The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-01-28
From The " J. Courier & Enquirer.
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,,afch above :" ihlttS pti Jay anu az lnt
-, Of Mexico is $50 miles from Vera
c,z they would be II days in going that
H.,anee. The diligence which runs be.
,,een Vera Cruz aud Mexico is four days
:. The foad. The traffic between the two
s,e. Is immense. Almost oil the goods
to,eI al Vera Cruz ate conveyed To the
-, at Mexico on the backs of mules. A
.de will carry 400 pounds weight, the
G,,ghh of which S2i. During the rainy
,,,,on, (lhai Is, from April to September
de mules are 80 days in going to Mexico
Jorns the dry season, only 20. The own.
a.. Of these mules are men of honesty aud
mb.ance they and their servants are
,eN armed, and sometimes they have fierce
Encounters wihIobbers.
The wor.t par, Of the road 10 Mexico,
nnIcularly for foot soldiers, is that which
contiguous to Vera Cruz, for the soil is
and. and sand almost as hot as that used
Ly chemists 10 make a sand bath. Here
4, diligence, though drawn by powerful
horses, drags Us slow Icing IA along, at
me r,te Of three miles the hour. Our sol.
J.er. would iiud marching along this part
,libr road extremely difficult and lrksomc.
,ad this, a. indeed IA tic Other MEXICAN
,o,J. II 10 advisable to march az night.
A. .ome distance from Vera Cruz the
,pknoss of the vegetation is surprising.
ecu. ahich IN Europe would bring
t. price, are here foiiing on the road
III. Ia some places, where the road =
n.hrr narrow, a gigantic plant pushes II.
rfutp the We ) diligence YOU are ,edted
u The buds too. hefesbouts, are as
,rbe colotcd a. the flowers. Bat there
! Close rack, church.yhrd smell IN The
sr which Is anything but pleasant, aud
Zach reminds sou that you are not yet
osi ui the reach oC that seourAe Of iropIc.
(, climate, the yellow trset
When ou get to Jalapa, (Which j. about
q me, from Vera Cruz you find that
azure the wears more cheer ul, #
T.. saudy. aspect. You base left the hot
rgsn. and arr nos ia the temperate dis.
lpe. lbs indeed the Eden Of tie ives
,sn void. f,cIds, yellow with Indian
tom groves Of orange ifecs-ol styraS,
nl other bal.amic tfres,--are SEGA ou
erN s.Ge. The appearance ., the town
eeR hirm1mzcs veil with that Of the
tgsf, 7r1uut. Il htsa cieanly aud whole
sue .o,k p 80 have the inhabitants, Who
rutcr thirteen lhousaud. The women
l4.spaafr noted iur their beauty. It's
t,4i,an above tie level ct the sea, -
i5 feet. When a north wird blows at
t,n Cruz the inhabitants Of Jalapa are
1efped "a a log, which sometimes
ld, too or three weeks. The occur.
7Bce u these lugs may be said to be
" oaly iueonvenlencr Of rcsijcnee 70
h4p. " hen Mcilco Was n Spanish
allu,, far ~as held al Jalapu, "b,ch
se! TO lie attended by thousands Of mef.
suat,, from a. parts Of The country, land
.bch sete sold the goods brought 70
YEA Ctuz stated periods, "a fleets Of
attchanlmeu from Spain. Al the present
~ similar talr IS held at paltry Nl.
r Ia tac ufeuur Of MeNca- called san
n An - depnpuIaled a, other times,
BE- tme It the lar. fifty, ,i,ly, aud e.
'a o.bty thousand pc"pIe are cougfe
.ar3 = 60 joan.
III natt n'ars ''e
s4H uttleo !, Pcfate-ttlu villages ul
loN igp,, Is fiuya and 81. Michael m
'nsle brtssea Il aud Jilapa. The road :
n IA, Niga. {, Pcfpte Is very bala Z
p When you are "a re,o'e, YOU are /
.aag Is called tie terra fra, or cold
20. Aud cold enough II IL, "a all con
tace, 4 day q tao before, sou we're
Es'arng At esefy pore nov, your cloak !
| comforter are 10 iequls,lpn. Pcrolc {
''oll : o mile, from Jaiapa aud cou.
a, 300 inhabitants. II Is 1632 feet
we The ,cteI Of thc sea. It's houses are
atsoned, very gloomy looking, but very i
oas The Euslslr legal mayIn--'e y. (
miu- house Is his castle, 4, equally
q 70 Pefo.e, though "a a different ,eusc.
~ PcTute, Is the famous castle OF that !
1'. Ihuce has Santa Anna been an
al'e Of that casllc-the last time a. = I,
'hcf Of -latc. II not impossible that /,
y he may again be an involuntary /
- u the Governor Of the Castle OF Pc.
e 10 he vicinity Of Pefote, there are 4
'nI villages, inhabited solely by ban. Z,
The spies Of whom may e seen :
sIlng about Pciole al the hour fixed \
the arrival Of the diligence.
Iae third large toNn on the road to c
'tcul Pucbls. The road here l. IN. h
| seeing somolines leading through /
| gulhc., at others along dusty plan. d
sba Is about fin mules from Pcfute. Ac. I
| lng 10 somc authorities, II contains fifty c
4'and inhabitants according to others
~ thousand. At all events, there are I,
ga places in the republic more popu- :,
.Aau Puobla they are CuauaJuatI +,
he capital itself. The cathedral OF !.
esai,s very Gna building, The lamps, :,
ysfadas and principal ornaments OF the a
az are Of MASSIVE SILVER. Some est.
We o( the value Of the large chandelier :,
be formed from tho fact that four
asIad dollars we're pad for cleaning ~
yta'sagn! There ace many manuac-
hos 10 Puebla; as those of cation goods, 9
70 soap. aud swords and bayoaets are =