Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-15
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protection Of the American Government,
a boon ever denied to Them By their own. |,
A gloom was thrown over'the brillian,
eyenis Of this day by most unfortunate
accident; Lieut.. George Stevens, a grad.
uate Of West Point, in IS43, a most prom
Using office. 10 the second Dragoens. was
swept by the swift current from his horse
while crossing the river at the head, OF his
command, He had distinguished himseIr
onthe brilliant days Of the BIB and 9th,
and his uptinely death was, universally
amened.. His friends, Two days after. he
was droMped, bad the! melancholy salts
faction of recovering bis body and giving
it the ceremonies Of a soldiers burial.
From The Norfolk Herald, july -
LATE AND INTERESTING FROM
:. ,TAMPICO.
We have heen politely favored With the
following extract Of letter received by
gentleman in this city, dated 80,
:, -; q. S. SHIP ST. MARY's,,
-, Of Ta'nnico, June 13, 1885,.
The war grow. a ace. On the slb inst,
we discovered the enemy erecting another
fort on, The North sjdeofthe entrance 70 the
river, and at O'Clock. p. M... .wssissot the
ship, pnderweigh under ,oPsails, stood ia.
and when within a mile. Of, The fort and s
gnn. boats, the latter three in number. and
tonnage about one hundred, opeped fire
upon bolh;s Being. on. a lee shore. aud in
shoal water, we were NOT able,io Ere more
,han eight shot,. before il became netessa.
.ry to claw of; which we. did ;,bui,at3
O'clock. returned apd continued tlte firing
pu,a We. had fred 20 shell apd 2g SOUND
solid shot. ..ln., the. last rencontre, 1.-THE enc
my returned our Ere. with ABOUT. ten sho,
from l8-pound guns. four Of which passed
pear US. Two fell directly p9des, OH. .store
foo.% eone passed between the Tore and
main-lop mass.: and one over lbe foot the
others fell at a Distance.
The first. shell which burst over The forr. .
:ejerted every soldier. from, The neig6bor-te
hood, the whole Of them Id atingimmeaia,e-4
ly to, .he woods. One ofogr shells; passed
between. one Of the schooner's maat and
exploded beyond her, a fragment having
atiack the bpwsprit and bnlMaEkss; caring
Eboth 3eonsille erabIy as We IS
Une coFneF ofi custom
house; was. knocked downs house on ihas
!adallbi sideo the river was ared iby ina 3
explosion Of q she'll; and q, soldier; 81, gIhel
fort on guard. by the barstisg 81 aifio,lierss
shell. exchanged his musket for auc1acu. II. /
having been shattel !; without. 4 believe.
,injuring his valuable, person, ,ha9inp ,iri.g
yen. the party. from their embryosifors. we !.
fs'ssgsed ! to our> anchorage at; half:past
theeen.., . NJ - ,,.,,E; ~
ave were no, satisfied, hpwseyer, m Z will with S
This engagement. for. ,yes,erday2 we: pro.
jected plan for cutting puft iihs:bunboats.
AND, accordingis, at dusk, Tois,sd out all
boats, arrived there, the launch having a !
nine -pouuder 10 The Bows, and al I0I5
clock, P. M, go. underweigh.a and brought
lhe ship nearer the. shore, about, one and q
half miles of. 1t. lakes a LONGER time n,
describe the minutie. OF .thi, affai, than I
can devote 10 it, now. ,Wehad desired 10
make the attack before sie moon rose bn,
could not. Ar IL O'Clock she was l;ftine
her head atove the horrizon, when our f;ye:
boa's left the ship, every ,hiag;haying been
previously arrangedfbs orr gaiian, CAPT.
Mind you. we not only had Tie difficuI,y:
ofcapIurpg three heavy suntoats. with
thirty or mora Haen id each. and 10 ouell a
fort, of which we had to pass within civ
yards. but there was dangerous bar ~ he.
crossed, but, first to be found. W. n"Iled
into the shore with mufaed in,h,s I;..a,,r
feeling our way, for al one lime us NJ, u,oni3 MI
be quite in the breakers, and then loo far.
sea ward, with s!tong'lide b;st;l b;st;nloa,b and a
brigh, moon aseye Pc, every thing seeming.
to consplre against our daring e4pedi,ione
In seeking our way TO the mouth If ,hs
river. we were obliged ID ,p;aiss men, .,hs
shore for.a distance Of 200 Yards and ,be I
noise consequent upon ihe dificuI.v1 NJ
finding our way thIopgha passage Of which
we ,kns9nethIng. betrayed us 10 the SEN.
,inels along the shore. :ishC, rapidly com.
municated wah the ..eacampmen,. and !,
conveyed intelligence 10 lihe : 1gunboa,.. 40
that, unknown, to us, .puIr! foe " Tas wa,ehins
eus every movement. However. al abop,
Ia. ,M., we had discovered ,hs e. nsrro.s auUo,
sn'rs1se n,,ia TO- ;s mouth of the river. and
we're pulling 'ln' Rhep, within two hun-
dred yards OF the fors near which we had
to pass, much, to our surprise. as YOU NAV.
imagine, Bang! went a, dozen muske,s.
and the balls wbizzed about our ears. W.
laid on our oars, and in five minutes afte,
the tlf,ns Of musksts commenced, the gun
10 the launch straiued and "Ie, drive.
q gun ratnsf hsayisF from one Of the euo
bpa.s i ! succeeded 70 IBIS the shot passed
elesr Of ns. and began ini the launch was
loaded and Cred afaiu,l when % .hs 6,;ns H
ashore ceased: There We're also fred from
the launch q few caibipes!! q -
at,hls time we taa DO. passed the point.
aud alter getting inside: we should have
been Obliged 10 mil ai .lansr nm q,