, 1875-02-27
A RAMBLER IN I-l.On;.,h,
Views Of Life on the Tv7cntu.
fifth Parallel.
Natural History of the Kcys---A yisi.
to tLo Dry Tortugas-.-Eo.t
Jcff:r:oE.-.Dr. N1uiA.

Jcffsr:oE.-.Dr. N1u Il.
C1rrttnendrnce Of Ihs chttaro Tiaine
KEr WExr. rIa., Feb. 10.--ll,o .hc,n,oms,
has stooa CO above for two slayH. Tlta ID 1ov,.
being cold Umbrellas Ilayo been laid sBi,lo pr,,,
vo get back 10 10 iu tue B!ado. Nothing can /.
moro delightful than foW nlontha rcAjJoucc i.
Ksy WoAt. Worry iow como l.c1c Us yet, L.ca "a
tho ttaee is some what remote and c1m,u,nc,.
tiou not very good. The
''IANp or FLowErs,"
where Ponce do Leon sought tic " fountain q,
perpetual yon.h," quito e1naIa my expcet.s;u;,
Ono is amused at tho novel aLd s,ttro5icsi ~.
pee: Of avery thing. lilo peuplo flcrc arc a,c.l,
Spanish and negro. with q mixtuso Of ,os,I
An,cs!ct4 hload. T1,ov lake tAiuyH caa7 tn,
general thur. tbs cl,.nlp.isn,, lnlsi:,eta fusn
a,n from the North. N. 4. Alias & Co. AT trM,
htspFn:tluBrlt,. aul dn q ,na:caLtl, hl:.ii,,s -
1000 u year. We hay. bee.s tho rsci':e:.;sti
,..auy favosa from thesa gentlemen. Uah tc..
tura VI EsrlncIs hovn Ii IN. f:rctiW.. Ego,,
mstnitis tic casgoc. uf fruit thai arrive ,rya1
tho BaitAlnas, cnLa, etc, urc nd II, the at,cttt,
tho biishost lddr: Inr sall,. Thcy ID ~: enea.
bar tho hi.lo"n.;s. ns il Chcarn, An', 1g n,
r:rcctu n,o not n, III, ,.s:d i: .earuH, ut nas,
l,sto 40 icy" tlIore is 1lcn.y u t.oin. lIeba AZ
H. ';da t.e a.. Ala far rc,!.'."s:, :s;t.s.
S,.ia'l earta ,drann bv s:n:ts ~ IL,
Carrying trade. Only u:.a'o 81,
w horses. US they cnil tom. ansYr: tnr IT., tn
fa,t y4'uug mon. Tho taost tA:srssi,.is thiax
ls.so AeoH ucrs arc tue fruits. Ornnxea, len,ons
bnuannns. plAutaina. Ba7radil!aa. hrcsa.ffa;:.
uhnattochH, ETC.. sell for u.4e-ilatf cnut ele4at
Wholesale. I.i!noy ;iyy, and othc- traac4l ItoI.
! Eeiis avA plenty TIE lsal'i:allst caa ind I.,,
| amplo atna.nE1ont. t;nn,e is sLun,laut. 1nt,,
arr is.h VI I'll tslutss. ~ The d.,anEs.:lr,eu {:
ntlt l'ota:lu ,o ono flrro sson.s to a. prostate
THE LuSuEi4SI E!tliA
| OF thc Enyf. Tint department las neyer he.a
| we:Ead UP, though Tho material IL 10 abrullnt.
Tho nU1nhcr 6f indigenous spce!ol II large, nhis
t!lero are many peculiarly West 1nJial,. pfst,
Dabcock ought to como here. AnoaE tito t,ett
with !ss magnificent tlowora. Tho Cerasus Cafs
li'siuaa, or wild orange. ca'alPa. a'mtnis. b..
nAuuag, unppadiLIas aud many utAar.s too u,untt,
Gus to nicntioi'. Al for tho s'nall loses;s:
plants 1t 10 no 'isu to begin. Tho beet waYi,a
coma at.l Get n snel ut tho lcavst-uistiDed III.
grange waited OIL o1elT lrae.c.
i!aTtlE lcotcd oscr. tue town awhile. yca
| ra,,lnso into tho woodH Or by tho rea-siIo,t
ilcre 1uay bo found nlauy interesting ubjtst
IN tito l;no Of land and ftesh.wnter ahc!Is IT..
Gtah,iino trnncata, ilelix cereof.t:, ikeeina D.,
Liculata. 0. Zebra. 1ratia F1oritt0nue aud !,
cinyalaia. Truncatelia bslabintn, cIc. Oh H.,
| bc,l=!l may ho EeeH, urses q blow. tho teaah'!
