Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-19
No. &c.

nation.
9. The States in consequence will
resume their sovereignty.
8. they will take measures 10 re-
place the Government overtil,own.
4. Tie Governors Of the States will
designate the person or persons to COM
mand the forces within each State.
S. The forces of the permanent army
which adhere to this plan, shall obey,
conformable 10 rule, the senior chief or
general who seconds it.
Signed by Jaraula, Ortoiz, Negrte
and others.
Lagos June. 1, 1sAS.
1t will be recolected that Minon at.;
tempted to surprise Jaranta al Lagos,
but fell back, his numbers being insuf-
ficien'. A correspond dent, an intelligent
foreigner, writes us from The city Of
Mexico, on the Goth, that 400 of Minon's
troops went over TO the insurp ents. with
their arms and baggage, and that the
lest fled with the purpose of incoIpola.
Ting themself with the insnrge' Indians
of Sierra Gordo, whose advance is
within seven leagues Of Querelaro. Par
edes is boldly accused of fomenling the
war Of castles between the Indians and
the whites, in order to give difficulty to
the Government, and documentary proof
is adduced to sustain the accusation.
The Government is pursuing a very
energetic course against The oppsitiop
press in the city of Mexico. On the
Goth four editors had been arrested, and
warrants were out against several others
who had secreted themselves.
Ii was reported in Mexico ON the
20rh, that the insurgents had entered
the city Of Quaretaro and pjilaged the
faubourgs of that town.
We translate from letter addressed to
US, dated
Mexico, June, IL, ls4s.
Mexico nowpresen's themost mourn
ful aspect one can possible imagine. By
st0Pcsrr1r1-v-,ss..ta-..aa Observation-Disclosures ! me and
are left ina Stale of frightfuI misery,
having no other means of substance
than robbery and assassination. The
existing Goyernmentrllas the most seri-
Gus grounds of disquietude on account
OF the movements of Paredes and ia.
rauta: The troops which ii has sent al
gaInst them are revolving and swelling
the ranks OF The insurgents. The fall
OF Herrera Is imminent, and the var will
individually break out afresh upon the
frontiers.
TIE monarchis, party is active in
The city, and is rallying many par,isans:
they have the clergy for their leaders;
IN my next | will give the names OF
some.
[Oar correspondent then gives tiie
programme oflhe Puro parry, for which
@ we cannot make room TO day, and adds:1
This party has its connexions with tho
insurgents in the interior, and il the ar
tilIery which has just arrived from Que
retaro and is stationed at Chapultepec,
should join the Puros, revolution will
take place within fortnight and the
Government BE- overlhrown. Yours
&c.
We have tl,e mos, deplorablo accounts
Of robberies upnn the highways in all
parts of Mexico. American deserlers
Join professional ladrones of Mexico,
and even in Vera Cruz acts of violence
arc constantly committed with IMMUNITY.
We ann"x letter from cosrespon>
dent now at Jalapa.
JAtApA, June %, 1S4s.
Gen. Worth took up his quarters in
own yesterday, bis division being en-
:amped nea, Gen. Kearny's, about four
niles back. Gen. Worth was fully i'm
pressed, from Information al Perote,
hat the majority of the troops had al
eady embarked, and that sufficient
were in waiting at Vera
cruz for lhe whole army. He nowex-
'ecls 10 lay there some five or six weeks,
IS news was received Yesterday tina, a.
'ou, two thousand OF Gen. Pat,erson's
'ivision were al San Juan. waiting the
rrival of. transports. Gen. MarshalI's
ivision are scattered along the road be-
ween FL Encero and the National
}ridge-and the new ten regiments are
ncamped at El Encero. The troops
generally enjoy good health, thong gh
ONE apprehension is felt about their
'assage through Vera Cruz, many think
ng that the las, division will not get off
'eforc the pomio sets in with all its
ury.
A band of American robbers, who
ave been inles'ing the road between
his and the city of Mexico for some
imr back, were attacked some days
20 BY a large party OF Mexican troops,
nd after short bm sharp conflict. ele-
zen of the robbers were killed and six
cen taken prsoners-the latter were
shot by The Mexicans. OF
hose who escaped al the time, ten vere
rres,ed by our troops near Pero,e, and