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F101tth VCra Cru: Gcniu Of L*bcTry, Nov. 5 From a gentlemnu, an old resident of this country, who arrived here i -m IPuebla on Monday last, by way of Orizaba, Cur dova, we have received the followiug pur ticulars According to the accounts current in the city of Puebla, prior to the departure of our informant, Santa Anna, accompamied f by about200 men and 13U officers, had gone to Tehuacan. Upoin their arrival 1 there the entire force mutinied. and clam otously demanded from Santa Anta their arrearages of pay. To a very limited ex tent the claims of the officers were com- 1 plied with, but the poor privates received r scarcely any thing. After this the force kept dispersing till only 40 men and a few officers remained. The lady of Santa Anna had left for Orizaba; our informant says that she had with her a considerable box, in which he had positive information that the treasure of Santa Ana was con tained. It was borne along on the shoul ders of four attendants. His carriage, a very spletdid affair of its kind, the manufacture of Selkirk & Parks, of Mexico, was 'Jought by a Alexi can gentleman of Puebla. It originally cost $2000, but was sold for $500. The reason assied for Sauta Aina's dispo sing of his carriage, was, that the people might thereby be induced to believe that he was entirely destitute of pecuuiary re sources. Our infortmant says, that as lie was leaving Orizaba, Santa Anna and his escort were but a few leagues fron the town. Upon the arrival of Gen. Lane all ex cessos ot the part of the guerrillas ceased, and Rea speedily retreated, whether to Paredes at Tulatncingo, or the Guverunent at Queretaro it is uncertain. FROM CALIFORNIA. CINCIaNATi, Nov. 9. rho St. Louis papers, received to-day, contain some farther intelligence fron California. Coin. Stockton, accomianied by a party of forty six, among whom are a number of army officers, and Lieuts. Thotmpson and Gillespie-of the navy, to ge:her with the coutinodore's private see retary, Mr. Morris, set out from Califor nia in July last, and came almost direct through to St. Louis, whero they arrived on the 5th inst. At Turkey River they were surprised at night by a party of Indians belonging to the Washee tribe, and had quite a siirmish with them, in ,which Con. Stockton re ceived a wound from an arrow, The Indians were . finally repulsed, but they succeeded in carrying ol*' four horses be lotgiug to Con. Stockton's party. Coin. Stockton mbade no stay whatever at St. Louis, but immediately set out for Vash iagton city. The party utiet quite a number of emi grants on :their way to California and Oregou, -fruni . whom they learned that every tbitin was quiet . in the country through which they had passed-there not being the least disposition ainutig the in habitants fo'molest them, Col aason had been appointed Gover ndr of itiifdrnia, an-l;wai most ealous in- his endoavors to preserve peace and andgoed govertrnent throi.ghiout the part 2Lb gn o vor which he-. had control. the. least.apprehenion of any hostility beiag'maifested. toward'him by the people of hat far. off country. Secontd Despatch-Storrn ad E'reshet. -CtxctaA-rt, Nov. 9. *A gentleman arrived here this afterntooni lromi larrison, Iadiana, who reports that the place had been visited by a dlreadful storm and freshet. lie left llarriso:n yes aerday rnorning, the 8th, atnd says at that timec the White Water had risen nearly as high as at the great Iloodl in .January latst. The emhankmnt of the WVhite Water canal was entirely unider. water, and the feeder data torn away. Large number of bogs were drowned, and the watcr was literally covered with their dead bodies. Coimmodoro Stockton and suite left hero this morning~ for l'insburg. Corresponrdence of thce Chars. Courier-. WAsua-cros. Nov. 11, 1S317. The most interesting quest ion now pend ing here relates to ahe political complection of thse llouse. Until the Sotuhertn mail of last evening arrived, it wats believed here that Mlr. T1hibedeaux, of La., had lost his elect ion ; but it is nowv untderstood that he is elected. Theno house will, there fotre, conisist of 113 whigs and I12 detmi crats, and Mr. Levin-mnakinag the full number of members elect 2?8. The whligs do not expect onio fronm Mississippi, though; there is still a possibility ol the election of' Col. M~cClung. All the demnocrats wvill probalIy be htere ait the org~inization of.