Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-20
From Tie ". o. Pieayhne, Jan.9.
LATER FROM THEGULF SQUAD
6 RON,
TAKING OFLAGUNA.

amalio, taken OF Alvarado on me Sfn
ull. by the U. S. steamer Mississippi, our
neishbors OF the Mercury yesterday re-
ceived later uews from the squadron and
aa account or the taking of Laguna by
Com. Perry.
1t seems that Com. P. arrived OFT that
place On the 20,h uIt. with the steamers
Mississippi, Petrol, Vixen and Bonita, and
THE same day took possession. Fifteen
cannon were destroyed, some 900 lbs. OF
powder taken, and fifty soldiers disarnied,
although the latter affected TO be favofa-
bly, disposed to the cause of the Campea.
chians.. ,t.> :.
The latter had declared themselves en-.
lirely iudependen, Of Mexico. and had
sent their commissioners on the sc!,r.
Sisalmio 10 Com. Conner, at Anton Lis
|zardo, 10 request him 10 desist from any
hostile measures against Y1catan, until
commissioners could be'senl 10 the Gov
ernment of the United States tosobtain the
recognition Of the Independence of lhe
State. These commissioners left Anton
Lizardo on the 20lh,f 10 return, 5ur the
result of their conference with Com. Con
ner is not known.
"A few days since, boat from the John
Adams made thoroush might. ,e1amiua.
lion of the Castle Of San Juan.sdes Ulua.
The officer. who had charge of The boat
was Passed Mhshipman Fitzgerald. He
had eight men III his boat, with mnifled
oars,s and in the darkness Of the night
rowed round and round The castle, went
uuder the ,drawbridge, entered the water
battery, and made thorough reconnais-
.sance ofevery part. This galantexploi':
has proved that men may be landed from
boats a nisht. and that the water bate.
sries mayeasily Be taken. - z = ~! ~.
Com: fs6rry; On his return TO Anton;
Lizardoifrom Eaguna, looked in at;Alsa,
RADIO and T Tabasco. aud found that The for
iti6catiohs Of both places have been re-
paired and much strenstb tbeGed since they
were attacked sbys the: squadron: Al 55ras
6asco there were about three thousand
troops. and al Alyarado about four stlionss
!. sss
spTeparations,tfe general impressionis1 thar
Com, ConueF will lsooli attack these places.
On the arrival Of Gen. La Vega al Vera
Cruz on the 18th, all the prisoners from
the squadron in the han Is or The enemy
were released: Il is now dscertained that
but eleven OF the crew Of the .Somersdrif-
led 10 The main land when she was recked.
and not sixteen as was first stated. Mid
sbipman Rogers was al Vera Cruz. He
had been tried by the civil and military
tribunals as spy, and had been acquitted
by The former, bu, found guilty by the
latter Ii was believed, however, that he
would be liberated. =.
Purser Andrew D. Crosby Of the Mis-.
sissippi, was accidentally killed while
entering Laguna.-He was in the rigging
of the Vixen at the timei assisting in pilot
ing The vessel says the Mercury; as the
fidelity Of the pilot. (the same Mexican
who was pilot on board the TruSton when
she was lost at Tuspan,) was suspected:
The vessel giving heavy lutch Mr.
Crosby lost bis hold and fell on The deck,
and was Instantly killed. He was buried
with military honors in the cemetery Of
the British Consul at Laguna.
THE EXPENSES OF VOLUNTEERS.
The Union explains the course of the
Secretary Of War in reference to the VOL
unteers called out. 1t says:
"The act Of the 18th May last, author
izing the acceptance of volunteers; pip.
vidcs that they shall be accepted by The
President in oompanies, Jattaltions and
Regiments. or course, then, nothing less
than a company can be accepted under
the Ea&, rand nothing shor. of company
Gao bs mustered into service, nor can ally
allowances of any kind be made to vol
un,eers until after they are mustered into
service, whenthey are provided by govern
rnent with pay subsistence, quarters, arms,
&C., and an allowance in money for one
years supply Of clothing in advance,
which at S3 so month is SAP; besides
which, the law allows to each volunteer,
when called into service, SO cents 10 lieu
of subsistence, for every twenty miles
travel from his home to the place of gen.
eral rendezvous, and from the place of
discharge back TO his home.
"The practice Of the department has
been in accordance with the law govern
ing volunteers, and il has no discretion
where the law is plain tina. 'sall who run
may read" This practice has always
Obtained where volunteers have been called
into service. The case is different in res.
pect TO regular soldiers, who are recruit
led singly, and are held to service from
the moment they sign the articles Of en- ;
listment. But with volunteers they are
accepted in organized bodies, under requi-
sitions upon the Governors of States, and
the muster Of company in one case is
about equal 10 the enlistment Of the other.
No allowances are made 10 the regular
recruit prior to his enlistment and none.
can be made TO the volunteer prior TO his
muster into service. Those persons who
appear 10 think that the Secretary Of W ar
cali allow expenses incurred by volun-
ieers prior to their being mustered into
service, must be Ignorant Of the laws 60
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