The New York Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1852, Page 6

QNTERESTING FROM THE PACIFIC. | News from South Amertos—The Cities “ San Carlos—Governm sn rebiagenr eevee jon of those Citice—The | V.leano of San Miguel—General State of the adjoin Country—Interesting Infar- | mation and Narrative of Adv are. CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE NEW YORK HERALD. Brio Sip Hamer, at Sea, i Pacirie Oceas, January 15, 1952. My last communication was written from the city of San Miguel, State of San Salvador, C. A, under date of Nov. 28, which I left on board H. B. M. schooner Cockatrice at port La Umon, whose gen- Semaaly officors kindly offered to forward our let- ters by the steam frigate Amphitrite, daily expeot- ed, which communication I trust you received in due time. | T loft San Miguel on the Ist December, and ar- rived at La Unian the same day, where I romained two weeks, which time I passed in viewing the town and country. The town is aa old fashioned, quiet and lonely place ; there seemed scarcely any life in the inhabitants, and busimess very dull. There wore ten foreign vessels in the port, principally Eng- lish—five wore loaded with merchandize A quan- tity of ceroons of indigo and silver ore wore piled upon the beach for shipment to England, in all, probably 350 coroons; with this exception, there Was no appearance of business in the shipping line, @nd as to amusements, they were scarce, save now and then a fandango in some thatched hut about town Tho oountry around San Carlos is rather fine, oranges and other tro; ical fruit being in abundance The land is fertile, needing only to be cultivated te raise a variety of v This the inbabitants Bro too indolent f hammocks, and live upon w tancously, rather than ‘ot y of luxuries The houses in the town for the accommodation of strangers. Th only recort is ut the adobe house ofa tall, lean, lank, big-eyed, shad-fueed, middle aged Senoriia, o°0s3 a8 a butcher's dog, wh yes would sparkic at the chink of silvor, gettin ch in her possession, it was doomed to be severely rubbed, and tightly pinched between her bony thuab and fingers, shon deposited where it would remain safe until her mor- tal existence shall terminate. Having made a bill with her, fora meal of victuals und claret, paying which, and needing change in return, she would im- mediately give evident symptoms of going iuto a spasmodic fit; sufficiently recovering hersef, there being no resource, sie would at just return the ebange, and quite exhausted sit down known as the Queen of ¢ The currency of the co @ll sorts of shapes and a theee conts to one dolar in value. The er was first pounded out in flat bars, and cut off as most couvenient, then stamped; it is sound, sq cornered, tour-cornered, six thick and thin, concave cording to their dutes, coined in Lima It to obi small change for¢ ling through this © with Sy tables heir on- » to swing nt nature p Ke an exertion | raise a ure no publi She is ‘lver, which is in are, and long, aud ei eo y annoyinig nud d inily use. Auy ove t hould be wel nish cein, as it Will pass in ai Th derable sickness ou in the harbor, prance \y fe Yet it doe yt seem to be unhe: and is mostly confined to foreigne: It i interior not geelimuted yveve thy in any of the Central American po-ts is a cusiom house built of stone, iniity feet foot in size, two sto: tiles; it has a balcony extending round th building, save one end ids upon t the foot uf a gentle ri ibe end of a pi high, 1 ith is to be crected The tide here rises several feet, end at low tide & beach of mud, soil. and of uukiuown depth tends into the hasho: two hundr at which time there ic no comma sicat ship avd shore. ‘There is wot ike loost a tien for landing at low 9: A ditch thi width bas been conmuenced and in 4 five years. The oniy lubuyers convicts aa ch inthe moroiag dey Suu cour rot and ¢ one’s head of fifty y purpose the tims Fiving whic ge num. oirée onshore Tho following day + miranee of ead our s enroute t eoze. and stood put of the hayhe, of io of Fon we ed sever ing to the S. E.; they are quite \ | with green foliage. ‘In the by the bald jeok of Tigre Island, towering high above its neigh bors. Upon the other side was the main land, with | © ite extinct voleano towering high. and covered with | | £ n foliage. In the dist s the voleano of an M el, and before n re of the wid Pacific were roiling in their mighty surges, | that der ripe n we ve wreaking with the noise of ky shore. The sce h y. in entering the La Union, is very beautiful All is | ature, and one dun view the same sentod itself to the vision of the pic explored the harbors upon this coast . a suiling along the coast, which presented one | unbroken chuin of volexnoes After passing the | Volcanc of San Miguel, we came suddenly upon an extensive shoe), vot marked upon the chart. extend- | Ine vut to eea fiom twelve to fifteen miles: in some places the surf was king mast-high; in taking | soundings ws Wo Advance wind boing light, tack gradually more shallow e was three fathoms The ship aud stood ont to sea, but not without beirg | to anchor forabreer The sonst pilot sayeo! (hix const, that there are shoale, and forty fathoms of water to within o ” At nile | ptervals, during the night, in the wo could see the fire issuing from ano of Izalco. In the morning we | n for shore; made the port of Acajutla, most northerly of the State of San Salvador, and bout 2o’elock, I’. M, anchored in the same, ne mile froin shore. Here we found at an- : the Italian bark Central America, the English Aloxander Robinson, and the American echooner Merchantman. of Aoajutle (if port it can be called) is roadstead. more than an open |. There is a gradual curve in ths land, of come ten miles from one point to the other. The surf rolls in from the ocean unobstructed, and with irresistible force breaks thundering upon the shore. It is dangerous, and by no means eithera pleasant or agreeable operation to effect a entg Boats are often upset in the breaking snri, and several live: have been lost. A short time previous to our arri- val, three Englishmen lost their lives nere in raaking the attempt. The boat from our brig, as weil as that frem the English bark, and schooner Morehant- man, were upset. no lives were lost; some were se- verely bruised, and of course all got a ged dueking. From the deck of the brig I couated