( the [louse, but it is cotnsidered as doubtful whether all the whigs will bo at their polsts. It is thoughtt that Major Ghiiies, of Kentucky, cannot be here. Bunt it is doubtful whether all the whiigs will go into a caucus and be bountd b'y its proceedings, and it is certain that all the democrats will not. It is evidect, there fore, that there imust he a struggle f r the Speakershtip, atid thatt the Speaker must be chosen by a combination of parties. Th'le whtigs-aud Calhoun men miay, by a comnbiniationi, elect Mr. hlohmes, ofi S. C. lIiis do niot htapplen, it is probable that I the whigs may combine with sonme por- C tion of the northerni democracy and elect a I proviso demtocrat. . The ghoice of Speaker is of universal interest, biecause it will have a bemting on thte organization and character of a [louse, e that is, for weal or wvo, to exert a wecighitv V influcence on the welfare and harmony and I ultimate destiny of this Uniorn. r We are lookinig with eager curiosity to) I the promised opinaions and propositions of~ i Mr. Clay on thtesutbject of the Mexican a war. Mr. Clay has, no doubt, reflected ti deeply ott the matter, anid his views will lP have a powerful influence upon his num erous and organised and influential frictnds. ra Whatever Mr. Clay may say, will be con. h sidered as the-creed of a very large portion h of the whig party. WVhatever he may say. he will say it under a heaVy sespoisibility A to liis country as well as to his party wvho il still cling to him, and arc again ready to ca abide- by his fortunte, whether it be triumph r< or defeat. ti The. time has come when every man n should speak boldly and truly upon this ti rom ihc I'atiI FIg EJI Pielun, ,mt. ->. fu JLTLI Ot" lUAMAN'TLA, . uit Particulars of thiv brilliant eng anc ment, with a descriplirn of fi postiwan I UiLI mIorCIentS of both armics, etc. le. of We have conversed with several olficers o ngaged in the brilliant actiui at Ilua iantla, on the 9th inst., and have ohaicd L rom thein such information as enables us i > give it full, and wo think, accuratc ae nunt of the bat tIe, with the previous move tents and positions of the two armies. hle extra which wo issued on the 2-11,th ave a vivid and faithful account of the a allant and resistless exploits of our caval y, but the report which we new publish ot only ombraces those memorable events ut presents a more general picture of the " eld of battle and of the designs of the U untending forces. a The American forces under Brig. Gen. ? .anc, composed of Col. Uorman's regi ment of Indiana volunteers, Nlaj. Lollys ri attallion of infantry, 01ne battallion under . ommoand of C;ap!, Simmons, ono bat tal >n under command of Capt. lleinklze ton, and four pieces of artillery under PI .ieuls, Pratt and Fields, lfJt jailapa on the i st of October, on their march to Puehla. VhIen they arrived at Perote, it the P e(uCst of the Olicers and men of that C ost, of tbe Jst Penn. Regiment, n ho ti vere in garrison - at that lace-whu i uLiciliat ion of an action on the way, and It nxiously desirous to assist in relicving R heir beleagureil brethreu in 'uebla, hogged t' U lie temporarily attached to his command -Gcn, Lane added a battaliou of four otupanies of 11 bt Pa. volunteers, one corn Id any of couvalescent of various corps, and park of artillery, (.3 guns, Capt. Taylor, r I art.) the whole under coinmand of Col 'I Vynkuop, Ist. ['enn., at the same titme printing Surgeon J. C. Rleynolds, of b 'ensylvania, the Medical Director of the whole forces and attached him to the gun ral stufi. -OUd The artny now numbering some 3000 nett, advanced towards Puebla, and on ' e evening of the 8th of Oct. arrived at he lacienda San Antonio Taniris, distant ume Z35 mil-s from -.tat city. Informat iuon md beetn daily received that Geteral Santa tuna was sliwtiontted at the pass of' Pinal Vita del Pinal) with 4000 men and sevc al pieces of artillery to oppose our pro ess. This pass was twelve miles in ad ace Of dhe hacienda. Accordingly, oni he moring of the 9h, tle whole armny orepared to march attd attack the pass. It this mtlomnottt infurnmatoutn was received hat Gen. Santa Anna was in the town of ' luamantla, distant 10 miles from the a iacienda, 7 miles fromI the main road, and . I from thu pass, or 4 tuile nearer the pass han our encarmpment. Gun, Lane, leaving a considerable por ion of his forces at the hacietda with the 1) ;aggago wagons and a part of the artillery, n letermined to advance upon Illuaiantia, . aking with him the Indiana and GiOio legimnotts and Col. Wynkoup's, Major c aully's and Capt. Simmton's battaliois, 8 md sending in advance the mounted men, thout 200, Inder commttajid of Captain Walker, with ,instructions to act as cir :ustances might require. Capt, Wal Ler advauced rapidly towards thp !Wv a td when within a short distance, ascer ained that the enemny.were thero itt con itale rorce with several piecs of aril or the advance of the infantry, might en ble the enemysto escape Vitlh their call aetn, gallantly orderel a charge with his andful of ment, andc after a brisk fight, ucceded in capturing four pieces of artil ry attd driving off the enemy. Now, the state of the case, as sutbse uenatly ascertained, appeared to he this : Je. Satnta Anna having remain-:d Jutrinig he night of the 8th in thme town of tinua nantla, sotte four or five mtiles nearer the ass thant thte encamnpmtent of G3etn. Lante, md confidently left early itt thle mzortning, vith 4000) meat, for the pass. leaving be: titnd 500 tmtot and artil lerists 1t fullow wi th' heo cannont. Thec utnexpected advance of C Valker was soon perceived by thte ad -attced forces of Gen. Santa Antna, who, cing cavalryv, andi itt large ntumobers, imtt tedi ately started back to the townt at a apid pace, to save or r ecover their artlle- C y, withtout wich, they coutldl of course nake tto itatnd at the paass of l'iinal. Deinag ell miouttled, they were enabled to reateb hc towni sooneri thtan the inflantry undacer en. Lane, whoic, thowever, mtade tmost trenous oxertionas to reach it withI or efre themt. This movenment of t nemy was unakinown to Capt. WValker,' r ud supposing, after the captuireof uh le unis tad root of the 500J meni WithI themt ie affair to be civer, sntieed his :nein to serse through th.e towit, to cut tIfl ite nemy's retreat, anda capt ure ainy mtorc ots anid ammuatni tion tha ~t mnight he d is overud. Capt. \Valker, with some 50 orI 0 mien, rettmainaed itn the plazat or cetntrae uate of thte towna. At this timte, to the itire surprise of all, ia sudden ruash was tnle itato the laza biy the enemy, whoit tud a fierce attack with lances itndl es opta uponai the stmalI batnd. Captaiit Valker soon rallied his few tten, anda took U psitioa ita front of a chttrrcb, atnd dleter tied to fight until lie last. tic had main-i iiied this position somea fifteen or twenity inites, wh'len lie fell mortally wounded. ~ apt. Lewis, of t he Lotuistana Mlouime-. t olnteers, gall antly rallied the few re- e taiing men, attd withI the aid of cannon, ~ aptured finomt the etemty, maintaincd theo ti ositiotn ottil the tarrival of the inifatntry, d rao soon tertmitnated thec whole engatge- t tent.s Gen. Lane, percoiviug the relourn of tho il nemy's cavalry, properly luhrcsaw that t roever reached te town first would n ae the aidvatmage, gave the order for a t apid advane, anal it was with great emou tion that Col, Gormnan's indiana Regi- . ent anid Cu!. WV)'ikoop's battalion strug- , led to gain the townt. TVhey arrived about il te sameo time, Col. Gortman taking a ft osition on cane side of the city, and GuI. ca Vynkonp otn the other. After a few it lnds betweecn theta atnd the etnemy, the , utter withdrew anad left the town in the e ads of the Amtericatns. In the course of the action bet went the ur .mericaa tunounated men atnd the enemny, bi v of the four pieces of can notn were re- bl vered by the enemy, but the small band st solutely retained, defendead and saved e two others. anid a large amnotnnt of nm uniton was alto captured, say about s airty wagoni loads, Santa Anita beitng S3 use .kincdrn of pa1I' of his means1 of atil- c.I re', made' tt stad Jubquent it a. 25s of* rinal. SP The loss fo our side was 13 kieAt woundetd, all with thu e Capt. Walker's company sie s the enemy was 150. The highest coimmt1tendali td pon the ollicers andmc en ui his -illian alliair. The loss of e ., Ale htearted \Valker is irre a. urgeons Itcynoldi an Lanoer h cat praise in this ailair, charg s icy did w;ith the imounited for$ - I Iteynolds, who, on this. o n dI voluntecretd to accompanyItlii I and ol* cavalry, charged side by-si bt apt. Walker, and continuo. ng his side in btoith parts of I lhe on Vn alit alil the latter fell mortally id after carrying back his boi . re ,iving his dying breah, again reWuned front and there remained until val of the reinforcemenis. S cynolds in thC ;rCtoL captured an Liculenant of the artillery, and mn om him his sword, delivered him r a risonor to the American forecs, ai fior to termination or th bautle, ho r( . aed t duties of his profession, and ty Drformed his amputations and a p. ations on the field of hat t. as I. cotnuiianlders of regiments a - iions who acquitted themselves no we ave heard mentioned with grea om