New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-01

% ,ne faels concerning N lndlans ~oul1g
:, n. moab, constituting par o. We Cssi
now attracting large share OF ptoc st'..op, $40
10 ne paper ~ he m, uble to make hurried uaaS4uoa
~ appended and Whichs a. y'lf clsp sat 10 aver
~ nav mel o. IA. US noun ~ 'ns cspe ofscia'
C"eoi a. zone SEQ miles 10 length, being ths lafF7G
p a, Csutral Acrios, aud takes hs Use Ia ls Dspsr
81 segovis "a Nicaragua Depfr meat unsurpasiei
mem II hs emse, 81 AREA tursl resOlrc-s
for 'os ,,os,s wealth Here are found All the pfOiuc.
ara - he temperate zone, almost side By side win hose
Of he viii give this section rgh value Ss tbs
o'ber ~ ~ opsLe ed TO American enterprise.
sD very respectfully your o9sd G6 se S6ve
Il. p.sfs,t Of the Department of Nep Ssgoria
OcoTAL, April 25 1850
en-. As Won have desired 70 receive from me an
olN .noo1ot of the observations which | made
voysse down the river Coco to It's mouth, at
49, G,sc,Ss Dios, in 1912, nave toe honor TO
submit the following ,ba war bers c;,ad
,,i 80, fol 10 discover that the RIVER as nisn as
80 !. proposed TO be carf'u o. - anPiy nasi'
SHn H ,bst there are few obs tacles IRON tns
gsoie' A Sa &C 10 that called IN the Mosco Nos
POin' s;.Ieot psila. Just above the later Poias
qu'ol 30 II large aud beautiful river named
,ne'o aon,h Of which is near tnat OF tue iarge
- % nta,ma, on the right heho, uesoeuulu5'
aNei 49, medum.sZed trlouthes' among
- !. the POteca rising on the lei' 80 y, 'ne
mountains surrounding the great 'Aney ~ Sa.aPs'
Al MONT called Macafal ~ -. rSSSioS a..
s,;op There is also the river COa' "u'0S no"s
Sas'On ",h along the base Of high and steep
,on w. IL abounds In fish, and the forest Is
- H. honey az also in valuable ~oOos' tue sup
~" bicb could not be exhausted Ia many years.
ply .sroT 10 describe the Rapids, which com.
- a. the Mace called Psilla. They are, G~H''
onntan. which has strong current ana oroAeh
nns,rov channel between tho rocHs Dqs "uicu uusy
- lo.o fyHTH-.
~ P;,.;Ior bnt also without danger, abouudinS IN
~ .,sr derived from the great River Ulscuz' wnlcn
s.u. from the right. from fearful (E1PaHt0Sa/
80, tains in my opinion extending 70 tue sOuI1'
90, G,o,c1,yn has its rapids, when, though
.omaUbat abrupt, are without RISK IN tue passage
Ov,oroz 10 similar, although there Is q lal os'ore
arriving TO il; around which, however, ~ AZURE uss
formed canal 80 that the navigation Oh ice river
i u,interruuted TuriQuiidR 10 a RAPID or mar
,ous which ia only dan. erous for the trans T.a-
ton Of cattle on account OF greatrock 10 tue nlu-
Ale Of a stream, upon which, II the f0"efs are not
de,terous the rats are sure 10 run. bat accl1ehts
ar. rare iDasmuch rs the Oarsmen are acCueCDheu
10 this kind OF navigation from tner youth. ougH'
,,,,ian ia another uDimportsut rapid AT CT0Htdrd
The current IL strong bat the passage Is entirely
nv scticsble as ip also the case at PtStGqultGa-
The rsnlds OF CdirdS, at frat sight, terrtes the
xovaRer with its rushing, foaming and tempestuous
waters vet does not prevent his passage, Tor Ma
ture has also here provided marvel ously TOR over
Coming the difficulty, and made side canal before
arriving at the dangerous point, by means of which
The boats can be passed by the Oarsmen 10 40 hour
With entire safety. IEraS and QuiPlspe are the
fin al rapids, and are unlmportant.
