The banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, May 13, 1846, Image 2
THE BANNER.
" LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOU.."
CHARLES H. ALLEN, Editor.
Abbeville C. IL, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1846.
Errata.?In the poetry on the fourth
page, for " Berue" read Bruin. For
" fudeless" read fadeless.
|Ejr* The Post Master at Dead Fall
will please stop the Mount Hill packages
at that office, in order that they may
pass by the horse mail to that place.
We are informed by the Post Master at
Waterloo, that these packages arrive
weekly at his office and have to be sent
back to the Dead Fall P. O., which
causes delay in the papers getting to Mt.
Hill.
1x3=* Mrs- Dr I Branch, will accept
our thanks for the mess of strawberries
which were a treat indeed- Many of
them were of extraordinary size, one in
particular weighed 144 grains- We
were presented also with another of
mammoth size by Dr J J Wardlaw,
which weighed 128 grams- What say
you to these friend Abney? Edgefield
may give it up if she can produce no
larger strawbarries than these of which
you boastHJr*
It will be seen by reference to our
advertising columns that our neighbors
below in the Drug Store, have just received
a new supply of Medicines &cWe
would particularly call the attention
of the ladies to the perfumery and
fancy articles which they have received
and as they are fond of such things we
are sure they can be suited
Melancholy Accident,?We regret to
learn that one of our valuable citizens
.Major John G- Caldwell, was killed on
Saturday l&st- He was endeavoring to
hive a swarm of bees which had lodged
upon the limb of a tree, when in cutting
off the limb it fell and rebounding struck
him upon the head and dislocated his
neck,?he died immediately without
speaking113=*
On the 23d ultimo, says the Wetumka
(Ala.) Whig, Dr. Williams, of
Jackson county, who had been elected
Pennitentiary Physician by the Board
of Inspectors, sent in his resignation.
On the reception of which the Board
proceeded to fill the vacancy, which resulted
in the election of Dr. N. S. Jones,
of "VVetumpka, formerly of Abbeville.
Id3 The General Conference of the
Methodist E. Church, South, have elected
Dr. William Capers, of this State,
and Dr. Robert Paine, of Tennessee,
Bishops of the M. E. Church, South.
War!?It will be seen by extracts
in to-days paper, that hostilities have
actually begun between Mexico and the
United States. The Amer ilViri nvmtf I
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at the latest dates, was surrounded and
in quite a perilous situation, with provisions
enough for 15 days only. Thirteen
Americans were killed in the fight,
and the remainder of the company, consisting
of 46, were taken prisoners?
truly an inauspicious beginning; but
we fear not the result when our troops
are reinforced,- which, perhaps, has been
effected before this. Gen. Taylor has
called upon the Governors of Louisiana
and Texas for 4,000 men, which call
has been responded to. The Leimda
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tare of Louisiana has pasced a bill appropriating
one hundred thousand dollars
to equip and forward volunteers; and
great enthusiasm pervades all classes.
It is possible we shall have some hard
fighting for a while with the Mexicans.
The revolutions of their own country,
n4 the war of Texas, hat somewhat put
them in training for the field; but when
the Americans become once organized j
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and in the harness, they will plant the
stars and stripes upon the walls of Mex-1
ico. Thousands of fiery spirits from |
the West will swell the numbers of the 1
army, eager to signalize themselves in |
battling for their country ; and doubtless
an army of thirty thousand men will be
raised in less time than a month.
The New Orleans papers state that
Benj. Story, President of the Bank of
Louisiana, has made an offer of $500,000
for the use of the State to make preparations
for carrying on the war. Great
excitement and enthusiasm prevailed in
New Orleans, and volunteers are rapidly
giving in their names and enlistments
going on. Eight hundred volunteers
were enrolled at the latest dates.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held on the 3d instant at Mobile, and
spirited resolutions passed ; and in anticipation
of a call from the Governor of
Alabama, volunteers were being orga
nizeti according- to the system of the U.
