, 1866-02-10
REBELS In MEXICO.
Nlela 10 a Confederate ColonY-AFa
G1eaeSS EHan1sia

I1Sul6' WHICH tney lalIeo 10 oDLa&n IN The
reLel states, The district Of Cordoya, In
which this colony has been established, con.
tains about 81 900 inhabitants. 1t is bounded
on the east by the district Of Vera Crn1, on
the north by Jalapa, and on the west aud
south by Oraxiba- Its area Is calculated ut III
square LEAGUES. The city Of Cordova contains
about IL, 600 souls, mostly of mixed blood.
The houses are low, strongly built, 'massire in
their proportions. .' With pillars In front Is q
protection against earthquakes The corres-
pondcnt fzst paid q viait to ExJudge Perkins
Of Louisiana, who had been appointed land
agent for The district Of Cordova, by Gen!
Alagruder. The Judge received him with cor
diality, and said he was always glad to sec
Americans. lie spoke en1ogistically of Pres
idcnt johnson, but did not believe. that he
would or could carry out his plan concerning
the South; the abyss between the two sec
lions Of the country was too deep to be
bridgcd over by Observation-Disclosures however
libaral they may be-. The Judge had decided
never to Get his foot again in the United
States. he did not he1ieve southerner could
ever live In this country again. The cores
pondeut informed the Judge Of the chief OBJ
jcct OF his visit, viz, to see the Confederate
colony of Mexico. To this the Judge
readily nssented, md called q rebel SOL
dier, standing ncar at hand, and ordered
him to fetch two horses. The appearance Of
The horses did not 1avorubly impress the cor
respondent as to the Gourishng condition of
the colony. They we're, lame, sprained, and
very diuuniiive in size They stumbled sey-
era1 times on the why, and were 50 hard Of
mn hot 81 -
made them feel the brid'e." During the ride
to the colony the correspondent became s. en-
raptured by The magnif1cence Of the land:
scape around him." and "eaeh step revealed
new beauties. The mahogany, the wild cocoa
trec. palm trees with their fau-hke leaves, tho
iron oak, the tapotillo; the gatioda, the ba.-
san, and other precious trees llded their roads.
In the midst OF them fields of lime, banana,
plncapplc, orange and lemon trees entrauced
tho sight and smell. A soft bseeze, iuprer-
natcd with the perfume OF thousands Of low-
ers md trees, refreshed the atmosphere" and
hundreds Of birds Of most brilliant plumaee,
"yoluptuously bathing In their radiant as1ns-
mcnt. added, by their song, to the enchanting
scene" The judge, Of course, shared the
admiration produced npon'' the correspond.
ent By such sight," and gave that rs rea.
son "why they declined returning to the
States" Wherc,' burst out the Judge,
"could we ind, tell me, any spot comparable
to this; not, certainly, in any part Of the
country We have lefs." Stepping down, sud
denly from the ideal to the real, the Judge
gives the correspondent the following figures,
which, we must confess, have pleasant look
on paper:
Here the farmer gets two, sometimes
three, crops Of corn In year, which be sells,
sometimes S. Let US take the lowest fgure.
Suppose that you shou1d have patch Of 100
acrcs planted with corn, the aero eising you
60 bushels cach crop and 12o bushels loF two
crops, why, at the end Of the year you have
pockcted your $E,0 upon which you will
have to deduct. perhaps. s. 600 for hired labor
and olher expenses. Net profit, $4,000.
History will probably confirm or condemn
the Judges figures.
"But," put in the correspondent, ssdon't
yon include In the expenses Of settlement the
housing and fencingg''
And the Judge replies: :
ttThere is no need OF either IN these fortu.
uate regions ''see these bamboos"' added
he, striking with the whip cluster Of canes
as large a. my Leg. ''four rows Of this and q
roof OF grass will make ron as good house
as any log cabin you have ever di ieamed Of.
As TO fencing, this Indispensable auxiliary Of
every American plantation, the thing Is en-
tirely unknown here. Those who have cattle
or sheep have also man to watch over them,
and herd never goes without its shepherd..
