The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-12-01
From sAs X o firaypne Extra.
1.gTE FR0M THE ARMY.


u,ace of = cesssion OF hosulifes' ~l0-
80, f.ore aed am Cow speeding Oh my
80 "a fast As possible. We lett MON
.erev or ttse morning OF the IAN oi'ooSl
v,ti = l,ais Of fifty wagons, escorted ~ q
detachment OF Dragons untef Lieu'Si~n'
Campbell. &C
We nave in our company q nuIGoef Vi
von.ded officers and men, and others
,yho have been discharged on account ol
sickness. Capt Satin, Of ihe 7A Ia
,,rtry. rho was wounded in the arm III
.term;nc the town Of, and has iAe"lse
since h,en sick, is Cd lis way 10 rec.N
his health among the hospii4Sie cl'ltehs
ofNew Orleans. Capt. Downing Oh tHe
Mississippi regiment, who was "o"H'ou
- ,be e-.a in the attack on The town, IS
.,so yritn rs. on his way home. lheT9
was sliH 4 greet de2l Of sickness al ZION
,erey when We left. Mai. Lear was very
low not expected 10 live. Col. McClung
IS recovering fast Gen. Butler is able
10 ride about. called on the command
ing officers Just before leaving and found
them in good spirits. All send cempli-
ments and kind wishes 10 their friends.
Gen. Taylor assured nae that he should
make no movement further than to take
uossession of Sallillo, until he received
achievements. the volunteer and regu-
lar troops had been so reduced by sick.
ness aud death, and by discharges. that
his forces were too weak for the resPon-
sjble work before him. The people al
Eionterey aud this side, seem more spite
fal towards rs than ever. From the for
uer place they are constantly moving
towards San Luis PotosL | am so COZ
& lent /. the wisdom Of our Government,
that | am sure a new policy will be pur-
sued in the future cperatlcos OF our ar
my in Mexico. 1t is useless to c0uCriiGte
this has been demonstrated. Ii Is use
less to expand our means in the enemy's
country, for they charge the highest pri-
css, and receive our money with
che handwhilst they would cut our
.hroats with the other. As 10 their dis
onions, they do Us more harm than good.
We must whip them into a family union
before we can negotiate with them. They
must be compelled to become either Mex
leans or Americans, and those who choose
10 preserve their nationality must DO SO
at once, and organize a government That
shall he responsible.
Ourfrsi days march was TO Martin,
the next 10 Rock River, IL miles from
Cerralyo, and the third 10 Cerraivo. The
place is now very dull and sich!y, half
the people suffering with fever and ague.
Major Lewis of New Orleans, who is
VAN US, introduced me TO a Mexican
family at Cerralvo, with whom we dined.
The dinner was very excellent, but serv-
cd up in the most primitive style. No
knives or forks were furnished US, but we
had already learned how to do without
-L-i- "h-~~t aiihor had
bones for handles, or was cut up INTO
blessed mouihiuls. As to The thick soup
anu thin hash, ali we had 20 do was tc
tear OF a slip Of t%ortIlia, which is as tough
as rotten leather, bend il into a scoop, dir
up the food, and eat spoon and all! Ii
requires a little practice to do this adroit-
". but we had already got the hang of it.
Boiled eggs were brought on. They
were cooked soft, the shells being merely
scalded, and set IN little cakes Of raw
dough.
The tops were opened, and a little stick
about three inches long and of about the
size Of a large knilting-needle, handed to
each Of Us. As Lewis did all the SPAN
ish Tor both, | looked to him for instruc-
tians how to eat with these sucks. He
was at the same time turning side glances
to see me begin. At last | asked him to
show me, as the job appeared as difficult
as eating soup with a knitting-needIe.-
After hesitaliug a moment, in evident con-
fusion, the Major ''iessed, cold" and in
CURED of The Sonora. She informed us
that the sticks were to stir in the salt, after
which the eggs were TO be sucked. How
stupid we were not TO have understood
Ibis simple process!
Just before reaching Punta Aguda, we
met Capt. Arnold, I'd Dragoous, with l25
wagons, twenty or thirty Suffers wa
CONS, a detachment of Georgia troops,
and two companies of the I'd Infantry, on
his way to Monterey. The Captain had
his hands full, but conducted his long
train with admirable skill having drilled
them TO manGvre by the sound of the bu-
gle. He Likewise had a detachment Of
dragons. At .Pnnta Aguda we halted,
took a bath, refreshed The mules, and
continued on to Chichironi creek, with
in one days march of Mier. A short
distance on this side of Puntas Aguda, we
met Col May, with detachment of dra-
goons. The country through which we
passed this day is barred, but abounds