Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-07-07
VERA CRiUrsz;, June III

which had halted, and was hourI expect
ing renewal of The attack fromihe Mex
leans, who were gathered in the:road, 8, and
chaparals ahead in5large force: 81; > )
The attack was made snddeafy and5y
a small party. upon an advanced parry OF
dragons, who with Co Of. N, Allosh, The,
commander Of the escort, were half a mile
ahead Of The wagons. This ,cetL.
n,ounte6! and ,celL armed, tetreased -or fell
back upon The, main bod before an
inferior force Of fMsxicans,s an ocsnrrence,
the first of its kind during This var and |
sincerely hope il may be The las.
The guerillas, thus inspired with conf
dence ttok advantage of. the confusion Pr o.,
duced, and avoiding the troops asmuch as
possible, fell upon the wagons and mules,
which were stretched along a distance Of
some four miles, and were guarded along
the whole line by number ofatroops not
exceeding four hundred = manyfof these,
of course, rushed for their share fight
leaving large sections of The traiIsentirely
unprotected. The consequenceswas, that
lwenty-eight wagons. and between one
aud two hundred pack mules, became the
property of the guerriiias.
The liain left Santa Fe wilhsones humid
red and lhiny-two wagons, andarom five
to six hundred packed mlles-so you will
observe The loss forms a very large per-
centage. | am glad to learnsbys a letter
which have seen from, MajotsB Bennell,
the PaYmaser who had charge Eof lhe
money which went up in the drain, that
not one Of the wagons containingthe gov
ernmeut funds was taken, although a
considerable sum belonging 10 officers was
taken in the different baggage Us agons.,
Tho mos, important of our losses we're the,
ordnance stores, with which some Of the
captured were loaded. About six: eight
of our men had beea captured, sand some
fifteen or twenty wounde6,. during The en-
gagement; aud the Mexican loss;Was sup
posed to bermuch greater. What has
happened siuce Col. Banks leftSand before
Gen. c CaeIwalader reached the ground, is a
matter oil deep inlerest--nol to say appre-
henson. The confidence naturally spring.
ing from the discovery lhatthe Americans
are moi invincibIe, has doubtless induced
an early renewal Of the attack, in; which
case am not without hope thatthe repu-
tatiou OF the Americans arms wiIlsbe fully
maintained. -; IS
A great fault has been committed with
reference TO this train. Ilet tile city with
an insufficient escort, while two huntred
cavalry were lying here, readyspr nearly
ready, 10 move OF the same road; If no,
exactly ready, their preparations could
have been haslened at least twenty four
hours, and The train could hayefsbeen de.
taned at least an equal sength!z zof lime.
That this was not done, will, fancy. be-
come a matter of future accountability.
Unpleasant, stories, too, are current touch-
ing the habits and condition alta particular
juncture, of an important parsonage at
tached to The escort. This with other
matters, will, / presume, form a subject
for the investigation of a courtsmartial and
a more direct reference 40 il nsnys leller
.whould s=lle imprnper 1sneSgffack was:
made at III Passo de lasS Ovejas this. side
of the National BtidSe, and slor the other
side oft. 'sss@5:ss =: rs. f3.f y. iiii3
II is said the srnad4lSs now 10 he stortlhed,
and occupied ia all. lis more difficult pas
ses, by the Mexican troops. Don Thomas.
Marin, an intrepid officef osthe old Mex-sI
lean stamp, we'll known for his gallant
defence Of Alvarado, is reported 10 have
eight hundred men under him, with whom
he intends to occupy Cerro Gordo again,
assisted, as he expects 10 be, by guerillas,
who can be gathered around hinsat a few
hours notice, 10 cases Of emergency. But
even if these reports prove true, that road
cannot be closed by Mexican tioops.-
Gen. Scott can detach division al any
hour, which would again sweep all such
obstacles away for the moment; and if he
had the troops which figure SO conspicu-
ousIy in the Adjulant Generals report, he
could guard the road effectively, by occu-
pying wi,hhis own men the passed referred
to.-This, il is true, would require good
many soldiers, but it is matter of very
great importance. and the service suffers
from inability to do it.
am inclined to believe that tie General
intends to open The road to Puebla, lead
Ing through OEdZdOd dnu ECOTuUFd, no u
seems to offer some advantages over that
via Jalapa. By taking possession ofthese
two cities, he would strike at the roo: of
the guerilla evil, by controlling, 10 a
great exlent,lhe mountain hordes from
which this class of soldiers is principally
taken. ..,5le
1t is believed that Tie best results would
follow The opening and occupation Of this
road, and the General has received assu-
RANGES that The feeling Of the farmers and
wealthy citizens is strongly favorable 10
the Americans, having been rendered so
by the depredalions ofthe native bands Of
gueriIas. The country along this road is
extremely rich, aud its products most
varied and cheap. The climateis is healthy
and delightful, after leaving San Juan and
Palmils; and the roads are good at all
seasons of the year. Itis +alsoa shorter
route 10 Puebla than that through JalaPa.
From The Correspondence cfhe Char. Courier.
WASHINGTON. June 26.
Mr.. Buchanan left The city this morning