American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-02

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Cry OF MATAMoRAs-The Sabbath Day
arketS- Yankee Enterprise, &c. A correspon-
mt of the New Orleans Bee furnishes the fol-
wing account of his visit to Matamoras on
lnday, the 18th ult.
Sabbath in .MatamoraS. Yesterday morning
an early hour, | crossed the river and wend-
my way to the Public Square and across it
the church, where morning service was be-
#g read. Standing up in the aises at the time
*entered, were some fifty or sixty volunteers,
|ostly with side arms, whilst some two hun
Mred women and about twenty-five men Mex
Sans) were seated on the benches, apparently
he most devout creatures euer beheld. The
ervlce was short, and during its continuance
be utmost attention was paid to every syllable
bat fell from the lips of the person officiating
the altar. 1t seemed as if the volunteers
Rere striving with each other for order and de-
Prum, and Notwithstanding their inability to
pmprehend the discourse, were to all appear
nee deeply interested in it. When the con-
regation were dismissed, with many others
allied outside the door, and remained there
ntil the last came out. AS each Sonora pass
she would partially raise her veil or man
liza, and before you could possibly catch fair
glimpse of her features, would suddenly drop
4, reminding one of a dark lantern which had
cen opened for moment and quickly shut,
Paving allagain in darkness-it was provoking,
/ ut it could not be helped.
From the church we went to the market
ouse, three streets above the square, where
Re found every thing which the country affords,
offered for Saltwater melons of small size
were sold for so cts. each, and readily; green
porn, 81 l-2 cts per doz.; beef at cts. per h.,
bnd every thing else in proportionate ratio
On the outside of the market house were nu-
fnerous and various sized bundles of musket
wood tied together with raw hide thongs, and
valued from Id to % cts. per bundle This
wood is brought in on lackasses from the Cha
baral, distance of 8 or miles, and is all they
Use for burning; green and dried peppers are
hung up round every stall, and each person
who makes marketing brings more or less oft,
as they use it more profusely, than any other
people.
We then marched through the principal
streets of the place, which were found much
more deserted than on any other day in the
week, particularly as we approached the edges
of the town. The citizens have lost much of
that shyness and timidity which characterized
them some time ago, and instead of shutting
their doors as we neared them, which they
were want to do heretofore, would frequently
come out of them and salute US with 'good
day, gentlemen" | felt particular gratifica-
ton at this, as it assured me they were convin-
ced that the character of Americans was never
to trample upon fallen foe. We fell in with
parties of our men in every part of the town,
r.
icated, or displaying other than the most gen.
tlemanly conduct.
In the course oftwo weeks some forty or ff-
ty eating houses have been established, and this
competition has, in slight measure, tended to
reduce the exhorbitant price charged on our ar
rival. A passable dinner can now be obtained
for so or IS cts-l mean dinner for a soldier,
who lives in camp on pork, beans, ect A bot
tie of common case claret can be had at some
of these places for g.
The greatest treat we met with in all our per-
ambulations, was some ice, which we discover
ed by seeing large sign across the street. The
gentleman keeping the house had sent to Point
Isabel for stores, and had given room in his
wagon for one barrel Of this precious article
You may be sure we directed our steps to the
house, and found, on nearing the counter, q
lump vi sure ehouSu lce, WHICH Iney served 10
us in brandy at two bits glass. understand
there is a schooner at Point Isabel loaded with
ice.
At o'clock every house of refreshment was
closed, by order of Gen. Taylor, and the patrol
were sent into the streets to order soldiers to
cross the river, and to arrest those who might
be intoxicated or noisy. At the same time a
Mexican police is started out by their own au,
thorites, to keep their people in order. On the
hat of each, in large letters, is the word "Poli-
cia," and they seem as proud of that and the
sword, which bangles by their side, as any mi.
litia captain you ever saw.
FOURTH OF July IN New YORK. 1t appears