CirY or MExlco, May s, l8A7.
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Although have not been fortunate in hearing iio;a hosae trust yoa have, al least learn ed of nay personal safety, from my own hand, I have been the soleitous this last point. as learned from some fellow prisoaeTs, taken on the 2lth February; that it had been reported that our whole party had been put to death. This somewhat unpleasant fate vas very near betaing ts, the day after our capture (upon Capt. Henry escape,) but since then. although situation has by no means been a pleasant one, We have had every reason to feel secure of e,ts lives, I<c.

 As have already written you, We reached here on the ist of March From that time until the l7th of April, we were confined in the military prsoH ei St. jago, when we were brought into he city, and have since had its limits for prison, upon our parole The mos, otas have taken lodgings aud board in different hotels in the ely aud live about as comfortably as we coald in almost any city in the U. States. Capt. DASLEy and rayself have room in the hotel called the Grar Sociedd foi which we pay $50 month, Our meals we take at lhe va. roas eating houses. My whole expense of living is about $50 Inonth--the Aexlcan government paying us only 50 cents day each.

 The health of all has been very gooIi Indeed I feel tha. in this eli. mate, could hardly ever be sick had never con- ceived of any thing like il in the way oi climate and if had you here, not sure that would ever leave ii. Mexico is great and magnificent city {; and if in the hands of people who appreciated, or were worthy of, it, would. indeed, be what the Mexicans themselves call It. " Paraisa Teuestre, !" or earthly paradise. Ii you wiIl. iH yoaf immag- naiioa, magnify the Spanish ely of Gsenada tas described by Washington Irving m his Alhambraj abou, ioar- -olhor call to mind the city of 'agiad