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Contempt for, his military qualifications.
Reduced to few Inexperienced officers,
aud rabble>arm of militia and wig
Indians, he expects to prevent thsen,
trance Of Gen. Scott into the SapDal; and
some of our own people think thar there
is ground for apprehension and fear on
account of our army, III marching against
city thus defended ,/Never were fears
more baseless. Scott will leave Puebla
with 1900 eflhe best troops that ever
went fortb>ro battle; he will have veterah,
experie6ced officers, complete aud effective
artillery, abundant supplies, and, what is
more than all, he will have men sin whose
vocabulary there is no such word as }aa.''
The Mexicans will, no doubt, make a
stand before they yield up their Capital,
but it will be weak one. Their dreaded
Pintos, with their wild looks, long knives
aud bows aud arrows, will carry no terror
10 The souls of our men. Their barbarous
arms and warfare will prove Of little avail
against the biz guns OF our artillery, ,he
bayonets of our infantry, and the resislless
charges of our cavalry. Gen. Scott will
enter their Capital with less difficulty than
Cortez experienced three hundred years
ago,
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From the N. o. Delta, 1st inst.
.lGEN. sCoTT's ADVANCE.

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uE Ea osea@RaEo @ao Hfhm6e HfhRmI6e
a Gen. Scouts position very perious and
embarrassed one. We have passed
through severer crisis, leaped higher bar
riers, aud escaped more dangerous preci.
& pices, than those which lie in the path oI
our army from Puebla 10 the city Of Mex
leo. When several Of our papers, last
winter were filled with the most gloomy
forebodings, and The most utter despair, on
account OF Santa Annals advance with a
large army, against Gen, Taylor's litle
Spartan band, and our conquesls on the
Rio Grande were given up as lost, we
held firmly and confidently to the hope
and belief that American courage. would
prove superior to The crisis.-And are we
now to be frightened at such old women's
stories as those detailed, respecting the
ardor and enthusiasm Of people who
with population Of 200, 600, arc compelled
to send Off hundreds Of miles for naked
Indians. to fight their battles 7? And, for
sootli, .hey are casting cannon and making
balls, they are throwing up eutrcnchments
aud digging dilches-but what Of all that?
These preparations will give spice and
incentive 10 the valof of our men. Mexi-
can prowess is no more 10 be dreaded in
the defence OF the Capital, that it was on
the field Of Buena Vista, and on the heights
OF Cerro Gordo. Indeed, The men who
fought those battles, were Of far better
material than those which can be rallied
in their elicminate Capital, They fought
TOO, under the most favorable circumstan.
ces-in the one case with greatly superior
numbers, and in the other with great ad-
yantagcs Of position. But now they have
defended city which lies on level and
exposed plateau-a city embracing large
area-and which coutd not be successfully
dSiendcd with less than two hundred can
non. Where arc the cannon? We hear
Ofmeling Of church bells info cannon, but
we believe this is all Mexican gasconade.
If The Church has made this sacrifcc-in
Mexico very serious one--it is certainly
the FIRST they have made for this war. But
ifthe cannon arc there, where arc the
soldiers 10 mau thom Where arc their
ar,illerist. Their experienced officers
They are euearly all exiIed from the Capi.
tai, or under, arrest. Tho patriotic and
homes, Bravo has been sent nor,hward; The
chiyarous aud able AIniohtc is in prison
The cunnins and capable Anpudia has
been sent, under guard, 10 Chernavaca;
Pinzon is on parole; Lombardini is nur-
sing his wouhds and his ire against Santa
Anna, at San Luis Potosi; Minon moves
within prison bounds; Valencia lives in
quiet at his hacienda, cultivatins the arts
of peace; Canalizo satisfies his yalor by
writing magnanimous and high swelling
letters ard orders.-Nearly all the promi-
nent military men of Mexico have retired
or have. been driven from the service.
They have lost all confidence in the gen.
eralship of Santa Anna. He was never
considered by the professional soldiers of
the eoua,ry, as very capable soldier in
the field. His late operations have given
such strong confirmation to these opinions,
that they openly aud publicly declare their
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From tho N. o. Picayaac, 30th alt. -
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.

The news by the New Orleans, which
vii! he found in detail iu~6ur columns to-
day, is the most serious AM: consistent
that we have sreceived fOrmany wesSe.
1t is now >Ro longer doubtful tha.~Geh.
