Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-24
the artillerymen, had deserted. and fora
lew minutes alone kept the insurgents at
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the artillerymen, had deserted, and for a
few minutes alone kept the insurgents a.
bay.
Torr.ioin is '.mestizo," .. OF. half breed.
and like most 'mestizos,' is. BY no means
distinguished, fol personal beauty, Like
Guerrero9and other Mexican officers, who
have had a.; large. admixture of Indian,
blood id their veins. Torrejoin is very cun-
ming. In laying traps for an Adversary;
he is remarkably, expert-and, as 1T will
be remembered, twas he who surrounded
and took prisoners, Capt. Thornlon's COM
mand Of forty men. :. =,
Cen. Josee Marie Minon, is. 10 most
respects the opposite of Torrejoin. Both
are men of courage. but there is something
chiyalric in The courage Of Minou-notll-
ing in that Of Torrejnp. T9rrejou rarely.
attacks an enemy, except BY means of:aa
ambpscade, Nixon would aimos scorn ia
vanguish an enemy in tha. way. They
are as unlike in person.. as they are ia
mind. Minon has fine, figure. and ex-
pressivs features. He i,,a great favorile
in the Mexican army, who Like him for
hisrhivaIric courage. and style him the:
"Murat of Mexico" He is now about 46
years of age, or in the prime Of life. ;. He
was made General of Brigade in 1928.
having distinguished himself, at the battle
Of Acajete. He served during the cam
paign in 1886. but was not present at The
battle Of San Jacinlo. When iconversing
with Englishmen or, Americans, he de-
scans in the highest terms upon the valor
displayed by the Texans throughout the
campaign in question. Amongst the in-
stances of their valor, which he relates as
having, come under bis own observation,
is the following ;.
During a skirmish,. Minon saw Texan
pursued by Eve Mexican foot soldiers.--
The Texan, finding his pursuers gaining.
upon him, turned suddenly round, and
shot The foremost Mexican dead. Then,.
clubbing his rifle, be withstood the assault
of the others. Two Of them be struck
dead, but 10 doing this he broke bis riae.,
and at that moment, the. remaining Mexi-
can stabbed him in the back and killed
him. ,. ;. ss.5 Z
The above IS a brief account OF the four
best cavalry officers in. Mexico.
Ar Extraordinary Case. The body Of
on old lady, in New York, named Friend,
who was buried in sba, city IL years ego
has been lately dug up and found to; ;bs
completely changed into that talloWy sub
stance known 10 chemis,s las d aiDocirs {;
Chang of ih;ss are sou
;in Europe and this country. bur always
under circumstances aentireiy differei,fs
from those which presented themselves ia
the present case; as out of 200 bodies'iH
the same churchyard, this is.,he only la.
stance of.adipociration. - -. !.
The N. Y. True Sun thus, describes
the appearance of the body when disin.s
tered: r}.s,.
1.-THE face aud neck Of Mrs. F. exhibis,
ted all the fullness which it possessed in
life, aud indeed, the checks. were some-,
what larger. aud with the exception of the
eyes, ihere was not The slightest appear
ance of decay. The surface however,
was covered with,,a thick, filmy white
mould, and upon removing IT, the skin
presented the faires,, purest surface, eyer.
seen on alabasler! The flesh was as solid
aud hard as the puresl spermj and as per-
fectly free from :disagTeesble odor! On
further examinations her whole person was
found to he in the Same wonderful state Of
preservation; body and limbs presented The
same hard, undecaying appearance"