Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-11
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= From tie NJ o. Plcayune, 1st Inst. isEfss
4 ~ II HE3LATEST aRUMOR.ss
r. good deal! Of excitement was created
Kin the city yesterday afternoon between
4 q and 3 O'clock by the issue from The Office
Eof the National of au extra announcing
Gen. SCOTS entrance iuto The city OF
,EMexico. We will not forestallthe opin-
ions Of our readers, but give tae Nationals
extra in full. '''.a'sft ~: 60
Gen. Scott In The City o. iMerico. =
|. Quarrel 6et1oeen Sdniu1Anna and Cana
li5o.- =:
There is news in the city from the city
of Mexico as late as July 9Th. -alt came
Through by Mexican courier, who, came
by The way or Orizaba and Alvarado 10
Vera Cruz. Gen. Scott entered Mexico
on the 10Th ofJuly. He met with no op:
position on his way from Puebla until
he arrived al Peuon, about;S miles from
the city. Here slight skirmish. ensued
between bis advance and The Mexicans,
when The latter fell back. The civil. au-
lhorilies then came out to meet Geu.Scotl.
Slipulations were entered into Ivy which
the persons aud property Of The citizens of
Mexico were to be respected; this accom-
plisEcd, our army marched quietly into
the city of the Moutezumas. 81
We know upon the highest opportunity
that there is letter now in This city ofthe
l7lh July, from the city of Mexico. The
gentleman who gave US the information
has letter Of the 18th, in which is men,
TONED The preparations of families about
leaving from the approach Of The Yam
KEGS.
Santa Anna and Canalizo had quarrel
ed about the defence oflhis city. Cana
Iizo dit, uol want the city injured, as there
was no hope Of successful resistance,-He
preferred TO meet our troops in the plain,
aud there decide the contest. Santa
Anna would not asreo 10 this, so no oppo-.
silion was made,
The entrance Of Gen. Scott into MeNi-
CO is rumor. From the letter Of the
18th ,r: kno,o positively the preparation
OF the families in the city TO move on
tho approach Of Gen. Scott, aud of. the
quarrel between Santa Anna and Canali-
20 as 10 lhe defence of the city, aud we
know that there is letter in the city Of
The 18th from Mexico.
The courier that brought through the
letter of the 18th brought news Of Gen.
Scouts entering the city. We have no
doubt of the truth Of the report.
From lhe N. o. National Sd inst.-E1tra.
coKFIRMATIoH OF GEN. ScorT's EN-
| TRANCE INTO THE CITY OF MEXICO -
LOSS OF 800 MEN.
Express from San Fernando 10 Matamoros. g.
The steamship Washington, Capt. Pratt,
arrived yesterday, from Vera Cruz, via
Tampico and the Brazos.
By her we have received the Sun OF
Anahuac of the 22d ult., ,the Tampico
Sentinel ofthe 25th, aud the Malamoros
Flag ofihe oath. These papers contain
hing of particular interests But the
following leller received by a gentleman
Of this city, furnished us Republication, is
ofexcilins interest, and fully confirms The
lnews3we gave in our extra of Saturday,
ElhalsG Gen. Scon had entered the city of
EMexico.F : istai9i'sIi
1ampico,--:A private letter from Tam:
pico, dated the 25lh ult., received by a
citizen here, has been shown u.s., which
The writer slates that all COMMUNICATION
had ceased between that port and the
capital. A mai! formerly arrived Twice
week. day, or two before the date
above alluded TO, messenger had been
sent by the merchants a! Tampico TO
Gen. Garay, at Huajulla, reqesling him 10
allow their letters from the city Of Mexico
to come ON to their destination; he replied
that he had decided on permitting no com
municaion from the capital 10 reach
Tampico. We should otherwise have
had dales from the city Of Mexico via
Tampico on the 10Th ull.
Brazos, st. Jago, July 27th.-Sir: I.
hasten 10 inform you that Mr.. Fischer has
Just arrived here from Matamoros, and
was informed that the Colonel command
ing had read on parade last evening thai.
Gen. Scott had entered The city of Mexi-
CO, with loss of 300 men. The news
was brought by express TO Malamoros,
from San Fernando, by Mexican, 10
The Alcaldo, and was generally believed 10
be lruc.
There is no doubt as to the Information
having been impaired 10 the troops a, Mat.
amoros. | would have given you more
particulars, but Mr.. Fishcer has gone
back two miles, in hopes to get his bag
gage here in time for The Washington. |
csnnol give you more as the boat goes,
and he has not returned in time to 60 to