Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-28
YUCATAN

"A worthless creature, calling himself Gen.
Washington Dix and Staff" passed down the
nver last night on the Lady Byron and had
the impudence TO send US d notice of himself
and that there were in company 500 men of
oil trades, going TO Yucatan, TO settle. and il
need b., help fight for the liberties Of that
province. The assertion that he has found
500 mechanics la the Union so lost 70 ,harac
ter.and decency as TO go anywhere in company
With him is. SANDER upon the mechanics OF
the country * we shall regret tiff any one has
been found so ignorant or depraved as 10 en-.
list under his banner; but the only obiec.
tioH to bis going by himself is that lac will
disgrace the country he halls from. wherever
ne goes. Were IT not for that he could "lcave
his country for his country's good
q. w. Kendall, Esq, of the New Orleans
Picayune, left Matamoras on the morning of
the 9th inst, with McCullogh's Rangers on
another expedition into the interior. In one
oil these he narrates story of the manner in
which Arista's officers were treated after their
hurried return to Monterey:
A ball was given TO large party Of officers
who bad just arrived from San Luis, or some
point IN that direction aud at this ball Arista's
defeated undcrlings appeared. in uniforms
fresh brushed aud with all their appointments
secured up 10 the brightest The orchestra
struck up and among the FIRST TO pay their re-
specis TO the ladies and ask their hands for
he waltz or cotlilon, were the fellows who
had danced so nimbly to different tune al
the Resaca. The answer of the ladies was
noble, land at the same time cutting toa de
gree: " we do not dance Nth our olUn ser"
IN another letter, dated July 4, MIR. X. SAYS:
There was no such thing as sleeping this
morning, after sun up, except in cases where
the burning OF powder in 6, IL and Is pound.
srs might operate as an opiate. Never has
the glorious Fourth been ushered in with such
shower oil salutes as resOunded i'm the camp
tins morning. could distinctly hear Forno
cracking and banging away on the other side
OF INC nver, while Ridgeley. Bragg's and 9TH
er batteries kept up the din on ,bis, The
beauty of II is that these sautcs were fred
WIN Mexican powder-somc of that which
was captured
NO general celebration OF the day has been
settled upon, but different parties are keeping
up IN different ways ! have had half a
dozen invitations, but have been So busy in
making Preparations for trip toCa,narpo with
'G,aP'ain McCullogh, that could not attend.
Inc printers over in the Andrew Jackson repi
menl VIII probably go ahead Of all in their
Denquet-they know how To dot.
mstamoras looks more aud more like brancl,
or iaubourg Of New Orleans
a letter dated at Point Isabel, July 9th
says
The sick and wounded are doing rcmarka
bly, we'll, The last few deaths have been a
inOng volunteers. This you will not wonde
s az "pen ! tell you there are men among then
~ aud 50 years Of age. need NOT tell vo,
u Is wrong 70 bring out such men. or pe1ni
Them iocomc. The general health of the ar
nv remains good. but liltle apprehension !,
FELT wien the waters subsidc.
Mint Juiips. ice, and other Injuries are said
20 BE- - abundant Ia Maiainous az i'm Other
Southern cities.