The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-12
The Cruise Of the Cyane.
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.

UNITED STATES SIooP OF WAR CYAsE,l
BAY OF GUAYAoun, Feb. 20, 1859. :
Trip Of The Cyane from Cdlao 10 aql-Generai Duty
Gad General Alarm-Sdilin9 for Panama-Sc1sery on
SA0ye-Appcarance Of the Ladies Produce and Pigs
Leaving the city harbor Of Caao the afternoon OF
he 14h instant arrived at this place the evening
q yesterday. Our voyage far has been very tire
one, yet not altogether void Of interest or excite
nent
The revolution in Chile, together with the between
Peru and Ecuador have caused the Cyane put in to a.
moot every Port between Valparaiso and New Granada
most Of the ports having been blockaded Captain Lock-
wood thought that our commerce might require pro-
lection and hence our calling in at Coqumbo Huasco CAL
dera and Caao but finding everything quiet at the
places, we left, as above, for Guayaquil.
The night anchored OF Punar Island in the bay Of
Euayaqul everything was calm and still; not even the
ripples awoke the stiffness Of the scene and the bright
beautiful reflected their light calm waters as
though the face Of mirror The sailors were lazly
leungDg about decks softly sleeping in their hammocks
and all the officers the captain officer of the
deck, had retired Directly the quick roll OF the drum
called every man 10 his post every officer armed ham,
Knocks brought up and slowed In the MEETINGS, the guns
cast loose and double shoed all within the space OF thir
Teen min utes. The lookout had espied steamer
coming down the river, and had given the alarm On
the steamer like some huge monster OF the deep
up the captain hailed With what steamer is that
which was replied to by asking what ship hat2D
ing the Cyanne. Captain l. did not the question:
however, until bis own question answered An officer
came on board from the steamer 10 explain that he thought
were merchant vessel, and came down to warn us
on He seemed rather taken by surprise at seeing
ship ready TO receive hmhe had not heard call
quarters After explaining he left and the kept
on bier course down the bay There happened 10 be no
American vessels up the river hove up anchor and
started on our way to Panama. our destined station
Punar Island is Of the several that dot the bay OF
Guayaqu and believe the only inhabited. II has
1t small village inhabited by native Indians who have
dark, salow complexion, Of medium and very
fond of strangers The houses all built upon poles on
account OF snakes and other reptiles which very plenty
and very annoying. The houses story The in
habants sit on the floor swing in hammocks. The wo
men, some OF them are good looking but not pretty
they lighter than the men, and fat and plump they
are evidently fond Of the Americanos they call u.s.
The island wore the most cheering any place
have seen since leaving the United States The grass s
hong and beautiful trees tall and stately and flowers OF
every description grow in wild luxuriancc throwing out
ther sweetness in every direction Fruit grows wild and
In abundance such mango apples and cher
RES but II was impossible TO get anything like save
apg, and generally speaking Spanish pig is not very
pleasing TO the "digestibles" Of an American.