Those keeping pigs have either pen for that
purpose Of tie the animal to a t1ee !; 10 there
destructive an1mals:n
Whila he was listening to the Judge, the
night Of The correspondent WIS stas7fsted by
an unfinished house, story high, and four Of
Eve tents pitched along brook lined With
trees and shrubs, "--but We Will let him tel
~ waa listening to the Judge when my
sight was arrested by an unfnIsLed house, q
story high. md four OF I've tents pitched along
a brook lined with trees and shrubs. Sure.
1y,' said I, this must be the colony You
have guessed right said "; Perkins here
ciates, Gov. Harris, Col. White and others.
This house Is the beginning Of city We hxye
called Carlotta, In honor OF the Empress; the
tents you sec have been brought from the
Ttaps.Mississippi Department by the gallant
with Us m the foundation OF this settlement.
They are intended for houses until We are
richer and more numerous; they will then
make room for more substantial buildings" :"
SIN few MINUTES, and notw ithstanding the
worth]essness Of our nags, We reached the
only house adjoining the new city. We there
found Gov. Harris p1aniug, and . few indians
tered The room the Governor dropped li. tool,
and coming to us saia with smile, ssIs 1t to
the carpenter or to the Governor yon wish to
speak!' s'Judge Perkins replied, ''To
either" He then introduced me, and the
conversation became general In about d
quarter Of n houn Gen Price made his ap-
Pearance. He received me with great cordial
fty, suid he Was glad to Gee me. and then
asked me where I. was coming from. The
words Northern States seemed to awaken bis
attention. 1--WE are much interested here
concerning The intentions Of the United
States toward Mexico. We do not believe,
however, that they mean war against this
make the French desist- 1t is not likely they
will succeed" He then repeated the same
arguments used By Gov. Perkins on that SUBJ
ject, and said that Naximlllau was too firmly
established to run any risk. AL the Confed-
eratea were exceedingly friendly to the Empe-
many q favor, and intended to remain perma-
",Soon the room Ii which We stood was full
fYebel soldiers aud officers, who confirmed
to me what had already heard from the lips
Of their leaders. Every one had swon allegl.
AHCc 10 LIE IWpEIUs. auu uau sE1tELeA tuIa
spot for place OF settlement, with the inten.
tfon neyer TO return TO the States. Several oi
them had sent for their families; some we're
already on their way 10 Mexico. Among
them we're ems. Ehe1by's and Ewell's fanE-
lies. Gen. Price WAS also waiting for his vile,
who was to join him In month or 80. Ii
short, every one saw there seemed entirely
satisfied with his new condition, 80 much 60
as to desire Others 10 associate with them,
and employing to that effect all the argu.
ments OF a suggestive mind.
Nearly every Confederate who has settled
on this spot has entered 640 acres Of ground.
II NIL have not done II, it Is because the land
md could not consequently he sold In few
weeks, however, the co1onfsts, who numbei
about 100 at present, will be satisfied, for The
| surveyors are hard at work, and the sale o.
| land is progressing. These lands are sold al
| Il mn acre, payable in i've installmeuts, bear
Il The farms Of Gen. FTlee, Gen. Shelby and
Gov, Harris ore contiguous. None Of then
| are yet under cultivation, for the reason tha
these gentlemen entered their lands late II
| October, md the season was too far adVnncet
to 60 straightforward to work. They arc nov
next spring, The fields in this blessed coun
try arc mostly banaua and pineapple plants
Fruits are found here IN great abundance.
WINS told there were no less than three bun
dred species Of fruit, including their varieties
For instance, there are twelve kinds Of bs
nauas, half a. dozen varieties Of pineapples
five or six species Of zapotinos-the most d.
licious fruit in the world-ngs, pomegranate.
oranges, &C. For their supply Of meat the
20 to Cordoya, where beef Is sold at 12519c
pound.
"Eaying spent three hours With the inhal
ftants of the new Confederate colony. VT
showed themselves exceedingly Kind and ho
pftab!e," the correspondent concluded to T
turn to Cordova, having before starting, d
clined m Invitation to use "corner OF q tel
for d shelter for the night, and supper CO.
elstIng Of dried beef and roaaed tcud cat
which the Confederate colonlsts pronounce
"a first rite dish.n
\ The Marine f50hpltA&M.
Our readers have discovered from the Hon
: proceedings that measure Is before Congre