Scolt's>fmarch upon the capital will be
disp1ted with so inconsiderabe determi-
~nation-for Mexicans. 1t is supposed
that he will be resisted, in force, al three
several pojets between Puebla aud Mexl-
Santa Anna has succeeded in gelllng
to the windw ard Of his enemies. lie has
collected a force, formidable at least M
numbers, and it is said, contrivedto have
himself made Dictator-upo1I Ihe condl-
ton that he will refuse to<>make peace.
Those generals and dignilaries who were
opposed to him, or were suspected OF
lukewarmness, in his cause, have been
imprisoned orsen, to distant provinces in
exile. His sway, it would seem, is es.
tablished upon as firm basis as the pow
cr>fo get rid of his enemies without restraint
/can furnish.
All accounts agree in stating that the
utmost activity prevails in The different
armories and foundries in Mexico-that
cannons are being cast with rapidity--
that shells, round shot and other missiles
are turning out in abundance, and that
men are collecting in large bodies 10 I'LL
up the rank aud file Of tue army. The
peope it is said, have been aroused and
Santa Anna employs the intervals between
the composition of high-soundiug procla-
nations in the more soldier.like and seri-
Gus business Of preparing substantial de-
fences Of the scat Of government. AS q
means of keeping in power, despite the
forebodiug complexion Of such returns o.
the votes Of the States as have been re-
ceived, Congress, no doubt through his
procurement, have passed law to the
effect that their successors shall meet OIL
the 1st of January next, aud The voie Jo'
President shall be counted on the l5h o
that month. Whatever may bc said o
Santa Annals conduct in battle, he ha:
certainly wonderful knack of raising
armies aud recovering from apparently
hopeless reverses.
The complaints in the army of the
tardiness in receiving reiuiorcemenls ane
necessary transportation are universal
Had these needful supplies Of men ant
means been forwarded with becoming
despatch, it is conceded on all hands tha
Gen. Scott would ere this have takel
possession Of the Mexican capital withou
meeting serious resistance. Now i, i
doubtful when be will again make for
var,I movement The 10th inst. was tn,
day appoin,edto advance from Puebla
but such were the preparations of tht
enemy 10 receive him. that he was com
PEELED 10 delay his march uulil reinforce
ments arrived.
The guerrilas, too, are becoming bolde
in .heir attacks upon bodies OF men moving
along the road. indications of obstinate
resistance are rife from every quarter, mol
can any presage Of peace be drawn from
any source unless there be comforts in the
adages "the darkest hour of the night i.
lust before day."
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IDe a0pertts SEE.
WEDNESDAY. July Ia, 1917
EDGEFIELD c. Fl.

l WEDNESDAY. JULY II, u OH -
''.--vovvorrorrun-g T-Uu7rr DT JaHy ur M
place.-1h consequence Of the multiplicity o
business during the last week, we omitted Il
say any thing about the commemoratiou Of our
National Anniversary at this place. On the
fourth, which was on Sunday, respectable
number ofthe citizens of this place, and Of The
immediate vicinity, assembled in the Methods
Church, where after the usual religious cere
monies, sermon was preached by the venera.
BILE Joseph Moore, long known as one of The
pioneers of Methodism and religion, in North
and South Carolina, and as Divine of consid.
erable ability. The sermon was highly appro.
pirate to the occasion, and n becoming soemnity
marked the audience who were present. The
religious ceremonies were concluded, by an
earnest and lervent prayer by Mr.. Ed. Penn,
aud the congregation then retired. Through
out our town. decorum aud good order prevail.
ed on the .it. Although we have no objection
to exhibitions cf a joyous character OIL this great
day, when kept within proper bounds, we
would be pleased 10 see every succeeding annl-
versary Of our National Independence, pass of
with as much quiet and good order as the last.
The late RaL Road Mceting.-At the recent
Rail Road Meeting which assembled at this
place, Col. F. w. Pickens, the Chairman, in
the course Of his remarks, paid high and well
merited compliment to the Honorable A. 2.
