Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-03-22

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Hard at hand was battle folgh., :
And glorious victory wgn:-
Most srrangcrand yet most trne.-.1non
We remembered in our last, that the
Palmetto Regiment, after the battle Of
Cun,rcras, was zpur Immediately on the
march ia pursuit of he enemy, who fled
,uwarts the city. The divisions of Gensa
Pillow were also in pursuit olnns Ihr same.
road. Never did brigh'er morning ,,(oia
low sn gloomy. aud dreatlyh:asnisf sft:.S slesae,
sun shone in all .:,c ,n;llebtiEiarcys,o ,otssa;
delightful May morning Thes;hirds s. sang:
in charming melody in the ssreens groves
around, and The very cornieids, wlth4heir
rich and luxurianr growth, secmedsl5shaile
upan tile '.right, atmosphere that lowered
over them. hT'beautenus harmony with
thi,tleliehtful scene, glow of chcerulness
she'd lrs"li upon the coun;enancc Of every
one. Lsh, beat the hearts. anl high the
aspirations,.o tie joyous crowd. AS in
fond anticipation. ilicy marched on to-
wards the great capital of the Southern
Republic. The brllian, column, rendered
more picturesque and imposing, by'a grand
display of Mexican stanhards-trnpihes ni
Sllhe recent hallle-hurried on al quickened
! speed, in the hnpc Of snun reaching the
! Hong wished for City of promise. The
proudcst hope of ALA sight of the halls
Of Monreznma-was in&iTmaeinatinn soon
10 he realized. The spires Of the far famed
city were already in view. The tncsia
from the city bells, could be distinctly
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sEsaai4fiis infatuated people even then imae
; inc perhaps, they wouhl have 10 celebrate
/ their rrspcrs nver the dead bodies Of theit
hundreds of their fellow c,izens. and over
the last expiring hopes Of their national
independence
! AZ al early hnur Gen. Scott made his
appearance-having ridden out that morn.
ing from San AuSustin, up to this time,
his head quarters Loud acr'amalions uI
Joy arose from he dense masses, and Tie
wckin r"<nnnhrd with Gearenins cheer, IA
the old General, as he passed along To
take his position al the heal Of the column.
He received the compliment win henig-
mani smile and gentle waving of his haI.
ond seemed 10 look down with Joyous
rride upnn the brave soldiers. who nj
great ol':s. hal in defeated The flower of
!hr Mexican army.
The roInnn " As halted for halfan hour
nr So, in The public square Of itIe village
10 allow The artillery To come up. The
runic road. paved with heavy stone pas
srd through this square in lune gradual
iecln:Ion. Sn"r The dashing column Of
artillery nude its appearance. advancing
AT the top of It's speed. l. shook The very
foundation nflhe whole village. Tho very
earth lrcmbed; and long. deep. aud terri
bic was the runr of The drea,led guns, as
they whirled down tho gentle sIore. Il
| was like the deep. low behaving nl dslan,
thunlrr. II carried terror tn The very saul
and filled the imagination with nverwhcln.
ing i'l"as Of grandeur and sublimiry. The
multitude could not restrain Itself. was
fo'crd to give vcnr to the bursting of emo
lions. and lnng. Innd. terrific shouts rose
from the awe stricken soldiers.
The column Of Iufartry followed haslily
after the Artillery. and arrived ] o'clock
a. NJ, al the village of Myrnacan. distant
from the haul" field Of ContreraS about six
miles. ANA league or two from the city.
The enemy being discovered a, a Iinr
distance ahead, halt was here ordered
with view Of rcconnoilering. General
IwlagS with his Division was sent f'rward
on this duty. and was ordered rn tlisplace
the enemy. # they dill not appear in Inn
great numbers. From the nature nf the
enemy. 1t was impossible to ascertain their
strength viii! any degree of certainty. On
coming, therefore, in sight of loriica
'Ion' apparently of no great magnitude,
thrown up in front Of an old Cunvemt Isl.
!as",) Gen. Twiggs ordered an attack
But this inr,ificaIion proved Il fearful ob.
stac'e To his arms. 1t twas most powerful
iorITess. strong y defended by large
number of Cannon, and by immense masses
OF Infantry. Gen, Pillow with n portion
oi his force. was sen, forward to Join Gen. |
iwIgss. Soon 4 mos, tremendous fire
was opened on both sides. The very
very heavens shook with the terrific up 4
roar OF artillery and small arms. 1t
seemed, indeed. as if ten thousand, thou
sand troops were engaged in mortal com
hat Nor did cease for three hours or
more.
About the same moment. with the OPEN
ing Ut The hre at The convent, Gen. Worth
appeared at the 'ete du Pont, or Bridge.
head on The hanks ofthe river Chnrubus.
CO., at the melton ofIhe San Antonio road,
up which he Led advance,i, with he San
Angel and Conlreras' Road, up which
lwIggs and The forces with him had come.