Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-01-27
from the New York Commercial Advertiser

road
ne ioilowing Itinerary, MS ii may lie call
Ell, has been made up from authentic sour.
ces, an IS believed 10 be accurate.
Vera Craz.-The city Of Vera Crpz *
walled ToHGd, with a fou al each extremity
OF the water front; the walls on the land
side arc oopholed for muske.ry. Par,nst
guns nave been recently mouatcd on The
walls. The city walls are very thick. of
coral rock; the wa lla Of the houses are II.
suaiy ~ feet thick, and the roofs are fit
Each house h1s cistern or cisierns ofrain
water. Tie city is well paved.
From Vera CrU: TO Merico. -Abou, Ten
miles from VeraCruz IS a stream 900 wards
wide, crossed a! a ferry in scows, or BY swim
ming hors over. The next sfrean,.aboul
b miles from Vera Cruz, is fordlbIe. and
Is also s.anncd by Il wooden bridge called
P"chfc dd Reg 1.-The Kings bridge, and al
so the na'ion2l bridge. Ne1r it ON the
night s an cm'ncnco Of about 60 feet, on
which is for, completely commanding
the apPro ch and bri !te.
Between these Bridges and J lp1 the
road passes near several heights, from WIN,
the natives c!n annoy invaders on tb~ rood
city Of Ja'apG.-This city s.r.ads on w.
~ elevate gr,und, yet for u. INV miles the
nscen' Is qah9 gradual. From The citv,
Vera C'nz IS v!8ible, as is al1o the se,. 90
miles d slant. The CITY itself is upon =
high hlIi--hghcst in the centre, so that the
streets incline considerably; so much so
that no wheeled vehicle can pass along
ny Of item cxcoPl tie main stree,, or road,
WHICH has considerable rise and descent,
The CITY IS surrounded by wall. and has
strongly built Church tho by Western gale,
winch could be converted into a citatel.-
The streets are paved. The houses as in
Diner Mexican towns, arc Of stone, with flat
roots and iron barred windows. Opposite
tie city. on tie left of The road, is hin
from VIII CHI lie road might be ANNOYED and
shells thrown INTO the town. For the dis
lance Of SIX or seven miles before reaching
tho town, the road $ n handsome and sub
sanl'aI structure Of ch,qucred pavcmcns,
and must have been very costly.
Pcrotc.--At The base or high mount.
bearing the same name, some distance from
The road OIL the left, is a cluster of houses.
with C.urch He'd Peroe.
Caatle Of i'erctc. -Oppo5.te, ON tic rinht
Of tho road, and com.nandinr it in every
direct on, stands the castle 1t is upon
fiat s}ndy pIaia, strongly built Of Stone and
cnc'rrIcd hy a deep dry fossc or ditch. The
mum entrance IS by going over cteraur
d' .tF':c bya stjIe, descending some twenty
five or thirty stone s'eDs 10 the lotion of
the ios'e and crossing il 10 Tie gqies,whicb
a:e ona !c,el with tie bottom.
city Cf raebi1. This city is walled
anl fortified. IL IS bull, Of slt ne, and the
streets are well paved. II contlins about
1000 inhrbitan's. Here water is alum.
dant, But from the nrt.onal bridge TO this
iy no water can be ob'a ncd-,hc ma ives !
substituting pu'qae rs beverage.
FIom la'apn to Puebla !herc are occa. |
s onal heights near the road, which, if for
il1ed, might annoy invaders. In fact, from
Vera Cruz 10 Pucbla this is The casc-thc |
travel beng alternately over broad unob,
slrac!cd roads and narrow pqsses, comm1n |
died by heights The road passes through
PuebIa. The Pacbiaaos ha peculiar
char cier; they aso cunning ard ,ourra-
gcous. aud tie mos eXPer, 10, boi. ana as
sa,,ins throughout Mexico, whe there is
no lack Tor such. II an offender is bought !.
before an aIclIde, any where else, and is
known or as>ennned to DO Puoblano, his
cond .maauon IS ccria'n.
Cordord. y small walled and garrison !
cd town thrown VIII Oh the road paSses.,-
Pucba the road IS gooi till il reaches the
muun'@ia OF Cordoya, about midway be-
tween Tho .ormsr and he City Of Mexico, !
where tie ascent IS very steep ard rugged. |
tlougi wi hout d,Glcs. Near tho road, a,
lho to1' of THIS moun'aiu, passes the Rio
Fro. a. cold rIye', which has is rise in |
Tie nojg3bur NJ mountain Of Popocatapetl, |
1902 feet above the level Of The sea- A |
work on some Of the heights o. popoc,ta.
pcl woal command tie road.
A.er leaving the mountain Of Cordoya
the road is good and unobs.ruc ed. with
pen.y Of wafer. :, the civ Of Mexico
For several miles before reaching that ci y
inc road is delighllul. nas sing between par.
nIlol canals and rows Of Lombordy non.
lars.
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