The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-09

One great lamp in room for stranger per
You wi, now understand no. often our appetite il
walled upon, and how cheap you live IN cyack hotel
in Batavia When travelling this way the Java s yonr
place. YOUNG AMERICA.
BEIrvrE HOTEL BCIIEyzoRG Java
THIRTY MILES INLAND FROM BATAVIA Dec. TO- 1885,
Interior Of he Iiana-Jacanese Conpeyonces-kalay Post
Boys--3Ae Piantcsions-A Jacanese Adntage-Wosder-
FIJI sioAs-7ne Whole Book Of yGturs Opcei ia a
Three Hours R,de-fhe Government Rouss-O6icial Re-
cepti0ns-P ep,lGtion AID Administration Of he DUTCH
Colo,ies-7har R>-enues, Expenditures, Gc.-yne Es
rorea.s tie klands-Efects Of the Cqin0e on nsir
Consttusions-Pol1ica, History # JauG-7he Native
Popuotiox-Dtpdrture de-, dc.
Ihsve already thrown you Oh two letters impress
scrs OF Batavia for this mail and now propose 70 give
you my experience in posting short way into the inte
rior Of this remarkable island. At o'cook P. yes
erday left the Java Hotel to visit his Exceeney a. his
palace grounds at Buenzorg and for the purpose Of
inspecting the culture Of OF the products Of the
island. Here again the whole distance WAS sntrsnced
with the wonderful look of cultivated nature. But to
paid eighty reupees (thi.ty-two dolars)
for post carrises up and bAek-a distance Of thirty
eight miles each way. Our carriage was square
hearse looking box little whees drawn by four Java
nese poDiee and driven by . Malay coacaman with an
immense hat, resembling gigantic inverted punchoowl
the rens and traces ma de OF rope and the
primitive locking; and two post boys. with similar
sonbros perched up the back of the carriage TINS
composed the establishment more extraordinary
turnout this deponeDt Witnessed We started and
such exctem.n b made snd neise created
is beyond my power OF description The driver crscket
his long whip the horses sprung away at wild gallon
the post boys jumped of their perch and the lesd
by the head hey passed the bridges and yelled
with fen.ike fury to make them horesse their speed
Loth af tha Ifnai uitl
Arabs ard Ch!nese, seemingly interested in wild
"Ei, hi. Heeh, he eh say the post boys crack
goes the drivers whip, round fly the wheels, and up
again the boys cunt their perch In Few minutes yo,
see them eff running alongside the horses, with
only Handkerchief tied round their midshps CRACKING
thar whips louder than ever, and screeching Ske
Pavnee Indian. "Hari hari-- (crack) -H,-(crack-
He th heeh (CIact-crack both rides, and crack
frora the driver; III al from the boys; Hoy rem ho
from the driver; Bag bar !-(Crack crack DIP
Crack y This novel posting continued all the way
and six changes Of horses and d possboyshut kept th
same coaclman-pacsd at the Bellevue House at fv
O'Clock, having been four hours on the way. No time
was lost at the stopping places-the change of horses
al fareG By the postboys each boy getting
ter deits ionr cent? EACH We passed through very
level country OF the best roads that be
.de and which extends directly through Java due east
raseys-the work Of government All about us
recognized mary OF shade and all the fruits
at Bataya-and rice plantations ir their several
stages from the ploughrg Of the land to the wing of
he rice in the lire allotted, from which II is
tanspan.ed the irrigated patches, Of about acre
preps, ed 70 receive it, Many Of the plantations
Ct Iorense size, and further along inland
square miles in space Vast numbers OF natives were
travelling On the road, staggering under their heavy
loads and carts drawn BY pories without Bride AND
bufioie 18th eernsoo yokc bringing In the pro
Rges-toweiIg mountains at distance Of q hun.
Cred mice, covered with the teak wood forest-lore
plains the wafer passing fron field to field with the ut
ravires Irregular fields At the several stoppages
amused pyselt by throwing little copper coin cut OF
tie carriage to zee The children scramble for i.
