Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-08
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Ponfon Trains. As oui. readers hear
much '.noa days" abuut.P Ponlon Trains,'
for the use OF the Army we copy the fol-
lowing description of the India Rubber
Bridge, which was used during the Creek
War, in Alabama, some years since
"lt consisted of large bags,.or ponlons.
something like couon bags3in shape, made
of India Rubber cloth, WHICH being filled
with air and attached Iatlerally together
formed bridge Of foultesirfeet in width
and ofany length, according TO- the mum.
ber of bags used ;Supon these were laid
light timber to support boards placed later
ally, which forming snroothe level sur
face, admitted the passage ofwagons, horses,
&c. A detachment ofsixs hundred men
with all their armsE aud Requirements
including the field officers mounted upon
horses, marched Son il at once, and often
remaining quarter Of an hour going thru
the evulutions to test its strength. they
countermarched with as moch facility as
ifon Terra irma. Field PIECES withslholr
compliment Of fGma,rasses, and their
cassoons filled with amunition and loaded
wagons, were also driven over j. with the
. same ease. II was said ii al astroop OF
! horse, arriving at night att river where
this bridge was, aud seeiply II stretching
across The stream, crossed Upon IL under
the impression that; it 5Wasfa common
bridge. The great adyantagto of this bridge
is its porrableness, all the pontons and
cordage for bridge of,hre.s hundred and
fifty feel, being capab b'e oftransportallon
in single wagon; whereals the former
ponlon equipagos consisted OF cumbrous
and bulky pontons OF wootaiheet iron aud
copper, !"
Navigation of the RirsH Braro.-lh he
Republic of The Rio Grandii, of the l6ib,
states tha, TWO steam boais, the Frontier
aud Cincinnati, had reached Ma,amoros,
experiencing no difficuityil ascending the
river. The Frontier wasto.ply regularly
betm cen Matamoros aud thesmouth OF the
river; and several new boaapwere expect
ed shortly 10 arrive, when; ategular steam
communication will be established to Ca
margo. "Cenluries" (addsslhe Republc)
would have elapsed uuJer Mexican do
minion ere The banks Of lhei Rio Grande
would have resounded with the puff OF
Steam aud clauer Of padtretwheel. Ii re.
mains for Americans 10 show for what Pur'
poses a kind Providence caused this mag
n;ficent river 10 flow. How long will it be
ere an entire change becomes visible over
the face oflhe whole country, which it wa
tets-before what is now almost desert
waste becomes thickly populated with
hardy and industrious farmers. drawing
from ,iIlage OF The earlh7eyeTy product aud
all the riches The alIuyial sol: is capable
of producing! We yenlurs9o predict thai
bu9 a few years wi'l elapse before The
whole navigabIe poniGn oftaeriyer Teens
with business. Large towns and ci'ies
will sprias up. like ma gic,n2ollsils banks"
Prosecution Of fthe War. circumstances
This day. says tho Uniud, 70 sastcrtaln some
Interesting facts touching the state of the
army, and The plans of,thc s:amPalgn.-
Without entering into details, we may
stale, in The general. our conscientious be-
lief, that the Executive is dong its duty
doing every thing it can-d'lng 1t with
every degree of energy by land anu ny sea
i'm orderto conduct the present campaign
to its legitimate results, to3blng The enc
NV to terms, anL 10 conquer y honorable
and permanent peace. Mexico is lille
aware, even lnow-eren after The lremcn-
duus defeats which she has sustained II
PaIo Alto and at Resaca della Palma, of
the great resources of our free and enter
prisins republic, under the auspices OF
firm, bold, and -energellc administration.
The whig opposition, no are in The habit
of reviling James K. Polk, aai OF rIdlcul-
ing him for alleged feebleness oi his ad'
are profoundly ignorant oil his
character. But we did not assume the
penin order TO praise him. His enemies
who are not yel turned from their errors
by The transactions of the las. year, fOltt
be compelled to appreciate his character
and TO confess their injuslice. All that we
will say now is, that the waraSIl be con-
Quoted with an energy, on the part OF the
government, which is worthy OF the en-
thusiasm of the people.
Gen. Taylor had, according 10 the last
accounts, about5.000 troops under his ca
giles. Hundreds aud thousands Of golun-
leers were pouring into his camp he !
will soon be in advance into the ensmy's
country; and we shall not be surprised to
hear Of his reaching Monterey about l3o
miles from MatamGras. abou: the com
mencemen, of The table land, a heatthyre-
gion, at no distant day.
1t is said by the Washington Correspon
dent Of the New York Journ al of Com
merce, that on Monday last Mr.. McDuiir,
as Chairman Of the Cormiltee Of Foreign
Affairs Of the Senate, called upon the
President, and asked him whether he ia-
tended that this Mexican war should be a