Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-10

The T.oiggs F.tmily.-I, is known 70 our
readers, that General Twissss an officer ofthe
United States Army, has fonght most hrroical'
" in several sanguinary battles in Mexico. We
do not know that this veteran soldier, who has
been so long in the service Of his country, has
auy superior in gaIlanry, and few,,if any, in
military skill, in that band ofbraye and we'll
tried officers, under the great Captain Winfield
Scott. Other members Of the Twiggs family
have exhibited their gallantry and devotion. TO
their county, in the present Mexican war
Lieut.. George Decatur T"iggs, nephew Of
the General, and also we believe Of Com. Deca.
tur, was killed on The l2lh of'Augnst, Ill the
late battle Of the National Bridge He was
young man of fine military address, Of cI,iYal-
ric qualities, the pride of his family, and the
only son of hls parents, who were residents of
Philadelphia. lie wasa volunteer, and lel,
the pursuits Of private life to embark, in the
war. At the time Of his death he was serving
in the staff of Major Lally. A few weeks after
his death, his father, the gallant Major Levi
Twig..s of the Marines, fell before the walls of
the city of Mexico, in one Of the sanguinary, but
glorious actions there fought by our army
Thus has this family of citizens been most sad.
ly afflicted. A grateful country will asslredly
recompense them, and give all the consolation
possible for their bereavement. SO
Commerce Of Ne,o York.-The total commerce.
ofNew York for ten months. ending with Sep
teInber, amounts 20 ono hundred aud thirty.four
millions and upwards. There has been "a con.
siderable increase under the new law.,,7ss
T We have been permitted to make the
following extracts from letter written.by Can.
tain P. s. Brooks of the "96 Boys" to his "a
ther, at this place. ~. -,
"VERA CRuz, Oct. 19,1s47.
"My Dear -:-l have oniy.time 10
tell you, that to-day struck a vein of
good luck. The Col. in command Of the
18th Regiment, called on me aud rendered
a command Of 20 men, which of course
gladly accepted. We go on to the great
city tomorrow. Col. Hays Of Texas,
{the gallant Jack Hays,) also called and
complimented me with one Of his Texas
RevoIvers. My connexon with the Geor-
gia Infantry now terminates. as a full
command is preferable to an. Adjulancy.
which Capt. Nelson, 1.-THE officer 10 COM
mand Of The Georgans,j offered me. Capt.
N. is fine looking aud most thorough
gentleman.
The common impression here; is,, that
The war will not terminate III five years.
The detachment with which go up. will
consist of The l3lh,-of Col. Hays Regi.
men,, aud a Cavalry force Of abou! $50
Dragoous. Colonel Wi,hers will forever
claim my warlnest gratitude for the ap-
poiutment he has rendered me- Hays
says we will have lin his language} Tex
as fight between Jalapa and Pefote. Is
il moi charming, that | should have an op-
pouunity Of acting in concert with the
Texas Rangers. and The glorious Colonel
Jack Haysl Hays weighs l30, is very
handsome, modest as. girl, but as brave
as CaroIinian. When he gave me The
Pistol, hs biushed. and so did /, in Ieceiy-
ing such compliment from such q m an !:
I'll can Dutiget in. one battle. .and feslsi that :
| loo have split my blood with The brave
Palmetto Boys, / shall be content. have
Just learned, that The boat viii leave az
daylight. It's now 10 o'clock, and | am
writing 10 the Quartermasters Office, who
is now making out dispatches. The, iu-
formation I gave in my last about my
Regiment is of course but rumor, yet the
common impression is that there are but
70 effective men. There are here about
fDrty.ive hundred men. We will leave
to morrow, and If there is any lighting the
Texans will find it, and | will have my
share. AL they want for week, is bag
of parched corn. The Texans killed some
guerrilas yesterday, and Hays told me
he had trap for about 100 to. o.morrow. |
I am messing with Col. Wilhers, Colonel
Clement, and Maj. Polk, the Presidents
brother. My Regiment is the praise of
every tongue, aud our beloved Butler en-
balmed in the hearts of even strangers. Oh!
how my heart grieves, when think ofihe
brave 96 Boys, but every blow strike
shall be for them and poor Butler. Of
course, when get TO my Regiment, 90
TO my own company, but hope 10 COM
pare scars with them when we do meet.
Cam, hear one word from my poor wound
ed brother. Vera Cruz is almost as far
out of The way of news from The army az
Es*a*'*s". God bless you all"
Meeting Of The Georgia Legislature
The maeling of the Legislature look place
on the lst inst. The Hon. Andrew J.
Miller was elected President, and William
II. Crawford, Esq, Clerk Of The Senate.
The Hon. Charles ]. jenkins was chosen
Speaker, and f. A. Owen, Esq. Clerk, Of
the House Of Representatives. Governor
Towns inaugural was delivered on the
same day. He recommends, generally.
The improvement Of the means OF inter-