New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-02
sDd yet Csmpeschy 10 far from being an unhealthy


On the Alameda outside Of tho walls, Just as
the sun 10 ~tting, eli 10 life and animation; and
the contrast 10 20 striking that to q stranger il
seems like the dasn II the resurrection sad 10 lit
orally is to most Of the Iadies. who have been
louneing in hsmmocks the errater part Of the day,
and now come to breathe the fresh atmosphere Of
the evening for an hour or two, and to DO seen.
The Alameda 10 q delightful promenade at this
hour, being adorned with orange trees that are
never without fruit, and from which an exhila5a-
ting aroma is exhaIed. IL vas here, a. l vas in
dulsing in . dreamy reverie, and contemplating
the beauty Of the ladies' for they are beautiful
that encountered my old friend, and We soon
made arrangements for trip into the isterior
near the heac-waters OF the "CandelaYia," on
which river my friends hacienda 10 situated. We
sailed from there in siocp belonging to my
companion, and continued our course alony the
coast in a south .easterly direction, stopping
for day at the little town Of Champotan. whero
the emily objects worth observing are a huge
church built shortly after the conquest, ana
fort which no vessel Of one hundred
tens could come within two miles Of, on account
Of the shoal water. The church was undergoing
repairs, which IL they succeed in completing, will
be worth more than all the houses in the place;
il is MASSIVE stone building, such as the Spanish
priests gel orally grind out Of the sweat and blood
Of the peoPe. Asie is customary for strangers
to call on the Alcalde. We OF course complied with
the common usage, and presented ourselves before
this august parsonage and after gong through
the formalties Vt the occasion. were highly amused
and instructed IN lsteniog to the old man, while
be read Synopsis OF the maritime laws OF the VIII
lage which he declared was his own composition.
ard draw from the most authentic sources. He
read It with quite pocfica accent while his eyes
seem, to d'la:e behno his spectacl-s like ora
Gle Of past sges. The olsbora'e document occu-
ped about three clOstl, antien sheets Of fools-
cap and the commerce of this 'et consists OF the
traffic OF one canoe sn6 sometimes two which
touch here from Csmpeachy once q week. On
leaving this place &C p,oc. -d-d sbont 40 miles,
and 4 tered the lake OF Terminos through Pusvfs
Rial and crossi the LAKE. found ourrelves at the
mouth of the Candclar,a River. This spot is quite
pcture.que being dott. over several los ues with
small green islands, on OF which stands a fish
trmans hut, and for the ret the general aspect
looks as If il m sht have been "lhs same as on
creations NOR" and from the vast number OF
tropical birds which copgrs gate here future gene
raf,ons may expect 10 find smother Lsbos Island.
We proceeded up the 'ner few Leagues, and
stopped At the iancho Of one of the wealthy men
shooting alJgators. with witch oil the Mexican
rivers abound. Some them were Of enormous
size; and one IN particular, who was baking in
The sun TN fallen t,e-, had the prudence to re-
tire fore We came within Runshot, and left
family scattered about ON the branches Of the
same tree numbering seventeen, all III which
were from two 10 three feet long. IL deg at
tempt TO cross the river by swimming, he is al
most sure 10 fall prey to these monsters, who
lay coDct aled on ihe button. On landing at the
rancho, ne found he proprietor engaged 10 grind
ing OUt his cane for suga' he haviog recently en-
gaged in that business IN preferences to cutting
lUgw ood, as there can bs nothing gained at the
latter business AT the railing prices. JUDGED, most
Of the p'oprietUrs Il iugwood estates are turning
their att entIon TO sugsT, and The conse lnence
thus tar IS, that last ytat ten hundred thousand
quiLtsis IL So we're sBipp.d from iucatan than in
one year SIX Yeas $50. | had been acquainted
with The old gentleman some years, anu he had
frequently ipvifed me to his place, but had
never tefore had an opportunity to visit it. tie
was please to See us and seemed TO take pleas
me in showing US all the curiuslties Of tina place,
one OF which was tiger killed by his son the day
before, within a league Of the place. Inc old
man TemsrkrJ, p Thaps th~y would not believe
you in Campeacby II ,oa tell them what large
tgers we have h~'e accordingly no cut oil ono
OF the paws ant presented it to me, saying,
"ShOw them that "
His sugar mill was q rude concern, not alto
getber unlike one Of our old cider mills, being en-
tirei, Of mud, a0d requiring four horses TO turn
IL. lie had, however, ordor d another AFTER tho
pattern Of my frn Dds, which English, aud
had also set his carpeoier to work in Making q
RICE mill after thu pattern Of ono which my COM
paDon inyt nted himself and then had ia SUCCESS
ful Optn ton. As it was rather slow progress in
getting up che river with the s0op Wa took two
Of ,ur men and embarked ia a rance in order TO
celebrate cur arrival at the II icienda Candel-
aria" "a the way We encountered tho usual
coIf TegatIon Of aibgttuis, and witnessed stTug-
Gle between one and a nooie buck, which was
highly exciting. A loud splashiDg near the shore
IN the wafer amor hi. grass, frst attrac ted our
attent Cd, aid Fastening toward the rpor, we per-
cevtd at the distance OF about one hundred yards
from US an alligator, with nis Jaws firmly fasten-
ed On lie throat Ot ceer, and as tho teeth were
only clos.d on the loose sk,n, no was eadrayOrDg
10 drag his h, ad under sate, and drown HIN, but
the buck being powerful one, resisted with all
his energy II was ho~eyer, Of no avail, for In an
instant the alligator alfred ms tactics, and COM
menced tbrssbpg HIN on each side with his ia ],
the bows OF which were Iemend Jus, and repeat
ed in Iopio succ stion At II IL moment, We cane
up to within two roos Of Them, WHEN the alligator
tudd, bly releass his hold and dsap oeared under
water, 'taying hs prey gaspiDg out hlslis BREATH
The hitter we COX pOssts sion Of and On examine
ton fouLd two his ,ihs broken. The deer without
doubt ba1 came Ia the river ~ drink. and thus be-
came the victim al his watchul enemy. On ar.
irving at the hacirnds, which contained twenty
or tn ry hOas.s be,ides the manor houss and q
church, all belonging 70 the estate, MIR. r. took
mo to view his re, MILL which vas tina wonderO
the natives, as be ofo he bought the estste rice
was slt. &. lh-r clsared by hand, u very slow and
laboIious process, which had wi,n"ssed before az
a rancho. TINS haei,nda contains Eve or six
square k 8gues besides, there 10 iOgwood ran
cho snd sugar plahtat"D bei"sgiDg to tue estate,
bus situated luther up the river; added 20 this
M has Il saw. mil in successful operation. He
has siIty or seventy men WI h their families in
bis str,ice and thee overs eTs Tor ths different
branches OF his business Such Is American en-
teIprke in the department. of fucatau. Tne
moIDif after our arrival. found th go horses Gt
the door, ssddieo one for myself and two for
M zos who we're 10 accompany uae as guides on a
Gee, hunt. MT. L. was onsy and could not Join
us, but as We were ahour Starting, lie ordered an
other horse To be j. o b one OF The mOzOs saving