Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-05-27
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1917.
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
CHINA, (MExIco. } April l6, 1874,

EDfTOR'S CORRESPONDENCE.
CHINA, (MExIco,) April l6, lS47.
DEAR -: arrived here on Tuesday last,
with the entire Virginia Regiment, aud avail my
self Of the opportunity to write to YOU afforded by
the return of some empty wagons to Camargo.-
Our march was rather tedious and harrassing one,
and the more so as the route was new and un
known. The first two days were the hottest |
ever felt-even the wind, when there was any
was like the hot air of furnace. Fortunately ibr
our comfort, however, tremendous fall of rain
succeeded, which, although it completely flooded
us In our tents several inches deep, still for THE
most part was entirely acceptable. 1t continued
showery during the next day, and we made but ltd
tie progress, the road cutting up to great depth!
and the train of some two hundred and twenty wa
gons became strung over a stretch of about five
miles. This caused halt OF one day To bring up
the rear, and another day was found necessary ID
rest portion OF tho mules. The country over
which we passed was in character pretty much like
that have described upon the other route to Mon
terey-dry, sandy aud barren with nothing 10
charm or interest. The people are exceedingly la
~ and improvdent, and saw few signs any where
of cultivation or preparation for crop. Even the
gardens are barren and neglected Whether this
IS one of the effects of the war or not am unable
to say, but it is probably not without It's influence
Many OF our troops have been exceedingly lawless,
and where some of them have been they have left
little else than track of desolation Our conduct
towards the poor creatures is the humanest possible
We take nothing from them that we do not nav
Tor, and that most eXtravagantly. For instance,
have myself paid as much as 30 cents for a chick
en-, and lSS cents for eggs But the truth is they
have but little, and should say in Justice to them
selves nothing TO spare so that the prices mel
toned are by no means 10 be taken as indicating a
spirit OF eXtortion on their part
hou soIrn ,.,gS~. Il
present, to be stationed here under Col Randolph.
with five companies Of the Regiment besides my
own, namely, Capt. Corse's, Capt Bankhead's,
Capt. Rowan's, Capt. Young's, and Capt Caring
tons The rest OF the Regiment left this morninp
under Col. Hamtramck for Monterey
Since wrote you before, we have had good
deal OF sickness in the Regiment We left in all
about one hundred in the hospital at Camargo. and
there are about third as many i'm the hospital
here. But two deaths, however, have occurred
one, private in Capt Bankhead's company. at
Camargo, the other, an officer in the Alexandra
company, Lieut.. Waters, here-Poor fellow, I'M
dersand he has left wife and child. We buried
him with the honors of war last evening Our
company suffers, bat not as severely as Others.
am glad TO hear that Gen. Scott has been sue
cessful at Vera Cruz, and only regret that we were
not there to take part in the fight. No particulars
have yet reached us, but no doubt YOU are fully in
formed of them.e There is little prospect, think.
Of fight shortly in this quarter. The enemy is ex-
ceedingly shy OF us. Although we hear now and
then OF Urea and Canales being near u.s. they do
not do us the pleasure to show themselves. From
ali can gather, think peace is not improbable.
before long, and | am sure care not how soos. if
the kind OF service in which we have been so far
engaged Is to continue. Yours, Sc
&C. Mr.. JOHN PEER. one Of the Augusta Volun-
teers, who was discharged on account of his inabi-
~ to do service, arrived here on Saturday last We
understand he looks much better than his friends
expected tosee him, and gives cheering account
of his fellow soldiers.
JUBILEE PIcToRIAL DOUBLE BRorIIER Joy-
ATHAN.-Wilson and Co.'S great Fourth of July
Brother Jonathan, published at New York, has
Just come To- hand. 1t contains between eighty and
ninety timely executed engravings, some of them
very large ones--the two largest occupyinp the en-
tire first page of the paper These are original and
spirited drawings of Washington's entrance into
New York In 1888, when the English took their
departure, and Washington taking leave of his off
GERS, on retiring to private life There are some
eighty or ninety other pictures of national events
portraits Of distinguished Americans, &c--inter-
spersed with historical facts of great nterest-Price
only IL cents.
o. We would call the attention of our Farmers
to the advertisement Of Mr. G. VI. BUESETT, who
has commenced the manufacture in this place of his
celebrated Wheat Fan, which has been pronounced
by the Agricultural Societies of Philadelphia and
Rochester superior to any now in use, and which
also bore off the palm at the great National Fair.
held at Washington City, in MAY, 1876. Several
gentlemen in this county have given this machine
a trial, and, we understand are well pleased with
Its operatlon-Call at his shop and examine for
yourselves
n-z- The Nevu Vol, r,rL,,,,, -.
a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass, the flu ,.
gitive slave, at the anniversary of the American
Anti Slavery Society in the Tabernacle on Tues
day the lth instant. The speech, as published in
the Tribune, is very respectable composition. but
whether he is entitled TO the merit of it. is a ques-
ton we are unable to answer.
eo- We have, says the New York Tribune. de-
feated armies, captured cities, appropriated whole
provinces, and all within a solar revolution. Each
of our Generals is Cesar. -yeni- uidi yic;-men.
all of them. Two of them have conquered the
Napoleon of the West" and the rest, his most
celebrated Marshals Victory accompanies their
Eagles, or precedes their advance. Soon we shall
revel in the Halls of the Montezurnas and prescribe
the terms upon which we are willing to annex the
Empire Of the Aztecs. Shall we then weep. like
Alexander, because we have no more worlds To |
conquer No If we weep at all, il will be be
cause IRE hare bills TO payi
90 BY letter received in this place. from an !
officer in the army, we learn that sad and melan-
choly accident has happened to Lieut.. PATTERSON,
who so distinguished himself at the battle of Mon
'erey We do not know the precise nature of the
Ease, but 1t seems the Lieutenant refused to surren
der himself to the officer of the guard, who ordered
him to be fired upon, and that his leg was terribly
shattered. The surgeons were amputating the
lmb at the time our informant wrote-D Democrat.
Or II will be gratifying to the numerous friends
f the Hon. WM. KrNNEY, OF Staunton. Va, to
earn that he is rapidly recovering from the accident
phica hnrrereh 10 him snrnn ttroo - :. -: =