New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-29

" wv (sV TOT F'l ~ ore uluiHt iCE 4 ftIL1
ot sugar ife lolsr ard 'ora very lean chicken one
dollar srd = half
m the course q Tho or' noon gigantic lizard which
Vgs sunhing tsrif stump 81 tree WIS shot, bat
iuIIbuc into Che vat p. Il was los; 70 collection
Toward cveniLg We sight CT danta. ldyco,yes Ia
batusInl which probably 10 the river Tor tie
PURPOSE 81 bathing, op; in spite Of the slow pace al
vhcl Il retired were unable 20 get hold ~ IT, II
consequence Of the ioPeuercbiliD Of n fore. tna.
r,.idcTcd chase impo', ibie.
Tie san Juan Hud Sarapqui rivers "a W the NORTH
en- boundary line bet' cen the R,pubcs Of Nicaragua
and Costa Rca AZ soon IS We hai left tho SAY Juaa
snd were padding w the Sa-ap.qn grea; change
took place in the e-ccn decoration OF nature Tie
Who'll. landscare .s,u",d more mountainous char
sst,r. ran-tIe.s br"sne less frequent hut the most
uNUJious vegetation II II continued 10 present b tho
eve splendid scenery Al sorts OF psra-itical plants.
b.l nouias. stizo'Obas. paSsiHoras ana dndso5iums
arucarcd morc abundant thsr ever ana the 5alhinas
hung Ike green ropes from, and between the ;ss2s
serving for swings to wcnklcs snd parrots.
There N,ss less wind Ihsn ~ the San juan river, We,
tie air was cooler and agreeable in consequence
Of the continual ascent and the greater Of
tie river. The width of the SarapiQui is seldom
moro than fifty ~ seventy i,et the rich foliage Of
wild forest trees reached from bank OF the river 70
The other and our boar often sailed unicrA natural ar
cedc Ci green leaves.
In sener. we could profit bat little from Tic con.
versaton of our gnoran: and superst,cCs canoe
rowers; but stiil Were indebted 20 the negro who
was comparatively the most intelligent anoug them.
for the names ot some plant. of which The natives
make medicinal use For instance decocton Of
the leaves Of the canchslagua considered excel
lent remedy Tor purifying the blood the juice of the
habya, apple like iguit. IS very etcacousn oradi
eating diseases Of the stomach and tumOrs; TIC appt
cation Of the juice OF the suaco (m'can'a hlaco-Ash)
perfectly andOie against snake bites All the
Iut Of the gus,s (p>dium guaja'as) operates a. an
sstreent when green aud a. purgaiNe - hen IN
ripe state
We spent the third u,sLt near the trenolna
craHGe great rapid. IL passed more a2r'edei than
We anticipated The muskc;Os were nos 80 hume
rousas on the preceding night aud our defensive meas
urcs were more extensive and eiicacous. mus
icto bar wien IL reaches 70 the ground AM covers
tie whole body. is no doubt The best preventive. Cam
vhof md tuIprune also preserve those " 10 can bean
tieir pelnicicus odor from the attacks cf the mus
kcto
Uu hc morning oftLe second OF MAY caught several
fshos which for their extraordinarily singular shape.
and iotms. should lave preferred "a cocc; rather
than 10 consume YET in want Of alcohol or any Other
liquor fer preserving them they were tr'ed AMI served
up or breakfast.
About an hours distance above the great rapids, the
river Tore de Maria empires itself into the Slrapqui
I be nearer we approached The close OF navigation
tie rerrier our l.tte became. Tho Indians and
the memo exereised their voices the iyeong day Their
capcioaes" were principally songs OF the PongO. and
Of such low conception tlit they for the philOO-
oil, not o the least pos,b value They consisted of
two CT three yerses-repeated several times, IN which
tie word N5ni'a' occurred very frequently aud was
ALWAYS pronounced with certain emphasis. The
tunes and voices OF tic performers bal a. the
poem. and il would have cost but little effort 10 the
tour toOtcd roarcrs' the Psang branches in the
forest. 10 bring the loye.cngs Of the twocsgc song
stcrs into disgrace
Toward evening We had quarrel with the pa
ton' Of the boat who when left Grcytown
agIecd to carr in four days To- the Muelle" the
cid # the river navigation. and now declared that We
arc vet distance of about twelve miles from il. aud
would YET have 10 travel two days longer To increase
our anger we learned az the time that there is
rcr any convenient place land and t0 camp between
till. and the "Muelle. rnd that we should probably
he compelled 10 spend the next night in the narrow
space of our heavily laden canoe Could the reader
have the great discomfort with which six persons
Lad been surrounded ia canoe for four long
DAYS lie could easily account for rough oply
un1xpecod declaration. We answered most seriously,
that we would prefer 10 continue the voyage during
the whole night than 10 convert the small canoe
into cur slecpine-greund. The objection OF tho pilot.
hat the great number OF snags rendered the nayga
ion oi the river during the nighttime dangerous re-
NAMED unrephed to. We thought this objection merely
Il excuse for not being Obliged to proceed and To-
work the night through.
With the greatest silence on our side the journey
was now continued about one hour longer. TIE row.
crs the contrary quarreled tor long time among
lenselyes abusing in the most violent manner Don
varudo the proprietor of the boat who had. in their
opinion promised an impossibty. IL is not
Of tie least despcabie qualities Of the inhabitants
Of Nicaragua that they begin To- and swear, at
The slightest OCCASION if this conduct would make
the neglect OF their duty less culpable
This entire want OF 0Xactness and reliability on ia.
part OF Tie natives OF CentralAmerca ID the pain
iul for traveller who comes directly from the United
States where these two qualities form the principle
virtues Of the national character. Not the slightest
bue1es, transaction be carried into execution when
il i, engaged to be- and time 30 estimated good in
The busy Of the North entirely loses lie value
urdor TIE lazy atmosphere oi the tropics.
lxacly az nigEtiail into saEdbank and
were by this lucky accident released from the awkward
obligation Of spending the whole night 70 the canoe
Shortly after lad landed heavy shower fell and
ncisened IN the most unpleasant manner our camping
ground ard all our luggage. This rain, however, did
rot tale ~ by surprise expected it at a time
where tbe rainy season had already commenced, and
Iyc were lad that these showers did not altogether
rest our progress The wet season, the winter of the
tropics lasts in Nicaragua and Costa Rlca nearly
mCntLs-t setG in about the beginning OF May and
end. IN tie latter paft Of November. The principal
business tine, and when the most important CONNER
cal affairs transacted IL the i've months OF the dry
season the chang" al the two seasons, ieyers and
ditea.ce Gf the liver and stomach more frequent
than during the rest Of the year In the low marshy
grounds and tie coast, particularly, feyers
az ills IciCd, very serious character and often prove
fatal t. the patient. V; and medical friend.
Nr uzol frequently Observed that under the tropics
tie Actt q tie nd Cual Is more dependent on rceh-
larity o. living than on climatic influences.
Tie bird Of May was the iith Of our river voyage.
After al hours travelling, our boatmen exclaimed that
We were much nearer 10 the landing than they ex.
pected Yesterday, and probably in two hours more we
should arrive at the debaTl alton After the experience
Of iormer days We placed little confidence in these
muuicatiOns, which seemed 70 only lew proof OF
TIE eare deficiency Of Tie idea OF space time and dis
tanCe among the natives.
II was nearly nine o'clock Wien we Observed on tn