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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-11-11
Ernm the Charleston Ne,cs.

SIX DAYS LATER FROM LIVERPOOL.
The ship Alliance, Capt. Tucker,
arrived eff our bar carly this morning,
starting from Liverpool on the 11lh oc-
,ober. European news direct, by !ail-
ing vessels, being circumstance SO
unusual in these days of rapid steam
communication, is the reason, we pre-
sumo that Capt. T. broug ht *no papers,
except package directed to the Cou-
rier Office, to the Editors of which we
ale indebted for Slip containing the
following account Of the market. There
is no political intelligence. 4a.
The steamer Great Britain had not
been goi olf-she had ten feet of water
in her hold at last accounts. .E ~.
The ship Richmond, Ha,horn, for
this port, was up at Liverpool, 10Th ult.
TO have despatch:
LIVERPOOL, October Cotton
during the early part of the present,
week, was in steady and good demand,
and the slight concession which was
submitted 10 after the steamers arrival
on the S0lh ult. was gradually recovered.
Yesterday afternoon an active specula-
tive demand sprung up, originated by
the receipt Of, three days later advices
from New York per transient ship
Marmion, representing that market to
be advancing under the influence OF con-
tinued unfavorable accounts from the
Cotton growing districts. In conse-
quence of the general tenor of these
advices, holders have shown less dispo-
sitionto SELL and prices; close with an
upward tendency. The total sales Of
the week amount TO 52,800ibaIes. To.
day the demand is brisk and general and
the sales are 10000 bales, about half Of
which is on speculation The authorized
quotations of the "fair' qualities of
American ere advanced 1-Sd. per h.,
and similsr advance on the lower and
middle qualities is established on last
Fridays. quotations. eln .rai s;osto 4
Elcctlons.-The returns from all the
districts Of Maine which voted for menu
bers Of the Legislature, up to The 26.li
ult., give 81 Wings and So Democrats
as The organization of,he House. s,a,I. Il
John H. Clarke was oS Thursday
last elected by the Legislature ofRhode |
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rsss New. .0RIEANs, Octs30.
LATER FROMsllI0 0NTERET T.v

The sleamship Palmetto, lewis;
arrived last night, Tin Sc boasss ftoM 'n
Galveston. a;:is;,,i 20 !si:sf
j TIE last accounts from,G General Am
pudia and his army, left, them beyond
Satillo on their march toward San Lui:
Potosi, at which point it,was Eumored
iha, ). Santa Anna had arrived at the
head !, of thirreen. thousand, and daily
expecting reinfercements.. ~ ,.ts.7 ~
|, The, Georgia Regiment was the
only reinforcement which had reached
Monterey at the; time our informan,s
left. =, Orders had been received, it was
understood, by the other Regiments
stationed on the Rio Grande, 10 move
towards Head quarters. The Kentucky
and Tennessee mounted Regiments had
not yet reached Ma,amoras.
The people of Monterey who had
left about the time of The seige, were
gradually returning. They had begun
TO exhibit friendly feelings towardsthe
Americans, interchanges OF visits not
being rare among both parties.
There had been affrays between. the
citizens Of Monterey and Texas Ran
gers, which resulted, first, in the as
sassination of Texan Volunteer, and
then by way of revenge, in the killing
of eleven Mexicans by the comrades OF
the slain. General Taylor, to prevent
similar occurrences, had ordered an
Efficient guard 10 be distributed through
the city, Lieut.. Col. McClung was
rapidly recovering from the effects of
his wounds.
Weare grali6ed TO be able to state
that the duels, which were, on the tapis
at Camargo between Col. Bale Peyton
and Gen.: Marshall, and also. between
Capt. Musson, of this city, and Capt.