iedation Lieut. Anderson, Ga. nl crs.i who succeeded in capturit i-5ol. a Vcga and Mij. Irurbide ; alskut. . P. MeDonald, 3d artillery, who- e rward intothe town with an o-rdittfrom ic geacral previous to ilic entry efthe ,inforceinents. Mr. Bradley , f the uarteriaster's department atin 6piod im. They were surrounded by laicers, ut finally escaped. We will licro ,nclion ono.i 'dnt, 'hich shows how insensible theollanut Valker was to danger, however impen ing. When, in the course of telisecond gagemont betwcen Walker's baicfcLand te over whel iing body of lineers, S'ygeon enyolds, who had become separated on him by the breadth of the plxaa, or )n situaito of 101)0 yards, seizing tho most vorable moment, dathed throulgb the )ice occupied by the enemy, andjuimp ig from his horse, witi ain eiedpeta, 'ich lie had taker, fram a .iexiedW-took is place again by the side of Walkdr. the ter tred to hit and said, "that.rightt. ctor, we cain whip them alt." 4. Sania Anita hail been waiting ..tor the merican train for some time a 11ugantla, d had obtained accurate informeh'on of s strength hrouigli his spiCS. "IfVS his tention to let it proceed until it -ached io narrow and dilicult pass of Pi l,.and iten to attack it in the rear. - e was, o)wvcr fortunately for us, oun deiraled y Lane. When the America 1Ef1 tie ad and took that leading to [dtaiihantlit, ania Anna was in the steeple of a.distat liurch, surrounded by his sial, using his py glass in scanning tho country.-- The iouent the head of our column lebouched oin the main road, lie realized the design f Gen. Lane to capture his artillegy, and imiediately sent two or three obft aids, th a strong force to bring it okif not lready '1oitgor recapt are it. if -ag'.- In er eecution of this order, Maj bkbido, vho was afterwards made prisojcame tl, of rthe artillery, Was spurrintg ahead four troops towards lie samte pont. ID<.thI hlicers rode for soite distantce withbin bail fcaci other, and a desperate and excititig ane wa-; kept up tbetwvene boem, utiil ieut. MecDoniald's horse siitbied atid I, when I trbtide piushed iorw ard and ited the town. lI, however arrivedl O late to) bring oli altlie artillery, arid /s soon captured by Lieut. Anderson. Maj Bowmian wias in rho immediate u marnd of the four comnpantis of te 1st 'emisylvania ltegimen~it, aind led them up igalant style.-t Iis couc it ott this oe asion is highly spoken oh by all who wit 'ssed it. Lient. Claibtornr, of Capt. V'alker's coimpany, is also highly com-* totnded for i gall antry. Marny othrii intterestinIg instaces have me to ouir knon leege wthicht wve wvill rater mention. rau the .V. 0. (Conuneirnali TIimes, I illt inst. LATIC AND IMP'OlITANT'. tccpraln L-scae ' Saatla A4nna fromt ''amjInco. -Susiceiou:; luckla Sc/ &woner, c. &c y te arrivanl htere, at a late htou r last ight , of the steamtishiip .tmites L. tDay. ataini \V/uodt, fromzt Vera Ctriz rte 5ith sr,. we have received late and imp~orrtmtt tel ligcnice fromt hiie sear oh wa~r. VEscape of Su .-a na.-Our attentive rrespndtent 0. P'. S., in a letter des atheti io us a fe v mtinutes before rhe attis [L. Day got under way, informrs us at ntews had just reached Vera Criuz, 'omr T1ampicii, antionnieinig die astotitintg t of i be cmbarktion nil Sa nia A im ~ at o at ter puort, on biotrd tihe Biritish steam-' rthe [Foribi, arid thtat tie bad tus escapjed ut of Mexico. - It apipears that Colontel Gates, the Gonv riror of Trampiico, had prreviousty received telligenee tat Santa Annia wvas ini te cig hborood, anud lie imme'dhiirtely orderedt at scouits to collect all possible in formnation tercon, issuting, at rte ame time, tire ricest injuncrions to the ollim'ors in corn taaid of rte Unired Stares schtoonter lying ere, to prevent arty vessels, oft whatever sesiptiont they might be, froiin crossing me bar, without first undergoing a rigid arrch. \Ve learn, however, that before cormmaitnd oif theO Governior reacheid the .Sttes schooner, a stoat1 crnft, (a schoo er) wich waitsent the Brirish- steamers, convey the mails. bullion, quicksilver, c, &c., on board hiatd gonco . anri coin unicated with te British soer~ It is av ascertainted, as we fin ~ ~~ hat e exPresidentt with htis ~1cc ud rcsight, where hiis peron gmy iiicon :riedt or lon this little ("ie~tthat I ite mean~us nr Cot. Gates to~capture him, -otherwise frtustratc his plans for quittinlg e country, were useless. We feel bound, however. iving ti icligine, to state that it ' t genierally lived at Veta Cruz; whft, howiever, gh functionaries at Tamp~ico' did nt em to dourbt it. Specie.