the peaks of nine voleanoes, commencing at the novthwost of the coast, with the two of the Antigua, in Gastamala, in the distance, and following the chain down the coast to the southeast. The mountain’ range is about fifteen miles from the beach, to which the lund is a perfect level, and covered with veriure to the watersedge. Atthe northeast, and imimedi- ately back of this port, is the voleanoof Izaleo, ima stute oferuption, and at intervals rolling ont lume ofsmoke. It isa guide to mariners eatering the port, by its smoke by day aud dame at might. As it is customary for the captain of the port, or some officer, 10 board a vessel previous to any one going on shore, it wasnot until the following torn- ing that he came otf, immediately after which, we ot into the bout and approached the beach he surf was roiling fearfully high, and brewing upon the sandy beach, and I mast coufess I orem: bled at the sight; we entered upon the breakers; exch waye, as it came rolling in, impelled as on- ward, until there was no resistance; and we were thrown upon (he beach amid the foaming waters, when the succeeding wave gave us the vit of a bath. It requires skillim steering any bat a surf bout through to the shore. As soon asa b grounds, there is a rush of nearly lis side; and if you wish to lund with dry t mut mount Lpon the bare, groasy back o: pnd thus b Afi] . Sone hundred perpendicular hich an in- barrier b height, through pat a of nto the interior of their for cks upon one side, th d 1 observed the and i with ( to be well work in ve tal vk upon the side of the probably tho resting oraaing Pout in the tombe, © of the wash; they were sealed with one, which was brokeu open. I look- ofbing remained s through this avenue, of twelve feet ‘ou arriv level surface. Upon tho bank of the ‘ice are the remains of a fort, and originally a wall extended around the whole space of about two acres. A portion of » wall is siill upon the back part. Ail imerchaudise aud people lunding here must pass through the are and out at the guarded gate. Upon the south side is a long, ancient, one-story adobe building, cupied as a custom use, storage, barracks und forts, with a few soldiers, and chain gang of convicts. A corridor extends avound the inner sides, froating the inner court, which was occupied by the convicts, soldiers, and lazy, lounging natives, with piles of bales, boxes. pack saddles aad trash, while horses, mules wai caitie, were fastened to the posts. Their uecie manner coming convicts for the night, [ observ- ed. wis, by securing one foot in x hage trap or stocke—u imamoth oue of two. picoes of timber twenty-five feet in lengib, secured by a lock when their jogs were in nons Wore pointing from the corridor o the eud of the bu towards the sea, over which was the Laicony it frouiof the room, deeupied by the co dante nod captai «port, uuderneah which by tho soldiers fiftcen buile ants. They are u is the carmine vi. ly one hundred inhabis- situated in one street, whi {from the gateway to tho iuverior oF the country ry iiitle busive in the piece, und iti8 Keptin existence by having the evisvom hour port, and trom the limited shipping plying pzovisions and vegeindies, or that fem persons engaged ia packing goods, the wading depot for the port be- ing at the cicy of Zonzonate, 8 ant, in- 6 of the bu vor the gw iy gtey, ofs neasly © provruding igu le ought o make some ngage, and adobe building, a bar stood out in bold ve- oor ot whi ‘Two small, old, rusty iron cane | about a dozon or | trausacted | houses, upon the open corridor, whefe thoro is o circulation of air, if it is to be found From the residence of Mr. Colburn to Zonzonate, a distance of about two miles, the land upon either side of the road is under cultivation, with fences in front, which are rare, and, ever aud anon, a large, framed, mahogany, covered gateway, suitable for the entrance to agentleman’spurk, with, perhaps, the owner's name upon it. The fields of corn, sugar cane, and vegetables appeared very fine. There were many orange trees loaded with their golden fruit Spreading tl eir long leaves gracefully above all were the beautiful cocoanut trees, intersporsed with the usual variety of tropical fruit and flowers. Tro- pical scenery, when all is in bloom, with its variety of foliage, fruit, and flowers—when the air is made fragrant with the perfume of flowers, wafted upon each passing breeze, and the forest made vocal with the songs of the sweet feathered warblera—it is then aplace where angels might love do dwell; but it is of short duration—after which, they would wing their | flight to other worlds At sunset we approached the town, which had an | imposing appearance from the road, being a little more elevated. The ruins of two la me cnurches, with their moss grown, mouldering domes, rose conspicuous above the white, tile-roofed bo buildings; also, the domos of several churches, not in ruins, were conspicuous. The chain of mountains clothed in green, rose high in the background, and the city appeared to be quietly reposing in the midst of tropical grove. On our right stood the deso- late moliena of Izalco, belching forth a column of black smoke, with « distinct roar, like distant thun- der. We approached the town overa very fine paved stone bridge, some fifty feet in height, with one arch of heavy masonry thrown over the Rio Grande, a smmall but rapd stream, and ontered the town over paved streets, andin a few moments found ourselves passing through a large gateway into the inner court of the caza of Nusurio Tregaros, opposite the ruins of a large stone church standing at the head ofthe plaza. We were conducted to a room, for our quarters. It was the most comfortable and well- furnished we had yet found, being ceiled. The furniture was of mahogany, and, although ancient in style, with its peculiar curving, indicated that it ouce was of the best and most fashionable; it con- sisted of a sideboard, bureau, table, stand, and two chairs; a few ancient oi! paintings of saints, or so. body else, were hanging upon the walls, and conspi- cuous among thom a small wooden cross. [nan joining large room, in the centre thereof, stood a rd table; numerous colored lithographs of the &o., were hanging billi battle scones of Napoleon, &c., upon the walls, with the usual billiard machinory After tea, a number of men and women came in to Beye rach oe