Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-02

Il THO following letters from en- in'oI,i-
gent and higbit accomplished officer OF the
army have teen Kindly furnished u for pub
hcauon--snt We avail ourself Of the rtitil.
eer--in tie entire belief that tie, vii bc
read ~ all wlh interest ani pleasure. 1t
viii BE- seen HAT ip these Icitrts ne
~ftct has Apparently urgo'teo What or'ct
army letter writer's have only fcmemhcfcj-
and lcu war. and us hln,kchcJ front. TO SPEAK
oftbe natuts eesutie, oi NcIIran scenet,
snd the more stuking ohsrsctetistics Of us
inhabitants
CRY % MtNico Dec S.h lS47
arrived here yesterday morning about
9 o'cuck--l am at last in the imperial cit,
Of the AItccs, where NlontcIuma once ruled
his semi. ,iii1cd empire, surrounded with
barbaric .plcndor aud far out,icmc ANYTHING
then Oh the continent in magnidccucc knovl
edge and power But have M vet seen 80
little Of the city that cannot do il instico
aud YOU must look to future letters Tor par
uculars
oar march from Pucbla was very pleas.
d'As - - dbuul Z , lllltN--Nt fTtks tie
mountains at the Rio Fro Pass, uhcrc it
was high enough 90 give US sharp cold
wind, more hnrrassiug to me than any cv
Ct experienced before but W. soon dosccn
dcd from The hills leaving popocapcl aud
iscataoI ~ our rear These IN cuifccnt
mountains are cas,crly from this city and
add much to is scenery They are south
westerly from Pucbln The latter, lscata.
ol, or The White Woman is also ever
white with snow The name was given by
the Indians from some faucful profile in this
long irregular ard lofty mountain.
A. We reached the brow Of the lin on this
side Of the Rio Fro, most splendid view
Of this beautiful valley burst on our sirlt
This valley surrounded by lofty mountains
is circuit about fifty miles in diameter.
the city near It's centre II is Astounding in
lakes, aud as first saw it was surprlncd
at the number Of thcm-Tczaco quite
large and Chalco Mexico being built on the
marsh between them by the Aztecs chosng
the site for defence The vallcyis very fer.
tile and in every direction, immense fields
of gram could be disccrncd Tell father ,bat
! saw one field Of corn east OF this city con.
tanning at least two thousand acres Wealth
mere takes tins avenue of Investment there
beng no banks, aud little safety anywhere
for the deposit Of gold and silver. Here I'm.
on this high table land. ten thousand feet
boye the level Of the sea, perpetual sum.
mer rcyns aud Que day doub. not n great
cmpire viii exist hcrc-great il IS now in
many respects but sadly, most sadly gov.
crned.
We also visited Chnputcpcc, which is n
beautiful castle three miles west Of the CITY
on hill That is the spo, where Monte
yuma had his gardens and country residence
we saw the immense cypress Is feet IN d.
amctcr one way and eighteen feet another
way-which has been growing there ever
since the food doubt not IFS occ il
at least 3 or 1000 years. There is
a large grove of expresses, under which
Montczuma once smoked his pine
The remains of my lamcntcd friend G. y
Daniels are sent by this train to Vera Cruz
to b" shipped TO Fort Columbus, New York
liarbor where his friends can obtain them.
Those Of all the officers who have fallen will
also be sent
ind the officers Of my regiment in fine
health and spirits and glad to see me We
are quartered IN the Hospital of Tecuro. an
elegant building once occupied by the monks
'ull OF paintings Of largo size which liter.
ally cover the walls of the passages and ri,
lzzas Of the Tuner court yard All houses
IN these cities, have inner court wards.
The architecture Of the city is grand in
better taste than any city on the C j tin M.
not that the public buildings arc more map,
nhccnt but speak Of the general STYLE Of
lchItccture--S parish Moorish { | may say)
or | could fancy when saw the numerous
lark red domcs Of the city from the hin at
HE Penon, tc n miles out the place Of our
asst camp, that am gazing upon the Halls
II the "Alhambra. Weare quartered near
ne Alameda filled with old and shady trees
ND beautiful walks aud fountains II i
much larger than the one at Pucbl. md
hc trees are older but it is not as n,ot
neither Is the city as neat as Puebla rho
after Is Ia" ncatcst city ever saw No
lust on rs principal streets being paved
throughout with fiat stones.
Tins hasty letter does not do Justice TO
his interesting city. You must RELY on fu.
urc descriptions. ! gazod with great inter,
st on the square and Cathedral where once
csc the great Temple Of the race OF the
iztccs /,
Cry o. MrIIco, Dec 10. 1915
a mail leaves to morrow tor Vera Cruz
nd shall uy 10 write a letter which may
Interest," you, concerning tins famous cuy.