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

most sublime and es,yatiDg moments ,..,l,l /
At seven clock Wv quittetouf camp anu p''SS'e
., our voyage IN tic San aan river The la.dfcSP''
on bob hanks remained tho same SIS on ne p'ece'us
day IrtLe-e was ans chance 70 notice II was 'h' ~
pearance Of q still more luxurious CROWN an s'h
wilder sceuery Ii varied &c every step conls"he'
Young pam.irees forming the under" ood u the loes'
we're seen. at another period the iutgro"n trees
formed an impepetrsblc forest cipalins
la tie course OF the day our caDcse r were often
fe.u busily engaged in search on sand! grounds tor
tur.les eggs. Their natural instinct seldom mSlei
tlsm They generally brought back Z great nurberoi
these eggs sometimes than fifty from single jig
aing Tie eggs are of size O nHt and have even III
raw state an excellent taste ami cooked, they sl0rd
one If the ost delicious dishes One Of ou- comp,H-
ions shot a white heron. tardes canddi-scno-Linn
Z beautiful iea'sored bird but II was soon s.""eh U!
humidity and heat
As our boat WAS unfortunately NOT covered. We hai
suffered greatly from the burning rsys % the tropca!
sun Al noon. when the heat was most insVppoFta0.c
We attempted to plunge large sheet ~ fen INTO We
water, aud then cover our whoi" BODY wuh H. NO
doubt bath in tie river would above MI, have rem
dcied the best service bus the danger Of agators for
babe its use Another Inconvenience ct this oppressive
hea. was the great thirst il excited
IL the afternoon met the courier from San jose
who padded in = small canoe down 20 san JAN Gel
Norte This is the only mode of convey ancc by winch
tie Republic ofCosa Rca keeps ap q mail connection
with tie United States and Europe, snd whoever mas
seen the faiI barge in which, twice month letters
and are carried to the portw confess that II
is much more romantic than safe or expeditions one
About four o'clock passed lonely house on tue
lrft bank OF the san Juan. " stopped Tor Wouont
and climbed up the little hill 10 the cottage here we
saw for the fret time large field Of plana!us. lhe
land around was only cleared aud cultivated within the
last few years but already presented most hourshlnc
alptarunce In the email hut. prepared o branches OF
T., rs md palm leaves palma Prwera, Soane)
fuely formed female (the laudady) was swinging her
self in hammock. the natiora substitute orthe yankee
rcckiHg chair. She wore clean neat pettlcOat with
red flowers. and beautiful white Jacket. which
ccutrastcd in the most conspicuous manner with
ire dark brown ccior Of her body. Moreover. we
cS.tiyed quite in opposition L. the habits Of the
country that she had embclished her broatbottonrd
foot with vanished shoes. But She had not yet
I,a,b,d that point OF c.yzaor a. which 1t Is neces
rar; for H.. shoe to be accompanied by stocking
halt IA kei boy OF about ten years OF are. who
,t.irr1car her or bench Interested by hi: oxtraor
binary sog,hern beauty. Iii the hu, .sei there was
besides cadstcsd wiki thick WUsketo bar, NOT tie
i,a,t furniture and al the little property o me family
vt, hanging around in the room, fastened on strings
ade jLe bsra {, tie papi-iree A. We entered the
vife family ,aued and the landlord himself Took u.s.
vitl Great poeness. round tie plantation but pre-
csCll in tao character OF the Worth! d">cehn'h's 81
the .-Cat Don RaEud0 &c Co!i0sadaS th'N offered uS
:, linz either 20 eat or u drink The SparlardS OF
Central America show Themselves oaly odc:ouS jHstas
loc as ore refuses to accept their services. but the
moment stranger deceived by their seeming polite
rr.s ventures To- ash the ierst favor their weak MINDS
"a Z ?
E.si4. the writer's party, there were two Indians ~
small canoe carpoed with sarsaparila, ('miiaN ol
cuatis) stopping on the landing who exchanged their
biscuits for sugar and rantains.
