Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

IuFS SIIDuONs
force wasabout 4OO-we suppose prin,
cipally Hpunted men. No opposition
was madeEto them. Many merchants
went in nswsth Them.
Gen. @Patterson's command has not
left Vera Grnz. 1t will be composed
of at lesst 5000 men. The Texan
RangersR up with him.
Assis,asN Surgeon Tredwell died at
Vera Crqzon the 24lll ult., of yomilo.
Gen. MARSHALL is i'll at Vera Cruz aud
will moi bssable 10 go up with General
Patterson@ He will .waittill Gen. Bul>
Ier's division arrives.
Lieut.. Sieen, of the South Carolina
Regimen5sand Capt. Huddleson, of the
l4th lafdatry, are dead; the former of
his woundS and the latter Of a bowel
compIaint:s
ThereMere several shocks of an earth
quake atashe city of Mexico on the
morning oEthe Cd of October, and again
at midnigH on the 5ih. They do not
appear to#ave been very severe, as no
damage 9as done in the city with tho
exceplioasn asnf5cra few walls.
A newRapar has been established in
the capilsIeenti,led La Razon. ], is
pubis,edSntirel in Spanish, is dem
ocratic paper and advocates the re.es-
,ablishmeH Of the conslit ution of '24.
Lieut.ioscph D. Bacon, Of the 9Th
Infantry,died on tho 12ll ull. of wounds
received fbe battle Of Churubusco.
The na8spaper El Nericana of the
18th. u!t.ssaYs it has received letters
from Quaretaro, in which it is slated
that GenSAlmonle has been received
there wifi Unmarked courtesy by the
persons who s.appeared to be most N
power, Saha itlwas feared that they were
conGoctinga pronunciamento against
the Lawful kspyernmen,.
Tie SNgE American. a new paper
establishedshglhe capital, and published
in both Spsliish and English, says, on
the 15thsul,:sit appears that large
number efHDepulies Of the Congress,
forming a;jgnta, have got up "A protest
against Pesta y Pena holding the Pre-
sideptial bower.
Capt. H.sfson Of the New York Re-
giment l1nteers, died on the l0:ll
/ Ill. UT-e.naS recCIVrd III slOsmihg
Chapultepec.
Senor Rosa, the Mexican Secretary
of Stale, has, under the instructions OF
Pena y Pena, addressed Santa Anna a
note from Touca, ordering lIimto eIv''
up the command Of the army 10 Gen.
Rncon, until his conduct in the late
battles shall have been investigated Dy
military council or court martial.
a letter dated the l2th uit., received
a, the capital from Queretaro, says Pcna
Pena had just arrived, in company
with few deputies, making the total
number in the capital about fifty. I!
was thought, says the Star, cndeavprs
would be made at once to organlz ii
Government, which would settle the
question ofpeace or war. liza quorum Of
Congress could be assembled, the first
question which would be brought up
would be the presidency. AImonle
was spoken Of as the candidate Of the
Pnros and some Of the M,drros, and
OaguibcI, Governor Of the State OF
Mexico, as the candidate of the oppo-
sing parties. Nearly all the officers o!
the dispersed army were at Qneretaro,
aud il is said found il hard TO obtain sub
sis'cncc:
The military force at Quer etaro con-
sisted Of about l 1000 cavalry aud infan'
try, with six pieces Of artillery from
Guadalajara, under the command OF
Gen. Heredia.
The Star is assured by a Mexican
that the cathedral of GuadaIajara had
been sacked by the parties opposing the
chur ch. The Star thinks there is snmc>
thing important and deep rooted in
this.
Earthquake, SAYS the North American
Of the 30lll ull., are at the present time
of very frequent occurrence in this beau-
riluI country. A few days ago the vii
Iagc OF Ocu,Ia was totally destroyed,
Tile Canton de la Barca has also suffered
a severe shake, throwing down houses
and the tower Of the principal church.
We have had four Of these unpleasant
visitors in this city since our occupation
OF it.
The Mexican Eagle,' is the name IF
new Mexican journal, just commenced
at the capital. The editor does not be-
licve in opposing obstacles TO any neg",
tiatons thai may lead 10 an amcable adj
iusnent of the differences, and says that
Providence has decrecd the destiny of
the nation. The following is the SUBJ
stance of u motto at the head nf the
Eagle: San honorable pence ennohlcs
nations. and the magnanimi!y of the
north will not let them offer US terms
other than honorable