Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-07
RICH MOND WING.
Correspondence, Of he Wig
TRIp tn rATtrnpSt,

In the journey To our I'll Doyaio the traveller has
hardly recovered from the effects OF hi encounter With
the sormgod of Hatteras ere he i appriled y the re-
port ol the orss in the steamers bow that he at As
pin~ail
The .oss and con fssoa attendant upon the hour of
departure tor California outB,be. Ba6>i Late comcrs
by the saii~ay tss hurry up the gtngwsy- fear
ui oi b-g too late. In vi die- saloon
l. group ~n''s- m grasp ot hands silent lips and
n'"' eu'- rNr>, iEetoken deep the pre-
i'ee OF ir honr "i loug s-pai That uoi-e up
-" tie qnsretires b, inH b-Vy ot Jaa BAYS Who are
hastily 'inLabii'g parI. drink whom their
latest rceo'eui- Aiy prove tho-r ut- Ut thou gtlss
reyeIrS At lensIh t, order M all bat passengers 10 20
ashore Is gVv-hurii- and traiiu a.eas are spoken
Tie gang-pank- bend ulSi the rtsl, the p.r-the
hs~-er, let 20 aud hauled H. aiI the stnunc feet
ami beautiful "Hinois thi- 9th day of February so
moves With graceful sir into the sii the roar Of
the signal gun, the waving hakerehies and tue re-
eraed cheers from the crowds which daf ken the whavs
nnd the sides and rigging VI neshbO'iug shipping While
moving rlosly down the Aarroe, toward. tile broad At
lautc, Gordon, formed o the bodies aud inbs of de-
legation froui Africa is thrown the extrem. after
part o the steamer. IL irOot walks the indcxble pursr
~ho, uI~iIlg to carry dead head-" sLLEes exam.
ines our tickets pockets one check and we pass
to the rear On reaching the Hook, the pilot a
default ot hir services thus far would vtate nst.
rancesl Is discharged and with cargo OF "skkers is
| sO"n bending sail and the city
With accelerated speed, night soon enn,e- on and In
the morning the shores of jersey our gaan: steamer
IN log Another day dclo-es the proximity of Hat
tefas by tile rising winds the punging ot the
bed steamer and the numerous contributions Neptune
| which appear to have been levied many undulatny
| st"n,Ach-.
The voyager upon the great deep does realize it,
entrnt from the simple fact tst all around him water
Tor the OF actually visible j. small bat il =
the continued Onwari progress OF the vessel erer onward
through wilderness and towards horizon OF water
with 10 land in sight-tat affords conception Of the
va>tness the mmeu-ity the eternity alm,et Of the s
i Passing the Lesser bahamas are reminded that one
0 the group though barren and unnabed Is vet rich
III historic as>ocaions-or upon that sterile spot first ap.
peared the light Columbus and his disconteuted crew
the evening previous his recorded discovery of
aud though not hts odden by the foot Of the great ad
ventrer, it be said have been the first land seen
! by him west OF the Canaries.
On the sixth day We were in warm sunny and beauti-
| Iu CLINE, amid perpetual glorious summer. We had
been running all day between the mountains OH the east
coast of Cuba and the high mountains and hills of
ST. Domingo and rapidly approaching the Oftier noun
iains OF Jamaica Tile sights aud scenery were anma-
ting and exciting ia the extreme The moon near the
tail, shOne with hrt clear silver light seen only in the
tropics The milkyswAy gittering and rerplendent
with stars whose bncy and beanty were scarcely dim.
med by the nearer and greater light Of the and
TIE ouoyant fresh and bamy tropical winds the profound
easure- aud the starry roof OF the universe lar
towards Heaven, inspired thoughts of happier worlds
Passing 10y Port Royal in the morning. up the arm ol
the sea towards Kingston the gorgeous beauty and the
,plendcr Of tropical scenery the every side
The horizon either hand is bounded by mountains.
which rise in majesty and grandeur till their peak. are al
most blended with the of u torrid cline.
As the steamer il being anchored at Kingston the no.
vel spectacle Is presented 81 enancipated ~
eoloed women aud girls, who, with tubs OF coal upon
sansways and enptying their loads of 4ihrae-sing.
my, the while, their old plantation a-return by the
forward plank thus forming kind of eciipSe OF the
~hee-hOuse Most OF the passengers now 10 ashore 10
take look this diapdated and ronc ciIy and NOT
lew return laden with bricks from "Od JI1aica The
plantations throughout the Island waste-ther for
lner soikers living life OF induent dissoute and they
's i'eedom ~ more Oeggarly and degraded than the
LI-sdroH OF Italy. Not fresh streak OF paint break,
tile ootony OF grey old buildings which compose Ja-
niaicas once prosperous Commercial metropolis
he OF do tr.r
cay aud ruin Is simply emancipation and the attempt to
Substitute Tree labor III The cultivation Of slave products
ia torrid climate.
