Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-09-22
WEDNESDAY, sEpTEMRER c % ,s,7
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS
SALrILLo, MEXICO. Aur Z 1917

Sehce mere IN Saltillo. We have had no mail since
iaSt wrote you, and very few rumors of apv kind
sooa or oad'-Ihe most important report is one
"h.ch comes 10 us through the Mexicans, that San
Ia Anna has been empowered by Congro,, ~ ,,ra,,
negotiations Tor peace. You will know .howeyer
ere this reaches you, whether there is anv tm,h in
it or not ' '"'" III
~ "ofiioie murder was perpetrated i'm the suburbs
OF the city last week.-A yellow bow. who had
come out with an American as a servant robheJ
his maste! OF about eight hundred dollars and So
cre'ed himself, for day or two, in one of the hon.
ses In the outskirts, until he could arranoe the means
OF escape-Ihe MeXicans whom he trusted. how
ever tempted by his gold, no doubt proved false to
nm and murdered him. His body was Cund tho
other day In gulley, near the city, horribly man
gled. lhere We're no less than seventeen stabs in
the breast -Four persons have been arrested upop
Suspicion oil the murder, but portion of the mon
.ey has been recovered
Inc Mexican character is certainly the b,sest
and most treacherous possible. They may profess
~ nave become very much attached to you, and
icy 70 oe taken into your service, eyenas You might
think, Tor the mere pleasure of being with Won vet
the moment they have the chance to rob or murder
you they are pretty certain TO do it, This was the
character got of them from one whose opportupi
ues OIL knowing 1t thought to be good, soon after
came into the country, and have had uothinr I'm
40 win them. Other officers. however, who have
been less wary, have been made to pay for il
NO doubt there are many murders committed nv
tneth that we never get certain clue to-Our sal
dlers are very imprudent. MANY of them ndnlro
IN FAMILIAR intercourse with the Mexcans. often Go
ing among them IN most helpless state of in,nyi
callon. private from one OF the Virginia comma
mes at camp, who came to the city few DAVIS aoo
got INTO troc and that was the last that has beon
seen or heard of him. The strong probability ;S ba
has been murdered "
Inc present Priesthood of Mexico. who. Oike
the priesthood of every othercountry. y have now
er'ui ihhHence In giving character TO the people
arc represented 10 be generally quite an ignorant as
well as debased set OF men They are chiefly
natives, OF the mixed blood the old Spanish Priests
VINO Were better educated and more elevated class
having Deen mostly driven out OF the country during
the revolution. An amusing anecdOte is Ind of the
ola Padre here, by one of our Artillery otfic ,rs =
Inc Priest had bought 4 very fine sDy-plass sr
winch he paid some thirty dollars. On taking it
nome, however, no never was able TO see through
~ hot Aho"ihg how to adjust it. In vain he took
1t apart and washed the glasses: il was s,;u tho
same thing. All looked dark and murky He f.
nally concluded that he must have lost some mart
vi IT, ana threw the beautiful instrument aside as
worliiesS. Our officer on hearing OF this went In
'iie Tadre 10 ascertain whether he would sell !,
mere being want of glasses in the service. The
old Padre at once replied in the affirmative savnr
IL mad got all wrong and he could do notbino wiz
II. Inc price was easily adjusted. He was will
ing 10 lake eight dollars and the officer could no,
ask 1t for less. 1t is said to be one of the finest ;n
struments in the country
ne americans engross large share of the ac-
I'VE BUSINESS mere. There are number of Ameri-
can Stores, American Hotels. Fat;ng HnmSat
Thinking Houses. Livery Stables. Sc. sc rho
tatter are mostly kept by DISCHARGED soldiers Ma
ny VI liie drinking houses furnished with Bill
nard tables, and they all appear TO be well patron
iZeu' ne TACT Is, wherever the Army roes. the
country seems to become .inericani.ed The camn.
followers are innumerable-from the sonless. eY.
'orilohate thousand per cent. merchant down to the
common biack-eg and petty pick pocket, all prey
ny upon 'he scahly substance of the poor soldier,
VINO is serving his country for the miserable pttance
OF seven dollars month 1t is true there arc oo
honorable no. exceptions, but they are not manv.-
ihese establishments, (save the gambling are all
licensed by American authority, and constitute =
source OF pubic revenue,-but no attention. | be-
ileve, is paid to the regulation of their prices
Death Is still busy in his work here amonp the
troops have had to make as MANY as three do
tails Tor bnrals in single day, as commapdant of
'ne volunteer companies in town, since last wrote.
ht camp, regret to learn that the mortality is still
H,so very great particularly among the North Car
olinianS. That Regiment has suffered immensely
and the end. it is to be feared, is not wei, As an
0iflcer remarked to me the other day, they are ma
KING the notes Of the 'dead march'' painfully "a
Inlllar In the camp Our Regiment, however. /
Delieve has lost very few men since its arrival at
Duena vista, although it has had good deal of
sickness. The health of my company remains A.
'oout the same as when last wrote YOU
The Religious Ceremonies which / mentioned
as 10 continue for nine days are now about CLOSING
Om thursday evening the bells were rung from
suhdoWn I'LL after eight O'Clock al most deaG,niny
a"u thousands OF rockets were sent up all over
the city On Friday morning trooDs of nednIc ,yero
seen making their way to Church on their knees
AS many as twelve women were counted at one
tline making their painful march along the street
Z rday being TRANSPORTATION day, the Church was
tnTonged with kneeling worshippers. and the lipbt
ed tapers tastePully disposed among the ilded col
umns and arches back of the altar, cave reat bril-
nancy to the scene. There are two apartments Gnr
worship IN the large Church, and it is didcult in
say "hich eXcels In spiondor. All the gold and
Si''eT ornaments, and the magnificent chandeliers.
however, were removed and hid away in some place
OF security, am told, long before the approach of
our army. "
very large train arrived yesterday from Monte
rey, consisting of one hundred and seventy five va,
gors, loaded with clothing, camp equipaoc and
provisions for the troops Some seem to think this
Indicates forward movement, but do not. Tho
cIo'h'ng' provisions, SC are equally necessary if
we remain Indeed most of the troops are greatly
an need OF clothing not taken up the little
%hlch found on my arrival here, we too would
oISo DC IA Dad way.-Our Virginia uniform vas
completely worn out. IL is said. however. that
Gen. Taylor has become somewhat nnsetGed in %s
views, and talks sometimes of MOVING on and r.
iectng junction with Gen Scott beRJ5eh he returns
10 the United States. All this THOUGH think must
have been Hypothetical with the GeneraI-Notbino.
{ seems TO me, would Justify it. with our present
orce, unless it might be to relieve Gen. Scott from
ome great strait.
Two attacks have been made lately upon trains