Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-18

excepted should given up as quarters for the soldiers
sno that one or two officers should be beed in evey,
hoosc. This would have been comfortable, aud might
have had billet in pleasant family Of handsome seno-
is The market women returning home from Msta
norss, seated sideways their mules. shouted at tho
top OF voice and beat jsckass with thick stick of
wood until came up with them They all had plenty of
silver which they were eountngthe proceeds Of sales OF
vegetable melons maize puque and other produce sold 10
the "curscd hsreucS."
They were pleased with The Americans and their treat
ment and did how long the war lasted so
enaehes were lei unmoeSted aud the Yankees paid for
ell they consumed. pushed gu for Reynosa ever and
anon passing corPoral's guard OF Americans On their
march Tor Camsrgo. There about 300 in Reynos,
very Comfortably qusrered good health and anxious for
something 10 DO. Reaching Camargo was struck with
me desoiauon which surrounded The Rio Gran e
had overlooked its bank and had utterly two
'nds OF The houses, principally mud nuts but and
comfortably built. aud tho Inhabitants collecting all their
movoables. bad made palmetto shelters on the hills with
IN hali mile OF the place The dampnsss OF the ground
satisfied me mat troops should abandon this place a.
ooHs ana VPhns levers would inevitably ill., On the
ON oay towerd the evening Of glorious orange sunset
ns ia sgh' OF the -pres Of the churches Of Monterey
sna heard Tie chimes for prayers bot all left it.
Few seoinona pieces ct cannon hsd been mounted com
handing the road from Maiamoras and Durango hui saw
no additional troops. IL Iesia Of som, Kind ana IN.
peasant girs. IN their best bbs aud uckers were
on tbs the banks OF the river having le t,hl,
ganfshed with ow tre yaus, beans, nie ns aud drink
~o'es ihey all ran TO me as approached on NV muie
ana espying my guitar screamed out-"Seaor. c.nco
utnee aud had TO slght and tuning my M struu,nt
eIIeeteu group, aad soon struck up.
They snapped their fingers imitation of eas,.net and
began 10 dance iurcusy Tire aealie nsvor OF tn. nsc
soon ened the festive throng and eontriyed after nay
ing my respects and offering him couple prime .eV.. a.
Cet INTO conversation. found him intelligent old gen
uehlsn All alarm at the approach OF the Amer,eans
Sseosefeo' nad disappeared They expecting u a.
oh'eey IN iuI force, and the conduct OF our troops Al
Matamofas bad alayed all apprehensions told IN. al
esiae that the Inst bad been at Monterey with NV
goods expected that General Paroles would be by ,bs
mc AZ the head OF powerful force Monterey TO meet
the advanced guard OF the Americans He had a. =,
Pee'ed the same but the troubles IN the city of Mex
larfisn a., "a L.
Gus Io 'ne PRESIDENT to leave the city with the army Vo-
1uees hau come IN slowly, and money and provisions
were very scarce Csrrabsja found was in the neiyb
oohood with scou and Cen Arsia resided AZ too grca
distance to render visit his haeeada entirely safe
escestaned, IN demonstrating with the acade .g,in.,
the dlshonor Of allowing the North Americans 20 ,,.L
hfough the country hout opposition that IL could NOT he
Nolo' u-thai ihey marched through narrow defles
passes OF me mountains they would be picked off BY
heH rahers and by retreatng before aud AVOIDING
any regular battles they would them out and make
me war very expensive. sGS that Paroles yas
not popular and that Santa Ana, odious and that The
people unmo!ested IN their persons and property were in
different TO the OF the war and oue ii,, ., b.
annexed was satisfied, therefore, that we should n,S.
peace as soon as we could Tor the worst feature in
70 DC al inc expense OF bringing together large and
Us. --s " "sH' WIN
also learned that extraordinary couriers had been re
Gently passing between Vera Cruz and the city Of M..
and that spprehensons were INDUCED a, 10 an ,
on the castle As the shades of night surrounded Us the
acade and suite, returned the city, and eiooed IN.
peasants determined next morning Matamo-
fas Flnding on my second visit Monterey that nothing
OF consequence had been done defence and No
sembage Of troops; from the calm temper of The pcon ,h
hesitaney OF Gen Taylor push forward his DIVISION and
on march OF the army from Mexico that some ncpien,
ePs are taxing to negotiate peace. With these impress
sion' hastened back TO Matsmoras where arrived YES.
terday having met with nothing remarkable on nv return
ano reported progress. apprehensive that we shall
nave II sickly IN a month so.