Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-25
Letter From E1ozicO,

I CorrasPo1dszOs Houston Ger-l
MONTEREY, Msy 3I.-B7 the Iasb nail fron
tbs interior sf Mckee, which arrived here ths
Tsay befoGe yesterday, We learn taat sixteen
thousand FraDeAmon have arrived at Vera Cruz
to reinforce General Fsrsy. It is believed tha
as ssoH IS these troops resca PueSlE, bo vii
make general attack oa the part Of that city
now occupied By the Mexican stray, and sue
eesd either in cspturing or driving them from IT,
The MeXicsas, however, are Strongly fortified
They hsvs two huadrad pisces Of artillery in
tho different Publications which havs lately
heea erected aRd their army is said 10 be neatly
City thousand atTsHg.
Major Harness, fsom California, is hsrs on Dis
way to Texas WAi.bar be goes to join tis CoF-
is5efa.a army. Beth th8 Msi8r and Col Jsck
Nays, well known in Texas as on1 Of the lezd-
ers Of our Rangers daring tia Msricsn war,
were arrested On the 24th Of March last at she
pet Of 5az FlauciEco vhora thsy had eabarkod
for Mazatlsn in the State Of Sinaloa They were
brapgat bafsrs Gen. Wright il cOnmand Of TIE
California department, and released after having
b9en iRteuogated abeat tao object of sh8 trip,
tbair intentions, etc. Gen. WrgE5 threatened 60
ceukEsate Jack Hays property which ! believe
to have since been sold by Hays, a8 hs is now
il Mazatlas. It's not imProbabls chat he viii
soon bs "away down South ia Dixie" Bis
numerous family and interests IN California
have heretofore prevented him f0m paying z
visit to his well loved Texas.
There are nearly five hundrsd Southern fsmi-
lies in Mszatlsa who havs da5 from Cllifernia
to escape thsir being constantly insultsd and
peTsgcgted By tee c0Wardiy Yankee csraTau
which kavs avayruu that Sate
Many of thess families Intended 30 settl5 on
csriaia sads ia lower California, but es no zy7-
ter can be obtained 10 that dry region, where is
ssmatizes doss not rain for three and evsE fsHr
ye8gs, and there arc no aosses bulk 10 f,.oisct
them from tie burzins sur, they have decided
to znako tkair present obesa in Sinal5a. Tks
EeZiqsHs Ia tast State are ki1d-5esrted ard
hospitabls. The climate IS healshy. TAe wealth
of the country consists in agriculture, grazing
and minerals. I am assured that cotton is
an iEdsini3us Flaut Of Siaal0s Of which there
are fhrea CLASSES viz, q 6Ha long staple (susli
seed, a Baukoen c3lcTod and the common Get
ten. The plant requires to Be sowz only every
four years, Tobacco and indigo are raised In
all parts, and szgar cane yiel5s fair return.
Com, coffee, bssns, ries, p'aEisins, oranges,
pineaPplss, etc., are quite abundant. Tke min
eral wealth IS really great. Silver mines are
almsst all in g virgin state. In Callsean (ths
eaPitgl) there is q mint which nom 1886 TO 1855
csiHea in silver aEd gold the sam Of .sn Elil-
lions Mazatlan is the only port, ana although
it is net very good, its location commands the
trade Of ia extensive back esuntJy.
Notwithstanding all the Advantages that the
State Of sinRloa Ofords / am confident that
there are Rsuy Seaikern msa ROW residing
there, sELious to retRrn ts The C0Gfeisracy and
aid her in gaining her independence These
whs havo large families entirely dsPsaSont upon
their swn sxqrtioHs, feel thai they cannot fellow
tie dictates of their hearts. bat the arrivals of
maRy young man here, coming froR tA2s STATE,
who have abandoned tkeir Eaot3ers and rsls-
tivss 60 ioiz the Southern army, show how
much interest they feel fer the success ef our
cause.
Sons 6egoTsers fron our army have lately
made their appearance il Montsrey.
These deludsd cr8sturss not knswiag the lam
guage, being sAabls to fad employment and
having no Heans to sEpport themselves are row
entirely destitute and thrown upon the charity
OF cald werld.
We have had copioas rains, sad al abundant
harvest viii seoR gladden. the hearth and reward
the lsbor5 Of the bushandmez
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