Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-10

ietSiiutH. HC5e d'e P'ooe o'S''"e''"o't
bu, they have been earned At sacrifice OF
life which can scarcely be paralleled in the
annals of modern warfare. of the gal
liant regiment which left The United States
nine months ago, numbering nearly eleven
hundred men, but between eighty and
ninety were left to enter The city of Mex
leo.
It will also be perceived that Lieut..
James Stuart, of tho Rifles, sou Of the
former Editor of the .Mercuey, "was the
first man TO enter the CITY," In such a
contest. and with such glorious result,
it is indeed proud and enviable distInc'
tiun for our young townsman of being
Foremost among the ve."-Char-
lesion Mercury. November 2.
We have been politely favored with The
perusal of letter from gallant Caro-
iinian, an officer in the Second Dragoons,
now in the city of Mexico, and have been
permitted TO make The following interesting
extract. Most of the officers named were
stationed at Fort Moullrie previous to the
war.
"The South Carolina Regiment behaved
with distinguished gallantry at Churubus'
CO. and agaiu a, the sorIninS of Cha
puIlepec, In The former they suffered
terribly, losing one-third of their number.
and very severly also in the latter, so that
now, out of the nine hundred men, VINO
composed the Regimen when ii lett Char
lesion, il can muster but about eighty or
ninety. should say, though, that SICK
ness at Puebla had reduced them more
than half before we left that city. >.
Sumter was wounded at Churubusco, but
is rapidly regaining his health. take
great pleasure in relating an account OF an
exploit of our friend Longstreet. who
highly distinguished himself at the tete du
mont at Churubusco. This work was very
strong, and its guns were served by tie
deserters from our army, who fought win
the energy of despair, whilst hall.s'orm
of musket balls poured upon our columns
from all parts Of the parapet' from the
fortified church near by, and from me
banks of the canal. This terrific hre
drove back a regiment in conrueion upon
the Sth Infantry, (Longstreel's) aud it also
began to aver, when l.. seized The re-
pirnentaI colors, aud accompanied by
another officer, (Capt. Bomfordi rushed
forward, calling upon all brave men 10 fol-
low their standard. The men, cheered by
this courageous act, rushed with shout
upon the tete du pont. LonSstreet, still
bearing the colIrs, ran in advance OF all
10 the very diici, of the work; i, was full
of water, but ne plunged in, crossed IT,,
and climbing the embankment, planted
his standard on the fort, which his bold
ac, had caused all to fly from, save the
deserters, who fearing, if they ran, they
would be shot by the Mexican, stood their
ground to the last, and all Of them (about
eighty we make prisoners. L. was badly
wounded in approaching the city on the
18th. but he is recovering rapidly. Hill
was in the s,orming party at Chapullipec,
but came off uuhurt. Thomas, Brown,
Judd, and Ausline are safe and well. l
was completely worn down before we
entered the city. For the last month, In
fact, ever since we lefissP uebla, itzwould
not he an exageraling to say. that we have
been constantly in the saddle."--Chartes
ton Mercury.
Description Of The Valley Of The Rio
Grande.-No part Of Texas surpasses in
fertility, or equalsin salubrity, The Valley
of the Rio Grande. The river courses lis
way from the mountains through varied
climate, which will produce any thing,
from wheat to sugar aud cotton. Nothing
can exceed the rich growth Of vines. The
melon fourishes, and our camp is daily
supplied with fine water-melons. This
region of country is bound to be seIlled We
ry rapidly; if polhing else points it ou' as
desirable location, the fac, of the Rio
Grande being really a nauigable stream is
sufficient. In point of health, few regions
can surpass l.-There are no causes for
disease; there are no swamps, which, in
the heat Of summer, throw out their poi
sonous miasma the banks are high, and
the country preserves that character 10 The
Colorado. Let This boundary be settled,
and there will be tide Of emigration to
this favored region rarely equaled. If
some OF our Northern farmers would settle
here,1tey could make one flower garden
of the river banks. from its source 10 its
mouth. Cultivation can be carried on by
white labor, / think beyond doubt. No
summer climate can exceed il in loveli-
ness; The everlasting breeze deprves the
sun of much Of its heat. Such evenings !!
Such morn Young people should come
here TO make love The old should emigrale
and rejuvenalo themselves. To the for
mer say, the moon shines with such be-
wilchiug sweetness. no matter how deter
mined they may be 10 live and die maids,
they will find i, impossible TO resist "lhe
little god :" to the latter, some Of The ro-
nance oflheir early days will be renewed,
and their frames invisoraed by the ocean
breeze, which comes every evening laden
with GOODNESS aud health.
From the Correspondence ofMe Chars Courier.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 81,
Your late travelling correspondent hav-
ing ascertained q few additional parlicu-
lars. relating 10 the father of the late Chan.
cellor Harper, which NAV prove interesting