New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-19

| euphhcUi tin tHtitapiy D"h'eG down TIE curfect,
etf ns,cted on foot, in the general direction Of toe
river until, sfer performing j'urey OF neuy seven
hu'tIeo miles, they to the wa'ersOfth. A n.zon
Pest Midrt,pusn (row Leurerart Chiffon df tae
United States Navy, was at the tue exploring
| some oi the Amazon's Tributaries from Bolivia. H.
Lad stt out originally with Lieut.. Herndcn, bu. hal
ps'ttd c'mlapy with him st Tarma. according tc in
t'rucions. The journey over the mourtaits. whict
they performed together, not only difficult, but
peiilous; and on one ccc,,on the whole psr ran
narrow nix Of their ves. The ounairs were crossed
On nules, over rcads, or rather paths, which they
picked out step by sep, along naturs or artificial ter
| races on the nountsio-.des. One day. a. the patty
were marobirg in single file elorg high ara narrow
terrace, mtulted On their mu.,s OF turring sholt
and sudden bend they di-cerDed TO their astonishment
drove Of cattle Approaching them the sane pre-
| Carous noun ain ps.b which seemed for
10th TO pas. Gbbon whs was ahead Of the rest,
was met by sulen.look;pg bull, th.t seemed deter.
ed to lock out for himself by attempting to pas
between Gibbons niue and tho perpendicular wall of
| rotk which rose on ore side of the terrace. This
tlitdeLed 10 shove of both the riGer and his beast
into the prccipce below bu. the mule as il aware of
the danger backed up suddenly ssai,st tie wal with
sbilful narrower, by which the bull vas put on the
outside. The bull, and the whole herd fol owing him.
went by at galopipg speed along the very edge Of
tie pre- cpice where there only the bares possible
spsce for them TO pass Lieut.. He-ndon and the rest
of the patty I'd the good fortune OF tia. moment to
| be lafeirg Nv PAGES behtd, where they avoided
the ca ger by tekir, ..ysntsge Of the accidental
shelter Of clest in the rocky wal. lie says, in de-
describrg the scere, fet thrill Of agony for
Though. my companions fate was sealed. eb-
top who is as gallant and fearless man can be,
"sad 1t is 10 attempt TO disguse the fact
twas badly scared"
After the separation Of the party at Tamara, and
their cubs eqrent reunion at the Amazon, Lieutenant
erpdop fairly began his enterprise Of exploring tee
Valley. The main trunk Of the Amazon, which he
then entered upon, goes by the Peruvian name Of
Maranop far Tsba!epga tthc BRAZIL IN frontier
below which, and far the Rio Negro 1t takes the
name of Somor ems and thence to the ocean is called
Amezor. But is the same stream throughout, and
Lieut.. Hernocp, in bis account calls it Amezon from
the mouth Of the Huallaga to the sea. His report.
which is in the form of diary gives the progress OF
the party each dsy Of their explorations, and s filed
throughout with interesting descriptions Of ra.ura
acenery and recas Of personal incidents both grave
and gay.
He sscendei the Ucaysli Tributary-a stream only
80 wards wide at it's mouth-about 900 mile. to the m
dian village Of Sarayucu. The upper waters Of the
Ccavali are broken by cascades and rapids
which he found exceedingly difficult of passage. He
fell tick at Saaijacu, and nursed by four Fran
ciscsn friars WHO had ostnbsb Themselves as mis-.
siops1ies at that place, and Of whose kindness be
makes conspicuous mention. From several peculiar
circumstances attending the exploration OF this rlver
he says bis journal bis departure from Sarayacu
10 descend the rive- /" felt, in turning my boats
btad down stream, thst the pleasure and excitement
=" of the expedition passed Ibecame i'll and dis
"piited ard never family recovered the gayety Of
temper and elasticity of spirit which had animated
"me at the start, until received the congratulations
"of my friends q. home" He reached tie Amazon
again on the 5tb Of November, ls5ll. The river, at
this point be found to be mile and half wide, en-.
ci,cng the island Of Omagaas and, as he came upon
its by moonlight he describes the scene a. one
of great hearty.
Toward the cloee of the month, he arrived a.
Cochiqunas, a fishing Village Of 80 inhabitants
where he and his party, after long subsistence on poor
fare were tr aed to the luxury Of fresh eggs and MIX
On the 4tk Of December be reached Loreo, where he
va, publicly received by Sergio Texera de Ma,edo,
| of the Council to his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil
and hono,ed with salute of artillery. On the 18TH
he reached the mouth Of the Tefie, and on the 3ls
rowed his beats Oh to the Lake ofCoar The entrance
to this picturesque body Of water is about 4co yards
| vice anc half mile long. The lake itself Is about
seven miles wide, with clear water of brown color
On the Ist Of January having returned to the ANA
zop he four the river large enough to be rough no
Ger an asst wad, which compelled temporary sus-
| pension Ct navigation in The small boat Five dsys
aferward be arrived at Barre the capital Of the Prov
irce Of Amazonas-a town built on high broken
ground, OF The Jeff bank Of tue river Here ne re-
supplied his party with provisions, the stock having
| again become almost exhausted At Barra, the Klo
NEGRO, beautiful river navs able for large vessels to
| a distance of 400 miles, flows into the Amazon. tie
here gives in his report CLOWN picture OF the vast
irlapd navigation Of Souh America by means OF this
and other rivers in connection either with the Amazon
| or tie Orinoco.
"The mind" he Gays "is confused with the great
| "images presented to it. We have here continent
| "GiviGed into many islapds-for most OF its great
| "streams mos culate-whose shores produce or may
BE made TO produce, all that the earth gives Tor the
| mairtepsnce Of more people than the earth now
| "bo!ds We have also here tuvial navigation Tor
"lsree vessels by the Amazon ard IFS great trioua-
"ref Of about six thousand miles, which does not IN
clude the Lnumerable small streams that empty lnt0
| CHE Amazon, ard which would probably swell
"tbe amount to ten thousand peter does 1t include
"he Orpoco and its tributaries on the one hand nor
"be Plata with it's tributaries the other the former
Of which communicates with The valley OF tne ANA
ZION by the Csssquiari, and the latter merely re-
| ouires a canal Of six leagues in length over very
practicable ground, TO 60 the same. Let US now
suppose The banks OF these streams settled by an
active ard industrious population, DESTROYS TO ex-
"cbapgs the rich products their snos for the COM
mobiles and uIuIie offoreign countries. and we
shall have no difficulty in coming to the conclusion
"tbat 10 Territory on the face OF the Globe lie SO Ia
"yoiatly situated. ard that If trade there Is once
| awakened the power, and wealth, and grandeur OF
81 c. 1t Baby Tor and modern LJndOn must yield TO
that of tie depots OF this trade that shall be estab-