Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-17
The VIRGINIA REGIMENT.

The following letter. which We copy from the Staun-
;on specisor, aud bich presume Is in,n tho pen
Il us EIior Capt, kenion Harper Of the Augusta
:.ny though mol late other advces FINN that parl
II The theatre Of MaTle operations in Mexico. is
Iheiess interesting particularly to those Who have
connections and friends IN the Virginia Regiment:
C,N.Reo. Mexico, March q. lei7.
Dear I'VE of the y rgiua detachment compri-
slug The four psues heretofore mentioned b,
having proceeded To Monterey. with the Ohio regiment
nle Col Curtis arrived here last evening, having been
zrdegel By General Taylor take charge of return
LIN g, about one hundred wagons. Nopcden, Of much
a4'eTi occurred The rontf back. We had several de
nns'Tatlons. indicating dspsii 10 attack u.s. but
actual tight. The parls wee all small that seen.
and Doubt whether the enemy any great force
on the nad We had eApec,,d to telum b, different
Iaetn and such Were uers up the evening before
lett II was desi sned by Gen. layhr that shou,
open new communication by Caarela aud thlna--an
enterprise at hazard IN the opinion oi all military
men al Monterey with whom cunversed--parlirularly
With our small force. namely; the four Virginia compa
ntes Capt Marshalis drag,oDs, and Founder ii
Baggs baiiery under Lieut.. kburn Young officer Of
inrrs. Nhodd good service in the late battle Of Buena
Vista. Our next move irom this. however, will be on
that route The entire Virginia Regiment. which is
here, with all lis field aud stall oiceis II is under
sto,d will take up the line Of march for China during the
present week SIX companies 10 remain there aud eanson
The iace. aud the remainder 10 proceed Monterey ur
Ser Col llamtraGck and MAJOR Early. The Aupusi
slnn,eers TO be armed with rifles. and form part ut
the aesschmen sa,iuucd China which, report saws is
one vi the peasauesl places IN Mexico Capt Preston
Company Is made grunadiers, and g,es with Col Ham
tramca.
Our company have had good deal ofdarrhaa amonc
Them. hot 10 ot much seriousness. We left one
man III with It Jacob Long, the hospital at Nonercy
Another (John Peer) with the effects Of an injury re-.
ceiyed on ship board MT serious hoIs-and ana. her
Lieutenant Geger, III OF mups ] saw Ill Ut them be
fue left, and think there is tile doubt that they are
able to he about by this time.
While at Monterey. VISITED Arsa's gardens They
areon grand scale but too 10 pssess very great
beauty. The trees and shnbhery small; but the fine
iais and duets FOR lrrlsang ne grounds all OF solid ina
slnry, give indication that the proprietor intended 10
spare no expense to make 1t o the siesi spots ON
earih The flowers were generally in potts. and to the
credit u our army be II said that although the gardens
are much visited, not the slightest INJURY has been done
10 any thing. also visited several Other gardens filled
with orapye tees loaded with ripe fruit, b,ss~pms SC
The perfume was delicious Also with the lnlp lemon
snd hs the latter, however, had no fruit
Canargc is misenby dirty place. aud although a,
rest we see little eonfor. But io the moinenafy feel
insi Is hardly worth while think oi putting ON clean
sllFf. While Oh the match do pretend la make
an eifl TO keep clean. All compexons are c,uiounJed
by the DUST aud 1t is Often difficult tell even the color
ct euf cloths Our Virginia blue IL axes pretty good
grey mixed on the march. and PITY indeed II Is thai,
1t MS not. Camargo however. has one charin-lunu-
ineiabse BIRDS which make the vocal with their songs