Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
From tie M. o. Picayuns, 6th instant.
Z NEWS FROM SATlLLO. !.

From the M q. PicdJune, 56th 1nStGRt.
NEWS FROM SATlLLO..
More of Santa .Anna's Mouements.,.
The following letter, which came: 10
s,ani after ouredition. of Sunday was Prin !.
led, puts to rest all doubt as TO the fact
that ad~ices were expressed from Genl.
Worth, at Satillo, announcing the march
Of a large Mexican force towards that
place. With what intentions Santa Anna
has thrown forward men in that direction
time only.can solve, bnt if the force has
no, been oyer-estimated il may be his
,planI 10 cut up our army in detail.
AT The last accounts Gen. Wool was at
Parras, 4about l20 miles, if we mistake
ao,, uorlh of west of Satillo. Our cores
'pondent evidently cn,ertains a.doubt as 10
the practicability Of his forming JUNCTION
with Gen: Worth. II would seem good
strategy on the part Of the enemy 10 throw
"a large force between Satillo and Parras,
make diversion with a portion of the ne
troops against General Worth, while the
main body of the army falls upon Zen.
Wool. Apprehepsions that such may nave
been The case are dlscernable in our cor,
respondence.s If Santa Anaa had any 81
the spirit and capacity of tthe sgrea' mill
iary commander To whom be VAN glon-
> ously likens himself. he would lave done
some such thing long before this. here
/. Camargo, .Merico, Dec. l9-l2at night.
Byans EXPRESS last night from General
gsYortt, which arrived a,halfpast o'clock
We learn thai Santa Annu is advancing
4lipon Saatillo { and Monterey, as is said,
with 10000 men /; and all the available
force. from this place aud vicinity is order
Led up 10 those points with .lhe leas; poss-
stle delays Al the same time a requisi.-
lion has been received for "a large supply
of ammunition lobe forwarded immedi.
alely. The express from Satillo arrived
at Monterey Oh The evening OF The day
Gen, Taylor lefIthatplace for Monte slo.
1ales, on bis way 10 Victoria. Tie had
stprobably made thirty miles from Monte
rev wilkins army, intended for the occu-
patton of Victoria, but sibissintelligence
will nc; doubt cause,a counter movements
TO sustain Monterey and Saiillo.
lido not speak certain, but think. Gen.
Taylor can meet Santa Anna with 5000,
andsnot more,as portion. Of his force,
under Generals Patterson anu Pillow has
been Withdrawn from heresto hold, Tam
pico. Eknow nothing Of The defences of
SaiiIlo, but Worth is there, aud what any
manscan do he can and will.
. From, LAST reports Gen. Wool had moi
Set.formed a junction with Gen. Worth
anditis thought by soine problematical
whether be would be able to form one, in
consequence of the advance Of the enemy
placing themselves between these Two Tor.
ces. s5, Z; i e -,
lam no, advised sof the route General
Worth's column will take from Parrass
aud therefore can give. no opinion as TO-
The accuracy of this reasoniagSs but one
Thing "a certain we are on the eve Sof i'm !.
spor,ant eyan,s. and j think by The next
arrival !: shall chronicle 10 yoa 5inaltess Of;
stirring interest =
We will see y t,a we: VIII see. z:
FIR o. NE s A lhL0
e From one az lie sietters which &ashaae
received from the Army Since cur lasl
publication wg ieafn that Faylol's light;
battery aud Lieut.. Kearney's company OF
the lsi Dragons had arrived a, Saftillo.
Kearney's company started out on scout
ON, the 18th December.
The same letter. which issfrom res
ponsible source,4says that Mexican who
arrived from San Luis. on the 18th Dec,
reported that Santa, Anna had left that
place tor the capital.
Our correspondent inl0rms US that the
sick list Of Gen. Woth's division was
very small. g : !.
He adds sthss the earlys occupation of
Saltillo Hassbeen a fortunate one forsthe
Army, so. far as supplies eswere concerned.
The quartermaster and commlssary had
laid in sufficient supply OF Hour aud corn
10 last Wortil's division six months, aud
they were daily increasing the slock.