S. service. One hundred volunteers
left Mobile on the 5th instant for the Rto
Grande.
The Treasury of History: Published by
Daniel Adee, 107, Fulton-st., N. Y.
We have received the 1st and 2nd
Nos. of this publication, with which we
are much pleased. It will be published
in twelve numbers, containing about
128 pages each, at 25 cents per No. It
is a condensed history of the rise and
progress of nations ; and will prove a
useful work.
Southern Journal of Medicine and Phar
mnj~.ii F.rlitpH W T
JLJA iTlVCillVyEi U1HUI1
M. D., and S. D. Sinkler, M. D.,
Charleston, S. C.?Price, $4.00.
The third number of this valuable
journal is before us, filled with highlyinteresting
matter. In this No. will be
found the Essay of Myddleton Michel,
M. D.,?the young man who obtained
the prize awarded by the Faculty of the
Medical College of Charleston to him
for the best thesis?subject, "Organogeny,
or the Science of Organization."
Also, " A Lecture on Animal Magnetism,"
by J. C. Nott, M. D.
SoutJiern Cultivator: Jas. Camak, Editor.
T W & . W S TaWPD till ki:?u
.. ... WW m X. U UllOlI*
ers, Augusta, Ga.?Price, $1.00.
We have received the May No. of
this excellent agricultural work. It is
filled with its usual variety of good
things for the farmer and planter.
(for the banner.)
Mr. Editor:?In obedience to a Resolution
of the Third Quarterly Meeting
of the District Temperance Society,
I send you the following list of appointments
for Temperance Meetings, with
speakers for each meeting annexed.
Asbury, Friday, May 15.?A. A. Ro
berts, L>r. Isaac Branch and Dr. F.
G. Thomas.
Republican, Saturday, May 16.?Rev
Mr. Jackson and Dr. F. G. Thomas.
Tranquil, Saturday, May 23.?S. L.
Hellar, F. A. Connor and F. G. Thomas.
Greenwood, at night.
Siloam, Saturday, June 7.?Maj. M.
J. Williams, F. A. Connor and S. L.
Hellar.
u f VUIVU/VUIVJ UV fllglli*
Gilgal, Saturday, June 7?T. P.
Spierin, C. H. Allen and D. Lesly.
? Liberty, June 13.?D. Lesly, Thos.
Thomson and T. P. Spierin.
Willington, Thursday, June 18.?
T. Thomson, H. A. Jones, Dr. Isaac
Branch and Dr. F. G. TnoMAS.
Hopewell, Friday, 19.?T. Thomson,
H. A. Jones, "Dr. I. Branch and
Dr. F. G. Thomas.
Lebanon, Saturday, 20.?T. .Thomson,
H. A. Jones, Dr. I. Branch and
F. G. Thomas.
Abbeville C. H. at night.
Loundesvillet June 25.?Rev. D. M.
Turner, D. Lesly, Dr. I. Branch and
C. H. Allen.
Cokes Chapel, Friday, 26.?Rev. D.
M. Turner, D. Lesly, Dr. L Branch,
T. P. Spierin and C. H. Allen.
Little River, Saturday, 27.?Rev. D.
M. Turner, D. Lesly, Dr. I. Branch,
T. P. Spierin and C. H. Allen; v
Broad Mouth, June 25.?H. A^ Jones,
R, A. Fair, Rev. Mr. Hemphill*, Rev.
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W. H. Davis, T. Thomson, M. J. Williams,
F. A. Conner and Dr. F. C.
Thomas.
fit I /I i rt i "?
x wrwy KsrecKj V riuay, \ZO. trl. JV.
Jones, R. A. Fair, Rev. Mr. Hemphill,
Rev. W. H. Davis, T. Thomson, M. J.
Williams, F. A. Conner and Dr. F. G.
Thomas.
Greenville, Saturday, 27.?H. A.
Jones, R. A. Fair, Rev. Mr. Hemphill,
Rev. W. H, Davis, T. Thomson, M. J.