Mra A ,and, as we could converse but litde in Spanish, an interpreter was sent for, who soon came. Ho was acolored man, named Phillip, of Boston, and had lived ix the country fourteon years; hada family, aud resided in the suburbs of the town. | _ Having decided to visit the village the fallowing auy, Tongaged Phillip for our guide. —Aftor being treated to some Spanish music by three gentlemen, upon a guitar, flute, and with singing, it being late at night, and feeling fatigued, we retired. ‘fhe fol- lowing morning, at five o'clock, Phillip boing on | hand, we were again in tho saddle, and accom- yanied by the hostess of the houso (a very pleasant, middle-aged, fleshy Senorita, who was going to the town of laalco, two leagues distant), we crossed the | bridge, and wore galloping briskly forward. This Senorita was a femule speculator. She owned two buildings in Zonzonate, aud the ono at the port kept by the ‘‘darkey.”” She was going to the town to purchase corn, pigs, &e., to take to Acauitts ceting a wative driving two pigs tied with a ropo rouxd «# hind leg, she stopped him, made a purchase, sent them onward, and again we galloped off. ‘Tho youd was through the woods, narrow, and much worn by pack mules. Two miles from Zonzonate we came to tho village of Sonsecate, a native village of tharched huts scattered among the trees, with a very small adobe church on the side of the road; | after pa: which there very few huts, and all seemed in nature’s state. We met and passed a large number of natives, male and female, on their way to Zonzinate, with various articles to sell in | the market place; such as hog’s lard in small cala- | bashes, starch in small cakes, &v., &e., with vari- | ous kinds of curious **fix: in the eating line, | which I could not save. These were conveyed in | Wooden troughs carried by the women upon their heal Hef, ceverca and cased with umts, in the yes of while the men had a load of fruit and veg which wae quite ad {upon | tables in sucks upon their bucks They bring tho: the cov hich | article several miles, and the whole stock of many indicated that car | would not amount to more than fifty cents. In cu ' | travelling the six miles, I believe we passed at aud ¢ ‘ | Teast two hundred ives, in Indian file; they were ov ‘ ging | dressed in uative style, the females with a skirt or inf vag mauogany | picee of calico tied around tho waist, raised and tal. v fastened up at the sides to keep thom from the dirt, diluy with nothing on their necks, shoulders, arms, or the 7 i heud, (excep t the trough); the men were drossed, 1) o some with pants and no shirts, others with shirts i | nnd no pants, ad some with ouly a pieco of cloth we around their loins; while the sinaller ones wore { nothing but the gaim whieh nature provides ned } ith human family, (varying iu color.) he ell for “uther under the me- op and color resembling tle rant , 1 ws At half- even a Fe 1 ’ i 2 ! | ; | naiives Tying ubou tuned a eort t ‘| | ent liovd paved street, with adobe buildings, lon ‘ 1 ut dot which stood the chureh of Nicholas, cou at wr iminediat behind it the volcano, bole low ng PM “ moke wud ashes with a tremendous ne analog 1 | a de the whole town tremble. i \ Our hostess conducted wa to th t wh t{eintanee. While waiting F bon t fit a through the town, by anu aking me to ne to bis r mill, to be y ina wared to be Ve ion piper, having vid it 2 was to lay u tivo to four irket for the » age, in this warm ea to raive it, The land said he lived upoa plan- und vegetables, with H. vet it wstomed to it fier the r him ins, bat in sof the | deration int here 1} heantiful Two crops arethe lank, t« tives poo ‘ i} all that has heen written—the bee } bus been given, with the Para 4 ps, borne down from Mour of the pleasures of wandering amid “ ©. the eitre and the vine—[ sive me a place in the monatains culty. Massachusetts, with the m t cnge f the robin, the lark, Tinnet he i] wine ife in the with ora: ve ‘ of the brig ov ‘ upon the robu i n the North; and’ the rev: people of the South », and | children, and’ ge ed at by all the town that a No h ed, and all seemed ar pecp. Phillip informed me that she uevicewt lady that had visired that Wa H o two parts—St. 2 ir: n st th the prion isa at the side of the rains + With but a sina!l portion > wal that its bistory i nt wall, with its tow f which is the foundation of n a tower or balfiey, : Which is column y built, which is t hice of the town, ¢ Al. A'fow toot sun-« the viher sido is a thatched roof suppoite ests, ucder which three bells are suepended. One in the centre is very larg iuseriptions upon i | which I could not read ate was 1733, a: weight 100 quintals, or 10,000 | fect order, aud is only sie ihe others are k pounds was on & Visit to Zour ' a his pocket | We watked to the church of St other end of the street: # side door bk ered. Itiswla & suflered severely fiom earthquakes oken ¢ a, wo dilapidated, old stoue chureh, Tt has i, cba stage quite aloft; the quite plain, with two large images ; ah open, portable box, stauaing upon the left of the char a dirty, eor- ‘Y, bearing upon its two other altars, one he church, with gilding: shoulde upon either n’ paintings and images, two eonfessional chairs, iche of ino benches, night p crosées and rigging for illuminated mis, with two of pillars to suy port the roef, made My t otal of the inte- rior. ‘Ibe walléare cracked in several places, while & portion of the two small towers upou the wethown down. This church is for the s people, The town is jaid out in irregular te nud, excepting the principal one, are un- ‘The buildings are mostly thatched, and ering among the trees: some are in front, others they. are sideways, endways, corner- . and any other way to suit the builder. The sirects are uneven and dirty, and sltogether it is the worst looking city I have geen. Being so near the yoleano, it is covered with ashes and sand; and hav ing frequent shocks of earthq #1 should er place for a residence in proferenc little business tras: din the town, and it be a real native headquarters. But every hirg began to vanish, for I had not had my break- | fest. Ina few moments we gat down to a sumptu- pply of eb 8, cofiee, soft brend and ,eerved up by ery pretty senoritas. cating, the house was fairly besioged with y filled up the doors: a number of heads through the windows, and some had co; at last they were