Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-28

brought over foriy-fye sick discharsed1a
volunteers Picayune.
, - %sse.5 ~ SAVANNAH; (1ets2l.
AsquittdL of Capt. Nc Dfahon:=ssYesa e are:
exceedingly gratided To- learn III alta letter.
was received in this city on yesterday,
which stated that Capt. Mem abeu, of. tue
Irish jasper Greens had been honoraIly
acquitted Of all charges ;preferrea salnst
him connected with the riot in the.Georgla
Regiment Of the 3Ist August. I'VE were
under the impression, from the frst, that
the statements III regard TO this whole al
fair were greatly exaggerated, and that II
Capt. McM ahon did anysthins Wrong, II
WAS al attributable to the misconduct o!
elhers, rather than TO any improper ieol-
inps :or1motiveso on his own part. Ne are
now mos, happy TO bave these impressions .a
more than confirmed by the decision OF OF a
court martial, before which atS,he facts
were fully developed. We are happy for
the credit of the city, for The sake ofga pt IT,
Mem ahon's family and for his. sogn sake,
that this temporary cloud has. passed away,
aud thai he may YET have an opportunity
10 win laufels in the service Of his country
From the same source from which we
have The above, we also learn thatsseYeral
of tho Jasper Greens have beensaliow ed
leave of absence; among them areallessrs.
,Thos. Burke, Charles Farelly, land DaHd
Lynch, on account of sickness, g1rscaases
Of similar naluss.-Republicun.
Black Eyes.--There is something's IN
GescribaLly aud irresistibly attractive IN a a.
pair Of black eyes sci ina female face.
SIy rumors that come in priyBts letters
from the army. insinuate that the Mex
cans have very faithful aud serViceable
weapons in their black. eyes girls who are
vanquishing our men and otflcers oy lne
score. So eye halls are doing what copper
balls Eailed most signa1iy 10 accomplish.
Mericdn Afai1s.-A letter writer from
New York to The National Intelligencer,
states as fact. on which reliance may pc
placed, that when Santa Anna leftzHa-
wanna he carried with him several dlsua
guished Mexican officers, and among them
one OF The best Cavalry officers now llv-
ing. The officer, it is said. declarediWhlle
that with five thousand dnen,
we'll mounted, he would defy 7aDysliostlle
force TO reach The city OF Mexico
The correspondent of the lntelligencer
is of the opinion that speedy peacesis not
10 be expected, and that the wars@hich
Santa Anna intends TO prosecute ahasnol
yet commenced. "His object. says the
writer, "wiIl .be-to cut up our army;in de-
tail. aud force upon US enormous expendi-
lures. His arrangements on leaving Ha.
vana were made TO meet'he eventsIhey
were altogether military, aud not pacific.
Ii was for this reason he favored. .tliechoice
of a President known TO be prejudjced
against the United, States. Such aeman
is Gen. Aluionle, now President: III.
Latest from Santa passSpf pftra.
ders arrived at lndepen dence Bid
inst. with fifteen days siatef f3ftefii isence
from Santa Fe1 having sflon. the Sep
tember:
ii was currently eporteds when The
company LETT, .ba, 6ye thousand tfen,:thc
flower of;tbe Mexican ferce, were on.theif
way up fro n below Chihuaha, tntmeet
and attack Gen. Eeariey, and thai ilswas
The Generals determination To havs asuf=
ficient number uader the commaad5of Col.
Doniphan, OF Clay. add lake the remain
der below, il possible, 10 uieelsGeu. Wool's
division Of our army. The report sill
further is. tha, Gen. Paredes was on Ills
way 10 chihuahua with fifteen thousand
men 10 attack Gen. Wool. If this tietrue,
and it seems that crederce was given to
the report at Santa Fe, from letters fecei
we'd from below, our Western force will
have something to do this winter.
Our army at Santa Fe were gartisoning
the post rapidly, aud a dag staff of pine,
Two hundred feet highs was 10 course Of
erection to receive the stars aud stripes that
float SO proudly over our head.
Gen. Kearney has his head quarters al
tho Governors castle, ana has given oEe
or two splendid fandangoes.
Military Movements. Washington
letter published in the Naw York Herald
has the following items.
We are informed Of a speedy attack upon
Tampico, as The result Of the late Cabinet
deliberations, and that with this view, a
portion of the New York volunteers; called;
for last summer may expect;now call
for active service. ae- 'f-.'s''
We haveysuong reason to believe, also,
that Vera Cruz is no ionser 10 be spared;
but that CO opperate attack by land and
and sea will follow close after the stofnini5
of Tampico, il i. does not take place sim
ullaneously.
The governments resolved to enforce
ii upon the Mexicans that we are in ear
nest, aud is satisfied that the sooner tho
enemy are convinced oft the better for
them, for US, for humanity, aud for the
treasury. si-7