Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-31
ALrILLO-

We ere isvosvd with the following cory Of
letter rccrivrd from IN olsces under Genes.l
Tsslcs. Although IL coassins no news.s,nes-
" spcshins. Il u Of iasescst f< is sccoua, Of
Ssltillo end u the asrch to that ciiy-beius
indeed TIE 6sss ~ have serus-N y. Csm-
Adpocaf4-
D~ecca Camp. nesg Moasesey. Mexico,l
Nov. ., i6@S.
have just rriurnet fson Ssltiiio. where
have bern with tho dngcoas ssssrort to Gen.
Taylor. who accompanied the command under
6esessl Worth. which marrhed from here Eos
This To- ping .s.u,s<ssx
sand m th~ city shaNaSck
90; g tau ,s:s !;
sSSa Ea:i.s iasssnasak
We found no scets sa,y. ss~-s.
with sny resistsncain takiu&<1tssion Of IL.
u 70 sssated about hhy xiles South West
from here. and contains a present over twen-
" thousand Inhabitants As city il in far
interior TO Monterey. the buildings bring built
OF sun dried tiles inslesd Of stone. thus Offer
ing as you sec, = dirty appearance TO the OBJ
server.
Ia the nicer parts Of the city. however, and
around the main plas, the buildings are COW
cred with . hard white cemcnt. which m.kes
them APP ear quite well. AZ has Q most mag
nificrnt Cathedral built Of stone, end &c | sur
veyed The "thogsand aud ore" statues. images.
csndles,icks. crosses, &c. with which It's IN
nef walls and domrs sre omsmented. 4 ~
ers.n to imagine ,h.. ! We Il. .ncisnt Mon,e.
vast tiGhes OF ~ Tie house OF worship.
-ssthtire route from Monterey To Ssltilio
Hes along q nsrrow valley, varying . quarter
To three mlrs 10 extent. while on either side
bold and precipiiom Inouutsins rise almost
To the very clouds. They arg entirely desti-
,uie OF timber and vegetation ofany kind and
On one occasion the sun was obscured from
cur sight at 10 A, NJ. by these towering
heights. But cannot dwell here. The whole
distance gently ascending aud the road rocky
and broken. As our route for the most part
lay along . stream we generally found pleaty
OF water.
On one OF these narrow dehles the Meri-
cans had thrown up some dcfences. which
were evacuated after the fsll OF MONTEREY
Al Ssltillo we found no wood OF any kind.
and were under the necessity OF purchasing
coffee. This they brought some ten miles or
more upon their backs, OF upon pack mules 60
Is customary In this country. Al Monterey
tie osnge. lime. lemon, cisron, &c. prosper
To perfection, while st Saltiilo, (lsrther South.l
they do not grow OF do we'll. This 10 owiae
TO the different attitudes Of the two pl.ces.
Both wheat and apples DO well ~ Sslsiilo.
al Monterey they are not raised. Com esows
well 10 both places, aid the seasons sse 90
long that two crops arc raised from the same
piece OF groand yearly. Potatoes do not
grow here. About Ssltlio the feldsare with.
ont fences. and are watched fog safety against
cattle, &c. daily and Nightly by seniinsss.-
As we arrived ut Ssltillo we captured las
pack mules. each loaded with 3O0lib.. public
Hour destined for the Meyican army az San Luis
foiosi. While there Geo. TAYLOR detached 4
Capt. Grsham aud myself, with our compan. |,
les and an engineering officer. 10 r-econnoi,re !
the country and passes lying South Of that ,
with . sieu 81 trsming lie means ell ,
defence. We were out three days and exam. ,
lned tbs country around lor about 90 aailes-fr
Found some strong pssses, bat none 90 formi- q
ishle ss ihose on the Monterey rosd and none 1
could no, ~ tussed by l~nlsniry. They /,
bad been represented ~ sironger. /,
Geo. santa Anna In at San Luis Potosi with
1000 men, regulars aad rsncharos. His ss- N
my N represented % mnrh frightened, and !
poorly clothed and fed. Santa Anaa IL forti.
tying the town, which " situated about $50
miles south OF Salillo. aud oper On almost
Improbable road. Gen. Arhpudia is said
TO have lost most Of his horses sni m uny Of
his men IN falling back upon this place. HE
Is under arrest aud 10 to be tried.
The MeSieans are determined to hang oat.
and the only way 20 tesminate the war speed-
lily Is 90 send not less than 3o.c0o sdditioaal
troops al oace into their county aud Uvssrua
IL on ell sides. When their capital aud sev.
rni other lsYe cities iasl, then. if they are
pushed, they will be compelled To give up. EOS
thsy cannot Eubsist. AZ present they easy
terror whereyeE they 80 aud sab>ist upoa the
people.
Airport reached us while at S%altiIlo, iron
the McXicaHs) that Lieut.. Col. Fremont. and
all his party. had been cot OF and murdered
BY the Mexicans, but we Csahot attach much
weight To IL.
We have B0w some four thousand men here
aud what the next move will be none can
had out- u the general bad nsen enough, he |
wonld at oUce push % 90 8An Luis Pogosl |
but % u IL Ne cannot. Il ID Decesssry 10 leave
gnrhsons ell ovss the couassy; henee ths d.
mineiion Of the main foSce % the field Of hst.
sle