Williams, F. A. Conner and Dr. F.
a timmo
Cokesbury at night.
It is very desirable that Messrs. Hemphill,
Davis and Williams attend the
meeting at Due West: Also, Messrs.
Thomson and Fair the one at Cokesbury.
The gentlemen appointed to speak,
will please confer with each other upon
the subject, and if it be possible, attend
all the appointments; if this be impossible,
be sure thai at least two attend
each meeting.
The Presidents of local Societies will
please to make known the time of each
appointment, and at the hour of eleven
o'clock, A. M., when not otherwise sta
ted.
Although temperance men, we are
fond of eating?could not the ladies give
us a cold dinner at each of the appointments?
F. G. Thomas, Sec'ry.
Longtooodj May 5, 1846.
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From the Baltimore Sun. f
Eight Days Later from Europe.
intelligence by the steamship
CAMBRIA.
The steam ship Cambria, on coming
into Boston on Sunday last, went ashore
on Cape Cod. The passengers and
mails were saved, and it is thought the
vessel will be got off.
The news brought by her is down to
the 19th ult.. and is of a pacific character.
The advices that went out from
this country by the Hibernia were considered
in England as tending to preserve
peace between the two countries.
The English people are engrossed by
their own public affairs, and excitemenl
upon the corn laws and Irish Coercion
Bill had reached such a pitch that il
was expected Sir Robert Peel would
have to retire from his position at the
head of affairs.
The opposition to his measures was
expected to be led by Lord Stanley.
The cotton market had advanced oneeighth
of a penny, the Hibernia having
carried out a confirmation of a short crop,
Parliamentary.?The House oi
Commons met after the Easter Recess,
on the evening of Friday, when the Co
ercion Bill again came up. Nothing ol
interest resulted.
The Hibernia arrived out on the
14th.
The packet Montezuma left the
Thursday previous for New York, with
30 passengers.
Oregon Question.?Nothing new has
transpired on this subject, and matters
remain in statu quo.
.1. c?:?? *i~ - r+ a - -
v/l// lb JL I IMIC. OIIILC ULC UIClll ?v estern
sailed, and there has been an improve
demand for wheat, and the prices
have risen somewhat. In Liverpool
the corn trade is better.
Bank Failure.?Latham & Co., Bankers,
Dover, have failed. Liabilities
100,000 pounds. Dividend 15 shillings
to the pound.
Manufacturing Districts.?The latest
advices are of a more favorable character.
More business has been done at
Rochdale in the flannel market?but
prices are no better. In Manchester,
prices have declined, generally the prices
are dull.
Attempt to kill the King of the French.
?About half past 5 o'clock, on Thursday,
as Louis Phillipe was returning
from his drive in the forest of Foatainbleau,
a man seated upon the wall, fired
at the King. His family were with
him. Several balls struck inside the
carriage, but no one was injured. The
assassin was arrested. His name is Leconate.
He is an old General, guardian
of the forest?Journal des Debats.
IRELAND.
The news is distressing?in some
parts of Tipperaryjtfre peasantry, unable
to resist longer the cravings of hunger
have broken into the shops and
helped themselves. The town of Clommell
is in a state of seige, and the poor
starving people are only kept down by
fear of the bayonet.
Mr. Peel stated in *hft Hmwo nf Pnm.
motiS) that the suffering condition of the
country had been the object of the attention
o(government by night and by day.
In many cases there were no potatoes
left?in none will the fast perishing
root be found &A& May. The accounts
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| everywhere speak of increased distress- |
A Castle bar paper snys?The gaunt
and long dreaded scourge has at length
broken forth- From every part of the
country we hear the most dreadful accounts
Even in TWlough, many inhabitants
nro IWlfVlAiit f?A(l on/1 ?v?n
?..W f* tiMUUh IWUj UIIU
wretched sufferers are in vain endeavoring
to get provisions that their children
may not die.
