Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-18
INTERESTING LETTER FROM BRAzIL-NAR
NOW ESCAPE OF STEAMER WATER WIrcH.
tCorTsspondsnes Of the Siar.l
U. 5. STEAMER WArRa wrrcH,


U. 3. STEAMER WATER wrrcH.
Hdr6Or Of Csdra, Brazil, Nov. II, 1858 (
Ffisnd Stay:-Being resident Of Washing
ton city, and thinking that few lines would be
OF interest to the patrons Of the Star as well as
to those who may be interested in the safety and
welfare Of the above little steamer make bold
TO pen you the following, viz: We left the Gos
port Navy Yard October 5th, ISIS, at 10 o'clock
a m, amid waving handkerchiefs Of the lad les
assembled In the yard TO witness our departure
and the cheers Of the blue jackets on board that
noble noble, SHIP the Pennsyivsnia The steamer
We arrived in the harbor Of Bridpetown isI
and OF Barbadoes, on Saturday, Oct 10TH at half
past O'Clock m after a very pleasant pass,ge
OF eleven days, and came to anchor a short dis
lance from the Fulton, which vessel arrived the
day previous. The word was then passed that
mail would leave In the afternoon Tor the ITni
ted states, OF which took tie advantage and
mailed one for the dear ones left behind The
next day | visited the city, and such a city.
however, had the pleasure OF taking a glass OF
tropic ale with young man who is a clerk in
me Ice honse,' a irst-class restaurant, OF
which the American Consul is proprietor; and
OF witnessing the first parade Of the reg iment OF
the Native troops, (whO are maintained by the
goVeinmfni), la their new uniform, Ia Tnrk
who looked remarkably welt.
On "Wednesday, Oct 2Hh at 2 o,cIocL ,
m, the Harriet Lane arrived, ten DAYS from New
foTki also merchant brig from Philadelphia
with coal for the squadron and on the fnIIoIvin,
ton left here on Saturday, Oct 2}d at IL O'clock
m, aud we left a I'll O'Clock p. III , same day for
fernamDucO, our next coal depot; but unfnrtu-
hately, or very nearly so, we were compelled 10
make the haTbor of CeaTd, Brazil which i. aOu
miles 10 the nOrthward Of Prrnambuco for coal
having run short and fortune favors the
brave, we were favored, as a barQue from Liver
pool had arrived a few days previous To our
arrival, having the article In question at alp psr
ton, Tor which arrangements were made Href
sells mere from 20 to 30 cents per pound; white
potatoes III cents per pound. There is not much
attention paid 10 the cultivation OF vegetables
Fruit, such as oranges, bananas cocoa.nuts
Il c., are In abundance and very chsan: oranarss
the largest and sweetest l ever saw, two FOR y
cent bananas, cents dozen, and every other
species OF fruit in proportion Coffee IL cents DER
10, sugar Is cents per Id f, eggs Is cent, Der
dozen. The population is 20 90
The American Consul, who Is proprietor NJ q
large wholesale dry goods store, Informed ms
lhat We made very narrow escape az W. n,,ssea
over a reef OF rocks which at low water , r. ys,,
nearly visible. He fired two guns from the fort.
neither OF which We heard, and he was almost
frantic, as he was expecting to see us dashed To
pieces every moment, but, thank God we an
ehored In safety about O'Clock D. m Saturday
November 9th, being fourteen DAYS from Bar
oados November 10th, "wednesday at SIX
O'Clock p IN. the word was passed Gun anchor =
but, alas, when the starboafd cable was taken In
the anchor was missing, having parted from the
cable, and Is now at the bottom Of the ocean
However, we hauled up the port anchor. and
Were soon Steaming towards Pernambuco After
we had gone about three knots we were com.
PEELED to return to Ceard again on account NJ ory
piston working loose, and at O'Clock D m we
were safely anchored again In the harbor. where
we shal remain for couple Of weeks under
going repairs.
Yours respectfully, JosEPuus