New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-30

81 RE order Dis 1ht Vas bhpFsr of us cVai uiapl-
dat>d At Cape HsyTieD everything military IL
pnere, rpiusd OF ridiculous The Arsenal IL
ruin: 50 ave the Forts; the cannon are ru,ty and
dIsunuBteS: the mnrtSrs near the Palace OF lie
Clerc noticed Rad been used by rowdies as p"ts
de ctau bre: there is only mounted qua, near
the city proper and IFS carriage. although recently
constructed, Will not plsy and consequent! rs w.
trrly worthless The aims borne oy the National
Guar AID the troops are a. beggary "a their ward
robe wss assured BY IN old citizen that many OF
these niusi,;s have never been discharged since
the day of King trstophs He Committed SUI
eide ia $50 Some Of these nuskets, therefore,
have been loaded for nearly forty Years what
devil of discharge they VIII make when their time
for ,rryire c"rcsi should hate 70 stand .. either
end of them.
The r,osrp Of this ruia VIII explain $. length
1T another time.
NOTEWORTHY FACTS.
We passed Nee, the Estate where the iliustrous
negro 1ous.ant L'Uyerture the greatest OF Amer
lean Statesmen Was born; but VT were not aware
OF the f.ct until We were several miles distant
from it
We parsed. also 90 our way or two httlo
hamlris Of bambou aud drt cabins. AID visited, IN
pursuit OF food aid fruit .yeral Of the huts o the
prasautu. The children we'll as the adults, are
sngulaIly courteous IN their address AMI manners
much more sO-as much more "a the French excel
tie lnglish 10 This particular-th1n tue slaves oi
cur Southern STATES. But they have not one scntla
OF that abisct carrisge which chaescterlzes the
Southern negro. They are polite freemen, not
obsequeous slaves. Hsytl as far as negro chnrac-
ter il concerned, il great success: her citizens
are many 10 their aspect and courteous m their adj
dress INST. ad of cripg.ng, tnid and awniDg para
sites.
MANNERS OF TIE PEOPLE.
ASK for drink OF water, IL Ia gwen with
enrtesy. Say " buninur. Monsieur and the cti
4 L trf.,-
Gus manner. Enter house, II there Is chair 1t
is offered t. you. Ask any question: the ansHer Is
gwen with ~ dent desire to please. We ensered
one little hut for dinner. AZ IL the cise every
where, II had an earih-rD floor, An unceiled but
bigD root ard there very little iurultare in II.
wonsn Was lying on rush mating ON the door,
diving evidently OF internal abscess IN she bre,s.
They had nothing hut n few oranges Ia sell, which
the, gave us at the rate of two for cent.
They were boiling som.hng in Il pot outside.
When We asked what il was, they took out sone
~ ect p0tatOrs and offered them Ia us, prepared
some - VI sop Nth s'rup and they offered IL that,
aso bat refused 10 accept any pay, excepting Tor
the orar GEES which they bad themselves TO buy.
NO DOCTORS.
The woman was dying cor want OF medical care.
There are very ieS sklul doctors in the cities ia
the cOubtry it is said, tDere none Of any kind.
H., nre, mntltudes die every year Of diseases Which
medical sklIl could speedily cure.
Halt Il mile from this house We left the plain for
the mnunttin-not very high one here, but AZ the
first We assembled noteworthy IN the records OF our
journey.
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
/ assembled rapidly, aud rested f.. bamboo hut
al the Top Of It. A young msD was keeping store.
What do YOU think bis stock consisted of About
% cents worth Of oranges, so in number, or there
about, tao plot bottle OF trais worth from
ten to fifteen cents A few plantans, which the
daily profits of this extensive establishment could
Purchase, IN Nil probability was all that he needed
or desired for his support He bad wood IRE IN
his hut, the smoke ascending inside of it, ham
mock thick bamboo for holding water, and that
was all the furniture he needed Surely, never
be- ore or clseu here (excrps, perhaps, among our
,eni civilized Far Western lpdisDr), are insns
wants 60 limited in DuUber or 81 easily supplied
RIVERS AND CREEKS.
Descending t. the PLAZA aRuin, Ne soon reached
snd wndrd across the river near L,'nbe IL i.
hro,J stony npd shallow. Creeks and rivers and
running streams frequently interseet the roads
hetc The water is invariably clear aud pure
There are DO bridges anywhere, SO the traveller has
to strip and wade.
Jhrrr were number Of women washing Globes
ut the river.
CONCERNING WOMEN AND FEMALE FASHIONS, ETC.
I have seen bali dozen women duriog my last
three DAYS Journey whose unu'd ana total Ward-
robe NOUln hot L" inoiS loao so' W "''NN'
wards OF cotton cloth.
Nearly all Of them wore turban, or cbechered
h,r, kercbef on their heads; the other dress vas
simply covering OF ct.ckersd cotton for their
loins | Think and my companion comedies WIN
r,e) that two yards each IA rather too high al est
mate tor the wardrobe of these women.
The greater number however, wore the lnevr4-
be tulban arc one short prttieoat Only being en-
tirrl n.kfd from the waist up gard, snd the knees
downward. During our journey ~c have seen
between thirty and forty women thus aftired, wash
ing or beating their clothes in the brooks.
WASHING.
Their mode of washing differs somewhat
from the Yankee fashion. They rub sn Immense
amount of "E. & a. Winchesef's No. l Sop
on their clothes, aud then wash 1t of 10 the bro
tie suds. of course, being wasted; or, they
cover the clothes with soap, ay them on rock,
al d beat them with paddle. They then dip them
in wster and lay tisui out on the stones - dry aud
bleach This process is repe,ted and the washing
Ia over.
A short distance from the river (Which bad a
pistols naule uuspehable) is The town OF Limoe
1t Stands on IN extended level Plain which Is sur
rounded on every side by lofty mountains. The
SUD, toe cocoa the pabtaln, the manners OF tae
people, were enough to conylace o0e that he was
nov teneaih the tfop c.; bat noSh'De that had
hitherto seen Or heard .remed So utterly ioregu--
had go very far-fron. home an aspect-as tue hrst
view of ibis town of Limbo. IN the center OF
large green common is tomb. and beside II IL u
platform built OF stone, iron-raii"d tolns, ana
s.cridrd BY several steps; and towering, should
Judge. seventy ieet above them, straight as az ar
row and smooth as pillar OF polished mt'o'e'
with, Ut a branch or 6 leaf until the summlI Is
reached stands truly royal paln tiee-the CAB
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