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Mexico to the end of the war. Cireujnstan.ee s , in who'se 

 hands I laid myself once, will decide about me. Tomorrow, the last 

 day of our prese^ce, all kinds of festivities will taje place f such 

 as a bullfight (und er the direction of Henry Kenvic of Prairie de 

 Rocher )and a bis: Pandango, Many a senorita with black pigtails 

 will be crying and tear her seif away the day after tomorrow fron 

 the arms of her captive barbarian, and nany a devastating soxivenir 

 will come for treatement during the trip.I mvself spent the most 

 comfortable and agreeable days of my itinerary here, and am strong- 

 ly tempted, to settle here as doctor after the times have quieted. 

 down, as the patients would be more accomodating than in St •Louis, 

 Should the U.S,,retain the canton Chihuahua in peace-time, many 

 Americans doubtless would settle here, and I would return in that 

 case, Hurra for (cannot read, E.D.) 



I do not recount any news from the South, as you will have 

 had extensive renorts thereof low before my letter arrives. We 

 «ruess, that general Scott is already in the capital Mexico or near- 

 by, and that we will hear of reaee in a few days. The local "Anglo 

 Postas 11 , which you probably receivedfrom Weber, is quite a Sensa- 

 tion here, and the mexican boys yell it thronen all the streets of 

 the residence. All "gringos" have disappeared, noth- 



ing but Cucuos-ente exists^any more, but it is very questionable if 

 this will be the case after our departure« 



Enclosed I send for GG Stogleton Gobert an Observation of 

 the latitude of Chih. based on the Polar Star, I believe, that it 

 is rather correct, and can be used as Droof for the others, Seve- 

 ral timesl tried an Observation of the longitude, but was never 

 satified with it with the Chronometer to which I referreä earlier, 

 made time de terminati ons with it for an entire week, but found such 

 differences, that the Chronometer can not be used. Once, it stopned, 



