Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-05

ment of Infantry, has been promoted to the
! rank Of ColoneI.g Colonel Wilson, Of North
Carolina, has declined the command Of the
Regiment to; which general B. is attached.
rTThe Reverend Mr.. Smons Baptist
Missionary to Burnah, returned TO this place
on Thursday last on short visit to his friends.
Mr.. Simons has been absent about fourteen
years. On Thursday evening he delivered a
discourse inthe Baptist Church. He gave
highly interesting account Of the operations of
the Baptist Missionary establishment which is
in successful operation IN Buimah.
He spoke about the great progress and inl-
.provemsnt made by the natives. particularly
in the country around where he is engaged in
reaching and preaching. He gave several spe-
cimens Of Hymns in.the language Of the ma
,ives. He said that the Missionary establish
ment, had received encouragement. from men
high in rank, employed in office under the Bril-
fish Government in India. Mr.. Simons left
this place on Friday, for Augusta, Geo.
We call, attention TO the Advertisement OF
DIR. Banning, Professor Of Diseases Of Women
and Children, in the Scientific Eclectic Medl-
cal institute OF Virginia. Dr.. B. sustains
very high reputation for relief of Chronic Dis
eases, and from private assurances, and what
5 we know of him from the public journals, we
believe those interested, would do well to give
their attention.
The Ne,cs from Mc1ico.-The news from the
aeat of war in Mexico, are Of an interesting
character. 1t will be seen that the forces I'M
der GeneraiSco,t, have advanced into the IN
terror, and thatsome conflicts have taken place,
between our troops and the Mexicans.
DJ Lisusenenls VIM. P: Jones, ofthe Edge
field Volunteers; recently: returned from Mexi-
co, on yisitto his family ,in;ihe neig ghborhOOd
ofAiken. we understand that he has: n fur
ss,ugh tor ninety days: He states, we learn,
olantsers have suffered much from q
zst.st
4 ihe march 10 slvarads sictneas among
many of them. eshppe ethatwhsn they reach
tile high latitade Of jalapa the health Of the.
Z army willimproye.
CulyorniG.--W publish some extracts inre-'
& lation to the recentinsurrection in this Mexican
4 province. Tie insurgents are now completely
defeated, and peace is restored.
Arrest of Mr.. A. J. Padgst -Mr.A. ]. Pad
get, who is charged with having aided and
abetted his son I. Padget, in the killing of Jo-
seph Quatebaum, which we noticed last week,
was brought to Jail on Tuesday evening the
I 27th u,. We understand that his case will
4 undergo investigation before the Judges now
4 sitting in the Court of Appeals at Columbia.
Public Meeting in Charleston.-Apublic meet
ing was called in Charleston, on the 26th ult.,
!: to make suitable arrangements for the recep-
ton of the Hon. Daniel Webster, who was ex-
pected to visit that city, in the progress of his
Southern tour, His honor the Mayor presided.
Some resolutions were offered and being advo-
Gated by several distinguished gentlemen Of
: Charleston, were unanimously adopted.
Literary Theti-We have seen it lately stat.
led, thata writerin Blackwood's Magazine, has
Z published, an article about Mexico. and has
Sflched, tosusetno harsher phrase, very largely
from the Interesting and valuable work of Gen.
eral Thompson, upon Mexico. This is by no
means the first time that British writers have
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not scrupled 70 pilfer from American writers,
on. great variety of subjects, and never ac
knowledge their indebtedness TO them. But a
few years ago, the London Quarterly Review
had the efrontery to ask, g In the four quarters
of the globe, who reads an American Book ~
We can reply, writersin Blackwood and other
Magazines, who steal from us, and then abuse
us for the: poverty of:our genius.
Extract from a letter received by gentle.
man, residing in this District, from his father,
in ireland, dated
GRACEFUL, March Is, IS47.
"Sickness and famine prevail here to an
alarming extent, hundreds are dying, daily, for
: want Of food, as is proven at the Coroners in.
quests, but inquests are no. held on all the
deaths. they are SO numerous. Our Poor
Houses are completely filed there are about
: 10 or 1900 in Balymena poor house; last
T. rrsday there were "a deaths in that house.
Ii would melt the; hardest heart, to read the
various reports of distress that is published in
The papers. Fever is to SO high a pitch in
Z Mayherafelt Poor House, that none is suffered
to leave, nor none to visit it. Some of the no.
biIity are using every exertion to stop the pro.
gress ofthe famine; they are selling their plate
and carriages, tosupply the poor with food.
One wealthy individual, with whom am ac-
quainted, has denied himself four dinners,
weekly, for the purpose of giving aid to the
sufferers ss.s. %.
importance sHggesi,ons.--I, has been sug-
gested bya; Mississippi whiskey dealer, that no