The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-01-22
Corr,.pUudrp,r Of ih, Free S,ntier.
LefierJrom the 2 'it0r.
NO. NN.
PAEn,s. Mexico. De. Q 1916

The "eNpress 1" San An,'ri1. mentioned IN
my last never vent aud cons qoen'Y you VIII
rfNhi' II receive ia'i and this letter 10y the same
"n'L' Our COMMUNICATIONS H." 90 toy the way
81 Monterey aud Sa''lIo, hut'>enhy that route
'h" opportunities ut ~'i'Irg.are poor
gave you IN my 'as' touch OF The 'arm"ni"'
~ our 't" army "'"'-'n camp nave nov
! u''e"'f'e 81 '"'m on 'h' ma',h' where '''r'
Is ''Ss "'e ''i '''N'''"E' 'H" we 'i'e''s S''''-
I any get "''"S more S''o any lou observe
va" "'" '"''''' ANU '''''' 10 '""'''' u
"'s'' l''"'iN W. - we" III o"'' 10 zen y %" ""'''
WAT ''"" - II ms '''' '''' sou '"'S''rn o'uh'
| "'f ~ - ''''".''' Nv ''''''S '''" N''h''''o.
/ ~ Wv WY '''''' W., - i'''''' "'' "''
80 ''' Oh '''''' ''''' '''' We '''f' some
'e'''' 1'"'' "'' - "'s' 81 90 ''''' a."
c. rNf ''''H '"'' WV" '-''''' '"'' "'N'e'
''"h '"e e'lH'! "''' w 10 our Arrival rec"
penetrated 10y a'y American army ihe ROAD
We came "'' j rough ''''N''' narrow ana
''''''' ONT ''.D cur mute" -'''' 'S 10 give Us
s''o '''a OF Tue "a'u'''P' OF '"N'e''ns' bl'
/ "'!N'" "''''' "l!eo ny .e"''''"S more 'h"
I",,''"'''
e'''' VI .''''''' On inc morning OF Tue -'''
N'''n'p''' ''0'''9 '"'-'Ne u ''' much be-
frs, regiment. luoraans onl PREMISE and TO
three companies Of Col Y,jI's regimen, ard on,
/ If Col Russrrs. Nho the jay rrr,iou,tal IA.
~" w q'','''' :" '.N"' 80 'e' we "'o re-
and we still believed we were going NJ further
/ hsn to Major Bd's errampmert. though the
| preparation msdr uh'u, brad quarters. and sonc
ulh'r circumstances seemed to indicate hinge
march. We got TO the eucampmeu, If he lrl.
| gouus about o'clock, after going through mas.
between huge mluntaius, over a ytrv rough
road, and passing a small village, of No note. IL,
he pass. The day had bet hot and calm, hu'
about O'Clock lhe Wind ros,. and we had
stout nor,her which increased by 10 2. VI. So
that rum5cr OF tents gave way, and il grew
winiry cold So cold that by morning there was
slight scum Of ice pcrcept5e on vessels Of
water, rare occurrence here.
About nine at night, however, our loub's as
to marching were cleared up by 'hc sPlearlncr
Of an order to he ready at 3 o'clock in the morn.
ing o GO y miles Def re We should meet water
We were very iw Hing to resume the line OF
march, but would have been glad to know our
destination, in reference to which We wcrs still
N the dark, vet were somewhat comfiued hy
the belief, which generally prevailed, that We
were at la, going to join Taylor. We marched
oTin a southeastern dirsciiun, through y,ll,,
about two miles wide, the mountains on either
side of which were probably mile high. and
looked more Ike clusters Of huge pyramids than
regular chains. Their bu,d and loiiy reaks. and
many deep and dark rlyines, and utter barren.
ness. were sEch a. to impress one with feeling.
Of awe and dead. The valley, too, was tl,sk.
Wild waste. through which there coursed NJ fer
til,ziug streams. aud where nothing grew bu,
alocs, cactus, and thorny shrubs in scattered
clusters. that only heightened the barren appear.
miles, good HMeyica1 measure" over Crornl
like this, in A cloud Of Dust all 'bp Nsy. and VI.
der sun which. 0tuithStlndins the cod n rht.
e; Us feel his rnys very sens,aiy. RIGHT r'sI
were we then to come to a hlll atahouti Gel ,ck
At the rdse uf some ponds, the water In which.
ihourh not tunnin, and sIi.ht'y tinr,p,,I win