Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-07-21

IL Z.
and infantry rancing and returning Jhs
FIRE at lbe Same time. cAbout this/fime
the Word ran along thesline that fhe- ene-
my was advancing on the rigM-the field
pieces were trained on them, and 10 The
acl Of firing. when disco 6yeredto Be, Lieut.;
Maynard, with bis pioneers returning
from scouting expedition; 5 seconds
later and lbsy had been dead umen.f9 The
MexicanS relreated, before us as we adj
valted, keeping up a running fire, but
rarely showing themselves. II was im=
possible to charge Them for the marches
aud chaparal; there was nc means OF fof-
eipg our way through b the oods, the un-
OF briars, vines, keS,scorpions
aud other vegetables, render it perfectly
impregnable. We now struck into foot
path, which we kept until we got in sight
of Tobasco.
1t was with the greatest difficulty tha,
the artillery could be got along, and but for
the indomitabe energy and perseverance
of the officers commanding them, they must
have been left on the road. But before
such fellows as Mckenzie, Buchanan,
Perry, Gansevourt and Blunt, it was no
use-the chaparral fell back, the high flags
bowed their devoted heads, The bull frogs
said "bloody hounds" mot nouns) and
hoped away, aud the tad poles, having
no legs, wagged their tails and exclaimed
1--WE are dead tad poles" and the artillery
pushed along. Our march now for two
three miles was uninterrupted by The ap.
pearance of Mexican, but the roadside
was strewed with cartridges, beds, haver-
sacks, and other indications of people
moving in hurry. Scouting some dis.
tauce in advance Of the main body the
pioneers suddenly came upon large
party of the enemy waiting in close
chaparral to give US volley as we ap.
preached. Maynard charged N upon
them in gallant style and routed them out
and now you should have been here to
have seen what a Texan would call a
specimen of "lall walking" the Mexicans
running and the pioneers after them, The
yellow varmintes seemed 10 think that
they were losing too much Time IN their
feet touching the ground so often, so they
picked them up. and ne saw nothing but
a cloud of white specks in The distance
like coat tails shiYering in :he wind. May
nard's runners are of no contemplate dl-
meusions, aud he soon left his own men
far asern, but he was snail alongside Of
the Mexicans. There were enough Of
them to have eaten up his little force,
numbering but thirty men, aud half of
them armed with axes. This was our
last brush, and towards evening the ad-
vance guard came in sight of the fort
the approach TO the city by
land and water. have never seen a more
commanding posiliou-constructed on
bluff. taking iu line Of tie river one mile
and half long, exposing our vessels to a
raking fire the whole distance. In the
for, they. mounted three long 32s, three
heavy field pieces and 24.pound CARA
made, and as the Scorpion and Spitfire
came around the bend of the river, they
opened on them from the fort with grape
and round shot. Ther,@o litlle steamers
came steadily along, paying more atteu-f
ton to steering clear oflhe shoalstha of
The shot,. The Scorpion coming up first
eRsnsa 1sa9s 1sf nis = sAs s9fsassn
and soon drove the enemy from their guns
their FIRE stacking; and Capt. Bigelow
the fort silenced. put on steam
aud passed on up TO the ci,y,when the FIRE
re.opened from the (tirt, which the Spit
Ere returned most gallaplly, again driving
them from their guns. The Scorpion at
ibis time landing a.pany oe' men 10 take
possession Of the town, aud thinking 10
the fort that they were aboutto be attack.
ed in The rear, prepared 10 timber upon
the field pieces;wben Lieut.. Porter landed
with force from the Spilfire and gallant:
" rushed up the hill to board, when The
enemy fed, leaving two ofIheir field pieces
behind all Iimbered up for moving off. He
then spiked the gums and hoisted The
American Gag.
Capts. Lee and Bigslow OF The Spi,6re
and Scorpion acquitted themselves most
credilably. These were the only vessels
the shoalness Of the water would admit Of
coming up at the timc. The wheelhoose
of the Scorpion and Soi,fire were driven
10 by the shot Of the sort,paddles shattered
wheel shot away, and several men and
an officer wounded. With the assistance
of Capt. Taylor's camels, the E,na and
Scourge were subsequently brought over
the bar. We now formed into Hue, and
with flags flying marched into the city to
the tune Of "Oh git along Johu." On
reaching The public plaza, the men and
officers were quarlere5 in the public
buildings around the square, the comman.
der and suite occupying the government
house. Every Mexican had left the city.
Not ao officer Of the Government, civil ior
military, could be found 10 lhe place. We
were 10 the city nine days, during which
time not an outrage was committed by a
man, andprivate property respected most
rigidly.
At night, our Jolly tars would assemble
together ip squads of a hundred in The
plaza, and sing their hea songs. Such
music had never before been heard in To-
basco- The ladies always assembled in
the balcony Of the Spanish Consul's house
regularly every evening" anb never left
until the last nOiec was sounded. There