New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-17

Of churches and The me Of the converts. Sene Of
the N, indeed have been converted 70 useful purposes
but the spaee occupied BY the remainder s enornous
and they said 70 about haf the real es,ate Of
Bosoa The number Of monks and nuns cannot be
great for IN the ~ Granaasn eonvens there are but
ee7 persons exclusive Of 4de servants and 81 pupils
All of these could find spsce enough in single coaven,
Of this city Jolly times Trey mast have had Of I'll
Archbishop ho-quers took sway the nuns horses,
aAobed their thesier, forbade their masquersing in
male attire and allow the aged and inrm but
sro servants each.
Even now their sserins cannot Be excessive, for in
Santa Ines there are y and but 46 ethe, in
mates But they Suffered 10 leave their con-
yenfs nor have ever heard Of any charges Of
their violating their vows. The monks the other
hand if may rely upon reports, are not expected
TO be so particular.
Some Of these converts have partly, and some en-
trely passed from ecclesiastical control One, oppo
rite to the Palace given TO the National College Of
Bogots which TO be attached good library Of
ancient books with good begiuning Of modern col
lection toerable cabinet Of minerals and museam
of ruined birds portraits, venerable trophies &c.
was made free the library, but every succeeding e.
fort al admission failed Tie scholars here, judge,
TO be mostly boys Another had attached to Il
a hospital which is now ander Government control
It is quite extensive embracing msny courts and sp-
pear. in the main well managed. The floors OF burnt
bricks full of cracks that the nestness Of
New.York institutions would be impossible. Twas
touhed the rarity of insanity here there being but
one male and three or four female lunatics
Another convent Of the Jesuts has been appropriated
entirely to the almshouse here regarded a. benevo-
~.
visit went there and found Il true The building is
pesry empty the children all put out to nurse, the
schooi reduced 10 one employment no government.
The streets swarm with beggars and some Of the in
NAYS Of this building beg occasion. saw here the
turn wheel by which babes transferred from tho
stree, the of the FORTRESS. Altogether, saw
nc thin in Bogota which needed reform more than this
AIMS house House Of Refuge, except the prisons.
There are Oft these in Bogots-a Provincial Prison
and National Preside The conyiets Of this last sally
forth every morning clean the under guard
of soldiers who sometimes away with the prison
ere. Occasionally they are employed on the roads in
other parts Of the nation Discipline there is none
unless punt hment be discipline There Is little
rity from escape little neaness and none Of the
forts that prison ought to have. One or two rooms
cav occupied with debtors.
The Observatory Of Bogota is the oldest on this Con-
nent but "a of too ancient model to be adapted 20
modern insruments is at present utterly divestes
OF instruments ard furniture absolutely empty. IL adj
Joins the Military School OF the best conducted
institutions OF the country Some of the examinations
there would do credit to any school. Invalijs from
this school are admitted to the officers wards of the
Military Hospital except in case OF one train Of dis
eases which condemns them 20 the sodirrs ward and
years surveillance after their return from hospital
Bogo,s contains besides these two Colleges Provin
cial College Medical School, Priests seminary, and
a Female Public School of high rank-but of these
know almost nothing, also Of the Public Free
Schools one OF which is for girls. was in but of
these schoolF and that BY accident. mistook IL
for Sabbath School, but found its Sunday session
occssoned by the approach Of examination, or
contest a. they name 1t. Blu, except the Boarding
scLoo of Miss Lsrkin English lady, doubt Ii there
be resly good school for either in Bogota il in
dec in New Grenada.
But let US TO the streets All these run down
hill 90 the wesD or along the hill side (north and
souib): the former all blessed with little rl OF
water running down them, which the latter want.
This l. Spanish otion but do not believe Il is Of
much real service You will not find dozen signs IN
Bogeta Enter q store, and you find your progress
stopped az by the counter, which the
store TIE prices astonsh the stranger BY being
20 high and some too low. Wheat may be roughly
stated at double our prices, milk still higher, while
plsntains that have been carried two days journey
mems shoulders, sometimes sold two for a cent
Coarse sugar Is fourth Of the price Of -four. saw
nice covered market basket OF medium size sold for
half dime An esrthen FIVE gallon jar brought on hui
man shoulders two days journey, was held at 81 q.
Nost Of things sold in the public square
Thursday and particularly Friday Thewhole cobble
stone pavement Of the square is filed that day with
meat, dry goods, fruits. eggs tied in twos turkeys
chored stones leather bags Of molasses joints of
bsmboo fed with castor oil for lights solid masses OF
gray salt vines to tic houses with in place OF nails,
grass for frames OF roofs mating, candy
folded in leaves lard in form Of sausages sausage skins
filed with sir, chickens in osier eelpots bricks Of
sugar and black soap cigars bread ear,hen jars
and tublers, live pigs tied to pegs crabs game, cOch
meal ropes hard boiled eggs of wild ducks &C. &c
The sellers than half females sitting on the
ground in blue petcosts and msntillaG having mems
bate their heads, over their msntlss. The buyers
mostly females Of all grades colors and ages most.
ly however, wearing the blue manta snd pettcoat
Few purchases made without an attempt at abate
ment Of prieo-hence marketing task of much time
aud labor, often Of half days min Cling in repulsiye
crowd and this labor canno, be trusted TO servant
Yours, J. F. Horror