Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27

once at anchorage inside the mighty wall of
coral rock which FORMS the mighty breakwater
and one 81 tn most wonderful haTbOrs in the
world al re4eusia q % the silent queen IF the
Adriafic ceases Tor thls l. rI1inentiv CONNER
cial place. the mos busting and progressive
than any n. q vet seen IL Brazil Il lies fat
upOn fertile plain -r.iosed NJ h.n = semi-clr-
culaT sweep of low. green ID" IL -aius. an arm OF
which. trrniiug Z WE ~ tho h1re III bold nils,
forms the NORTHERN sIi,u-b e the citg an, has
been appropriately named C.lHda. The Beaati-
full
The great coral reef that faces the whole re-
public Of EraHi Ike H ye-- long aud narrow
islan,. has AZ PeruanbGC5 tEe exact appearance
of rnasrive yall erected ~ the industry OF man
instead % taas OF tiny insects. being several
yart3s wide. running regularly a. masonry could
make It about 500 feet frcll the shore along the
entire sea front Of Ike town ard two or three
miles 1eyOEd leaving the harbor inside of it
smooth q luck pond The entrance to the
hsrbOr r through a natural break IN the reef.
not more than 200 IegI wide. which also forms
the mouth o. the river that runs through the
Inidale Of PeruambucO. Vessels of $500 tons
may readily enter, but larger ones must remain
in the otfing. two miles from land. The ships
inside-Tnsn-O wal. steamers and sailing barks-
are drawn up, according TO port regulation.
three or four abreast in two regular lines. one
line just within tie reef. the other next the
letty, thus leaving central space between them
tlSaE itE truAAC War se4L 4saSt VI WAGER
the curious recife (reef) Is at least fifty feet Ii
width. but being barely above water level at
highest tide brick wall has been built upon
part Of II. five fee. high and ten feet wide In
this wall large cannon have been sunk at regular
intervals. to which vessels NAV moor. and
against the barrier long measured svells Of the
ocean roll majesticallv and break III ceaseless
clouds OF heeCy foam A. the northern end of
the reef are two enormous forts not more than
half a mile apart. their brick tops bristlirg with
guns: and at the other extremity below the
town Is another fort. low light house and a
picturesque group of buildings and round
towers belonging to the revenue department.
THE CITY FROM THE EARBOR.
Our steamer slowly rounded the reef amid
crowd Of lateen sailed jangadas, catauarans and
other local craft that dot the outer waves and
block the narrow entrance past the fierce forts
and the white pharo that seemed to spring up
ont Of the water as We Gpproached and fell into
the lire Of ships at Choir ike an old soldier on
the eve OF battle. While waiting the arrival of
the health boat we have ample time and oppor-
tunity. from the vantage ground OF anchorage
30 near to the iiat-lying city. TO get a general
Idea of it, distinguishing peculiarities. We OBJ
serve at glance that il differs greatly from any
other Brazilian city-by no means so pictur-
esque rs Bahia OF Rio de Janeiro but with
much more modern. prosperous and progress
slve Hlr. Everywhere are traces of the brief
Dutch occupancy In Its earlier history, espe-
cially In the narrow crooked streets of the
older central portion, with their churches of