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

ed a good number of private letters
Several to Col. Childs are particularly re-
ierred TO. One is from Mrs. Childs aud
contains much pleasant gossip as ro The
state of parties in the United Stales.-
Other letters of an entirely private nature
are commented upon.
The success Of some ofIhe guerilla par
ties near Vera Cruz are duly cbronicled
and commended in the papers.
Anna reviewed at Tealpam the troops
from the South of Mexico under Alvarez.
This generals command had not all nrriv-
ed, but it was expected 10 reach 5000 men
in few days.
Senor Pedro del CASTILLO has been re-
moved from the command Of The regiment
of Hidalgo in the National Guard. The
act is strongly censured.
Gen. J. Gomez dc la Conlina' has re-
signed the command of Ihe battalion Of
Victoria of which he was colonel.
Three hundred troops from Morelia ar
rived in the capital on Ihe 7lh lust.
Diligencies have been established be-
tween these two cities. One Of ihen has
already been robbed.
The Vice Governor of Oajaca has re-
signed his Office, and bis resignation has
been accepted.
Gen. Scott appears 10 preserve perfect
discipline among his ,rooTs at Puebla. The
Mexicans admit this indirectly. though let
ters are published complaining of our ex-
cesses in general terms. The case Of a
New York volunteer is mentioned, who
was tried by court martial for assaul'lns
woman with a visw Of robbinS her Of a
silver cruciix.
Tho casting of piece Of caunon at To.
luca on the ID inst. is formally mentioned.
We have thus glanced at the papers be.
forc US, but will recur 10 them again, and
should they contain any thing of import
ancc, lay it before our readers.
From Tampico we learn little news by
this arrival. The only thing which gives
animation 10 the town appears TO be the
false alarms which frcqucnIy occur. We
are informed by all officer Of dragons
that he went out with a party on scout
on the 18th inst. and proceeded some DO
miles from The city in the direction of AL
lamira, but saw no armed Mexicans. The
country people appeared friendly. and like
the rest Of the inhabitant of Tamaulipas
did not seem ill affected towards our Go
vernment,
The Louisiana regiment stationed at
Tampico has suffered severely from sick
ness. Many haye died and there are yet
many sick-not less ihau $50 accounts say.
Not more than l50 men are reported fit for
service. and yet this is the only regiment
doing duty. Reinforcements have been
daily expected, brit in vain.
Lieut.. De Groote, of the Dragons, who
arrived on the Palmetto, has been ordered
hitherto recrit mon to gill up his company
10 the full compliment. II consists now
of only fifty four men. This is the compa.
nv with which il is intended 10 open the
road from Tampico to San Luis PotQsi.
Death Of Canales' Brother.-tAs The
train came down from Monterey, lha;
brought us news from that place. up to the;
3lsl ult., the guard arrested al Ceralvo,
Mexican who had become notorious for
daring lhelts and murders. Upon being
examined, enough was elected TO order
his immediate execution. The condemned
up to she moment of his sentence. main
tanned dogged silence. When he found
that his hour had come, he grew quite
loquacious, and taking out his film, and
steel, he lit ci saretto, and cody putting
il, he walked out into the plaza to submit
to his ia:e. Six Soldiers were selected as
execulioners. The Mexican was first
turned from the platoon, bu, he resolulely
objected, and wished to look death in the
face. With an eye unblanched he saw
the deadly weapons raised, remarkins
that he had only one life 10 lose, while he
had taken forty. In another instant he
sprang forward corpse, one ball penc-
traling his head, three others his body.
Upon examination Of the papers found on
the dead body, il was discovered that the
brother Of tn, notorious Canales was the
victim just exccuted.-Daily National,
18Th inst.
Correspondence of the N. o. Com. Times.