New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-27

PETER Bat i, the beautiful statuehke mountain that
IL, ks Ike $ queen 1t 10 called Pseter- Bat from
A. me Dutchnep, who, il 10 sad, actually sseended
il and stood on the head Of the statue: by eonsait.
ing y.ur geography, you viii know that u 70 3,|os
FEET high. AZ ~ the matter OF Asurihus oeing 20
much wer than other parts Of the work.. II has been
well proved BY The oscillations Of the pendulum.
Some people thought the increased nuin"et o' To.
OSCILLATIONS was due 20 the attractive substances OF
the sell; but the experiment has oern tned ".h
COPPER pendulums, that no. SUBJECT " nhiSel
attraction.
tits generally supposed that hs island is yocan-
i mass exhausted BY frequent srupuons. The for
ms,isn Of the mountains, and the layers OF stoli.
hi n slant tSwaId the .es and are there covered
with coras and the color Of the stones themselves,
sll tend 10 confirm this superstition. saw to-day
some curious stores Of dark reddish color with
large round holes in them, looking as though they
would nj some Of the pudding stones that the gsaaI
thrrw away in Dorchester.
The earth in this part If the islanj is very RID,
wore even than in New-Jersey; has 'h" sou Is yer!
rich. and the flowers seem - grow without any
trouble Waking firm this plantation To tne next
i seemed very strange 10 inc 10 see no Fences.
Trees and hedges of the small orange form the prln-
cipal boundaries. You turn to the right, aud you
are in private garden - unbekn~Dst; you turn 70
the X H. AID yOu entss another, and immediately, Ike
Roderick Dhu's men, from behind every shrub
springs up little Indian They come around you,
offering fruits You never anything 30 Hnearth-
" as these little Indian children They are 30 very
delicate 60 straight, their black eyes have such
pensiye expression, and their long black hair falls
about them in the most picturesque manner as they
ssno moiionless as statues awaiting your decision.
When you assent, or when they see the marquee or
the tokta in Your hand they rush OF to the little
bu,s that, unless you saw them entering, you would
never suppose anything but hsy stack, and return
with the father or proprietor, with whom satsfac
tory termination is after some little Time, arranged,
and then you cit under the shady trees and enjoy
Your delc GUS bananas, or mangGs while the little
elfsh sprtes steal silently away
me, with singular plant in my walk yester-
day: the juice thereof stains like indelibe ink. Ii
would be very We'll 10 use it for this purpose. An
en.rprsipg Yankee might make quite fortune
with few plants if there were any way discovered
Of preserving it.
have seen two large banyan trees, or multi
pk0n as they call them here; one entirely shades
the pavilion (one.story small house, near which 1t
grows 1t ia very curious 70 see the long, thread
lke roots, hanging from the high branches; they
| wave about ia the wind, and seem to be greatly
tatrued aud very red with the eXeftlon of trying
| to it'd resting place with mother earth. Some
of them have actually JOIN ed themselves 10 the main
| trunk, giving the APPEARANCE 81 tuted column.
| The leaves resemble those of the lilac oDIy at the
| end there is point three or four inches lJng. l
| cannot walk out or open my eyes without seeing
something new and interesting | saw some beanfl-
full mu. hrcoms today; they six and eignt inches
in diameter; they have become almost as hard as
| wood, and look as though they were made OF 'ra-
bOeany, very highly polished.
have been TO the city several tunes Ia Iaake
visits as here, as in France, j. Is etiquette for the
newly arrived to begin the acquaintance OF the
residents. One lsdy asked me If l would lke's
pompemasse, and was quite astenlshPd TO hnd that
/ did not knew what i was. At sign, osauti-
full little IDdisn girl sprsng from behind her mis-
ire,s's chair, let. the room snd in an instant re-
turi ed with one If those large bitter oranges that
are called shaddOcks in the West Indies. Here,
however they have not the bitter tasts of those
| have seen in America, but are, on the contrary,
very scd ard refreshing. Then had ca!lod given
me- This is a delicious leverage made ot the sap
| If the lama tree. The Indians go 10 plantation
| and psy for the right Of tapping the trees. They
bottle The sap, which Keeps only few hours, and
| take it to market, using fox cork piece OF the
PALM and winding the green leaf around the bottle
But was to tell you about rhe domestic arrange
meDts.
About 81 O'Clock in the morning, you hear
certain sounds that convince you the household are
moving. Sh"nld you happen 10 peep mo the grand
hall, or the dning-Io"m You would see either the
mistress Of the house. the eldest daughter, or some
hind cousin or aun', experimenting the making o.
the coffee: for this s one Of the things thar must be
1T to 10 person OF the true value OF coffee
10 cuncoc.. Should any family, however, be 80
| fortunate as r. have an old " Deunen who has
bnrsed ibe madame when she WIS baby. she can
make the coffee, manage the children, and 'cold 81.
h.. Indians on the plantatoD-or property, as toey
call it here.
You look Ou+ of the window, and you see AN
Incian gliding up the avenue with tray on 1s
head, full Of oaves of bread, nicely covered With
napkin. In instant another makes his appearance,
With a large basket ON bis Uranium covered Hlsn
green leaves. AS be mounts the steps OF the veran-
cab he uncGyers the basket and waits patiently for
some one ~ come and take az many OF his bottles
OF fresh milk as they may require
Now s,me one knocks gently Mt your door-you
cp-p and an Indian with respectful saIaam az
be csn mabewith both hands engaged, offers you
coffee. nots and bread. Good butter is a luxury.
Only on some very large plantations do they oaye
cows in sufficient number 10 iurnhh 4. That OF
ered in the Bezaar is by no means palatsoie SUI,
il is put on the table and is eaten thankfully great
deal Of salt butter is brought from France. Lard
is chiefly used in cooking.
After The ceffte, people may be seen on the We
raLdabs in dressing ou' az oci(cH they are
dr. ssed for the day. Breakfast about l0-al@ays
curry. either Of chicken ~ fsh or Of vegetables
an immense dish Of nee ahd anOi6er of boiled
caves, resembling mustard, bu; called brede (p'0-
uourced as ~ DO brad. A large pile OF nee s
nut on your plate, smaler one Of brede, and some
Of the curry with quantity OF The sauce. Alter
Ills YOU have, ifyou with, eggs or cold meat but
alWays delicious bananas 0r othsr irut aud sweet
nests.
Some ore % the family keeps the hey ana
"glves out as they do az the Soutn. Inc inalai'
(besde their wages, which for house servin1s is
4, - Ia hay a