Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-06
haraeter. and good promise as an naval

officer.
The commander Of the Somers. Lieut.
Commandant Semmes. and his surviving
officers and men, were taken ins.,he diff.
ferent ships at 'he SACRIFICES anchorage,
and treated with much kindness until this
morning when ley were sent down 10 US
:with4othc frs. lntimaton of4the dreadful
accident.
The John Adams. without pilot. ran
through The reefs in The heaviest Of the
gale which carried the Solners down, and
succeeded, at the most imminent hazard OF
destruction, in reaching tile anchorage al
San Anton Lizardo. 4 merchant brig
6ls6 sscaPedin the same manner. The
Adams takes The Somers' place TO morrow
morning-filling up The breach .--..
The Cumberland frigate, under The
command of Capt. Gregory, and unoffi
tered aud manned with the crew Of The
Rarilan, sailed for Norfolk via Havana;
on the 9Th inst. '''
The Mississippi, bearing the red Gag OF
Commodore Perry; the Rari,an. Capt.
Fofrest, The John Adams; the Relief, the
Vixen. the Petrita, ttate Champion.) TWO
or three gun boats. and four or FIVE mer.
chant vessels, Iie.at San Anton.
Commodore Connor is expected every
hour with The Princeton, Spilhre. and their
small vessels from Tampicu; and the Al.
bsny and Boston from the North; and we
confidently expect, upon their arrival to
make an immediate commencement upon
Alyara,lo. Some of the patriotic citizens
or that place have thrown out polite in-
,ima,ions Of their readiness TO recommence
the exchange Of their copper for our iron,
and Com. Connor is@uOt the man to de-
cline traffic furnishing such returns.
I presume you haye1noi yet heard Of
the altemp, Of Mr.. Rogers one of there.
cent cutting out party. 10 sci hire 10 bull
ding used as magazine Hear the town.
His life was probably saved by moi sue.
csediog. Himself and one Of bib boa''s
crew were made prisoners, and j, is said
10 have been sent 10 Perote-reason not
slated. Tha, is all know of it,.
NV news from the interior 10 oil second
handed. and you can gather such from The
newspapers which deal iu that article. As
faithful chronicer record only well Get
tifed facts. The rumof thai, the Congress
will not convene, for the want of uioney
amongs, the members 10 detray theft ,rav-
cling expenses, is not worth much, take
il, and I only notice /, here, because 80
much hatped upon. -.
lreere, 10 see some Of the New Orleans
papers 80 anxious to do justice to Com.
eouuor, as 10 overrale the credit of Com.
Perry: presume the latter officer will
correct, or has corrected, some of the mis-
statements TO which. allude. He is
gallant, lust and warm hesrred officer, and
will not suffer no man TO force upon him
Che credit due anolher, and no real friend
Of his will ever attempt an operation Of
stla, kind. >
Very respectfully, you're.
lis, of the Officers and Men Lost. =
Henry A. Clemson, Acting Master !; John
r. Hyuson. Passed Midshipmsn. Wm. g.
Brazier. Ebenezer Terrell, Charles H
Haven, james Ryan. yamess. Thompson,
Charles Love, Thomas Young: Wm.
Ethan. Ma,hias Gravel, Major Cain, Den
mis- Kelly, Alexander Anker. Charles Nc
FarIaud. James Fenue. Charles, True,
John Da, VIM. Pu,dy. Edward McCori
mick WIN. Emsley, VIM. Quesl, Juhn
Harsrave, Wm. McCardy. John Christo
pher Myers, Clement c WiIien. Thomas
Mcl3owan. Joseph Anlonia. Adolph Belle
/. monte. Manuel Howard, VIM. w. Pow
ers. Henry w. Spear. James Chapman,
Lewis Jackson. TguaIIus Leopold, Thos.
Jefferson, WIN. Fl. Rose, Peter Herman
dez,
List OF Officers and Men Sared.-R.
Semmes, Lieut.. Comnandins, NJ. q. l..
Claiporne, Jno. l.. Parker, Lieuts; John
F. Steele, Purser; John II. Wright, Passed
Ascis,an, Sergeon; Francis 6. Clark,
Midsbipman Edmund, T. Stevens. Pur
.er.s Steward Jacob Hazard, Yeoman.
Amos Colson, William Johnson, Mathew
Buck, John McCargo, John G. Van Nor
den, Charles Seymour, John williamson,
Jobn Pollen John Smith, Henry Strom
mel. Thomas Mullholien, Gen. Wakefield,
WIN. Keys, Francis Haire. VIM. Tolaud.
WIN. f. Thompson. Christopher Law
renee. Jos: Todd, Stephen Maynard, S.
Bennett, Thoa. d. Burns, WIN. Power, J.
Sk;psey. Joseph Jones, Charles Nutlee,
washington Cooper, VIM. Dix, Francis
A. Waldeon. James Chambers.
Capture Of Midshipmon Rogers.-The
successful exploit of burning The Creole.
fas, sailing vessel supposed to be fitting
on as priva,eer aud muored alongside
,heivery walls of the castle of San Juan
de Ulua; eu,boldened' the officers Of the
Somers 10 undertake fresh enterprises.
One of these was Reconnaissance of Vera
Cruz itself, wi,h the intention OF ascertain
Ing the locality of the magazine and the
feasibility of au attempt to blow it up,
and on his hazardous undertaking little
par,y, which Midshipman R'gers and
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