Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-06-19

ton is calculated to produce, was pre-
vailing among them TO a severe ex-
tent.--Mo. Rep, 9th inst.
"a beautiful city az Merico. All
accounts agree that Jalapa is one Of
the garden spots of the New World.
The correspondents who write from
that city describe its beauties in glow
ing colors. The air-thc scenery
the buldings--all challenge their nd
miration. One of them INDUCES in
this strain: there is any one place
in Mexico that we deem superior to all
else we've seen, combined, that place
is Jolapa. 1t is the prettiest town, has
the handsomcst buildings, loveliest
gardens, and most delicious fruits OF
all others taken together; and what
adds more than all this TO the interest
of the place is the fact, that it seems
to be peopled with race distinct from
those we have encountered elsewhere
possessing more industry and more
wealth and mare neatness. The wo-
men are decidedly pretty, and there is
not man who will say aught to the
contrary; and in their habits we
mem Of course the upper ten they
approximate nearer to American re-
fnement. Naught can be said of the
men but what is to their advantage,
and many a time, whilst passing up
the principal streets, we imagined our
selves in some thriving Yankee city.
Taking Jalapa, all in all we are high
" pleased with it and its people, and
cannot conceive that there is any diff
ference of opinion on that subject a.
mongst US Americans.
A letter in the Charleston Courier
also furnishes this description
Jalapa is situated in the bosom Of
lofty mountains, sixty miles from Vera
Cruz, and 100 from the city Of Next
co. 1t has population of about ten
thousand souls, and is OF much wealth.
II is built, like all Mexican towns, of
brick and stone, the houses chilly two
stories, nat roofs, with large windows,
all grated, but curtained; the floors arc
all paved with marble. The town
presents quite romantic appearance
lit is filled with orange and lime
trees, and all kinds Of eyergreens. -
Fountains Of mountain water are in
many parts Of the city. Around, rise
mountains Of singular beauty, and
above all other things in snblimity IS
the majestic Orzlba, covered one
fourth its distance from the top with
perpetual snow. The most dull to
what is beautiful in nature, stand
struck with the sight, when the earli-
st rays of the sun tinge its snowy top
with tie most delicate pink, not yet
having di.pelled the. sombre hue OF
twilight resting upon the world below
The climate is delicious, the air pure
and invigorating. Thick clothes and
blankets are always comfortable, even
in summer, as is now the season here.
Every tropical fruit grows here in
perfect luxuriance-thc bananas, the
pine apple, the plantain, the orange,
the lemon and lime, the coffee, the CO.
Goa nut, abound in this neighborhood.
Not moment passes but some queer
" dressed Mexican male or female
presents 1t the door of my tent "A half
bushcl basket laden with these deli.
ctous fruits, for sale. We feast at
very small prices too. So ripe is the
fruit, that no sickness has been caused
from it. / would say. that as a resi-
dence. it is infinitely superior to any
place know Of in the mountains Of
South Carolina Where will you find
there a spot abounding in tropical
fruits, a temperature OF from 60 TO 70,
with ice brought from the mountain
side, and vegetables in abnndance?-
Our officers and men are SO delighted,
they talk Of taking up their abode
here instead OF returning home; and
as for flowers, this is tic residence Of
the Goddess herself. Before me lies
cactus Of surprising beauty, picked