Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-04-12
49, BY rELEGRAPH.
FROM NEW MEXICO.

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,-s FROM NEW MEXICO.
ST.. Louis, March. 81
s2 We have advices from Santa Fe 10 the
18th Of February, ,which3is week laisr:
Than brought by Lieut. Thorp 90 Tuesday
last, S . rs {. & 3 IS, Z. IS,
iFe that Col. Bowles had been attacked as
Cecra:by 1000 ,Mexicans and had lost go
men. Gen: Price. with 500 :,nen, march,
ed promptly TO hisrelief.tt -
The late arrival does NOT particularly
coufirm This, butsay; Gen Price wsassat
.EI Pax, advancing upon Ghihaahua with
1900 men. !
II was rumored Thar GEN. Ureas sWsss
marching agains. Ghihuahua. by the way
tofl fSonora. sith1a 3 large force bats thiss;
this doubifui. s s
The .foure from IS anfa Fesiss smuchEiui
ttFPyurrs eae.s he recent refnrdingS
party LOST many q -
Ihorp met Fischer press on Il is,5tfis
Iof Marcb, in real distress hsg,iiilg sh iicfed
severely from col
| Edward Thorp was shot dead al. Fort
tspadldiug recently by James ssY Yaisrs.;;ss ri;s
This,is the second e I lle + .Thotps killed
lately: 4. 81 3;.is,a ..ss
The Charleston Courier of the 6lh.inst
says: a telesraphic despatch from Louis.
vile via, Cincinnati. which briings The
dates fromsSanta Fe down. .tozthe s25th.
February, confirming The reportthat tbefe.
had been a battle between The Ameri-S
cans and Mesicans al Cecira.5s The dps-f
patch states that C5l.sBowles.. regiment
OF about 500 men, stationed at LEI Pesso,i
had been attacked by.4000 AIexicans; and
alter severe fattle,in which 80 Of our
men fell, the former were defeared. As
soon as the intelligence reached Santa Pc,
Gen. Price, with alIthe men at his dispo..
sal went to the assistance ST Col. BowIes.', .,
VERA CRuz, March 25. d
You will receive by the New. Orleans
about all the news that lean ;galher; bur
perhaps can be more particular 10 regard
10 a lew items which reached me by-ai
Mexican mail on the eve of her departure. |;
At headquarters in Mexico the universal.
opinion prevailed that peace was. decided,
upon, and from several COMMUNICATIONS
which have seen, from the besi authority
preparations were actually Ieiug made for;
the withdrawal Of the army ffomthe coun.,'
try, or at least The city Of Mexico, on tile I
7th'of May. How in- Heayen'sname can
il be! ] cannot doubt bW that all the
quartermasters aud commisaries have re-.
ceived Instructions from headquarters 10 !
make heir preparations accordingly. Eth.
or step Of this kind has been taken or 4
the Congress Of Quertaro has assembled
(of which we have no iuforlnationy. and
pledged itself to ra,ify a treaty of. any kind,
or Gen. Butler has determined upon this :
course with the hope of mlnor,alizing Z
himself. The fact Of his stopping sup-5
plies, save such aswiIl be necessary for
The army on their road down, is strange
Indeed. y
From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce, Aprl ). Z
Mr. Astor's WiH.-We have examined
an abstract Of This document. in which the
community feel at least The interest of cu-s
riosity, on account of the vast amour, oS !,
property which il bequeatbes. The prin-
cipal document was executed July 4th, ,'36;.
hui. as Mr.. A. acquired new estates, or tIie..
circumstances o. his devices changed, or l,e-
changed his opinion Of wbatwas best, hess.
made sundry codicis, at The following {
dates, viz July 10, '36, JANUARY 9, 9,'39;
Aug. %. '39, Oct. "a, 49, March 3, ,4l, {
/, June 8, '42, aud Dec, 20, '4B! There
are various re-attes,aliuns of the principal:s
will. up to Jan. Ii, 1855, ..4s;
The great features of, the will and its 8
codicils, make ample provision 5or: all The Z
relations of Mr.. Aslor aud their children
his son. VIM; b. Astor, being the great
residuary lesalee.
Iherefare nolrusls created fortbe- -bene.3
MT ofrela,iyes;'in quite a numberiof cases. I.
onIy lGcome, or a SUN per annumi is.to be /
paid to the present generation, with &
rcversion to their children, or other heirs, /
who succeed TO unrestricted possession.