Cheevess, of the ;, Texas Volunteers,
have all been amicably arranged. -.:r
GALVESTON, Oct. .27. s
lam. glad 10 see that at length our
Government is to prosecute the war
against Mexico with some show Of rea-
son and vigor. Recall Gen. Wool
flom his nonsensicsl and Quixotic ex-
pedilion to Chihuai,ua,i order him TO
join Gen. Taylor and help cut in !, tho
operations against Saltiloand San Luis,
and the eyes of the Mexican rulers: will,
soon be opened. All that will be wan,
ting will be the subjuga,ion Of Tampico,
and the establishments of depots Of pro-
visions on the road between that and
San Luis, to throw aliof Nothern Mex
leo completely into our power. 81
:, t.a CIV. X.
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Important from Mezico II trae.-
The New Tribune gives the extract Of
aietter from the City of Mexito,o under
date of Sept. 23d, which says that the,
proposition of the President, Of The
United States, fott negotiating a peace,
will be the first question considered by
the Mexican Iunta: This the writer.
thinks willtresult in the, appointment Of
a commission, and'if Gnosnew!d demands,
are made, Mexico will, in all probabili-
10 a. change: uf tie |: existing
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From the ". o. Picayune.

From Vera Cruz:-Wehaye nothing
ofiuaportance irpm Mexico by way OF
Havana, but have been admitted 70
make an extract from a commercial
letter of late dale. 1t is from source
entitled to all respect :: ..-:3s3
VERA CRUZ, Oct 9
+ Dear Sirs There is very little
news worth reporting, the present Coy.
ernment is trying to render itself popular
by a series of rather, liberal measures,
and appears willing to recommence the
campaign more vigorously. Gen. Santa
Anna is about to leave Mexico in order
10 assume the generalship in chief Of The
troops Concentrated In San Luis Potosl;
but we confess have the very worst
opinion Of tie Mexican Army, and do
not believe. that they will make an any
vigorous resistance TO the American
troops. The main difficulty will be,
moreover, the entire want Of money as
in the Golfers of the treasury thereIs not
even enough wherewith 10 pay the most
necessary and urgent exigencies, and
lie credit ofGovernment is very much
shaken indeed. It is true that the clergy
will guarantee a loan of some millions
of dollars, but we do not believe that
this amount will be procured, and even
il it we're, undoubtedly the largest Rlli
consist in Government paper, which rs
very difficult to realize at this moment.
The Governor sdof Alabama has IS set 'l I
.aIp.Ft iii. 4ih If IF December next = be
obseryed,,as "a day of. thanksgiving thtsa!n
~ ~ y. = = II
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upon other and more favored by2heavysI
sections, are just beginning to bound
and leap as a strong man. when his
chords have been taken Off. And just
now the whole energy and prejudice OF
the North seem about to be arrayed
against these. prospects before us.ga.We
have been able to look out upon the
promised land, but fear there is much
rising between US and its enjoyment.
The storm and the deser. may yet have
to be passed.
High bearing and lofty purpose can
carry us through if united together.
And if we sink all Ipetty s'rifss and
personal aspirations in sincere sdeyo>
ton to the country, and nothing bptthes,
country, we can long preserve. our our
rights and our honor, and the Uniontoo.7
There is one thing clear, that asttar ia
as South Carolina is concerned, she
can never expect 10 contend for. ascen.
dencywi,h the grea, land powerful state!sr
either oftle West or the North. !!
We mus. depend for influence upon
our moral and intellectual endo%ments,
while,other States expect, through their
physical numbers, always 10 be able TO
confer the Presidential purple, and with
il, the offices of Government, we must
strive by our boldness, talent, and de-
votion to truth, to develope the great
principles Of Government. and thus
impress ourselves upon the different
factions contending for power. We
must he faithful and tue TO the Consti'
,u,ion-the Country, and its honor. We
must not yield to the growing power and
demands Of the West, any more than
we have done to the gross usurpa'ions
of the North Fidelity 10 the Constita>
ton and its strictest Construction must
ever be our. watch words. Let no
temptations, however great, either. in
the destinations. of future, or the wild
theories of unregulated genius, ever
seduce South Carolina from the direct
path OF duty TO the CohS':tulioH, anu
devotion TO our ancient and cherished
principles. We have a great carer
before US, if we are firm and true. But
if we give way or sink our principles,
there is no degradation too low for Us
to reach, in the future contest for power 2sssIi
and place. -, ~.