-The amuiount of specie in the itb-Treasury at New York is said to be i,000,00. In all tho depositorites ini ii a ., ,t, ......., tn i..s abu $1n nna unOO Tle ic flon g io III til illed "" d wotnded' in the SOut': ('aroliio I meoirrint in lie actions of the 12th. 13th11, an1d 1- iI of September, contained in Get. Scott's official despatchl. Killed.-Ist Lieut. J 1, 31oragute, South Carolina llegimnut. gate of the city, Scp tombcr 1:3; 21 Licut. J Willis Cantley, gC of the city, Septcmher 13; Ist Scrge aut \V llocker, co ); gate ol th city, Septcimb'tr 1;; is Sergeam la 1" F atisou, co I-,, Chapuhleper, September 1:3; Private T Ac lI'.ory, ct l', aIle (i t lie ci:y, Sel' tmber 13; Corporal L Gotle, co 1), gato, -of the city, September 13, Private ..W% l Dioclin, co E, gate of the city, Skjjttc 1er 1:J; J Norwood, Co 1. Chapui , Bep mtober 1:3; C Nlyat, co F, gae .M e city, September. 1:; , I Tresvant, oil 11, (ha pullepee, Septemtber 1:3; Il Galla-an, co D, gale oftle city, September 1:3; T Croo kr, co 1), gate of the city, Scpietmlber 13, J Lyles, co D, gatoe of tlic city, September 13; 31 Matrtini, eoi D, gate oh the city, sep tember 1; John Patrick, co E,, Chaptihe. pec, Septembetor 13; J 11 Teniisonl, Co 1I, Chapultcpcc, Septeniber 13; South Caro lina llegimeni, /touLdCd.-Muljor A 1I Gladden, gato of the city, scverely, Scptember 13; t. Adjutant Al Clark, sverely; S. Major 0 J Gibbs, Privates Thomas .Galntey, co A, slightly; Sergeant 1 'agan, J Donavant, Chtapthtcpec, severely, Scytember 1:3; V Triplete, severely, Corporal J i1-m-l, gate of the city, slightly; Privates T Cahill, N It Evans, Chapultedec, slightly; J Fcrgu sotn, gate of the city, slightl1y; Il .1 Adams, severely; T Itobbinls, Chapultepcc, slight ly; ( 1gram, 11 Laflfrty, slightly; J Thomas, gates of the city; Al Ward, T mululer, T Lvans, J Only, co B severely; --cntnctt. co C, slightly; Scrgeant L 13 Weaver, slightly; Privates A Delany, gate of the city, slihitly; T Anderson, C 11 Kenny, co L, Chapultepec, s'ightly; Licut. F Sellick, severely; Corporal W L Itodgers, gate of the city, slightly; Privates R Watsou, severely; J 11 Saxton, Cha pultepec, slihitly; J Culvert, J Davis, It Jenkin, C L .\l'Cowcn, co E, gates of the city, do.; Sergeamt J E E'asterby, Privates R. lhitchfect, J Martin, P L Glraham, Clha pultepcc, slightly; C lankin, gate of the city, slightly; 2d Licut. Italph Iel, Cor poral C Al uold rivates C Andersou,.V L Braduns l& .Ir, co F, Chtapultepec, sighy. A Steen, severely; J 11 Davis, eg J W Shead, S Cramak, 1 D-PiNily; 11 Scott, D Neland, so verej W -L Tidwell, It J Ilarber, W Clcseton gate of city; J Woodwards, Jaiies M'Craig, It J Gladtcy, J V Itri ouham, J EU(ido, sli-lthtly; Jas Walsh, co G; A ' J B Glass, I L Mori son, Qhup J, Canghrmatn gate of t he ci nonis, 1 li tchintson, .[ Kell. oc, severely; lst Lieut. A I An Liu. C J Kirklaud, Pr tkinson, slightly; J K Par kc cc, mortally; Caplain J 1 Wil rgcantt J Caldbreath, Corpo. ral J I" le. CO (j; Privates ' Chapman, slightly; Little, R. J Lyles, gates of the city; A Feagle, severely; J Graham, co L, Chapultepec, slightly. From the Abbeville Banner. FROM OUR.VN T EERS. lithe kindn - riend- W Palmetto boys who has. passed unscathe tlro' all Ith Iate bloody hanlftes around the walls of Mlexico. Althongh not itendedci for publ icatiton, the interecst, andi anxiety is so great over the district to learn the par. ieti ;rs of outr friends we have beetn all o wed to lay thtem before our readers. We~ have another very interecsting letter fromi the~ smio source whichi we wvill give itn our text, not beinig able to do so in the present number for want of space. Put:ni, .1lily 10, IS817. Catpt. Mllarshtall, be it said to his credit, is notd for his kIdndlness amnl at ten)tioni tu. hiis sick soliers. lIeI is popul01ar with Itis comtpa ny, anid descrv'ed ly so; kinditess tu the sick is so raire in thec airmy that it is appi~reciaitedl when seen, Those menct left int the hosptitalIs at Vera C3ruz, Ja;la pa and Perote, have drtagaed outt a imiscrable ex isence-utienttc~dedI, unea:Irrtd for. A ll thse wh~o ha~vc soivivced, speak of Dr. Mic Lareti int the wartmest termos of grati tude. Somei say, unbtesitatitndy, that tey owc thteir life o h Iis care. lIe f utishted thmt, w hen destitute, i ih clothIing ; anid frmt allI I catt learn, has bteen tunusial l a~ttentivje antd kind. 