The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-27

respondcnce Of the Home Journal, which as they
refer particularly to the Cafornians from this
region,will be read with much interest The sec
ond extract it will be seen written from the city
of Mexico and gives several days later intelligence
! from the company that went out in the Eugeuia.
than we have received from any other source
Orr THE Havana, Jan. 18th, 1919.
DEAR There were thousands on
the wharves on the day we lelt-some who
came to say pairing word 10 friends H.
mongsi our crowd Of passengers, Others who
crept cautiously about in sea oh of delinquent
debtors who diligently hid themselves. many
anxious parents who were slowed away in
sly corners imparting 10 their adveniuI GUS
sons counsel, doomed, alas TO be soon :or
gotten, and crowds Of The idle and curious
who were attracted by The novel interest Of
the scene. As The good bark Eugenia swuiy
from The pier and turned her head seawarj.
the crowd which we left behind shouted
themselves hoarse again.. AT FIVE O'Clock,
when of the Hook, the steamer which took
us down the hay gathered up the struggling
friends who had thus far followed us, cast off
her iastenipgs. and curisied her adieus 10 us;
night soon closed in, and our large freight OF
gold hunters were fairly al sea. Such a
scene there were one hundred and forty
three on hoard. including a large dog and a
plelhoric cat, and in The darkness and coniu-
sion, sick men plunged 10 The tide with res
Oluie determination 10 make themselves ri
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. scouting parties knock
cd their heads together in narrow passages.
whila searching for lost sadde-bags and
sauce-pans-the captain growled, the stew
ards were distracted, tine seamen struggled
al impossible Stays, and kicked the dog until
be was black and blue in the face, and du>
ring The melee your friend the writer was
hoisted into his berth, BIZ the aid Of a few adj
venturous friends, hungry, tired and glad
enough TO escape from the Babel beneath
him.
During the next few days the weather
was stormy. and with stiff breeze right a
bait, locomotion was so utterly impossible, a
large proportion Of our conpdgn0nS dr roy
age had leisure 10 reflect upon their misera-
BILE condition while struggling with all the
horrors Of sea sickness in their pens between
decks, while my friends in the cabin groaned
over their mutual discomfort, and heartily
wished themselves back by their anthracite
aIr-tlghis. You can imagine the scene. In
a short time we had run into more genial
climate, and our friends assembled in The
cabin one fine morning, and organized our
party as follows, viz:-for Captain, Lloyd
Of New York Isl Lieutenant, b.
w. Barlow, Of the Typographical Engineer
corps; I'd Lieutenant, your friend the VIII
Ter; and the other business connected with
long journey overland, was distributed a.
mongst Messrs. Aeschimann and Perret, two
Swiss gentlemen who have Joined Us, Will
lam F. Nye and Arthur w. Lee, Of New
I DIRK, MIR. Gardiner, of Long Island, and
Slessrs. Barker, Hawley, Blake, Simmons,
frame, Hopkins, Benton. Atwood, Black
nan, Harris and BroughIon, almost all OF
hem Green Mountain boys, and fine set OF
elbows. These, together with our physi-
ian, DIR. Stone, who is also Vermonter.
ind Garnosset capital amateur de cuisine,
omplet. our party. We expect 10 be join
d, at Vera Cruz, by Lieutenant Elliott, Of
he navy. and Captain Dan Henrie, famous
DR. his wild exploits on the Texan borders,
nd we have decided 10 travel BY the most
rect and expeditions route from Vera Cruz
} Mazatldn, passing through JalaPa, Pu-
bla, Mexico. QuercIaro, Guanaxuat0 and
he mining district Of Guadalaxara. Alter
re reach The Pacific, we shall probably as
end the Gulf OF California by sea, cross the
colorado and run down 10 the Puebla de los
Ln1elos, from thence up the coast BY lahd
, San Francisco, our ultimate point OF des-
nation. Our party is admirably organized.
nd we hope TO meet with much pleasant ad-
enture. Franz
MEXICO, Feb. 10