Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-02-03
From the ". o. Picayunc.
LATER FROM MtXICO,

OF in'.rcst and importance.
We have a letter from correspon.
dent al Pehs sIcola. which says hal on
morning of tIh. departure of lhr RelieI
the boats Of the Princeton captured d
Mexican boat rom under "ihs lime
kiln" on the Poinl. This cnrrespon-
dent writes: 'rhere was considerable
pepperrg Of muske,ry, but no hahn
dune"
The U. S. sioop of war ST. Malv's
was coming in as The Relief went on:
from Arinn Lizlrio There were ing
at 'dat anchorage the Rariran, Prince
ton, two gnn-boa and thu steamer Pc,
rita.
Passed MiiSi'ipman Rodgers was sill
a prisoner al Vera Cruz
Correspondence cfMe Picayune.
U. :. SQUADRON, ANTuN LlzARDo, !.
d crmb"r 30m. 1916
My D a Sir-l srnd YOU herewith
an abs,act nf The voc Of tn, Mexican
Cnngr IS Tor President aud Vice Psesi>
dent of the Republic, which .touk place
"n th'' 23d inst, and was received at
Vera Cruz ny the mil to-day. TIN.
vo'e was lake n by States or departments
(dcputasines,) each State having one
vote, determined by the mn rit> OF its
deputies. The oply candidates who
received h vote OF a State were Santa
Anna and francisco FIDr'aga. Twenty
S'a'es yoed, including the district Of
Mexico and Two ir'yiierics. Santa An
DIT received the votes cf eigla StaiG.
AMI the district Of III xico and tw, ter
lilurirs, b. ing eleven in II. HIS opp
NJ nj was lh, cho.cc of nine StaIcs. Of|
cuu'se The election Tell on Santa Anna
'or PresI cnl. N:nciy>nine deputies,
voted, fry Gm Santa Anna, forty 70,
tloirIaga aud ninr for other candidates:
Gomez Farias WIS elected Vice -Presi-
1ebt, havlng.zt!te -vurraf ei SE.1ssl
nd Tr1TfT70F Ocanipo
.ecciyed the vote of eight States. Du>
'ango cast lis vote fl Flor aga.
The want Of arms is complained Of !
RON every quarter Of NJ xico. Santa
Anna calls the attention of the Gov.
Inmcnl to his d,.stiui n of ii, ms aud !
of war. Thr corps of The
Natonnl Guarda no' half supplied. Ii
'pprars that arms cann,t be ob;ained |
rum any qna'ler even if The munty
:uula be procured whrrrwlI, to pur-
,hasG !lrem. a proposition has been
admitted to Congle>s TO raise fand
or this purpose. Ii is calculated that
I25 900 m'n uay he armed ont of tho
100000 ig'iug men of Mexico, and
i'a' II IN one 10 two mliiunS of dulaIs
will be ampl" for this purpose. Ii is
'rnpnSe,i 10 inl ohuc" tIl' arms from
I'd d by land from Yucatrn, and finally
Dr-iab ish founteri.< and armorirs.
The day before tllr election of Pres
lent the various ministers of State
lrrw up ,hri pmliolios.
1t appeals that the cmhdrlaS smrnls
t tn treasury can neither he compre.
ended nor described. Some of the
r"pos't;nns lur raising money appear
} br oflfe most qnixnl:c kiud Allnnn,r
rs IaleIy subnntrd IA plan by which
lch D"pa' lmrn! is TO be taxed in tnr
llIo Of lis representation, paying $4,000
Ion'hly for each Of ITS deputie>. A
AT of the States are TO hand over tn ir
n'ras 10 the general commanding Vera
ruz. Til" generals receiving rhe
one, are To Dispense it at their own
,cr"ion for the purposes IF the war {
croun'img % the 6 neral G"yrr mn, Mt. I
% allowance is O be made Tor the ex. 4
ensc of collection.
The present administration have been
ected by SO equivncal vote and are
dec'd"dly Unpopular in The more i'm.
'rtant STATES, thar they can hardly be {
ipecicd 10 contend successfully with d
e endorsements of their situation. If 4
lnta Anna remains at the head of the d
my Farias of cours. b. entrusted with r
civil administration, the burden of f
I'lch lie cannot support. or cours" r
; will have 10 sustain The oiium Of all
c rmrarrassm.'n's and IL | the revrrSes d
the country, If Santa Anna is forced '
rrlr al or loses a battle, he will ship P
The blam,. UPON husc who conduct n
And when Farioas and C
5 Cabinet succumb, ami in all human d
ubabiiIy thy will fall before man, II
Dnths are past, wha, will come n xl? II
If Santa Anna keeps his army togrtIl> p
hr will probabl march on the capi- Il
and this will be tn pr 1ud" Of civil W
If. l do not think 'he country under Il
y circumstances will tolerate Santa
mas dictatorship. The regiments ir