Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-12-03

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Goat the request of an esteemed friend IN
Wayne county, we publish the following .,
ter written by =, of Fania,
Creek, in that county, and one of the Wayra
Company Volunteers. We do so, not becauso
the letter contains any news that has not besn
before the public long ago; but simply because
many Of Mr.. ****s friends in Wayne and el,o.
where may like to know what he, as one oftbe
Volunteers, thinks about matters and thnc,
in general on the Rio Grande:
CAMP AT ARISpE'S MmN)
Near SahiNo, Mcrico, Sept. IS, 1917.
Dear Friend:-I this day take an opportr.
nifty of writing you a few lines to let ym
know that am well, hoping this may fnl
you and your fathers family enjoying The
same blessing. | have nothing new to write
you at present. Gen. Scott has got full nos.
| session of the city of Mexico; but you have
heard that he received small wound in tle
| leg, and lost near twelve hundred of his men
1t is now TO be hoped that peace will be short
| ly made The Mexicans have but little arl.
lery of any importance, nor not many arms Of
any description; and think they are begin.
ming to find that it is useless to fight 1t ap.
pears that the old North Carolina Bows will
have to return without fight; for we have
been battling about in Mexico for the last Sc.
ven months, doing nothing bat boarding On
| Uncle Sam. But what beat all was, when we
were at sea, we had four days storm, and We
were going in every direction but towards
land; and it began to appear that we should
never get anywhere. After we had sailed
eight or ten days, we came in sight of the
Lighthouse at the Hole in the Wall IntwO
days more we came in sight of Cuba, and the
water was almost as blue as Indigo. But the
worst place was the Gulf of Mexico Ontbe
18th day of our journey we came in sight Of
Brazos, where we landed at as near no where
as any place you ever saw. To my great sur
1 prise, not tree was to be seen nor nothing
else but sand Then we marched nine miles
to the mouth of the great Rio Grande' Then
we went on board the steamboat, and came
up to Matamoras. We staid there a while
and then came to Camargo; all the banks Of
the river are lined with chaparral so thick
that frog can scarcely 60 amongst them. We
saw Il power of wild game, and often gave
them crack. There we stad upwards ola
month, in the d-n-dest hole you ever saw
and then we came to this place, where We
have been ever since; and it appears that we
shall stay here forever, wherein the MeXCan
are threatening to come; but ust let them
make their appearance, and we will give them
what they have been long time deserving;
for we have the same rayines to hide in that
the lndanians had in the last fight, and you
may believe that we will make use Of them
Our Regiment has improved nightly IN
health. Our company used to lose man
almost every day; and now we don't lose one
oftener than once fortnight; but wondoi
they don't all die, for they are so lazy that
they won't cook, nor ca: after it is cooked
Our Captain is sick in Saltllo, and 1t. IhomI'
son is at the same place Lieut.. Singleton
Adjt., and we have no officer al all IN our
company, but the under officers.
Capt. Roberts is going home, and our Coo,
mel is not worth hacked d-n; and |ha'
shall we do' When we left n Carolina, We
had four fine looking officers, and now We
have not one higher than first Sergeant,
Where we are at this time, we have 10 haul
our wood two miles, and nothing can we see
but mountains so high that you cannot Sc e:
the top Of them. Before came here, col''
hear of nothing but Mexico, and what HNy
country it was and have now seen some o. ;
It's finery and my advice to those who GALE.
it fine country, is, to never talk about al!
= thing they know nothing about. For they
don't know how many lies they told. IL,
as near no country as any place to be toan9l
, for, take out the borders of the Rio GranG'
! and the balance is not worth a curse. lp
whole country is filled with horse.race'
|. ock-fghters, and card-players; and all XII"
. of meanness are carried on continually,
: would not give your fathers land, on faiI9'
Creek, for the whole d-m-ed place ~
: women will make nothing to haul OF ~.
jump in a swimming with US, and the d-ls
=. with them for me NJ
Three cheers for Scott and five for " IN u.
: Zack'' | can inform you that have hao
sight at cold Rough,' and when our Reg.
!. ment first came to his camp, Col. Paine Pao,..
: guard all round our Regiment When ''V y,
: lack" saw them, he said" Colonel, T Ss
have you got all them men standing aO{ ~
there in the sunshine for - why r%
2 guard,'' was the reply of Col. Paine. ~. ~
guard ~ said Gen. Taylor" well, now ia ,A
them in, and every man guard himself, ~ -,
can guard myself, and think every man Gle 10
n do the same" O, that this army was l.. o.
4 with such men as "Old Rough /" snpEc on
that you have heard of the fuss raised HOJ u,
the wooden horse that Paine had made Io' )"
$ soldiers, SO will not write about 1t.
remain your friend,