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The U. S. schr. Flirt, arrived here three or four days since from the Brazos, for supplies and repairs?she is in a leaking state. Her dates are not as late as those heretofore published. The Princeton sails on Mofrday for Vera Cruz. Yours, M. Late from the Mormon Camp.? The Hancock (Illinois) Eagle of the 10th inst. notices the arrival there of Mr. S. Chamberlain^- who left the most distant pamp qf the Mormons at Council Bluffs on the 26th ult* and on his route passed the whole line of the Mormon emigrants. He says that the advance company of the Morlnons, with whorah were the Twelve, had a . train of one thousand wagons, and were encamped on the east bank of the Missouri river, i ft the neighborhood of the Council Bluffs. They were employed in the construction of boats, for the purpose of crossing the river. The second company had encamped temporararily at station No 2, which has been christened Mount Pisgah. They mustered about three thousand strong, and were recruiting their cattle preparatory to a fresh start. A third company had halted for a similar pupose at Garden Grove, on the head waters of Grande river, where they have put in okst.i* onnn c r? .l i auuui auuu atica ui cuin iur me ueneill * of the people in general. Between Garden Grove and the Mississippi river, Mr. Chamberlain counted over one thousand wagons en route to join the main bodies in advance. The whole number of teams attached to the Mo^non expedition is about three thousand seven hundreed, and it is estimated that each team will average at least three persons, and perhaps four. The whole number of souls now on the road may be set down in round numbers . . at twelve thousand. From two to three thousand have disappeared from NauVbo in various directions. Many have left for Council Bluffs by the way of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers?others have dispersed to parts unknown; and ? about eight hundred or less still remain in Illinois. This comprises the entire , Mormon population that once flourished in Hancock county., "In their plamy days they probably numbered between njjgsn and sixissn tsoussnd snnis. most of whom are scattered upon the prairies, bound for the Pacific slope of the American continent. Mr. Chamberlain reports that previously to his leaving, four United States military officers had arrived at the Mount Pisgah camp, for the purpose of enlisting five hundred Mormons for the Santa Fe campaign. They were referred to head Quarters at Council Blufls. for which place, jthey immediately se$>;: . out. It was supposed that the force would be enrolled without delay. If so, it will furnish Col. Kearney with a regiment of welLdisciplined soldiers who are already prepared to march. Mr. Chamberlain represents the health of the travelling Mormons as good, considering the exposure^to which cney nave been subjected. They are carrying on a small trade in provisions with the settlers in the country, with whom they mingle on the most friendly terms. v The Di6memberment op Mexico.? The comments upon European journals on the news received by them of the victories gained by the American troops on the Rio Grande, indicate the opinion very generally that our war with Mexico Twill be a short war^ and that it will cease with the establishment of the Rio Grandeas our South Western boundary. Apprehensions, indeed, are occasionally expressed as to the probable doainrno nf tKo ITni^/1 filofao /*#* I??? Oigug v! nav* viiiivvi mvuito vu vyaiuui ma J but no European- imagination has yet embodied seriously the idea that a line from Tampico to the Pacific, cutting off one half of the Mexican Republic, may possibly become the division line which is to separate us from Mexico. The extensive and elaborate system xof operations established for the invasion of Mexico clearly implies that no inconsiderable object is contemplated as tbe result of such formidable prepara-. tions. While Qen. Taylor, with fifteen or twenty thousand men, moves on to Monterey, having" in view probably the city of Mexico as. his destination, a strong force undjttGen. Kearney is advancing upon Santa Fe, to unite afterwards witBtjf&L Wool's division, which is to. enter Mexico by way of Ban AntoFfrom.the Pacific shore a movement is also to be made. Our squadron WlMhat ooist hai doubtless already sei[JJKjWpOn Che Mexican ports of San Bias, MnwUto^San Francisco and Monterey, ZiSSS&SStJTJSE - formaj%th^atore ship.Lexiiurtpik and another ^xnfeditiran i* nA>?t? ? '^heroeUuctions of the Secretary of v '. * d | War to Colonel Stevenson, command| ing the latter expedition, contain some remarkable phrases. He gives Steveni son to understand that his regiment is to be composed of "such