The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-13
TIE AGAssIZ EXPEDITION.
Interesting Letters

The Providence, X. l.. JoupSAL contains tho fol.
loving interesting lotter- from Of the party nc
company lng Professor AsassiE expedition TO Brazil
TAnAriSGIER FRoSTrrH oF rrUr Sept. Is.
non WI se Iy .ne aa'v o s at , ani1 nr
four dAvs, during which time .e worked vory hard
srransne snd packing the 'pceimens se had coleg.-
Of which -e have immense number, arc all IN / g
packed the small ones In KEYS and the larre oucs m
hos,heads and then thev are to be fllei With acO-
hol As both kcgs and hos. honds are very poor, md
nearly all lsaE, our work has 10 he done over
times, which, With the Thermometer At ~ or ln IL
yery hard In 'eed. This town q TAI AtIngiet u DO
believe the vilest hoe that exists on TIN, foot.iool
The Professor had intended to tcep, on from this
but he had decided to -ond Msjor Cotenio,
Brazilian, who Ia with u, and youns
tho 81 Tvel as md ss G cr ,So S md .op
al Esa which to.n about two-'hirts Of the way
letween here and AanNsus shetsN We shall remain
for week. until the return Of the MAJOR and his COM
p.nion. vas anxious to so on nj, cNped ton, hut
the Professor wished me 70 remnI with him, 40 !
there can have some first rate shooting from EsA
return 10 hanasus where We shall meet Cove m
ment steamer placed At the Professor, Disposal By
the brazilian Government IN which shall proceed
TO explore tue Rio Negro and then the RIO Mrdoirs,
which will occupy US until December Then coming
down the Amazon we shall explore Some Of the over
TI,eTa and re.ch Para some time In January. shall
remain In Para month. The Professor and his y lie
viii return do.n the coast to no Janeiro, where %
has done, and also TO deliver course OF lectures.
This will occupy his time until MAY, whom he will
propp.s going 10 the great Island Of Mario living In
The mouth Of the river where there l. said to bo very
tine shooting water fowl, tiEerT, deer &c.
TyrFy, Oct 90, 1858.
Since last wrote you from the frontier Of Peru,
We have returned to this place, having left portion
of our party 70 SO up among ihc mountains We
have been At this place nearly II month"; aud during
| hi. time have had chance 0 make a very good
| collection Of birds &C, LttlIet HAVING some very
rood shoe ms At species OF Nid goose ionnd mere,
| X
ducI the w,ld mutCOvy, HITc ~ our common Wild
! goose. | have msde, believe discovery oi nv
! other day, as ! came out Of the oiort behind tue
/ village, which stands uIon an open plain about a
mi.e square, having on my back load oi monkey,
/ bind tyInf around shlch looked familiar aud se,-
ting shot into them Au0cke out hNt ana on PICK
| ing them ~ found fCur Of 'hen 70 he ufeehhtAIs
| anu one E-'dil4auN turle". IusI ihncI hre'lns
such Old Trends in ths rwote conner oi me
/ Sorl', Tic next day | Nrls atn.h 10 me saill.
place, aud to my sill lTettur aston -hment killed
SIsss plOyeL Hu soni,n godivlI ahd some
, pectora saldpipers Just tu'h Us We XII AZ
home. or oouI,e ,hni hrn! TIE am. home to
p.oNe these iaet.. The floit'sOr Was 'ey uluch
| delightei with this discovery, rms IL Ahr- lale
place 10 collect birds, aud have sme very cuilops
ones, ! can 20 out any morning belrten uNltht
and sunrise and kill dozru tOucaus Is large Us hens
anu Any quantity ofpGrols anu MONKEYS. A., -
| II you want 10 expo .ienco leN 'up.a,iVn' @ ' you
should get among drove Of mohAtH "Nol tI'S NE
ali screaming and slins slAut you, and the woods
are 30 thick yon cant the muzhle o. your san
thought that he'll had broken lose lhe hIsl uhle
got among them with onc to 1rIl NO 'hAt IL was
MAsA,rs, Oct "a.
We arrived here last nieht from the upper part OF
tho river, where we have teen or he last sA "eeks
We haNe hsd rongh time Of l1e ,,a ~
,,ss anu n.l, 81 in'ge,'o.t mari Of the liver
sheer IRON hio, md mosquitoes ,hlh, ihe uPicI,
We have al eady obtanei peciinsn 1ie !baI .han
We are no, % ns % spena come III reess in s1PoF'
lnS tho BIC SeirS,