The weekly sun., 1865-12-22
THE AGAssIZ EXPEDIrION.
Interesting Letters

The Providence, Il. l., JoURsAL contains the fol-
loving interesting letters from one Of the party &C.
eompsnyins Professor Asassir expedition to Brazil
TAoArIseIEn FEosrIIR oy Prnu Sept. Is.
Yon WI .se By the date Of this letter that am
four days during which time We worked very hard
sIansshins .nd packing the sPeelmen. we had collect
Of vhich We have an immense number are all 10 be
packed, the smai ones In kegs and tho large on e. in
hosshesd, and then they are to be iiled with aico
ho As both kegs and hos, heads are very poor, ana
nearly all leak, our work hAs TO be done over many
times, which, Win the thermometer at 90 or loo, 10
believe, the vies hole that exists on this foot.too
The Professor had intended to keep on from this
But had decided G'' 10 .eDd 30 u &.jor sa' ccieno
q Brazilian, who is with Us, and young
II, s. s,vt. he IN and tho rest o. u: y, return
At fga, which town !, about tvo-thirds Of the wsy
between here and Mana,uA where We shall remain
for week, until the return Of the Major and his COM
papion. vaA anxious 10 80 on This ea peditop hui
the Professor wished ne TO rpmsin with him, 80
ssn bsys some H., place and
We return TO Manasu, .hers We shall meet Govern
ment steamer placed At the Professor. disposal by
the Brazilian government In which We shall proceed
TO explore the Rio Negro and then the Rio Msdeirs.
which viii occupy Us until december. Then coming
rivera and reach Para some time In January ,hsli
remain In Para month Tho Professor and his v ife
will return down the eo,,t to Rio Jsuero where 10
has promised TO 40 10 report to the Emperor what be
has done, and also 70 deliver . course Of lectures
This will occupy his time until NAV, when he viii
return home. Having finished my work In para /
ropoes going 10 the great island Of Mario ips in
ihe mouth OF the river where there l. said 10 be very
hns shooting water forl, tliers. deer, &c.
TErrE, Oct. 20 1855.
Since I last wrote you from the frontier Of Peru
We have returned 70 this place having eft portion
Of our party TO go up among the mountsIns Wo
have been at this pl CO nearly . month and durins
this time have had chance 10 make . very good
collection Of birds, &c, besides having .oms yery
rood shooting at species OF Wild goo.s found here
lbout the siEe Of black duck, and At another arrs
duck the Wild muscovy As larse As our common vild
fooso. / have made, believe a discovery Of nv
ow a. which will surprise you and all sportsmen The
other dAy, as came out Of the ioTost bshind ihe
village, which stands upon an open plain about a
10 lie square having on my back load OF monk.ys,
Ioucans parrots and such like deer ssv a nock o}
birds fying around which looked familiar an yet
Ing shot into Them knocked out Eve, and on pick
ng them up found four Of them 10 bs Gree nhesds
md one EsquimAuI Curle~. just fancy meeting
,uch old friends in this remote corner OF this
World The next day i went again to the same
d ace and TO my still greater establishment killed
srals plover, HudsoniAn Eodivit aud some
,ectoral saadplpers, lust such ~ We kill at
loine. OF courte shall bring the skins home TO
,rove these facts. The Professor was very much
delighted with this discovery. This 10 first rate
,ace 70 collect birds and have some very curious
mes. / can so out any morning betveen daylight
md sunrise and kill dozen toucans a. large a. hens
nd any quantity Of parrots and monkeys.
II you want TO eIperienoe new sensation, you
II screaming and yslips about you, aud the uoois J