Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

The brig Georgian, Capt. Crisam, ar
rived yesterday morning, having left Tam
pico on the 18th inst. The verbal new
she brought was alarming, it being to lh
eflec, that Santa Anna had placed himsel
between Gen. Taylor and Gen. WORT
with 35. 600 men, and that general actor
wasimmedlalely expected. All this is a,
exaggeraIiou. W. believe the authentic
facts to he as follows:
Col. Kinney arrived at Tampico on th
18th inst direct flom Victoria. He entered
that town with Gen. Q,itman on lh,
evening of the 9Th ns,., and MOI on The I'll
rs We said i'll an extra sent off yesterday
Gen. Quilman drove the enemy before
him for The last thirty or forty miles before
getting to Victoria. The Mexicans were
reluctant to give up the place. As Gen
Qutman entered the town the Mexcahs
wero going out on the other side. Gen.
Quilman had no cavalry & could not pur.
sue them. Col. K. tspeaks in the warmesl
terms of,he prompt and soldiery conduct
ofthis officer.
Col. Kinney parted from Gen. Taylor
OF Mo mt Morales and pushed on with
Gen. Quitman to Victoria. From thence
he made his way, almost alone. 10 Tam
pico, taking Sofa la Marina in his route,
accomplishing distance Of nearly $50
miles 10 three days, and narrowly scapins
from, the advanced parties Of the NJ xlcans
on several occasions. He spent plr, of
a night al the old rancho of Croix, where
Sanchez was stationed with twenty dra-
goons; YET in the morning he contrived 10
give him The slip. He also succeeded in
evadins Romano Falcon, the man who is
reputed 10 have killed Colonel Cross. Al
Sofa Ia Marina he found company Of
sixty rancheros. He rode al ouce 10 the
a;rade. boldly It'd him that Gen. Taylor
had sent him on few hours in advance
10 prepare supplies, and by this ruse made
out to come of safeIy-,he rancheros al
once dispensing. The services this Off
Ger has rendered since the Mexican war
broke out have been invaluable. He has
ridden thousands and thousands Of miles
through the country almost alone, bis
favorite servant Catalina has been killed,
be has been himself beset and attacked
time aad again; lye, by his superior riding
by his knowledge of the Spanish lang
uase, by his promptoess and courage, he
has so far succeeded in escaping. Such
services as be has rendered the country
surely will no, be allowed TO go unrewar-
sed-but TO tue news brought by this ar
rival.
! We have no reason to suppose the Gems
Butler aud Worth have moved from Sal |
tiIlo, as was reported in town yesterday
We believe them. together With |
Gen. Wool, TO have been still there or in
The vicinity as late aslhe lst inst. with al;
least 5000 troops, and9we farther believe
that division Of tho Mexican army was
not far of, watching our movements and
ready 10 lake advantage Of any favorable
which circumstances may af
ford. 1t may be, and this opinion is en-
by the officers in the army high |
ri rank, that the Mexican soldiers seen 10
The neighbcrhood Of Saltillo are advanced
parties Of force Of some 1900 or 1000
men, kept 10 position on this side of the
desert, between Saltitlo and San Luis, TO
destroy the water tanks in case the Amer
'can army should move 10 force in direc-
ion of the latter city. This view of The
Ease precludes the idea Of serious attack
lpon Gen. Wool or Worth, the object of
he Mexicans only being to keep a watch
lpon the American forces, to retreat be-
ore any advance, aud cut of the supplies
If water as far south as the operations Of
,ur army may make il advisable TO do So
That the troops spoken Of as threatening
Saltllo, are scouting parties of this corps
'f observation is confidently believed by
officers of experience and discretion
hough others, whose opinions are per-
'aps equally entitled to reSpecl, regard the
movement of the euea.y 10 more serious
light. The report brought by Col. Kin
1ey TO Tampico, TO the effect that $4,000
Mexicans were 10 attack SaItillo on The
9th ult., is but the rumor which has
cached here by the way of Malamoros;
lod which our correspondent "Altg" spoke
fin a letter we published last Tuesday,
Col. K. heard the rumor al Monte Mo.
ales, probably, and hadno opportunity to
earn the sequel OF The anticipated attack.
There is little doubt, as we learn from
private letters; ,hat',here was large Mexi.
an force-probably mostly cavalry-at
lula at asst dates, all under command Of
Zen. Valencia. Gems. Urea, Romero,
'ernandez and Others are also reported to
e in The vicinity. Ii may he recoIIeeted
nat our last accounts from the city of
lexico represented Valencia as on his
larch to Tula.
From correspondent at Tampico we
earn that on the Isl Of January Gen. Tay.
nr sen, forward Col. May. of the Ora
oons, TO examine the mountain pass be-
ueen Monte Morales aud La5radores. ,
IN his return from Labradures he took
.'ber pass leading to Linares and was ,
:'"ked by large body Of the enemy ,
rs rear guard cut of: This was eff :
@ ~ soilins stones into the pass. :,
~, Ir,s scarcely wide enough for !.