These are the sole distractions TO the naviga'
lion of the river from the point OF embarkation to
the sea, at Cape Grscias a DiOs. At present the
descent occupies about ten days. Two days are
tab en- up in descending the rapids here described,
and four in ascending EN-. IL Will be observed
that only about hitn part oil the river Is 10 any
way Distracted. The delay In the voyage IS chiefly
by unloading and reloadlng at some OF
the points above mentioned. From the last named
rapids to the Cape there is s;arceiy any current,
and it is necessary 70 use the oars TINS part OF
the country, through which the river passes, ia
very beautiful being composed oi open plains
covered with grass and scattered trees. IL Is
Iection well adapted TO raising black cattle and
,orses az also ~ the Introduction OF colonies, which,
u a few years, could attain 70 prosperity and
inches upon lis virgin soil in cultlvaring It's Dumer-
Gus valuable native fruits, add IN consequence oil
its proximity TO the Cape and the great Antilles
sfIoIdlog easy means OF expectation and market.
N niles and horses may here be raised IN the great
eat abundance, and probably shipped to Cuoa,
amaica, and other points where most valued.
IL in lamentable TO lind so beautiful coast with
M o,ber population except a few worthless MOsc9s
"a, .,n,,osl unable from want of education,
800 nv dlspositiOn, to attain 10 any Improvement
an The fnture | will endeavor to give some idea
NJ ,h,ir savage situation aud custom Most o.
IN. m subsist by huEtlog and hshlng, an1 very
few by a rude and petty agriculture, planting Ia
i,uIa catches on the borders OF the river small
GU entities OF psntaDs' yuSas' sweet oA"o aru
~, ,he last of which 10 rudey spun and woven oy
~ - on,eD in the form OF blankets sails for thelf
800. ,,rings for their bows, and netting Tor
s.thsrwotk. Some Of their feather "ors IS Hte
h. autiful. They axe kidd OF c,otn OF tue DARK
M tree called uhi, which serves Tor dress and l0f
covering at night. They celebrate the annlversa'
,i.s nj The death Of their parents or irlenns VITO
-, d,Iafnl and unharmonOus songs snd wailngs,
w,ich are enough TO put the tlniid traveller 10
Amt This mourning or lamentatIon Is chleny
neytoYmed by the women under tent oil onl para
Rome perform the ceremony WalAlnS oaoHNaeds
and forwards Tor the distance oil ABOUT one nun
dred \srds, in the following manner; rhey sd'
vance four or FIVE steps aud then faIl nav on 'neir
chest ard face, with a force apparently Stoa'
enough to kill themselves repeauns 'ne s-uo oa'
bar,c ceremony until the night closes some paint
thsir faces with arckiOf6 or tile, and Though tney
h,hit some skill Ia this, most are rende ed nor
~ from the operation. They are ali very
,,'nsh addicted to strong drinks aud when a
diam is gwen them they exhibit great sats'
faction. aud endeRyOr 70 return some Artcie
which their situation enables them TO give.
Auf
i, .oon forgotten. They appear kind aud exert
IN. m,slves to pesse strangers who may vslt their
huts for, thous h there are among them some bad
.no c,sordery Indians, yet there are very few who
viii offer any violence u the traveller PrnclP ally
however on account Of the fear ia which they staud
Of their Chiefs, to whom they pay great deereace'
For any fault of obedience or any crime, tney are
severely punished, so that traders may carry on
their traffic with little fear OF insult or ina'y' Iney
are ,opd Of dsuces for which they provide ierment
"a liquors Of cane Juice aud yucca In great soun
dance, and when the day fixed upon srrv q
great number OF families collect, all having Their
faces Enthusiastically painted. When they are gath
cred, tao marked dancers open the dance, sPPesr.
ing suddenly from the depths OF the forest "nere
they are previously hidden, dressed In palm leaves
and painted of various cOlJrs. These eG'raofa'na
~ hgUres enter square covered WIN P'say"
leaves where they dance a whole day, jJIned by
-. - 49,. ~, maj of Iha gurais re-