Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-04-19

|1afifdHfe Priest dafi with atl actlYe spring;
tolthe Fear Of me, and on tufniIig saw him
seize ihe cap oil aFbis Dutch Captain from
Philadelphia. The Captain was keen for
fight, and i, required alllny elMuence
and sireusth 10 cause him IN desist As |
was leading him of ne hurled back al the
Priest hearty Gotham" aud gave the
an invitation 10 go and get. sometiug 10
,rlnk." I believe | understood the Cap
tain better than did The Priest.
About FIVE clock in tie afteraoon, NV
attcutinn wa. attracted by tho sound OF
martial music, and On going mo The street
learned that the two unlonunale mon
were being carried 10 their Gnal resting
place. The procession was the lar.esi |
had ever witnessed and as respectable.
certainly in appearance. Tho band Of
brass instruments was unusually large, aud
the music uncolnmonly good. Thus per
ishcd Ambro.ia A!caids aud Antonio Gar.
cia; victims to the Influence Of Tie villa
nous Santa Anna.
rhr health of onr Regiment is lolerably
good a, present. We have lost but lhreo
men since we have been stationed al this
place. My own cnnpcny Is in suod cou
hiIina. aud though several of the men havc
been extremely i'll. ri ';co 10 inform y"u
that they are now convaIescent. LIT. Alb
ney is on detached service, and is employ
ell iu tue Colnmissaries department, and
hi, post M ubly fills. | aln tho only com
missiuued officer present. aud since my
health has becume inirn. feel more than
ever the loss of 1t. MnrIsne's valuable ser
vices. have been unable 10 prepare
with my own hand III account OF The ca
suallies ln my company. but have caused
the terrible record 20 be sent YOU, which
hope has been received and pubIishcd.-
The Palmetto Regimen, ran yer carry 3UO
men INTO the held, exclusive Uf The Az re-
cruits nov on The road up.
A large portion Of the Regimen is anx
ious 10 return home, hut | fear the poor
fellows are desliucd To be disappointed,
and that mauy hearts now beating with
| hupe are destined 10 be buried in the soil
on which we COW exist. have no conf
dencc in the seeming soud prospects oI
ueace. and venture this assertion The
Mexican Congress, il il ever does form a
quorum, will quIbbIe and temporizc un'i
the rom,fo will prevent the debarkaIion oI
our troops TINS will de'ain us until o.,
lober next, hy which time new d'sconlen's
and new nrrignes will have been created
the Mexican people will have gained cor.
f,ience aud made prepa' a,inn. Arms they
have 10 any quantity. Should the Con
rress inrIue 10 peace it will he overawet
b> Sauta Auna or Pared~s. From Paredet
anticipate the sroaie: tro'h.e. Hr is {
"n"w hand al the brllnws." aud will be
guile his coauryncn ntn tie belief tla
they oni, r4qaro leader 70 secure success
an,l Ina: ha t. tie man. tie viii prove g
then, thar Saura Auna is no General b!
citing his repeated defeats. believe tina
a m1jnrity Of the members elect TO Con
!, sress would De inclined TO pence but fr
fear OF the military. Should our troops b
sent to Qaerelaro 10 pro:ect the Consres
during lis session. as ! anticipate the
will The treaty, even rt.raufied, will be, VI
olaed before we eau. reach Vera Cruz
and on the ground that the Congress ac'eo
while under durcss,