Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-04
THE ROUTE TO MEXICO.
| APPROACH TO THE slTy os MEXICO,

| IPe New York Advertiser furnishes he fol
loving, which viii Proye ineresijne, il ! march
% me icancaPiial from yeta Cruz, should
De determined ppon BY the military, sages u
Washington. IS we slI have en- ip,eres, IL tnov.
ing what Is 10 Be encountered % HE road. y
The following iienary, Is il mss b called. H..
been made up from suihenlic sources, and /, IL.
lisyed to be accurate
VERA CRrz The city Of Vera Cruz
is walled round. With a fort al each ex.
,remi'y Of The wafer front; tbs walls On
the land side sie loop holed for % uske nv.
Psrapet guns have been recently mount
ed on the wallis The city walls are very
thick, Of coral rock the walls or the hous.
e. are usually "A feet thick. and The roofs
ate fiat. Each house has ! eistern Or
cis:erns Of rain waller. The city il well
paved. B
FRoM VERA CRuz TO MrxIco -
About ten miles from Frra Cruz Il
stream 200 yards wide, crossed Al 4 ferry
% seows, or byAswimming borses over. =
The next ssream. about 80 miles from
Vera Cruz, is fordable. sod Is also span
ned ~ wooden bfidgs called Rarunet.
del Hey abe .bsap,. DssdxSs1 snu nIpo the
naiie.- l.;iss Near i on the night j,
% s!'nepce ~ teent 90 feet, on which i,
'oll eo@neisiy commanding the ap.
Pi1scn ano oIidfe
neiWsen these 6r'dgea and Jalsps The
road passes near several heights 49,,
y, Ss's ,a. ne Dasy ssss ssu Papa dsauy riss
he tY assent i quite gradual From the
c;,ySyera Cruz Invisible. % i also The sea,
an m;las distant. The ciiv itself Il upon
h;sh h;ll-hiehest ia Inc centre, SO iha:
Il J. s,reeis incline considerablv so much
- IL, r. vhsei,d vehicle can pasn alone
~ - Them exceut tbe main slrees, OF Il
,osd which has "A considerable rise md
1880, Ths c;iv s surroundsd nv 4
Iii IA h.s ] ,lroneIy BULL Church d ear
-. Western oafe. which could be con
" 40 r;,.dei The streets are
...sJ n. hou.es !. ~ other Mexican
$3.50 $50. -. Il s,one r;ih al roofs md
80 h.,,sd v;naow. Onnosite the city,
!. ~. I'D n I ga i I'm nom which
=. -o.a m;.h, A. annoyed and shells
,hrown into ihe town. For The disiance
Of tx OF seven miles before .eaching The
80 ~ ,o.a 4. h.rd.om. and snbstan.
;: ). .,,ncir,s = cbeorered navemens. and
~, h.vs No.. 80 cos,ly
psaorr Al ia bsse u hiah mount
@h..,;ns IN. ,.ms nsne some distance
T,on n. yoaa "A ths left i ! cluster oi
ho~... lin : Church called P.rote.
$500 81 prpoTe --.Oopo.ite, on the
,;ohs II .hs road and comm hiding i, 10
sy.ry direction Glands The castle. III is
,non ! aat sandv Main strongly built 81
IN. "a arr;rrled ~ deep fosse Or
d;,ch The main entrance Is BY going
ovs, . eIep,ur de1r;ze by siiie, descend.
;ns some twenty Ave or thirty stone steps
* The bottom Of Ike fosse and crossing il
= IL oates ubich are on ! level with
he ho,,om
CRY az PUrBLl This city is walled
and ior,ifsd. Ii is built Of stone iht
/ .,,.eis are well paved; contains abou
/ Inn 0oO inhabitants. Here Is water j
4 h.rdsnt. bu, rom the national btidge L
,h;s city, no water can be ob,ained-lh.
a,;ves subs tilulirg pulgus Is bever
/ .se #
Fforu Jslapa 10 PuebIa there are occa
| siopally heights near NE road, which,
\ 1or,ified might annoy invaders. In fact
Iron Vera Cruz % Puebla IBIS is the cas-
"a IL Ia hRna