New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-30
BY GREELEY & McELRATH.
VOL. HI. NO. aOI.

0espefd % pdtleS Win tne INDIANS. he hnal con-
test was had al Tihoo, in which, according to the
only accounts preserved, from forty to seventy
thousand Indians came down upon the small band
OF little more than two hundred Spaniards. The
Indians were completely routed and never rallied
again. A paci6cation soon followed, and Yucatan
from that time remained Spanish province, down
to the Mexican Revolution, when i, became inde-
pendent, but soon entered into the Mexican Con-
federation as one of the States of that Republic.
This is an outline OF all that is known concern
ag this history Of Yucatan. No chrsnicer has
preserved any record of the character of its early
inhabitants, and until the visit of MIR. STEPHENS
no exploration of the country had been made to
direct attention to the s,upendous ruins, more won
derful, because more mysterious, than those of
Memphis and Of Thebes, which have since been
found on almost every league Of its surface The
descriptions of these architectural remains, in the
work of Mr.. STEPHENS are full and graphic;
while the eAgrsvings by Mr.. CArHERwooD pre-
sent them almost In tkeir actual aspect Most of
them have never before been visited by white men,
and their existence was unknown even to the In-
dians of the Country. They are all overgrown by
the rank vegetation of that climate, and in many
instances almost hidden from view by The great
trees that have grown upon and around them
All who are at all familiar with the works of
MIR. STEPHENS, are aware that to the most full
and accurate details of any scene he adds felicity
of descriptions, which renders what in less skill
full hands would be dry ard unsttrac.iva, interest
ing and lively in the highest degree. Incidents of
personal adventure, graphic delineatiors of char
acter, vivid descriptions of scenery, accounts of
national or religious ceremonies, sports, dances
ana whateyer an o0seryanI traveller would be like
y to meet, told in naive and racy style, for
which Mr.. STErAENs has few superiors, eniven
his pages and make his book most pleasant and
entertaining as we'll as valuable and Instructive
The volumes open with account of his voyage,
and then of Jetes sports, incidents, &c. at Sisal
and Merida. We have not space even to refer to
each of these graphic sketches from descriptions
cf 6 naEaber of bull-Gghts, however, sport to
which the natives are greatly addicted, extract
the following thrilling sketch Of
BULL-FIGHT IN MERIDA
"The next would have been worthy of the best
bull-6gkts in Old Spain, w.ea the cavalier, at the
glance of his ady.s eye, leaped into the ring to
play the lnatador with his sword. He was large
black bull, without any particular marks OF ferocy
about him; but man who set IN our box, and for
whose Judgement had conceived great respect,
lighted new straw cigar and pronounced him
May Jrauo. There no believing, buster
ing or bravado about him, but he showed calm
ness and selfpossesson which indicated Q con
sciousness os strength. The picadores attacked
him On horseback, and, ike the f!oir Faineant or
Sluggish Knight, in the lists a. Ashby, for time
he coatented himself with merely repelllng the
attacks of his gsss,aais hit suddenly, as II lit
lie yexed, he laid his head low, looked ue at the
spears pointed TO bis neck and shutting his eyes.
rushed upon picador on side, struck his horse
in the belly with his holns lifted him oti his feet
and brought horse srl ,ie. ilea4cns 10 the
ground The s.ofsa fell upon the rider, rolled
completely over him, ;iil his heels in the air, and
rose with ore Of III, ldets feet entansled 70 the
stirrup For an i!s:aTii AZ 2fpod Ike breathing
statue, witt. 2osr,is Niie &a'. ears thrown BACK,
wild with fright and lbH'r, catching sigh OF the
bull, he sprung clear Oil ;hc ground, and dashed
Oft at full speed around the iing, dragging after
him the luckess picador. Around lie went, sense
less and helpless, his whole body grinled with
dirt, and with no ;age liif n IT, apparently thnn
in q mere iog of weud. At every bound it seemed
forehead. A cold shudder ran through the specla
tors. The man was favorite, he had friends and
relatives present, aud every body knew hs name
4 deep murrnur of Ell Probe burst from every
bosom. / felt actually lifted from my seat and
the President Of the Life and Trust woald not
have given policy upon him Tor any premium
Tho picadores looked aghast the bull was
roaming loose in the ring, perhaps the only ndlf
fsrent spectator My own feelings were reused
against his companions, who, after whet seemed
an are Of the rack, keep:ns special good iooS-
out upon the bull, at length started in pursuit with
azos caught the horse around the neck and brought
him IN headlong The picadores extIicated their
fallen companion, and ccr-iad him oat. fiis tace
IVES so begrined with dirt that not a feature was
visible +: but as he was borne across the ring, he
opened his eyes, and they seemed starting IRON his
head with terror.
"He wss hardly out of the ring when hoarse
CRY ran through the spectators, q pee. PIE
on foot; on footn The picadores dismounted ano
attacked the bull fercey oa FOOT tlourishhs their
pouchas. Almost at the first thrust he rushed up
on one of his adversaries. tumbled him oo"h'
passed over his body, and walked on without even
turning round to look at him. He too was picked
up and carried oit.
reused. In few moments he brought aho'iei
picader to the ground, and, carried on ey ms own
im,e,us, passed over the body, but, with violent
efnrt. recovered himself and turned short round
upon his PROSTATE prey, glared over him for mo
ment with low below, almost howl, and rails
ing his fore feet little from the ground, 50 as to
give full force to the blow, thrust both horns into
the stomach of the fallen pcador. Happily the
noipts were sawed of, and, furious at not beng
able to gore and toss him. he got one horn under
the picador's SASH lifted him and dashed hiH back
violently upon the ground. Accustomed as the