driven away, and ng the doors and windows, we ate in quietnesss jeace At & oclock we were again in tho . en route to the volcano, a distance of two by the road yuve p I the woods. now throgh | # deep cut, just wide enough to ride in single filo, | With che banks far over our heads; now through a hoo at last, about half way, we forded a small ous, over which a single log was placed, and on doch eevorlnatives were crossing, bound for the casket, then turning off fromthe beaten track into et path, we were brought to a dead bait, ina sot time, by arriving at a fence built across the jeth, we beat a retreat of about a mile; turned into other path which was ascending, and over erag- yea rocks, through a dense thicket with many zig- voys, windings, and abrupt turns over the sharp | rocks, among the roots and broken lava. In places it was so steep and rough that it esomed { almost to continue with our horses, bot as Phillip led the way withoutremarks, we silently gate about po hours ag eink % rning, bowing, among branches, save our eyes and brains boing knocked out, at last we came to an opening without o a whore cattle were feeding, and at our deft, in f view, stood the dark, barren and dosolato looking voleano of Izaleo. Looking back, an immense wooded plain extended to the sea shore, and beyond | Were the waters of the boundless Pacific. Not boing | at once determin the volcano from that place, 5 to approach, and if possible to ascend it. Accordingly we entered a piece of wood- Jand, about a miloin width—an almost imponotrablo thicket, without a ae We woro obliged to dis- mount, cut away the vines hanging arourd like ropes, and after an hour’s seigo, we came suddenly to rrier of fallen trees, against which rose a wall of lava five feet in height, which in rolling down had found its way thus far into the woods, ory ing with irresistible force all before it. ° tied our horses, and ascended the barrier of lava, when a scene of magnificonce, grandeur, and desolation presented itself to our view. Tho yoleano was now in full view, belching forth at intervals of about five minutes, with a roar of thun- der, a huge column of black smoke and a mass of stones and ashes, which foll upon its sides, and came rolling down the mountain. An immense bed of Java lay in irregular rolls like waves of the sea, with deep chasms yawning betweon, and extending its desolation far into the valley; and for miles in ex- tent, a tremendous mass of burnt stone was hanging upon the side of the mountain, that seemed to be detached, and with threatening aspect; and upon all sides the ontire mass of lava seemed about to roll down, as it shook and tumbled at each eruption. The volcano rises from near the foot of a mountain te a height of over 3,000 feet. It is said to have com- menced forming, and continued in constantaction, for upwards of sixty years. It being the first active voloa- ne | bad visited, and as I was now standing on the Java upon its side, although ina state of eruption, and dangerous, I could not resist the inclination of at- tempting its ascent; and, Seocralsgry with Mrs. A, commenced the undertaking. The lava was sharp and rough; much of it small, loose and porous like sponge, with a succession of ridges and deep chasms. Itcut the shoes of Mrs. A.so much, and being futigued, she was obliged to stop in the shade of a mass of lava, but had succeeded in ascending half way. I continued the ascent, and I arrived at the summit, The lava was an immense mass, forming a cragged wall around'the mountain. Above this, it was composed of loose ashes and sand; and the remaining distance to the top could not have ex- cecded 100 feet. Seating myself to view the scene of desolation, I was obliged to keep an eyo upon each eruption. The heat was oppressive; I sought refuge beheath the shade, in a chasm, but upon arrival at the bottom, felt the heat penetrating through tho soles of my boots. Placing my hand in a crevice upon a piece of lava, it burnt my fingers; I quickly withdrew my hand, and considering that place to warm for me, retreated. At each eruption the whole mass upon the peak appeared red with heat; the force was so great, with the violent tremb- ling of the mountain, that I was fearful the whole mass might be precipitated upon me. While resting preparatory to my descent, and musing upon the sceno of beauty stretched out in the grecn plain, with its towns interspersed, and the ocean heyond—or upon the awfully grand and wide spread scone of desolation before and around mo— there seemed to be an unusual rumbling and shak- ing of the mountain; immediately a sheet of flames, lighting up a celumn of dense black smoke, spouted forth from the centre, accompanied with s fearful hissing, and an explosion like the heaviost thunder ; a huge mass of stones were hurled in the air, with a violent shaking of the mountain; my feet were thrown from under me, and I was precipi- tated over the cragged mass into a chasm, with a quantity of loose lava after me, together with the hot stones thrown out by the cruption falling around. T fancied that the mule top of the mountain was tumbling upon me, and that I was about to be ushered into the presence of Pluto forging the thun- derbolts of Jupiter, as I eould distinctly hear the three headed monster, Cerberus, (gearding tho entrance iHoreuney) ys ate fearfully at my ap- proach. I soon arrived at a stopping place, reco- yered my footing and my hat, which had gone on before me, and although being severely seratchod and bruised by the full, the way I descended would have been a caution to pedestrians on burning moun- tains. Larrived safely at the place where Mrs. A. and Fhiilip were waiting anxiously for mo, with a whole head, but not so of my boots. You cannot get a native to ascend; they are very superstitious about it, considering it the abode and assembling place of evil spirits; but I should call it the head quarters of the ** king of evil spirits.” It is impossible to ascend higher than Idid, und I was informed it had never Loen done (save once by un Englishman) to the height Tattained. 1 could light a segar from tho bed of lava at my feet. I think Mrs A. is the first lady who hasmade the attempt to ascend it Visiters rally ascend the mountain behind tho volcano, h, being higher, affords a view of the interior of the crater. 