New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
NASSAU.
FROM GEN. JAMES WATSON WEBB.


from Nassau, N. p where took member OF my family
in February by advice OF family physician, in
sequence Of bronchial affection, which admonished
to avoid for the present North Winter, after having
spent eight In the tropics. The result has been most
satisfactory exceeding, indeed, most sangune an
tcpations And, therefore, trouble you with this let
ter to be published In September next when 50 many
inyaids suffering from lung affections, will be anxously
inouirng where they may find refuge from the cold
and damp OF our Winters AS Mrs Greeley spent the
Winter in Nassau at the Royal Victoria Hotel you VIII
have no difficulty in investigating the claims OF Nassau,
to be without rival in this hemisphere as grand Sdn
tarium for all diseases Of the throat and lungs
South Carolina Georgia, and Florida, all put in their
claims to be favorable resorts for nyads desirons OF
escaping from the severity Of Winters and relatively
their claims are good But being situated on TINS great
continent aud subject to all the changes and ycstudes
OF climate experienced north OF the tropics thelr merits
are only relative when considered in relation to moro
| northern places Everywhere in country we are
liable more or less frost in Winter This is emphau-
cay the case IN Florida and what makes it far worse
for the invalid, the climate is so mild during most OF the
Winter that when docs It is discovered that
few if any precautions have been taken to resist s dee
terous influence Even the Island of Cuba is OCCASION
ally visited by irosts and know from personal obscFVa-
tons in February last that the Northcr experienced IN
Cnba are quite as distressing the invalid suffering
from affections Of the lung the frosts Of Florida
To escape in the West Indies and avoid the luu
once Of the Northers St. Thomas and st. Crox are the
! only santaIas that safely be recommended; and
those are not always free from yellow fever before late
in December or after the middle Of March. TLis fact
oectuay excludes both Of these islands from becoming
places OF general resort for Inyaids suffering from pu-
monary complaints because they may not Irudcnty re-
main AT North until December, and cannot return
with safety until May Besides the distance Of ST.
Thomas and st. Croix from NcwYoIk and the dfinl-
ties in reaching them oectuay iguores their claims to
| compctition with Nassau.
Madeira is the great Sdnitdiia OF Europe; and until
lately was considered to bo without rival throughout
the world. Recently however, Nassau has not only been
proved to be superior all other localities as Sanard
in the New World but superior also, to Madeira ITSELF
Madeira is decidedly healthy than Nassau, from
the M Of June TO the lst November, when tho ther
mometer the former island stands at an average OF
10 CO., in the latter IL averages s5o OF Fahrenheit
And SurgeOn-General BagOt Of tho British Army very
properly remarks, that person seeking health should
ever find himself in Nassau from the middle OF JuDo to
the middle OF October The unhealthneSs Of the &land
in Summer is conceded but from tho st of November
to the 1st Of June there s Ho IN al fT0jqJpHT CHy
spoon the fdce Of The EARTH so desirable for persons
suffering from Pulmonary complaints. And Nassau IS
only four days sail from Nor York; the steamer land
ing passengers their way to Havana
Nassau is situated in Lat go O5 North and Longitude
| 10 2V west Madeira is in Latitude 80 North.
The climate of the two places, as indicated by a
long series Of thernometrical observations, is as fol-
| lows:
Madeira 800 Winter GEO 5O' .sprinr. go fg
Nassau.. Winter. 100 81. Spring. 10 g.
New-York. Winter. $50 ol%.-..spring 5@' Co
| Now, you and know that when in Winter, the tenn
peraure houses gets down TO CO. we increase our
fires. and consequently We know too, that TO constitute
climate the mean or average Of which Is 60 the Their
momcer must most of the time, be below 90, cohse-
quently fires become necessity ana the atnos
phere Is not which invalid afflicted with disease ot
the lungs may safely breathe. Toe remedy IN a lnnS
diseases Is exercise in the open air constantly inang
an aimosph of 7Oo or upward and the mean OF te
Winter temperature in Nassau being y' g., ana oi INC
Spring 70 G both dry with perfectly clouuess skes,
there appears to be no Doubt that from November to
| May, NewPToyidence is without rlNa as great
Tros has never visited Nassau-tho codest day known
during the past twcntyone years OF caretu pesst11 1
with exception not verified, 6elhg t4 anu INC
eighteen degrees between the coldest and the WFmeSt
Vi:it fbe Island for health Aud the greatest difference
in the Thermometer recorded between OcIODer ana
| June is only twenty degrees -.
II follows then, hat there is on earth no such other
Nassau The rain fall during the Winter and Spring Is as
Dccember...... IA March...........t5
| Jauuary...........24 April.........-..2+
The mean hight of the barometer for series Of years
is asceIaned he exactly 20 inches and the average
During the months Of March and April, We had only
five falls Of rain, usually Of only two OF three hours
| tinuously. Duing those two months We had rain
previous 10 10 but once ana both DAY ana hSh'
| The heavens were clOudles5
such are tbe facts OF he case in regard to the climate
a
DaTed with other places on the globe noted for their
salubry, there great natural causes, visible ana ar
prent 10 all why il should he found free from frost al
though in Lat 80 05 North and at the same tne boast
all the benefits of the Tropics with warm Summer
climate as eOuabc as desire. Those causes con
ss in the very peculiar and remarkable position OF the
Island Look at the map and you WI M al % one Pfree
and the ,rarB which constitutes that mighty arm
of the oceanthe Gulf Stream On the Bes that great
wonder of the ocean separates il from the Continent Of
America and again protects Nassau on the North, ana
by m the tine thew reach NewProydence and on
the East open to the Broad Atlantic Which, IN
Lat. 25', never ens any amount Vi oou "on INC III
valid may not safely inhale - ,
The sanitary virtues Of the climate o. Sassau are not OF
discovery; and 1iO years ago. Peter Bruce In his
memoir said: A., . -
the heat of the sun being greatly allayed by
refreshing breezes the East and the earth and air
are cooled by constant dews which fall IN the night, and
by gentle showers which fall in their proper seaSons
tements They are affected with the frost snow,
hail OF northwest winds which prove so fatal both to
wonder the sick afflicted inhabitants Of those eli
mates fly hither for relief being sure to IND cure
What was true in 1882 equally true and is to
benef suffering humanity that write this letter
NV own signature guarantee, that the invalid who
may visit Nassau affections Of the lungs and throat,
not TOO long neglected. may feel well assurance
have already said that the trip 10 Nassau Is per
ers which weekly 10 Havana Ot course, inc re- j. no
difficulty in being supplied at an 9pes, Win "a every
in saying, that Messrs Cleveland Newell the pronre-
the Royal victoria Hotel nlehu 10
class house. and are, in every respect well qualified TO
do
The Hotel was built by and Is the property the Gov
eminent Of Bahamas and Is not only the largest and
most commodiOus Hotel built In the Tropics hut il
buildng which has few rivals in country out Of
our large cities And the Government OF Nassau have
given the propretOs twenty years lease Of the hotel,
conditioncd only at they shall Keep r-tlass ABrri-
can hotel. They both Intelligent Americans, who
held couni ssiOns army during the RebeliOn and
writing from two months residence In their hotel have
no hesitation in SAYING that nyads and their friends
to fare as well at the Royal Victoria as any
| where ont of New-NOrk