Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-07-21
From tie NJ u. Pieayltnc, sih inst.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO


The steamship Alabama arrived at an
early hour yesterday from Vera Cruz,
touching at the Brazos, she left the former
port Oh the Sd ofJuIy and the latter Oh the
9TH.
The following passengers came over ON
the Alabama from Vera Cruz; Capt. A.
r. He'zel, assistant quar,ermaster; DR.. A
H. SAUNDERS, late bearer Of dispatches
from the Government to Gen. Scott |,
Mess.s. E. G. Elliot AMI C.. Finley, Of
the army. and Messrs. Fisher, Tobbler,
Forey, Richards. Carpenter, Tenhrick,
Harden. Tai. Moore, Mccall. Mrs. Goa.
tes, and thirty discharged leamsters.
By this arrival we have direct advices
from Mexico 10 the morning on The 29lh
ofJune, aud from Puobla to The 30Ib.
Gen.. Scott had not been able to leave
Puebla, Ie was awaiting the reinforce
m ments under Gen. Cadwallader and Gen.
Pillow, who had inot arrived. Some of
The papers mention Gen. Cadwailader
arrived at PuebIa on The Both. Letter
from Mr.. Kendall of that date make no
mention Of it,though he was at Perots
about The 20lh, awaiting for General Pill
low. -
80 774e-IngnJwsITJnTl ne cIIy oil NJ exico5 IS
very Indefinite. Gen. Scott is said TO
have Communicated 10 the Government
that Mr.. Tood was with him and authoriz-.
ed to negotiate for {, peace. Santa nna
had been in vain endeayuring to procure a
quorum Of Congress TO lay Gem SCOTS
communication before il. Mr.. Kendali's
letters rather encourage The prospects, oil
an early peace; but We have had access
TO letters from very responsible source
in the city OF Mexico which take d very.
different view of The subject. The writer
thinks Gen. Scott will have to march inlo
Mexico 10 secure peace.
The censorship o. the press existing in
Mexico prevents US from knowing what
measures TO defend the city will be taken.
Santa Auna vas 10 leave the capital on
The 30lh uIt., intending TO pass three days
in the counlry, for the benefit Of his health.
II is said that every avenue of entrance
into the city is fortified, but the writer in
Mexico, upon whom we very much rely,
thinks the American army, will easily
overcome all such obstacles-lhat the
defence OF their Notifications will only
cmbarrass the Mexi:ans.
We were unable 10 throw much light
upon the movement of Gen. Alvarez was
at Atlixaco on the l4h of June with 300
Mexican cavalry. The Star thinks his
forces have been greatly oyerra,ed.
A long, elaborate leler IS published in
The Star in Spanish aud English, addressed
10 Tho people Mexico, by an officer of the
American army. We have read but
portions 1T, but it appears calm, Eamil-
lar statement, aimed aud we'll .calcuaIed
to teach Mexicans how unlounded are
their iuveerals prejudices againsa the
Unilec States, and The futility on their part
of further prosecution Of the war. We
may recur to it.
A correspondents Of El Monitor Repub-
licand, writing from Puebla, says: Gen.
Scott with all ofhis engineers corps and
number Of other officers, proceeded 10
Cholula The other day, aud after ascend
ins The pyramid, agreed at once TO forlify
the place." He thinks it only throwing
salt tc the fishes 10 forlify su oul Of the
way place, The truth of The business is,
says the Star, tha, Gen. Scot, never went
there at all, but that Gems. Quitmar,
Twiglss, Cot. Harvey and party Of Off
GERS, hearing of the pyramid and wishing
to see The spot rendered SO notorious by the
massacre Of The Cholusas by Corlez, did
go but the idea Of terrifying was farlhesi
from the thought. -,.s
The Star lells good story of party
Of gusrilLeros who stopped some Mexi-
cans who were driving hogs inIo Puebla.
They first compelled the drivers TO pay
the usual tax on their swine for entering
,he city, aud then drove their swine OF in
another direction.
The Star says there is three months
provisions in The city for the army, aud
that The fields around the. city supply all
the foliage necessary. J,a IS. ~,
A Mexican uamed Heredia has. been
detected by his counlrymen on his way
from the capital 10 Puehla with drawings
of the different fortiica'ions around the
capital. He was,ried aud condemned as
a spy and traitor, and was condemned lo