Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-05
MEXICO.

i
 contain so much that is interesting about
 a country of which we know SO little, that
 we have obtained permission to publish
 such portions as relate to matters of other
 than personal interest. Three letters have been received, all at the same time,
 put written from different places on the
 route: The first, begun on ship-board, was
 finished at Vera Cruz; the next was sent
 from the City of Mexico; and the third
 which will be given next week, is also
 from that city.-ED ENQUIRER
 | . STEAMER CTTY OF MERIDA,
 l r. Feb. 27th, 1877.
 l DEAR -. To have something in readi-
 ness to send back I begin now. am
 doing very well. not much sick. They
 live very well;coffee &c., at six; breakfast,
 at g; lunch at g; dinner at 5; tea at.8,-all
 plentiful. Some Mexican officers from
 the Rio Grande are on board; also the
 Commission who took the $500. 900 in-
 stallment to Washington. There does
 not seem to be much English spoken in
 this boat. I have large state room all
 to myself, and am very comfortable, if
 the weather will only stay so. It IS per fectly soft and and balmy.. I am an utter
 stranger with but little money except a
 bill of exchange, and am thinking if they
 will look on me as the genuine holder or
 some imposter; but I have worried
 throug gh worse cases than that. I have
 talked with one of the Commissioners and find It is nine days by stage from
 Mexico to Monterey, and three or four thence to Camargo-a fearful journey, but if not too costly I shall try it, as there is something to see, and only two days by
 water. Trains leave Vera Cruz at mid- night, and the city of Mexico at the same time, and there is a branch to Puebla, two hours ride. One of these gentlemen knows Gen Uraga who visited Mir. Terriat Tn Litchfeld few years ago. On this boat are some two hundred empty 40 gall lon casks for Tampico and Tuxpan, to be filled with honey and exported to the States ts- WEDNESDAY. Feb. 18th, 10 a. m.-We are in thick fog somewhere off the Pan uco. We slowed down all day and all night as they arrive at these places only in the day time. am not sick, but not "peart." or hilarious. I have fallen in wittr young man of wealth and leisure from near Fort Schuyler who Las been all over the world. He is friend ot the Doctors. and it was very pleasant meet ing him. At breakfast I heard passen- ger speaking of Matamoras, and he had, all along, familiar look. So asked him if he was late from there, and if he knew the officers. He said yes, and that he knew all of them said had son therd. "Oh," said he, ''is this Gen. W? am Mir. T." So we shook hands across the table, as I knew him well when at Brewnville. He thinks I can't go round by way of Monterey, but says. there are English steamers running from Vera Cruz to the Brazos which I shall take if my other plan fails. I can now be identified at Vera Cruz, so as to ge. the money. on my draft. T. also knows Dlaz well, So I shall be at home in the city, and think Mir. Foster, our minister, is an old acq uain- tance, but may be mistaken.
 By the time have been to Brazos and New Orleans, shall have had enough of sea travel. for it is very tedious. The Captain has his wife and little three year old girl. and it is pleasant to hear child ish voice as she runs around with her lit- tie dolls. I am writing against time with nothing to say and nothing to do. The fog has lifted and we are close to land. and the ship is rolling. The land is On our left, hence we have passed Tampico in the fog and are going back.-NooN.- We are now right of the mouth of the Panuco, but several miles away, and can see the breakers and hear the roar of the surf They have just let fly their signal. AFTERNOON we have something exciting. three sioops alongside, dancing up and down. Indian crews all barefoot ed and vociferating. One of the captains is barefooted, with an old straw hat, one coat sleeve nearly parted, and a rope around 1 his waist, vociferating at the top of his voice. A motley crowd of passengers are coming aboard, hoisted in chair, 'women,I and children. and such confusion! Now the Yankees are beginning to swear, and l suppose we shall be here all day. Two] Mexican officers came on, one with his family; the other was Rivuelta's Chief of Staff. and. T. says, caused those Amerlcans l to be arrested at Matamoras and fined Sl50. Nationality begins to show: fancy hat bands, and silk sashes around the waist. The officer with family has ..2" on his cap. They are lowering the Tampico passengers and the empty barrels-fore- taste of Vera Cruz. One fellow went down with baby the size of a roasting pig-but they are all gone, and now we are at the freight. The sloops are thump- ing against us and against each other. Everybody is smoking-all this to go through with again at Tuxpan tomorrow! 1 They are bringing in pigeons, chickens and ducks, in wicker baskets, packed like apples or potatoes-Mr Bergh would be frantic ~
 OFF TUxpAN, March 1st. p. m.-We have been here some hours but it is too rough to land. I am just up and have not yet looked out. but lighter is out side, and they are going through the fuss of yesterday-am rather fimsey and tired of this miserable motion. hear them say. another load of babiesl" One of the Mexican gentlemen tells me he was at Acapulcoin 54-the time we tried to run the blockade It is bad day. raining hard. leniy hope to get safe on shore at'Fera Cruz. tomorrow. What coast no harbor that anything of any sizs can