New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-07

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| income for any one securing II.
lhese obseryaoces Of etiquette saoat well through
with, Commodore McKeever invited me Yesterday
m"fbm! 10 loln him, Captain Mcintosh and Lieu.
=, IN visits on shore to the American Embassainr
ana oilers of our couuirymeb 10 off ia positions. and
10 mr. Il, Leading English merchant, who haa
called on board the Congress early after our er-iv.
ID 1917 and I'll! within year two past, the priuci.
Ihl landing vus IN the of the citv upon an in
Cliied plane OF solid mAsOrrv. descending into the
water 40 as 10 be accessible by boats az eny state Of
tie TIDE this conducee to fine mole of IT ante para
le'ec Win stone, and forming side OF the pa Ace
/ square. Against the flush we'll Of this mole The water
rose high carrying off into the current in Ia reaow
the offensive matters which in want Of css,
along the chores Of the city a. night An extension Of
the square on the bay l. DOW in progress however by
tie drivicg OF piles and filling in ia cArth and rub
bish; and the landing Is temporary stais and plat
! form Of wood. q. an adjoining point in the miJs; OF
/ oupouIings OF filth disgusting to tire senses. and
making impressions Oh the stranger most unfavor
! able TO the purity and civilization Of the in
Utral city. A Garage had been ordered for us
here, md in its ,yle and appointments re hal ev-
deDce At once of the Improvement in equpeges which
has been made since ny last visit. Then. the Old
fashioned Portuguese calesa, or chsi,e and clumsy
close carriage on eathCrn braces Of similar style
and date, were universally in | do no: re2olect
to have seen vehicles Of any other kind except tle
imperial carriages snC those q the Bn'sh ca 0aS a1)r
Now although ire cal.-s is sill frequently met lad
occasionally lis conirarc 10 antiquity, The low open
fouu Leeed carriage Of The fashion and foi Of hose
I.Cst n OCCll III New OK, LONDON ara rams ana
equal to them III all their appointments, = 10 general
u-e BESIDE many livery ,tabes AZ Tl ID thee unsy
le fouid -iarCs of them &C rUpy the Pa!a'o >iT.7e
sud oil,r putIc points 81 all hours o. the Day.
Twenty ycaIs ago mules only were driven, except 10
tie instance above ucrtioped but nov fin" snowy
lose are es often seen in the turn out. The car
Iiacc We entered drawn 10y psir o' spirited.
sleek. lorc.taIlod blacks. The coachman. In livery
Of skyOluc and silver made Farc. by the b-oa1 pen
naIt q tie many-Oarcd barge in which came On
shore and by tie ecc End epsucitos of my com oanons
Of the rank of Of tie party dashed of With the
-four n of whip and n rraucug OF hs beasts that won
the Animation of tie bystaEdors. He kept Tor the
whole morning Jetu speed characteristic OF the
Ter Of dri, ing ere aid significant il would -esm, by
s accelerated rapidty OF the dorce OF rank Of those
it hurrics along, from the Emperor down.
Tie route took is one OF the fines: the city snd
It's cnyirODs a I'd, leading three four miles south
vsrd, Immediately along the by, by cpatinuou,
street bearing different names IN different sections 10
Boaiogo the most beautiful of the suburbs The
green and paln-tufted hills overhanciog the NAY in
lnbd the lExuriant little valleys Tecdrg here and
there from it, and terminate NJ in wild and Inaccessible
rayines; the flowergardcns snd shubberes, enc'r-
cling the better residences Wlth bcauiy IN end
les. forns and the Ierumc of cries tin spring; the
gay coloTrC, noye' ard in come nsancn~ fantastic
Architecture of the house; the vssCs and stlEary
and statUoties Ground and suImountng them and the
stately and ornamental gH'eways opening INTO fine
avenues of old trees terminating uncovered perspec
tive at inviting residences remote fro the road with
MAGNIFICENT views al point and another Ot he
GutblIS on llC one ana bl bh TIC otitT
made the drive both in going and returning rsplrt!ng
and delightful.
