The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-03

0sheVe they have constant communication with he
STATES, 50 hope to have opportunity Of sending
letter home from here Its very strange, waere
every thing IS 80 dear, that we should find it 80
hard to sell watch or gun. or any ,b;,., -, -
any thing like theiF value or first cost This Is q
very pretty place, with about 10000 inhabitsnss
ns 7 's described IN Doniphan's Expedition, will
n'' give ? description here should Ike 70 stay
hsfs snort time, and fear shall have TO, whether
"Sh ss., = q not
1p's' lo'--i gave my watch TO 70 Try and
iahs 'of sl0v and Il he sells i, viii BE- able
. ply mule Or horse 70 ride and also 70 te snps
ply Of provisions, for tlis is the last Isss hat ,h
asy certainty q getting provisions until we ret
70 oahiosnia- took a bath yesterday and put On
clean shiFt5 which IS quite an event There was
party arrived here to-day they came through
from Moncova the same way we did they bsoupht
sne ihu'e ana saddle that belonged to the young
ns9 We lost on the bolson Plaias. They saw the
- p water ana the note we left on The road,
saw nothing q she man they tracked him
-, N .nfee miles Of the salt spring, aud then
/ .I-, ,sHs OF him- foor fellow l fear he
n- T.a.. - want OF food and water, OF else the
= ess NM Nlsaa awful death have
~ aD's 70 40 any thing to-day but walk
sA1 " - seh some OF our clothes and other
s. ~e can spare There is an American
=. q '-.'' r'"oe anu sAouid like very much to
| so'a n'sal ones more, but cannot
an'fa II iound one dollar thls morning to get
s0neining 70 eat ior the day and soe food for our
mules
A1H lS--Ancther day has gone, and I have
1 n0' neen ape % get an offer for my watch, nor
nave we been able 70 sell any thing else, although
'ns people seem to want the articles, they do not
appear w'inng to pay any thing for them. L begin
70 issi considerably down in the mouth TO use
ou,inon phfasel for the prospect Of remaining here
r',aout money Or walking nearly or all the way to
"'.nou' provisions, IS not very pleasant
1A'.' Pasloh. ss
a1ap''s ~ have not been able to sell my watch
P's'o ana iear tiaf viii not, but Ned sold his
gun ana coat this afternoon, he got S2I for the Gun
snu ~ lot coat that was nearly new, and cost
s9'' so we have got money to buy provisions any
now. They have coin in this State called Omar
'inlas' the value Of four Of them is one bitt they
are copper, and not as Izrge as half cent of our
com; they are almost the only currency Of the
state, and are preferred to silver, in fact, thew
.eause the silver IN some places. We received them
IN payment for the gun and coat and il looked Ike
heaP q money, but alas how deceivng are
; | appearances sometimes They are more strict IN
the observance Of their religious ceremonies here
7 Lnan In any other place have seen in Mexico.
| nenever the priest goes out to visit the sick,
(which has happened every day since have been
nereJ ne Is drawn about the streets in a carriage
lawn oy Iour our mules preceded by a band Of music,
q"u severe. men bearing lighted lamps and candies
i''i.nea'a'ely IN ront OF the mules two sheep,
s"o' are aiways seen running along Just ike we
,ons''ihss see dog running along and jumping at
.ue morse nose IN playful manner. The carriage
q iohoweu oy crowd Of women and children, most
az o. them with candles IN their hands. When the
Is seen coming along the street every body
men women ana children, kneel down wherever
ny may happen 70 Pc st u is IN the middle Of the
ena 'ne zen take ~ their hats, and in this
poI'soh sney remain until the carriage is out Of
ney nave a most magnificent church, il is
20. ~ nave oeeh seventy years IN building, and
oSs soins seven millions OF dollars was told
.a. 'ue reason tney gave up the place to DOniphan
sl''ns' was because they were afraid that
| ~ Da..S anu sHens would inIure the church.
| 80 VEG ana have been busy this day
- e ~ Plos-s'"ns ana getting ready for the
49,. E ~ rAly start Niohday morning at day
Ns1 "a .. 80 4y,s % sen my watch, 50
u, ,eno - "A'A par or an OF tne way,
T.l;s Ni'''o' = a'e Aole % 'raae with the
as ~ out s'ock oi provisions con
-. ~, fS1-''-s NoOi = PounoS conee, lo pounds
L A
-, !. ''Aii pa0Hs y, ol Ianoia, and lew
rrss.L-. r.l-s = 1.e1 ne ranoia Is made OF
s,,a.. - ss.'1 Wy lhs anu swee'ened with
80. -. .,.s sp.'es y kise hasor. II
nssd With s,Li- M 1000 MS
',.si - oo'a ~aef ''s one OF the
0ncr ;onrn. s = ~. mat can DC .aken on
,lu,s,s - - ny rOoA,ng ana Is
\ .,n.ll a.I .'-s1.-'s Ise .he Iaoncilila
our rO.n p. !, 'as.e shn color
!, m.Ias -. = "''' l'ue ~a'er
100 - .-',.-s7es
bsra II. Aa.' !u'' go seen man INA, arrived
,.;,L A. ne came
IL = snys ma ns can arrange
= W n's wagons 20 eailior-
for 1'es' 'aAs = parry o. US along
h;n Trh. aa. ,,;.l. !, n, Wil 90 win
n;,r g. NJ sna -, - y so0A oppor'u- :
~ -, - 'lia 70 see
In al, sI = se "sAlcans
no,b;na bn, erns III fs,e s"'susu mat Is
81 ai'iuse'isn,' ana
ignorant people. The bull pen is a very large and
bandsona nl,ea s,n,bla IS I,l:
hahusOme pace, capable OF holding from three
to four thousand peopIe il was filed with al l
y fsStN, = 'as i's'eu Win al classes
and kinds Of men, women and children, and thew
appeared to enioy the sights very much