Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-19
| Special Correspondence Of the Pieowne.
MosrrRry, Mexico, June 20, Is


MosrrRry, Mexico. June 20, ls47.
Nothing Of any has irnnspred my last, and
all IN pretty much the condition then
'ancpt that The prospect oi moving upon San LUIS has
.rua htile brighter, and ~co" forward To the ar
uva II the LIT II Sept.mi"r with considerable impa
l@,5ee-at least The majority of those here do ] under
s,au sra Gen Taylor has been appraised from hcadquar
tess Has three Of the ten regiments and one bat'alon OF
,ne ID IRr men o Dragons assigned To his column
a las three OF the volunteer regiments recently called
Tor. also he assigned him. They will probably be
in the field y she latter part Of August ready Ia march
BY Sepembe;- Accounts Of the crops IN the interior are
very fsusIiug ao wheat crop Is said 10 be unusually
and iss gives token of an abundant harvest
This Is yegy cbeonng as by the time movement Is
MADE ,in cont,aryesi will be At its very height, and
there will be difficulty IN oraging The ANIMALS The
army will probably be sutssled upon fresh beef tho
nule 10 avoid The paocssity Of transporting salt pross
ons and Jcyies w,ie anade upon the surrounding
n.y. perfectly tasssod with the prospect Of going
to San Luis AMI coming home by the other route i'm
ane that Gen Taylor Will visit the States late in the
fail, after penetrating into the interior and uniting with
Gen Scott. Ii his return To the States does not create
sonsahoa eScoedne any thing ct the kind within the
memory OF he eldest aiantaat" shall be most ee re-
gously mistaken; and there more deserving
object Of admiration and respect than the brave old gen
eral who has ,vallsstlS as savely sustained the hon
Of our flag hHe tmm the bleak sand hills Of Cor
pus Christi aud planted i, rmnlhautly the yawn-
ing gulles Of liueBa Vista, which red with the
deserve The of Bucna Iisia rs when our flag un.
ss It's beauties that fold ofteadly strife In the
! SPACE al shait year INV many brave deeds have
beet aecssml lslrAssaat Spc,ores wont md in that
snrI srae of time how .Ey aud closely has the brave
leader Ut brave hccou,e enslIined in the hearts
his cnuttry:nen!"
But This has little 10 do with my mere recital Of what
is gang on here. Although you enrnot get glimpse
81 the general in propro persona before the end Of No
'embes. YOU will soon see his "pciure in little" A
very aecara,c likeness Of him has been taken by Mr.
ffcv'n, whoNr ARRIVAL noticed few days since The
artist has taken him he usually appears when sit
ling under his wnipg front Ut his tent. There he is
the honest utlg~us plainly dressed man. in his cheel
shrt and tie old miNed coat, bearing the marks %
how the country losing of lis hrohies
rwels from the dcedy bullets n Huena Vista Mr.
Brown has also taken capita, tkrocss OF Major Bliss
and IS sbmt ~. n,iag other members ~ the sIps.
4 Mr,iran Of considerable intelligence arrived direc
tfnn, SAW ts few days sle, aud reports tina, Sener
al tlayortss been expected ,hsre ior some u,n' Ill
sta rs hat 'ere regular insns there, but u
very large force, and that but little had been done 10
wards terrifying the psoe- IL the reports OF thu gen
eral feeling against Santa Anra have any foundation, -
perhaps resigned bis position his preciou
HE Mexicans here state that Crra has evied a IA
upon all the inhabitants in this region M the support
the 'orces And that lee his agents attending its cx
ccuinn. All these who have are directed 10 kec
them in good order and be ready at moments warning
to stand forth again 10 ro'ec, their soil Urea is sale
soon Gen Il. Departs.
Fight COMPANIES OF the North Carolina Regiment Co
Payne pal VI whom arrived with the las, train from he
low. marched up 10 Salli,o ou Thursday and apparent
" With pretty full ranks par, Of the Massachusett
Regiment are at Ceualyo, aud the rest at Camaro aux
are son expected up There have beea creaI man
discharges ia the Virginia Regiment Of sick incompe
'eo' to erifm duty and The greater portion o them ~er
never nj 10 perform duty when ti,ry wec mustered int
The service IN Nrg'aia- Government has been PUT 10 u,
j expense OF bringing them cat here 10 be kept ON th
sick list the greater part II the time and frly ,lishar
ged The mastering officer Of cputse is the person
blame for not having the properly Inspected Capt
Darlington and Licuts Kinney aud Ashby are under or
dss 10 proceed 10 Virginia to raise recruits fiji up tn
h eonfanses 10 their proper standard.
"oy Early, In consequence Of the exorbi,ant price
. all sorts u marketable matters meats an
sesaaoies, has been comseiiea to fix prices for ever
ming at reasonable and remunerztvA rates The Mex
can hnckseIs are IN great fSse About it, but to maxi
~se '"'.ai ess'fessson have 80 "grln am, bear il,
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