Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-08-03
From d.a N. o. P;esgsre 20.h inst:
FROM RyESgffsEl.

Diariu uci CoOleTE0 up tttu dtu tWoe W."
Cruz papers to The 18th, besides letters
from our correspondents up to the latest
dates.
Some thirty OF The released Texan pr''
soners had arrived a, Vefa Crnz, and Sc
veral of them had already died with the
vomifo or yellow fever. The balance were
at Jalnpa with Gen. Mcleod, waiting the
charterins Of aSesseI to transport them
either TO this place or Galveston.
Among tiose who had died at Vera
Cruz We notice ile names Of David Lan-
ders, Of Ohio. aud Thomas n. Spooner OF
Virginia. Several Others were down with
the romito, bu, il was thcpghi they would
recover.
Col. Cook aud another officer attached
TO The Sauta Fe expedition arrived at Ve-
RI Cruz on the 1Ith irsi., 10 make ar
rangcmenis for the transportation oil The
men out Of the country.
Our worthy Counsel at Vcru Cruz, l.:
S. fiargous, Esq. with bis accustomed
libcrality has done every thing in his POI"
er to alleviate the condition sf,te liberaied
prisoners already arrived,at ,i,ai place, and
i, was through bis advice thar the balance
Of them, some 240. were deiaiued at Jala-
pa, else the ravages of The epidemic would
in all probability have been productive o!
many deaths. 1t was ,houshi they would
all &c, OF by the Goth or 25th Of this
mouth,
The Great Congress was in session at
the ciiy Of Mexico and almost n dead 81
lence reisns as regards Whist is going on IN
il. One Of our correspondents. states the
general belief TO be, that the session will
be allowed to go on as long az the mcm-
bers do not commit any act which may
differ from the opinion afSanta Anna. and
in case they do run counter 20 the wishes
of the provisional President they will go
to their homes quicker than they came from
them. In The meantime every thing is
quiet; but j, is nInost impossible that this
quiet could last, for the simple reason that
a majnriiy Of The membcrs ofConsress are
Federals. AS Snnia Anna will not listen
to any thing like Federal fnrm Of govern
menr, without, materially changing his
views, as matter Of course !he two inter-
esIs must clash. We must wai, palicntIy
for the mex, news from the Mexican capi-
tai.
They had all sorts Of a rejoicing a, Ve-
ra Cruz ON the 10Th ins,.--a turn out Of
the military, firing Of cannon, ringing Of
bells, illuminatiors. TIE Deans, DC. in
celebration Of reccut achievement Of
Commodore hlariG, commander of the
Mexican navy. 1t seems ,ha, the Cummo-
dore has recently succeeded IN cutting out
and bringing 10 to the pora Of Vera Cruz
tte best brig belonging 10 Ynealan. nnd
from under The very guns afafor, al Cam
peachy.
II seems that the expedition which re-
suited so successfully was soinmanded by
Commodore Marin Ia. person. With 40
ehosen men he embarked ii paiie6olito.
| without single cann0n. animade sail for
Ganprurky lisc,s- = =. stsad s5o Bfss
| al night, and succeedesiT In capturing her
wirhoui firing gun Or losing man, and
she is now safely rnoored nnder the guns
Of the Castle Of San .Iuan de UIioa.
The brig was one thafssyas formerly ta-
ken to Vera Cruz for the purpose OF dis
posing Of her To the Mexican government.
Disappointed there, tie owners finally ef-
fected a sale Of her To the Government Of
Yucalan for the sum of SgI 900. The Yu.
caIauesse mus, have been slecping when
she was captured, for al The lime she was
without q sail; and even when taken into
Vera Cruz she had no other canvass than
the spanker aud jibs. The Mexican dol
lar was probably one Of The foremost of the
boarders in this eoup Ge main, although
Com. Marin has the repu,asion of being an
active and brave officer, and wc believe
justly.
Many ques,inns are asked inMexico in re-
ference 10 he 'rexian blnckade. and whe,h-
er the vessels that were to enforce i, are
on the waller or only on paper. The Tex
ians should lie, them intn the secret.
The 18th Of June, The birthday of San
la Anna. was celebrated with great ponp
and splendor at the city uf Mexico. A
Mexican made grand ascension in hal.
loon OIL the occasion, a grande parade of
military, consisting Of 5000 men, with six
teen pieces Of cannon, were out, and the
Texan prisoners confined in The Convent
Of Santiago and the Acoria were paraded
and addressed by Santa Anna in person
giving them their liberty. He stated that
they now had proof thai ,he Mexican ma
lion was Us ,nusnauimols and as ready to
render justice as il was brave on The field
Of battle.
The Diario says that the Texans &C.
knowledsed this act Of generosity on the
part Of Saaia Anna with repealed ACCLAIM
ations 10 the Mexican nation and to the
digniied President.
At 8 o'clock in the evening table with
fifty covers was ser, at Is hich were presep,
the President, the Archbishop. the different
cabiae, officers and ,he foreign miuisrers-
among them Geu, Thalnpson and the Hon.
Mr.. Packcnham. Speeches and cougra-
iula'ory addresses 10 the Prcsiden, were
delivered nn the occasion. Gen. T. bnped
his Excellency might live many years. and
meet with frequent occasions to exercise
acts as noble aud geaerons rs that which
he had just performed--alIuding TO bis
release OF the prisoners.
DR.. Hines.-A gentleman from Baton