New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-15

Carysjni Combined Movements Of the
Rreneh-My Visit TO the French Camp
siege Of San Antonio.
yrou Oar Specs Correspondent
CITY or MExioo May 10, 1880
In the beginning Of 1864 landed at Tampco, and pro-
eeeded Immediately to Vttoa the capital Of the State OF
Tanaulipas. An experience Of As hours under iornd
san and through egons Of hungry musketoes ad oter
namcless insects had convinced Of the danger of ray
pkpg by daylight in the sulty district Of Huestera.
30 me IL was not only question Of intense suffering,
tna matter Of life and death. Thus while could have,
perhaps resisted with little caution, the heat Of the
s4mosphcre unable TO Withstand the effects Of the
poisonous masma breaking ont from marshy and oiteh-
lines burning soil upon which, than once, our
Aorses refused TO walk Men and animals yenturns
through this region drop dead from apopleec DIS aer
tew hours Of march Only the natives survive The many
deadly Influences, and travel with comparative safety
through this part Of the feryas cahe"s, nlon Nlen
The sun shines with such power TO dry mp, in few
days, lakes ponds, marshes and streams.
The peculiar character OF considerable portion OF Mex
ioo embracing the two, might say three long belts OF
land watercd bywo oceans Lower California included Is
and will be Tor long time, at least, one OF vac Freaes
obstacles MaXimian will meet IN the sublneaton ana
pseifcaon of the country The quickest and only pos
sFbo way overcome that obstacle would betO nave
thOse regions covered possible by the spcedest
sivzer Of our time, few iron lines and fire horses.
Having devised scheme 20 escape the three scourees
Of the trros colicntes the fiery sun the boodthrsty
nusketoes and the fatal miasmGs of the SOIL eomlnum
Gated to Antonio Indian in my service who approved
Of il with smile and said he would do / chose My
Sdca substitute night for day, 10 travel by moon
light rapidly the state Of the roads would allow, ana
10 put myself under the protection Of Gen Carya, then
laying siege 10 San Bartoo, small village Of the nte-
nor defended at that time by the lmpeaisi Cen LoIenie
Yhis last resolution inspired ~ the unsaiey oi inc
track called road in this country whore the best is not
equal 10 lion trail in jungle. have heard al t'Ne.eI
arrested here the night previous by parry Of hehDcah
6uernllss, Notwithstanding the unmsakaoe support "
had hitherto given TO the Republican HIS crime
was bearing about his person some hundreds 81 doirs
tho result If sale OF horses he had made 10 the frehc I'D
Tampico. a. my pockets could have Brought accusation
against for the first Cfeuse, | was not par
GeulaI,y DESTROYS expose them 10 tie same vista
ton. ] was also unwilling 10 lose my good orin-
81, rlecc ba5 b,en roiIef bv some of their men,
Hence INV haste to place myself under the guardianship
Of body armed whose presence was TO save me
bon nv friends and 10 protect LIE against hasty opinions
aud erroneous judgments. do not tlhk, however, lLd
nv wise Plan sen,iby modified my position for the better
had not 1t is true, to feel my brain melting under me
perpendicular rays 81 redhot sun, nor to witness The
bqucfaction 81 my body; what experienced was, now
ever lust a. bad If The deadly gas raTlhed
BY the heat OF me DAY ana SHoI'h! y! w ooo
Of Tie nights, acquired teliold ma.lghl,Y ana
affected organs with all the strength and effect 81 ata
poison. At sunset was generally taken with dizziness
and nausea, attended on two occasions by eepuc nus ol
which ] should have died had not Antonio, who was
sequaintcd with the curative property OF plants ADMINS
tered 10 me prompt remedies which restored Inc 10 con-
seriousness As 10 the muskeoe and the chi9uta rapa-
sicus insect which lodges itself under the toenal-they
in the night in the daytime 30 that on
Ae whole did not gain much by lnVet!pg the oueI OF
satHre for my personal beIeht
While l was thus accommodating myself 10 circum
which conrbut not Atile 70 stIehs'he1 my ehesa
and pr,cpitGto march. he French column, 500
strong under command Of Col D-Iin, had let lamplco
ard was advancing at all speed upon TemaIache. il order
10 deliver Col Lorente Of the Imperial army who, as
have SAID before was then surrounded ~ LOW men Yea
BY CaITaial n person. III we 90 mol LlITyi sau Az
