Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-03-29
From The Charleston .Mersnru.

From the Charleston Mercury.
We have been p%nli,rly favored with the
fnlluwing extract of n letter received in this
civ. dated nn o"Ird Tie L. :. brig Dol
piin of SGrrifcios. Iear Vera Cruz, Fe
hruary IL, 1913.
I'VE arrived aud anchored on the 18th
ull. about q miles frem the city Of Cam
peacby. in the midst of squadron of Mex
lean vessels az War. six in number. who
were bIockadins the port. The C"nman.
erin. Chief Of The squadron, Don Fran.
cisen de Panic Lopez, Sent an officer on
board aud informed us tina, we could MOI
be permitted 10 communicate with the CT
~. os il wac mol only hlDcknded, hut also
h.siesed by land. Our Commander I'D
dressed him a letter and demonstrated
agains, his attempting to prevent my COM
muuico,ion with our Consul residing in
Canpearhy. lie afterwards called nm him;
OH board his vessel, the steamer Guada-
lonpe. to try aud convince him ,tu, he
was acting wrong in not permitting 10
communicate. His answer was that he
received orders from his Government q,
Mexico to that ctieri, that he had acted so
TO a French sl,ip Of a the BriIiiante. to
n Spanish brig, The Pairio,, aud that he
should be obliged in conformity with his
orders, to enforce the blockade in all cases.
In consequence, we again got under weigh
for this place for the purpose Of submitting
The case 10 o Minister now Of Mexico.
On The 9th inst. W received q note Grnr"
him, in which he Informed us that our or
ters to return to Campenchy SHOULD be
forwarded in a few days. We will proha-
bly, remain there until the lst of March,
and then proceed again to Pensacola. cal.
ling at this place, Tnn,picu, nud New Or.
leans.
On Friday evening Lass. which YVES m.
10Th, We had nuol!,er norrhrrncr. which
continued To blow FIR about eight hnurs,
with considerable force. but did no dam
age a, This place. On Tueslny The 18th.
The wind which hnd bren for TWO days
from the South and East a!mul half past
E O'Clock in the evening suddenly shifted
TO The Nuiihwar ri and Wesiw ard, aud
gradually increased to a most s%inlcnl gale.
which did not suhside for q hours. a
Mexican brig Of war 'ha, had been pur-
chased and taken possession Of only the
morning Of the gale was so much injured
that it is lhoucin it will al least cost Sl0.-
900 to repair her. 4 Steamer Of war re-
~ceivc, some small damage herself and in.
iured auorhc. steamers merchantmen like
wise, 10 The am"unro Of so. 900, which tho
Government il is said will have TO pay.
Three schooucrs hruke from their an-
chor;se and were driven on shore. One
Of them capsiZrd Immediately OH striking.
carried awny her mns's ard rrmniaed bot
;om up. The day after the gale hole
rs cut in her bottom and iva men taken
out alive. Three others wcie drowned.
This oil took place in the barbour Of
Vera Cruz. Which is about ! miles from
where ne are at anchor. in company with
IN English slmrp orwar. n French sloop If
war. a Spanish friga'c and bris Of war.
Each one Of US rode out The gale most
beauliful!v-hut We had To send down our
top. masts aud lower yards, aud the Spa
uinrd, lie, 30 a third anchor.
Yesterday morning soon after light we
had every Thing alofl. hooking as neat ms
though nothing had happened. The En-
elish aud Frenchman followed suit nfier
breakfast. hut the SPaniarhs sill continue
in the sanle slate as they were during The
gale.
II is said here The Mexicans hive made
no impression or Canpeachy; and il is
thought doubtful whether they will sue
ceed at all. They (ihe Mexicans) appear
to have bu, one hope, that is 10 conquer by
bribery; aud il is said there has already
been found some traitors ic the Province
Of Yuca,an. the Capital Of which is Mcri-
da, and the principal seaport towns Cam
peachy. lp my opinion. there are but a
few in The whole Republic Of Mexico who
urc capable of approaching the blessings
Of civil liberty. They are governed by a
military despor. Santa Anna. VITO is loved
by very few, hated by many, and feared
by all. 4 vast majority Of ,hc Mcxicnns
are Indians, they ure not allowed to have
FIRE arms, except as soldiers, they are con-
tinuully being caught by hundreds, their
arms lied behind ,hcir hacks, and thus
marched 10 prison, where they arc trained
as soldiers for one year, and then Sent 10
fight the battles Of SANTA Anna, who calls
them volunteers.
We have not as yet received further in
struc,ions from our Minister ut Mexico,
AID do not know wllcp they uill arrive.