Butler, who had been selected ms speaker at
the Barbecue These remarks came with good
grace from Col. Pckens, and received hearty
response from the audience present. We be-
leve that this meeting afforded the first ncca-
sion for the people of Edgeied TO show their
high regard for their old fellow citizen since his
return to political life. Judge B. evinced much
emotion at the remarks of Col. p. referring to
himself, and returned his sincere thanks to him
and to his fellow citizens:
Il Mexican Blankct.-Among other culiosi |
les in the possession of Captain Brooks,
which he kindly submitted TO us for inspection,
we saw Mexican Blanket. such as is worn or
lsed by the natives. The blanket is of vargat-
ID coIors. and is much thicker than our ordinary
blankets. A hole is left in the centre, throu gh
yhich the wearer slips his head, and il falls in
;raccful folds around the person. # affords
uile warm covering in the winter, and is
mpenelrable to rain. The blanket in the pos.
ession of Captain B., he Informs us, is an ordi-
ary one, but it appears 10 be quite warm ar
cle, and doubtless, rendered him some goud
ervice, a first rate Mexican blanket is very
eautiful and substantial article Of dress, aud
osts several hundred dollars. Until we saw
re blanket above mentioned, we had no idea,
lat it was so becoming to the wearer. We re.
necl(uy suggest to the fashioners OF dress In
ur midst, 10 make up some garments after this
yle. and we believe that they will take well.
erlaln we are, that if one should be offered
us, we would take it.
Attention is. cullcd to The advertisement OF
ap,aiu Brooks, who u appointed as rcernit.
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BosroN, July S. IS47 3

BosroN, July S, 1S47. 4
EGect Of the Foreign Neaos.-The news
by hhe British steamer is considered decid-
edIy favorable in all points ofyiew. The
case in foreign money marker, and The
promising appearance Of the crops. are
against the reshipmen, of specie, and war
raul the belief that we may be able TO re-.
tain III this. country large portion, finot
tho whole Of the twenty-five millions. Of
bullion, which we have received. from
broad within the past six months.
The last New York papers represent
money as being abundanlly easy al Eve
aud six per cent. on business no(es, and
four and a half on the higher class Of sacu.s
rifles. There was no second board session
at the New York stock exchange on Sa.5;
lurday; but private letters state that iIe
Wall street sales o. stocks advanced consi.' !,
derably, in the afternoon, with more bini,y7-s!
ers Than sellers. =. -. * =.
Money still continues to be uoprofftably$
abundant in all the Atlantic cities, and The
rates OF discount are now lower than lheys5
have been for long time past. The de-:
PoslIes in the Boston Banks are immense
ly large, and daily on the increase Its
estimated that the July dividends ofrail-s
road, factory, wharf, and other corpora
lions, recently paid in this city, amount 10 ].
more than million of dollars !; but with
all this surfeit and .repletion in money m ats
Ter, there appears to be no sovertrading,
and none of the wild aud inordiuale Spec;
ulation which is usually incident 10 q, stelc 4
of affairs like the present. - 81
Railroad stocks ere still in favor for4in.. M J.
veslment, and those which yield regular i
half yearly dividends, readily command
high premiums. The non.dividend paw
Ing stocks are comparatively low, to what
they have been within year or Two. This 3
is particularly the case with The shares, Of
the Long Island aud Norwich and Worces-
ter railroads. The Long Island COMPANY
will probably, in short lime, reduce its 3
liabilities by increasing its shares ;for,he {
payment OF its bonds, aud the value ofthe I
will undoubtedly be improved
under llie energetic direction of lIle new
board of managers. ~ IS
The transactions in bank, factory, and
insurance stocks are very light, the most
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NEWS BY THE CALEDONIA.

NEWS BY THE CALEDONIA: US
We extract the following items Of Eu-
ropean news from the Charleston Ecerilngs
Ne,cs, of the 9th inst.
We have copied this evening from
mer and Smiths Liverpool, Times. aud )
Charles Winners Liverpool Mail Of The.
10Th ult., such deaile ed accounts as We
deem important or interesting.
The British Parliament was expected 10
adjourn on the 10th of July. rs
Another accident on the North Western
Railway had destroyed seven valuable
lives.
The armed Intervention Of The British
Government in the affairs of Portugal had j
excited warm debates in the British House
of Commons and the French Chamber of
Deputies. The Duke of Wellington and
Sir Robcr: Peel sustaining the Russell
Ministry, while NJ. Guizot justified ,he. .il-s
tcrven ton. f-5s. ,.f-3.,tss ~ ~ si:s
All attempts to reconcile the differences;
between the Queen ofSpain and her;hus.h
band had failed. I'll q II.
