The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-06
CORRESPONDENTS.


history, manners, customs, habits. and
religion Of its Inhabitants. might no, be
unintercsiing 20 your numerous readers.
Fsyal is one uf the Groupc OF Ar
ores or Western Islands Of which there
are nine, and bear the following names ::
San Miynel, or, ST. Michacl, Santa Ma
ria, or ST. Mary, Peccira, or, ,Lrd Is
land, San Jorge. ar. ST. George, Graci-
osa,or, Beautiful, Fayal, picr, or, Peak,
Flercs, or Island of Flowers. Corro, or,
Hawk Island. This Group extends
from 81 degrees 20 80 degree. ncrih
latitude, and from 25 deg. TO 81 deg. Of
west longitude. These Islands are sit
uatel in the Atlantic Ocean, and aye
about 800 miles from America and
about the same distance from Africa.
Fayal, or, Faya. IS next to st. Mi
clael, more extensively known than
any other Of the Western Islands, and
is one Of the most important Of the
Azores. The name which has been
given to this Island is generally sup
posed 10 have been derived from the
Portuguese word, Faya, signifying the
place "whcrc beach trees grow" The
Faya however, is species of Myrtle.
The discovery Of this Island has been
generally supposed TO have taken place
in the year AGO, and the honor has been
given TO Martin Bchaim, a German
navigator. There Is some probability
for this opinion, from an inscription
on the Terrestrial Globe. construed
and left by Bchaim at Nurcmbury in
The year 1892. But It is supposed by
many writer's 10 be highly improbable
that Fayal should have remained un-
discovered or unknown eleven years AZ
ter the di.covcry of the other Islands
belonging TO this Group. The Island
OF Tcrceira. where, according to some
authors. Cabral repaired in the year
l4i9. and founded tho city of Angra,
which is situated but short distance
from Fayal, and individuals visiting
Iercelra would undoubtedly have dis
covered the Peak of Sico which is con-
sPlcnous at the distance of an hundred
Inv or cLonroI 4 nil IN v,;J,i, H.,
,hcro eeem. 10 L,vn Loon . r-.o, Jooroo
OF anxiety on the part Of the Flcmines,
leland. ond nalnnv nas son, ~,
which settled in Toyo1 In ,Ln roar
1867, this Island, with all the others be.
longing TO this Group, were subject ia
H. loon ;,,LoI;,os',. aa,,,;nnnd rn,;
,h, oor1arc s,,,,;aa, - u,;. ara,D n ~
,h;s ,;wo :, c'n',II,. AI,La,s, -
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seen iii. even, of Sir Waller can,
"a ,ho linz % rosnn,a 80 ,,,a ~ aac',@a a'
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, of !, por,ncneso c,r,;.on wIich h
since beer ken, nm
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:, ,n;sorn ar mot very voriah,c In Il
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