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

so fatal with US few years ago, seem 10 naVe
taken hold again with renewed vigor. II is
fact, that there is no remedy from this scourge
that so often blasts the farmers prospects and
lays waste the falrest fields in our country Z
Every farmer should try experiments, and re-.
nor, the result for the benefit Of others; if one
plan does not succeed, try another until REM
edy is found out.
Death Of Senator Speight.-The Hon. Jesse
Spe;ght, late u. S. Senator from Mississippi,
died at his residence in Lowndes county, in
that State, Oh the Is. inst, aged about 6ity
years.
Extract from letter received by gentleman
of this village, from his son, a member Of The
"96 Boys" dated
JALAPA, April 25il, l847.
ave arrived at this place on the 23d, and
passing through the city, we encamped IN
beautiful pasture, belonging to the God Father
of Santa Anna. Cur water is most excellent,
which we obtain from small canal, OH which
is a very large factory. We left Vera Cruz
OH the 18th, and after hard marches OF is to
az niles, arrived safely at this place. After
trudslug through sand, ankle deep, for the first
9 miles, we struck the Macudamized road, and
this is one Of the most costly and best roads
ever met with the whole way to this place, ID
as well paved as any street III Charleston
The bridges are really magnificent, the strong.
est, and withal the neatest imaginable. On the
second day, we sncainped OIL u large creek,
and about one mile from the camp was Santa
Annals hacienda, Twas unable 10 90 To it,
the men obtained great many cocoa'nuts.
A beef party, was here shot at by rancheros, l
m an killed and 2 or 8 wounded, 2 Of the Penn
sylvanians, who left the camp, were found
with their ,hrOats cut. We met with nothing
of interest, until we arrived at the National
Bridge, whicl, is most stupendouS work, 1t is
so nd rock, with four beautiful arches about
100 yards long, over large swift stream, the
banks are very steep, and below the bridge i,
resembles TaIlulah falls. 1t was here that San.
Ia Anna iniendedlo make his defence, anu mad
he succeeded. Scott would have been non-p!us-
ed. On the Dist we came to Cero Gordo the
seat uf the battle. where we halted 10 rhlnutes,
to enable US to see The place; the ground was
covered with broken guns and ammunition OF
every kind; on the hill where the battle raSed
thickest, at least 100 Mexlcans were lying ur'
buried, some of them having strings around
THEN legs, by which they were dragged ont OF
the way along the road, in the middle, and IN
the bitches were horses by the dozens, inter-
sperscd occasionally witt, Mexican. The
stencil was awful every ranch on the road was
filled with wounded and rs this was the first bat
tic field, had seen my feelings were indiscrlba-
BILE. You could see men, who were fighting on
" the day before, lying side by side, some with
their arms shot off legs, fingers, and toes, shat.
tered This was cne of The hardest fought bat
ties our army ever had, and the victory deci-
siye,-for thres hours men never fought more
bravely than the Mexicans. | am extremely
glad that Gen. Twiggs fought so well. He
and Col. Harney distinguished themselves.
Santa Anna fed. as soon as he saw the day
was against him, leaving his carriage leg, and
all his camp furniture. The cavalry pursued
him within four miles of this place.
"1his is u. beautiful city, twice as large as
Vera Cruz, with every thing eailb!e in album
dance, every kind Of fruit, save melons, the
climate IS Delightful. except al ight, when j. is
!uncomfortabdy cold. The inhabitants are;
large fine iouking sci Of men. The women nreS
generally pretty, some beautiful, but all muni-
iiest The most determined hostility. The camp.
is rife with conjecture, about our fate. The
Me7icans themselves, know not what Santa
Anna will next du. We leave this day week
for Pueba, Gen. Worth has already advanced.
.Cap. P. 5. Brooks travelled with US in
spring wagon, he was very sick for Two days,
but is now improving very fast.
.rDick Watson, with five other men, who
were blown of trpm Vera Cruz. in gae, and
who has never been heard Of, is supposed 10 be
at Perote. Gen. Worth wrote 10 Col. Butler,
that he found six ofhis men there prisoners