Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-04-07

Cant. Edso,1, of,he Marines, is on shore
with $50 luen, and is attached 10 the ID
Artillery.
ll Our correspondents writes. "Capt.
Grayson is as busy as eau be, 10 the dis
charge of his duties az the chief ofsthe
Compulsory Departments perfect pic
ture of good health and good nature.
Capt. Bascus, of the lst Infantry, has
found an ls Id. guu Immediately opposite
where the troops landed, bu, the decent
was so we'll arranged, and conducted ~hn
such despatch, that the Mexicans had hot
time TO plant it before our forces were on
shore.
Nothing had transpired in the military
operations against the place Of any i,apo'.
tance, in the interval between the date OF
our correspondents las, letter and the
sailing Of the revenue cutter.
The steamships New Orleans and Vir-
sinan LEFT Vera Cruz on the 10th for
rampico.
The steamship, Mississippi, Com. Perry,
had notarrived al the sailing Of The Ewing.
The Ewing briggs dispatches from Gen.
Scott.
LATEST FROM THE BRAzOS.
The U. >. steamship Telegraph, Cap
tain Aud, from Brazos Santiago, 23d
instant, arrived early on Sunday morning.
She brings no later news of interest from
the army under Gen. Taylor. We are
indebted 10 Capt. A. for Matomoros pa
pers.
No positive intelligence has been re-
ceived from Gen. Taylor's camp since the
I'd Of March, but from the best information
obtained it appears that Santa Anna had
returned 10 Metehula, where he was en-
deavoring TO collect his scattering forces.
As the Telegraph was casting of from
the landing at Brazos Island, an officer
arrived from Matamoros, who stated that
information had been received of Gen.
Taylor's arrival at Cerraivo. with one
thousand horse, in pursuit of Gen. Urea,
and The latter, hearing of Gen. Taylor's
approach, had fed in the direction o! Vic.
loria, and thatlhe communication between
Camargo and Monterey was now re-es-
tablished.
The Massachusetts Regiment was or
dered by Gen. Taylor TO garrison Mata.
moros. The ship remittance arrived OH
the Brezos on the 23d, with four compa-
nies of :he Massachusetts Regiment on
board and two orher vessels with the
remainder of the North Carolina Regiment
all of whom were being disembarhed
on the morning of the 24th.
Supplies Ofall descriptions were being
rapidly semitic Camargo on steamboats,
by the Quarter-Master's Deputy, and
every exerliou is made to replace the
losses of wagons and animals destroyed by
the enemy. ..,,. ;l.l - .iss, i
Among The passengers.by the Telegraph
was Major Charles Thomas, Quarter
Master U. S. A.. recently of Gen. WooPs
command, who is ordered 10 this cityion
duty. c5fi s;lt5tss
We learn that Mr.. j. d. Carr, whoswas
taken prisoner ar tf,esbatlie of Buena
visa, 6as mad his essa 81 ! joiliss
our army s. s
< TIE Mericans.-The Galveston Civil,
ian of 18th inst; states that al Buena Vista
the discontinue. of the Mexicans is des.,
cribed as complete, and the fugitives are
represented to have been pursued by our
troops as far as eighteen miles, in some
cases. $50
Gen. Taylor during the ba,rle, sent FIVE
hundred men round to occupy the pass In
The mountains, in the rear OF the Mexican
Army. Santa Anna, with $50 men. was
the first 10 retreat, and had barely time 10
escape this detachment. The remainder
of the Mexican army, by The accounts,
were hemmed in on this side Of the pass,
and can on = effect their retreat by despe-
rate meaures, las besides the difficulty OF ef-
lecting The pass in the mount aims, the des-
ert eia beyond them in the direction OF San
Luis Potosi, without water or supplies.
The battle ground lies about sixteen miles
this side Of the position in The mountains
where the Mier prisoners were retaken in
1s43, after having overpowered and es-
capped from their guard.-Sauannah Geor-
gian.
Msricaa Generals Killed.-The follow
ing from the Matamoros Correspondent. OF
the N. o. Times may be true, in part,
but not all.
Generals Ampudia, Orrego, aud Majia,
the Mexicans say, are killed, General
Santa Anna is wounded in the arm and
bio; General Salas, the author of the rev.
olutiou that put down Paredes is priso-
ner, as is Colonel Moreno. the Adjutant or
Inspector General OF the army. It's also
said the General Minon is killed, besides
many other officers.
Victory Of Busna Vista.-The last great
achievement of the American arms was
celebrated in this city yesterday with ap-
propriated ceremonies. The national flag
was displayed in number Of places and
the shipping Of the port gally decorated
with the ensigns Of different nations. A