Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-18

i'm mcdiatelyatolhe Latter
When lhei Fashion, Vera sfaz lhsfesss
were 4aboultS5 50fnena there Iigsied ssS
observation-disclosures dnys a6rs saffIS
underlhe.comalaE of GO v !sSno fase sss'
tho 12llI5nfantry.ss,st n
Thesscllooner.s liam aRd 81 Eajz
Capt. Beach, ,nrrivedsy yeslerday tom 1iins ssIss
pico, which place she Jeff tonlhe 3glt yg
Capt. Beachshas favored Us with hsihs4 Isss
lowing gintellisence
III willsbe gratifying 10! he friends sot
Lieut.. Taneybil, who accomPanieE EgolS
De Russy's expedition, and vas
ded, MORALLY as was supposed, atthes Cal5s
abozo, where the expedition was gamB6s
caded by the enemy, is sill living An =
express from him arrived at Tamplcp
stating that he was doing well. and re y:
questing that hisclolhing be- sent 10 him
itwas 'expectedilha "a Mexican slie1Ienanfss
of artillery, a prisoner at Tam pico. would ffdse!
be exchanged for him. &: ~
II has been ascertained that Gen:s Garay
had fourteen prisoners in bis band whichsas
had been taken from Col. Del Rnssy sparfy Ssas
whichireduces by tha! number the hdni6sr
first supposed to have, been killed sSia
expeditions sssg$ s!ftr
Gea. Garay has !. is said a force 81 nots
less than three thousan men with asts rs
miles of Tampico: He cuts OFF almost
entirely the supplies flom. the co6itY for
the Tampico market, and has efeetadllys
stopped the ira le with the inleiio
| Onlhe 29th ult. an expedition consisting
ofthe u. S. schooner Pelrel, Lieut Cons
Moore. with detachment Of marines and
an artillery 6 pounder in addition8ioa hers
armament, was ,.owed !. up. .hesP Panuca.s
by the steamer .Undine. The yobjsci OF IS
this expedition was not publicly k1oWnssS
but was supposed TO- be 10 intimidate ihesg
Mcxicans and prevent them from cutting
of Gen. Taylor's dispatches should s6ss beHss
al San Luis Potosi and desire to send his @s
communications by, way Of sTampicc.s
The Mexican dispatches for The Inferior: s.
have all been stopped b.
On,he 9th it was discovered that SONS M
Of the privates Of the louisiana regiment :;
had been the habit Of stealing cartridges 81
and selling them othe Mexicans. Oyers
sixly,pounds was found 'concealed Sin 81 s
Mexican Clubhouse, Isswith a spropor,ionate g
quantity of balls, &c. J. Twofmensof com.
paniss d andsH were under arrest; and #
it wasthoughl thai more were IMPLICATED
The. .carlrids ses!had been sold at124, ,eentsss
piece. = 4slSs
Since the erection Of sheds for the iroepss&
they have been remark ably aheaIlh
Whaleversicknes existed among themwas s.
mainly in the delachmsntssofs Pensyl-
vanians. y4s So
The Q: propeller N ajot, Tompkins 81
was!to sail soon for this port: 3 II
From tie Correspondence Of tie Chars coaavisy.
WAsHINGToE;;2 Angnst 81
The expenses of the M exicanlrar begin
Ito, lie alarming "a teones es,ime;iis HasssasgssSs
sertsd 2that ihess prpsec0ti ssof tbs SNaHSss
4 would lots cost six I1iil iions ay ysaldnorss
EIhan thes ordinary amount OF lie sexHendi
lures ssllspaIs 81 KS
seighteen mil Ioans
as iasss ssIa ai isss & s!sRl
millions 10 be alWay OH hand iIs the Erea-s
.uary., This was ife estimate at tile close
of the Est session.. II was NOT inrendeds
at that time 10 call in more tlhaBs half Of
the loan during The present fiscal year.
But thirteen millions sofsthe loan have s
been aIreadycalled for, and the remainder
must be, in the course Of the present
month. &7at-. l az
The expenditures for the army alone
during The quarter ending June: :30thswere
over sixteen millions. The excess of Sex-.
peDdtures over receipts for thataquarier
was more than two millions. sss.ssta
Should the war prosecuted with the
vigor which has been promised ,sthe exc
penditures on account OF s,he; army will
exhaust the Treasury before The; meeting Z
Of Congress in December. ] have little;
doubt that the hesitation, on the :paIl of the
Government in sending outs an adequate
forcelo our Generals, for The prosecution
oflhe war; is caused by the prospect off,
an empty Treasury. Topresent;f0 Con-
gress, at the commencemento Of z thasnext Z
session, barren victories, a continued war,
and an empty Treasury,wills sbessrather
mortilying TO the Administrations Yetp
the Executive sin this dilemma that he
must abandon The attempt toa conquer a
peace, orthazardt the continuance of ex-ss
penditures, which. may prove u1ayailing
1t is an easy matterlo kindle up war;
TO extiDguishsi, is another affair. linen
toned some days ago, that the g Cabinet
had held consultation on the subject OFF,
the instructions 80 be sent toutss by the
Brdndy,0ine, to,Mr. Tod, ,eaada dathatsit had
been determined TO recedes from the glound E
taken by Mr., Wise, aud heretofore escoun-
lenanced by the esExecutive. e.9insrelationlo
the affair ofsLt. Davis and ithes three sail
ors ofthe us. shipo oSaraioga
+ Subsequent information senabl me 10
confirm that statement, and TO- give MI. ~;
Buchanan due credit for sustaining cons
ciIilary and proper views on the subject.
But still it is the opinion that there will
be difficulty in settling the lna,ters
TheInteiEgencer,swhic paperhas here
tofore defended Mr.. Wise'sscondpct 10 this ~;
affair, says: ssfft,sl