The daily union., 1852-11-10
Mhat nonIex. thinks OF New York


| What BowIoxs thinks OF New York
writer in the New Orleans Delta thus gives us Billy
Bowegss (ihe Seminole ndian's) impressions OF Wash
ingo and New York derived from his late northern
visit. Barring It's profanity II is rather reh
/ was in Tampa Bay when Billy arrived from his
northern tour, and being desirous OF knowing how
he was pleased | invited him 10 call on me the mex
morning Al The appointed time Billy arrived al my Of
fee, and after giving him something 10 dnnk-which II
you should happen 10 omit, you would be very sure 10
incur The dispeasure of Billy asked him TO describe
his trip TO and he commented /" "Wels saId Biiiy
:" in trip iron Fort Meyers 10 Savannah saw moth
and began to doubt if all the tales | bad heard about
the great cities true but hen arrived III Savan-
nah thought TO myself that the white people were mol
such great liars after all, and when go,lo ,hassloh
and the other cities proceeded, found Out mad
not been told hall"
like The steamboats," said Billy when they go on
smooth water but when they go on the big wafer they
make me feel bad And The railroads, how fast they 60
YOU can't see the hardly; but think had p. ny
before tue war that could with them On, yes the
railroads run fast but think my pony could beat them
| When got 10 Washington saw the Great Father. |
had always understood that he was an old man, and
was surprised TO see him look so young The Great
Father has white hair, but his cheeks are round like
mine; think he is about The same age as myself l
told The Grea Father that had come there for justice,
| and | didn't want him TO suppose ! came there to
| beg | told him he was great man and was great
warrior Oh, yes saw the Great Father in the White
! House | told him that one could scare me from
FLORIDA; if ! wanted TO CO. would II did not. |
4 would not.
al saw plenty OF s7uaws They all looked very pretty,
but they all looked alike. went 10 New York. My
God whaa big place So many people s and wagons" !"
tak-ihere is nothing but children. like Washington
better than New York, loI in Washington you have
plenty OF room 10 walk; IN New YORK The road is full
| body gave me presents, but could not bring halt"
After he had finished about the journey, he said 81
told the Great Father would my people, and Try and
| leave next spring | told him wanted 10 stay IN
| Florida this winter"
He diskes any one to question him about the number
of warriors in his tribe Some one asked, Billy, how
many have you in your tribe" He Immediately answer
ed. Myself five more, and Old Abraham" (the negro
in,erpreer) )-meanng the delegation.
| When it time Tor him to leave be shook hands,
and said :" You must give me another drink" As Billy
never lots an occasion mbbe pass. obliged TO
pour oul" After visiting some more OF his friends
4 Billy became unmanaaeabe that General Blake
thought it best 10 send him down TO Fort Meyers Just
as he embarking a crowd gathered around TO see
him Some one said " The COWBOYS will be after you,
Billy, if you don't move soon" D-n the Cowboys"
said Billy stone OF my men can whip dozen OF them Il
4 Billy Is very abusive when intoxicated. aud cursed
every one who happened TO come IN his way. He was
sitting down when the boa, LETT and some one asked him
to give the whoop, he Jumped mp and gave some OF
the oudest Wells have heard from an Indian. Billy
Bowegs is about five feet eight inches in height rather
Stout has round iace and an expression one never Tor
gets He is said 10 be possessed OF more cunning than
any other Seminole chief that ever lived. Gen Twiggs
tired several times entrap him, but always failed. 1T
is my opinion he will never leave FLORIDA until driven
The avAso MISEs-A correspondent of the "London
Times" in late communication TO that paper relative 10
the Guano islands estimates TIE ggano iound on them
TO least 10 Two hundred aad atty millions OF
tons. To this deposite at the rate OF million ol
tons per annurp, would require two hundred and fifty
years and employ for thai lime thousand ships OF a
thousand tons capacity each This calculation leads the
writer to speculate 10 the number OF years look for
the accumulation OF vast quantity of matter BY the
birds nhabiag the regions and, ike many other philos
ophes who eager 10 lay thsr doubts by some
plausible solution, than TO satisfy their reason where Il
ba ed by problems beyond It's power and knowledge,
he complacenty remarks that ION every hand there
evidences of the world being much older externally than
have been accustomed TO holi IT, or than men have
bad any authority for so holding II By Revelation"
/ Calculations and consrlures OF this kind, however,
have ong ceased TO be current among men OF solid
and sound information ihe fancy OF computing the age
OF the earn from particular aecretions and isyersTis
from the deposies OF vershas been ou OF fashion
ii proved, from calculations connected with the
depostes OF the Nie that the Kingdom OF the Phafaohs
have endured some hundreds OF thousands or NIL
lions, OF years, and Immediately afterwards, proved
second time that the calculations were Themselves utterly
uniounded and ridiculous 10 all such computations
there Is in reality, nothing but assumptions TO stand on
IL of interest in regard 10 the guano deposiies 10
their real extent and quantity, which are un
doubedy the subject OF more or less exaggerauon and
alsulaon, Than 10 guess By haphazard, at The time
| required 10 produce Them.
his nevertheless pretty certain that these deposites
occupying groups OF set rocks stretching along almost
the entire coast Of Peru vast enough both to indicate
preai age and pEoiigious value. A Mr.. TbiiUa!, On
1 Englshman, who visited The western coast OF South
Amerca time since, describes small island, about
three miles in circumference, IN 10 deg a. min. y aii
tude. which, he says, the ggano lies IN solid mass
two hundred feet in depth. SupPosing any rellance on
the calculations OF quantity, the two hundred and hy
millions OF tons, aforesaid would al iory dollars The
ton, (Which is believe, below the market pree for
Peruvian guano be worth the enormous OF ten thou
sand millions OF dollars In comparison with this, even
the treasures of California OF diminished Importance
and when il il considered that IN addition TO the sale.
able value Of guano, possesses he highest virtues as
manure that IL enrches the soil and INCREASES IN a
large the profits OF agricultural industry, 10 GU
peiiority IN point OF practical and benefcen utility over
any mine OF gold silver j. sufficiently obvious. 1t can
boast an inherent productive power which no precious
metal claim; aud while abundance OF the latter,
youchsaied TO State for The digging ol i from the
earth might prove rather curse than blessing, ap eE
haasess bed of gusno would supply stimulus TO labor
and largely aid in promoting The improvement and pros
perty OF husbaaGry and the general happiness OF com
muny.-Norit dmericam.
IMPRIsoSMESr OF an AMERICAN CuzEs.-The fol.
lowing s an extract from letter aed Batavia, Island Of
Java July l2ih on boarl United States ship 81 Marys
"Oa our arrival at Batavia, we found that Mr. Glib.
soa, commander OF the Flint, citizen OF Sonth Caro-
lima. and late merchant Of New York. was confined 10
prison. he being accused by the Dutch government with
attempting head conspiracy on the islands OF Java
and Sumatta. lie has been confined now Hpwards OF
against him Ills will probably be settled 10 lew
days"
Such paragraphs as the above have been too common