The secret, Aaotre po~er in British West India e,nan
cpIOn is dIscerned IN the labor aud eloquence Of
Wlberioce Fox and Clarkso but in the cupidity and
sehshncss OF the East lnda Company who knowing that
the Introduction OF tev labor would be- followed by spec
dy pecunary blight aud ruin to their western ,iyal-
songh to build up their agrsndizenent on the ruin.
OF all the West India isiands-those geas of the tropic
Aud believing that Bn..ns example would be initiated
BY the Fre,ch aud SDash governments and expecting
after the humiliation Vi competition in the West 10 sup
ply from the plains OF HRdstd the worlds demand tor
| all tropical staples-tha; powerful company which then
dictated to the hroHe-,id their behests on a supple
Parliament, and the world rang with loud acclaim al the
| humanity ~ OF England
The sequence of that measure is the financial ruin Of
Jamaica whilst the squ lid poverty the vice and crime OF
her liberated ~ popu ,ton, furnish tine commentar,
upOu the policy aud philosophy of that plan enlancipa
non' lhe rum OF brf'h West India is complete, but
tue Hgsradzenent OF more pO%eiul rival ia the an
ucpstei monopoly Is less spparen for 10 this day d1r.
'cd' cotton leeds the ioon> OF England L
and warehouses SUPPLE with other staples from the
broad sayanuahs OF the South aud that beautiful but mis-
governed island which mat DAY be OErs But not
~hstandug this decay aad ruin the natural advantages
OF the lsland unsurpassed for climate most de-
hghUa, Is added So fertile and exhaustless as the
prailIe Of our Gsat West and teemng with all the
rich fruit aud products of the tropics.
kingston stands upon broad plain at the base OF
lofty mountains. The Streets laid With chess
regularity, lined either side With the orange trre
tile cocoa, banana planian aud the waving palm Flow
er> Oi every kind flourish in perpetual boom in the gar.
deus and cloth IN n varied aud gorgeous DRAPER, every
lattice and porro Aud the pistds being those sublime
mountains aud tue heaSiug solemn seathe spot OF
| the loyeicst earth.
Visiting the rTtAry grounds saw upon drill regi-
ment Oi black IN red and white and martial band II
like hue aud d. of thirty performers In honor Of the
gathering Of Jr present the and led by an Eng.
lshman, played Ittkce Doodle and Haif Coiss5ia Ani
never did hear those string national airs with such
guw OF pride aui love OF INV nstve land As when
tstcuing to th, performance sun set by band of
blacks on f"cign soil, under the egis OF the British
Lion, and amid the symbols aud results o nOuarchcl
| rule every side.
Leaving Kingston alter less than three DAYS in the Car.
tibcan sea aud at Aspnwa aud cross ~ Panama by
railroad in lcss than twelfth the old made time viz
three hours instead ui dg aud the re-cmbark atom
takes place IN very short time Aud the api passage
by cars, wherein you uhie the miisl Of liver OF
swamp aud the speedy irascr 10 the deck of the Pacific
siamcr-whcru you trspe te hne brcclcs Of Panama bay
have transformed what DAY two OF more
or less exposure, ycNlOu aud toll into brei episode ia
tie journey, anu welcome rciC rOm the tcdiuu
languor Of the long days For tho contamination
of the great deserIsum OF union of the Atlantic aud
Pacific occas, with much toll aud an eXpendi.
ture o money aud IN the face of xampc and
obstacles the gorid largely indebted ~ tho wisg iosc-
cast energy and perseverance, Of tho mos public
spirited aud wealthy citizens Of ugr Uuioii-who holds
dcservcdy high rank among the liberal and honorable
| merchant and commercial princes OF our land VIM n.
/ AspinWal, OF New lots
A. the carry 70 the very verge OF the vast Pa
chc, We have no time T. survey modern Pinams-to look
At the old cathedral and churches despoied their rich
plate and pretended relies by such rapaous tribute gath
crcrs the English buccancer Morgan the massive vail
able vet though gradually crumbug ruin w Withstand
even 1agio Frcgch caHRon-nor the ruins Of the anee
city. irou whence vent forth tho ruthless PrlarO against
the mid and pcicctbc lncas Of Peru But We stop ii
rvcily from the pier utn Of tue Pacific Mail Compa
nys steam hsrbor boats and n few minutes are wakg
the deck Of the elegant steamship 'JOhn L. Stephcus-
named og thc celebrated tourist deceased author
"Fwvcsiu Egypt Arabia Pcra and the Holy Land" and
mure recently distinguished for extensive aud minute
searches and explorations in Contral Amcfica The Ste