sonO shall sarye, for order has been gwen under
penalty Of DEATH al the inhabitants OF Huestera TO
DESTROY and burn everything 70 leave nothing 10 the
French but the desolae Wilderness" This valuable adj
vice caused increase provisions and 10 attach 10
our persons two poems who, mounted upon two strong
~ ia
frugal meal and discovering Il they could, place Of rest
for The day. This addition 10 my PtrsoHH@ was made
xpon The suggestion of Antonio, who, N consideration OF
k,e valuable services ceased 20 consider servant AID
used to treat a footing OF perfect equality
We had travelled about fifty miles the interior, sug-
CHING we could against quasmre, paludai SOIL insects
and Chills, when reached what must formerly have
been paata residence large hacienda or building sur
Fonndeo by lot OF small houses Dult IN me midst OF
everlasting shrubs and flowers but looking as horde OF
vssdals had gone through, upsetne chimneys breaking
through the roofs, and demohshng paris OF the walls
Such magnificent ruins lot 10 be SEEN believe on
any part of this continent and seem ike the remains
Of another age and another civilization. Upon nforma
ZION learned that this kdcenda had formerly been The
residence Of Spanish policeman. who Lad become exceed
bgly wealthy N The cultivation Of tLe sLearcahe ana
Indigo But since the revolution, which drove out the
Bpanards from Mexico, the hacadd had been abandoned
About hundred poems belonging 10 the neighboring
Rancho living upon II, and oUtlyaDg the lands on
lhsr masters account But since the invasion OF the
Btse Of TamGulIas by the French they had been IN
pressed by Carvaa and gone to swell the ranks OF BIS
Srmy We found no one upon the habitaton save few
old men women and children and-as Renaissance Of
he pastsome magnificent fresco paintings decorating
ihe walls OF immense diDine-Toom, IL when hundred
guests could nave dined.
One night as ascending steep hill, through
soue cut into the live rock by the ampng OF mules and
cattle startled by the sight Of hundreds Of fantastic
shadows slipping through the cornhed brakes STOPPING,
Mon nsng then STOPPING again. as If they were gathering
something upon the soil. AT this moment the moon,
breaking through the clouds, allowed me 70 GET bet,er
Of what seemed at that hour the night and III tins
wilderness Illusion produced by the morbid state Of
he optic do not say dream Of the imagination,
for who like NE, has Travelled several days through
the trras c0ies has too many pnvauons 10 endure 10
~ blessed by this queen OF poetry and dreams by means
Of the assistance Unexpectedly lent 10 me by the hight OF
heaven, ! soon saw that the pretended shadows
human beings gifted with all physcal privileges, espec
ally with fingers for them pluck The corr and put II
m baskets which Of them were carrying on their
beads What PePexed me was The shape SIZE ana dress
Of these Creatures They looked TO Ine as II wearing
yarssOl their heads and their bodies dress which
hT its shortness looked ike a woman IS tunie.
"For Gods sake" said 70 Antonio, what is this
Saeras vampires, ghouls peonsi They look as If
hey were digging up the ground pick up the dead and
rob them Of their vauables IL this abandoned church
yard OF what :"
oct by my finger is merely cornhed The creatures
you the sdadras picking up corn for the soldiers
the Liberal army rejoice to them for their pres
snee indicates that not far from Caryajals head
susrteTs.'
These words were hardly uttered when saw debouch
ing by Of the numerous dehles lining the plateau
which had then reached company Of about 81 women,
each with basket her head walking in the direction
Sf the field had just noticed. Antonio having hoisted
red handkerchief flag OF truce they told us that the
zadds pckets the other side Of the plateau
ad that Pedro Mendez, Carvajas lieutenant little
FARTHER back the head Of about 500 horsemen watching
tAe advance Of the French These soader0 as learned
sfterward, arc the female companions Of the Mexican
soldiers and guerlas whom they follow during Their ex
pedoRs providing them in the of their ability
with the comforts Of home. AS the Mexican soldiers
10 not carry any military stores along with them, the
sare OF providing the army with food devolves
entirely upon these wretcbed creatures. They 90