Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-15


ing the existence Of animal life, is visible
throughout oil this dreary waste.
Col. Harney's charger for the first time,
this morning refused 10 eat. lie was
placed in tho wors, par, of the vessel be-
ing directly in the rear Of the engine and
boilers. Ono Of tho horses belonging 10
Col. Mcintosh, which was placed along
side of Harney's cannot 1.-Two until morn
ing. The bow Of tho vessel - by all
means preferable for tho transporIion Of
horses in snch q climate as this, as they
have a constant breeze.
The peak Of Orizaba is Just visible, but
It is with difficulty you can distinguish it
from tho clouds which ioger about It's
snow-clad summit.
Twelve o'clock-Wo have just como
TO anchor off the famous castle Of San
Juan DO Ullua.
After dinner visited the city of Vera
Cruz. and was ngrcoably disappointed in
its appearance. This is the first walled
10 wn have ever seon.-The wall is in tho
form of a semlcircie-i,s cx,romi.cs rest
ing upon tho sea-shorc, and terminating
with The forts 81. Jago and Conception.
with n number Of well mounted bas;ons
ut intervals between thom. The par; Of
walled. so thu: vessels have but one place
10 land thcir cargocs, and that upon tho
Molcs which fronts the Customhouso.-
The streets cf tho city arc rcctangnlar,
inclininn towards tho centre, paved with
round stone, m rrow side walks. nj present,
very mont and clean. Tho houses arc
ncarly all two stories in hcirh., and bull.
with such uniformity as wcnld lead ono %
to- ~ III ..,1
the Same architect. The ST. Louis Cathe-
dral and the adjoining buildings will give
Won a worry correct iIoa Of tho style of
architecture.
Thoro arc some 6 or ; churches, largo
and massive. each containinga vast mum
ber of costly images. Several of the
churches arc now used rs hospitals-I pms
sed through them, thinking | should sec
some cases Of vomitO, as upon our arrival
it was reported as being dreadful. found
neither voniito or yellow fever, bat the
head Of tho medical department told me
he though, there had been some 3 or /
cases Of yellow fever, two of which were
soldiers who had boon drank and exposed
for several days.
| have met with n number of unacclI
mated persons lore who have, aud no doubt
, VIII, enjoy eSCctieDt 6eHtln. as INC tOfTlltO
season is now nearly passed Oft. dwell
upon this subject, because know t1at the
for cigncrs here, and some others. try every
method to induce Americans to leave or
prevent their coming-it Is their interest
10 do so. But Vera Cruz with its neatly
paved streets, its VOL regulated police, its
invigorating sea brcczcs must be. and IS.
as hoalthy as almost any port south Of the
apcak.
On tho 18th. the English frigato Alarm.
brig Daring, and steamer Ecsuvins. LETT
the anchorage Of S2criiicios for Havana.
with several cases Of yellow fcver on
board. Tho vomito has mado lis appear
anco in this city. but yet 10 few cases.
Nora Cruz has already nearly recovered
tho cfIoci of tho seigc-,ho paoP'o are re-
turning, tho knocked down houses are be-
inc robtnit, the streets cleaned. shops open
ed, and all the activity Of a seaport dis
PLAYED. Among other things we have an
American circus in full operation.
TUESDAY, 25th.--We hear nothing OF
Scots movements. The Fashion arrived
this morning. An escort of troops will
start for JaIapa Tomorrow morning under
the command of Major Lee, of tho 18th In
fantry Col. Mcintosh is yet undeter-
mined whether to go or not. Officers
and men all we'll. Ados. &.