Washington telegraph., 1848-04-05
D,fhe following letter. dated at the city Of
Mex leo. has been furnished Us for publication.

MY DEAg -; This night twelve months ago
| had just succeeded In ioinina my regiment be.
tween Manoloya and faffas, aIar having searehed
for il amidst the wild scenery and solitary waists
d northern Mexico, haya anoe then marched
many ameary mile, amidst scenes calculated to
awaken the slfaagudt interest Whether wound
along tia alafiIa yllIeYa Of the north, enclosed
heiwesa Ihe bleas mouHlains which formed them,
Or threaded the mora fertile plains Of the south,
aad gassd admIrIngy upon The iced mountaia
iapl which shoot up lion the plain, all wsa new
aud attractive
VIII aucmHli rash as ,hs undertaking may
prove, 70 give you d ant sketch Of tbs portion Of
country through which pala5d.
fusblA, as have baiore hialed TO you, Is stu.
aisd on TIN edge Of aH extensive pisin, foruiaga
fari of the Mexican table llnaz. This PLAN Is
elevated about 700 leet above she sea, and has
three HzaHs--pns towards PgfalH, along which We
eamr on our malah TO faebIl IN lly; onr towards
tHe North, Which Is ihe valley al Elassala. aud one
towards the aauih-wtsl, along which tho waters
Tat iakH thrIf fse 10 fiBscala valley dnd ter
Nay % the Pacific ocean. Iha#b ihfaa ssuez Of
winch Hpeak are valleys Ton ing ia width from
few mlfs 70 talay or iafiy, aud are enclosed be.
tween ohains ol lo0y mountains when sheet up
aanp'I5 tom The suuaaudag country. They
fafF ia HIaiudIiaaarsa, but ufr generally leHiIe,
producing ll- Iaia lad Htl.ga al cur country as
sci o. aI faofa aoaisFa faHsn. The jnaelau
o. tlese lhwe Ysllr3a lailia The PLAIN oi Pusba,
slIea lz eayusHa with FIIagcs aad beau iul hae..
eHdaa IH.a alleys afa lha tue i4hls lands Of
HsNco AOu cannot iafm bHiier Idea Of them
tan By Imagining uu immsuaa plain. slightly IN.
aaaNuEi and RzTalHd rom tHa titaa ealisals Or
saai e9aaly,s near ths SEA sHafs BY azleep aud
fazsri #saeI q many lbousaad feet II upon
u extensive pm yaa sill ih#n suppose an in.
daiiuia HamhHt al InuantaIua ui egry altitude. 10
hz uuHaza, si 9 se,r. without aay regular oHIeF,
sauaiiH## .uGuiHs lA extensive aHa.a, sometimes
uHepaHHHiHi VIII 0idef mountains, yal ean hafo
d flint asa 0I lle ilhIa Iinds af Mexeo Il Is
iaas IHala los mountains WHiaa may have fallen
laaHiiaI. l0Im aHu side oi al extensive valley. Ia
tn m.asl ai winch. perhaps, fz#a solitary mem.
izia, HlHaH is laHely had into the ealds. and
eafrraH Wila liz base q e.fguHiaFeuee Of twenty
aad rFsa I.uY mifs
lgii fu.ha on The glh Of AuEazi, moving
through lae uaaaalinH pIain ia a n1sih.Rostafy
giztriien. lhz country is wsizfad with bgauifa
slIsans. at.ca mzauief gently through ~ whey
aad isfiHIIsH Tie Kheis PAIN. On the evening Of
iHs slsafa days match we reached The town Of
aHa AaIH, Ger the haFn al tho maanian in
lfaat Of u The view af ro9aalapli aud lalae.
tHalt. slase maay cps rza hIea above the
Tn tHs iuafiue G. the talfl day Sc continued cur
mafsh, .niuH ald1a Tie b1zz Of lliaochaaIi,
aaa g-ldHl.y lzfa.ug II. We sn5n commenced
ascending - lawrai part Of ihs cham which is
Haal o. Us maaalln, md leasinr lie valley Of
s#n IaHza bflaH UH==aiIrr ascending for u o.
