The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-03

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eeere Tor Immediate purposes that emcsa nos,rS
he back OF the paper the amount drawn On arriving
- MEXICO any balance remaining n promptly PAD escx
y the holder the The passenger may sus 49,
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robbers
lonely station Il the foot hns Of the mouueans you
S nnd of apology for beds and as ena
upper Is native cooks can supply v,,s arss swallowed
cup Of strong coffee as eye opener you reach Cordovs
about noon and remain long enough for oeakfss and
IAN ,nSnss the dsys tourney oontinaes until abous
eight O'clock when Orxaba Is reached where Ihe second
light Here the Ss upland sr sns
hat Of the tierra caliese he has just left and
Ihe change in the foliage rs mot less striking.
and alive Win French soldiers) be under the
very shadow Of lofty volcano Of 0rzaba whose
Seen continual landmark not emily from every point
Gopg the road visible far long before me low
Gnds of the coast are sighted.
AT TWO O'CLOCK NEXT MORNING
Ihe journey recommended stronger diligence Is now
Sr,ught requisiton and mules arnessed three
ABREAST in incomprehensibe manner known only
10 Moxicans,) start out into the ptchy darkness at
en- gallop. 1t seems like breakneck work; but
- no one can see . hands breadth through the
3 DOM, the passengers gradually settle down into
lolsang Of the clumsy vehicle and the yells Of
nj hours daylight pegins 70 bring the mountains into
bold relief against the sky and as the morning breaks
che true magnhcence Of Mexican scenery appears TO
dwell upon these pictures Of romantic beauty would
require space than the HERALD, In these practical
unies could afford; and, indeed, description do
whose heights under whose shadows the numbering
diligence " ever winding-now struggling up ascents
~nose would any put Inc brains OF msL
Ascending some rocky decivity by zgzag road hewn
cut Of the mountain side, with wall Of bald
abyss Towards an extensive and fertile table
land is reached, which extends for many leagues and
ssrs one Of the most valuable agricultural and pastoral
CAST at at small village, whose chief features are
esanges fighting cocks and beggars and at eight O'Clock
but one hours rest beside mule changing) Of twenty
consecutive hours Here the third night is passed. and
sose, the fourth and last days journey commenced
The air has grown percngy cold, and great coats and
gloves are in demand.
enc Of the finest spectacles In nature Is presented
Rising In solemn grandeur above the adjacent ranges,
few waning stars are vet dscerned appears The majestic
Popocatepet among the Hottest peaks the globe Ito
height above the level Of the upwards Of
feet but owing to its perfectly Conical formthe sum-
NIT rapidly sharpening into point Of dazzling white
Aess-0ne might imagine much greater altitude Near
n.y. but certainly not rival in Symmetrical beauty stands
che great volcano of lztacchuat also snow-clad and
forming the shoulder of vast mountain range which
gradually subsidies into those bounding the valley Of
Mexico For minutes before the light penetrates
1nto the gloomy valleys Of the wooded country below
these giant peaks gterng in the full blaze Of the
sky and rejecting the slightest tinge Of violet a.
che snow gives back the glowing ints Of the morning
ROBBERS ON THE ROAD.
Nows having been received at Pueba the night before
that robbers had been collecting the road the French
commander had ordered Of Zouaves and Mexi
can attend the diligence some distance beyond
Rio Frio little hamlet the western slope Of the
mountain ranges were to CROSS The road for the
entre distance from Vera Cruz TO this point is the famous
RoUl fair noahh thoa Io
fginal Mexcans but gradually improved by the Span
lards during three centuries until 1t became the finest
existed along the precpitous places from time immemo
ral, Of which would do honor any age coun-
IN substantial and slightly architecture but the work
some places the rains have been allowed to undermine
tho massive masonry.
THE VALLEY OF MEXICO
~ length the diligence now abandoned by it, gayy
mounted and capasoned reaches the OF the
1ountans overlooking the valley OF Mexico From
shese heights Cortes and his mailed cavaliers FIRST gazed
uDon the city Of the Montezumss The view Ii memo
rabe for Its picturesque beauty and extent well for
che historical occurrences with which IL IL associated
Ina city stands In spacious plain fifteen leagues
across in which the several lakes and canals viewed
'ns IN the D rs molten r
encirces this extensive landscape, hemmng the valley
IN like WALL but not for protection, since from their
descent Of the stage 70 the plain generally made
che clean rum while the cocheco quito ignoring the
rapid de brings you the eastern side Of the city which
you enter about sunset by the del Pehol the
diligence IL presently rumbng through wide and well
paved streets past imposing churches converts and
public buildings all of stone and Of strange and quaint
architecture past shops with queer looking signs and
sombrc, but richly furnished private dwellings,; past
oent market places aquaduots hotels and foun
aains through open squares and amid fashionable family
oquipages and throngs Of people, comprising the various
grades Of society In great city beggas and monaires
Sold looking Indians, wrapped in par coored srJpes
end yelled ladies sailing along under the folds Of the
graceful mantla French officers airing their epauletes
Aouad9 of ZOuaVes. Austrian Cavalrymen SNOWY uni
FORMS and priests in long black and shovel hats
amid the mingled cries Of vendors Of all sorts Of
and the solemn cang Of deep monthed cathedral bells
the STAGE with Its tired and dusty load rattes into the
exchway Of the Casa de Ia Dd0Hcd and the journey TO
Mexico Ia ended
In mynext propose TO furnish you with details
respecting social life and mannersn the capital with
some Of the most current gossip Of the imperial court
- we'll asof Macmillan, his policy prospects, and the
probable stability Of the empire
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