New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-11
MEXICO.
co,,@-porderce Of The New Orleans Pscsyans


We arrived al tnls village, or pucpiV' $3.50
day from up the river Bat first OF ALL LEI me ten You
vi ere we are and who I'VE We are on the BANKS
of the MescHla River 100 miles north OF Acapulco ana
$50 miles south OF the City of Mexico, and we nave
from the City OF Pueos, by the valley OF t ,h
nsne which Is the upper part or continuation Oh tne
valley OF the Mescala and which extends sun 4usulei
west for upward Of 400 miles, 10 the Pacic al sca'ua
shout $50 miles north or west OF Acapulco NO" you
know where we are.
Tbe,efcre. will now tell Yen who we are and what
we are doing You OF the grant made TO I D.
Ramsey for the exclusive right 20 navigate tue SAD
river of Lacatua Mcscao, from the sea to lc bound
Nv line OF the State OF PueblO, distance Of +5J miles
mi AT Senior slc nc with Capt Reynolds, sktul steam
bott captain OF Flushing, " Y, Mr. Farnurn OF Now.
York Capt Hozingor Of the Mexican Navy ana mysei,
with several outsider, are here, out OF humanity or
newspapers reach examining the question whether me
said grant if worth anything.
The company III NcwYork, with whom Col Ramsey
Is connected have forth this pleasant party to make
careful survey OF the river and TO decide upon la ca
racity for steamboat navigation. The base OF our
tpcr6iiCra was established a. the CITY OF Pueba,
hence the boats and stores were sent south TO me
river on the State line The Government permitted the
beats a Ullt in New York; the instruments aad stores
Of all kinds 10 enter OF duty at Vere Cruz and Of
fItd to assist in any other way possible The Governor
# Puebs offered 10 have the boats, sc tsnportcd at
lis own expense from Pucba 10 the river NJ any point
we might name which generous offer was declined
III many thanks He however, gave US letters 10 the
Projects OF dstrict- to render every assistance
might need, which was decidedly to the purpose
We tCCka carriage ana drove uOWn SCUM, to Whntn
i've leagues of the point the river where intended
70 lrunC the bcats The boats &c, came up on wag-
CHS The road from PueblG IL excellent, gradually de-
nding 10 the hot country Our drive in The carriage
was fer tweniy-eisht leagues, about twentyseyen
miles, over the hebest stage road IN the Republic. We
passed through the richest country in Mexico; through
IerrcUal hat ndfs Of wheat, corn, sugar and cattle.
Some of these haciendaa valued Tor their profits at
sfCOOCO others 81 S5O0000 Whenever stopped at
ticse rich plantation were entertained Ike princes
cur letters aud recommendations being an open
sesi me" everywhere. These liberal nabobs know the
imI otGLCe 10 Themselves OF our enterprise ana dld tue
hCnOrs accordingly.
For thelat FIVE eague the boats had TO be carried
the shoulders Of the nGtves having 10 work, by the
order 1t the Project eighteen and threefourhs cents
per day. Sometimes we had at the boats one hundred
and forty men NJ on time.
We started TO explore the river at the village OF
Mequitesn the pueblo III the State OF Guerrero and
whei the grant commences. From previous intUma-
ton we expected 10 encounter nlls, rapids and rocks
and therefore requested the alcRlde to send some
dc the river TO ssstt over the bad places Capt
Pacheco had joined us by orders OF the government
Of Guerrero cOmmssiC ned 10 assist u.s. bycans into
cuI service if needed the natives and to give all To-
cal inoi mstion &c Wefound him 10 be \ very worthy
snd useiul man. The river was about two feet above
low water marx owing TO the ecarcty Of ruin lately.
We found plenty of voter IN the channel even for the
dry seeson-the current from two and halt to three
knots per houI-he rapids being short and easily ni-
proved, az tring expense being only three in number
with five knot current in them, the longest not being
twenty feet. The scenery most beautiful;
among high mountains whose sides are covered with
mshogaIy Brazil wood, Nicaragua wood fan palm
along the bsnkf and other varieties of trees too
tedious to mention, even II their names known.
Sone OF there mountains are eight hundred feet HIGH
81 Gmost pei pendicuar Alter touching at the in.
ediste landings" we hauled up az Tiaco-sottlan
sIuetlo sCme ten leagues from our starting point
Our descent had been without obstacle, impedm mt
or lat or hut observations and in-es
that glad enough TO get TO land 20 work
mp what had done. These notes for the first day
fiybfe ep af a hlask hoa
are tusy "to swop Ckknives" The general width
the river about hundred feet and depth seven
feet To remove the slight impediment will cost less
thfn 8 COO
The next day the currents were still more gentle
end after floating down tor league, passed the large
River OF AtenHngo, which comes down from the
eide OF the Popocstapet snow mountain. This is tho
river which Is eTIoneousy laid down in all the maps as
the Mescsla River except in Dsturnelrs map OF Mex
ico of 1850 Above the mouth OF the Atenan 20 the best
uropesn maps make the Mescala flow 10 the east and
sCuheast instead Of the true course 10 the and
scuh wet, making the valleys of Puebla and Mescals
entirely dstnct end separate although in fac! taey
cue and the same.
The Atensngo River was very low but, after enter
ing the Mescala we had from twelve to twenty feet
water in the channel with straight and without
impcdiment In there TWO days we have come about
My miles and have passed all the bad places said
10 exist III the ryer, except ut one few leagues fur
Their down. which, according 10 all information cannot
be much. We are now where there are always four
have passed the rapids But we have yet survey the
river tor forty miles 70 III mouth LacatulcO where
Cortez established the first poet and built the first ships
on the Pacific Ocean, fact so well known here that
PrescCf IN his History Of the Conquest notices II in
several places Humboldt mentions the same fact four
or five times in his description of New-Span But
there IL one piece OF information equally true that
neither Prescott Humboldt notices-that by the
very route have come Cortez sent bis iron cables
&c. for the ships hrrt built the Pacific from Vera
Cruz, floating these articles down the Mescala for the
same dbtance intend TO survey In the war Of the
Independence in le24 the hero MOreloe had his ar.
rllefy iowed up this river on rafts
Our party all 90 wei satisfied already that this
river u nsygsbe that they have written 10 NewYOrk
70 that effect Although the elevation OF Pueba 0O0
feet above the level Of the sea, still the descent by the
river for the fret 100 miles is rapid that we are in
the hot country and only 100 feet above the sea when
We are $50 miles above the river.
But you may ark, suppose the Mescala IL gable,
what snet will be New Orleans any other city
on your side Of the cOntnentf
You knew you can run from New Orlean. 10 Vera
Cruz in steamer in three days, and thence il steyee
over excellent roads, TO this nvef in 50 hours and
thence 10 lie mouth at Lscata in ~ hours and thence
in Steiner 500 miles 20 San Francisco in five or
Fix days, making something less than twelve days 10
California through delightful cocl healthy ami inter.
esng country. with only eight days of sea travelling
ind seesckness The people all along rcut have
ofstted in every way possible and the country is
very thioky inhabited. have had a fine time 81 H.
There are no less than seventy towns the bans Of
the river.
Teddy the Governor Of this State and Other officials
will come down from Guerrero 10 meet u. sad W. have
ut cur beet foot foremost. II there be any virtue in
brandy, clsTet champagne, porter and punch they VII
bsye good time of Il. therefore write 10 before
they come for, possibly, cannot compose after their
arrival for want Of time" HoxBsE.
by Teegrphl
Late and Interesting from Mexieo-The New
Minister Of Foreign AIairs-The Vera Graz
Insurgents-Proposed Loan Of $4,000.