Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-04-07

advance. The surf boats, about fifty in
number. each containing from eighty 10 a
hundred men, moved off in gallan! style
and in The most perfect order. AS the
boats approached the shore near enough to
touch ground the men leaped out and for
med lines by companies, and marched
ashore. No opposition was offered. Gen
Patersoa's division (the 2nd) next debark-
ed in the same manner, aud were followed
by The Sd or Gen. rwigg's Division. II
was past midnight before the troops ceas-
ed landing. The surf boats were manned
bv The sailors from The UNITED States fleet,
who labored with right good will. The of.
fcers Of the navy have done all in theis
power 10 assist The army in It's movements.
About 2 o'clock The next morning there
was an alarm 10 the line which extended
along The beach. The troops cheered, and
those who had fallen into doze upon the
sand banks sprang suddenly 10 their arms
Our picket guard had approached that ol
soEe Mexican cavalry who were watching
our movements, and had received one OF
two shots. About half an hour Afterwards
a delachmsa, of our men fell in with some
thirty or forty cayalry, aud several voleys
were fred, ihe balls Of The enemy falling
iulo our column bul seriously injurins nc
Que. Al sunrise, Gen. Worth led oil III:
division in advance, following lbe beach
for some distance towards the city, and
then turning INLAND, came in sight of sew
eral hundred Mexican cavalry. drawn up
about naif mile from the shore. AsmalI
howitzer was Immediately drawn up 10 the
top OF q saud hill aud a fire was opened,
which soon scattered the enemy. The di
vision conlinued to penetrate TO the inte.
rior among the sand hills, the Mexicans
relreatins befure them.
The I'd and 81 divisions followed close
aud ,ooA positions. Gen. Patterson seut
| Gen. Pillows brigade 10 the interior, aud
| took his position on the left Of Gen. Worth's
division. Gen Twisgs took his position
10 The rear Of Patterson's. An old cathe.
lsdral, was taken, possession Of by General
Pillow, aud soon afterwards magazine
containing $50 hoxes Of ammInition. Du-
j3ring alIihis time The enemy,kept up a fire
Eof she'll ana round shot from the townsand
Ecasils. few OF which, elched our sline, ane
ai
Is q scllbtR. sA M NJ Z. The little steamer
lsSpii(ire ran in close lollhe town and fired.a
number 6l shells jatS the place, receiving
la fire frornthe castle in return. 80 ~,
This morning our army moved sill near.
er the town-lNorth's division on the right,
and resting on the sea shore, Gen iPatter-
sons in he centre, extending back into
the country, aud Zen. Twigg's Division
on the left, still farther to-the inlerior.
They have approached considerably within
the range of the guns i'll the town, and can
be reached by those in the castle; from both
of which brisk cannunadins has been
kept up during the day. The line extends
across the railroad which goes from The
town 10 tho magazine, and the ac9ueduct
which supplies the city with water, is like
wise in our possession. In short, the city
is fairly invested, and communication by
the main roads cut off. Entrenchmenls
have been marked oul, land will he work
ed pn lo-nighl,l which are near enous b to
the walls 10 reMder our heavy guns eiiec,
live. These. sous have not been taken on
shore. stoptoe's light battery, with the
horses, have been lauded, with several pie
ces of larger calitre. Neither Duncan'S
or Taylor's battery has arrived, nor has
Col. Haruey reached here with the Sd
Dragons. A number Ofvessels with troops
aud ordnance, which were due week ago,
have not been heard of. - -"
There has been considerable skirmish.
ins Today, and some twenty Of our men
wounded among them Lieutenant Colonel
Dickinson, Of the South Carolina resi-
menr, but not dangerously. Fifteen or
twenty of the Mexican cavalry have been
taken prisoners. nurses and men. aud some
fifty killed. This evening 80 FOUNDER
ball from the city fell into the Cd Infantry,
taking off the head of Capt. William Al,
burlis, Of that regiment, and severely, if
not mortally woundius two men.
have written the foregoing liz haste,
and have purposely avoided particulars.
fearing that in attempting 10 give them
might have COMMITTED too many errors. |
was prevented, by circumstances, from
going into the field to-day, but felt the
more easy about it as both Mr. Kendall
aud Mr.. Lumsden were there. To.mor-
row tbelug of war commences in earnest,
and 1 shall be there to see it. Should the
Alabama start TO nisht, or before 4 return,
you will receive lhis-if not. as Pat would
say, you are informed that this letter will
never reach you.
1t is said. thai Gen. - has been cul
off from the city with about 1000 men,
He was down opposite The feet at Anton
Lizardo. probably thinking that our troops
would land there. II is said hat there
are only about 1900 troops in Vera Cruz
and the castle. II.
p: S.-March l3.-Yesterday was a
boisterous day. A heavy nonher sprung
up in The morning and continued all day.
There was no firing on shore, but lsus-
pee, our people were busy preparing the
enlrenchmenls. The bark Tomaroo has
just been turned to position convenient
for landing the siege guns with which she
is loaded. The I'd .Dragoous have not ar
| rived nor have The Iiuht batteries OF Dun.