New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NARRATIVE or A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD. By
GERsTAEcxER u ma. GA Harper 4 Brythen. -
Our readers already familiar with the name of this
author from various extracts from his letters and jour
pals which We have occasionally translated for The
Tribune, as they appeared in foreign journals. The
present racy volume fully sustsns his reputation
of the most accomplished travellers of the age and In
deed produces fresher and deeper impression both o.
his rare qualities and his uneqlaed felicity as
an observe and narrator He here shows hnseas free
jovia adventurous GeTman-amar With all social expe-
rences-impeed by audacous spirit of enterprise
taking life cbeeriy as il conversational particle Of
Northumberland writing English if it his
mother tongue.
We are first introduced 10 Mr. Gerstaecker in this
work on board the bark Taisman bound for California
in March lsI9 His Of the voyage is particular
IL graphic though nothing Of special interest be-
fore arriving az Rio de- J4ner0 Here. he determines
TO leave his vessel rellshing the idea of stormy
passage round Cape Horn, Oft from the world for
long time aud without the slightest prospect OF ad
venture In spite If the If bis friends
who knew the Rrs of the journey he decides to 90 TO
Bu.ucs Ayr.- aud, crossing the Pampas horseback
10 attempt reaching Valparaiso in tine to get gu board
the Tssm.n at that port and proceed in her 90 Cali
fornis Providing hImsef with double-barreiled gun,
a brace Of pistols, American bowie knife with good
blanket, haf dozen shirts aud socks, grey gooen
bunting shirt high proof hoes sud black broad
brmmtd hat, he thoroughly equipped for tue Pam
pas On arriving nc Buenos Ayres he tells that his
first
care to make inquiries respecting INTENDED
route across the P,mpss Cordilisrss % Valparaiso
and bad | been EASILY frightened, what learned
voulo at nee have d, ci'pd Thsrs not person
that p. ke to bat oi il At this time of t1s
with the lscars III full rebellion. sweeping IN ma d-r'd'
bends the country ent-rpriz- WHOM you'd os
downright madness 10 st'.mpt As to ths t,di,ss such
de,p%r-fs Def rs hesrd Of aud
grnvey Informed that they made prisoners except
youpg grs whom they carried their wild ,uns
imply cutting the hroa- ~ their male osp'ves and h-u
etfii them Even sh ud re- oh ndozs- almost
"ssb'y-l should have 10 stop h-rs Mt lssst t
Deceub.r January. thu mount gnIes .ni D,ih,
this time Of the year imp .be being perfectly
locked up by in msn-- quantities ri snow.
These predictions we're not verified and no reaches
Mendoza without damage of lits limb His passage
over the Cordileras full OF hair breadth scspes,
which We must let Mr. Gerstaecker describe 10 his
words.
WINTER PASSAGE OVER THE coRDILLERAs.
On fbe NH at July. hssrg made Father la- start To
reach ONLY the outskirts # ths cAmped cose 70
house, without a ire; bat trough It FSa 'od night
sle we'll glad enough to have entered at las. the hn
Thing stage Of land voyage Our little
sbt.d oesides the guide, Chilean with green Chilean
poDcho Ia color Dot particularly liked In tbs Argentine r.
prblc,l Of two poems nts who were 10 carry ny
baggage and provisions the snow wn-n We took to
walking, all mounted on mules.
= The morning rose m great o-suy. The -ky WAS cleT
blue, when thu sso1aisd over tina vie and
oc-sDke Psupss ard even ons wslls before whlis II
yet custy the plains the snowy peaks # tn. Il
gsnc tans sparkec IN bic rosy beams slo sing thsr
sharp and rugy@d outlines the dark blue transparent
Shy AT last the the% his warm and glowing rays
ths wide landscape and the cloun like suog
btlcs Fl the C. roI-rss the birds chrpsd the d7w
gseDed on the -sves OF the bushes oar aoitnhs
Lin bly, along The path and my cbm
psnons ot. respects not very agreeable 20 10 *
ruIg and shistIsd much 10 love wb the bsautsous
mon II 2 The bird and nues.
