Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-10
:PLANs or GEN. seoTT.

The immediate designs of Gen. Scott
are no longer secret. 1t it supposed that
they are now as well understood BY the
enemy as by our own army, and the press
speaks Of them with freedom. 10 the
correspondence OF: the ST.. Louis 1Republi-
can from NE sEaAa B45atgs. aK5 Ea bFis
extract from it:
The design of Gen. Scott:I assert TO be
as follows. lie has determined upon at.
tacking and taking tho castle Of San Juan
at Vera Cruz by the Is, Of March at the
very farthest. This attack is 10 be made
by sea anl'land at the same time; and 10
that eud Com. Connor has been potfied
TO be prepared with bis eutire feet, but
Gen. Scott is now anxiously waiting The
reply of Com. Conner to his orders 10 this
respect.
Geu. Scott has selected lhe island of
Lobos as the head ofhis operations by land.
'Thither the whole Of Gen. Worlh's divi.
sion is TO belranspored, The lst Regiment
of Pennsylvania volunteers, now at anchor
off this place, and some two or three regi-
ments from New Orleans. This force
will be joRed by a apart of the division
under Gen. Patterson. who will march
from the vicinity of Tampico to such
point as Gen. Scott shall designate. :.
This island has been selected in coage
queuce Of affording the best and safest
harbor between that place and Vera Cruz.
Its lengths mile and half and its
breadth half mile. From the main
beach it is eight miles, with an excellent
channel between j, and The shore, several
fathoms deep. The harbor is a perfectly
safe one, permitting the landing Of troops
without difficulty, vessels of the largest
class being enabled to anchor within
short distance Of the shore. The islard
Of Lobos is elevated SONIC six or seven feet
above the level OF the sea, is covered with
fine growth of timber, and lines abound
there in great abundance. Water of
good quality, aud in sufficient quantity
10 supply all the men we shall take there,
can be procured by sinking barrels. Its
harbor.is favorably known 10 a number
of seafaring men whose pursuit has herelo.
fore been smuggling, and i. has for yeare
been the spot selected by the English for
The ,ranshTpment Of specie from Mexico.
The only difficulty is its bottom, which
being Of lcoral, requires great weight TO
enable vessel TO ride '.norther" in
safety. All things however considered, it
is regarded by all our military men, in
cludipg Gen. Jessup, as being The most
advantageous point on The Cult coast, Tor
the Decentralization of an army TO march
in the rear ofVera Cruz TO attack it.
From this point, then Gen. Scott de-
signs marching his army by the Goth Of
next month; and by the lst of March our
arms will again have been victorious, and
The castle San Juan in our possession,
or defeat and disaster will have befaIlen
US, both on land and by waler.-Picoyunc.
THE LATEs FROM THE BRAZos,
Embarkation Of the troops of the Brazos
Further Of the Surrender of Maj
Gaines Command--their arrirai at San
Luis-Movement Of Santa annals A1my
March to,pards Sql.illo-Santa An.
mas Address to his Troops.
AT an early hour this morning the schr.
Harmonious Walker. Capt: Malcolm, er-
rived from the Brazos, having made the
passage in six days. Through the cour.