The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-01
Mexican Correspondence.
Correspondence of the Daily Crescent.
n VERY CRUZ: MAY 18th. |

Mexican Correspondence.
Correspondence of the Daily Crescent.
q VERY CRUZ May lSth 1913
Eds. CresceatTiavng a few moments of leisure time
take the opportunity to give description of the country
and the march of Lieut.. Col Beoe's command from thi
place to the City of Mexico but must bear in mind thai
apnyae has not the facility of acquiring the knowledge OF
country that an officer traveller would have. My place
on march being in the ranks, hear much
Dut VIII give you what
The lower part of the country in and about VeraCmz is
not and sandy the sand piled up great hills heaped up
by the northers that blow necessarily all winter This
sandy REGION which ankle Deep extends for ten miles, un
I'LL we reach Santa Fe Prae which good hard ground
TWO miles, The other six miles brings San Juan
| dusty road From this place, we commenced going up
towards the clouds, until came to Jalapa which built
at the foot OF mountain. This place well built and the
inhabitants appeared to be very friendly The climate il
temperate, having neither severe winters hot snmme
Bananas pantains figs, plums, melons, oranges lemons
almonds, coffee, nuts pine apples wheat barley DO.
tatoe and corn, grow in the greatest profuson Besides
this have soo spring water that rushes through
mental marble fountains, in which, after march OF thirty
miles we, as well as our jaded beasts saked our thirst
After leaving this place. and going about miles up hill
immerge into heavy mist; and when emerge from
IT. find ourselves above the clouds. The road sepentns
and we have sublime views Of the clouds get above
them The presented is indeed beautiful The SUM-
which could not shine previously bursts like the
explosion Of meteor, and shining down the morning
Clouds throws the reflection in faces 1t seemed to
me like sea field of gold and silver The wild
flowers along the roadside placesand the birds, too OF
te most brilliant piumage-geet the every But
this Is not to last always the must change.
Leaving this, to the Paso Ia Hoya." The
try IN this region abound in and pine trees and pro-
duces very little other vegetation After get farther Nd
the earn becomes black and barren Mexican tradition
about this place Is that some hundreds of ago. Mount
Caffrey-which was then burning mountanhad an erup
ton the lava OF which covered the country for thirty miles
around The burnt mineral thus thrown looks much
like the dross from melted ron and some places one could
Imagine that he was IN gasworks yard, riding between
heaps OF coke, SO regularly is it piled up.
Leaving this, to Perote the Bastie of Mexico
The castle OF PeOte stands In plain and supplied
with water from the mountains by culyers under ground
twenty miles in length 1t capable of holding thou
sand troops, besides heavy artillery there shot
fired when was taken. The town of Peroe is indeed
hard looking place; built with nothing but high wal it
looks deary enough To keep the currency in the place the
Mexcans when you purchase thing instead OF giving
money in change, gve-thats if you submit to tpeces Of
soap OF peculiar make so that when want to buy
thingyyou would say want soaps worth Of inenns;n
which shows that the by.word How are you Oft for soap
originated in Mexico.
Leaving Peote-I mean the .own-we come to the VALLEY
OF Peots, an extensive plain, surrounded on al sides by
mountains that not breath Of air get it, and If il
could, wouldbe like the breath of furnace. After being
exposed TO the Of vertical for twenty miles without
water you can guess how pleasant unpleasant it is
After leaving this, to the City of Puebls IF the
number ofchuches in city index the morality of this
\
Uice with tem and good deal more of the than
the But to the city is well laid out and Of
the main streets paved with large blocks Of gray stone
three feet in length by and half in width. Most of
the public buildings and churches covered with smooth
fiat tiles of different coors and laid in the shape Of dis
monds and squares that when the shines them,
they look it they blaze The Grand Cathedral
has two sqnare towers and DOME and is furnished with
ortyeght belB-twenty -four in each tower When they
commence ringing, who has been accustomed fire.
bells would think the whole country The Public
Square, Alameda is beautiful beyond description. 1t
pies much two blocks of ground and well laid off in
walks lined with sweeose bushes and ornamental shade
1t has tive fountains OF the most gorgeous and ancient
pattern The birds that there fill the air with their
sweet notes. and to paake OF the enchanment of tina
by diving from the trees into the basins that surround
the fountains to battle and drink At the western end Of
this place Is the emblem Of Mexco-t an Indian woman,
OF scuptured white marble with coonet of feathers and
dress OF the to the ons She has sandals her
feet and sits globe, with circle OF glory around it,
Alongside OF her is the Mexican Eagle looking up in her
lace as II depending her protecOn-but alas how sadly
disappointed l think she has depended upon the Eagle
Judging from the manner in which she has had to fiy''
every time troops have made their appearance. But TO
walk through this place, reminds orciby Of the
description that Claude Menoe gives Pauline Of his imagn.
airy home in Italy.
After leaving this place. the eye is relieved by fields Of
wheat and barley with ntecepng villages and haciendas.
Old Mount Popoca ape shows itself in the distance faint
smoke coming out OF mountain perpetualy covered
with snow looks great and wondrous indeed.
Well, onward and upward, until gotto
Rio Fo Gold Rive where is astonished at the cold
of the place. in comparison to the place he left five
tx hours Almost thing has the appearance Of
winter.
After leaving the Rio Frio Mountains we come into the
warm country again, called the Valley of Mexico The
round here is level and low. The City of Mexico
lands in place where there lake. 1t is well laid
ut and full OF fountains and aamedas churches aud beg
as. The best thing there the viaduct. 1t is
bout eighteen miles in length and thirty feet high supported
arches of fifteen feet SPAN Having reached the City Of
1exicO, p description of the march, must Close and
0pe you will exanse this from
PRIVATE LIT. Col. B1scoE's COMMAND
-s>s
DABNEY S. CARR.-Extract of a letter from r
entleman in Constantinope: "We have a very
warm friend here in the American Minister, Mr..
arr, of Baltimore. He has rendered great service
, the missionaries and other American citizens.
jnIformy'knd and attentive to his countrymen,
nd worthy of his office, his removal (Which de-
ends Oh the next presidenD would be source of
egret to all Americans, travelling well resi-
emit have found no difference of feeling ON this
inject, and think it due to Mr.. Carr to make pub
C this common opinion"
A SINGULAR PLANT-A communication has
cen recently made to the London Llnn2an So
iety, covering letter from the northern part of
1dia, giving an account of plant found there,
5hich, when chewed, actually destroys the power
the tongue to appreciate the taste of sugar. Ii is
le gyha1,enad sytUesfre; nat ora dSc4I1ade4, ana
oes by the name of Indian plant. Two hours after
hewing some of the leaves, the aroma of tea could
e appreciated, but the sugar with which it was
could not be detected. The impression
mains about twenty -four hours, sugar all the while
eling like sand on the tongue. 1t is suggested
lat this may lead to some important physiological
scoveres in regard to the organ Of taste.
A New ARTIcLE.-f all is true that is told in
e following article, then is the Rev. Mr.. Peppera.
cky man
The Rev. Mr.. Pepper, Presbyterian clergyman
Albany, N. Y, has invented, says the Spring
Id Republican, a compound of clay, called Ar
Ito, which resembles in structure and appear
ice, the richest, variegated agates 1t is to be
ed for door knobs, pavemenis, table tops, and
her ornamental articles. 1t surpasses in brlan-
any known variety of marble, and is equally
eap The Hartford Wing speaks of it in the fol-
wing terms :. No one who has not seen it. can