The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-27

sAe adjoining COMMUNICATING Infor-
nation and Narrative or Adventure.
CORRESPONDENTS TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
BRIG SID HAMEr. AT SEA,
PACIFIC OCEAN, January Is, 1852.
My last communication written from the city
OF San Miguel, State Of San Salvador, C A /, under
date Of Nov. %, which left on board Il. B. NJ
schooner Cockatrice at port La Union, whose gen.
tlcmsnly officers kindly offered to forward our let
ters by the steam frigate Amphtrite, daily expect
ed which communication / trust you received in
due time.
left San Miguel on the LIST December, and ar
rived at La Union the same day, where | remained
two weeks which time passed in viewing the town
and country. The town is old fashioned, quiet
and lonely place there seemed scarcely any life in
tho inhabitants, and business very dull There
were ten foreign vessels in the port, principally Eng
lish-6ve were loaded with merchandise A guam
tity Of oeroons of indigo and silver piled
upon tho beach for shipment to England in all,
probably $50 ooroons with this exception. there
WAS no appearance Of business in the shipping line,
and as to amusements, they scarce, save now
and then fandango in matched hut about
town.
Tho country around San Carlos is rather fine,
oranges and other tror zeal fruit being in abundance
ahe land is fertile, needing only TO be cultivated to
raise variety of vegetables This the inhabitants
are too indolent for, and choose to swing IN their
hammocks, and live uron what nature proyde, spon-
tancousiy, rather than make All exertion 10 raise
variety of Injuries There are no public houses in
the town for the accommodation of strangers The
only resort is the adobe house ola tall. lean ank
big eyed sbad- faced. middle aged Senorita,
butchers dog, whose eyes would sparkle at the
chink of silver, getting which in her possession, it
was doomed to be severely rubbed, and tightly
pnched between her bony thumb and fingers. .hen
deposited where it would remain safe until her NOR
tai existence shall terminate. Having made bill
with her, for meal Of victuals and claret paying
which, and needing change in return. she would i'm
mediately give evident symptoms Of going into n
spasmodc fit; sufficiently recovering herself There
being resource, ste would at last return the
change and quite exhausted sit down She is
known as the Queen OF Clubs.
The currency Of the country is silver. which is in
oil sorts of shapes and sizes. and from three cents to
one dollar in value. The silver was first pounded
out in fiat bars and cut of most convenient.
then stamped; it is round, square, and long three
conered. four cornerea six. aud eight cor.,erod.
thick and thin, concavc. convex. Sc. SC. aud ac
cordipg to their dates hundred years old. and
coined IN Lima IL is very annoying aud dificut
to obtain small charge for daily Any travel
ing through this country shoald b. well supplied
with spanish com, as 1t will pass in ANY part With
out dispute. The weather bel e very warm, there
Is considerable sickness Oh sh p-board among III
vessels III the harbor Principally fevers, ad several
deaths: yet 1t does not seem 10 he unhealthy N h.
interior, and is mostly confined to foreigners who
rot acclnuted 1t is, however. unhealthy III any of
The Central American posts There is cUstom
mouse buit OF stone thtJ feet by hundred ieet IN
SIC t"o stones nigh "hitewashod. and rooted with
tile; At has a balcony extending round the whole
hull1ipg save one end it stands upon the beach, ut
TIC loot "i gentle MS az the end OF pier. (Which
Is TO be eTected)
INC tiGe here lses several feet, ond at low tide
beach OF mud, soil. aud OF unki.uwn depth, ex-
tends MIC the halbor some two hundred feet,
at which time there is no comma 4ication between
slip ard shore. There is not the least olnola-
ton for landing al lo,s uicn thirty test in