1 became perfectly satisfied in ascend- ing the mountain itself’ Although the ascent af- fords as f magnificence, graudeur, and description, | Would not ‘advizoan at- both dangerous from falli satisfied in vinwing: Upon the mountain, bac a native settlement, containing fro buildings, or huts. and a large with quantities of fish. The potatves, &c., which they bring down and e jor fruit and other products of the valley, it being too cold there for frit. After resting, we passed through the woods, mounted our horses, and, in de- sccnding, performed some feats of skill in horseman- iip, in the intricate windings, turnings, and dodg- ings among rocks, roots, and trees, as well as preci- pitous descents over sharp, eragged, porpendicular rocks, that would have cast the celebrated feat of Gen. Putnam in the shade. At five P. M. we a Izaleo, and being nearly worn out with fatigue, I threw myself into e hammock. After cating, contrary to the earnest pe ton of the ladies of the house for us to remain, we mounted our horges, and in eemy with our host- ess, set off, and after dark arrived at our quar in Zonzonate. The following morning we walked throngh the city. tis situated upon the b the Rio Grande; is well watered by pying high ground, is qui i aid out, ¥ nls sh Ww tl large private and tho stre inhabitants. hore are eig threo of which are in ruins. It contains a plaz’ with the ruins of a large stone church at its hea¢ hurch, with one other of the same si was than a hundred years ago, and belongs to ¢ friars of St. Francisco. ‘They had nnroofed them, and were about to repair them with a new nts, &e , when the revolution broke out, and the funds and ornaments of value belonging to the church were seized by Morazan, and devoted to the use of the government—the friars being driven out of the State, and now reside in Guatamala. They do not return, fearing other revolutions, when they wight again be driven out. The charches are going to ruin fast; but the property belongs to them perpetually, and cannot be disposed of, or lawfully used without their sanction. fs the front yard of the one standing in aback street, I ob od the city were laying the foundation for a building, to be used asas a school house. This church, and adjoin- ing buildings belonging to it, was used by Morazan, as barracks, &c.; at the present time the adjoining adobe buildingsare used forahospital. We entered the principal church of the city, (which is built of stona, and in excellent condition), the interior of which ii richly decorated. It has a large fel! altar, oceu- pying the end of the building, and reaching to the dome, containing a beautiful image of the Virgin Mary, standing ina niche in the centre, dressed ia rich'silk, with a profusion of tinsel and spanglos. On the left, in an open portable case, was a full sized image of Christ, bending under the weight of the cross; it was dressed ina dark bombazet gown tied around tho waist. Upon the right of the arch, in front of the altar, in an open case set in the wall, was a beautiful full length image of the Vir- in Mary, laying in state; sho was dressed in a light Fite figured satin, with a white embroidered silk tunic. Her hair was beautifully curled and deco- rated with o wreath of flowers, white satin slippers were upon her feet, and a profusion of flowers strewn about Tee, On the other side, was a full length re- presentation of Christ, as taken from the cross, showing a ghastly faee of death, with half closed eyes and mouta, streams of blood upon his forehead the wound upon his chock, and bloodshot. around the eyes. It was covered with a sheet, (save the head), and presented a ghastly death scone. Over this was a standing image in a niche, with a curtain before it, which I could not make out. Upon either side of tse church were two ornamental giledalvers, with tho usual representation of saints and apostles. juildings it con- Thore was an organin the gallery at the end; two rows of pillars supported the roof, whil chairs, e conte nal crosses, and fixings for illuminated night ions, made up the sum total of the interior. able business is transacted in the city, it ig the depot for the northern part of the State. tores, finished in good style, and with large and well selected stocks of goods, kept principally by Frenchmen. The Plaza ix oc- das the market place, where there is a daily promiscuous assemblage of native women, under the | shade of mais and _ hides, to sell their wares, &c. The city is the best built ard noatess | have see the country. We visited a school, where abou m dozen little a were learning to read and work with tho needle. The mistress showed us some ox broidered handkerchiefs done by little girls from six to ten yenrs of ogg, that were very woll done. Schoo!s are belay goncrally established throughout the State, which cortainly speaks well for the fu- Ws are P.M. we were again in tho paddle, and and hospitable. While at Acajutla, I became acquainted with oung Morazan, son of the revolutionist and Presi- lent, with whom J was much pleased, finding him int t and active, but, as I learaed, not popular, in consequence of his father’s acts. The otheers of the port scemed desirous to please, ahd exerted themselves to make our stay pleasant and agreeable. The people throughout the country are unanimous in their desiro for the protection of the United States, and look forward to that time with faith. Ourgovernment and people are execud- ingly popular here, while an almost unanimous dis- like seems to be manifested towards the Engl They are rank republicans, and ready to defend its Jaws, principles, and institutions. You may expect a communication from the South Pacific, or other parts of the world. ¥.5.4, a ESR Our Washington Correspondence. Wasuineton, May 24, 1352. The Hon. John Barncy and M. Sartiges— The Car- tel—Letters to Prince Jerome Bonaparte, §c., Se., §e. _ Tho following correspondence will be found inte- resting. It consists of Mr. Barney’s cartel to M. Sartiges, tho French Minister; and also, a copy of Mr. Barney’s letter to Prince Jerome Napoleon Bo- naparte, giving an explanation of tho difficulties with M. Sartiges. It cannot be denied that M Sartiges’ course throughout the whole of this mat- ter has not been blameless. Moving in the same circles as Mr. Barney, ho had no right to insult that gentleman, and then deny him either an apology or satisfaction. Ifhe was not prepared to do so