Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-10
TAMFIco, Feb. ls. 1917.

Of the occasion 10 send yoa what little
news have picked up since my last. 1
have seen an extract from aletter written
al San Louis. Qtosi on The 9Th inst. by
Mexican officer to his friend in This place.
This extraclsiates that Santa Anna was
to march upon Sal,illo preparatory to at.
tackins Monterey that Urea. with some
5000 troops al Victoria, as 10 attack Mat.
amoras, and that both expeditions must
prove successful. The writer indulges in
the most sansuine expec,alians. He says
"the Yankees will see strong blow struck
against Them, and be made 10 pay dearly
for what they have DONE" Ii is pretty
certain that Santa Anna is at SatilIo,and
tits even reported that be has engaged
Gen. Taylor. This however, we do NOT
believein Tanpico. ] must confess that
the extract Of the letter to which heres
allnde gives ne some concern. We
shall give the Yankees some hot work in =
the North while they are marching on
Vera Cruz is the confident language of
the writer Of this extract, who is none
other than the private secretary of Santa
Anna. Of this 4 am altogether well as.
sured.
Midshipman Perry is still here with
the Tampico formerly the Belle, taken as
a prize. He is to sail in day OF TWO for
Anton 'Lizardo. The Nonata, comman.
ded by Midsbipman Smith, sailed a few
days ago, bu, returned in leaky condi.
lion with her hull working badly. "A sur.
,vey has been held upon her, and she is
condemned and turned over to tie Guar.
lermasters department for The use of the
United States.
By an arrival from Lobos Island / learn
that there are now at that place one Penn.
sylvana regiment, the South Carolina
Palmetto Regiment, part of The N. York
regiment. the whole of the Louisiana Re
giment, with the exception of that part
which was wrecked aud are now in Tam-
pico under Col. Derussay; also, 400 oflhe1
9Th Regiment U. s. Infantry. learn fur. 4
ther that the vessel by which / have this
intelligence, on her passage up, spoke a
vessel with troops of the 9th q. S. Infan-
try on board, bound for IIobos Island
Many of the troops at The Island had NOT
disembarked, others had landed and-cou-
menced. drilling. The Island furnishes
scant and brakish wafer; Of wood thereis
sufficiency. In addition to the ships at
anchor al Lobos, the U. S. sloop of war St.
Mary's is also there.
The British mail steamer from Vera
Cruz, due here some two or three days,
has not yet arrived. -. 80
Isee that some Of The volunteers lately
in your city were guilty Of liltlo bad
conduct. and "H:"in his correspondence
complains severely of their depredalions in
his whereabouts; but ii falls to my LOT 10
speak 10 the fullest terms Of peace of the
volunteers encamped at this post. Il have
never seen more ordeflyset Of men any
where. 3z...
Yours, &c. Il. Al.
LATER FROM THE BRAZoS.
Through The same source from Thich
We obtained the above, we derive the
following: |
The propeller Washington arriye69at;
with dates. .IFon .Brazos .iosi
The 23d ult. Maj. Gen. Butler came pas.
senger on her. We learn that he is sill
suffering so much,from the effects Of the
wound he received al Monterey, as to 10
disabled for active service.
iBRAzos, Feb. 90, .s47.
{: The following letter was received here
to-day. by Capt. Cross, confirming re-
port which reached this place some days
since, and which has no doubt, been com
municated to YOU:
SALTILLo, Feb. 8.
My Dear Cap,ain--l have only time to
write few lines, and have but little news
10 communicate.
Capt. Heady and nineteen mel, were
captured by Mexican cavalry on the-2eth
ult.-Ths is now confirmed.
Gen. Taylor. with Majors Briggs
Squadron, and Thomas batteries and ihe
Mississippi regiment, arrived here on the
I'd inst. He has taken his position at
Aqua Nueva, All-the troops will be there
day after Tomorrow, except few, who
will remain in lown, and Pixies squadron.
whichhas gone to Polomus. The enemy
are sill near US, but will not attack US.
Yours, &c.
There is little doubt now but that Gen.
Minon will give Gen. Taylor considerable
trouble. A regiment Of Texas rangers is
very much needed. They should be al
lowed to enlistfor six months, if they arc.
averse TO engaging for an indefinite time.
Gen. Taylor wants light troops who thor
oughy understand this kind warfare, as
the Texans do. IT.
BRAzos. Feb, 22.
Gentlemeu-It seems ,ha, Gen. Taylor
ls busy, making water tanks. aud collec-
ting large train of wagons and pack
miles. The enemy has left that par, of :
The country for paris unknown, bu, issup-
posed to have moved toward Vera Cruz. :.
Worth's division is now all aaoat ex-
cept The dragons and light batteries. and
one or Two companies that were left out