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

under Col. Smith had brisk action with
the enemy, in which the latter. after a
partial success at The outset, were finally
!. driven back with considerable loss. This
morning the line of investnient-some
five or six miles in extenI-will probably,
i be complete.
4 do mol think, from. all thal ] can see
and learn. that Gen. Scott viii! DO able to
! plant his batteries for several days 10 come;
aud until he eau mike good show he will
not open upon the town al all. When
the bombardment does commence it will
be in earnest. !.
Capt. Vinon of The artillery has been
ordered 10 take up position al lime
kiln close in to The walls Of the city, and
this he has effected without loss. Antici.
pa,ing an attack upon This. point last night
Gen. Worth went out, after dark with
two companies, to support Capl. "; bul
nothing occurred, There was some little
skirmishing "a, he differen, pickels during
The night. but otherwise all was quiet.1
Col. Harney's dragons have not as yel
arrived, yel their services are greatly nee.
ded. Ilis said that large train Of pack
mules. which went OUT Of The city yester:
day, took heavy amount of specie as
well as vauables. All this property might
probably have been captured had Gen
Scott had a cavalry force. 1t was also
reported last evening that something like
1000 Mexicuns were seem coming in to.
wards sundown, by the main road from
Mexico, with large drove ofcatlle for The
beleaguered city; bit as The investmen,
| was not lhen complete, and as we had no
cavalry. they could not be taken. learn,
however. that Gen. Twiggs, who com.
mands on the northern side OF the city
succeeded during the day in capturing
quite number of cattle. A norther is
| now blowing, which it is hoped vii
Bring n the Cd Dragons.
Al The magizine, which was captured
day before yesterday, a considerable. .qoan-
tity Of ammunition was taken. 1t wa:
evidently OF English or American make,
as il was, labelled "short range .long
range,n &c. &C., in good yernacular. The
Mexicans NJ anaged 10 get off safelythee hee
larger portion of their ammunition. and u
Iisnow carefully slowed away Inside the
Capt. Alburtis. who was killed yester.-
day, was sitting al the footof a tree alsthe
! time he was struck The ball carried away
almost his entire bead. took OF the arm ol
drummer boy and wounded a corporal
besides. :ilthaI gone entirely over one Of
The Pennsylvania Regiments before il
reached The spot where the brave but!u
fortunate captain was sitting. -
| 1t woud take page Of our paper to
give full effect TO description Of the first
landing Of our troops on the afternoon ol
The 9ih-a more stirring spectacle has
probably never bean witnessed in Ameri-
ca. In the first line there was no less
than seventy heavy surf boats, containing
nearly 1000 regulars, and all of-lhem ex-
pected 10 meet on enemy before they
struck The shere. notwithstanding this,
every aan was anxious to be tirsl-they
plunged into lhe water waist deep as tlIe5
reached The shore-lhe "stars and stripes
were instantly floalius-a rush was made
for the sand hills aud amidloud shouts they
pressed onward. Three long aud loud
cheers arose from their comrades still on
board, awaiting to he embarked, aud
meanwhile the tops and every portion OF
the foreign vessels were crowded with
spectators of the scene. Nul one who
witness il will ever forget the laldins,
Why The Mexicans did Eul oppose US is a
greater mystery than ever, considering
their great advantages at the time aud
that they have since opposed every step
Of our advance. .~
The troops, both regulars and volunieers,
have suffered incredibly since the landing
marching over The heavy sand hills,
without water, under a broiing sun during
the day, aud sleeping out without tents or
bedding during lhe heavy dews which have
fallen at night-exposed, too, 10 a conllna.
al fire from The batteries from the enemy ;
yet no. a murmur has been heard. Any
Thing can re effected with such troops.
u. s.. Sloup Of War, Aibuny, I
SACRIFICES, March l3. morning.
The Ponia, 80 il is said, is to sail i'm
medialeIy, and by her send you a few
lines more. The northern has completely
blown itself out so that by breakfast time
the surfboats will again be enabled tareacl
the shore.
AT half. past o'clock this morning the
enemy opened wi'hround shot and shell,
not only from the batteries around the town
but from the castle. Rockets. were also
thrown, ,.and the sky at times was com
pletely lit up by them; yet large portion
Of them fell far short. In the mean time,
our own men are compelled 10 remain
quiet and take this fire-the hardest duty
a soldier has TO perform. All are anxious
to strike back, and they will be grati6ed in
the course Of a few days. 10 haste. 4 4
6. w. X.
From The NJ. o. Picayune, 24th uls =,
8 DAYS LATER FROM SALTILLo!
Further particulars of the Battle of Buena
Vista-Arrlvut Of Dr. Turner Des.
patches from, Col: Curtis. 5 .SSs..ss
DR.. Turner. bearercf dispatches from
Col. Curtis, arrived here this :morping al
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