Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-19

day, asd cannot alIofd toStletach d heavy
body sf horse and foot, with Wagons, TO
accompany them to Vera Cruz. Our.
baggage train though increasing, lis not 5ei:
half large enough losive an assured pro-
gress 10 this army. Besides, q great num-
Der of prisoners would, probably escape
from the escort in the long aud deep sane ,
road, without subsistence---ten TO one
that ws shall find again, out Of the same
body Of man, in the ranks opposed to US.
MOI one of The Vera Cruz prisoners is be.
lieved 10 have been in the lines Of Cerro
Gorde. Some six of the officers, highest
ia rank, refuse 10 give tiieir paroles, except
10 20 10 Vera Cruz. and thence. perhaps,
10 the United Staless
The small arms and their sccoulrs-
ments, being Of no value to our army here
or al home. 1 have ordered them to be
destroyed; for we have not the means OF
Transporting them. am also somewhat
embarrassed with ihe-pieces Of artllle:
ry-alI bropxe-which we have captured.
It would take a brigade, and half otIhis
army to transport them fifty miles. A
field battery l shall take for service with
the army; but the heavy metal must be
collected. and left here for the present.
We have our own siege.train and the
proper carriages with US.
Being much occupied with The prisoners.
and all the details Of asforward movement
besides looking to the supplies which aro
10 follow from Vera Cruz. | have time
to add no more--inlending to be at Xala-
pa early tomorrow. We shall not, pro.
badly, again meet with serious opposition
this side OF Perote-certainly not, unless
delayed by the want of the means Of trans
portation.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
P. 8. I invite attention TO The accom-
panyiug letter to President Santa Anna.
taken 10 his carriage Yesterday; also to
his proclamation, issued on hearing that
We had captured Vera Cruz, &c., in
which be says: "If The enemy advance
one step more, the NATIONAL independence
will be buried in the abyss Of the past.
We have taken that step. VS..
II make second postscript, 10 say that
.ii,ere is some hope, am happy TO learn,
that Gen. Shields may survive his wounds.
Ono of.lhe principal motives fof Parol.
ing the prisoners of war is, TO diminish The
resislances of other garrisons 10 our march
w. s.
Hon. w. T4. Marcy, Secretary of War.
General TDiggs.-This gallant old ve'
teran has seen as much service, and ac-
Quilted himself as meri.oriousty, when the
opportunity has presented itself, as any,
other officer in our army. In the existing
war with Mexico, he has been prominent
at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and
Monterey, and at Sierra Gordo bis com.
mand bore the brunt Of the action. And
yet he seems 10 nave failed in gaining tho
affections OF the newspaper correspondents,
who have made SO many heroes, to judge
by the silence Of these gentlemen in regard
10 him.. As an exception, we may notice
a correspondent ofthe Philadelphia North
American who in letter dated Vera Cruz
April Ia. thus speaks Of him:
.etWe have great many rumors o. wnat
is going on at the head Of our advancing
column butslitile thatscan begrelled on.
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left, Gem Scott received fEi0fNalfon rudt
Santa: Anna was in position at a pass this
side Of Jalapa, with 10000 mep. This
was promptly forwarded to Gen. Twigss,
who sent back word that he han heard Fu-
mors Of The same ilpport--the report as to
Santa Annals force varying from 1000 to
20, 900 men--bul that at all events, he Sas
going TO JalopG. He does not seem 10
think lha, he will even need tire aid ofthe
ID Brigade to pass any point on the road.
The old General is q card. Ills appear
aucs is very much that one wouid take
General Taylor's to be, from the descrip.
lions we get Of old Rough md Ready, and
it would he very easy to mistake ono for
the other. Gen, Twiggsis large fat man,
grey headed, and wears enormous white
whiskers and mousrache. He is rough,
plain and prompt; doing every thing
quickly, but nothing without sound reaec-
lion. As General, he is considered one
of the best ~ the army aad m fighting
shows alt The grr aid hangonishness
(uot Websler's) of a bull-terrier. His
division is the flower of the army. This
morning. we have flying report, not gen.
orally credited, that he has had fight, and
one story goes that he has been obliged 10
wait for Gen. Patlerson's division to come
up. do not believe the latter, for the old
veteran would fight any number Of Mex
leans in his present meod."
From, he South Caroliniar.
Extract Of letter from Col. Butler, 10
the Governor, dated
VERA Cruz, April 10.
,ITheoe noor d-Ps the Mexicana care