Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-06-10
.sist on the plain The. bayonets and Ian,
coe of the sMaYicans


We pass onto relate the glorious sue
cess of yesterday Sunday, May sd) A
day-break our batteries opened fire OIL
the fortifcations Of the enemy, and lh'
laundering ofithe Mexican cannon va
saluted by thedrums of all the barracks
and points of,the line, by the bells o
the parish church, and by the cheers d
the inhabitantsof Matamoras. In a mo
ment tile streets were filed, and all were
happy that the hour had arrived 10 give
a terrible lesson 10 the American camp,
whose odious Presence ought no longer
to be tolerated. The enemy answered,
but we're soon convinced that their ar
tillery, although of superior calibre,
could not compete with that of this place.
After five hours fire, our bulwarks re-
mained imn1oyeable from their soldiery,
and the knowledge displayed in the rules
of the art Of their construction but it
did not happenso with The Notifications
Of our opponents,-for their parapets
were completely demolished, in such a
manner that bylll o'clock, A. NJ, they
ceased to playatiefr artillery, and si-
lenced their fire.: For our part we con,
tinued actiyelyIfhe rest of the day with
out the enemy daring to answer,-for the
parapets which, they sheltered them.
selves under, being destroyed, they had
not the courageto load their cannons,
That remained entirely uncovered.
The result demonstrates what is in real.
ity the exaggeraiedskill of the American
artillery. Theyhave l8 Founders, and
those of our line do not exceed the cali
bre of 8 pounds; nevertheless the skill
and practice oMhe. Mexicans sufficed to
vanquish those tha. handled superior
arms.-Unfadihtsglory and eternal hon
or to our valiaif5artiIlery! The enemy,
in their impotenlSrage, and previous 10
hiding their shame behind the most dis
lant parapeis, haalhe barbarity TO direct
their arms on AhsSciiy, TO destroy the
edifces, since nsRas not easy 10 destroy
the fortificaliofsbffom whence they re.
cei9ed SO mu6hsinjury. This mean
vengeance, lhak TAM only be in the souls
Of miserable edwards, fortunately did
not succeed lis Ahey intended. They
,wi,e+4ses7uaNs llfs4adorns sttirmsefye
with Tie title OF Illustrated (illuslrious7)
philanthtopistsf But their awKSardness
was equal to their malice, for neatly all
the balls went over, and those that struck
the houses, although they were Is poun-
ders, did no other damage than make
one or Two Holes in the walls. Efthose
who conceived the infamous idea of de-
stloying Matamoros, had seen the smile
of contempt that the owners Of the hous.
es displayed, and their Indifference for
the losses they might sustain, they would
have admired the patriotism and uncon>
cern Of the Mexlcans, who are always
ready TO make the greatest sacrifices 10
maintain their country g. independence.
The brilliant Sd Of May is another tes.
timony of this truth. In the hottest of
the fire we noticed The enthusiasm of all
the inhabitants. kball scarcely fell be-
fore the children ran in search oft, with
out fear lha, another, directed by the
same aim, might strike the same place.
This occurred in our presence in the
principal square, where great many
citizens had coliected:' The triumph oil
our arms has been complete, and we
have only to lament the death of one
sergeant and two artillerymen, who died
gloriously fighting for their country. The
families OF these victims will be provided
for by tho supreme government, to
whose paternal gratitude they have been
recommended by the General in chief,
Ii will also serve 10 console US that the
blood of those vaianis has been avenged
by their brave companions. AS the ar
tilery of our bastions' introduced many
balls in the enemy's embrasures, the
loss of the Americans must have beer
very great; and although we do no
know with certainty the number O
deaths, the most exact information make:
them 55:. ri is probable it is so-lheii
abandoning their cannon since II A. nj
in consequence of two of them being
dismoun,ed, and the rest entirely un
covered,-the terror and panic witt
which they retreated to their farthes
entertainments at the greatest speed
their taking every thing away from th'
reach of our artillery,-the destruction
which ought TO have been occasioned b.
the grenades which were so well direct
ed that some were scarcely a vara y ard?
distant from the spot where they ough
to have fallen,-all contribute TO prov
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