The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-06

ds5s before my departure.
Don Manuel Exsppi aud Don NJ Papo collected about
$500 month from subscriptions to support troops.
that they should have no nducemen q rob the people
Every Mexican. except soldiers, would be glad to
Our naval forces would meet no difficulty In coming to
this cty-they should be small vessels, not drawing
than ten feet water. There 10 fortfcarion
cept at Accahapas which Is six miles from San Juan Bap-
tista and there they have only three 2tpoune.s and
few other guns small mud breastwork all the troops
have left the place. leaving the militia that barely under
stand the use Of All the arms ami ammunition
have been collected together from the Indian villages
and deposed in tine Projects house, in order to prevent
them from making any resistance against the forced
tIibutlsns made by the Central Government
Another abuse which is strongly spoken against. is
the treatment of Yucatan neutral the truth
well known that they the greatest enemies have
The Mexcsns have put thar vessels under the Yucatan
fag, to them from seizure by of war; and
vt the time to supply the others with provisions,
&C. In Campeachy the Ave star flag ID not allowed to
tho Inhabitants mace. In consequence " the
Mexicsn deg not flying from the rampars Of their city
government is well Known that the principal msr
chants OF Yucatanwers strongly opposed to the late
with Mexico; and used every sxsrton to put down the
has been great fault Of Consuls in not giving
true statement Of facts to government; but how
and without the least spark Of good feeling Tor
our country II emost established fact that to sub
she rsa
a. an ally TO protect her from the attacks Of the United
States. would recommend head men in future to
embark in any commercial business; they would then
support the honor and dignity Of the ONCE and not dis
Lett at Tobasco the French bark Victoria from
Boz deaux. Mexican schooners, French and Bremen
brig. names unknown; no men Of war Of any nation.
The Mexican schooner Annetta arrived the lath from
Alvarado. passed the United State brig somers and
schooner Flirt blockadng the mouth Avarado; she
on between Commodore Conner and . spanish COM
mander at Vera Cruz. in consequence of allowing Mex
vessels under Yucaan papers to enter the port Of
Alvarsdo and leave without moiestaton at the same
time preventing foreign vessels entering any port They
finally concluded amcable settlement, thai no vessel
should enter any Of the Mexican ports.
Affairs In California.
From the St. Louis Republican, July SOL
gentleman who has passed the last two years in Ore.
gon and California reached this city yesterday His
S Of p from s
that country He left California in company with six
other persons the at end Of April and has been nine
y days on the route Mr. Clymer has kindly permitted
us to glance at his diarywe could do more-kept for
the whole time of his absence and select such facts
may interest readers We have of necessity, to
such incidents occurred during his return home
passing many descriptions of country, SOIL places
mountains, people and government In Oregon and Cali
fornia.
On the 10th of March last Mr. Clymer refers in his
journal to the extraordinary avidty with which news is
mont had raised the American flag in Monterey--of
the town Of that the Pacifcthat all good
rma armed and equipped for service under Gen. Byao,
10 defend the rights OF Mexican citizens This report
subsequently appeared was founded on the fact that
Lieut. Fremont had raised the American dag at his camr
the Mission Of St. Johns and that no declined to
cell ofhe legal authorities, when ordered do
things Gen. Castro had raised four hundred men at Mon
terey; that he marched to Lieut. Fremont camp tho
92d Of March, from which he had retreated AMI that he
there found pack saddles, baggage and con
siderable quantity of specie Liewt Fremont was last
heard Of alter Mr. Clymer hadls the Rio sacrsmen
ject going there when he would the Uni
ted States He had lost one man, who was killed by the
Indians, and had discharged others.
Mr.. Clymer met At different times and under different
circumstances parties Of to Oregon Cslifor
mia. who were rowing about discontented and going
back and FORTH whim dictated On the 22d of March,
he notices having met, in California party Of hun.
dred and fifty persons. thirty forty whom then
ON tho 10th Of Np and h
family arrived at the camp prepared for their journey
the States Mr Sumner had been in Oregon from thence
he went to California; and, beng still dissatisfied he
now returning after having spent five years in ira
Yelling, and likewise small fortune.
He met, and left Mr. L. Hastings, the author of q
work on California at his camp on Bear creek small
creek running into Feather river He was located near
the road travelled By the emisrsnt: to California Mr.
with which was designed to revoluonize California,
but in his he had been disappointed He then.
ment in taking possession of that country Of which he
appeared 10 have some intmaton MIR: CIymer heard,
on ms rs.h s nts eo srrvai several
We cannot follow Mr. Clymsr and his party in their
sides Of mighty precpices in deep ravnes and places
seemingly imfsssable. Something may be learned Of
.csn. a. Iosshy drawn in q. Diary. On the a1S Of
April while waiting for some Of the party, the author
. ss out ,s 20 he sss Of A s. VALLEY: q: Point
awfully and reslly sublime The first thing which at
trscts your attention is high rough ridge Of snow
ridge descsnds in front no impossible cliff Of black
rocks Invested Of every kind Of covering still further
on aud you behold river dashng through an awful
chasm rocks thousand feet below Dizzy with
the prospect turn your head to the right and there
s hase n
cli' Of black volcanic rocks which bound the river
way down the river Truckes. salmon Trout river.
about six miles, to point which they left to cross the
ing to touch the sink Of the St Msry rivers river not
laid down on the map Leaving the Salmon Trout river
TO take TO the morrill, the party struck OF to the
black volcani, mountains. Here they observed nupe-
rous specimens of rock, formed by concreuons frsm
which longer DO found In fact, it to
that all the country passed over to-day must at
remote period have been immense boiling caldron
and II IL now strewn over with some thousands Of up
right rocks which have been projected by immense boz
dies of liquid steam. Quantities Of mud, which now FIJI
the whole plain which passed, for several miles,
white sheet Of incrusted salt. We passed
ever and in sight Of large bodies of white chalk which
must also have been evolved from boiling water A
low range Of black Stag lay the left, and every.
thing presented the most sterile appear ance" Thus
they travelled until they came TO Marys lake, where
still exists caldron of boiling water. No is
from it at present, but it stands in several pools
boiling and again disappearing Some Of these pools
have beautiful clear water boiling in them, and others
eject quantities Of mud Into Of these muddy pools
my little spaniel, Lucky, tempted, poor fell
low, not knowing that il boiling hot He deliberate
y walked into the boiling caldron. to slske his thirst,
and cool his limbs when to sad sorrow he was scad
ed almost instantly to death felt more regret for his
loss than for that Of any animal had owned he
had been my companion IN all my wandeIings
and had hoped to see him return 10 his old master at
Milwaukee"
Twelve days oftravel up the valley Of the st. Mary's
river most sterile country, brought them to the
point where Lieut. Fremont inersecte the wagon irsL
his California last fall On the 23d VI May,
after long long consultation and many arguments for and
against the two routes-one leading Northwsrd by Fort
Hail. and the other by the Salt Lake they determined
to take FremoDts trail by the lake Interesting is,
cannot follow the traveller his way, but must con
tent ourselves with his conclusion to the prectcaby
OF this route Mr. Clymer Of opinion that 10 very
little to California and not SO good road as that
by Fort Hall.
On the asd Of July, Mr. Clymer met the advance com.
r-1-