Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-23
Erom lie N. O. Pirauune.

IMPORTANT FROM CITY MEXICO.
We have received, by the way of Tam
pico, our files from the capital as lale as
29th Of May. This is week later. than
the papers received last week by the Ore.
gon, and full as lale as the private advices
from the capital. ~
Santa Annals letter Of resignation,
which we gave Friday last, is published
in the papers oflhe 25th ult.. but we know
nothing Of the aclion taken by Congress
onlhe subject We find also along man
ifeso addressed TO the nation by him a few
days earlier, which we have not time to
Translate before the mail goes, ifit be worth
Ia translation. 81 80 y
Intbe ciiy Of Mexico every thing; is man
|unlicensseds anarchy. Gen, Bravo has
resigned mol only his command of general
in-cilief, but also his commission Of general
OF division. Gen. Rincon is said to have
done the. same thing. More of-lhe cause
in our next. j. .8...
1t is true that Gen. Allnonte is under
arrest, though the causes of his imprison-
ment are NOT avowed. He is confined in
Santiago Tlaltelolco. -,
Gen. Ampudia has been directed 10
awai. further orders al Cuernavaca. Wha,
suspicious Thing he has done or conlem-
plated we are not ipfnnned. ..l...
Gen. Valencia and Gen. Salas were
ordered 10 leave The city Of Mexico on the
9th ul. for the city Of San Luis Potos,
to take command Of the army of the North.
The accounts we find in The Mexican
papers OF The disaffectiOn in Zacatecas
confirm those We published a few days
since. The official paper of theS,ate pub
fishes wrong representatives male against
Santa Anna aud in favor Of the Americans
Gen. Scott's manifesto among the latter.
This latler document is also given in all
The papers Of The capital.
Gen. Arista has refused to resume his
military functions until his conduct should
be Investigated by military tribunal. He
demands that his trial may take place at
once, in order that he may take part in
the defence of the country.
The Legislature Of Durango voted for
Senior D. Francisco Eloriaga for Presi-
dent. Upon the first ballot Elloriago re.
ceived eight votes and Santa Anna six.
Elloriasa was ,he former Governor Of the
State, and il will be recolecteh ran Santa
Anna hard for the Provisional Presidency,
in The last election by Congress.
The State Of Tamalipas has voted for
Gen, Almontu for The Presidency. and
Zacatecas for Senior Jose Maria LaIrgua.
The Legislature Of Oajaca (which has
been denounced by the revolutionary pur-
iy in that State voted for Gen. Herrera.
The new Legislature voted for Santa
Anna for President. -
II this last vote be allowed to Gen.
Herrera, the result OF the election SO far
will stand thus: Gen. Herrera votes.
Senor Ocampo | vote, Senor Elloriaga
vote. Give the vote, Of Oajaca 10 Gen.
Santa Anna and you have the seventh
candidate for the unenviable station of
President of Mexico.
FROM THE ARMY OF GEN. TAYLOR.
From The Brazos, by. the arrival Of the
Telegraph. our news is later, ,s.,.
From the Flag ofIhc 9TH inst, we learn
that Col. Donipban. with portion Of his
command, passed down The Rio Grande
on the 9Th inst. The Flag thus speaks of
them IS
The unshorn boards and goat aud deer
skin clothes of many of them reminded us
of descriptions we have read of the inhab-
itants Of some Of lhe. countries of the Rus
sian empire. They stopped in town a
couple OF hours. Col. Dpniphan is a
STOUT, roush-featured, good; d;aatured, look.
ing sort Of a man. He brought along with
him Clark's battery, and ten pieces Of
cannon. captured at Sacramento. The
sick, &C.. forty or fifty wa gpns, with sew
eral hundred. mules, we turned oyer o:lhe The
quartermasler. Il 4! tsz;
~ q private telOnrinrT TO The command fell