Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-11-10
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


CAMP BURNA VISTA, Sept 26, Is47.
Dear -: In my last, gave you an auccdote
IN reference to the great Mexican superstition of
"Ihe Lady of Guadaoupe" and tho successful
play made upon it by one of our soldiers The his
tory Of that superstition, as understand ia "a fl
lows 1t appears that in the early part of the six
teonth century, the Spanish Priesthood, seein, the
intractabeness and aversion of the Indians 10 the
adoption Of their faith, behought them of the sx.e
dent OF creating for their es pecial benefit a new
saint, and thus afford them visible token of per
sonai interest and identity with the Church Ac
cordingly 1t was arranged that Lady richly at
1red, should meet Il certain Indian of note in his
accustomed walks, and represent herself as the
virgin Mary" come down from Heaven. upon
All erfahu OF love to the Poor Indians, and direct
MN 10 go to the High Priest in the city, and saw
10 MIN that she desired Church to be erected nm
on particular spot, as memorial that bencefo,,b
She designed to take them under her peculiar c,re
and protection. This Injunction the Indian ioxGlly
obeyed, but on presenting himself to the Priest no
was coldly repulsed, and his story treated "a r.
Die. on the next morning, however, he was ag,in
met by The Virgin Mother" and directed to re-
turn with the same message, which he did. mt
WIN "' 'e''er success. Again she appears to him.
anu says-'Go back TO the Priest with my messape
put lrst repair to tho top of the mountain. and
gather the roses you will find there, and presep,
them TO MIN, III token of the authenticity OF vour
"l'sSon.' The Indian obeyed, but with MANY mis-.
giVihgs lie felt that it quite as fruItIess 70
look Tor roses upon spot so provebially bleak and
barren as the mountain to which he was dircc,.d
Us mad been his former visits to the Prizes. SIN
ne went on, and soon all his doubts were dss;o,
'eo oy discovery Of the promised flowers. These
ne carefully gathered, and fastening with them ,o
'i,e frlest, repeated his miraculous story and ar
''ioi'ed tile roses as the proof. The Priest WAC
.'ii inclined TO dlscredit it, but upoa examining
."e MOVERS he found painted upon the leaves a
iiAehesS OF The Virgin Mother" dressed in :,
'o'' moving mantle, just as she had exhibited her
"eii III hef interviews with the Indian This WAC
conclusive. The temple was ordered to be bnil,
ana new Saint added to the Calendar If The
Church, or rather an old one in new character
Inc Virgin Mother as the Patroness of tho
Native Mexicans," under the mama OF ..,rbe T.
dy of Guadaloupe."
IL Is worthy of remark that the otbsr great M
',''ai superstition, ''Ihe Lady of Remedies" is
A''o Out a representation of 'The Virgin Maryn in
"oi ioi"i' his superstition is said to have
ad It's origin In the days of Cortes. and is notb;,
more IMAM common waxen doll. which 10 s,;I,
carefully preserved in the city Of Mexico md e
oeheVed TO have miraculous power in arrest
any diseases, and, averting threatened caIani,i,s
wherever carried
our news from the city of Mexico now is ,b.t
TIC arhstice has been terminated, and hostiiitisc
renewed, Uen. Scott having ascertained that SAINT,
anna was treacherously violating il in some of -,
most important provisions, particularly in the 70
ceP'ion OF reinforcements and munitions If u,,r
1'ePof' says also that there has been some hard
"S"s' ou' the results are so yarousIy represent
Gu that we are utterly at n loss to know what ,o
oeheVe. one thing is certain, however. tba,
peace Is not SO near we had been led to ,p,;c;
pate.
Two Oh our men employed in the Quarter Mas.
oet department, named Patterson and R,v,es
IRON iiiinols,) were cruelty murdered bv Some
1hoAicahs In the neghborhood on "wednesday
evening last. Ii seems that they were invited nm,
ny the MeXicans to gamble, and while eno,oed a,
pay were suddenly fallen upon and killed Tboro
Is no doubt that it was preconcerioJ ,e,;r -
N'cans engaged In il are in custody.
>"o '"o Ut 'hree others, who implicated. vii,
very Prooaoiy be taken before morning. II ia b;ch
',i'o 'hat these assassinatons which are freouen,
'"ou'd DC stopped, and it is to be hoped that an o
ample VIII be made of these men.
Inc health Of our regiment is tolerablv oo,d =, |
.nough our company reports eleven on the sick lie,
Ahere Is no case of seriousness however. At The
moment, except one.
Yours &c