The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-06-27
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The Thlbodeaux Sentine! OF the lStn
May, SAYS: that we have before us letter
OF Dr.. 7. Dansevean at present III Brazil.
dated April LIST. We regret that want0f
space does not permit Us to give 1T entire,
but we give the most interesting portions
to our readers. The Doctor has been in
Brazil for four months, visiting the coup-
ttry, Studying the manners and customs of
1.-THE people, and taking an account OF the
resources and productions thereof:
Peraambuco, where he first landed, does
not in his opinion present the advantages
that a majority of the other prsyinccsdo;
The mountains of the coast are not favora-
IDLE to cultivation upon a large scale; and
the prairies to the west of these mountains
are annually subject to }droughts which
sometimes cause the major portion Of the
animals which are there pastured, to per-
ish Aprapos OF the Province OF Rio jan
eiro, DR.. FDanseyean thus expresses himself:
Here things have different appearance /;
the continual contact Of enigrants of every
| nation with the native population has CON
| siderably changed the manners and Gus
/ toms which areerect in the envirans OF Per
nambuco. Ideas are more advanced, but
1 without the necessary energy to put them
| into execution. Here are seen magnificent
plantations with every advantage of soil
and position, which produce but very little.
Eyerythiup Ia done with the hoo. The
installations for the making of. smear are
| noor and small and renarnlly very hadlv
arranoed I have visited "a good deal the
Provinces Of Rio IA .Janisiiro. Esnrisito
J,ncto ana pah;a Evary WHARF thara are
too NAVY NO, avs repar,belss +hars
arc evceiIent Mains very favorable ia orr
| svsten, of arriemltnra
IN tho p,ny;nca' of pah;a 10 +ha r;var
l.rAor;tanbanba' which. hoe an aam;r.bla
ro1lay m;tl, rnru fart;l. coil ana ,rbare
,anas 9 no, L., h,d - low ,,ricas Tho r;va,,
10 s' nay;aab,e Ralmonte i its month 10 .
nra a tnwn and dast;nsd n ha = nlaca &c e
;mno W, 70 tho North of thls ;s tho
riyer Pr5o wbic, siso nrese,,ts =, anS s ard
,-o,+o,,as H.. Az .n,,. o af e1snG nlsn+a.
go 3 nod, na ~ s a 1ooo - Aoen
s s,oa With dwel,;naS V aud other b bouses
Etbarso,, MOI, No nnroS osad and hero and
ILL., ins ~ no,,aaaa 80 az
oau+s p rs aor .''' A's 70 20 e''A'1A ~ -
pnoaI;I e. - !, al, ro,ts
- ":s's ~ i, ~ aa's ~ ,od 81 p" has
tha 49, ,s . ~ w f.. sm;aranfa ars
- e. o;an4 f SA ,,,,a,o,,s W. +ha rnrarnmsnt
makes tho necessary p4 ro.ds and furnishes
transnartatinn to tha settlements. and
sometimes makes tha advances necessary
to establish the eolon;es. TO obtain these
adyautages II ID reauis;te to have some one
to attend TO them. sl.a5
| IN the Province Of Espisito Jancto is the
| newly establi he'd settlement unon the
river Doce; little has vet been done. the
LANDS are very fine. There are OF, this river
some Indians who could be made nsef1I.
and had at low wages.
/ 1 In the Province Of Rio are beautiful and
extensive plains which if cnltivntea by
our ueople woul4s produce all that could
be desired. But let us pass to the Province
| of Joa Palo to which the greater number
! of emirrants from The South 90. The nrip.
cipal bort Is Janetos. A Railroad runs
| from it to Canpenas. This is the mos fer.
| tile and healthy region of Brazil. It is in
| the rear Of Campenas that General Wood
| has selected for the formation ofan exten-
/ siye Colony. For the moment the co,nn,n-
nications are not easy. but the Goyernment
| has promised to make the roads
J. To the South of Janetos is the river Ri.
bera and at the mouth is the town of
IGaaue. From what am toid tbis il a
magnificent river: our friend Abel Roussel
has settled upon this stream The Inouia
tributary Of the Ribera enters It at 100