The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-24
the city, and he Is Q dsssrtsr from tSs srmx
one Of Rnsy's mon S' saa w.

saturday night the Wind blew ftom the north....
liz ~ ,s notninsi put on Sunday morning, Al ssout
restly nom the north with sndo ous force such
Ssls never sav before We gos up steam on the Ala
morning. when every thing - calm ss : sum
msrs morning. l am not st all anxious to 80
another northsr, II this was fair specimen Of ths
The revsnu, cutter Dallas came In ysstsrd.v v,tl
hr Barlow, bearer Of government dispatches for Mr.
Santa Ann. !: reported dead st carthsssnsi Su'
| MISArrLAS. Dec as 1850
xstn ult. fosr days since. We are now eacsmped n
Lbs beautiful village. The distance 10 oaly one
90 IL In one day All the inhsbitants turnsa out a
welcome us giving us three cheers a. We came IN
nr.riov.1 IN du. form Our arrival had bse.
Alabama made the wharf she was hailed bv thres
Americans .ho came dssn the hin waving the msri
can stars and stripes TAs cheering eli around Va
hearty, and was Joined In warmly by the MeIies.s
ss bv our people An English bark vas also in the
ricsps Mr.. Cook and the two Msssrs Jsmss -
New Orleans. who had crossed the isthmus frem Ssn
Francisco, via Tshuantepsc.
Quiet being restored, the Asbsma was made fast and
oil hands vent ashore and mingled freely With ths
sidents In the celebration Of CLristmAs At night,
fanoango was given on board the steamer TO the
gentlemen and ladies Of hinsttlan st which ct least
: hundred Of each sex attended and danced nsrrly
I'd the com pliment and gave dance to the srieas
party. These courtesies brought to speedy ao-
quaiptancs especially as in there christmas times the
Inhabitants here Dc nothing but amuse themselves
They are q remarkably cheerful people and of Nd uoh
higher order OF Int igencs thaa the race we met On
ths Rio Granas during the recsat There pre-
baby more refinement in the village than in any other
village OF qual sire In the rspublio
The village OF Minatitlan s situated the side
of the river thirty four miles above ths
mouth The site Is . delightful one being formed of =
ciuster Of small hills with the springs Of the
purert water, clear - crystal gushing thsir
Ease Tho town is old one, and the population has
marks OF the French attempt At settlement years
ago.
The history of the French attempt to colonixs the
Isthmus OF rehuantepec is not without interest Fol-
lowing the overthrow OF Itur5ids and the sstabisk
ment OF republic. in 1924 the desperate csnditoa e
the Mexican finances N sde an appeal to yet
tried resource matter OF stern necessity In viss Of
tbr and inaucemeut for the recognition OF the
republic the cession OF The right OF way rsha-
sntepec was held up as bait in the diplomatic
kets OF Europe England had at that period, turned
her attention TOW ards DsIien, or Pansma N.go is-
tions opened With France and in 1929. French
company obtained the exclusive right Of wsy Acrsss
the Ishmur OF r-huantepec Tor term Of years aad
cesscn OF all the lands within league Of tue western
bank Of the river CoszscoslcoA colony OF TO
French men, women, aud chidren-wers lkn1ed 81
this rpot in 1880 The voyage hsl been snx
and wearirome They wer. unused to . tropical oli-
Wild country, malignant fever broke out among
them, and great many peris he'd before single house
was raised TO shelter them They scattered 10 sn IN.
reasoning panic Numbers destroyed themselves in
their desperation The few that had n I'D from
the country rather thaustay TO fulhl the hard coad
tion which their contracts i'm posed upon them The
NJ .xicap government gave them aid pro missed:
the Freuch revolution Of 1880 nervened and the osm-
pany abandoned them entirely. The Msxicaa as saA
french auarrell.d; Vera Cruz was bombard-d auS
thus ended the French attempt on rehuAntspss.