Il mlla dII # Yunfd slHepnns We STAINED tue
fasiln 81 RE fue, Col River" i10QU feet
above the sta--Ea weHH in lie miizt 81 claada
small siieam Of ieF eoldnesa gusaed lIum lha
naun,aia and IHzlpl IA thousand cascades "a
tIs valley Nc had lct The Hhi was wet anl
ea'i. aud mos, HanilY id We Nslcoma the siHht
Of lHa tai pmeH HHch eugrfea the surrounding
mis- In ihH mafFBw Wa ascahHua l'ie lasl al lhs
seflHs 0i Hs WhI#a bad lfliri n lfdu tie valley
ta.aw. Ne waHs on a aead{ eFtl nIala or Rap
about me long anl lev haa3rrd yaiis vide.
We were l0.ba feet CT tie more lhln txo
m|Ias above ihs zaa uHf Ioad wound m sneh a
direction lafea TIE rep that lhs view was hunted
Ia iba ha Walaa shut as 10. Notwithstanding
uuF iHWH5a b. zali ihe HHoa 55Ppud mun itaas
Ua oar Fn suii itad their submits ifom Hx TO
sesen lhsustHd ieri above us, aud the hills on our
right rose iisr ah5ll Ter until they wcrr shrouded
Ia ihu olauia Having p'ssed about mile aloag
this elevated plain, We commenced descending
iae western = pr Of lhs mouailint We had
descended s.yral hundred rol. yhen We reached
IA angie o. the road which projected beyond the
dense forest, and wia 20 elevated rs to overlook
tuc tops Of thu tro lht below Il. | Will never
forget the ,iow which hgF' bulsi upon me ia ell is
magu.ireaee. Il was the same which had en-.
ohaugd The adminns gaze Of CoHes and hs com
pani1ni when they behe.d lQf the iirt tine tho
gisc d3m ol Mollazama. was slaudng
upon The aae u eaH'l " loly mountains which
completely clciFricd lir lcrnr was paa.ng upon
and sil, d out from ibe illflsIsn u ihe world
More iOaa two lhUHatud isfi b.Ipw ni1 was spread
out iin aao.rli coaaiy oi lhr Aztec race. ap.
palsaly in pfa''lai rrp5ss. t. wide extended
fields. improved by European caiugo, Refreshed
tif eye Nih their vrfllr5 The beauii.ui lakrs,
c5y,dlr nearly bali tho extent of ilie valley,
smiled tfaHgl.ly, ani las villages aud ciiiss. and
ab.io sifeps OF che distant capitol. sga sled In tho
sunlight Il Ppslr5
"A sceno vhsr- nature loved 10 trace,
As fo5 Goisa dwelling place"
Aal %. gel.ss % t's fairy land, as il jealou,
N lts lTaaon, s-cm.i 10 hare placed Al its en-.
trance Che tFo su1g-shilInf mountains 10 watch
ae apfcifll sr1iHrIa ofuf iia safety. As rszod
up,a d scene ss lH'l Of lsauiy Had Of grandeur
which seemed s'ui oai from the world as Ii u
aHJ1y undaWlsd rl tranquility and reposo,
could u1i bl, lament ihr existence Of those pas
s.aal IN mln, Which r1u.d mar the lsvel.ness Of
such aefne ai ieppsad below me. How soon
would that valley, nov apparently 90 praoefal,
be- aroused by lbr mingled SQUADS Of warisrc--
Hon soon would tiiutt uuR silent mountains echo
ide loud Io1f o' aTalery, aid lie mingled shouts
ui two conlrulu- annIus lioe s15n would ihc
green tud which nov booked 80 bruuiiful be
covering fur iUa fUru iiox slna would those
lsaau|ul waters masIs gh The blood whieh
r1ursrd Che veins and warmed lhr heart which
glraied atl iuo yupillI'f of n-aishp. Nv
isad b aalsd uI-n .lfifii iaai the beings or
whom ! was one should dis,afa with their wild
plsilus ,n prles'u. sosne. | eomd not but
oKelaim wll ll. pari--
"S'rangy! ,5al whsr nilia ponce beside,
These pasi.uas fois IN her 1fic!
Anl-war aud npus wildly rtirn
10 itfhcl 0'cf ihe fair domain"
W. drf-.li'd Into thr valley Of McKee,. ana
llsr having au-Hi nimbar Of aetions. OF which
You hlvo in a probability read thoutsnd dasr-
oni accounts ult onr oi which 8 correct. we oe-
clpl+d the capital Of iha Mexican republic on tho