The repeal association met as ususual,
and Mr- O'Connell spoke against
the coercion billSafety
of the Cambria.?As will be
seen this Steam Ship arrived at Boston
in safety, having been got off on Monday
Afternoon.
We annex a few additional items of
the news brought by her:?
The London Times thus compliments
Mr. Calhoun on his great speech :
We publish in an other place an extract
from the speech delivered by Mr.
Calhoun, on the 16th of March, in the
Senate of the United States, which reflects
the greatest credit on thnt pminont
statesman, and does honor to the assembly
in which it was delivered. The
pr-.-ress made by the Oregon question
win in the last two years has convinced
Mr- Calhoun himself of the impossibility
of persevering in that silent and in1
active course of policy which he had hi'
therto recommended as the surest me
thod of establishing the ultimate Sovc,
reignty of the United States in that
, territoryHe
has been driven from the ground
to the alternative of supporting a compromise,
or of declaring for a forcible
occupation of the country ; and while he
cordially adopts the principle of compromise,
he votes for the abrogation of the
existing convention, in order to bring
the discussion to a speedy terminationThus
far we are nerfertlv aorr^pfl
I J ? e>
with Mr- Calhoun- We are happy to
, adopt as our own every one of the pacific
sentiments and the sensible opinions he
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I lias au ciuijucnu^y uAjncaauu 7 auu ar
though his warning of the disastrous
i consequences of war is especially ad.
dressed to the American States, his advocacy
of the cause of peace will no
. where be read with more sincere admi.
ration than in this countryPolish
Insureclion.? The Cologne and
- Breslau Journals says: " Gahcia is be;
coming a desert; the bands of peasants
that scour the country are so well organized
that it will be a difficult matter to
put them down-"
, Instead of being suppressed, the insur
rection has but taken another turn, and
i is becoming a regular civil warAn
Infernal Scene.?The following
description of one of the recent " great
and glorious" battles in India, gives a
f faint idea of the horrors that attend the
trade of war:?
. As our men advanced, Englishmen
f and Hindoo side by side, the Sikhs appeared
to redouble their fire, and, to use
, the expression of fin eye witness, " a
storm of iron hail descended on our
s ranks." No force or fire, however,
could repress their valor. They pushed
forward with irresistible enthusiasm,
, and after the most tremendous efforts
, succeeded in their attempt. The cavalry
entered the entrenchments in single
file, through openings made for them by
the sappers and miners, and in a short
time the route of the Sikhs became pene
ral.
As they had shown no mercy to numerous
wounded men who had fallen
into their hands, so no mercy was shown
, to them. They were driven in confusion
towards the bridge and river, which
having risen during the night, rendered
their retreat almost impossible. The
bridge of boats, densely thronged by the
fugitives, broke down in several places,
while our guns, incessantly playing on
their closely wedged mass, produced the
most fearful havoc. The scene presented
by the face of the Sutlej defies description?covered
with hoises and men,
upon whom the most dreadful fire was
kept up with grape and canister?it literally
run red with blood.
Under these circumstances, we can
by no means imagine the number of the
slain to be over-estimated at twelve
thousand. The battle had begun about
six o'clock, and did not terminate till
eleven. The combatants had met hand
to hand. Our artillery and musketry had
never for a moment ceased- their fire.
Our cavaliy, charging impetuously
through their ranks, had speared or sabred
all who fell in their way. But the
river was their greatest enemy, and
when they flung themselves pell mell
inio us waters, wnich were wholly unfordable,
the artillery scattered death
unsparingly among them, till there was
not a man left visible within range.
There are still several indict.
ments pending agaisnfc Polly Bo-'
dine for murder, arson and grand
larceny,
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DEPLORABLE NEWS PROM
THE ARMY !
war: To Arms!! To Arms!!!
The steamship Galveston arrived this
morning, bringing the certain intelligence
that the United States army under
General Taylor, is completely surrounded,
and his communication with
Point Isabel entirely cut off. Despatches
have been sent to the Governor of
Texas for an immediate reinforcement
of 2400 men, and a special messenger,
Col. Doane, is now in this city with requisitions
upon Governor Johnson for
four regiments. The emergency is imminent,
and immediate steps should be
taken to send the necessary force to the
relief of the army.