All cur attempts to reach TIE mouth OF tie SarapqUi
that nicht were ruthless although We cid not tai 70
suport the efforts Of the by brandy ana dimes
We cauped for the night On small island on the
rieL bank of the San juan and enjoy ell the pleasure
Of catching several large fishes for our supper Dur
ing the hight We again heard sr,cral ncW strange
sounds from the f0rest-laneFtiue. melancholy tones,
amost like human voices. But Tho nj ht all the other
noises in tie forest were surpassed b; the believing
of the pOnattcs or congOs which at times became so
very powerful that il bore closer rcecmbanrc
10 IL barking OF Mid dogs othc- erula5hng mon
sters If tie wood, than to the cries " Httc monkeys
Tie intensity If this noise cen only be explained by
the particular oartiagin"uS structure 81 the respec-
tive organ and the great number o animals (s"me-
times sixty or seYoBty.) generally assembled "h one
singi" tree
Soon after leaving cur camp tits morning the
continued roaring Of MONKEYS induced us ~ land
On the hight bank and try ebaae. Conducted by our
negro boatman, We soon found CurNolV'N amidst the
widest vegetation. quite 70 the lated animals
Whoever is satisfied with adu.iring the virgin forest
as il presents itself 70 the view Of the bOamen OF the
river without penetrating nto its rougher growth ac
quics but little knowledge Of the mysterious awe OF ITS
nit ror He has but slight perception of that charac
tel,tic primitive spendor which is bcheld by the nat
uast who pcEetiat with his love tor ntt'Ire and sell
or &c into the Wild hicket, in spite of all tho difficulties,
which in the shape OF creeping plants ad fallen trees,
continually stop their progress. IL IS another world,
another lie nature, which presents ltscif and grand,
ard enchanting, might have been the conception OF
tie In posing sight Of virgin forest il is still surpassed
by the awful and sublime picture of which one Is now
tie eyewitness.
Tie negro who led us into the iore,t observed dur
ing our whole walk the greatest silence and expressed
himself only by signs When we were approaching
The place from where the noise came. he pointed with
lis nger TO the tree. tie branches ot which the
monkeys Werc in congress assembled but not one
syllable escaped from his lips The same individual
had frequently mentioned what Il DELICIOUS meal
brown monkcl would furnish But he refused to shoot,
wien ole OF our companions offered him gun. AS .
soon as tie first charges were heard most 81 the brown
Pcters On the tree few away IN timerOu- hasty jumps
the wounded cried like children and IN kind of
rage throw down branches and leaves upon the hun
tcls. To Two cCngOe our guns were fatal They clung
for awhile 20 the branches with their long muscular
tails paceng violently ard then fell with Il strong
tumbling noise through the thichet If leaves to the
ground Each Of the animals (Which one oil our com
panols, Mr. Huzel. carried with the air OF con .
0ueTOr bis fboulders TO the boat) weighed about +
twenty pounds The flesh OF the c,ngos il INIT for
eating. in Consequence Of its disagrcedble smell while
that 81 the brown MONEY lsina apella) makes very
coed dish, and gives tie soup very delicious flavor
We quickly stripped oil the skin AMI hoped by this
plan t. save /, and the skulls. Bot the intense heat
con pC,G rs 70 throw them away abd the couple of
olattes instead Cf being exhibited in OF the cab
nets Of natural history in Europe found an unh0nored
tcnb in tic flood Of the San Juan.
To-day we passed great number Of l.rgc boats,
(poIcos) on tleT way Louc 10 Granada, from where
they Lad carried different natural products to Grey
town. Tie Whole consisted Of naked halfbred
ILdaLs and negroes, VI 10 seemed 10 be very imper
,ectly ycTsed III q e art OF navigation.
II strange spectacle to see the singular Efforts
which fifteen or twenty OF such primitive condi-