Let our young men look to fame and
honor rather than 10 present popularity:
Let them place South Carolinai where
she has ever been, upon high and dis.
interested principles-devoled to no no
man or set Of men on, earth-with mo
feeling, save for. our rights, our. interests,
any our common gloEY. qsl.a.;slF;ss;; y;
"ALGERSQNs sSIDNEY.npsSssI
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exc9SSe ommls
in ,hesservice Of lie Unitedg States, 70
which, Gen. Taylor,replied that no ex,
,cessss, had been committed Of grave
character but lhathe would preserve or,
der if possible. ''o 30 49, .'o
AMexican merchant. arrived on the
2Sd October, says that no preparations
are making at the Pass Of the Rinconada,
and that Saltillo will not be defended.
This news wants confirmation.
Private advices from the city of Mex
leo; up to the 29th September, inform
US that Santa Anna had left the capital
on hat morning with 1000 cavalry and
800 infantry: He was utterly unsuc'
cessful in raising a loan of two millions
ona mortgage Of the revenues OF the
Church, as the lien was considered by
capitalists illegal. He then applied for
5000, 900, but could merely obtain S27,-
600, which was the sum total with
which he starteo.' is,i'-. r.! s'.t
Santa Anna proceeds to San Luis
Potosi, where he will halt, and concen"
trate the whole of the Mexican forces.
Instructions have been forwarded TO the
General commanding the Army OF The
North to make no further resistance at
Saltillo, but to fall back upon San Luis
Potosi. .'i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-11-11

Fire On Thursday evening that5th insstt!,
fire broke out at the dwelling house of Mr.. n.
X. M'Cliutock ofihis place. hui. was fortunately
,extinguished be,,'rs much damage was done,
Some valuable clothing was destroyed siss =
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We have received the srs, lumber Il Of weef u
ly paper entitled the palmetto State Banner" !
published at Columbia, S. c., by I: c: Nor
gan. Terms 50 per annum. It's typographical
appearance is neat and its original matter and
selections are Of high order ifs principle
are Of the Democratic School. We give i,a
cordial welcome among our exchs0gea 9 ~
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.extinguished be,.'re much damage was done, 8
Some valuable clothing was Destroyed kjss; ),
alarm of Fi,s.-At halls pas. g o clock on
Friday morning last, the citizens of this place
were aroused by the cry Of fire. We .wers, saas
among the number who went 10 the spor where.
the flames were seen Some evil dispossdper2
son or persons had placed in the back; ;,nsetsY'
near the premises Of Messr5 e. PENN, b, r..
Ryan and Mrs. Laborde. a pine boz in which
were placed combustible materials and set ite
on fire. There was mass Of buildings and. :.
lumber in the immediate vicinity and had not,
the fire been discovered, all these would prpba:s
bly, have been destroyed, aslthe indwas.rY7
high. Whether the box above, referred to,S
was set on fire from spbrt or not, those perscrsss
who did il, when discovered, should Be made 9
10 feel tile severity Of the law :.
? --5a ---.- . g eRss
Tic Weathcr.-On Thursday -last55- "a changes-
took place in theweather. The Temperature
became cold and light rain eommenced fall
ing and continued to do SO for some days: -,
al. /, ----.-' : .%..4ssu Essl::-ss 81
Meeting of the Mechanics Washingsoniaa Sess !
e;ely.-We were presen. on, Monday evening !.
last, at,he meeting Of the Temperance, Society
Of this place. After, the transaction of some },
business, the Soci :ty proceeded 20 the election ?
of Delegates to the State Temperance Consen-
lion which will assemble at Columbia, on the Z
25th instant. - -
The following gentlemen were elettsd: Df. :,
A. Mccaine, Dr.. r. T. Minis and Mi. Andrew
Ramsay. A forcible address was delivered by.
