Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-15

they began to enter and continued up 10 l
pm. when: all got in.: There are rs wa
gons and S95 5imep, amongwhom are BIZ
wounded and sick. Major Lally is sick
the horses are worn out-for which reason
ii is supposed they will remain here some
time. II is said that Father Jarauta will
attack them tonight, 5ut nothing positive.
The other note is as follows:
,JALAPA, August %. -
Major Lally with his command is sill
here, and will probably remain here some;
time. The guerrillas have alldisappeared.
from this neighborhood, but 10 where they
have gone am unable to say. Aourto,
the guerrilla chief, died in Jalapa few
days since, some say of a wound received
in one Of the attacks on Major Lally's
command, and others by fever.
We do not entertain any doubt that the
train, as mentioned above, had passed Pc
roie aud gone on in safety 10 Puebla.
Intelligence reached Col. Wilson on the
morning Of the 9th ult., ,ha, Lieut.. David
Henderson, of Capt. Fairchild's company
OF dragons, and his party who were sent
out BY Capt. Wells on the 18th of August
10 apprise Maj, Lally Of the approach Of
.reinforcements. were all shot by the guer.
rillas. There is little or no doubt of the
correctness OF this sad intelligence. Lieut.,
Henderson was a resideutof New Orleans.
aud bnt recently embarked as volunteer
in his couutry's service. He was printer
by proiession, man of courage and enter
prise, aud his fate will be sincerely lament
ed by his numerous friends.
Ii is now very generally believed that
Capt. Besancon's company went up with
The train under Major Lally.
The following letter gives some facts that
we have not beioe seen. though news
promptly reached here Of the nsurreclion
in Yucatan.
Correspondence Of The Picayune.
VERA CRUZ, August 27.
Gentlemen-On Sunday last The city
was startled with intelligence from Yuca-
tan that tho whole lndian population Of
that Stale had risen against the whites,
and ia some districts massacred entirely
the white population, with the exception of
the women, whom they only spared for
fate still worse than death. The news was
received here by the French Consul in
a communication from the Frenrh Consul
at Campeachy, and the massacre he says
was UNIVERSAL 70 distinction being made
EXCEPT between Indians and whites. 10
some of the districts the whites have sue
ceeded in reaching The cities and werethere
waiting succor. There is good reason to
hope these will be able to defend lhemsel-
yes until they are reinforced. A, Campea-
chy they were in expectation of an imme
diale attack. The French brigs Of war
La Peyrouse and La Plate have, il is uu-
ders,ood, both been ordered to Campeachy,
and there is report that Com. Perry is
about ordering down one Of the vessels-of
our squadron. There is perhaps, some eX.
aggeration in The accounts of the extent Of
the massacre, but Of the main facts there
is not doubt. The Indians in Yucatan-
have been more oppressed than in any other
par. of Mexico, because the landholders;
are seneraly residents in Spain, land entrusl
The management o: their estates to their
stewaris, who to subserve their own inter
ests grind the unfortunate Peon 10 The dust.
Aa express arrived here on Tuesday
from Alvarado 10 Com. Perry, with infor.
nation thatthe guerrillas had attacked that
place the ight before and Killed a surgeon
an ,aaS. "a aisRss n y bsai iaiS;I
efs Pe.rita and Scorpion were Immediate
Iy despatched TO reinforce those in posses.
sion Of The place.