The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-12

water, which were soon all consumed, and we could
get no more During the night, another Vas tak.a
sick, and the rest OF us were worn down ana
weakened by fatigue and q continued diafihua
We had but few clothes or blankets, and 10 aggra-
vate our miserable situation, cold dfizziin. ram
came on, which lasted nearly al! night lhe sicA
were crying for water, and one oil ,henl con,
stantly begging and entreating US 10 XIII MN anu
nut him out OF mi sery or 10 give him weapon
that he might do il himself Eariy ~ me
morning, of the ID, the remaining nve pushed on 70
Ell Bario, one OF the party returning win water
and food from the irst rancho, and the rest, on
their arrival in town. Immediately sent back
number of men with li.tsrs TO bring IN the sick.
We remained here until the lth. Leaving ourtwo
sick friends with Spanish merchant who b I'd
treated US very kindly while there, and who paid
every attention 10 those placed IN his care, We ar
rived in San Juan de Gnchlcopa, Is miles dis.
tant, towards evening. This Ia iadiau to Hn, OF
about 1000 Inhabitants, living in cane matched
huts, and in the most primitive manner. The only
stone building is the cathedral, which is nc "
nearly In ruins; the root covering the body OF the
church has fallen IN, leaving d single arch
wall, al the height of about seventy .gye feet
The front part, where is the altar, IS stall covered,
and is taken care OF, the old Padre performing regu-
lar services therein. Around the walls, and IN ere
| wees and on benches, are placed small wooden
boxes, open in 'front.' containing little old tIne-worn
and dingy images; before some are burning candies,
and before some are placed bouquets OF Howers,
| while others again are entirely neglected The
people are entirely ignorant-their priest 10 their
religion; whatever he does Is night; wha, he tells
them they do Here, as in other parts OF the 18TH
mus where we travelled, the dead are buried dress
ed in their beet clothes, the children usually with
gaIlands of flowers around their heads, wrapped 10
| coarse mat, the upper part OF the head, and the
| feet exposed and SO they are put IN the grave.
! On The 5ih we received d letter from Don LUIS
i Calderon, with whom we had left the sick, ac-
quainting us OF The death of James Wotherspoon
| In Chuatan, on the LIST ias..; and the on having
| bought provisions TO last Us several days, when
here
| again get supplies, We arrived al Boca del Monte
fifteen miles distant. We remained here until the
| Sh, In consequence OF our A" Moros, with oul
provisions, Rot arriving IN time, and then set ou
| for ne he ad Of the Goats acoalco river, twenty
seven miles distanI-the trall the whole distance
leading througha dense forest, over steep hills, and
across rapid brooks, sometimes our horses sticking
/ iast in the deep mre while crossing patches o.
/ low land At evening we reached the rIyer, anc
| found shed under which We could sleep, and
what was of more consequence, canoe, which
would save us the trouble OF building raft, IN
which, the next morning, the 9Th, We embarked
to reach Man titan, hundred and twenty
/ nv, miles down the river
The river is here about one hundred yards wide
and, just al this point. of considerable depth; but
i for fifty or seventy hve miles down, there arc
many rapids and many bars, reaching nearly across
the river, leaving very narrow channel OF deei
water. The land is high, and both banks
covered TO the waters edge with an apparently i'm
pene,rable forest. Further down, the river i:
broader and deeper, and freer from impedmeats
the land lower, but still thicky covered with i'm
| Der; game abounds, and birds OF the most beautiful
| and brilliant plumage-macaws, parrots, and tou'
Classifying about, and the larger trees are filled
with monkeys, who seemed TO regard US with
great deal of curiosity as We sailed along beneath
them. AT night there was continual roaring o
| tigers on either eide of the river, sounding at
| if hundred menageries had been lei loose.
| For the first night on the river we campet
on one OF the numerous sand-bars, but could
get but little rest, from the quantities o
/ huy he yvar nj hPea
These persevering little fellows would get at us,
| do what we could, and our only resource was Il
| get up and walk around until so weary that We
| could sleep In spite of them. The next night We
continued pulling all night, part OF the time a
| heavy rain dren ching 10 the skin, and about
noon of the llth We reached Minilitlln
This 10 a town of about ons thous nd Inhabitants,
eighteen miles from the mouth of the river. We
here expected to find vess / TO carry US 10 Vera
! Cruz, hat we learned that the only one that had
\ been plying there had been wrecked short
time before, and cur only resource, was to
| 90 from here by land asd accordingly We
set out the same afternoon tor Jalnpan, fifteen
miles distant, where We arrived the same evening,
after passing through quite large Indian town.
In the morning, l2.h, we hired horses for San
Juan, on the river of the same name, forty. eight
miles distant and after riding all day, passing
| through several Indian towns, We stopped al d
rancho short distance from the trail an as We
could not arouse the natives We wrapped ourselves
in our blankets, laid on the ground under an open
sheA, ana sic until morning. as well as the fsas
and the cold wind would permit Early next day
we reached the rver, having travelled over level
and beautiful country, with soil rich and fertile,
but uDcultivsted covered, many parts, with hea-
| Wy and valuable timber.
On the liih, hired canoe to carry US down the
nyer a hundred and five miles, and after being
cramped up in a narrow little "dug out" over two
days, but sailing NEST beautiful ryer, Through
constant change OF scenery that the eye could not
tire of looking al, and meeting many amusing Incl
dents, we reached Tlacotalpan, tne city, con-
tanning about 5000 Inhabitants, and place Of
some trade and manufactures.
ON the 18Th. we took passage on board a small
Mexican schooner for Vera Cruz, al which city We
arrived on the 20th. We found here the ste amer
Alabama for New Orleans, via Mni,itan, and took
passage On board OF her. At this place we found
one OF the sick that had been left behind, who I'd
sufficiently recovered 10 come on thus Tar. He
brought us information OF the death of the two
Others who had been left sick, making four LOST out
OF IN. original ten who left the ship.
We arrived in New Orleans on The llth of Jinus-
~, 1851, happy enough TO be once more on Amesi-
can ground.