Dr. JOHN G, Williams before the Society. The =
Temperance Band were III. attendance and iea:: J.
liyened The audience present, with some be IL.
,iful airs. We regretted the absencs Of tie
ladies', who would have greatly enjoy red thismu..
scal treat. '5F';i 10 'l.'''i'''@ HSet,'s .Fssr
During the meeting, some resolutions Of tie I
late Temperance conventiof were brougf.be e::pl
fore the Society, and on motion, action upon !,
them, was postponed Ill the mex, regular meet, !
ing tits desirable, that there sholldbe a fnll
attendance ofthe members on Monday evening
next, to consider these resolutions. We hope. =
that as many Of the citizens as can convenient
y do SO, WILDE present: we will eiideayor 10
procure the attendance Of some ladies' 10 cheer
The company with their swes, smiles, If not,
with their songs. and we particularly request
the Temperance Band to favor The s5cieei!yi
with their presence, and 10 gladden. the hearts
Of the ladies wifi itth their strains Of deiiciotjs.'
music. 50 :, 5S,.,5 , -.
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galveston News Of. the othifatnishes

Galveston News, Of the. 3Othlfufnishes
some pIul intelligence which, we subjoin.
Sss...Fr rom Eol.iDavis, weAearn that the
have Totally evacuated sslle
Whole country this side ofSan LUIS
potosi. The information has been dc.
,,ivedfIom so many sources, that there IS
now no doubt of this fact. They leit
Behind some forty dragons 10 Q, q .destsey ssesy
the lforiiiicatiops that had been copstruc-
led at Los Mueftos, a naturally strong
and difficult pass on the road to Sa!ii!o'
and abou, Eve or six miles beyond the
Rinconada.1 They have dismantnlee
SaltiIlo, destroying whatever might Ds {,
ofuse to onr army, and which they cou.a s't.01
not take away.
"Thus there is nothing left for Gen. zen,
|STaylorr to to CONQUER, but barren region
|soffugged mountains and thirsty plans,
saaofding neither water nor provisions
Sfortte Substance Of man Or beast, over J,
Ia distance orf two or three miles 10 San
I Luis p Polos. If, as has been said sGen'
Taylor has lotders 10 march upoa San !
Luis Potosi; SO 1,ias; az to reach that city by
The end or November, the question arises s
how lie is 10 traverse such a country as he
will haYs 10 do, by IA forced march;ag the the
rate of fifteen or!lwenty miles pet day.
The only waler,Dn this route is:ins s!le
Mexican tanks, which will doubtless be
all broken up as The enemy retires: ~.
10 carry water sufficient to save his
army and teams from suffering, Ro uld
probably require more horses, aules.an!d les {, !
oxen, than are now iii the army, all OF
which arc required for the transpofta-
lion of the necessary stores ands1munl
,ions. In making this retreat, the enc
nv have doubtless adopted wise policy,
leaving behind them a far more fornli.
dable enemy for Gen. Taylor.to en-
counter (viz: this march) than he could
ever find in their own arms and fortified
towns. 4
This policy has ,inquesl;onably been
dictated by tile sagacily Of Santa Anna
[tls stated, on good authority, that he
Ebad; sent orders TO Ampudia to aevacute
Monterey, and all other places this side
Isof. lie esmountains, but those orders we're
not received til! after the baltlc.s5 9" ,
fAifeI leaving rhe troops necessary to
garrison Monterey, Saltillo and olhei
ftoWas, Gen. TAYLOR will only have an
army Of about 5000 men, with which "a
|:pensiralein the heart Of the enemy's
coabtrgand far beyond ltereach OIL
.any ,ri ;resefye dpoh *hicl, he might fall
EbackS ES +. for il, snppolt in case Of necessity,
sSdcfi ne bsiiesaS is a correct account
I;oi sthe 81 sesent paIsidonss and prospects ol
our hffny, lived from good author.
