Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-04-28

The adjacent heights nfihe mlsuntain;p ass
has beenstrongly fortified dnrilg the " ars;
amonp, stheirsfas,uesses and difiissthe re.
yoIutionary generals lay conesb bled d:intH Hur;'
bide's time, and finally deslIended from
athemitoi conclude ef6ghFinl aYort OF, lli-
dependence" s'gs /.
Jalsppa is distant.from theA.ridge some
thirty yor forty miles. Itiislas i9wn of,mofe
than Ten thousand dainhabitanls ssltg ateG
on high ground, andis excsedlngi near
,by.seThe climate sis compared 70 thar o.
Italy. and the whole districlslnunt aoou
ia eivsinm tun;or, earth with sali.the luxu;
ries of life in ,abuuda daurs.9E Eiike;a the. Nea.
politans, the citizens of Jatapa telnk tnei'
city and its enpirons, ga gpiecs of heaveG !,
allen To earth;" aud like the lprmer vii
f"tell you to see Jalapa and ddie|E8a
This is beyond doubt lhesnsIxt point o. y
our artny's destinations. tlissAs
Ne,n c77rz ond IN. Hon;to The Wash
ington correspondent ofytles NewieH orR
Herald says: ~ s!i;-sI. - .sll3i s 5-s
Some Of the papers are.alarming them
selves about the health ofolEstroeps wno
will be sftto garrison Vera Cruz: Ine 81 .
apprehension that they wiltabe CARED on
by The vomito is gra,uitousf ~ us nol
intended to garrison YeraSS gfaz.s q I, ! nc
garrison will be in. the Castle of; san = uan
de Ulloa, which is healtey ndEWmch ca
always command i.the city, The mead
quarlers will be at Jalapa. Gen: Worth
will probably take aud occupys Cordoya,
for the purpose of guarding the y Soulhern
road from Puebla.s and detachment will
defend the National Bridge across the
river Antigua, over which pnssesthe road
from Vera Cruz to JaiaPa.ss Jalapa and
Cordova are both bealthyst iik Cordova
be loo much exposed, Otizaba. iwelve or
fifteen miles further might bss occupied,
fiom this point, after the troops shall be
refreshed, Gen. Worth, If 4itsbe sdeemed
advisable. might conduct, hisa operations
against Puebla, while the commanding
General might proceed 1othe reduction Of
Perote. Atlhe former placgsthe forces
might be concentrated, aud So proceed TO
the capital, where they ywills lsbe Joined by
Gen. TayIor's from San Luis Eotosi.s =
1t will be seen that .;lheyapproaches OF
Vera Cruz being thus guarded, and the
guns OF the Castle constantly pointing, into
il, no garrison will ybe required. \ The
squadron will be relieved from the tire
some duty ofkeeping guard over The Cas-
tie, and will have leisure tlosfopera!ss on
other parts of the coast. 1t will ,thusses-
cape all bazard ofthe plague.S The army
will also he removed from its 4infuence.
These arrangements exhibit tfotesig ght and
management worthy the highesI praise.
Lieut.. Thomas L. C Cri.,eiden,s one ol
The aids .de.camp Of Ger, Taylor. who
bore to Washington the iidings:oflhe vic
tory at Bueua Vista, passed through Sim
cinnali On The 9th inst. son' his return to
Kentucky. The Cincinnati Atlas says
Lieut. c.. was mortified 10 61d that seye-
raj incidents Of the battle, eTrone eously
narrated, had been ascribed t9 mis- author
ship. and especially The profaae Language
Gen. y ayloFarea aecting. the
.2dlregiment Of Ksnluck ap,rY The
-neWsSaper acconI Is ssoi tlf ii siacideht he
saws, were, correct9 leaving oHahe proianl-
" incorrectly putin the mouth the Gen
eral. We were before satisfied The oalhs
in,erlarded by the letter writers, were
never used by the General; They are mol
at all characterisiic.-R Richmond Whig.
Future Movements o Gen. Scott.-We
understand that the panic difused among
the Mexieans, in The castle, least they
might experience the meaiisastrous fare
which had fallen upon city principally
contributed 10 its surrender. An awfo
panic has now spread over The people
The loss Of the city and castle combined
with the last victory Of less tlIap 1000 men
over 10000, al Blena Vista, has spread
CONSERVATION over that infatuated nation.
Gen. Scott has despatched detachment
10 .Alyarado, TO collect mules, horses and
beeyes. The village of Medeliin, Ten mile:
from Vera Cruz,it the; difeef ZION OF A'va
RADIO will probably, animaie,f by this ex
ample, be willing to furnish their, animals
i0r hmetlCdn nSoluSIilsloaeffiS hu ss.'o
taken from them by forcibte contributions
Two days after q oI.. To,tsn left Vera
Cruz, the General expected TO send on his
advance towards the capital.l He will push
on to that point, as soon as he obtains the
necessary transportation and as rapidly a,
he eau. Els leaveslno hostile foe behind
him. No very formidable opposition Is
expected at Puente Nacional, NatIona
Bridge, thirty miles from Vera Cruz, OF
even a, Jalappa IS miles. The Genera
will push on 10 the healthy table land be-
tween the bridge and Ialappa; thence te
the capital. Il was said tha, Gsn.2Vegi
had two or three Thousand cavalry VIII
him on the road to Mexico.-Wds hing 'o'
Union. -.
Sergeant Murphys-phe dealt. dt..''i, Of ,l'l thl
gentleman was mentioned in our las'
number, as part ofthe army news unde
the head Of the correspondence OF th'
Charleston Mercury. $3.50
Sergeant MI. NJ. Murphy died on the
9Th of March, a, the Island Of San An'o
MO Lizardo, from Inflammation OF tht
bowels, brought on by the unwholesome
meas Of the food which he was compelled