The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-25
UNITED STATES SHIP MISSISSIPPI.

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The Higa,e Mississippi coalin9-Raes Of rorisiOns ana
Fncl-A Trip around 7osrn-Hoteis, Churches and Mi
tayy Gdrison-Noro,eon's Resideuoe-Gra1d Ball
Onoers and Men all uell DC
As there is a whale ship in port bound to the United
States to sail this evening drop you few lines respect
ing matters here.
We have taken coal GOO tons) board and shall
leave this port saturday for Cape Town. Our officers
and still enjoying excellent health on the
sick list.
Business extremely dull on the island; everything is
dreadful high While shore day or two ago called
hotel and took dinner, for which they charged me
dollar and fifty cents, which better than din.
ners that be bought in your city eating houses
for three shilngs. We had pay twenty five dollars
per hundred pounds for fresh beef for the ships com
pany, and poor enough il was, too.
The poorer class OF the Inhabitants live in the most
economical way that they their chief food being rice
and hsh-the harbor roadstead being full Of Ash Of all
kinds.
Flour rctas at the stores for twelve dollars per one
hundred pounds. For horse TO ride up TO Longwood,
the former residence OF Bonapartedkance three miles
they three and four dollars horses coach
the place, fifteen dollars. There hotels in
the place, and they look like deserted graveyards
than hotels One OF them called the Sorer Hotel after
the proprietor; the other called the ~ Helena They
do not either Of them appear TO be troubled with too much
custom.
situated in the square, near the gate enhance 10 the
town, and a very two story ednce built Of the
tive brown Of the island. II will probably seat about
three hundred people, b neatly finished and has
very fine organ The other 10 Catholic church, and Is
situated well up the HILL the quarters for the SOL
dicrs and Z built OF the material the former.
There only about six hundred soldiers the
island.
AZ the right Of the town, you enter very high
mountain Is the principal fort, from which all sa
luies are nred II commands the whole town There
two WAYS Of reaching this fort by long winding
roads mountains the other IL by steps into the
noun three hundred and sixty I'VE number-one
every day in the year requires rom hall ID three
quarters hour ascend these steps.
up them you have a most beautiful sight Of the whole
town and of the island and the Atlantic far
as the eye In the roadsead lay the hulls Of
three condemned Yankee slavcrs stripped OF everything
and used for storage FOR the garrison.
Tho old house which the residence Of the
windmill ~ grind corn, &C. The vault that once
tanned hl lustrious remain. Il fast going decay open
10 the inspection Of all, old ladder answers In the
place ~ steps 20 descend H. The English here say
that they have nothing do with these sacred places
they having been turned the French government
n this be disgrace that that they do
not spend icw hundred dollars 10 keep these hallowed
places IN order.
We have been visited by all q the officers o. tho CARR.
our officers and such Of the have been on
shore have all been treated With the utmost attention by
English friends.
During the visit ~ the Mississippi. Mr. Kimbau Wee
Consul gave grand hail honor q Captain Nicholson
his officers The Governor ~ the Island aud his
present sso most o the officers u the garrison and
INHERENT consUs and the masters q the American vessels
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