The Graip crops throughout every part
of Europe are most encouraging. h
4 line Of Steamships bsttoeen Europe
and .Amsrica.-A private letter from Paris.
has the following, in reference 10 Ocean
steam navigation -" Active negotiations
are going on between the Government
and lhe Heroult and LehaDdel company.
| for the transatlantic steamers. While.
main lines of steamers are maintained
First, from Bordeaux TO New Orleans stop
ping a. Havana. with branch at " MeAico.;
Second, from Marseilles 10 the French
Caribee islands. with branches; 10 Porto
Rico, Hayli, and Santiago, and the ;Gonij-s
nent. Third, from Hayres los Rio Japeifo.s
As aylalh haS ss
line to Lisbon and Madeira. cores spondins,
with The Hayre line TO Rio Janeiro. 2
ireland In Ireland, apart 5froamn the.
contradictory reports respecting Ihe potatos
crops, the anticipations of an abundant
harvest are cheering. Fever is sill aw-l},
fully rife aud malignant, but The general
downward tendency Of provisions and :ihe
ample stores now poring into this country
with the prevalent fue, dry, braciDg wea-s
ther, will, it is hoped, prove effsctual
means TO check the progress Of this desrrIuic-
live epidemic. Emigration proceeds very
extensively-during the last two months
one hundred and twenty thousand persons
lelt the shores of these Kingdoms. chiefly
Irish, aud remarks the Belfast Northern
Wing, "the extent Of the exodus seems Z
only to be limited by The means Of getting
away" iiig -
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ligion, was on Tuesday Of last week, June
22d,) publicly bnptised in a beautiful pool
near his house, at Ashland. The scene,
we are informed, was most sublime and
impressive. Like David, he may well
say. 1t is good for me that | have been
icted.'-NashuiLLe Whig.
The Washington Union says thar the
Postmaster General has made arrange
menls by which he will be enabled about
the lst of July TO furnish the large Offices
in the Union with postage stamps. They
may then be procured in any number by
persons desrous of pre-paying their cor.
responJence. 70 such they will doubt
less prove u great convenience, as letter
with one of these stamps OIL it may be
deposited in the office at any hour, day or
night, in The same manner as letters on
which the postasei is not prepaid.
.Specie for The War.-'rhe Washington
Union estimates that the duties accrued
under the Mexican tariff already exceed
half million in specie, and must rapidly
augment, being adequate TO furnishing all
that may be required for the war in Mex.
leo, whio these duties, If the war contln-
ues, will supply large exports OF specie to
The United States 10 payment OF our I'M
ports. The Union thinks it not iInpro.
bable that the removal Of prohibitions will
augment our import Of specie, in return
for our exports, to twelve millions per
annum. A rather large calculation we
would conclude.
The Nev Government Steam Ship
The steamer United States, now building
in New York, will number 3,0Sl tons,
exceeding the tonnage of the largest ship
in The service Of The United States, the
Pennsylvania, by 81 tous. The length
of the spar deck of the United States WILL
be254 feet, whilst that oflhe Pennsy lvanla
is 3l9 misunderstanding her size, she
is SO modelled that, with all ber coal and
stores on board, the luggage of the pas
sensers, and some 600 tons of cargo, 1t j:
calculated that her draft Of water Will be
light enough to permit her 10 enter such
ports as New Orleans, or Havre, between
which she is 10 ply regularly.
Large Erports.-We learn from ou
exchanges that the exports Of Flour from
New-York since The lst instant, are up
wards of 253,00o barrels, or more thai
10000 ber day. The exports OF Corn
Wheat aud Barley, during the same lime
were nearly million bushels-about Tort.
thousand bushels a day. The EXPIRES
says thai this is an amount of export alto
| .xnIhnr unnronndnnfeI
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Democratic Convention Of Georgia-T6eii
Georgia Democratic Convention: which recent
Iy assembled at Milledgeville, nominated Cot
George w. Towns, for next Governor 4, ,si,s
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Rain "A considerable quantity Of rain tslI,s
at this place, and III the vicinity, on Wednes;s
day, Thursday, and Friday last,

Irnig Contention IN Georgia. THE Georg
Wing Convention, which recently lblads
at Milledseville, nominated Gen.ID IL Gfhchss
as candidate for next Governor. This body ialsos;
nominated Genl. Taylor for the Presiidsncys
They have done so they say, as theys are ias: q
sured Of his identity with them in principle
But in doing SO, they cheerfully respond to.s
the general and spontaneous accamatiSls
the American people," What says old SZasks
himself on the subject3 Ina letter 70 alriepd
in New Orleans, he says" That e;would NOT
have the office, unless i. was untrammelledsby
party politics or party obligations" !" Ina letter
dated Camp near Monterey, May 18th, e1s47;l
to James w. Taylor, >Esqr., editor Of The cin:
cinnali Signal. lie says, :" in no case can Iper.
nit n,yseIfto be the candidate Of any pany,.o OK
yield myselfto party schemes" Soiiappeafs !,
that the old general is not yet committed to arY
party, bul is very popular with both.