To the right Of path .t,cd solitary 8nd lonesome
little house, surrounded by small garden, and about Of
steps from the the direction of the p>th Ess
q loo, thick sb mined zilox, vh-r my three companions
sudo eply hailed pulling of their hats sa, faV minutes
tioDl.s in their ssod-s rh. heads d-vouy bent IA
prayer Igsned a. them IN ass.n.hment when my .ud,
dsppiug bs hat again. pointed up With grin, at the
ires, eIolaiming una beta" IA boot
Iook.o up and foot and leg IN the knss, Of
the murderer whose head bad looked down on m
from the pole the other SIDE OF Mendoza nailed 90 t1e
tree. turnso sludoenng away from the dsgu-tnx sight
clspp'd spur TO my mule and s"oped ahead the p-ons
aug bed, bur followed
Il ma, be L.s-s,.ry NJ doub, TO hold 10 to people
With whom u % rather common tbs
of zach crime wherever the, turn but its
require t- reminder To eocoun-r such ssp-c,se- every
sbIe bis path Aid vbsf mad rhnss poor peopls dpn-
Who v-o 10 sthouse tst they TO this disgust
~ sgstassys before them,
Leaving this ur-.d spo, brhind a. the quickly chang
lbs sceItry broUg hspp'er thoughts ard my
rerf'on arrested by whole herd, Il gu4n~ks~
n.
eguss ON tow, eonfiru. broke through the bdshe,
and sssnp-res the st Hopes u the rising hills
The guiana SPLENDID animal larger tnsn tns Viz
gnisD Ger, sitb logger nsck aud SOFT spl-ndf wool
But the Dot much sport shooting th.rn they are
shy Ugh sld b-li.ve uld killed dossn
N few b"Srs. If nan been - dsposed the flesh,
ptclADy a The youDser gusp.kA mo-teIc-ll-n'.
A. Distance If bir--B leagues from h-nd during
Which AZ mad Dearly n"rtn. h. frO0
l'r bills of The Coroi-rss A. yet ID trees
boiling but low -hTubby bushes grew the des or Oh
the soTe nLsr. nDck.f tame goat. tbs prop-ry OF some
mouu's n..Is, grsz-d snc climbed sb ut
IN The si'tr 90 40 pr gr-...o rapidly N the sscen
k..Ing al m. s.e c little WITH ROCKY
1Ic h'sh cifs rsiDg up % s3h -i5.
That light had difficulty in hndioz agosd
sleeping place but csmp.d II lst unoef the shoef 81
hgb sis'p rock Dt far frtm small frcsiin<' sf-sn
coo very scsrce, and were obhg-c 10 o. sans
M ust suh -nr tr- % br0'l some meat and oOu
wsi.r coiie- turning yard or rsb-r .Grn
~ z out under the open shelving rock Bong 81 rssn
@. uniry ! felt e--ively chilled tns night
had pared be pr-vious night in the open ar and
was IN con pa'ison. warm to this Plses ~hea I'D
thought perfectly sheltered by the rocks Next mornnx
suIc N. ~sfer shch standing GEAR IN tin Gap
As crIuk, frozen.
1h- III. FIRST sixI Of our having made soma heal
up be urunfan- ard after half an hour march thai
srniTg, -four pl.Tfy m re- The h'f- stream o.
stss- bsI xe IN ped way, was covered - n ice
srd VI ere II had oy.rfo thu path. cona1n oc
CRITICIZE or, md slippery that nulss siid
sfout ,ru eir1-s N a rsais dangerous The ex
osrnsii Nv ~ti C5iesn guide sought . encourage
:. ehs.r III. poor sniruak charscfsrsc sss o.
~n.ls o. rals reminding them th.f they naiss-
sro hoz culd HIe Slip Ia ruth 'h- poor an'ns- fr@a
lh. beet and Away saoc.a-c 81 that ge passed place,