Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-24


| ihink Santa Anna has been badly whip
ped. Col.S Morgan Of the Ohio y oinn1;. taI I;
teers, stationed at G;erralyot I.a strong
force.. has;been, attacked and hisforce cut
| up all along the line Of obssfvationt as Tar
as Mier. Knother report is. thai. Morgan
was slightly wounded and has "a ateo. e !.
Several: of our trains and many mules win y ~
suffers goods, have been captured ~ me
Mexicans. Urrera is on his way TO NJ ata- Ia
moros with 1000 cavalry. s,ss;ss s,,.., {, /.
From tho Ma,amoros sEllag, MARCH, 9.
Our town has been thrown inlo the most most
intense exciiemen. by The reports constant !
ly reaching here relative to1hs peIilous
stu.ion of Gen. Tsylor's diyisionsof the
army. They are 80 vague tand confused
that we hardly know howl TO commence
an abstract even.; That a baiila has been
fought, no one can doubt for noInent,
but now it has resulted, or what dangers
fimpend on the line Of fthe: Rio an!te. ls
envelopel in the most :perplexiug nncer- = :.
ttainty. We give, ;howeyer.sRhat 1! ssems .r
TO be the best authenticated statement re-
lceived from the seat Of hostilitie u,
Gen. Taylor, while al sna Nenya.
% miles from Sallilo.. with 5000 men:
was attacked /. on tho 22d nIt., bY a. hlexi.
can force of $4,000. Finding that. he
could not maintain bis position b made .!
good hisre,reat to Saltillo, covering wa
gon train. Here severe angas cement
took place in the streets, IN which the
Mexicans, suffered a. heavy loss. Tier
destroying what of flhe PUBLIC STORE he could
not transport. he continued his relrogadde
movement on Monery until6s reached
the Rinconda Pass. where he was again
attacked, but successfully defended him n
self. 49, !, - "a.
Here all the rumors, ports and letters
leave him. Once inss ssMoptery and ne
would be- safe, but his ability slo ACCOM-: q:
plish this was altogether probls blsmatcal, as
the Mexicans was swafmine in every d.
rection. ~ IsSsst IS ::ss5ssy Is;
! "A merchant in Camargo, under date OF
25lh ult,, writes 10 his friend in lhis place
Three expresses. to-day from Monterey
1-fghling in Sallillo-Ma Marinin M extcan
possession Large train Of wagons, l26,
and lsO private mules taken--M CnIoch''s
company Gaken-S00 cavalry this side the 3
mountains, and things in general turned
upside down" From another source we
learn that Col. Morgan had abandoned
Cerralyo. destroyed all properly hs could
| not take with him; that ssconrier: from
Monterey reported at Camargo, 5000
4 Mexicans between tho two places, end
that 5000 Gore were in he neighborh,ood q,
4 Of Victoria. 81 Z;
The destination or seylsai boats has been
changed within The Last few days, on
reaching this place, and heldin reserve al
Camargo TO convey .deslatGhcs. i
!! Six companies of tbs Virginia Regi.
usnt 1ave'passed through Matamoroas' a on
their route TO Camargo. g 81 e, K !.
7 The following letter 70 II 3 editor Of the Del
ia was enclosed in one from i!le. nosth Of The
j;Rio Grunde, coroborating th report of Gene
raj Taylor being hard presssdgb the enemJ
Eulider Santa Anna. IA! sssSEss=5 y
|, q @ss.e y cia4aao; FeB.s26.
Eds. Delia, ,-ASIetter frot Cape alontgpn
ery, has just been received 'gisIpg the follow
4 That Gen. Taylor had been acked in his
j position at Aqua 5Nueyn By = of 525ll0(
il men, aud tie cngds cement goitiss7on
4 When the courier LETT Sanla ADDE'S nltiina
tun was, Surrender Gan.: az lor ply
was "come and take us. q
! On the 24th orders were recelyed hereto
.siop and turn buck all the teams leaving Cir
margo.-whch was accordingly done to rnfs
number of one hundred teams. Eliei teamsbsrs
have been armed to day. "A Tram f3o wa
gons left here on The j 9TH, and fears are enter
iained tina, they have been cut ohbefore reach
I ing Monterey, from which place all llcominuni
! cation has been cut off. Marina is occupied
by a large force of the enemy, who are said to
be rapidly approaching upon Camareeo, sup
posed 10 be- Urrea's force Of cavalry and artllle
try-comprising 5000 men, which we can OPP
pose only with 1000 men,
a letter writer to ,hesDelta, dated .al
Monterey; Feb. %, says thai Gen. yler
had fallen Back from Aqua Neura. 5000
troops have been seen within77 miles Of
! Taylor's camp, and on tbes2lst 800 Mex
lean cavalry entered Cardereta. II also
states that desperate ha1lleHis expected
between Gen. ylor and Santa Anna.
! The fact of Gen. Taylor being in close
proximity 10 a large Mexican force under
Santa Anna is confirmed by news through
many other authentic sources,which would
i l,be enlirely snperIluous to publish, as they
I all speak of the came facts which are de-.
tailed above. Later intelligence wiIlEbe
auxiously. and daily expected. which shall
be furnished to our readers To- an Extra as
soon as received. ''a&
On the 18th ult between 50 and 60 sal!
left Tamplco and Lobos Island with troops and
munitions of war of every description Tor the
bombardment of Vera Cruz. Gen. Scott him
self is said to have stated that the demoustra'
lion would be commenced on The 10Th inst.
From the; Washington Unida.t
IMPoRTANTS.C CONSEQUENCE 4.
Letter from, Mr.. Benton to- the President
WAsHISaToN, March g.,
| Sir. Withnift waifinp fnr the formaljty