Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-27
rom tie Correspondence Of the Chars. Mercury.
SALTILLo, (Mrxico Dec. 6.
s IIEE In SALTILLO.

Fhe annals OF warfare record no
,boldsr movement than the recent Occur
pa,ien .byelgla hlndred men of.the far
famed mountaindef efiles5of the Rinconada,
and Of this stfong cifyaol fifteen thou.
sand fiintaB Bisaatss with all its advantages,
OF position ard structure. When Stlic
little Japd el sseguiar hoops under Gen,
Worm wound ffafe crowded srfeels 10 rii5:
Plaz1 Of Santiago, they were sconled
upon by enough Of dark swarlhy savage
looking wrelches ~ lave driven them
back with pebbles and bfoom-s,icks..
lSallillo, thus interesting from The extra
ordinary character its capture, from
its being the key to Northern Mexico,
and from its being the largest city ever
taken by an American Army, has much
OF the curious, the novel and picturesque
10 claim our attention. Overlooked by
the bold height Of La Garila' and en-
circIed by Two lofty range of mountains,
whose rugged ramparls appear 10 shut 1t
out from mthe world it raises lis ,uire,s
and spires upon one OF those spo.s
where we may imagine that in ages past
Ou1 Lady Of Solitude mourned over the
follies and irsilties of erring humanity
But the barbarous Mcxlcans came to
destroy this holy quieIude and 10 make
the beauty ola scene more lovely than
the happy valley Of Rapelas, with is
green groves, sparkling fountains and
running waters. S ranmly indeed dc
the mud houses, the rude imagcs and
supers,i,ious devices Of Church and
Chapel, contrast with the flowing plains
and the stupendous Sicrras etcrnally
robed in clouds. From the Hill OF the
Hermitage, the spectator can best view
the magnificent landscape and best oh
serve The sad alterations and defacement:
caused by ignorance and superstition
Above his head a:e clear and serene
skies, around him pure and exl.llera
ting atmosphere, en- his right the jagget
peaks Of the Sierra OF Doves, soileneo
by a thin veil of mist and clouds, OF
his let, the parallel strata and smootl
4 surface of tho Sierra de Gualado, al hi
feet livulets Of bright waters flashing II
'|4he sunbcans, dense forests Of Sablna
A and Nogaes, and clusters of Myrlles
alhehes and flower gently waving il
1 The breeze. He,ulns wlth'sor ow iroa
the lovely panorama to the evidences
i Mexican life with its superstition an
]. barbarism, Near him are groops oil ma
naked women enaged in washing at 'll
>. aqueducts leading into all parts of til
: CITY from the circular domes GOVERN
}, the ajos de las aguasf-the sp'lng
gushing out Of the cliffs OF La Garlta.-
Each g.oup is guarded orrathef WatcLe
. by a vilainous looking wretch, vii
S trousers open at tho side, leather JACKIE
: open collar, sandals and enormous son
: brero. Drovcs Of asses pass, driven I
II ragged boys, and laden with huge ca
$ goes Of wood sucks Of grain and bundl
81 sof corn stalks. Occasionally dant
in white roundabout and pantaloo
a covered all over with buttons, daslies
II on his richly caparisoned and spirit p
le Eney: erect as may pole, inzthe. de
lie saddle but incessanlly moving his J.
'e and jinsling his long spurs. Somelinf
'e an independen, looking -Ranchero tr
e. past on his sllaggy,coated mule, his I
: in the stirrups, but the, saddle oceup