Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-12

oners, tied, and afterwards all shot lhrougf
their heads. The murder is said 10 have
been committed on,he 28th uit. On tina
night train ofloaded wagons, escorted by
200 Infantry aud about the same number
of horse, undes the command Of Colouc
Mitchell, Of the lst Ohio Regiment, en-
camped at Marin, which is about five
miles from the scene of Ibe murder. The
mounted men were composed of U. g.
Dragons and Texas Rangers. under the
command of Capt Graham, of the Cd
Dragons. Suspicion rests upon some
part Of his corps, though no clue has al ys
been found to discover The guilty. The
officers in command-genIlemen. aud rigic
disciplinarians--are using every means ir
their power 10 investigate the matter. Gen
Taylor has got his steam up 0n the sub
ject, and is determined to have hung every
one who it can be proved has taken par
in the murder. The town where these
men were killed is but few miles from
the place wnere the large train was cap.
tured and so many wagoners massacred
on the 22d of February. Some Is or 90
Of the wasoners who escaped from that
massacre came up 10 he last train vel
there is no evidence that they were enga-
ged in the Gualopa murder.
passed over the place The massacre
Of the 22d February a few days ego, and
the scene is truly the most horrid and
royolting that ever Witnessed. The re-
mains of the murdered men, yet unburied,
stripped of every par,ical Of clothing, lay
upon the plains, their flesh devoured by
Mexican wolves and buzzards, and their
bones bleaching in the sun. The attack
was made upon the escort, who were in
tie advance, by large body Of Lancers.
The escort, 40 men. under Lient. Bar
bour Of the Kentucky Legion, were all
taken prisoners, and are now in possession
of Urrea. The Lancers charged down The
train, and lanced without mercy the wa
goners as they ran for their lives to the
chaparal. More than three-fourths ofthem,
IL is thought, were killed-and their bodies
shockingly mutilated and disfigu.ed.-
Those who passed the seeue few days
after. say that some had their hearts cut
out and suspended upon the bushes, or
thrust into their mouths; the eyes of other
were dug from their sockets, and inserted
in wounds made in other parts oflheir bo.
dies, and other mutiIations were perform
led that would make even a North Ameii-
can savage blush to look at. Yet these
facts were Committed by Gen. Urea's men
1.-The regular soldiers OF The Mexican ar
my .--.,,-.-.-.
expecting reeintorcemen Ilis rlmored,
ltliat he has four pieces of artillery With
with him. Marin, Cerralvo, Mier and Chi
ma. will all soon be garrisoned by our
troops, which will render our communica-
tion with Camargo entirely safe. The
troops here are in excellent health and
condition.
We are looking with great auxisty for
news from Cen. Scott. Nothing of inter-
est for Saltillo or Aqua Nueva. The sur
geous report our wounded doing remark.
ably we'll. or The whole number wound
ed ID the Isl mississippi Regiment, only
one amputalion was required. The
wounds generally are from musket balls,
and Of course sligh, compared to those
made by cannon, grape and canister at
The battle fought here. The position of
our troops at the battle of Buera Vista
rendered. The artillery Of the enemy almost
entirely Intellectual; not more than eight
of our men were injured by cannon shot.
Should any thing ofiuterost occur will
Yrhe you by The next train.
SADDLE MOUNTAIN.
LATER FROM GEN. TAYLOR.