Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-22
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Hon WI. l.. MACY. Secretary ri War
From he " o. PioaY,ne. .Nor. !
MR. kENDAII.'S LETTERS FROM TIL.
ARNI
Editorial correspondence Of the Pteaynt
Cry OF MINico, Ocl. :, lsi1.

ARM1
Ediiorih correspondence, of The pfdlrinc
Cry or MtAlco, Oct :, lei1.
An carbqualc' we lave lad an earthquake BE.
twron the hours Of and Yesterday morning.. anl whco
all nature MAS hushel IN Stiffness luoSt pfpund, sud
dcuy the Farm began tor ck With strange aud most
irndul motion. ! am living al the hnusr II Prna '
Prna, the head Iulfers ri G.n. Worth. Immediately IN
front of the beautiful alanedl and the if,i Inm1l,
" bad III the dead CONFUSION the Violent siam
ming ol The doors minnrd l., tiflui, Inplmy II
the glass pendants attached chandelier hanging and
swinging from hr ceiling ii the rnm soon our l..ls
cummcucr rocking something after the manner ol SHIN
~calncd at the ci'so al storm, and then came il.
shrlks OF lnuumcribo and children driven hall
dressed, alghtod into the Tho dreaded teDb0r
as The N,Ac1ns call II, upon Ao,t STANCE and
Impressive was mo scene Used rlm the lront win
duws, as crng aud staggering w approached aodopen
ed ihrni-to walk s.ldy "ns impossible visenl
the upi lSrngs and OSCILLATIONS OF The mighty earh.-
] lc ops Of hr large IN the alameda WIRE snpyir,
the water ~ the reservoirs vas blowing and ir1 tie
walls arund - wee cracking aud gaping asiner the
Wide street IN iruui was rrowdr with Women aud cnl
drrn hs well 10 men, screaming and ffa, IN, and
ny t"m~lvoNin the extremity ii then nphl while our
own sidcr- were frcng unstradlly IN then midst a.
FINISHED and aWc.s,tchtn nj the stranp cotuuollou-
The srnncls halted upon then rounds. uncertain aud
no knowing what 10 doiao cNejpf,. or marrow Lanes
continued To pour hprth hrlT hundreds u aiilI Ihed IN
habans, aud seeking tine refuge o the wider streets
and opcn squares, lest Their Own hlus might toltrra and
tuUbc upon 'hc hga Is, while ON Bonded Knees cunlcss
rl their sins auut. and earnestly r,noned forgiveness
ete 1t yo; Tao late wounded officer IN uur ,ouse
b.lrIddru aHd APPARENT, unable NOV ince III, hsu
haiglh battle oi ri Nloino. came hehhln. hurried,
tom his roonl rven thence by III cracking o the walls
and ihr strange III multi from without. I've stiffness OF
the hnrnn1. So r'l"unj hal been TIN plse oil nature
but added To the general feeling ot Wonder aud o. dNr
ct 'oscfinh'n perhaps could lrm II. fear ca.a"t
lrHn Tia" actps and nnlenancrs Of ioee .uai W hre
aud to lhc mauner I'm tlase era,ed aud rocked
lmd comn'il"ns 81 Kindred nature The Dunes aud
Sc'p,s OF he nnunt Table churches and cuts eed
THE drunken mrn--lhe lakes hand ht rolled their s!ur
sh waters aH though moN ed b, an elemental strife from
above instead Of Ia, Garth in winch the, are nestled IN
hen Ge travel An tcer IN the sirerl about Ia mount
ms horse al the commencement II the commoon sud
drnll found the al ree,dmg i.5n tim. Asnasi
cd he wpllcd 81 soldier 4 81 b, The cause bat thu
maa Was 80 .sHogali is himself Tie pudds IA the
>t'oisur there had ietna severe shower thu night be.
tre spread themselves and disappeared upon the pqvp
ueH great the MOTION whlletle tees II, the ala
monda continued 10 lash thrr huge tops as If sNavcd BY
an Unseen YET all powerful hand. 'l.e shock lasted
over Two ml"uieS-pefhaI, shauld eay succession ol
sh"ckS T the osclainry motion 81 the earth short
tetvaS became caln-whde the Nhule srene Impressed
every one anew with the mithl. the lnaj ,ty aud tnc
mlnthd power otthe Most High
Nut 1t the streets and oprn NAYS presented spetia
y" N 'St Impressive, dluh, awful Was the elect pro
ducCd 10y the wonndrd men In the different Hospital -
Unconscious ct The m the Strange rnntnutan fl
ed with apprch.rsons which ever attach With ten fol
force Ia the disabled the uhrm, dtosdng results IF m
Il phenomenon they must have deeued akin 10 the su
pernalu,a, the poor fellows and hobbed from the
! c's-tr'mhlng and stricken l., deep ave- and vet no
knowing WHITTIER 10 hy. rha arnless burned hiihe
and thihcr. the leglesS hublrd about IN all directions
while the bcdddn, the prnstrsir and the utterly help
less panic stricken and spending earnestly prayed an,
peltnn'd moi 10 be le unprlsred-no 10 he dcserle,
IN an extremity which their IGN rance made painfully
terrifying. Ru' and hy the earth heoame relieved T.
her m'ghty thnc III" staggering sfeeps resumed ilel
quiet, the arghtcd inhabitants rase thankful from iirl
knees, the scnlncls recommended their ounds-the u
" OF the dreaded tcnlblurw was spent
But 10 leave Tor the present, this subject and TO III
few rtnsrks upon the army and the past deeds II
still difficult to account Tor the fact that are here
here in the great capital of MeNconot the % 900 pa
per men III the nion but what is left the 10 600 rei
men by whom the work Of suugntion has been nc ON
plished. The whole seems like dream, tho
VIII" have taken part in the hard conflicts yet here
Mexico we are. and masters After the Succession q
battles each one Of which be counted rlorn hop
alter succession Of VICTORIES each one Of Which a
obtained from immensely superior orce-atler torni
dablc works. each one of which seemed imprrgnahle
have been sormed aud successfully carfed-hrre amid
the "lalls ofthe Mouezumas.n the numerically insig
nlhcan band Of An.o SaNons has found partial res
from It's tolls and lis dangers, breathing place after IT
innumerablc trials and pers Not the chronicle Of an
cieni wa s. nor the pro"ess of modern achievements fur
n'sbes parallel 10 the second conquest OF Mexico, h
the lus're which hung around the OF Cortez an
his hardy Adventures. diminished hN the glowing de
scrptlun Vt Prescott, becomes dlnmed by the deeds
these latter days.
! You in the United States cannot he mad 10 feel an,
appreciate all that stern aud unnchng courage has e
itctrd IN the beautiful valley VI Mexico since our e ar
my first entered ltwors inadequate 10 give ever
faint picture Of the bril- ofeyens which
have ended in the subsection OF this proud capital The
deeds OF Cores brave aud vigorous they We're, mus
suffer by comparison. The hardy and adventnr1u.
Spaniard surrounded by his hosts Of Tascaan and OH
cr allies brought agencies then deemed supernatural l.,
The work. had all the engines and appliances of modern
war at his disposal and fought against enemy super
stuuS aud awe stricken. and provided only with the
ruder implements o hattie. Grant that they were brave
but their bravery was Of piece with that OF the Hin
doc widow who fearlessly and INCREASINGLY chauns he
own death sng the grave.of her eless husband. -
followers ut The Aztec mnnarehs, m Mouiczunia aud al
Gau,c, 7in off rod themselves n 1cr,ficcs n tlair 1T