The New York herald., 1871-02-21

OF lie. Nearly every one OF lhe men wo Q mlchets
OF knae. wr,cn seemed to DO ~ much part
oi tncir person as any member o. tieif nodies. Wt
hiiel Que os them 10 Gu nb cocoanut tree arc
puck ~ some "a tae nut He went NJ like a cat
sFasflRy TIE igucR ol the tree WAN as bands aul
runh,ae an w,ta hs iee,. Toe c1coanut mix was
refreshing % "a eter our loarney vat % my TASTE
when was suggested 70 Us by HI. pcuueL Beng
vofy hanSrs, NO purchased some chickens or sup.
Per ari, aater ioa2 dey, which ecms 70 oe rs ua
A. every thinS, our meat was served ap W ueci,
cply aboriginal siyi. Plates, knives ana FORKS ana
s., ~ that lvoIsipiess was dispensed WIN, macneie,
wei wiped on on horse blanket, ulssccteu the
ioeis, aad our energetic teeth ana jaws wSTe ex.
lecled To do the icst oi the WORK.
our psrornaacc although vigorously commenced,
was -hcrdy suspended, and our apqeti:es ~ere ohy
luip0. not satad vi ali the vle uneataoe mesacs
eNNr rad b,lorc me, Thar miserable compound OF gar
used to IN. regnaie those chickens took the sead.
How human natgre can oe;one SO deirayed rs 10
murder tie proper taste II ool Is more thih can
conceive. Ini,nedately conc uded 10 selj Tor FRO
lessor bot oy the nexg steamer TO give -"ne o. MS
rccpse are possessed oI human nature ~ We soon
cseosered, Tor they tried ~ ever way 10 sN!uc us
~ charging u rices wnich, u we tau aa ane,,, M
would nave enabled them 10 1--we IN luxury ior Tue
rest OF tueir hve. ---~
An.r a dsai q barsaniag, durIns, winch Mr..
lcc u iadling stra'".cgs but wn ca, being ue-
Lvercd IN .n3ts pesuaps not hor .asiiy appre-
elslei y, ..,s ungooiy bcathens, We suceeeuel In
en .-,g cignt horses, two OF theh TO pack and the
gu. oursaiiles; three oi these ANIMALS were
70 - cxta nae, aud Ne wero TO pay ten dollars each
III,
lars pecc. hamnocks also wers hired Tor the
trip, wAtea Were not as clean was the s.tadic.
iie"e'.i, Considering on selves IN Tie haEis OF The
liilits.incs. without Immediate redress, we slang
our IA aliocSs IA an unoccu ied nu., wlica tbs
auveinor oi ne town agreed 10 .ct u ,lse FOR
kilel ton, anu soon tel asleep. Having. as We
supposed. completed all our Grrau- u-eneuts we pro-
Possi naS.as very cary start the ensuing morn
ana despatched Jer5mian after the horses
v lille No waved W. made q repast OF Of
scne COD PROVISIONS, not daring to trust 10 any
H4.A. 10 anI hsp
ah arrtei Via Inc ower Of ole Of OFT the ts ten dollar
LorscS ,orether win The nooc auimat ailnse.i. It
aad nad great praelsity TO BACK instead Of go,lg
lorward Iic 4el 10 ny lot, AID as Destr0de him
iest afraid oI siuApns my toes az inst every stone
we miglt meet. Intervals of squaf,er OF an nour
espscj between the appearance Uf eacn successive
norse, ana II wls nailp past seven before We dnally
got star ed. We faded 10 get our bridie bits tie
nouths OF the aorses, so We raped them 70 The
salIlos and usci lie ordinary Ioae orsde, whcn Is
twisted aTouni the Jaws OF the horse WITHOUT Irou.
hlng his mouth. As we babe goodoy TO SiyaIa Ia
Mar dil not icsl as though were seyering any ten.
der te bat ooea no. uli Tor time to e.iace any
Temoise might have ieit az parting.
THROUGH TIE COUNTRY.
Afrer leaving the town We passed over tract Of
sAirted with trees OF yar.oas ki.ids. Aitsr u fa.S
miles OF. lhis we entered forest Where were
beaulS tIa 70 our aaglnsSiSis. ircsn rom ,ho lie
and snow oi The Norn |, seemed like fairy ,and.