..ld irasl1o lar1ues OF tho hluo 1ai,hina JtH7.,
4IAttl.f Lll1 WlEEEH III lHDEsUt-H1Fs OF
aud tuauy other interesting forms. lilo sui
crab Li,nukss j'otyphs'nRe} alo common, Vt,
the soldier crab stalks about ta slinro III ro =.
loss numbers. Tlcyo aro Eonla $50 Hfcc!tt Il
,noll1sen ou tho tWo eoasta OF Florida, vi IA
will givo an idea Of tho oxtoMt OF that bruno. Il
tho Faunu. On tho Iat VI February my party
NAILED FOR TUETuuAs,
co miles Wcet. Wo chartered mn 8-ton sos,
| with ere" OF two Hailorl4 Mono Of til hi
lcen 30 fsr wcut; VIC went down In Il nu1.t.,
- Il fsS1f t.un ,i,L
Seak Eto,iacltn aud nerves nut to 60 to tbs It,
t,le.s for pleasure. Wo had q stormy ti,ns. b,
At last, OH Tue.dav, at 2, NO arrived sais. sn}
ntlchorul under tho willis OF Fott Js1s rA;.
circular ro7a!.reof, ovur which thu WAIT Al,
constantly brcaxu.. Tic gallo contlnu'd /,
blow With increasing forco sl,lrlnE lilo r,aa
TING OF our n.uy. Ko that nc could to hnl ltEs
work. Tho Dry f.Etngas are simply seyer sn'a
islands ar 6attibanEB. otIl.ng but II faw bt1at.
cd shrubs aro to bo seen OIL AMy Of lllelh. n1
tho aspect Is lreasy enough. There arc ir uala
ba4ls Of living caraB hero, III from 2 to i$c: It
water. Vowed ftotn nmal boa! these ecr-,1
loox lilo waving fcsout, n..d through ,t-t.;.
beautiful eolorc1 fish, cr,!htscen, allclts, IT, It
IL a night loug to DO remembered.
| FORT a.F:EEEoH
ntands upon CARBON Fey, which con:airs shna
10 acres. md oceupscs nearly throe.fo. IT. I!
the ialanA. Tito folt wss begun il, l845, :uI L.s
Gust several millions. It IL huilt OF red osrl;
Is aamo 30 icut in height. mud cascnased fvrH'
tiers Of heavy guns. II las nix s.dcu anl W
500 p!cccu Of ordnance, 200. 900. Gntl to- roSu.
era. command every point of tho campne j. VIII
tn the folt IL BONO acres Of around n1ll te:d'
cd 10 Bermuda Ernss. aad plantea with cocoa.ast
palms. Ono aoiiturv ro8e.b .buah wasteA it1 hLr'
nesa On tho leselt airl Hero ara olrg:..t IL.
tcrs OF brick for tho garrison. Ihin VI ri"'cst
constniA nf only tivo u,ob. YLora Il, ala'a ti.a.
lo,Bu within tho in:,oauro. During ths "a,
Hon,o 1000 pr.sonerB wcro confined l.: t.
foes. 1 was shown DR.. AluAd'. ,o-n.
THIS Ia simply . cassmate, with two wiai1as
about foot aquaro. Not u ray Ut sl'hsi:
could cLtor tiero, Tho iron ring in ,,o stEs
floor to which Alutld Was chuinod. still sc:s:s
On tho do1r Mnld wroty. "Illey x.!o c,'t.
hero !eayo hopo bnhlnd." It la da,n. g:toIf
place, and reminds MO Of my own c1p"rc=N'a
Charleston Jsil as prisoner Of war. t,nsoa1..
ing the fort ta deep moht ~ feet III Y lI!h ~
filled with wator. Escape Of psiRouet' way At!
most Impossible. Tic fow wLo got ou: pcE:ha
il, trying to reach the main laud. Al l. itEIl.'
tion Fort Jcfrersou would not DO wortil ln!taG
time Of war until tllr whole ts knoc1"i a,Tf
TIC garrison tho l!yl,t-l,nilse ltseper, sd sthE
iiahcrnr,. are tho solo inhabitants Of ttets 't;t.
" Keya. On Haturday uo wera glsd - lraIs tb'
plnoa and co.no back to Hoy West, i,
My next trip will 10 to the matn!au". Wh1:o
oxpect to Ind tl,nCa more agreeable t, :; "a
; Tortugaa, y. Nc.