ho should have avoided the necessity, and not shielded himself behind his diplomatic cloak. It is stated on sufficient authority, that M. Sar tiges declares if Mr. Barney attacks him he will shoot him down. Of course, Mr. Barney never contein- plated attacking him in any other way than at a distance of ten paces, where there was to be no mo- nopoly of the shooting, as it would be equally divided. J As for Mr. Barnoy, his charactor as a quiet and courteous gentleman, is well known; and nothing but rudeness and insult could have provoked him to the correction of M. Sartigos’ manners. Bautione, May 8, 1852 To Mons, Sarticrs, Minisyre pe Franc: Sin—I enclose, for your information, a copy of a letter this day addressed to a former friend, Prince Jerome Na- poleon Bonaparte, now President of the Senate of France If, in shadowing forth a faint outline of the infamy of your character, I have given you cause for offence, my friend, General ————, is authorized by me to roceive and respond to any communications you may desire to make. ‘The person of an ambassador is sacred, or I should long since have corrected your impertinence by wholesome chastisement. ‘The stringency of the laws of tho District of Columbia in regard to personalities, has and will prevent my notic- ing you there in any way. I shall remain here until ‘Thursday, 4 P. M., to learn and conform to your wishes. -. [have the honor to be, JOHN BARNEY. ‘Not having received any reply from Mons, Sartiges on the 11th. I forwarded a corrected copy to the Prince Pre- sident of France, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, through our minister, the Hon. Wm. C. Rives. Bautimone, May 3, 1852. Sin—I desire to recall to your memory the period when first I had the honor to meet you in my father’s house, in Baltimore. As an officer of the revolution in America. and chef de division in the service of the republic of France. he claimed, and had the honor to receive, you and your suite, ‘The enclosed documents will evidence who I now am, and what I have been, For more than thirty years the roprosentative of my native city in the councils of the State of Maryland, and in the Congress of the United States; tho personal friend of the late marshal, Count Bertrand. as is certified by the anuexed letter, I claim P sited attention in representing the degraded character of your minister to these United States. For twenty-seven years 1 have enjoyed the privilege of an acquaintance with the diplomatic corps in Washing- ton, and I bear willing testimony to the amenity, cour- tesy, propriety, dignity, and polite civility of all—com- manding the respect, esteem, and confidence of the polish- ed socicty of Washington, Mons, Surtiges presents the solitary exception ; shunned and avoided as a low. rude vulgarian ; impertinent and insulting to ladies ; univer- sally deepiecd. In proof of which I present the following array of facts, the truthfulness of which L aver of my own knowledge :-— His early notoriety was established in amusing himself. frightening the women and children in the neighborhood Cmca oo ata mark, and ut cats and rats on Sunday, while others were going to church. When implored to detist. and finally threatened with an appeal to the po- lice, be claims protection and immunity trom officers of the peace aud constables entering his premisea—being protceted in his domicile by bis ambassadorial privi- leges, 1 s often seen driving through the streets in an open cariage, rmoking segars, which is never doue by an Ame- rican gentienian, At a brilliant bell given by Senator Gwin. of Culi- fornia, the rooms were rather crowded; and to manifest his contempt, he deliberately took a tegar out of his walked up to the chandelier, suspended from the lighted it, and walked out, puffing ef smoke in ladic y. at a distil sand gentlemen were taki this aggression. Doth in In twenty instances he hs form his bouquet of eho father or mother, sister or brother . When ished dinner part; ive, ected one fair bud to invites her without oblivious that priety forbids a hment, without echold, srude and imper- hopes it is understood American wife d ladies as possible to his of her ow His general deportmcat t ut. He announces Ui he cannot ecnsent to tal ‘that he invites as few mo. parties, and no ugly women, Not admiring the taste, in dross, of a young lidy, he said he hoped that she would not comu to is party. ® you invited her?’ “Ob, no; but American’ wo- men do net wait for invitati would weary you in exter ces, Lon ng the record of his im sluce dectied to permit him to ay aver that I inviced him to a din rs ot the Cabiuct, Forciga Ministers, Court, &e. T then was ignorant incorrigth.o vulgarity. id dinner parties of the season has on, John Bs « be allowed 10 speak of . L believe, was there, aud several sentatives. It wa jor Foote, whi Kk, for Miss it still Long, “Among the gy heen one by the lic almost, that I rner. you know same thing—and he im; fey comcibing to Mr, Webster, aud Mr. Webster clothed he had to sey in reply in metre, with most happy and ludicrous lec who never gives up to auy- hoay in prove, readily knecked under in verse, He had come from the Senate to the dinn i from a ren- counter eral Houston, aid tho great fighting se. cessionist, Khett; but Webster th round him the mazes of poetry. end he was a victin at once,” Jt was early in the session, before the deformity of his character had developed itself, and I was willing to obli- trate a rebuke which [had been compelled to inilict om him at th timore Club, of which I was President, ‘The privilege of smoking throughout the house is ex- tended to every room but one. ‘his is the President's rocm; and printed placards were posted on the walls, warning against this annoyance. ©ne evening I found four persons sitting at their ease, puffing their segars. I calied their attention to the rules. tnd invited them to conform thereto, which they did by walking out. Lhave long me; but he persi conversation, 1 inquired of a very youthful wife of « foreign minister, if her daughter accompanied her. iler sister, mean,” said he. T rep) the young lady was her husbund’s daughter, but that their exceedur loveliness might induce any one to take them for sisters, “You are too late. he impertinently iv declined to permit him to speak to injoining circles, and mingling in our At a dinner party a young lacy ay. 