State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-11-20

In the N. o. Commercial Times we find
several interesting letters from Monterey.
brought over by the steamship Palmetto.
Our confined limits prevent US from making
extracts as copous az we desire. Below
we have extracted few paragraphs:
PORTRAIT OF AMpUDIA.-I had occasion
10 90 on matter OF business with several of
our officers, to call on Gen. Ampudia /; we
found his quarters finely furnished, his tl-
bles loaded with fruit. wine and cigars;
while, in an adjoining apartment. we're seen
several women gaudily dressed. On our
presentation to him he merely bowed. stand.
ing with his hands in his breeches, with n
white jacket on, and an unlit cigar in his
mouth and asked what we wanted without
even extending to US the courtesy Of a seat,
much less To partake of the viands on his
sumptuous table. He was evidently drunk,
and no doubt had been, from appearances,
beasty so, The night before. lie is large
man of full six feet, inclined TO corpulency,
with little shrewd, cunning black eyes, indi-
cative ofdeceit, intrigue and libertinism he
wore an imperial, with tuft Of beard on
his chin. There was nothing in his man
ner prepossessing or pleasing, but, on the
contrary, you become dsgusted with the
man, and feel he is a villain. tyrant, and
coward. And this great Mexican General.
J am confidently loId, was once II common
drayman in The streets of Havana.
SocIErY AT MoNTEREY-Monterey is
certainly the most civilized place have yet
seen in Mexico, and the society is quite
good. Families who had left town previous
to the battle are fast returning. VIVA, few
young ladies' have been, appear quite INTEL
ligent; were very pretty, and dressed in
good tas,e-more after the European fash.
ion. There visiting cards here, assure
you are done up quite in style. The follow
ing is the superscriptlon of one which ac-
cdentally found Ramon de Ia Gerza Floris,'
with az ga esposo" Notwithstanding,
and his yife--whch. think, is much better
than our way Of putting Mr.. and Mrs. Broarn.
The CAMPAIGN. impression seems
% be. that at the end Of the armistce the war
will be re- newed with ten fold vigor. II is
said that Col Belknap goes down tomorrow.
to order up the long 10 Founders from
Camargo, which Gen. Taylor imprudently
left behind hm-likewise, several parks Of
artillery which have lately arrived, and to
hasten on large quantities Of supplies which
are daily arriving, as Will as several regi.
ments more of volunteers. 1t is expected
that the Mexicans will make desperate
resistance at the two passes on this side ct
Salo, called the Rinconada and Passo dc
los Muertes.
Col. Nee Col. McCIung was
rapidly recovering from the effects OF his
wounds. Oae OF the officers oi bus regiment
informs us that the gallant Colonel was the
first man that showed himself on the first
Fort s,o-med by Zen. Taylor's division,
and that he received his wounds whilst wa.
wing his sword alofi and cheering on his
men. shouting Victory" The musket
ball struck him on his left hand whilst hold.
ing his scabbard to his hip. and cut off two Of
his fingers, glancing from the scabhard and
entering his abdomen. tracturing 10 is
course, the bone above the hipjont.- 1rortc.