ISitgis # Gen "a IMP hdia has bee u.superse-
I|ded ofnrandI Ebnt lie name tof his
ucsicsssssor sIs nod
|s coffespoal DID |l! en- place
between g .l Vol d
e.xscesseis eommi sd ssd Etis olla Efsts
in thesservice Of lie United States, 70
whichsGen. Taylor.replied that no ex,
cessss, had been committed OF grave
character but lhathe would preserve or,
- D. . Il
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s sf
Thanksgiving Day.-Thursday the 5,h
insran, which was appointed By His Exc
celIency Governor Aiken, a day of publ
lie licthanksgiving;to be observed through
out the Stale, was soicmnisea in this :
place BY opening the Baptist aud Epis:
copal Churches for divine worship: IA - :,
Sermon was preached in; each by lheir,; !;
respective Pastors, the, Rev. Dr.. rWms3
b johnson and the REV. Mr. Walker i
were present a, the service 10 the Bapds.c
Church and heard sermon highly apsli!
propriate to the occasion The Speaker
dwelt upon The great prosperity aud, ,psssfa
among ourselves and the happiless ofeaf .
beloved country. He contras,ed i,sson.1
ditiou with that Of. other countries and
clearly showed our superiority under; God t &,
to all other nations. For The maniiold. /
blessings which we have enjoyed, be urged
upon US the great duty Of offering up our
heartfelt, thanks 10 the Almighty, rRaleesss Rallee 70
Of naious. He spoke mueh,fupon iithe.
happy settlement, dof the serious dificul-.gs :
culties which at one ,Iime threatened ao
fearful collision among ourselves; and our I
long pending dispute with the British
Government, ID relation .e'the Oregon
question. ~ Fi't .@'3. t''.Sbo ~ -,
In dwelling upon this subject; he took ls,,
occasion ,o'pay bigb and welt merited
to that lofty sOuthera stases- ~
man, The Hon; John q. Calhoun, though!
whose ns,rnmentali!y. under 2 Divine wine, Psoy-
idence, ,hisques,iop.of such ], ponentousf:.
importance was nainly6seuledN upon a..
basis ,honerable to- theto The respective
Governments Of Gtea. Britain and Ahe.s
United States a5sa- ,fsst aad iasi ~ y
] We would1wi,h great pleasure gisSa7
more full and sutisia aeiory Sketch of ibis g
se;rimofi iof Dr. Johnson, ,sSGt ~s = Woulfbs :
doina lie gpsstef ~ ,iiniiassiee, WeIs Ws " I. :
alsnp. da saa as Ss 3 ass:is sIsss s =
F;,s Il Decatur, ed: 6is biDKs ou.
in tha. place ~ the soIhulss, ghIsb ssssi dsssi
froysa alaFse portion. lafi the ,aie Ina
which, the Public buildings swerct situasedt,,
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The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-09-22

lizards and turtles Tor gophers. as they call
them here.) We had one good mess Of soup
however.
We are now encamped two miles from the
river, from which we have 10 carry all of our
water in camp kitt.es. We are literally hew-
ers Of wood and carriers of wafer. and 'nolhin
else.' The waite: is very muddy, and much
worse than the Missouri; but we are glad to.
drink it, mud and all, considering the distance
we have 10 carry it. the scorching weather.
and the salt provisions. Our food is abomln-
able; when you break biscuit. you can see
it move. (if the critters are not dead, from
eating bad -FOUR. The pork and bacon are
of the same character. We would not mind
this much il they would only serve us out
enough; we do not get half rations, and were
it not for the wild beef we shoot. we should
starve.
we expect TO remain here for two months,
Mosquitoes abound, the boys are getting
homesick, and trying every way TO get dis
charged. We have good many sick. out
of nine in our mess, FIVE are sick. one OF whom
we think cannot recover a case Of yellow
fever is reported in Barita. Some Of the
boys who used TO sing
'Rio Grande would were upon your banks.
now reverse the case, and wish they were
three thousand miles away from it,
G.. X,
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-09-22
6ARDSHIPS OF THE WAR.
