Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-25

cunguei-52.
Nays-Sres. Alcade, Bucnroslro. ID. AZ
Caslileio, Gamboa, Lazo, Midina Lechon,
Morales, Moreno. Munoz. ID. Manuel)
Navarro, ID. Joaquin) Ortega. Othon,
Paez, Parada. Ramirez, Espan6, Rio,
Romero, Sanchez 'Espinosa, Urquide,
Zelina Abad, y Zubieta-22.
From the N. O. Picayune, Aug. 13.
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ AND
TAMPlCO.
The steamship New Orleans, Captain
Aud, arrived yesterday afternoon, having
sailed from Vera Cruz The evening Of the
9Th inst, aud from Tampico he evening OF
the 10Th. Capt. Auld reports The steam
ship Mary Knssland having left Tampico
via The Brazos, for this port on lhe 9Th inst.
The steamship Galveston left Tamplco
9Th inst, from Vera Cruz.
DR.. Hawkins. of Baltimore, died Of yell
low fever at Tampico on the 7lh inst:
The New Orleans brings mails from
Vera Cruz and Tampico. We regret TO
learn ihat,he TanTico mail was stolen al
au early hour yesterday morning and rified
of a portion of its contents. Some OF the
letters were subsequently recovered though
the rogue supposed he had disposed Of
them by casting them into water closet.
LII The mail was letter addressed to w.
Swift, Esqr., from the contents Of which it
would appear that three U. S. treasury
notes. numbering 32l.- 322 aud 323, for
$500 each, have been abs,racted. They
were dated Oc 81, 1876. 1t is supposed
that other valuable letters have been sto-
/ len.
Lieut.. Waters, with a detachment Of
Capt. Besancon's company. returned home
from a scout on The 9th inst. About Is
miles from the city while riiins alo1gathe
banks of the Medeln river, they were efrod
into by some Mexicans, concealed in the
bushes on the opposite side Of the river,
Ebltno harm was done. The Sun says
THAT one of the party, Mr.. Wilkinson, be-,
ing In advance, entered a house which; had
from all appearance been abandoned with
precipitation, and found 10 itsome papers,
among which was the following pass:
I'd Company of The East.
The chief el sucrrilas will please let the
bearer, Crespin Marin, pass unmolesled,
with ten mules, as he goes to Vera Cruz
TO get provisions for. the guerrillas:
God aud Liberty! Eslero, August 5,
IS47. JUAN ABURTO.
TO the Commanders of grerrlIas.
A train left the evening OF The 9Th inst.
for the army above, under the command
of Col. Wilson, Of the 18th INJURY. The
train was escorted BY about 1000 men.
The following officers are enumerated by
the Sun. as commanding Them: Captains
Clarke. Morris. AvorG, Hoke, Hornsby
and Winans, Of the Infantry; and LieuIs.
Jones, Canlwell, Waddell. Wheeden, Viii.
kius, Doyle. Sears and Creanor, o. the
Artillery. Some the accounts set down
the number of troops in this train al from
1900 To 1000; our own correspondent says
1000. Verbal reports say that Col. Wilson
was taken suddenly i'll and could not pro.
ceed, and thai the command devolved up.
on anothe. officer, whose Fame is not re-
collected. Oar letters say nothing Of this
The Sun relates that on the Sd instant,
man named Thos. Clark, belonging 10
The Isl infantry, prisoner 10 the quad
house al the palace, tried 10 pass The sol.
dier then OH guard, and to accomplish his
purpose. seized one end Of The soldiers
musket and made some efforts TO lake it
out of his hands. The latter fred al Clark,
irs ball passing through his side and COM
ing oul at his back. The ball afterwards
wounded another man named George E.
vans, one of the company OF m unled men
under Capt. Bensancon, aud finally graz
ed the hip of the sentry al the other eud Of
The porlilIas. also belonging to the Is, In
lanrry. 81
The name of The man who fired is
James Robinson. Our correspondent
writes That his conduct was fully justified.
The wounded men were Immediately
sent 10 the hospital, and it is said Clark
and Evans are dangerously wounded.
On The 4th inst. Two cut throals. by some
supposed to be guerrilas, attacked SER
geant of The .4h Infantry, while on his
way from the city o the camp, at Versara.
Both Mexicans were we'll armed. while
The sergean, had only his sword. lie used
it 10 good purpose, driving of the Mexcans,
but receiving several slighl wounds him
SELF A detachment of the Georgia caval.
ry was sent out under Capt. Lowell, 10 en-
deavor TO overhaul the two Mexicans,. but
the pursuit was vain.
A small lot Of pack mules arrived at
Vera Cruz on The 9Th inst, from the inte
rinr. The owners would not disclose how
they passed the guerrillas, but il is shrewd.
y suspected tha, they paid four dollars
head for leave to come in. The following
day one hundred and 6liy pack mules ar.
rived from Cordova, laden with sugar aud
Mexican brandy. No doubt is entertained
that Jarauta or some Of the guerrilla chiefs
have adopted The plan Of granting permits
in order to raise the wind. Hopes arc en-.