1 preesca my intense gratilieat id enthusiastic admir. tien of her extraordinary power. compass, and melody yeiee—unsurpassed by any thi Italy. He neeringly remer that old menbors of Congress were always practising fine specches.”” At the Spanish Minister's L was dancing with a very Deautiful grt, whem he admired, A distinguis| nied lady from Boston, addressed a remarlc wl «dl to reply to, w Mone, Sartiges * Your partner has deserted you;” and of liad her away, ‘These petty annoyances required prompt el had over heard out of arrest; and on mecting him alone ina public conserva- tory. Lw.rned him never ngain to presume to speak to me, and he rneaked away like @ miserable eraven. Lhave furnished him wiih a copy of tits communica. shall tion, Should he not have the spirit to resent it, affix the broad seal of infamy to his name, by pro hum that anomaly to the world—a Frenchman an troon, Ina few weeks I shall claim a personal introduction from you to the Prince l’resident of Franco, aud wiil far- nirh additional evidence that M. Sartiges ought no longer to be permitted to disgrace (he republic of France as Ler representative, His red republican manners and prinei- ples give him too disgraceful a notoricty. have the houer to Your old friend and rervant, JOUN BARNE To Prince Jrnome Narorron Bonarante, President of the Senate, &e., Paris. The sacredness of the person of a’ forciga ambaseador, and the rigid laws of the District of Columbia, whien pro hibit anything like # personal rencontro, oblige me to address this letter from Baltimore, but my residence is and has been in Washington, where I return so souu as 1 ascertain that Mons. Sartiges has not the spirit to seek reparation, A New Yon, le 20 Novembro, 1842 Mon orem Monsreun :—Vous m'avez combie d de soins depuis mon arrivée a New York, Je ne pais e ment reconuaitre tant d’attonuons, Kin laissant mon tils Je reste Ge Vhiver aux btats-Unis, je recomman maith est bien court, mais je sons Acreps, rion remtiments de cor lonw BARN: Y, ¢ the honor (o annex the editorial remarks of the “ Courrier des Etats-Unis, organe des populations Franco Américaines,’ & journad remarkable for ite & apprecin- tion of thy refinements of society, and ithful repro- onsivur, mes remeroéments et mos vation aflectueuse, BERTRAND, taste and elagnacy ‘of the republic; wae ““M. DE BARTIGES A WASHINGTON, « quelques jours il nous arrivais de W: lo wrulede ed assez vives survenues entre Mf. de Sartiges ct M.Jobn Barvey. de Waltimore. Co dernice avait envoyé un carte! au Ministre de France. et. afin de lui donner la facilité d'y répondre, it était nité Vattendre a Baltimore. On ne spécifinit point Jos motifs de la pre. ‘vocation ; on assurait seulement que M_ de Sartiges avait cru devoir n’en pas tenir compte, Bref I chow nous pa. Taissait assez Vague pour que nous fussions tente dy voir seulement une de cet rumeury comme on en fait tan’ oou- rir, et nous nous étions abstenu d’en parler, “Malheureusemont le fait était positif; et nous en sommes aujourd'hui # avoir sous lea yeux les pirces justi- ficatives de la querelle. Et ce qwil y a de plus déplora- ple & nos yeux cest quiclle parait n’aveir eu d'ausres enuses que des niaiseries grosses par de fausses suscopit- 8 “M. Barney lui-mime s¢ charge do nous raconter tee motifs qui lont porte i provoquer M. de Sartiges, Noua ons parler,” “Nous nous abstenons en ce moment de toute réflexion sur cet exposé ; sans doute il amoenera une réponse dv M de Sartiges ; et nous experous quelle mettra les choses Sous un jour tout 4 fait favorable au Ministre Frangais. * Nous le souhaitons de tout notre cur, car c'est biem Je moins que lereprésentant de la France sache commaa- der le respect la dignité de sa tenue et de ses ina- niéres ; et des difficultés du genre de celles qu'il vient d+ soulever ne pourraient, aprés tout, que compromattre aa considération.”* “Can tho Prince President of France consont, in thé plenitude of his power and bis wisdom, that a man thas degraded can any longer be permitted to dixgrace the most powerful republic in the world at the seat of govera- medt of the most enlightened. It is impossible, Our Albany Correspondene ALBANY, May 21, 1852. The Position of New York in Regard to the Prest- dency—A Lovk at the Past, the Present, and the Future. On the first day of next month, the Nugional Convention of the democratic party will assemble ut Baltimore ; and as the action of New York in that convention is looked to with considorablo interest, 1 deem it duo as well to the true democracy of th. State as to their brethren throughout the country, to explain, with your permission, through nA columns of your widely circulated journal, the peou- liar state clihiogs which hus existed in Now York for the last few years, aud weighed dowa aud crippled the national democracy in this Stato in 1548, the Van Buren defection came at a time when party organizations were confused and re- Jaxed ; when the slavery question was quite impor- fectly understood, and was at its culmiuating point; when various local issues, tending to pro, duce discord and division, were under heated dis- cussion; and under all these adverse and ialiga influences, a practical band of office holders aud office hunters were enabled to draw off from the de~ mocrati¢ candidate a large vote. Whoa, however, the occasion had passed over, and the cousequeacs of their action had visited the country in the form ofan incompetent, unscrupulous, and vindictive ai ministration, the runkeand file who bad been thus deceived and betrayed repented of the folly of their wickedness, and to the present momont have sought to return to the democratic party and its principies in good faith. Not so their leaders. Their metto . wus, and is, and will be, rule or ruin; and this they will carry out to the “‘bittor end.” Afver 1343 theso leaders were entirely powerless for evil. ‘luey could not control the masses who, in an evil mo- ment, they had temporarily withdrawn from the rty. The slavery question was every day bevom. ing better understood, and the spirit of the consti- tution every day guining ground. The passage of the acts of 1350, called the compromise measures, met the approbation of the masses, und those wao had maintuined the integrity of the coustiiution and the rights of tho States were clearly, in tie ublic judgment, in the ascendaut. The term of Afr. Dickinson, who