. .. 49l.Sz3 c79,sOs Gs46sl 1878 7sOl7
Hides-The shipments to the United States the past
six months have been l0975l The stocks quite
reduced and those suitable held firmly at 1850 1856
reals As all the accounts from the South agree in
stating that the stocks very small aud recsipts
limited prices both in Rio Grande aud Buenos Ayres
were advancing. costing board from TX q cents
Freights have ruled very low till the past month when
20 so cents were paid Tor American vessels the
United States Only good vessel ~ uneng sged and
held at 70 cents Foreign flags offered 70 cents
Exchange advanced from 2a1sd the lst Of January
been done regularly at Esd Specie has been in fair
nand according to the OF exchange Patriot dou-
blooms are nov Solsoo 3lI. Spanish do. 3las 500.
July 7th The only arrivals from the United States
are the corvette from boston and the Robert
the Pacific. The four market Is very dull the sales
being only retail at the quotations. The stock
and mostly ordinary. Superior very scarce and In
Demand no. only Tor United States. but for Europe
Exchange 3d. firm. Frcights unAltered.
TALcAnUAsA, May 1e, 1si9.
The Fleet for Csoina-- Taeir and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Tdicahuana Conception
Sport Of the Yankees-Soiemnity Of the .qmerieans-
Murder Of an .american Sailor by Spanish Senoriia,
&C., &C., &c.
OF Tslcshusna on the southeast shore Of the bay Of
Conception, longitude rs vest latitude 90 az SOUTH
after having westhered the cape and paid the penal
ties incident to its stormy shore.
The Albany sailed from New York on the 9th Of
January, and arrived here the 10th Of May. need
not Say, that we hailed cold mother Earthn with de-
light Is We had not touched at any port since our dc
psrture. The evening delightful. as We came up
the bays andlocked harbor not unlike the centre Of
q circus-nne vessels swinging ct their anchors
and rs twilight threw its mantle around u.s. the lights
from the city became visible calling up memories Of
home and friends. and snticpstions Of landing to
enjoy the fruits flowers, and thousand othur things
Whaling Tho hspSor n s.s o, our
massive anchor flies through thu green waters OF the
bay, to kss old neither earth again. boat IL along
ride 81 Gronde Captain del Ptsrfo ascends the ladder
and with oil the pomp and dignity Of true Hdaigo,
demands our papers, pn psrenihesis let inform
masters Of vessels who may intend TO call here 1t
IL necessary TO have list made out Of ther pa.ssn-
ger' the number Of boxes bags, barrels &C. board,
aud certificate from officer Of ths last place
Of dcpsrture The visit of inspection over sixty pas
setgers crowd around the gangwsy TO ashore vhst
faces What dsmsy, when 81 Grand, Captain an nounces
that 20 shore Reader, we're you ever
III days on crowded ship and when within hundred
PAGES Of shore, learned you should not lsns' sm--t
hear you ssy no Then you can form idea Of what
we suffered There. on the dim shore could he
fairy figures fitting TO and fro The buuels. with
It's melancholy cadence. came the like fairy
music aud ever and heard the welcoming
song Of the dark eyed senoitss TO los .9mericaags
but determined to live on pation (.hich by
the way IL half OF all plessures1 and all hands
Cd on deck to watch the lights and mark the smallest
object that meved on shore in the vain hope brib-
ing scme adventurous boatman TO land them Amoag
our invncibe steesgr, i an old man Who plays little
one hind Of nondescript buee. When he learned the
determination Of the port officer not to permit the
landing he came on deck and struck up Yankee DO
die" scsrce had the last from the
custom bouse, at which gallant buger loud
and berce that 10 must have felt N visited BIZ an
ssip trse Yankee cheer. followed cheer upon enssr
from six other vessels each wing TO cheer the
other In honor Of our national anthem" IL u strange
to witness the enthusaHm that be created In
msnt by song, tune athoot, that speaks ~ home.
Men shouted eth joy and gsdness -ho, moment
no more of shore. What cared for the shores Of
tbiiR there were. little country Of our own-a
cau'. ne bad beard song Of the "oden tim-s" ~hen
the hersds Of freedom fret fang the banners Of
our iaihers; We thought no mur- Of the dsrS eyed
senortiss the wang notes they sent echong tn.
wst.rs sank into insigni6canc-. and served bat to
awaken memories OF our sweet Yankee Tiris We
we're ankles ahost ON Yankee ships, made the
city a Ialcahuana kno~it
Early neat day no got on shore at the city they
call IL Its q tipd Of crescent. formed srouud an
snge Of the hay The houses are all one story hish
built for the most part Of mud covered 9TH tiles
There is grand plaza In tbs centre Of the to~n IN
which there 10 bsrrsok The occupauts of this len
are more Ike the life guards Of Pontus riste than
soldiers Of The nineteenth century could not learn
their pay but as IL very little they sl,o~ed to
beg or steal nom ever, body that on shorv IN
fact they half uniformed ls1srvni Tn. dark eyed
maids yclept Senoritss IF the whole except per
chance, dozen q curious mixture Jsck
was as usual ciuing In search Of adventures to
be met towing Sencrits along In every street at
kind Of pace TO which her feet seemed lang strspg.r
They wear none Of those long white veis read 70
In ssnish countries. but cree about Of ciOss
stmetbipg, should suppose. Of the same pattern
tbose -orn by Mrs Noah In the muddy days that
/ have followed the deiuge.
The sdsge 'beh,d the agev should be the national
motto IN the shield Of Chill Their wagons. their
axes their furniture nsy everything seems ssf they
were handed down from father since the dsys OF
the Aforesaid delure with strict injsuction not to
change or alter them w the smallest particular Gun
ming Yankees from the land q nutmegs. To- he
seen here and there disposng Of their motions some
paid court To- Bscchus, ~he Others vorsbpesd IN.
SHINE a Venus The ten pin alleys fuli sst
and the billiard rooms nourishro while the "b,ys
/ hired wagons aud rode around the msasy str--ts
singing negro melodiee, to the great delight Of the
hots OF seportss that crowded the grated windows IL
the mud castles Everything seemed redpient of life
ttptnt day enjoying the richest ever wit
messed In this place and started next rnins tr the
city ~ Conception, three lesgues "a where va in
fsrned would the nraate.t city Chili Thn