The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-09-05

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far end of the harbor by the coal depot. at
which half dozen big black hulks are un-
loading. To the right is tropical garden,
luzuriant with cocoa trees. They give
peculiar witchery to the landscape. Atar
off on.the softly swelling hills around the
glittering city, they can be seen-their
trunks shooting up perpendicularly and then
throwing out their curious branches, which
bend over as gracefully as ostrich plumes
They quiver to the slightest breeze The
plantain and the pine, on which | can per-
ceiye fruit, are observable 70 the left; then
further to the left, swinging around cir
cularly are the hills on which the white
dressed soldiers of SPAN are observable,
going to and fro. as if an unusual excite
ment prevailed among them. Perhaps the
presence Of half thousand Yankees will ac-
count for it. Then still further to the left,
the hills lun until crowned with the castles
which make up the Moro. Yellow color
and bristling with guns, they frown upon
you, till you reach the grey rocky promon-
tory, which surmounteed by light house.
guards the harbor and looks out to the open
sea. Under the castle walls the green herb
age grows down to the shore, bedecked with
/ yellow shrubhery. which passenger in
forms me is the banana. Birds are flying
about the harber and sail boats in plenty
are skimming its surface. Opposite the
Moro, is city, dressed out as if for a gala,
many colored as Geneva, of which it re-
minded me. Like it, in the red, blue and
yellow hues Of its houses; unlike it in the
Aatncss Of its position. Like it in the mar
rowness Of lis streets and the abundance OF
Its donkeys; unlike it in the plentitude oI
Its colord population, whom | can see thick
! as the -four aud twenty black birds all in a
pie, working in the shipping, driving vo
lantes, darkening the docks snd smoking
in the boats. Two or three old, worn Span.
Eish Towers rise above the gaudy city anc
give an air of antiquity to the place. The
verdant patches and more sumptuous build
ings indicate the pleasure grounds and pala
ices Of the grandees who make Havana thei
home and Cuba their prey. To the rear Q
the city and 10 the right Of us. the beautifu
hills which environ Havana rise in enchant
ing grace of outline, crested here and ther
with clunps oftropical trees. II / had
larger glass and one which would penetrat
time as well as space, might see Yankee
in scores--cooliag themselves under tn
shadows, as by the grace Of gunpowder ant
the decree Of destiny, they smoke thei
"magnifcos'' in the balmy air!
Here's rush. A Spanish officer come
tup the gangway! Men, women and child
rem follow him to the purser's office, ant
peep in at him, as with easy self possession
he examines the vessels papers, and puff
his paper cigarro. With gold lace collar
: asword at his side, two swabs on his shoul
/, ders, and hands behind him, . military Of
ficial walks up and down our deck, await
his officers return. ''Shall we go ashore?'
is the query from mouth to mouth :
!. While it is being settled, look over the rail
ing on the boats below. A lighter is TAX
ing off and putting on the mail. Half max
ed negroes, fine images they are Of muscula
power, but very lazy, scarcely seem to wor
in carrying the canvas mail bags; boats wit
bananas, yams, cocoas. cigars, lines, etc
throng around US. Passengers drop dow
silv,r, and haul up fruit and segars-
Spanish jabber and oar splashing we hav
in plenty crowds ofpassengers are dow
the steps buying guava jelly, pine apple
and segars. from fellows without shirts wit
coarse black hair and piratical faces Mat
cries, "Clear the gangwayH SPANS
officers go down to their boat, and are row
!. led OF A little flag in its stem has til
Spanish colors on tia stripe ofyellow b
tween two stripes Of red-emblematic (
Spanish rnle in America, viz. "a stream
gold between two rivers of bloodP TweH
Y ty seven millions Of Peruvian Indians alon
Thought |, were exterminated that the roy
1 atty Of Matrid might have gold--gold-
goldl
I, "Gold -and goldl- golt without end
/ Iie wanted goldto lay BY and gold to SPEND
Z Gold 10 give and gold oland-
!, Ana reyersuns Of gold in future.
III wealth the spanish King fairly rolled
8 Himself, and wife, and sons 90 bold
8 And his daughters sang 10 their harps Of gold,
4 . bellaeia del oro!'
And about as much good it did him,
II did the Kilimansey family, Of &hieh To-
Hood sang the above, slightly altered.
We are permitted to 50 ashore mu
preserve fer another letter. what / have
y write about ssIsife on a California Steamer,
!. anda glance at Havana. ! hope 70 ser
this home from this port. Farewell.
Sincerely, $50
Ie Correspondence ofihe Ohio sta,esman.l
!. Life in a California Steamer.
y STEAMER .EMrrRE CrTY /"
y Havana. Jaly g7, 1858.
4 DaAR CoIoxEL: The Thermometer !
i aicate9 ninety seven, and shirt collars 10
4 Ing thef starch and perpendlcularty. 60
/. ilrmed the indication, on the Goth Of Jul