The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-07

il garrison containing six hundr troops
and in said street there three pieces Of artillery.
pointing to the river and attended by number OF poor
objects just ready to drop to their parent earth
ON mound on the opposite side Of the lake there s
fort and four pieces of and the canal which
leads from the river into the lake. there another
posed of sand bags. Outside Of the town there one
saee w waif be little to Contend with indeed q
the native Mexicans ready to change their taskmas
ters.
the command Of General Cos, OF Texan memory. Par
rods is still Commandan General and Colonel Castillo,
ity and in the forts consists Of but one thousand and
Twelve men of whom two hundred and forty are COM
The natursi defences of Tampco nufy somewhat its
Disadvantages in moral and physical defects OF its militia
" protectors The approach to the city is guarded by
@pr which dangerous surf ]. setting for the greatest
p Of the time Boats sometimes employ four days IN
Of n. snrsnc. !. perfect las, h ma nss eS
well served and manned could efectualy protect il
against two three boats or one schooner Of proper
size These things will entte the capture of Tamr
to great respect its decnces should be reduced
'' The road from Tsmpco e The capital distance
about 800 miles presents still greater diculties-a por
ton of passes In the dry season along the valley
nader OF q small stream which 10 crossed some sixty
or seventy times The ascents, especially that of the
mountain San Ammonica. are more precpitous than any
on the road we have described. This route 10 rarely ira
yelled during the rainy Two roads conduct frem
San Luis to Guiana uao the shortest BY San Felipe IS
arid and the other ns nsc: ss sn
fruitful portion of the table lands Informs part oil the
country called LAS villas" the towns; from the num-
bsr of towns it supports.
Aguas Csiientes Leon, Apasco Zelaya Silao, Irapre
ato and Salamanca with populations varying from nvs
to fifteen thousand souls situated within short d1s
lance of each other and not far from the cities Of Zacate
cas- San Luis, Guadssjara and Guanajusto. It Is known
too the Bao Qowlands) Everything IL abundant IN
this region except wood, at all times and water In the
dry season Guanauato IL beautiful city, of between
thirty and forty thousand Inhabitants to which may be
added those Of tho suburbs, swelling the number to
about seventy thousand From Guanajuao to Querearo
the read passes through lrapuate Salamanca and Ze-
laya towns pleasantly situated in the fertile Bajio
The valley of Zelaya, especially dotted with vii
lagos with their neat churches and SPIRES seen rising
from among carefully cultivated fields and gardens The
river Laa traversed stone bridge OF hne arches
near Zelaya and in the rainy season frequently over
flows its banks and mandates the surrounding country
but in winter its bed quite dry Throughout the Bse
olive groves abound and wheat and barley generally
cultivated where tho land admits Of irrigation The
principal culture however Indian corn, as It consti
ute the chief food of the people This portion of the
country from the circumstances Of Its superior fruitful
ness the chief seat Of war during revolutionary
cont SITS, and suffered proportionably.
Queretaro IL large town. containing about 30 900 in
babants From Querctaro the road raverses portion
of country only partially cultivated, as It suffers for
want of until reaches Tula at the foot of the
hills that shut in the valley Mexico on this side From
hence the capital Is days travel, over country va
red by low barren hills AMI rich plains The small
towns of Guanttan and Tenepena situated between
lula and Mexico and not far from the former Is the
LIBERATED Desagne, or drain of Huehuetoca