Al one place there were about thirty, between
The ages of two and ten years, Of beth sexes, most
Of whom were entirely naked. These natives
ry at twelve. At Beutepzory I vas so fortunate
as 10 have HE opportunity Of witnessing the csre
mony CT \ Jsvanese marriage. Attracted by = most
singular concord OF sounds pushed my way through
the CT trees 10 the house She'd where col
lected large number Of uativestbe grown people
SIDE and Hpout hundred dren in a state Of
nature the ether The musi clans ted round
old box, end kept time by rtrisrg different metals
and skinr-ahie child of six years, dressed cd
woman, with org hair and horrd mask, WI king
with usgcaI ali, ard uating in most grave
ner up nd down the PLATFORM tc the great degnt
of the chiIeren, whcse black eyes and bronze figures
hey lay grouped siopg the shed, was picture for
A. six ocloc this morning the Aid. de-caup r. Berng
Leisberg Esq, attendant en- the Governor General
at The hotel by appointment with beautiful pony, and
ACCOMPANIED me about twenty miles over groves and
through rice plantatiopsal OF which divided by
green horse path into native Vi lagos and BY rivuets
which feed the rice canals No pen can lex pre- s,
tongue utter, pencil peint the subinity OF
nature in the interior Of Java. All or hear abou.
and around ne, enchans my senses. II is the land oil
poetry ard song and when you gaze upon the burial
place Of pative prince, Hindoo chief; when you
conit mpls TIE massive ruins Of past ages when
wa ard around the immense native remplesbuit
Goo knows when-at mirirg their architecture and re-
velipg their venerable age; VIXEN you pass through
waited with tie simple implements the natives-and
ste no mocsrn tools o. coiture when you smell the
odoar Of The Spices and admire ths beauty OF the nut
neg and the pepper; the singing Of Java birds, anc
chr ring Of insects and Zaros, you ride through
forests cuiously absorbed the wonderful beauties
bread fruit tree; Tie banyan, with its uumsersss
branches all taking root egap to strengthen the old
truck fec icnate emblem of parent and child sup
porting each other through earthquakes, storms and
ten pests the mat gcstire g,oves the rattan winding
Itself about the teak.wcod forest the bamboo shooting
through all the rest the cultvs ton OF European fruits
and native vegetables the simplicity the native ges
they battle innocentiy before you you stand
upon the rivers bank noting them plungtng, singing,
aup hing swimming atout-now below the wster and
above the fiightu lock OF SOME of the older
a-e women, whose shockpg Gus ON of chewing the b-e
tie nut mixed with pepper planani toba Co gives their
lips unnatural red blackeus their teeth till they
resemble Charcoal the monkey resembling appearance
Of the bahes and CHILDREN, and the monkeys Themselves
in the Governors park II" immense herd Of native deer
the VIVID hcg the tiger md the bnoceos the cass,wray
huge black bird not une except in color the Of
Austi aa~hen you have all these OF this
woneeiui country in three hours rice yeu will
to the conclusion that personal observation will teach
man tTe ia one day than he can learn iron books Ia
The dreams Of my youth all revived again and the
pictures Of my school books give me the form, but
The life Of nature When tue foregoing changes have
been Jung fore 10 O'Clock in the morning, you have
drank Geepy OF such grand picturesque scenery
the view presents far and about the Government
House. you annot but imagine and feel that you ia
fairy land and oil that required TO plete the lu
sion and AXE Garden Of Eden Of the grounds il
but Adam and Eve instead Of such swarm Of semi
clad beings.
MIR Leisburg invited to the Palace and after refresh
ments passed again through the park to the DO Ancs
garden where his Excellency has cole ted large aud
beautiful qusnty of European pants and flowers. The
,ustion OF The Government House is high land and
coi II view Of the en- ire range OF scenery
for hundred miles. The tops Of one two OF the
old volcanoes could BE- iar above the cloudsa
imposing sight
Five years the time allotted to the Governor enera
and shortly be will return He / man, should say Of
Atty years am told that he Is very talented man. of
q religious turn but he does not appear to be popular
His evees given at Batavia generally and ny depsr-
prevents me from seeing the beauty and