Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-27

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Monterey, Il nay 3 ! very necsnsrys
bu: b no means = glorious ! service =
our gallant boys anticipated. Thar day
Of rsnoun i ID prospect. and i viii b
20 fsu:s a i6slls i L b not near ~
hand.
We have sseh letter from China. q
ss late = ihe a4lh Of April. which ssslss
that al the soldiers ID Capt Rouan's
Company we're WeIl. and he Regiment
generally il good health. - portion q
he Regiment had len ior Monterey. 70
guard wagon Trains. Orderly Sergeant
Fairfax. Of Capt. Rowan's company. 90
cuPies post 10 the Commisssry Depart
meni, and John W Gallsher bas been
appointed ioshs post 81 Orderly.
The following letter Il from gallant
Wing now 10 Mexico. rendering hid
and COMFORT from The old Unisrri6sd
Precinct 10 lhis county. and will Be
read with interest By III those Who have
relatives 10 The Virginia Regiment. The
writer states hat the Regiment slrongly
lpreponderates tothe wing side. land that
TOO ..s,ama Stale phich gave MT. Polk
g, GOO ms,ons.y! But soft i, The Wings
lfght for their couniry. sad are then 60
cused BY Locofoco carpet knigss..s With
giving aid aud comfort to The enemy,
Verify. strange kind Of aid and CON-
forf'-quiie unlike that master stroke Of
policy esinced NJ Mr.. Polk 10 giving =
PASS 10 the Mexican dsmi- God, Santa
Anna
We regret 70 learn BY lie sOgjoiusd
letter lhe death Of Lieut. WArERs Of
lAlexandriasS
CHINA, Eslada del Nusvs Leon, Mexico,
April i4.slss7.
Ny Dear Taiher:- | avail myself Or the iifsl {
opporiuni,y Of writing since the departure Of The
Virginia Regiment, from Ganargo, which place
We lefl Zen days since unisr orders from Gen.
TAYLOR. We were accompanied by Two pieces
Of Bragg Battery and had 10 our train 200
wagons, each drawn b. ave mules. altogether
extending shout four miles. This town nas
never taken possession Of b. our army before.
and consequently we had to make i road for
ourselves, progressing ooiy ffdm S tol 10 miles :.
day; The march was very arduods one, the.
men being compeiled TO assist Id lifting the war
cns oa. Of the mud There bad been no rain
for eight months, whea enc night during our
march, the very heavens. seemed 10 open. and
our camp being % low ground, il va soon CO..
sered 70 the depth ofza loot 10 water and mud.
We a. las. arrived At this place which We rock
formal possession Of in The name IL lhe United
states.and the Stars and Stripes were soon Civ.
en- 70 the breeze frcm the sieeple Of the Citadel,
and the Plaza ocetpied BY Dur troops Gen.
Urea, With about 1900 La1cers, and the same
Iouunber Of Infantry and four pieces of artillery,
has been q The refghboihool waiting favors-
bic opportunity for an attack upan our ,rain.
outthus far we have nor haa the good fortune
70 meet him, though We expect 10 be. attacked
WHEN adetachment Of sir companies leave his
town for Monterey, which they win 90 ID. NOR
TOW. will accompany the Battalion Toirc
10 Monterey as Quartermaser under c.ptsin
Erskine, our CoDmisssry, fhe expectation that
weSwlil oe attached seems rs have delighted The
mep, and must say that would Be pleased
myself for can assure you that fighting i The.
least dangerous and ardaous part Of soldiers
lda'y. Gen. Y will in all probability occupy
some Of the mountain passes between Ibis and
Monterey, should be determine 10 attack US
From Montefeyit 10 supposed wes viii Be- Or
ldeFed o. With the army under Gen. Taylor 10
San Luis de Potosi, which will Be attacked On
1the march to the Capital, under hi walls or
which city Gen. Scott viii have under his CONS
mand al ieas; 90, 600 men.
# 81. Il liz generally believed thai b. fan
We will have peace, and this miserable war
will be brought 70 close,. and can say truly,
hat i viii no, bring much sptaI % the Admin
is,Iaiion in he next campaigp, bull % the con
Jerafy twill prove dead weigh. 10 their Lead
ers. Tho army il composed Of majority Of
wings, as is this regiment; lhe Berkeley Com.
pany being The only one Ia which he Locos
prsPondera'e; md the Jefferson about equally
divided. IL S*
Whiistas camargo, felt 4 curiosiiy 70 ex.
plore the vanl. Of the Cathedrsl, and ID coupa-
ny with Lieut. \. B. Washington, 10 raising
an old Cdfin 70 Examine its structure, seven
beautiful brass mounted French muskets fell out,
which Tdslivsred 10 Capt. Hunt The Commend.
ant Al the Post. They bad been concealed By
the Alcalde before delivering up the town. So
made the frsi capture.
II j have learned 10 converse 10 The Spanish
language with some fuency since have. been
in Mexics, and By the time Irs,urn shall
be able 70 the language, * have great
deal of business totransscl, i1shefs Depart
meht. For example, | have 10 receive today.
from he AlcaIde of China, 1900 bushels n.sis,
n (cofn) which werequire him to deliver US. ana
wood for cooking. The most tisae resablc part
of Iuy duty hadto perform yesterday, on our
arrival mean The turning out Or ll5e families
from tbsir houses, for our own uss yet such e
1.-THE fatsS 81 war, and they sfs compelled 10
abide by it.though they do Il reluctantly. They
are 4 miserable RAGS, IT least those We haye
met with, possessing al the degrading traits of
the Mexican character, with none Of tbe =.
ldeemiDg qualities which We 50 much sdmire ii
the old castiIlian nation Re allow 1000 nan !
with 200 richly laden wagons to march updi.-
turbed through l tbicky settled country tiIled
With mountain deiiIes, displays degree of COW.
ardice and want 81 patriotism perfectly IL,
Icompfehensibls p The Sens Or The Ola Denim.
I ion ;--snd The fact has cpnyipced mo Or rather
strengthened The conviction alrsady entertain.
Cd, hat The Angle Saxon race possess more 81
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