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The following letter was received in this city
yesterday morning, and one OF our reporters
has permission 10 make the extracts below
from the letter:


MONTEREY, June 3, l647.


take the liberty Of addressing you few lines a
the request Of the old man. We are al well, al,t
enjoy frst-rate heath better than might have beer
expected after our march from Camargo to Monte
rey, distance Of l6O miles in nine days. Ou
march up, considering every ihng, was very plea
SAINT. Every evening after our march we would e
out and have fine steer for supper. We passet
through good many handsome villages coming up
will now relate little anecdoe about The old man
On our third days march one Of the Texan ranger.
asked him TO ride with them as one Of the advance
guard. They went, and they took a Mexican spy
the old man and two others. After we had en-
cainped they came riding in as large as life, along
side Of their prisoner, and delivered him over 10 til,
captain: that evening he was shot, and the old mar
received for his share in the business pair Of ps
tok. So you see he has been doing some good fo
his country. ,-


As We were coming up the Rio Grande wo heart
that Jim Thomas was drowned, that was abou
Thornton. Jim Berry has left US, aud gone to
company Of the regulars; they arc encamped a
Camp Be.knap, where Thomas was drowned. w.
expect to start for Saltillo in few days.


We are stationed at present in large Mexican
house, where there is splendid orange grove, ant
enjoying frst-rate tines living on the best W.
got paid yesterday, and we drank your health all
the boys well, except old Mr.. Grlfi,h and James
Dean; we left them at the Brasos very ill in the
hospital, and have not heard from them since.
will now close my letter, by making q request I.
send us some newspapers.