The New York herald., 1863-04-11

aIl vsre whous uniforms. fhsiY AIMS, although clean
and sti servicesble, were % ancient that would
smn.a So,su Or ncs. q their %u.ts ssasy al Of
different construction found that the dates engraved
what extreme efforts have not the government Of this
republic been compelled 70 mako In defenos of Ne indc
pendence when bs been forced 70 dsinter The weapons
OF nearly hall century ago 70 arm the simplest, weak
est and most remote portion o her people. oosh not
this circumstance without emoton and invoun-
tAry felt much respect for that government sym
pathy for these humble Of the people thus rudeIy
converted into soldiers, war against tbe most rmi.
dabe ot military Powers took all possible care 70 oo.
discover anything beyond the naturally tranquil air Of
dischargng the regular routine of evory day life.
tain points while others returned 70 their houses carry
ing Their arms with them.
The military oommander-an intelligent and well edu
Gated young mangave me some interesting Information
His District which besides comprised other small
the neghborhood bad already sent on four
hundred 20 The army of the East hundred and
seventy cavalry were encamped the other side Of the
forest which surrounds Mina,itlan, awaiting marching
orders and be himself about 10 leave the follow
ing day superinteud the departure Of contingent u
sixty men from small twn, which appeared had dc
ayed is long II results therefore, that from
population " from four to 1--WE thousand persons e,x
hundred had already gone into the army aud
hoped 10 increase the number TO one thousand
For nine ten moni hs the leaders and other officers
had received 10 pay The soldiers received nothing At all
except vhen 70 quarters or when they len their own
day with more than frugal supply Of food while thnlr
yna pay frequently withheld for very long periods
a time. All thhi however, does not Affect the
activity and constancy with which the military organiza
ton Of these districts progresses
the return of the young military ccnmsnder learnt
that nearly all he members ~ thu small contingent of
sixty had found inpceslbla N march, w
qucnce of the endemic evers d that hinattsn
perhaps the worst climate that Thick forests
surround IT, swamp~ which inundste and oonvsrt into
slougbs is masnincent river and may be sad that s
atmosphere compared u nifty per cent of oxygsn and
uote ard ATTY per cent of mosquitoes and al knds q
winged iBsecis
The dsvses which they ,hers e.n rams hax made N.
roads all ba impossible, and After waiting Cor tan days
decided e. By sea 10 Alvsrsdo rla two rrenchnen
MT having saccseded IA finding employ meu m Mnaiitlan
accompanied me On this vsyage.
in our Iniie uexiesn bsrk, the sloop Ia Bonsa Of
ssven elght tors We descended tho river racosf
whch b q the most pscturesqgs IN the wsrld A
yonog a the courtry the tataln the outnter
and he n the cargo; q br,thers aeed 20
mate ard the remainder ~ the creu vas rotr.~ed N
cousin e tese ynunE men and ssiirr from Canpeseby
Not oDe ~ ibeHl ~ hzet with The Vreneb 4ro
The second u ine brotbers had been prsouer IA The
i1n1s 4 fhe invaders M fnfslnei that s bas ~
esivsd vsry Dld rest'D NJ RON them for m otbsg ~
ss,e h4a saang asdsr the hag ~ hs c0untry o. ,uo
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