JTses Unfamiliar TO az except by name, perhaps,
from navIng seen ~ various woods IN arCicies OF
yeftu aud 0tnaaeat surrounded Us now 0n every
,s sso sTS va taS not Y T eyre
iiets 2, oness 81 Yhch We do no. know me names.
put Which aldel Il cia Al TO the scene from their
peculiar appearance. Eat tbicky intcrspefsed
among them tte ruy al palm reared liz tall, polished
stem snd sir0.caeJ IGrtn It's beautiful fal-iike
lea' es, giving Thoroughly tropical aspect 10 the
buds MT Cd amid the branches, liiny the air witn
their shri cries.
A rich verdure covered the ground. ana from the
trees trailing vines were lestooned. many OF them
o. great length and thchvess. \ 'ar.y every vege-
table production mas il parasite, anI at times
could hariy Distinguish wnich was the tee and
which lhe paraaie- Some OF these lut ter OF
shoots, whica grew downnaF To the earsh, ald as
they appro icned the s0ll they mutt p.el in uiber
ana formed beautiful cutters oi tendrils, which
eventually take root and become themselves the
Parents of o.hers AS tne various uses ro " eh the
paiis placed 10y the natives have been otel de
srioei Dy travellers shall not attempt repetition
here but II Is w.taout douot the most valuable tree
wnicE grows here for their purposes.
by noon We reached Gut wnere We were warmly
weco.ned oy an old woman. who exertel herself in
every possible way TO make us comfortable. We
had lunch of 1reai aud cheest, ald gave our
horses some food. l here purchased u curoBs.y
Sassea S take aoe Tnere were s cry
hsre oi thrift, such as eood patch OF
sugarcaae, an enclosed gar len. with banana, coiee
q mountainous region, and although We mad already
passed through "a considerable a.loant of mad. IL
now became very mach worse aud more Of II. At
best the road was a niuie trai at times dhcuit 10
Distinguish but now IL was next TO isabie: Ire
Guenty we were compelled u disnouuJ ana lead
our horses up or dowG steep and dangerous places
where guarded roots fora,ed q network through
when our horses 1eet could just force passage
and which caused them to move with great did.
cuity. occasonaiiy tough vine would twist around
their legs anu then there would have TO be disncunL.
iug anu la some instances, swearing After cross
Ing this mountain and descending precipiious
road crossed the Casin river, ald almost llnine
reached comparatively level plateau. where the
atmosphere was delightful. II was quite dark be.
but we were warmly welcomed ana enjoyed some
strong coffee.
room was placed at our disposal, in which We
slung ham iiOcks, and slept soundly. pretty
early start was eneced the next morning, as NO
desired to cross the next range OF mountains and
still have time TO pass over broad savanna that
night. Again we had the same difficulties e. en-.
counter as on the previous day, In ascending che
dious ascent we finally reached the top, and were
Wen repaa S cur agns Saney M M
beauty Far as The eye could see stretched o. grand
PLAIN over which herds OF cattle were browsing:
thicKy tnterspcrsed were cumps OF trees AMI occa-
s!onaily straight belt o. woodland indicated the
presence Of q stream Of water. Here anu tnere q
some SON sa TINE raazs y ins nasasassi sssSs
bus as it was getting late we hastencd onward.
We made as much sped as our tired horses were
able W make, intending 70 reach Guerra in time TO
lave some accommodations ior the night; hut by
eleven o'clock men aud beasts were so used up hat
we picselej our horses and slunJ our namn,cks
Under soiie trerS, sept under mango tfee, a Id
found It's tcx foliage al ample projection from the
W.
ana when we reached Guerra, which was only
short distance from where We bivouacKed, We had
ouly twenty miles further 70 go to reach St Do
mingo.
THE NATIVES on ANNEXATION.
All through the country we questioned the inhabi-
tants relative 10 their desire for annexation. and
their replies were always, without siugie excep
ton, enthusiastically Affirmative. There was 3
general desire TO have some strong government
which would put an end TO the continual petty
warfare Of amoitious leaders. They want peace
and an Opportunity 10 pursue tier bush
ne2s without mOeStetlon. Among tue most
amusing Incidents was the Continual attempts
OF Mr. Jacobs to gam Information from the
peoples and, not content with the Interpretation OF
Mir. Marciacq, he would use the most miserable,
mongrsi English, under the Impression that bad
English must certainly Oe good spanish. lie Afforded
the rest OF Our party continua amusement. Oar
march from Guerra TO ST. Domingo was over what
must have been a. one time good road. IL was
lined with trce5-mostly the cOtt0nwood-aDd
showed traces OI having been much used. Houses
now were moro frequent and more cultivation be-
came evident Undoubtedly Of the time The span
1ardH sXaYed tho deS,lples Q thus islnnd