Botaiopo tself is q gem Of beauty: n seeming lake,
three or four mee in circumference. Inc one hait Is
a. untaned and wild granite bound chores bri1iDg
into nouDains make it; the Other, sem circular
beach Of white sand oyerhung with trees and Inca by
succession of fine resid, uces. From the curyIn,
street which these stand others rup west
forming vilaee.likc settlement. On one OF them
found lie mansion of Mr.. Il, spacious establish
meI with Of aristocratic elegance approaching
meg LiiiCence. Beside the loity entrance hall aud
stately drawing room into which ushered there
were glups,s through different 'i-a- of tine 1rary
n music room, onrg hall and billiard room Of proper
toIate dimensions and appropriate appointments. Sit
uattd Immediately bcnea.h tn pyramldal shaft OF the
Corcoyado with view oil other mountain peaks tae
waters Of EOtaOgO at bear access on one side and
those Of The not far dst on tie other and
bloom and blossom every land the rIstlng banana
around and the plUmcd pa III abOye-tAc whole PIE
serted a tempting picture OF a home III toe tropics
IL was late in tue afternoon bo''rc VIC again reached
the city ON inquiring the charge ' me carriage Tor
II four hours had IT in usc. was rather surprised
notwithstanding the large number, eiIht thousand,
thatmet the err in that the Whole was only
four Spanrb dollars the thousand being s. nomlna
term in tie currency o the country, one Thousand ot
which constitute nlllercis, silver CON OF the SIC
and about tho value OF an American baii dollar
The streets Of Rio present singular spectacle to
the stranger his first tour OF observation among
their promiscuous crowds
The first impression made on Intelligent stranger
on nndpg AT Rio would, probably, arise from the num-
hers evident difference III condition, tie variety OF en-
lo\ III, nta dress and undress almost 10 hedncss Of
DE negro and slave population. such t2nre' such
or, upLgs such costumes, are exhibited by these on
every side il would be difficult Ia picture or de7crbc:
the faud lOpe and mOuOtOnCus gruI OF the cOncebag
carries Their naked bodies rocking with oily sweai;
the liz ging and drumming OF the TN ratio or gouids
borne by the leaders Of gangs, Transporting on Their
heads ali manner OF artCes-cbalrs, tables, SOFAS aud
bedstend, the entire furniture of hou-eilod the dali
r.ctsfiyc followed BY the loud chorus. with which they
move along the labOIous cry of others, tuGglng and
hauling and pushing over the rough lavomentN heavily
lac en- trucks and carts, an overload Tor an equ NUN
her of mules horscs. all crowd on the oh Gton
ofhcrs both male and female more favored IN their
ocupation are seen a. pedders, carrying IN the ssnie
mai nor trunks and boxes OF IN containing various
merchant se glass filed Win fancy ari.ccs and
ieweTv trays with cakes and ohitctoneE, ana bas-
kes with fruit flowers and binds. And y,i again h
els of the color and race, more iorunatc sti IN
b.g fce-ihc sreet-vender, the mcchanl" the trG es
nan. the soldier; the merchant with tue dress and
maI ner OF gct ,lcman the officer in untJlln and the
uiost in bis irock dl by their contrasts nllng the
mind with speculation anu opening channels ilr
thought.
An IMPRESSION which would follow this int one III
quick succession would be derived rom te lesriu!y
nonyrd asIsc' OF much OF the population. e. inning 10
We white. Nulattccs quadroons. and dcm-quafoons:
and every otl er degree of tinted complexion ana
crisued hair met, al every turn, lnfCtic an alnost
unlimited extent oi mixed blo)o This cann", II TO
he rPyoliiur a. leas to visitor rom l'1 Northern
state. OF country; especially as exhibited LII the
female portion of the lower orders 81 he community,
NJ they hang over the under halt o. the doors OF their
houses, gazing np and down the street or lean-C ak,
white ard gray three and four together in the closest
iuxtaI osi,ion from their a'ticed wrndowr.
4 striking exhibition OF this nconSrdous inlngiing
Of races and mixture OF blood was Presented II tie
FIST object upon which my eye f. oil entering the
Campo u Acc amscaO or ny way the NeDG'e aa'n
her. 4 squadron of Dragons, III s'artf UNIFORM,
had lust been placed IN ltne one siGe oi III, 4iae
L.. L. f4s4g Az "a 4 lI