At Galveston, within an hour after
the receipt of Capt. Catlett's letter, there
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was i\ puuwc meeting, ana it was determined
to despatch 200 men that evening
in the Monmouth.
Gen. Taylor has fortified the position
so strongly that he can stand a siege,
but his communication with Point Isabel
being cut off he is danger of being
compelled to take the field with an inadequate
force, on account of the shortness
of his provisions.
Matamorous is almost deserted. The
Army could lake the town at once, but
under the circumstances of his position
General Taylor cannot divide his command
or weaken his camp by sending
ofT any considerable number of men
from it.
A reconnoitcring company of American
cavalry, under Capts. Hardee and
Thornton, was attacked on Friday, the
24th ult., between the camp and Point
Isabel. Lieut, Cain and 13 men were
Irillorl r? T! ?
? ???vujji. uiuiiiiud missing, ana
46 men were taken prisoners.
The war has begun in earnest! The
enemy is upon our soil f! Louisiana
volunteers the hour has arrived!!!
We copy from an Extra of the Gal??* %< ?
av> tv o?*?o ?*/%? *?.?
UU1CU A. AlUlOUUjf lliUk
April 30:?
On Thursday morning, 23d a Mexican
came into Gen. Taylors's camp and
reported 2000 Mexicans crossing the
river some twenty miles above. That
afternoon captains Hardee and Thornton
were sent with two companies of
cavalry, 63 men in all, to reconnoitre.
On Friday morning they fell into an
ambush of the enemv, when Lieutenant
Cain and 13 men were killed, Captain
Thornton missing, and Capt. Hardee
and 46 men prisoners. On Saturdayafternoon
the Mexicans sent in a wounded
man who made the above report.
These Mexicans is stated, were commanded
by Canales and Carabajal. After
the fight, the Mexicans on this side of
the river were largely reinforced and
have surrounded Gen. Taylor's camp,
cutting off all communication with Point
Isabel, at which place is the train and
all of the stores belonging to the army
?General Taylor not having on hand
over ten days' provisions. There are at
Point Isabel 90 artillery men, 20 dragoons,
about 250 teamsters and about
150 citizens and laborers; and the entrenchments
not half finished.
The steamer Monmouth landed Mr.
Catlett on the night of the 28th at Port
T -1 .11 - ? ' ^
j^uoaca, wun aespaicnes irom General
Taylor calling on Gen. Henderson for
40 companies of Riflemen, 60 men each,
20 of the companies to rendezvous at
Corpus Christi, when they will be mustered
into service and supplied with provisions?the
foot companies will rendezvous
at Galveston where transportation
will be furnished. The steamer Augusta
was to have left the Brassos St. Iago
on Monday night for New Orleans
with Gen. Taylor's call on the Governors
of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
for 8000 troops. Should not immediate
relief be sent to Point Isabel it will
most probably tall into the power of the
enemy with all the arm stores and the
destruction of the whole army may follow.
Gen. Taylor's works in front of Matamoros
would be completed on the
morning of the 28th, at which time it
was expected the fire would be opened
on the city. Troops should not await
the call of the Governor, as it will be a
week before it can reach this place, bat
hurry to the relief of Point Isabel, as by
saving that place only will wo have it in
our power to render the army timely as*
sistance.
Texas! you have now at least a glorious
opportunity of retaliating on these
perfidous Mexicans the many injuries
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vuvjf uu?o uvuu jvl4j uuu vi uaiIJIU^ lilU
war into the heart of their own country,
the cruelties of which they have so often
made you feel.
We are indebted for the abore to Mr.
Ben. S. Grayson, who has just returned
by the Monmouth. He informs us that
Capt. Calet left the army on Sunday
night, with a Mexican. guide, and passing
down the ri%er, reached Point Isabel
on Monday morhing with General
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