There serveral French isnies here Jet and they
he only people who appear to have any
Tine whole population OF the village Il about SO the
surrounding country Is Inhabited by Indisns About
pine miles north west iron the tom Indian Va
age, called Coeol.acsque, containing abeut 5000
IN habitants The Catholics have missionary statisn
iviliEstou as the Indians 40 about nearly naked
Their. il not enc pure White among tnsm. TIE
padre visited the Aaosma and appeared to be mach
Dogs are inEum.rabl-. We are enssm ped In the
middle OF the town but find IL n@oessary before Sitting
down TO breakfast, 10 have pile OF ston-s At hAad
with ~hich to beat them of There 10 mere plsnt, Of
hogs horses cows sheep goats. aud beet cattle aaA
the country aooupds in game. The ladies srs re-
markedly handsome
The village has lively appearance just nov We
have here MAJOR Barnard and his party Capt Charles
Webster United States Con sui 81 reauaatspss; Dr.
ana several New Orleans gentem sn; Ohaa
bulAley and Mr. PesrsoDi and the senorsdsnd ssnor-
tss promenade the streets from morning till osd tn-
The navigation Of the river be N ,de gsss to
this place for the largest szo OF ,hips forty mlss
luther tor ordnsry shipping entirely se. fron
those Of any OF lite size In the United States Bat
will give you more detail. in my next and In the
course Of = few weeks vii be able to forward yea
ZONE account of the progress OF the survey.
The bead Of navigation viii bs sought for With great
,sre. Tbe minds OF all who here are i'm pressed
Ta full belief OF the eutir- prscticsbilty OF the
'outs. Hthere could only be m uie post established
bow and steamers put on the Pacific side, the trsvA
-
have no desire to invite emigration now TO this
part Of the couuiry; but surs the time ~ill
Il this ul region. The people very frieadly
ma want us among them for their improvement ssa
protection.
conclude this letter with the following interesting
Inscription which Major Barnard oopisa from .rss
sb the floor ot the church OF San Francisco Vera
Cruz The church was built in 1891.
havi ACC la mvi noble
Sonora Dona Angelo,
Cortes hr.llsno,
BisDieta del 3rAn
Captain Fsmoss
Cosqvistador Dsste,
Don Fernando Cortes,
Fv. sv fsl-cmiento,
Disx ocho de Ivnis,
Ana de 166S.
MN.rIrL.s Mexico. Dec ~, 1851.
Since last wrote TO you, the Surveying 1H-
peauiop has been divided into three parties rhs
trst or hyerosrsPh,o party, ra' led By Lieut. T..-
principal ass.tant The other too lsut tiss,
headed by Messrs williams aud Avery We savs
been detained here longer than we erpectsd ~hss
landed. by reason Of the deficiency Of the means sf
rapsrortation We ind the Alsbams did MT 20 sp
the river lar by twenty miles she could have
csndsd With safety ana We v.re delayed fer VA. q
beats Everything s hoveyer arranged nov, and each
party will have to take care of itself hereafter.
day TO the survey o. the ssovs ssd
belov this place including re survey Of the bsr st
In day or two the Land parties will proooesd ~ the
liver Major Barnard lett this morning. for the other
side OF the fsthmus but ~i return imm statrly 80 -
meet the Aah.ma her return trip, vhic look
for about the 20s day ef January
The majors good qualities and superior capacity fer
the duties Of this expedition begin to displsy thsn
slves asd have arrscy he'd his associates TO hiU
The company In New ORLEANS msy oonddsrtly rely %
iu.t Of their affair. sfsthfal
survey ana report have been attached ts the iro
graphic party and will have an opportunity Of ce~.
muDicstpg to you by every steamer, so you may sx-
pect ia be regularly posted up
Captais Charles h Webster, United states Oousul ct
Tshusntepec. accom- psuies aajor barnard scros toe
Isttmus also Thomas james, OF your city, vho has
been the route before, snd published fsttht&
sccount OF the trip Captsin Webster has lett Dr.
Tbssd son,ulsr agent At this pss-. Tbe doctsr
popular, spd tie appointment IL considered goee
onp. Nothing besides. The party is all In goeA
health
tsrna4or ArrAtR ~ Pau sprtrsta a-Quts an excite
m.nt prevailed among the bosrders at ths Exchasge
Hotel yesterday ON saturday lady, -ith four osil
dren arrivsd here on her way to Ne~ York and tsok
lodgings at the Exchange Hotel At an early hour
SUNDAY . ttlemsn scccm panied by legal frissa,
came ts the hotel and examined the register. TIE