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

: city to surrender: The authorities asked
,ims 10 co1siders Lieut., II. in. reply IN
formed Them that they might take their
choice between IAN instant and uncondi-
iional surrender and an assault from the
land forces hen near al baud. They very
wisely chose the former, and surrendered
at discrelion. Lieut.. Hunter then left
guard, consisting of Midshipmau Temple
and FIVE men; aud proceeded up the river
took The town Of 1alacualpa,a a Mexican
brig loaded with cotton. aud some smaller
craft. We understand that after these
gallant achievements Lieut.. Hunter was
placed under arrest by Com. Perry for a
violation o 1 orders-he having been direct
: ed ONLY 10 blockade Alvarado. Such
,sir,3 Y. course was doubtless necessary in order
to o.preserve due subordina,ion, and yet
seems hard that's young aud enterprlslns
s officer should be thus punished, whose on
Nv crime was an achievement Of which any
z might well be proud Of.
{ Col. Morgan's Fight ,cith Gen. Urea, at
Aqua Nueua.
We have not yet seen the particulars OF
the battle which has been frequently re.
ferred to, as having taken place between
Col. Morgan, Of the Cd Regiment Of Ohio
Volunteers, and Gen. Urrea's Lancers.
The following extract from an esteemed
correspondent in Sallillo, will in some
degree supply this vacuum:
Part of the 2d Ohio, fastening to the
relief of Gen. Taylor, from Gerralvo, in
all 242, under Col. Morgan, fought with
over thousand Lancers under Gen. Ur-
!. rea, near Aqua Frio. for FIVE hours until
artillery came 10 their aid from Monterey.
Lieu, Stewart, of Company..C., Of that
regiment, merits the highest praise for his
. daring bravery, in riding through The
Mexicans lines, TO ask reinforcements.
!. The American force, drawn up in mol
low square, repulsed charge after charge
: of the horse. sustaining a heavy fire from
the chaparal. Capt. Latham with his
J RiAemen, was about charging into the
chaparal for hand to hand fight, but was
recalled as it appeared evidently the
design oc the enemy TO both break the
square aud induce the men TO charge into
the side of the road, where, siDgly, they
& would not be able to meet horsemen.
There was every reason 10 believe that
men we're in ambuscate. ready TO rake, al
I, single voley, any small body of men
!. opposed 10 them. And so it did appear;
f,r, OH The 6Tsl fire from the cannon into
4 one of these suspected, nearly 80 of The
!. enelny were killed. After fifteen minutes
8 fight with The cannon, The Lancers fed IN
every direction, leaving more than hun
Z dred on the field. We lost four killed and
a few wounded. The enemy kept up
I heavy fire from escope,as, but generally
!, x, oversize, US. Capt. Graham. Or. Master
1. al: Cerralvo, was shot through the heart,
$ in the beginning Of the fight, and died in
& fstanily. Col. Morgan was himself-cool,
brave aud determined, with the heart OF
youth and head ofage-as a young mau
shut old Texian will always feel 10 battle.
~. e. The word now passes along the line
ssSan luis in six weeks" As 5000 as the:
{ rainy season commences, Ho for San
( Luis! anis Judging from what has hap
pensd- --catching prophetic gleam Of the
future, by The reflection from the past-we
{ can .concurin The rude bal irnihfui senii.
3 mentof a. wounded volunteer Taylor
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