had been conspicuous in resuting the funaticiem and hypocrisy of the day in the Senate, wae about to expire, and the friends of the constitution, in this and other States, looked ter- ward to see a great and salutary principle maintain- ed and vindicated in-his return. ia was weli known that he was marked for sacrifice by a«bolitionism, but he was beyond their reach, aud would have been most triumphantly returned, but for & aew el ment which was imtroduced into the campaign. The Hon. William L. Marey, late Sevretary of War, had returned home, aud was destitute of vv cupution, and doubtless became jealous of Mr. Divu- inson’s position in the Senute. He wanted place; and though no one bad been assailed with more vio- lence by “free soilers” than himself, a secret truve was arranged between them ; he wassuddeniy touud acting in coucert and syinpathy with the loaders of this mischievous faction, and they as sud- denly suggesting that he would be w suitabie candidate for the next Presidency, Mr Horacio Seymour, too, late Speaker of our Assoubly, who had formerly acted with the national de- mociacy, had also more icisure thay was ugresadle to himself, and was desirous to be empioyeu an oxe- cuting the duties of Governor of ths Slate. He, too, became a ‘*froe soil” favorite, aud tuew gabor- natorial candidate about the same tine cir cumstances strangely singular, and aithoagi lewd ing democrats knew that this movemont was based upon a foul and corrupt coulition, involving wad in ceed contemplating the sacrifice of souvd aud trav wen, and ofall principle, yet it was nol at an carly day understood by many, ani was difficult of resistaave because it promised Jurge partisan rewanis in she pe of spoils, and it, loo, was declared to be the advent of a political milleauium—the uaion and pony of the party. Evidence of the most oou- vireing kind exists, and can be produced, suowing that Gov. Marcy and those with whom he actod and is How acting, entered into a coalition with “trove soilers,” the spirit, if not the express terms of which was, that Mr. Seymour, bis accom plice in defection to prine ple, suould bo de Governor—himself a ewndidate for the resideney—that no resolutions sbould be pass ed,or aby principles ineuleaiod at domovcwits conventions, offensive to tree soilers—and that My. Dickinson should not be retart tL free soiler” should be eoil’ has performed its unholy wissiou in Yo k through the treachery o those wo will examine th ic party of this Stat cy special friend ding with him for what one, and vihers fou tue hope of what be concert with ** free soilers,” Lave opouly wevented the passage of any resolutions, save suit asbad bo meaning, or such as the Loearag Post and other abolition organs could either approve, or send any Way, or show to be utivrly evasive. th interest, in furtherance of this coalition, nominated ip. Seymour for Govervor in 1560, but tie poople refused to sanction the bargain, aud defeated tim This coalition defeated evory demovratic cundidabe for the Legislature that year within their power, who would not pl If to vole againgsy Mr Dichivson’s return to the Senate. it has since dis- graced the State by its piebald nominatious—-o abolitionist aud one dewiocrat—fonnded on ao priv ciple but a shameless avowal of «poils, and thy dis- ps neation and enjoyment of patrouage. This policy jas distracted and corrupied the public toav, and made principles subservient to jubbing and huvkster- ing for place. Gov. Marcy is now acandidate for the Presi and itis due to the demoviney of the whole Uniou that his cul position should be now andersivod ; tor no ene Who hus at all observed the toue of public sentiment for the last six mouths, aad particuiacy since the meeting of the delegates here, ou tae Zia of April, can have failed to discover that he was entirely lost the confidence of the trie demouracy of the State, Nor can he carry the State if nom nated. We believe that neituer be nor his atiere ats expect te procure his nomination, but bavir priavi- ples have degenerated to move traffic, and thuy uope to have power enough to purchase a cal v for him, and the cousequent spous for bungry and unscrupulous supporters gation of thirty-three members, be had twelve tree suilerg, all from the Buflulo phiiiorm, and us not ail, of whoim he aided to elect agaiust true national democrats, and about tive who iv acted with the democratic purty, und most of them will do so still. bis combiiation, making up & majority, and electing State delegates ot taew ows character, of which Mr. Seymour wus appropriately one, Gov. Marcy only secures a majority by geibing some instructed democrats to vole with bis bweivo free soilers for him, When his name has on, ag it soon will, they will, most of them, the national democracy, Which wiil then have a unsjovity in the delegutiou. There is not a shadow of doubt that General C is the first choice of the true demovrats ia Now York. They believe that good taith, wiieu shoud be observed as well in political as in any other of affairs of life, to insure permacent and success, culls for the vindication of tb party and its prineiples through General Cass If however, the convention shall nominate any other sound national democrat, they will support aiua zeul and alucriiy. The masses in vew Y sound, and the State will be carried for national democrat, who has characier euoagh bo vrouse them end raise them from the degrading pursuit of traffickir g for spoils Such a nominate Will biewk through the spell whieh abolitic and office-huutirg politicians and traders have =p around the people of our Stato, and make bie cratic purly a8 strong, as vigorous, ms united, as triumphant asit was in 1586-6 re The trae democrats of New York are positive men If they must be toreed into free soil commanion, they Will prefer those whose defection has been #0 groves and public tbat there is no mistaking it, over those who ave really with the free soilers and against the national democrney, bat who profess to remain with those who stand upon a national platform only to act as epics in their camp—to mislead the weak- minded and eredulous by their plausible, bat bhypo- critical, protensions—and whose oourse will work upon the democratic party and its principles an amount of uischiof that those whose defection has been of longer standing cannot do. 4 Nationan Demoorar Ta our dele