New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-18

sun To the left, in .'e s.n
ee sn' -ectly beneath at only ,tle distance fcou
,ae coast the small fort have alreaiy nrs,nsd As b.
ing on LoNROck while stil further 90 the,lefth
lss secondsmsllfort called Poaiimeha' These iossi
ncations serve to'ncrease tha pciRresquenaSso
the scenery than they do for protection as few goo
oresdsdes would shstter their thin aud badly bull
walls sndsiismountthe fewold guns
Next morning our fngate began 20 take Ia coal Il
ORDER so dust and dirt whstever ocers coa
Dc spared GOT leave Of absence, and among the rest
We had scarcely got out Of our boats before se vsr,
surrounded by crowd Of paankeea and hammock
bearers well as by people who hal horses and sess
with oxen 70 lee for hire say seighs with oxen as
90 rot know how otherwise TO describe these singular
vehicles They are Just Ike our seighs but have ton
10 them Ike Onr old fashioned coaches and are draw by
ayoke Of oxen over the little sharp pebbles which here
cover the streets. The oxen have little holes oorsl
through their horns in which are suspended bells aai
shells and are generally accompanied by little fsow
IN front while man urges them slong from behad To
travel over the pavement Of FuncAs for new comer Is
somewhat difficult matter, especially IN rainy weather,
wheH the pebbles become very slippery; indeed, the
first day Was Ike stok runni,g plates OF glass,
SO hired one Of the small ponies, snd putting myself
into the hands of a guide started 70 purchase few
necessaries and 10 all that curious ia the iowa
Whoever here hires ahorse whether for visit ride,
OTsbuSness, takes also of these guides who When
the pace is good runs along by your side. holding the
horses name. The name OF my fellow was Manual
Jesus. hat ateast under good and holy prOsec
ton. The man, however, was wiling and seryceabe.
and appeared honest as one can expect servant Of
the Kurdto be.
There are not at any rate many things to he seen in
Funchal; cathedral built originally in mixture Of the
BY enfian and Gothic sly les 70 which souewhs. later
other styles have been added Two other tdo churches
in which there are some old but worthless pictures
garrison with regiment OF soldiers prison cOntaialns
great number Of people Of both sexes principally con-
half pound Of tobaccO-the goyerrulent nsen nav
ing the monopoly of these articles; togn-ha and
open promenade complete the list
As nv purchases we're soon completed, determined
the same day to make excursion TO the bills Ny way
Law among country houses and gardens, and as
already the latter half of the rainy season everything
was green except the vine-stalAs which we're only just
I'll lowing out their buds.
The country people we're a good deal cast down.
there had been bad harvest and from the cultivation
of the vine almost all in Madeira draw their means OF
subsistence.
Following the road had taken, reached in short
while Convent with little Chapel, from which OBJ
tanned an extensive aud lovely view AZ my feet lay
Funchal embedded in amphitheater of hills and
moui tans whose green sides as i were with
small white houses. Behind and far away was the deep
blue ocean, while in the front ground beautiful group OF
chestnut trees shaded aud bali concealed the Convent
and It's Church. The Nuns were only few in number.
AMI even these few neither young, nor ia worldly
point If view very seductive On the morning OF the
18th determined to proceed in another direction, to
ward the west side of che Island. At first my way
passed. the previous day through gardens and A.
long as | was among them, the road was paved wnh
small pebbles aud very good to travel on Here and
there | passed wine presses whose simple machinery
was set ia motion by the little streams which along
the rad in well cared for channels.
After time left this road aud wandered into val
ley shut in by lofty rocks whence small iOOpath con
Quoted me hill aud valley high up into the moun-
tains to place called III Curra" which is formed Of
pieces of rock torn from the mountains, and of which
the middle Of the island chiefly consists The scenery
is wilder If anything than that the southern coast.
and like the Alps or the Pyrenees in miniature
few poor hnts few tall rough forms OF their nhabi
tants few goats and sheep feeding on the mountain
nights formed the principal feature of the landscape.
But bad beautiful view from the top OF mountain
when looking down into valley, perceived some two
or three thousand feet below a lovely village on the
borders of little stream, while all around the landscape
WAS shut in by the lofty mountains down whose sides
dashed glorious waterfall In order to sketch this
sceIe was obliged indusriOusy TO avail myself OF tho
moments when, for time, the mist lifted Itself up
from the mOuntnin top.
In the evening as returned TO the ship along the
shore, l met two men carrying hammock sung from
their shoulders On il pale slckly looking, but
Notwithstanding lovely young girl Of from sixteen %
eighteen years DID, whose cheeks we're half concealed
der locks of richly blond hair She borne along the
shore in order to enjoy the fresh cool sea breeze Her
mild blue eyes wandered sadly the beautiful land
scape aud gazed at the goriOusly setting Poor
young girl the little red spot on thy cheek, thy finely
formed hands only the sad signs OF that insdious
disease which may already have claimed thee for VIC
TIM MANY cOnsumpVe patients fly from all parts III
the world 10 Madeira in order 10 try and battle grim
Internationally however, most do 10 when IL Is too
ae and so many OF them come the ocean only 10
find grave 10 a strange land Alongside of the haui-
mock walked elderly lady, accompanied by elegant
young man His eyes gazed sadly at the poor girl.
On the third day as the fifteenth, made another
excursion to the east side OF the island and after having
cmed the mountains, obtained q splendid view To-
ward that Eagle Rock" which have already men,
toned and whose contour clearly brought opt
by contrast with the dark blue found myselfon
the lofty peak that had irst seen from the sea.
On my return 10 the evening, | was making my way
toward the town perceived riding before pretty
young English women accompanied usual by servant
on foot. The horse Of ono Of the young ladies'
rather uDmanageable SHE'D and broke by the sudden
movement one OF the reins While the servant at
tempting 70 repair the injury came up, and all his
attempts had failed hitherto offered my assistance and
fashioned rem out Of the strap by which carried my
drawing poroo very beaut nj 10 look at certainly,
but answering the purpose we'll was rewarded BY
few bind words from her pretty lips and might have
enoyed very agreeable conversation the rest Of the way
had not the gate at that very moment fired cannon
aud dplayed the signal Of all officers on board Twas
obliged conseq ely to hurry on, and bidding them good
bye, roted forward fast as my legs would carry me.
Two hours aferward trpPed our anchor, and during
the night lost sight Of the Island.
During the three days lay at anchor 10 Funchaf.
the baTbOr was not much frequented. little Portu-
guese eightgun brig French mail steamer and small
schooner, we're all saw.
We obtained here a number Of fowls sheep pigs and
sx small fat oxen for che feastng Of ourselves and our
blue Jackets The poor things-that it, the oxen sers
very sick, aud mOaned much as the ship rolled
low on this side, that, thai ly think they
must have been glad when they we're slaughtered
At break Of day on the l7th, 10 sight Of the
Island Of Palma somewhat later, sPied, far away tho