Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-19
IMPORTANT. FROM MEXICO.
From the N. o. Delta, 6th insf,

FROM LH6 ~. ". ocLQJ OW tNSty
s II The q. S., transport steamship New
Orleans, Capt. Wrig ght, from Vera Cruz,
arrived last evening. She left on the
evening of the 29th ut., and brought US
our correspondence aud the latest papers
tothe day Of her sailing. We proceed TO
lay their interesting contents before our
readers.
We would, in the meantime, state that
we have conversed with an intelligent
passenger, who came over on the New
Orleans. He says that he understood
Gen. Taylor had succeeded 10 communi-
eating with Gen. Scott, aod that The OBJ
3ject Of The despatch was formation of a
mutual understanding between Them, with
a view ofjoining their forces preparatory
to descent upon the city Of Mexico.
Santa Anna boasts that there is still
another Thermoplye on The road between
Puebla and Mexico.
Scott pushess on without stop or falter;
the destructive storm OF Cerro Gordo de-
lays NOT day or an hour bis onward
march; with boldness, an energy. aud a
mastery activity beyond all parallel, he
has passed through the considerable town
ofJalapa, lraversed the dangerous and
difficult road thirty miles beyond. and
appears with the old vanguard army,
under the gallant Worth, before the far
famed castle of Perole, This Baslile, SO
renow ned in Mexican history as the gloo:
syfunrsUr> unfortunate
Revoln,ionists, Of the unhappy victims Of
anarchy and Of rabble rage, but sill
familiar to the Americans as the dungeon
Of those brave men whose cruel wrongs
gave The first impulse 10 The spiritwh
this war was sprung-this strong prison
castle, with its battery o! enormous guns
aud powerful defences, surrenders TO our
arms without a blow. If one stone still
stands upon another of this gloomy mon
umenl Of Mexican servili,y and imbecility
the flag of the ''stars and stripes waves
over il, and American cannon and Ameri-
can bayone,s brisile around its now In
yincible walls. No, here does Scott's
army rest its wearied limbs. A three
days' march will precipitate our victorious
columns into the warlike town of The an-
cienl Tascalans. Puebla-whence mar
ched the valiant warriors with whose
bodies, slain in hand to hand combat, Cor
tez made his famous bridge of Corpses"
with its 10000 inhabitants, will yield
10 our little army. And then-but let US
look no farther-let us await until the
event will justify it, before we raise the
cry Of exuIlalion, and rejoice over The last
great achievement left 10 American valor
-,be capture ofthe city Of the Montezu-
mas
Correspondence of the Ne,o Orleans Della.
LETTERS FROM CHAPPARAL.
JALAPA, Mexico, April 81.
Eds. Delta.-I arrived at this lovely
place yesterday morning, and found that
Gen. fwiggs had hois,ed The American
Gag in the city the day before. He fol-
lowed the re,rea,ing heroes Of Cerro Gordo
10 within few miles of Jalapa, when all
traces of them, as body, disappeared,
aud he epcamped for the hight within
three miles Of The town that evening, and
entered aud took possession of il early next
morning
Santa Anna didnot pass through Jala-
pa, but, in company with Ampudia and
Torrejon, turned off to the left at his ha-
cieoda, and halted for the night at The
.pine mile pass which was being fortified,
but which, on second consideration. it was
deemed prrden, to evacuale. This evac'
nation took place yesterday morning, and
in the evening Col. Hear0ey's dragons
took possession of the Pass-Gen. Worth
following in their, footsteps. A. number
OF small arms were taken al the Pass, bu'
they are of little or no value.
Gen. Worth, tits said, will move on 10
Perote, at which place many think ne vii
have 6ghl, asit is reported here thai
additional delences are being made.
All along the road between Perole ane
Puebla, the Mexicans here say we will be
opposed, and contrary 10 general belief
:t ia said rne Commander.in-ChIef VII
shortly move in that direction,
The Lat of killed and wounded, On oo
side, is much larger than was hrs' reported !te
Iii is over $50.
Col. Childs is the military Governor o
Jalapa. r.
Il send you Mexican paper. There
aretwo days later dates here, but this con
tains all the important Information.
30. : ~ ~ IL