Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-07-21

melt 10 Eniake Onrmen desert, and with
some snctesh bur those who have desert
ed find sIiliile comfort from their new
friends. ie Startells: two dragons
who ran OF from us, but had not gone
three Ieaguek before some Mexicans came
across thenL Stook their horses and stripped
them olseyeES thing but their shirts.
A Germs aud Mexica1 have been
tried by aAourt marital for tampering
withuunsaEaiers aud persuading them to
desert. Mexican have been tried
and acqdiIa E,he German found guilty
and condeH Aee TO be shot. Being recon-
mendedsto Hercy bis sentence was remit.
tod.
The foiHkRiag narrative. is from The
| Star Of the salhsult.
On SunI morning last, the 2O,h, a
party of Atkericans. not connected with
the army, Ia here for hacienda on the
road TO MeA AEo-say about eighteen miles
distant. Tf ohject;in vieWby the party
eight in nun Per, was The purchasing mules
forslh,s Cow Enmenl; and after they had
bargained n1mber,lo be brought in
ths next daHH0s Puebla, they prepared 10
leave, bur prevailed on TO defer their
departure ss1Iil after dinner. Tie repast
was served slkin good style. and after it
was partaken of, The host refusing 10 re-
ceive any halever,+ the horses were
brought ogs 4hd the party mounted. They
were yfarnedznol TO- 60 too near village
on their lefIs some Eve or six hundred
soldiers: were quartereds slhere, and If we
mistake mol, Mexican was preparing a
horse ID accanpany them along a bye
path ia the I50nnlains, when parry Of
laucers cweIe aisccvered riding up TO the
hacienda eilitlle party Of Americans
started of if slow gallop, their leader
telling tbeuf 10 save .Ihe horses until il
would 15e necessary TO rum In this way
they proceed dsdysome distance, the soldiers
continuing decrease. the distance be.
tween;tlieM hensit was proposed to 90
a little asIeF a half. d minute had not
Ielapseds@ish tie Increased gait, before
they came pon anotllersparty oflhe ene-
my. lorlnel }Scruss;th e,road. TO attempt
10 pass Them would have been foolishness;
so they hal u aud though their intsrpre-
ter, iLiotGiest be captain that they were
Aniericanss nul connected with the
army nrsuing lancers we're now
close gllon en-, and before a5s proper
z, 20 d.aa1ri
down tie MIL IN such q amanner, as 10
leave thls Buys doubtful as 10 their inten-
lions, so1hey prepared themselves for an
attack, which was soun commenced by
the Mexican force, numbering near eighty
men. Aftera brief engagement, during
which; the Blexicans crowed upon one
another SO fast that llfey could scarcely
use their arms, Mr, Dickinson who had
been severely wounded in the thigh with
lancer,,ouched his blooded mare with the
spur, and she made an opeuins in the
enemy's ranks running down one or Two
horses. and sho iins The others aside so AZ
10 efecl4his escape. During this opera
ton another of the party who had been
unhorsed aud wounded slid of iutG a
ditch, where he concealed himself until
night aud got into the city next morning,
Dickinson was chased by two lancers to
the river, close byfat which place he shot
the foremost one, and then making his
way 10 an Indian hui. concealed himself
until The next morning, when he started
for and entered the. cfly about 9 o'clock.
All the Americans in this affair were
wounded, and one named John Kinsey is
supposed to have been killed. Another
named Wallbridse has written IA letter
back 10 Puebla from Alixco. He had
been ordered 10 Mexico: The rest of the
party; not named, are supposed TO be pri-
soners also, although, there was a report
that all had been shot. The Star does no'
credit this report.
The Star dfthe 9th ult. has the follow.
ing paragraph about the American priso.
ners in Mexi:o
The following paragraph is extracted
from leller,tated IN Mexico on the Eth
instant =
81 obserye!i In the Star you sent ME,
,ba, il is said that The american prisoners
are kept in confinement here, which is
not The case. They.have been ali liberty
for a long time past, aud saunler about The
streets like, ,otfsr. people. u No one troubles
,hem-I see Maj Gaines aud others daily.
The decree ordering the other Americans
away was not eslended.lo them, and as
far i eau ses3Ias had.verys limited effect,
forI observsathe well known American
residents Knocking aboul,as usual.
We were lsdd yesterday by person
who had adviees from Mexico as late as
the Goth, thai tho American prisoners
were in col6nementin Santiago. It may
be thar our friend OF The l7lt is moi strict
observer of affairs. and that the reincarce-
ration of.our mel was not known TO him.
1t NAV even be that Majors Gains and
/ Borland are at liberty aud noue Others"
We giye5this paragraph as we find it.
The inference from; il To- our minds is that
,he prisoners were .yetSin Mexico as late
az the 2Othu Slflilis were so, ,llls report
broughthere on Tuesday from Tampico is
| likely 10 be iunfnlnded. We regret that
we have no means Of clearing up The
doubt, sssi 81 4. 80. -
!, The Star, reports that I the Perfect oi
Puebla recently Sr,ius fsto Atlixco, taking
with him;all lihe5eityt funds. He published
a, address TO the peopla giving an expla-