'lThe reportt wh Iich ie sick mten givo of somne of i le other Strgeotni, showuis that they are destittute alike of sympl jathty or the feelitigs of meno. P'utr,.t, Jtly 13. Yout will be shocked to learn lie e'xtet tf tur losses bty dIisea;se sinice we landued itt Mexico. Tlhie boines of 5001 of our. soldiers lie aroutnd the wall at the Castle of Perotc. ItlnndreIs ttort hatve foun td t heir last rest ig la~ce here amd at Vera (Cruz; and there is hardly a camitp bctween this and J alapa that is ntot mtarked bty a soldier's gav. Our own Regimnitt hias been sad: ry day sincc otir arrival hecre. Some cornpaenics have lost abintst htalf of their mni, andt one (thte Lancaster comipatnS) is emitrely biroken up. Froma thIt C hester companty 25 men have died. We htave lost I8, and the Edgefteld company nearly that numnber. Eticlosed I scnd yotu a list tft hose wvho have died int our companty. It is nmelanchioly to see so maany of our comrades thus dyinig arotund us. We can lo niothuing for them but pay to their re mains the htonors tdue to the departed sol diet, and whlen we fire the last futnral volley o~ver iteir graves, we know niot htow soon the sameu solemn salute may be fired over our own. Dlied, from Comtpany E.-Ial,Starkey, Gilbert, P'rincc, L, WVatson, lIullman, S. Aexadter, Gillespie, Juo hill, lDrinkard, Harris, Sterling, Graham, Burksdale, Lackey. Wmn. Bous, TIhomnas. Discharge.-Lieut, Rtoberts, M1artin, 3ijhleton, Norrel, Agnew, Wmt. Watson, Grilin. Left behind, Sick.-At Vera Cruz; J. S. Anderson. Nurrel. At: Perote; A. G. Morrow, J. N. Norwood. Prisoner in Mexico-D. Riley. August 5.--Death's since 13th July. Davis, iloosttoni, Lamb. Discarged. -Sergeant 11. 1, Wilson, (health tmich imp~rovedl,) Simmotns, (en-. inc l 1.'lid froam meanels) EDGEFIELD C. I. 'AVns:snAY, Novfist.:n 24, 1817. ' 07 T'1he followin &g-aned gentlemen are, Candidales for. the-,:fltifes to lie filled at the Electoin t be fod on ihc first Monday in Jan uary next Fur. iatER-TIIOS. G. BACON, Fon SHnilFF--SIM EON CiRISTIE, W ElSLEY BDIE. Font Ononuity.-JOllN HILL. W. G. COLEMAN. Meeting of the Legistature.-The Legislature ofSouth Carolin: assembled on Monday last. U' The New York Shipping and Comner cud List,contains the foullowing statement, show ing the net proceeds to the seller in the United Statea after paying all ordinary and necessary expenses, of Upland Cotton, foiunded on actual sales in Liverpool, and a computation of a ludf penny sterling per pound freights, and nine per cent. premiumi on the exchange-iisurance at pcace rates : pence nels 4 ets. 8 police i1015 13.1 cts. 4 " 6.1" I 4 r 14 4 " 7 "15 5 " 8 " 10 1 .5.1 8:j '' 01 7 (M " 9:1 1" " J7 7 " 1.2 " l2 20 7. i 12: 12 " 1 " . C/ua ge of Wnhr-After experiencing mnuch . f .14" 15er" ple~asaint weather, we had a chaupg onl Friday evening- or Saiturday niuranw the thermoine' ter stood at '%,'do-rues. O.a Sunday it stood at .tlhe -;auto. necent Deathas in t/he South Carolina Rr gisncni. -We pnuliesed last wecek anl account of the deaths or sonmc otlier members or our Re-iment, in addition to those of which our readers had becen infoymed. Wee think it but liroper,to say a word of soinc of ifhe departed whoi were well known in this comm"nity. Aniong the recently killd or the 9r Boys," otro des ~metubcr Whlitfield 1B. Brooks, t d er, Llwelyn Goode, Al e Nnirner Crooklr, instead of H. -W published by mistake. o hitfield B.d f as the hird son of Regitfend Bri os, dtsq., one of the most respectable and inteliornt entlemen of this Diswict, and well known in the State at lrge. le was a private in the ohepay comianded by his brother Captain e. S. rooks. He was a young ge,' leman who lad received all the advantages of at libe ral-education, lud been routed in the ien. erest in annsr by, his parcnts, wa fuch bel i,.,nndiate friends adeactae i IMMMK-7, 'fjqhi~its? Orosdsof iusel.ui ness getlemen o thic Dsca.e tne ir to volunteer in te exic n war, and in te mpany .c9oymandeb hs bretheru Capain . fis fl-wrofs. Hei bus a i frigen ilean hes hadrcived alry. Wladnae of. aloceraeduston ofd beanored in Blocer aen gdertemIanne of his paeno oauitv. -i o a ingdite frenst ond thqaitbandce ghellant yoolte hfere thei evices fr the w.Hewas wrt oe inowal in thrisin the ofinthe ands ilwr nochiesvth. but his ftriends Llwillyne cheh hi~s. mmoary.d Wilhlieal gientliesa of high ttandint in our dscmmuniey galy outwo ered hir services hen the soa'r bs mprias lie was well fnw nt itedto fr c ontr, lid had muc lretermed byf f'riends. bthles o respectabielt md ourndierit rooe p~arop tt of'terhis sevces, when the et ial wasmde. w a all Iasnd comm ning te fonhif robusttr prpionhe c war wlite ora -larsoldie. 