Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-21
Mexican Affairs.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXI@Rs
NEW ORLEANS. OcfT

| New ORLEANS, Oct6x
Advices from Mexico were received hy
the James l.. Day, which appear to us ol
the utmost importance. The American
Flag of The 2G,h sult., published at Maa,
moras, announced the receipt OF late
news from the city Of Mexico direct, but
the details given are not of importance,
We are able to announce, however, niosl
positively, thalslstterss were received in
this city By slbs laNby gentleman
deeply intereafea5n Wexican affairs, and
from very reasonable foreisr source in
Matamoras, which say that Gen. Almon,e
has been appointed President of Mexico
al interim. and Gen. Santa Anna gener-
alissimo Of The armies of Mexico; aud fur,
iher tina, Santa Anna was ,shpu engaged
in ss;siRs an. csss c sspizinS siaGss5in!snaias
10 take The :fe tdsin person IN The North.
This news will strike every one as i'm
porlant in various aspects, but II is espe-
cialIy so, as it may bear upon the armis-
lice granted by Gen. Taylorto AmPudla's
forces, and again upon the dependence
which the Government at Washington
may have placed in the pacific Intentions
of Santa Anna. We have not now lime
to enter Into any reflections upon this
nsws. bul we cannot furbear calling alien.
tioa to the fact that he New York CORES
pondent of The National Iulelligencer pre-
dicled in a singular and well. considered
paragraph both these events in Mexican
affairs-tha, AI,nonle .wOuld he made
President and Santa Anna generalissimo
Of the Army. We thought. the paragraph
so remarkabe'at the lime that We trans
ferred it to our columns, in which il aP.
peared on the l7lh ult. The designs of
Almonte have often been foreshadowed by
one or two presses in New York, and in
this instance his purposes were singularly
anticipaIed.-Picayune.
Ampudia's Address 10 has 1roops.-The
following is translation Of Gen. Ampu-
dia's address 10 his troops upon learning
of The advance OF Gen. Taylor upon that
city, forwarded TO US by our correspondent.
The address is conceived in good taste,
and it is useful in showing the mounted
force of the enemy towering upon the
skirts Of our Army, and The estimation in
which Ampudia held Gen. Taylor's troops.
Ibid.
The Gensral.,n Chief Of the Army Of The North
to his companions in arms.
Soldiers-The euemy numbering only
25O0 regular troops, the remainder being
only band of adventures without valor
or discipline. are, according 10 relative
information, about advancing upon SeraI
vo, to commit The barbariIy of attacking
this most important place. We couH' near
1000 regulars and auxiliary cavalry, and
they will defeat them again and again,
before they can reach this city. Soldiers.
we are constructing for:ifications TO make
our base of operations secure, and hence
we will sally forth al convenient time
and drive back this enemy at the point 81
the bayonel.
Soldiers three. great virtues make the
soldier worthy of his profession discip-
line, conslancy under fatigue, and valor.
He who at this moment would desert bis
colors, ia coward aud a traitor 10 his
country. Our whole foreign Nation and
even foreign countries are the witnesses OF
your conduct. The question now is.
whether our independence shall he pre-.
served or forever lost and its solution is
in your hands.
| have assured the Supreme Govern
ment Of the triumph Of our arms. confding
in your loyalty and elhusiasm. and we
will prove to the whole world that we
are worthy Of the immortal Hidalgu,
Morelo, Allende llurbide snd so many
other heroes who knew how to die COM
batting for The independence ofour cher
ished country. -. ...... ~ .ss.
Soldiers! victory or death must be our
only device.
PEDRO DE AMPUDIA.
Headquarters, Monterey, Sept. IA, .46.