The New York herald., 1865-06-23
Engine Company No. 1 All Right.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
INTERESTING FROM soeoTA.
Our Bogota Corr.spondc nc

Our Bogota Correspondence.
BoGorA, United States of Colombia, April 20, 1895.
Movements Of General Standardization Of the Republic
Wealth cfNs Territory and Chances of improvement de-
An opportunity having presented itself by mail
leaving for the coast take advantage Of to send you
q few items Of news General Sickles, Of the United
States Army, is still here but learn that having
nearly concluded his business he will shortly be making
the return voyage to the coast In the meantime
the 'Tany season" has begun and the ride the
mountain roads will be something fearful have not
as remember, described these roads the Andes
indeed they not road they perhaps may have been
under the Spanish reign They mainly trails by
mountain streams flied with rocks almost impossible TO
beast oon passing along the brink Of frghtful
procipce, whore false step would hurl down thou
sands Of feet and you have choice but to let your
mule have his own way. And here indeed s 0ne's
safety, for these drol creatures soem gifted with
strange intelligence Tho instant they como to dam
gerous mpracticabe pass they stop and torture
make them Q step further in that direction.
Coming this way the Grst day General sickes rode
horse furnished him by very hosptable and esteemed
American Honda but the poor animal fell in climbing
up rocky ascent made slippery by wet clay,
and down the mountain they both went back.
wards; but, fortunately for the rider, the stood
brought up against the sdas of aud no
escaped injury Nothing would induce the horse TO try
Il again. aud 50 the General walked on, rather was
carried up the Of the arrisrs who accompanied
the party After that he rode mule, and did not meet
with any other mishap, although Of the orderes
mules fell with him two or throo times.
About Bogota people ride good deal and so do l. In
fact, horse is the only conveyance No carriages
wagons are allowed In the city. Tho streets
are 20 graded, inctnIng from the side
walk 10 a deep gutter in the middle, through
which stream OF water Is always nowing--that no
carriage way exists This guer IL IN fact sower on the
surface Al night the streets lighted servant
always lantern for those who out after dark
lind the people hospitable and cordial although the
ton left all society, and tho constant apprehension Of
another have broken up nearly every social crco In tho
Prcsidents palace and whore Congress meets
doubled Troops sleep their arms, tn, government
prohibits all large asssm9ass Ionsha even , the opera
political volcano that may al any moment burst into
flames.
republic caused by tho priests whose property was con
fscated by Mosquern and most OF them expelled. Mu
rlo has allowed them to return In Difference TO the
wishes Of Q majority Of the men and all the women
The French Minister here t appears 10 me. Is so un
just aud aggressive towards this government that think
France In conjucton with Spain, seeking quarrel with
this among the other South American states He recently
addressed despatch 10 the Foreign Secretary commenting
upon decision of the Supreme Court Of the republic
terms which none OF our journals employed towards
Coursol the Canadian magistrate. But think some
marrow and muscle have recently been impaired to tho
whon,--and the French Baron has not frightened
tham
These republics all lean upon US like many lambs
pursued by wolves The hatred that exists here against
SPAIN France and England s vastly beyond any thing
known in the United States, for our conscious
power gives dignity and moderation to our sentiments
so that with scornfu defiance is the counterpart
tho cvouching fury OF the fceber south American
States In a war for tho Monroe doctrine, could
concentrate half million OF at any point on this
continent and they would, II necessary march bare
footed and naked aud live the wild products OF the
mountains aud plains. Not even confederate experience
conveys any dea OF what the soldiers of these countries
endure With good arms and ammunition, no sol
ders In the world could surpass them. speak oil the
Indian and negro population mostly halfbresd5; they
intelligent strong brave capable OF great endurance
and would rather dght than work Whenever tho gov
ernment a revolutionary leader like Mosquera wants
an army, they send few squads Of soldiers who
seize all the Indians negroes and pe6ns they meet tie
thsm bring them 70 the post, where they are
uniformed, armed, put into the ranks, and they In
turn 20 and Others and the army 10 raised
No descrtions occur thor soon follow them
and nnd them out, and the forage for tho sup
plies The government provides atons except cattle
which cost almost nothing.
great deal Of tobacco Is produced In this country
sons Of II quite good; but bestowed upon its
cultivation Indeod agriculture OF every kind "a almost
In primitive state; no improved implements OF hus-
bandry known and thero Ia spirit for material i'm
provement In branch OF industry The people have
fondness for anything but war; women, poitcs and
religion From nftoen 70 thirty children in family arc
not uncommon, and this IL the only thriving branch OF
industry Tho mountains are full OF gold snver ana
precious stoncs but they or Wig
orousy worked. few thousand Yankees would make
OF these countries Paradise All the year round
this mare finds all of fruits and all the uopi-
cal fruits besides There s not chimney In Bogota,
yet wears woolen always with comfort It's curious
that but kind of nsh found In the waters OF the
plain and adjacent mountains and IL Is more reptile
than Q nsh.