Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-03

5ty Of guarding aud prolectisen il is
equallylny greatest wish alaramount
obligation To preserve lheWl The last
and amyfully salis6edrhatSHEbe able
10 defend them successfully lyysmpch as
II haye at my disposal all sitpufces es-
sential to its full and complettomplish-
ment. g
With considerations id tnghest de-
gree respectful, i, have thslor 10 be
your Excellency's most obedl servant,
THOMAS 'SHILDs, Col sUsf
Civil and MilitaSoyernor.
The Arco Iris ofthesl3lh iEfnrnishes
interesting news from PueBWhich is
translated to our hands BY tGenius Of
Liberty. II is a filling sequst The above
correspondence:
PUEBLA, 25th. AT 5 so'& on; the
evening of yesterday the pointlSan Juan
de Dois, Santa Rosa, and SSa Monica
commenced heavy cannonsupon the
American works. The latter nsdialely
began TO throw cannon shoi,lnbs and
grenades into the cenire Of lhfy. which
suffered in consequence someasiderable
injury.
Don Marino del Rio, :Whf Standing
with his wife on the: back 5sny of his
house, was struck dead by a{npn ball.
At about s O'Clock P. NJ. tIianhonade
ceased, but commenced asainihs dawn
of the following day.
Puebla, 29th.-By order2ofhta Anna
body of troops was yeslerdaIpRsled in
The Convent of Santa TeresaIli one Of
the corners Of which breastwka of cot
ton bales was erected. -Four Bdred cot
ton bales have already been danded of
the house of Velasco for the dGfe Of the
city. To prevent the compiler Of this
work the Americans from the h3of San
Jose kept up continual l+6ISpon. the
workmen, which, being slouiIsfeturned
by the Mexicans, the dischargbf bombs
and grehades from the Amlcan lines
greatly increased. At this ndehta con-
siderable numb of private cisens went
10 Santa Anna, who was at .Gnen, and
requested of him piece of artery, which
being granted, together with slnall body
of men for its management, tsyl,qnickly
marched for the Convent of Snta Rosa,
and opened well directed fl Upon the
American works. We we're 1.-THE great
es! CONSERVATION, but night atait super
vening. everything became quik
The nuns Of Santa RosaFsre trans
ferred in litlers to Santa Catalna,. and i
is said that the same thing YMbe done
with those Of Santa Monica, alhbugh The
latter are strongly opposed tosaying thei
monaslic asylum.
PueBla, Sept. 3Oth.-Tolay. parlia
tranquility reigns in the city, Vow ant
then can be heard the, report d a cannon
and the explosion Of some greRdss throw
in the direction of San Juan do Rio, in tn
rear of whose church, Gen. Realist nigh
concluded a battery with whiehHs intend
TO open upon San Jose.
Our soldiers are complaining ykry muc
and say that they are ready 10 de OF hur
ger, mot having received: anyhiigsin th
shape Of provisions for some coasi lerabl
lime. ~ = 81 -.
The greatest enthusiasm asainst II
Americans prevails throughouk ihe EMU
city. st5,.s,. ~ Is =
RgaHla,. ost q slses sass Ia
departure the cannonading has total
Stacked of. The cotton slorehJuse of V
lasco took fire lasr night and was burn'
down to the sronnd!; and. 200 bales Of Il
same article were totally consumed in Il
convent of Santo Domingo, without ar
ones being able 10 account for the MOI
in which they were fired. Theinhab
tanls hearing The ringing Of the bells whie
announced The incendiarisn, were vel
much alarmed, believing that the Amer
cans had left their entertainments, an
were storming The city:
On The lst OF the present month Ge
Santa Anna, at the head of 1000 cavall
and infantry and three pieces Of arliller.
sailed out Of Puebla, intending TO .atlac
the American train which left Jalapa Q
The 1st inst, and reached Perote on Z!
4th. But before arriving at TePeyahua
co The designs of the commaider.in-c
of the Mexican forces were totally (ru'
lraled, all his men, with the exception
130 hussars Of his personal guard, havir
pronounced against him. As an excu:
for this proceeding, the officers and pr
Yates alleged that they were firmly col
vinced that their further continuance at 1t
disposal and under The orders Of The e,
President, would only be followed by the
complete sacrifice; and that wilhal the
country would not derive the slightest bel
cfiI from il. sss. g.:,,s.,l,
Santa Anna having got ITO Tepcyahuale
with $50 hussars, he received an ordt
from the Government at Querelaro, d
rectiug him 10 proceed rhither at once wi,
all the troops which 'were at his ord or
But the General did not deem itconven
ent to comply with the mandate Of b
Government, and took up his line !,
march for Oaxaca, whittier, by. the late
accounts, he was vending his way. H
publicly declared that his intentions
going TO Oaxaca were to see whether
could raise there another army, with whie
he might return TO renew the combat wi
the enemies of the Republic.
All the letters from the interior coincit
in saying that General Santa Anna, col
scious of his impotency to effect aoylhit
more, either in the carrying onsthe war.
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