Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-15

provinces Of Chihuahua and Coahula. aud
10 cooperate with Gen. Taylor, and that
under Col. Kearney Is &c take possession
of. Santa Fe and: SO be. independent IN It's
spheffe. ASverytlarge discretion is neces,
sarjlyentrGsted i6fhe commander in Chief!
JYriten orders 10 this effect were issued 10
Gen. Taylor on The 18th inst. the hfst' II
is said Of much. moment that have oeen
transmitted To- him for three months past
The Indians who offered their services
to Col. kearney, at Fort Leavenworth, to
march against the Mexicans, have return
ed TO their homes, as their services were
mol accepted. The department at WASH
ipgton has issued orders to the various In
dian agents to use their inhuencefo repress
the disposition 10 volunteer now SO preVa'
len, among several tribes Of lndlans.-
Louisville Journal.
From Vera rtz. The following letter
was received by the James L. Day, on
her last trip. 1t is truly gratifying 10 per
ceive byait that the steam frlga'e Pr!nce-
ton performed so admirably:
VERA CRUZ, ll,h June.
Editors Picayune-This city has now
been under blockade for twenty FIVE days,
The frigate Raritan is the commanding
ship at this ,ime-Com. Conner being
still at Pensacola-and is at anchor near
Green Island, while the Pensacola Steam
er is lying of and on. jus, outside the Fort
under sail, and completely prevents all In-
tercourse from abroad. The Princeton
now proves herselfl 10 he equal TO the whole
fleet, indeed superior. She arrived mere
iu IL days from Boston. having sailed all
the way, excepting TWO days. In the morse
lat:ludes she was becalmed.i She hrea up
in "a hours she was in the trade winds,
which brought her off this port, where she
again fred up 10 enter. She arrived here
full of coal, and sailed during the passage
9 and 10 knots for days together. Inc
Falmouth was blockading on her ARRIVAL
and they sailed together for two days.
The Princeton can sail round her, aud is
equal under sail 10 ,wo.tbirds of the ves-
sells in our Navy.
For l2 days she has been underway just
out of reach of the guns ol.ithe Castle.
When vessels make their appearance she
makes sail for them; and when they are
very fast and wish 10 run, she fires up
goes alongside and places prize officer
on board. She is the admiration OF the
English and French men-of-war here. II
The President and Congress are wise they
will Immediately order a large number oi
ships like her, as they are invaluable boil,
in peace and war. The p. is more useful
here than three frigatcs.
The Rariian has the scurvy, and II IS
also said the dysentery. on board, produc-
ed by having been much at sea on the
coast of Brazil. from whence she came to
This station. The Mexicans expect an at
tack upon the castle Of San Juande Ulloa'
as soon as the squadron arrives, and are
preparing for it. The castle and town are
Gro DIVIDED with soldiers: nearly all The fam
lies and citizens have fed TO the interior.
Congress has been, in session for, more
than week and has resolved io@push the
war against the United STATES. On Mou1s
daY1h hsgwattS tSprurgedsIp5sI q stirc esspS
TO Paredes;, who has Smarched agaInstihe,
Rio Bravo del Norle. tits
believed that Santa Anna, even
If elected, will under no circumstances re-
turn 10 Mexico. He has money and is TOO
much delighted with ibe.dissipated amuse-s
ments of Havanha 10 return here. Cen.
Bravo. ihe. present Governor Of this city,
will in all probability be elected Presl.
dent. Many ofIlhe western Departments;
have declared against this Government,
but they are equally in favor of pushing
the war. II was -rumored here to-day thai
Gen. Taylor is advancing from MaIamo-
ros.
will continue to inform you Of what
occurs here by every opportunity.
Yours, &c. HERRERA
P. S.-Do not fail to send out few
more vessels like The Princeton.
The Lewisburg {Va.) Chronicle states
hat on the 22d Of June three hundred and
ninty.one manumi,led slaves of The late
John Randolph passed through that place,
ou their way to their new home in the West
"a tract Of land having been purchased in
Mercer county, Ohio, for their benefit.
This army is headed by an old patriarch
Of ITO years, who rode on horse beside
Tho young and healthy, leading them to
.be land Of their adoption.
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