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Henry Clay.-This great statesmp,
having. recently made profession Of r
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Gen. .Taylor.-The New Orleans Delta
says that gentleman recently arrived
from Monterey, had an interview with
Geaerat Taylor Immediately before he
left. The General told him il was not bis
intention To advance on San Luis Polosi.
but that it was his fixed determination to
resign his command on the Isl Of Seplcm.
ber next.
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Military Posts OF: the route to Oregon.-
The government has determined to csta.
blish two stations 6r military posts on the
route to Oregon; The first TO DO located
near Green Island, where The road 10 Ca
lifornia encounters Plata River; and the
second at or near Fort Laramie. The
battalion raised iu Missouri is 10 garrison
these posts.
The Telegraph.-The Charleston Mer-
curry, o: The 25lh inst, suys-By letter
from the contractor TO gentleman in this
city, we learn that the posts are all erected
between Raleigh and Fayetteville and
will be all up from The latter place 10 Che
raw, the 4lh Of July.-CoR.
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Ing olhsera. .tiis5 5Placs. eiiasthe spiiIls
of pa,riolismwilf lfiacites nany ID j6ii tho ranks
Of the Palmetto; Regimen Mt, noWsils Nj xlco but
which has been greatly reduced from various
causes, aud now requiies filing NJ. p;,sS;
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-04-10

STAND BACK. LITTLE COUNTIES!
We have the following returns from The cleo.
lion Of yesterday. The ftieuds Of good order
have achieved glorioos victory over nisfals
and the abcminabie creed Of the prog,essiUes.
The dag was favorable for a turn out Of The
industrious yeomsory. The heart Of old
Grant was alive and beating--aud in every
precinct, from the Wisconsin river to the lie
Of 10 Dayless and Iowa counties, Der inieiii.
ren, electors have done up the work Of re-
iecllng he Constitution.
The following ia the result 10 this county. so
far az heard from;
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re and forts Of the city. They carried every
one By storm, not, however without losing II
men.
On the llih and 18Th. The American for.
ces we're occupied ID ih'omiog up breas'works
and digging inreuchmenls. Occasional skif.
missing look place with the enemy, who were
throwing showers Of bomb shells and round
shot from he Cas,le and city, bot without
much effect. Dunog this nr.o ;he seamen
we're landing provision and ammunition from
the transports
On the 18Th, a strong north gale 90, in,
which ,al OF al further Communication. We
left during he noriber. and as we were unable
10 make progress to The north, we believe il
was impossible Tor Our bombs and shells 10
have been landed until che 18Th. go that prob
ably the bouba,dment Of lbe Castle did not
commence until Zoe 2olh irst.
Tier. were some fssis Of bravery displayed
on lbs liib, 10 which Col Dickinson, Of The
Palmetto Regiment, South Carolina, was
wounded 10 The breast BY mssksl bali from
he enemy, and Cap'. AIboris, Of the % In
hn,ry. had his head shot OF BY 81 pound
bali. The Same bali broke dfummer's ann,
ard took on pdvale's leg.
Ru, on tie sams day he American army
bad eaiued complete possession o. all The for
llieauona Of the enemy which were raised By
them to stop orr troops from approaching the
city. Al he water pipes leading to the ei'y
were cut of. and all the communications eiiec
,aslly stepped. Gen Scog aaded in person
On tho Ilih instant. A Ftpnch bark ran The
blockade and moofe5 under be walls q lhi
easte on ile morning oF tho 18Th, and many II
tho ra0spors were ready 70 return as soon as
the nouhef was ever.
4 letter from Vera Cfuz, da'od.iho lin,
gives further pauicaIara;
Cea Wouhs division ives ha fret to land
and form on he beach 40 old cathedral wat
,ahen possession Of by Gen Pillow. and sooi
af'er bag zine containing $50 boxes of am
mouiisu Daring all Ibis TINS he enemy
Rep, Up Ere of sbeil and round sho, from he
town, few of which reuehed our line, 40,
those doing no harm.
ATS. A. NJ, die iiule q s. steamer Spiifr
ran IN close 10 the town aud fred numbe
ofshells iaio 'ho PLACES, receiving Ere ffon
tbe eaatle "a re,0fn.
The city Ia now invested. aod communica
ton by tho main roads cui adf The line OK
tends across iha fatlroad which goes from TIE