From the Cincinnati Gazette. August 26.

From the Cincinnati Gazette. august 70.
About sixty of the Ohio volunteers returned
from the Rio Grande yesterday.
They give sad aecouns Of the condi'Ion oil
things there. Fare intolerabe; sickness en-
tensive; work hard; climate bad. General
Taylor gave them permission to return on &C
count Of sickness He is willing to part with
more. Government has poured IN upon nun
more troops than he knows what to DO win.
The following is an extract OF letter from
one of the Third Regiment Of Ohio Volun
teers, dated Camp Belknap. opposite Bata'
July 9th, to his friend in Cincinnati:
We left the mouth Of the Rio Grande the
next morning after / sent you my last pencil
scrawl. We did not start TILL the sun was
five hours high, and " ere compelled TO march
thirteen miles in the hottest part Of very hot
day, through swamps aud chspparel; some,
times wading in two fee, water & three oil muo
and pretty looking set we were. A steam
boat took up the heavy baggage; we beat her
by two hours; we then had TO carry all oil oui
baggage upon bluff, about mile and hall
back Of the river, and there pitch our tents
the next day we pushed half a mile further
from the river, and with axe and spades, com
rnenced clearing camping ground foi the
whole regiment We had a tall time IN clear
ing out the chspparel. fell Of snakes, frogs
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Weep not for her!


EL.PHANTINE sPORTS.-The Buffalo Al
vertiser says:
One of the elephants attached to the men
agerie now in the city very deliberately threw
his trunk over his shoulder. Friday morning,
about A. NJ. and slowly, and with a meas
ured step. walked ont 10 scent The morning
air, and take bird'seye view Of our goodIy
city and IFS suburbs. ere many of its inhabit-
ants had finished their morning slumbers.-
The various wagons in the immediate vicini-
" were the only distractions lac encountered
in his pcrceIinatlons, and these he scattered
with Il terrific momentum. piling one on the
top OF another. while others he flung TO the
hight and left, just as fancy dictated.
This gratuitous performance, however
was not without spectators, for some of the
youths in the vicinity were up and dressed,
following close at his heals, and enjoying Iht
sport with perfect gusto, ever and anon en-
Enthusiastically cheering the old fellow for hi
praisworthy efforts 10 create feeling in th'
wagon market, aud more urgent demand
for wagon makers. In the midst of his rec
rsations, he heard his keeper calling him b,
name, when he turned and Immediately re
traced his steps, aud was conducted nnde
the canopy without doing any further mis-
chief.
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-09-22

The CALIToRNM REGIMEyre-This Reg
imeut whichhas been encamPed on Govern
ors' Island for some weeks past is now about
to sail. Three Companies will embark on
board vessel on Wednesday. There are
about eight hundred men, including officers.
They carry with them 800 percussion milskeIs
500 Hiut muskets. 200 rifles, and 6 pieces Of
light artillery, with all the necessary equip
ments.
The Stores are extensive and various. in
GLIDING moi only all that is necessary for a
military expedition hut also such as would be
required for a military colony, such as ma
chinery for saw and srist mills machine shops.
mech snics tools. &c. &c.
Among the soldiers are qnite a number Of
skilful mechanics. and among the alters ,re
eight oil nine graduates OF West Poin; and
the Lieut.. Col. and Major have held impor-
rant stations at that place as military insIruc-
fOrs.
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-09-22

GovERSHR BoUcK,--The Albany Argus
denies the story Of the True Sun that Gov 6.
Bouck has declined the office Of Sub Treas
urer ofihis Port in consequence Of the great.
amount Of bail bonds required, and says that
the Governor has been IN correspondence
with the Secretary OF the Treasury in relation
to some supposed amhiguiies in the law, and
having received satisfactory explanations. has
accepted the office rendered him BY the Pres
ident, and will enter on IFS duties as soon as
the necessary preliminary arrangements eau
be made.