The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-04

and instructive work, In two large oc-
tavo volumes, from the Ap'Sletons, elegantly
printed, and Astounding in pictorial illustrations OF
the text. The title Of the work is suggestive Of the
variety and the value Of it's contents-"Personal
Narrative Of Explorations and Incidents in Texas,
New Mexico, California, Sonora and chihuahua,
Connected with the United States and Mexican
boundary Commission, during the years 1850, 81,
'52 and 53: By John Russell Bartlett United States
Commissioner during that Period" As our Boun-
dairy Commissioner, and with sufficient body of
men attached to his service TO enforce the good be-
havior Of the Indians, and with all the facilities
for the work which the governments of both Mexico
and the United States could supply, Mr.. Bartlett's
explorations Of those part barbarc and desert tracts
stretching from Texas to the Pacific ocean, were Ger
tainiy made under the most favorable advantages
which book-writing traveller could desire. And
none Of these peculiar facilities and advantages as
will appear from the most cursory glance at these
volumes, have been thrown away The result is the
copious personal narrative" before us-a standard
acquisition to the geographical literature of the
country, and printed and illustrated in style which
adds very much to its intrinsic attractiveness.
With regard to the general features of the whole
of the extensive region embraced in the agreeable
already been pretty well informed by the official
reports Of Col. Fremont, Gen. Kearney, Col Cooke,
Major Emory, Col. Albert, Major Marcy, and others
Of the army and typographical engineers, and also
by the private accounts of emgrants and travellers.
None of his predecessors, however, have gone into
the merits Of the case with that apparent premedi
tation and deliberaton of Bartlett nor with that
consistency of plot, and well sustained resolution,
to make the most interesting journal Of his official
researches and wanderngs, which the facts, obser-
vations and Incidents, from day to day, would
allow.
The first volume of this " Narrative" takes us
from New York to FL Paso, through Texas, and
thence, via Col. Cookies wagon route, through
Sonora and Chihuahua, to the ella and the Colo
RADIO; thence across the intervening desert to the
Pacific. Here, as a specimen of the varied and in
teresting miscelanies of the work. is the table of
contents Of the fourth chapter (Western Texas):-
CHAPTER v.
Projected route through the Misunderstanding out
Unnvitng appearance OF the country-Precarous
tons German settlements the Lano rver-Leave the
Emigrants road-Crossing Of the San saba-Community
yelersThe Mezquit-Visit of Lpan Chief-Indian dex-
terty in mule catchng-Regain the Emgrant Road at
tonoso rver-horse wounded BY aRattlesnaie-Cha
OF water-Praire on fre-Dsceptive maps-Castle
tains-Stray cattle captured-Pecos Rver-Chapparal-
"1ndian Sign"
We XuonI5 GLo boa ,,,o ~ .,ooo >. -,
"oui. Ano n"u We 'ne space W MAKE huns-
rous extracts from pages Of these volumes; but we
corpot rofro;, cro,o ava ~ 49,. ,c.. .-;,..
W oo " wv. Aisci ucsciipniS
the Mesilla Valley on the west side of the Rio
Crande and tho annovoncea 10 which +ho uo,.;,.,,
;nbob;ton,. 30 tbo n;,,o,os =, .ho
river were subjected by Texan squatters, disregard
full of the titles and rights Of the moor Mexcans in
heritipp their little nieces Of land through nonv
Mr.. Bartlett ooes on To cav that ,hes.
unfortunate Mex;can neonle .resolved - sool, -
asvlum IN MEXICAN territory nreferno ,he vorv M
certain protection tbev coud Obtain tbere to ren,or
;nr 20 c;;1ens If tho untod Stotesn
VIII M r.sont;On snot -. so,,...s a.,
, mi a - tha % ipos wa seec1ea on .ne
Ana which II was believed would be within the limits of
Mexico. On the LIST March, 1850 sixty Mexicans. with
Don Rafael Rueas at their head most Of whom had been
domiciied at Dona Ana abandoned their homes on &C
Of their many grievances, and moved to the lands
Known as The Mesia where they established themselves
increase t9e colony tne Of Mexico offered
give ,nnIs 20 o.9er ac,ua se'rs wcn oner INDUCED
Mexico and IN the mali settlements on th P. n1
in Texas 10 remove there More than half the nnnuia
tion of bona Ana to aesila within year
When the boundary line was established in April
he and 1een" csr.a,S that Ms,ilia was aan.h Of
fears warc rmoxaa and d W. 'ne GO, LAY map, asr
rejoicing: for the whole nonulaton had Seterm;nad ~
ndon the place if the boundary line had run south of
the village and thus placed them under the jurisdiction
of New Mexico. The day came and the event was cele
brated by the firing Of cannon, and grand ball which
many from n Paso attended After this the population
10 Nh october 1897 the Preiect OF II
"" Vsrv sa snar; 90 oa sou' st,,, 49,,
but traders and Il Is probable there We're
altogether
Such ia Mr.: B,rtlctt,s account Of Mosi,lo "a o.
80 -. e.-..,.. 49,. "
cufe winch ie" months ago the administiatlon at
Washington were piping hot for a war with Mexico;
but Gen. Gadsden, by the subsidies of bis twentv
million trootr nth c,r,o Anno nro,.;,oa 49,
~ eaV "A'A S"A'" anna pio'i'eu ioi INC
remuneration" as ROBERT ). walker would call 1t,
of the village of Mesilla to the United States. But.
occora;ro IN our Rounaorv corom;Ss;onor s,ook;,,
800, ' 'pe""ius
upon ms autnorlty as an oncer ana upon ms honor
as man, .ne very oXsIencc OF TINS Meslia settle
ment is que 10 inc outrages and spollaaons commit
,ed upon tne Mexicens on cur sue OF the iine by
iawi e vagaDonos, win ,neir texas mead rights
anu ,er Iunne aHih va. nngnt is right, ana .nat