The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-06-26

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Mexico.
AS svsfY thing that relates % Mexico
posses peculiar interest a this lime, re ay
before pr readers the following dsscription
Of tie euntry 6ud distance fro Iatsno.
ros % aItntefe, and SatiIlo, hs ices BON
which is expected General TAYLOR ID
Ffonfths n G. Bulletin.
SoUEH srKR1 MEx1co. We have no
idoibt ihati il The enfion Of Gen. 81,
10 advance INTO the inter- or Of the Ia exican
proginees as soon as BE- feels lis force slFong
lenoOgb, and properly organia and sliscip-
Iliaed. His Instructions are already ample
FOR that purpose, He was empowered Is
Hong ago as last August. IN case Alexlco
should commences hostilitlesss MOI only q eleS
lend our own frontier tut 'sto take and
hold MatalnoFos and other places Ia The
enemy cohntFy, 2 aud he Is not the mar
10 stop short hf any enterprise that S en-
ltrusted to him. We expect very soon, there
fore, to hear.of the line oi march being taxi
Eehup for, der Montele 81, aud probably Sal.
tito AsIar as the town 81 NIler, the road
lfollows.the course q The river, and 50 far,
We presume The expedition will be iointiy
iby land and water. Good navigation ior
light TRANSPORTS may Be found, we believe,
| the whole distance,
Anlntelligent gentleman foi several years
aresidentof that parto Mexico, aud who
has oftep travelled lbe road from Maiamoros
10 Saltil 10, has politely furnished US with a
sketch of.tbg ouie, viii lhe distances. halt.
fling places, nature q BE soanify, etc.
The road (which good carriage waY)
runs nearly witt he river from Natamotos
% tlie fance bfinq 4 26 miles, viz:
Iron leneFos @ Guad8lu village
olabouI 200 sepsse niles
Re- the Rancho Ensoaad niles.
"a sais point ers and
ialonr the road u the aa season as Mag
and Jane) there Ie na6f alllakes
Il b Re noso, mt ie tlilo s
4uiF dNouN SUOU rNNArs5 tt1 |ttlAla y Z. q ~ +
hill, and the country Is peol and barren
To the Rancho las BIoFillas miles.
To old Reynoso (yillage Of 500 - miles.
To Rancho Of Tepiaquaie, I5 miles.
/ To Camatgo, Is miles. This town con,
tains about 5000 souls. 1t stands 4 few
miles south of the river San. Juan.
To Fl GuardadO, 8 miles. A village Q
500 souls.
To Mier, Is miles. This place contain
about 500 souls. 1t is memorable for lii
5 battle fought here on Christmas Day, le4G
: between a party of Texans under Colone
S VIM. S. FISHER. and we'll appointed Mex
a lean armyeunder AMPUDIA. This battle an
Z the capitulatiOn and subsequent adventure
Of the Texans engaged in it, form one of th
most remarkable episodes in the history
Texas. The road here leaves the river a
: most at right angles, turning nearly du
: west. The distance TO Monterey is Is
miles. First march is.
: To Plaguache, 81 miles, where consi
y reable branch of the Rio Bravo is crosse,
g To Aqua TejOs, 81 miles,; village
le 1900 souls. The country abounds in Gait
s. sheep, and Indian corn with good waite
= This place is near the northern line of Tar
aulipas, which our travellers now cross, al
n. enter the department Of New Leon.
vs. To SualyO, Is miles. This is town
n. 1000 souls. Silver mines, provisions, abu
dant, and good water.
= To Cariso Rancho. 8 miles.
To PassagaIgo, (rancho) 81 miles; prov
If ions, water, cattle, abundant.
he To Ramos, (rancho) 10 miles.
nd To Aqua Frior, for cold wateI) Is mil
lie village Of 400; stock farms.
he To Moiino, Is miles; village Of I,OI
at sheep, bullocks, and good water
ms To Monterey, 81 miles. This city is |
Us capital Of New Leon. Il containes about
- m 600 soul. 1t is situated on the first pitch
81, the table lands, the ascent commenci
os, about miles to the eastward. The road
We a good carriage way from Matamofos
his Monterey. The point whereths ascent
the table lands commences IS about 500 f
above the level Of the sea, this height Be-
~ gradually overcome IN the Distance from
i'm mouth ofthe Rio Bravo. The fumedi
m neighboThOod Of Monterey, Is not >
ed life; but the surrounding country aboul
IN. in cattle, goats, sheep, maize and fr,iil.
Monterey 70 Satillo is 70 miles, w:
To st. Catarina, 6 miles; village 81 4
IN water brackish.
lw Rinconada, 1s miles. Here IS water
abundance; large cotton and wheat 81
stock Of all descriptions This estate is