1Jit had arlrgei acire odie, lnd by wte hile r oaoris muh elo e. Tinr Cdeoker ino a iet o; this' killed whenr the cityeo t eimetw aie. lie wascotece vth sona of othr - oat MresCrookerl civhoa ite ingihe tiyothisl foree hil alrm in eroldlwar wih nare rain. teslceerom li tbravl~e foer of inhhalted the dath of he so.lie hrsf oln wided te tomanry hai falleneiy death.e Amiton the el~v 11 ay rilnar jthf iatiyof Meicn the ciadctomnyhic tooilceo thec cciii da th of oeber wrl e ThsoungM mot a reseboy aiizn nte ofyesino this place, anid twas irsmt istns rling thinting Arothewa youner. lie tioon thellowe apis yinter han id this de ofothoder. resies oour Eidtge iita Company havefll ndtl cata of hm, hat nis cparicular wainfoat of ites Richlav opnw no iced the blood manoaderesd Ofoer alive of yiears ithis place a it hifrtlsns ite Printing Aort ine thia.tiwa the oseno a Batist mner, Aand his niowd oterresidrsrin crnsa ofl rnhim, that scalooete was itor ofpntertesea wofhavernmntbnythe thatirh bLed andlaofred upi tihe isin rthoed aith Mont' Th newt ia l of AlabameseeVa.ThterAlabama .iornalloTiasays, tha~t the SttGusa oento mProclamafr iow competed.sofv Ouritrer drilreaemhtpeer th3L saof Oct or, merlyth wsea o govrnmentandbut that the Ls gidatu some~ior time ereoted i aMdt forasricetimof the Tener'sseVoters.-T fhe KenoxiltaedTiusy, tharemt thed Goebrked' frocheasatof wr.tncmais fvlner redtat Bacornpthe ;i3di of tber, i fo servielto th latraster. ebaes of u ina havinig laeybeen ebras W, Ivts rwanud .n0 s. st:.lo ,tI.th. ,l h 10 thiousaiid-puinds, or i e~l ly -ii:,. imillion of dollars. ,The I,'J/l. |cRgimcatL in Makico.-T his Regi. ment its won the highest hoinor for daring in trepidlity, and f1or elicienit servirces in the:Mix iral war. We -ie il stated, tliat Out of 650 rank and'Hile, which it had in the bailles in Mexico, it is lost in k i!led and wonided, live :inIudred and seveity-five mnen. Mortality in the Artmy.-Accordiig to ni ac cont in the New Orleans Delta, Ilie nuiber r'denti which have occurred in the hospital at Perote, from Jme thie Ist to October the 0iitht, amontited to 650. We have seen no tutement of the mortality in other places in ilexico, but presume the nutmber of dead is considcrable. EartMe EIcdgefdd Adocrtiscr. TO TIlE COTTON PLANTERS OF SOUTl CAOL*INA. GENTLrIJ.s.-I oICI felt called upon, to ad dress the Edgefield Public oi the subject of Rail Roads, and it now unexpectedly-falls I& iy lot, to address you ott the great staple of our State, and that of the South generally: and as an Anglo American, and a citizen and mer-. clant of this district, I feel it a privilege, to throw out a few hints, not in th expectation of elehten g the 'distinguislied and intelligent planters oflthis scectiou olur State, but o'cal ling, through them, the public attention to its own best iiterests, that tlhe present calanitous state of afTairs in Enrope may be turted to.good accouit, and lead more speedily to glorious re suits at home. My little mite of infrination gathere-l ott both .sides or the Atlailtic, may, "like flint to steel applied," cause to emanate from better and brighiter sources. those bean li fut scintillatnons of talent which peculiarly be. log to Southern genius, and obtain from soiaw-. who are familiar with this important sniiject, fresh rays or intelligence, to warm us into per;. ianent prosperity. The South lacks not energy, lacks not en terprize, and give it direction, give it daylighi andfair play, it will prove to the world, that it knows its own value and canl develope its own gigantic resources. To confine myself however to South Caro. lina, the great staile of our State, is at present exposed to) great and sudden fluctuations, too like the gambler's chances, to be satisfactory to the well regulated imind of the patriot, who de sires the stedfast prosperity of his country: The causes of European advance and decline are too childish to be submitted to, with patience, by the well informed citizens of this country;. yet they are iot to be wondered at, in a people' who kitow so little of the getgraphy' of this great land. the pole star of their hopes,: to: seize the first maiufaciured Cotton goods sent to her shores, from this country, as'contraband; because they bore 'the well known brand"of Manchester, as if there were no Manchester if America! England's plans, and selfish conmeroifl baniking policy, sow the seeds of distress for herself, and other nations. and there 7s no secu- - rity for any country or any commerce wherd'n illiberal banking system exists. dh; new bank subscription list, anywheie, is. handed about hat in hand, with smiles and bows and obsequious