Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

also, very nne display OF pitus anu nsecs, tnuSn no
so rich as expected to find in South Amercannuseum
The head of mammoth ANIMAL found in the Mountains,
was one of the principal objects of curiosity from its 81
ganto size.
also saw the paintings in the gallery of fnearts, an
of the paintings were very good there were of
high order as works of Akeness of the EMPEROR
horseback was rather striking The statuary only
tolerabe In fact there is nothing Of this kind Rio that
can bear comparison with any Of the European galleries
of art
Determined TO make the ascent Of the Corcoyad the
following day. we returned to the hotel and retired for
the night.
The moschetoes at the Hotel Ravot and Morsieur lie
Maitre the greatest boodsuckers in Rio WhE time
had of it last night FIVE minutes doze an then,
whz bang writhe, groan an impatient exclamation
of despair and all sleep is gone for half an hour This
for whole night sultry, oppressive night is calculated
to impair ones energy. No wonder the Brazins are
such langud They lose all their blood il mid
night conflicts with ingorious foes. But the peeps
in through the curtains We must be of for Corcoyado
towering, Handicapped, grzzly-headed Corcoyao the
achme Of widest dreams of ambition. He who has
stood upon thy weatherworn pate old Corcovado
compshed something's his life has been spent total
ignorance of the beauties of Gods creation.
On looking the tops of the houses we were
oced to perceive that there every sign Of pleasant
day. The smoke curled up lazly from the red tile coos
and foatsd off in wavy wreaths through the clear sky
Strange Sounds and voices speaking unfamiliar Dngue
broke upon the ear Every thing characterize Of
foreign place The chants of the coeecarrers te tum
truu dttios of the old women going msrket the link
ling of volas the usty yes of the shmongers ard the
wild cries of the muleteers returning from the ptans
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the busy streets below Novel and peculiar odon filed
the atmosphere. was quite convinced that was
in strange city 1t genial morning, giving pro-
mise of warm tropical day An early start very de-
srable So having directed worthy host the French
man. provide US with breakfast suitable for
petition consisting of cotelee de mouton ome
Coffee bread, and fruit dressed prepared sketch
books and otherwise put ourselves in proper trim for
ramble Warned by experience, dispensed with oil
unnecessary clothing Our coats we bundled up in our
handkerchiefs provide against rain and the cool
tain air By the time fully accoutred the waiter
informed us that breakfast was ready. leave you to
picture to yourself the amazing relish with which two
hungry Calfornians just from long seaoyage devour
delicious breakfast prepared by the skful hands of
French cook.
The aqueduct is about half mile from the public plaza
at the head of the Rue fOuvidor. Here commences a
beautiful ascent which continues for eghtmiles At first
1t is very steep, but gaining the elevation the
vent of San Teresa the remainder of the promenade is
easy and gradual. stone conduit about feet HIGH
winds around the sides Of the mountains the entire dis
lance up to the of the peak Of Corcovado
On each side of this conduit is smooth walk delightful
shaded with outrageous trees scarcely penetrated by
the midday sum- and winding through geis Of perfumed
shrubbery and grotoes formed by overhagng crags As
we proceeded still upward and varied scenes of sur
passing loneliness opened upon Sometimes stopped
look down into the beautiful green valleys that swept
towards u.s. between the gorges of the mountains and
the gentle slopes dotted with gardens and Villas and rr
gated by springs and rvuets Quiet little bays with
green islands scattered their surface stretch
in along the bases Of the mountains washing the shores
of these pastoral wales with refreshing white spray that
gstened in the sunbeams like frnges Of silver Groups Of
children playing among the flowers sent up joyous peals
of laughter the breeze and the chants Of the coolies
had wild charm in their sofened echoes Passing
sn higher to steep precpices of craggy rocks
half hidden among gnaed trees and resoundng with the
fall of springs that burst from their crevices while deep
in the ravnes perched lodges apparently inaccessible
to the foot of man. gay white cottages with
mental tile roofs and painted porches peepng from pyra
mds of luxurant flowers and surrounded by parterres
the solid rocks There was an air Of repose and secusion
about these romantic stos that quite charmed The
negro chants the merry voices of children and the hum
of violas swept up the breeze with delicious effect
humanizing the scene and according well with our
thoughts Of home Sometimes entered shady
formed by clusters of and overhanging cliffs and
bathed in streams that gushed from the rocks.
Here rested after efforts stretching ourselves
azily on the green banks and famed by the waving
leaves. 1t was then that most ardently wished to have
few chosen friends. Every beautiful spot,
every group of cottages every vista Of mountain wood
land and valley every sleeping bay dotted with fairy isles
seemed to want the GROWING charm Of compsnonship
ancied how would lift up the little in my arms
and point to them the immense butterflies fitting
about among the trees and the mountain covered
with fOwery shrubs the gray jagged rocks the process
sons of mules laden with panners Of coffee and driven
by swarthy Portuguese with dbrimmed hats, wind
ing down among the deovties the goats and sheep and
strange hairless dogs that basked in the sunshine the
white sails the bay and the faro ships, with their
forests Of masts, at anchor in the harbor.
Thus wandered through this fairy land Teasing
upon the beauties that surrounded us and scarcely
scious that all beheld was real After pleasant walk
of two hours reached the end Of the conduit Here
commences the seepest part Of the the peak
The woods become Dense and the path craggy and diff
cult. For mile more we had hard scrambling t
make any Roadway, the rocks being very slippery from
recent foods Of rain Old trunks Of trees down BY
sudden gusts Of wind lay the pathway The hea
Of the sun, in Of the defles which we're excluded
from the seabreeze, intense. Half an hours climb
ing from the head Of the waterworks brought to
large opening piece Of table land where we found
mountain cottage and azenda very prety situated Thu