The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-28

from mo the arsen Dag OF Brazil wll aoas oss- the
oiy and She fcr,R Gnerc may be ugnt about F;
TER has not much 70 do wiea passing events, ..ip
Rvna yen al ousnae Ut the UouguAn metropolis
viii DO urn 70 my cnief subj1cs.
Mcp,evi deo, the meaning OF Shich IL mountain
its pcuh; AID has pspulsti0u OF about 10 OOO.
The noupsaip from which she the seems 30 have
originated, s.Art twelve mites from the city, and
has fort DNuntioR few guas built on It's summ6.
Of The houses Aonfevoeo IL ike all the old 6oSnisn
tovrs Most Of the th0r0ugbfares are rough, uo-
even, and badly paved wish large, sharp stones, be-
tween which, neglected. interstices are freqaently
ed to exist, and these, ~ matter Of coarse,
arc always stno ded with waser mus, or sooa other
Oc, npant - tina season provides thin with. Ia Vet
wtsber TIE highways and BY ways present an aspsct
more evoltiDg than Cow Bay or South street after
81 o seveYest LbsW.
The cnmsts here is very cbaDgsab!e, but az gene
raj hing healthy and agreeable. scarcely week pass
es uDscco0paojed by ore OF thOss wild pamper0s
whica have stricken terror to the heart Of many
o %Dt s "Dss I1 ,.S pss' s no.
wlthstard Dg their journey, from which they bioS
vi. the M st upimpHIsd VIC encs when they reach
here. The principal, snd indeed, the only, pubic
ton paOe, fste1 mp With sll tne splendor aud mag
nicepce Of the Catholic Cburch, the city hospital,
lew cust'u 'use, and . few otis rs.
The sMufemenss TO which M0nts videans devote
Spanish in their nature. Tee opera, the drama,
hulj 6sh.ipg, cock fl hing, are tho most promi.
DeDt The caterers for & Q operate appetite manage
to k6e5 alwsys on hand c'evsr prime dsnpa, and
tn most liberal support The present s'ar Ia Sra.
L0Irni, Of waose capab litiss, no stver, can say
Dothpg, a. have nos nat the bosor Of b,ing one Of
her sDOieDce. or bull fighting 50 maou has bsen
~ MAJ az mes, that IL would be p-s.umpsiou Ia ms
TO ate mot rev description; suffice It ID say, that
here, mounted c0mbateDts enter the rug prior to
the hero OF the day, who seldom fails to mako his
cheers OF sn snhus as c sad delighted molage.
Since Easter holidays bull fighting exhibitions
have been quite numerous. Tha Dock crcas has
maoy worshfpptrs, mem oers o. all csss 9; rico AID
enthusiastically as Vermonters TO an lndepeade
dis1er Game Di de are highly valued, aud Soma
times sell for enormous pr,c3s. MAsqueesd.Dg ~
also exer sveiy patroDize by the dstingue Of Mon
latter, (sWoDg vhom the naval cosn Of the Uoited
States, Fsance, Eaeland, DC, has many reprssen-
tativta,) atop. max a. the sufest mode OF inter
course with some Ozark eyed damsels, who are
faculties Of smiling bs vitchingiy aud dressing
with the most exquisite abandon. In talking OF
smust melts, must not forget mentioning h,rse
rsciEg, which is quite popular pasnms, aud about
fou here. As horses are app arently Of vers little
value, every one yOu meet Is mounted on some kiud
Of nag OF oihee A grea. many Of these steads are,
1t Is true, candidates for passage through the
'vsiley If the shadow Of DEATH" but You viii often
meet-gereraly the property Of rich nasive-s
fDe, noble looking aoimA, Add such are a'mst in
variably caparis med IN the costast manner. Part
Of our cres bling on liberty lasely, many OF them
engaged s'eeds from the livery stables, which are
quits numerous and rode TO the races In regular
sailor rig, their Appearance causing quito furore
on the course, whe' their ev0unons ON horseback,
"thtueh rot in the bulls" were loudly applanded.
v1at Nvnt al
Mcntevideo has done it's share in that line. You
have here Iiish gin shops, Yankee bar rooms.
