New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-13
VALPAR Also.


Coost. .Arrirot AZ Toilaraio Iae Torn us "U'''-
,iqafs and ~ S,gth... The ChHilas
Correspondence Of The Tribune
Vup.Rus0 Monday Jan. T. 1880
Passing Cape St Rogue, with a current
..,,;ng ~ leevard at the rate o. ninety miles day
.. ran inside Of Falkland Islands and the next
roroioe made Staten Land, being seventy-one
DAYS out during which like the Frenchman
.,eculaton in city lots "vith a grand water Privi-
,dge.7 (which proved TO be nothing else It had
hsen all water and no ground The " land he!
however was not as exciting to us as 1t would
have been on the premises Of the Frenchman' II
uss so far from home, and such a miserable apology
6r land. being bleak barren and uninhabited ,
swept b. wintry winds, and n prey TO the storm
throughout the year. Something OF It's o"n desc
lation is impaired to the feelings OF the behoder
and be turns away with shudder from the scene
which so dsappoints the hopes and many dreams
q, his own green earth But the wind soon hauled
ahead and drove us off, through hail aud sect, and
tremendous swell. toward the South Shetland
Islands: where for two weeks We were beating
ground ia every direction but the right one, until
vereached 90 South, longitude 20, when the wind
came ont S T.. and sent us around on our northern
tack. We gave three cheers as the ship wore
about and took leave Of Cape Horn on plq,sW de
ne k rOr Jomd%
The worst storm which we had to encounter was,
when least expected, off the coast of Patagonia, on
the Pacific. where Tor twenty -four hours, the ship
was under close reeied topsals, and most OF the
time under water, shipping heavy seas fore and
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safe either on deck or below. One OF the passen-
GERS ventsred out in the morning to take the air,
Is he called IT, OF which there was undoubtedly a
good supply when he took sea instead, or as
landsman would render it. the took him, carry
inc away his breath before he had done with 1t,
beside his hat and spec,aces; whereupon, like a
certain other dignltary who had marched up the
hill he wisely concluded to "march down again
Our passage up the coast was rapid and pleas
ant. and we arrived off Valparaiso on the Goth o
December, where in company with thirteen sails
Including the / 5 sloOp Naudaa, we were obliged
N Law to" through the night and beat in the next
dav against a head wind. We spoke the Nandal q
while living outside, and found We had beaten her
bv two DAYS in the run from Rio Janero-a cir
c1ustspce which has happened to about thirty
other vessels from New York, the w. 5 having
made the shortest passage OF the fleet
The Ohio - and two English and two French
ngates. were IN the Ray and when the NaDdaha
r.ne 10 anchor she fired n national salute OF ~
euns which was answered from the + ort and by
The ships ofwar Each gun had tour distinct echoes
from the surrounding mountains, winch rvailed
those of our own Lake George. And as the re-
spec,iye bands began To play their national airs,
the Mace seemed like one of enchantment. II is
situated at the base and partly upon a semclrcle
of maintains opening ON the bay, winch strongly
resemble volcanic formations, being OF dark brown
color. and almost entirely destitute OF vegetation
Two long narrow streets, one oil which is washed
by the tide form the business part OF the town and
the only avenues for vehicles. Running up IRON
these, by steep and tortuous paths, are the houses
or novels of the natives. These sometimes rise
almost perpendicuarly over each other being bull
Of the clay on which they stand, low ana small
vet remarkably neat; and their lights seen IN the
evening from the bay look like stars set In the dark
background OF the mountains
Valparaiso has a population OF about 4O'ooo' to-
getber with quadrupcds enough To smother any
single census-the productions of the place consist
ing mainly of dogs and donkeys, which, like the
P,cogunes "tomatises' in Texas seem TO be OF
"spontanus" growth. 1t is almost impossible TO
cross street without having cur at your heels,
or 10 stop on the sidewalk to converse with a
friend without finding n donkey's head resting on
your other shoulder But this interesting amin al
performs nearly all the labor that is done, carrying,
like the miller every man grist on his back
The grain, wood, vegetables and fruits from the
COUNTRY and the milk aud bread for daily distribu-
ton. are thus transported, But there are as many
as two mules for every load, and these are LETT
around the streets to look up customers. or into
shop windows or congregsted by iiities along the
beach, where they sometimes stand all day gazing
out upon the waters most dejectedly for some
friendly waif Of grass or seaweed, upon which to
feast their active appeutes. AS Tor the dogs
there . no accounting for them, unless by suppps
Z. L =.
ing those OF Scotland that the Government EN-
pOys relays of ours to chase the starved and ex-
hausted chcyaux de post from one village TO an
other, until they reach the end Of their stage OF
that municipal appointment has constituted them
sort Of guard paobIIe, 10 do the heavy standing
around, and cooperate in q general system OF de
tense with the Fort containing some fourteen guns
which with tour echoes each, make quite for
mdable battery.
There are no good hotels OF cafes in town, and
the only buildings of respectable proportion ths
Custom. House Theater, and some two or tire,
Churches This, however is owing TO the danger
nom earthquake, OF which there are frequent shocks
The Jardn de Pablo though better than any other
public private garden, is Of the most ordinary
description-lad out without taste, and containing
only the eommonest flowers OF North America
Without manufactures, or mechanical employ
ments, exhibitions Of art, or places OF amusement.
there is little 10 interest stranger here. The eli
mate is delightful, but mono,onous 1t seldom, and
In some parts, never rams, though the soil is highly
productive, both Of the cereal grains and of the
most delicious fruits.
Ii is evident that the Chilians are not much sd
dicied TO industry, and they have never been be
Hayed into anything like ingenuity Still they
preserve simple habits, and their wants are wei
supplied, and they appear TO be generous hospits
bic and happy. There is considerable wealth here
though 1t makes but little display and rs not oiise
by any extreme poverty. have seen neither beg
gas nor drunkards in the streets daring the boil
asaays and in their physical relations the rich an'
'ie poor seem 10 "he down together" enjoying II
common the necesarles and many Of the luxGrie
Of life W. IN