Journal of a Voyage to Peru: A Passage Across the Cordillera of the Andes in the Winter of 1827, Performed on Foot in the Snow, and a Journey Across the PampasH. Colburn, 1828 - 346 halaman A British naval officer's evocative account of a stormy winter crossing of the Andes he made by mule and by foot in 1827. Brand travelled to Peru via Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. His journal comments on Rio's slave market (pp 12-15), the botanical gardens and social life (including a detailed description of the imperial family), Pampa Indians, ladies of Santiago de Chile and Lima, a bullfight at Mendoza, the black washerwomen of Buenos Aires, South American houses, etc. He also visited the Juan Fernandez islands. The appendix comprises detailed climatic observations and critical observations and critical reports of Andean posthouses. |
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Halaman 149 - I worked myself steps with my stick, till f passed the steepest part : then 1 let go, lying flat 'on my back, and went down with amazing velocity, a distance of five hundred feet. Coming down this place occupied me nearly two hours ; but I would not have let go on the steepest part for all the gold and silver in the mines of Peru.
Halaman 194 - While, deep beneath, th' enormous gulf divides. Now, launching headlong down the horrid vale, She hears no more the roaring of the gale; Till up the dreadful height again she flies, Trembling beneath the current of the skies. As that rebellious angel who, from Heaven, To regions of eternal pain was driven; When dreadless he forsook the Stygian shore, The distant realms of Eden to explore; Here, on sulphureous clouds sublime upheaved, With daring wing th...
Halaman 70 - The day of days arrived—- the carriage was flying about the town, with a couple of mules, to bring all the ladies to dinner, in order to meet the foreign gentlemen. We were all seated higgledy-piggledy at table ; dish after dish came in ; every one helped themselves ; no carving was required, being all made dishes : The master of the house was walking round the room, with his coat...
Halaman 130 - ... appeared a world of snow, picturing desolation itself, the miserable casucha alone standing in the midst of it. The wild wind whistled through its many apertures, shaking its very foundation, and roared and cracked in the mountains above us, that were continually sending down large masses of snow that would fall with a dense awful noise, threatening destruction to every thing beneath that might come within its reach. Pent up here, while the storm is howling and roaring around, the traveller cannot...
Halaman 149 - I commenced with the plan of my companion, but finding it so very steep, and not liking the hanging posture by one arm, I acted more securely, but was much longer about it ; first working a hole with my stick, and putting my heel in it ; then working another hole, and putting the other heel in, thus seeing my way clearly before me; and having a footing of both feet at a time in a sitting posture, while I worked myself steps with my stick, till I passed the steepest part : then I let go, lying flat...
Halaman 286 - ... preferred keeping some for Lima. A few days after, the prefector of Arequipa, next in rank to Bolivar, came to Arica to inspect the custom-house department, and regulate the duties. He was informed of this outrage committed by the priest against liberty of conscience. The prefector requested me to give him two copies of the Spanish Bible, which I did ; one was sent to the bishop of Arequipa, to know why that book should be destroyed, the other was retained for his own use. After I left, he gave...
Halaman 98 - ... considerable time making our road ; the mules were again unloaded, and we proceeded over till we came to the snow, where our work of distress began, we literally crawled over on our hands and knees, frequently slipping a few feet, but supporting ourselves with our sticks. The mules came next, all unloaded but one, with a few light articles ; some of the peons took their stations at different distances down the mountain of snow, with lassoes in their hands, fully expecting what was to follow :...
Halaman 183 - ... testimonies differ. Lieutenant Brand, who visited Lima in 1827, says: "The priests in Lima are disgusting. Many have I seen absolutely drunk in the streets ; and I wish this was the worst thing I have to say of them. In their processions, I have witnessed scenes shocking to human nature. In carrying the Virgin Mary through the streets, twelve females, supposed to be virgins, are selected to carry frankincense before her. These women are now generally female slaves of the most abandoned description.*...
Halaman 35 - These people have many amiable qualities — that of urbanity of manners in particular : I wish I could say that my own countrymen possessed half their politeness : give way a little to their humour, and they may be made any thing of. This poor man, humbly and miserably as he was situated, living with his wife and two daughters, in a perfect desert, gave up the only room he had for our service: ; and when he sat down to eat with us, did not touch his meat without first crossing himself, and breathing...
Halaman 146 - Our beds went into the river, and were soon swept out of sight. Then the peons prepared, and laying themselves flat on their backs, with their arms and legs extended, to my utter amazement, they flew down one after the other, with the swiftness of an arrow...