Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-25
Special Correspondence Of the picayune.

Special Correspondence Of the Picsyune.
MArAxoRAs, June is, Is46.
Still no mail from New Orleans. As there
is nothing stirring in camp Of much importance,
], may not be amiss to treat you to a few items
descriptive OF the life led in camp.
SAND BAR.-.Among the annoyances expert.
enced by the volunteers during their encamp.
ment at the Brazos Santiago, previous to their
march to Burita, is the light sand, which is agi.
tated like dust by the sea breeze, and fills the
eyes, tents, and food Of the volunteer forces.
The water. which is execrable. frequently pro.
duces painful diseases OF the bowels, such as
dysentary. &c, &C., which sometimes enervate
and discourage the men. Most of them, how.
ever, bear up under il with great fortitude, ard
joke over their pains, thus lightning their own
burdens and cheering their comrades. One
brawny. looking fellow, pale and hsggard from
sufferiag reported himself to his Captain the
other day as a decidedly used.up individual.
'Cap'n,' said he, touching his hat, I'm in bad
way-there nint much fight left in me, I'm
aieard-do you think the doctor has anything
that will cure sand BARI Cure sand bar
no, fear not-my impression 10 that sand bars
can neither be prevented or cured on this coast
Well replied the poor fellow, in half des.
ponding, half jocular tone, then I'm done for.
I've been practising for two days as an hour.
glass, sometimes standing one end up and some.
times the other, changing the position ofa tire.
mendous sand bar that has formed 10 my sto.
mach-but in either place it fills the channel
and cuts off all chance of navigation for pork
and beans. think I'll have to cave in, Cap'n.'
The surgeon, however. did not DESPAIR of re.
lieving him, but confidently directed him to take
four compound pills and to keep right side up,
with care He is now quite WELL
Coz. TwIoGs AND MEXICAN NAnEs-The
rivers, trees and oil other natural productions
Of this part of Mexico, are crooked. A Mexi.
can 10 seldom known to tell stnight story,
OF TO obtain any thing in an upright manner.
Mexican names are as crooked as their ma.
lures. Col. Twiggs had occasion a few days
since to purchase some Mexican horses Far.
ly in the morning some fifty horse traders came
riding up TO the front of his tent, spurring and
curbing in their horses 10 show them of to good
advantage. The fine looking old Colonel was
sitting before his tent, in his shirt sleevea, as
the horses passed backward and forward in re-.
view before him. Sergeant Blanco acted as
interpreter, and the negotiations soon began.
How much for that grey horse!' 'He says ff.
ty dollars sir. I'll give thirty dollars for him.
He says he'll take it, Take the horse cE,
Corporal. Sergeant ask the fellow his no me-
His name is Jesus Soiste--pronouhced Hey.
suisse Soliste.' What = The English of it, sir,
is Jesus. for his first name.' The scoundrel !.
and the horse traders name wss pot down U.
pon q certificate. Another horse was sold and
the owners name asked. Jesus Toro.' whats
that second name = Toro, sir, that means Bull
in English Good IIeavens' exclaimed the
Colonel !-'wl1ot creatures ihey are for names !!
The trading continued and the Colonel continu
ed to be asionshed, until the scene closed
Several Of the crowd, and ugly cut-throat look
ing fellows at that, bore the name ofthe two
mentioned. coupled with some of the croekedesi
and most outlandish sir-nsmes that could be
imagined.
FouR SoLDIEas have been whipped and
drummed ont of the service from the right wing
of the army within the last two days. for deser.
ton. They had deserted before tho declara-
tion of war or their fate would have been differ
ent. One of them deserted about year ego.
and had Just enlisted somewhere 10 the States
and was brought out here. To his dismsy.
when he reached head quarters, the first officer
he was handed over to was his old commander.
lie can by no possible trick manage to enter
the army again, as the letter D, faithfully STAN.
ped with India ink upon q certain prominent
part Of the deserter's person, cannot be easily
| efiaced.
| MEXICAN WoxEN.-Much has been said and
sung of Mexican females. of their loveliness.
their kindness. and all that sort of thing. II is
pleasant to imagine the contrast that no doubt
exists between the males and iemsles Of Mex-
CO. The first are fond Of revenge, anc many Of
them are thievish and blood-thirsty in their pro-
pensisiea Ofthe kind disposition Of Mexican
! women, have no doubt They have too often