Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-10-27
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depaftGe OF the British couil 10 Sketch
you eascenes it has been my luck to
wiInsssain The capital and its envi>
rons.
The Mexicans having been beaten
in al pnhts and in every way fiom the
Ship isa 18Th insls., General Sania
Anna 1.-THE capilalin the evening Of
the 1SlHand took the road to the in
teriort On the 14;h, in the morning,
the A!mHicans entered the city in a very
qdieiI Ihalner, and Gen. Scott was alrea-
dysinNhapalace, when on sudden the
peoblaoErhe low classes commenced
.throNiagstones on the Americans from
the tops5f the houses, and from all The
streeis, s,RiIilst individuals ola better
standing fired from the windows and
balcofeson the Yankees, who were
far fromkpecting ings1chtreatment. Gen.
Scorlb bo|flered Immediately pieces of
artilIeEgsbsbe placed in all directions
and stgl.swept the streets with grape
shot, batthis proved insufficient TO SUBJ
due tlVHTasurreclion. Gen. Scott then
sentafsM companies on diverse points
with GSdsls to break open every house
out Of @hah they should fire, to put to
the sWoTdihose found within, and lastly,
to sack shp property therein contained.
This otdeh which was executed with
great Moderation. (thanks to the secret
instrncGolsof Gen. Scott but in some
casessyitR stern energy, soon put down
the insdlTection. These scenes lasted
three lolsand sad days-lrom the 18th
to the sihand ] assure you we we're
muclf alarmed during the whole Of the
,lime. ilI Foreigners, including those
imbued Il ofier respects with prejudice
toward se &mersicans,, agree in one
pointthaf ihe American army has not
done the iI16dred,h part of the injury
itsiiad a5rIgktto do, and which European
armies odid Sllare done in similar cir
.epmstapse A 4foreiger myself, and
having sesf warfare in Europe towards
oeg gepoleon's military career,
i iudgif Comparison, give it as my
sincere all candid opinion that if a
confined )1y$ had been stoned and
fred the population of a van>
quished If Tue inhabitants would have
been dsAE with rather roughly. Now
We; aIadl aiIity,s but we fear new, dis
eaEious silaa.ieo g,
o conE Elude dees or The Americans send
aabont afbont $4,000 men more. The army
ofinvasion is really too small, for figure
10 yourself7Ooo, men ina city of up,
wards of2oO, 900 hostile souls, and in
Puebla- less than 1900 to maintain a
populationsofs1ore than $4,000. This
is really too little.
The Americans have covered them
selves with glory in al! the battles fought
in Mexico ; they are all and each OF them
heroes. tits great thing 10 see "a
handful of Americans cut their way
tllroug gil sou miles OF dense population
and hoist the star-spangled banner on the
domes Of this capital
Gen Herrera, ex.Presidcnt, has gone
to Queretaro, where Congess is to
assemble next month: He took with
him 1000 men, and Santa Anna fell
back upon Puebla with 2ob0 horseman.
These two bodies of,roops are the rem>
nsnts of the go, 900 regular troops who
defended the city no longer than two
weeks ago..
Some people Hope that peace will be
advocated By several members Of the
next Congress at Queretaro, but, for my
part, + do not believe it. The folly Of
these peoples not yet at an end. When
will they open their eyes TO their true
interests Nsycr. This is my fear.
All communications with the interior
arc cut of.
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