acknowledgement, the'liat. is filled, and in high hopes you hand in to the infamt' snake,an uidoubted endrsed note,and it iscastI out with contempt. Cool atid pleasant- yot may kick your heels, as much and as log as you like. the snake is warmed, it doei dit nedd you, nor hwed you, the directors audiprediddrt and cashiet and clerks, litave. their paitibtalar friends, aiw must be obliged, ahd.you my go too - , the devil.: and- yourp tyt Pr 11." unlessd: I can otheise'w .prid t 'onui - in thy ye y . gent measuresfillisei.dUight; throaghoue world, so the ancient cureof'Constrmpioniby deprivation of Tood and'blood hettinig, tosthe4.a ready weakly patienit -soon set all right, by dis.m' mtissintg the suhject of it to kingdom come,. where ntutritious diet tand mteants adagted to~the case, would Ijave rielieved mna anid saved val tuble atnd useful lives, anid according-to the bank mode you canI strangle the balanco. So -if the Corni merchant in Eniglatnd spleculates to free ly, his best papier is thtrownt out, anid he is forei. bly ciomtpelled to stop, and ruitn others, and this' timtde tof appilyinig physic to the weakly patient mtight pass, bitt the wise hieadeid bankes of Enigland atnd Scotlanid apply the me-licinie to the strong and healthty mtanufactuirers and cot toitnmerchatnts also, and soon mtake patients of the whole cotmitnity. A bank is estabhished in a kindi of noltial fatith and good tunderstanid ing with the mtcehat, and if the ptrop gives way wcen most needed. whio can sta'nd ? it tnrns fintally on thie miserable, ignorant banker himt sell, anid lbe too is critnpled, or runed. Ini the entd, the flanking systcm, throughount tke world, lust be muchL-I amiendedl, or cxrplauded altogether, anid the people will pay fer the accommrodationa or remtittances to thec government, same as they do postages, anid foir the rest, ai mtttuai depem dence amuongst imerchtants with establish ta suf-i cient creidit, without itere mniddlemen and iheir costly clifices, and paraphtertahia of clerks and exp~etliiures, delimIters, &c. &C., at the ex pentse of hontiest mierchiants, tradlers cnd planters, giirging ont their vitals mital sapiping their exist ec. Merchants are thte best judges of credit, anid ani injiidicionis speculator wvould sooner be pulled tal, without banks, than with Banks may entrich a few like lotteries, but they creato commuercild. panic anid destroy thoustindis. As iintelligence anid kntow ledge advance, they mtust die. They are n more nteeded itan a race of' beggarly priesta, to mako, intercessiot, betweeniamttaiiand his God. rTheic system is quackery, aind establishing a false cont idenice it leads to desructiont. Slightly adverting to the celebrated or noto' rious Catton Circular of' Cropper, Beson, &r Co., of Liverpool. ini 1824. which coupled .with ihie commttercial errors of the Barnking system aof Eniglatnd, cause-. such sad disastrons scenes, in 1825, andt 1526. refe'rrintg also to18 185-and 1837, as painic anid destroyintg seasons,' causei by thtis pull1 down atnd build up system. in toneck credit is destroyled, to Pitt $2 intto ite pocket of a batik clerk, actitng as notary, for it is a well known fact ini law, that without a second enr - ser -t note rcquires no protcst, and stdlthis ini' gtnitons plan of protestinig is carried tin daily-in tis cotnitercial cotmmuntity !Slightly advert itng to these well kniow anid appreciated grier5A anices aind ntuisances to estab'ish the existence oflthle discase', let us lurni now to the more de! lighitlidl task of deliineatiig Sotuth Carolina'W renmedy, hirst observinig that Englatnd has yet a comtmetrcial existetnce, anid although we sinsttb& soon indtepentdent -of' hter forever, atnd her ativ d Ihcrst.eettgihelfrvr e h aries be shut up, anti thicir ires qiuenched,:and itful existentce, and that existence is at-presen~t so interw-wven with ott; own as to- require a passng remtark ott the iimmtediate effect of~her conditioni as well as policy. Inidia, Chmna5 Amierica. all, except Mexico, are in a healthy tulite. Old Jothtt ll is alone sick, or'has got - a bad hteadlache, after drinkintg tootnuch Lon in (Bnik of Eniglanud) Porter, but-asq.healthilr huids circu late through his hinge limtibs and co' lossal extremiities he muay revive, without atotal paralysis thtis ltme, drinkitng int, as he will, gel den specie draughts, froit alt quarters; for as le will iln his extremity, pay more for gold titan his neighbors, the supply will equal the de imantd. The Cotton Lord.<, Fieler.,Kcned,Hottlig worth, Mturray, Swainjatn, ami th hrs, wille