Dutch lager bier saloons French frog cooking es-
Establishments. and Eogish ,ast beef hotels 10 any
quantity. ! had nearly said ihere were B irnums
here, but the presence of that biography at my
elbow suggested that nigh. ~ well look for q Fee
jee mermaid. The promenades are always crowded
With Sen,seDs ana strangers Of every rank AID sta
SUE. Married gentlemen, aad singe .gentlsmeo,
and plural gentl men, ard MI other kiudsoi gentle
men, rightly named and nickcamed; army Off ,ers,
and navy Ulcers, aod Police officers, in Uniform
Padres win broad brimmed hats, Spsniards with
flown cloaks, beggars in tattered dude, In rags,
and out Of rags begging on the wayslde, and invent
ins every posaon proposition and deposition sns,
the pusfs-jn fact, tuch motley mixture Of Adams
detcer dants can barely be scen an the world over.
The pative Inhabitants OF Montevldeo ara kind,
hOsptsb,e and obisins; but whether so.Dg to ns
uneetted condition Of their country they are fret
tul and euppiciouR, and ever fearful Of invasion.
This last characteristic was forcibly, Jet amusingly
illustrated while the United States brig cambridge
FIX Capt. Hunter took IL into his head to have
nocturnal general quarters on board duriog which he
put the men toroUgh In regular man Of var fashion,
.ns SS m.s so .s : boP sst 70 Ss
reports Of which woke every soul in Aontevideo,
Dressed, half dressed and naked members OF both
sexes flew hither and thi.her, 70 and fro, mp aud
s 70 ts1 .oS
most portable, and likely TO b neeced In such an
unpfepared for elopement. The Brazilian soldisrs,
OF whom 5000 are stationed here, were summoned
TO arms tho forts burned blue Lights and red ug ,ts
Of ali shapes and ezes, and the greatest excitement
prevailed every where. Faw bad thu courage to
near the whsrf ana those who had looked on III
spee chless terror Ut the LITTLE Yankee craft through
Whose sides were bunting hamss OF harmless me-,
would prove the tattoo Of their existence. II 10 al
st needess to cay that considerable elOquenee
bad TO be wasted ere the pa life intentions Of Capt
Hunter could be sufficiently appreciated to alay the
The criminal jsDs hers are always crowded with
every species Of crimioa's, who are used 70 clean
the streets, which, notwithstanding their constant
sxertioDs they arc unabe 10 do 80 any useful extent
The musdereIs are disiine uebed from o.her prison.
ers by their green coats and caps, which some OF
TIA m wear for years. t they Are permitted to quit
the country, or Till they eGsc. their escape, Pass
ing BY jail, at every windos sou viii see an old
with the most untising industry TO sztrsc; the a
teLt,6n Of, and solicit srgss from the charitsbly
disposed. Religion Ii iea he'd regularly to thsss
offenders by the itiaeraut padre but seldom, IL is
10 be feared, with any profitable result The h,teis
Of Montevideo are numerous, and some OF them are
rarely surpassed in the elegance and mfort Of their
arraD geEents. The principal ones are the Hotel de
Paris, and the Hotel de lEorope which are no less
remarkable for taeir spipe like bis thao for tbeir
French dishes and the jaSbresking titles they
give Them.
In the guburhs OF Montevideo there is 1.-THE 10 sd
mre in the way Of scenery; in fact, the only thing
likely 10 attract after on ut ALL when once you gss
clear Of the .iy, IL tome long negro lassoing ou
nent OF sable females encircmg some little p1nd or
oti or, washing clothes, aad ham ming all the time
some cooIed City, not to be foutd In Any version
Of Tho plantation Meiodies'' that have seen. Toe
country for mary mules ground il awampy, and the
ATMOSPHERE gene rally damp, Wild fowl ab0and