as would be like ly to remain at the end of the war either in Oregon, or in any other territory in that region of the globe which may then be a part of the United States." The men are to enlist for the war, and they may be discharged " without a claim for returning home, wherever they may be serving at the termination of the war, provided it is in the then territory of the United States." Such is the gener&l outlftie of the Secretary's instructions. j Conquest and occupation are here ( implied ; tne men ot the expedition are , to go as soldiers and as colonists. An ^ overland emigration to California took place at the begining of the season for * the"Same purposes of conquest and set- * tlement. * But if rumors are to be relied on, our ' views of acquisition are not to be con- 1 fined to California. The Northern de- ] part ments of Mexico are also to be included ; they are to annexed to the United States and to be governed as Territo- 1 ries until ready to be admitted as States -1 into the Union. We must wait for i events to ascertain how tar these rumors J are really true.?-Bait. American. < Taking San Juan with a Single , Ship.?-Mr. H Brown, an ingenious c'n gineer from Illinois, and formerly of ^ Massachusetts, says the Journal of Com- , merce, has laid before a Board of Nayal ' officers, and also the President, a plan -3 for the Constrution of a steam ship of 1 war, that will be perfectly secure ' against shot of any kind of weight. Se- 1 veral very scientific men here, having: examined the plan, pronounced the opi- i nion that it will be entirely efficient for j its pbject. The vessel may be armedpijk 1 the usual manner, or as the invent proposes, with a new and patent \ . ment of destruction?liquid fire?which , by Steam power, is to be discharged from , the vessel, and thrown to any point and to a considerable distance. Mr. Brown ] wishes to be along side of the Castle of 1 San Juan, with one of his vessels. He is confident of taking the castle without | much trouble, and will, at all events, j risk his life in the attemDt. * < f Highly Importart fhom the Sanmr ? ! n ? r? 1 i a j.' m uAr?ijiTiu?i :?numorea uefeat of a portion of the U. Stales j Dragoons !?Capt.'s Moore and Berguoin, and Several others Killed ! ?We find the following impor~ tant intelligence in the St. Louis Republican of the 22nd ult. We trust the rumor is unfounded: j; "A letter irom Fort Leavenworth states, that a rumor had just reached the Fort to the efTect that Captain Moore, of the U. S. Dra?Of?nS. with hie nnmmunrl lia/J overtaken the Mexican traders, whom he was sent out to stop? that the traders had previously been reinforced by a body of Mexicans from Santa Fe, of which, however, Capt. Moore was not aware. The traders refused subI mission to the order, and in attempting to enforce it, an action | ensued, in which Capt. Moora, ( P a nf Ilormu.in onil 11 1 < xj-vi (*mi a xjH/U|i>tiauij j whose name is not stated, were { killed, besides several non-com- ] missioned officers And privates. { The balance of Capt. Moore's , command was compelled to re- ] treat. ... ^ "* Such is the rejitft. but we do not place any confidence in its authenticity ; for if there was any truth in it, it is probable that a . correct account would have reach ed the Fort quite as soon as the ' rumor." . 1 ' v 1 No Go.?The religious opera- ' tions of Mr. Polk on Mexico, do J not seem to have been blessed. ' The Catholic Chaplains appointed for the army, it is said, are treated 1 with indignant contempt by tfee j Mexicans, and not allowed to * preach in their churches. ^This is really a very natural result, and it is only wonderful that it was not 1 anticipated in Washington. j Passage or the Tariff Bill? This act has at length been accomplished. We copy the following^ remarks from the Washington ] Union:?: o I * We can only say?in1 short I hand, as it were?that the tariff; < bill has passed the Senate by a i majority of one vote, with a single i amendment only, which does not t affect the principle, spirit, or the i ?reat details of the Bill, and perlaps improves it. We cannot perTiit ourselves to doubt its passage ;hrough the House." Again it says?" During the two ast days in the Senate many memaers have acted a very conspicuous :>art. Upon one essential question :o day, the Vice President of the United States had to give the cashing vote on a tie, (Mr. Jarnagin not being then in the hall.) Mr, Dallas gave it in favor of the Bill. His reasons were written out, and ire published among the proceeiings of this day. It is impossible o describe the noble bearing of the Vice President upon this august occasion. As a member of :he House of Representatives said to us amid the scene, 44 I m ould rather be that man -ijpw, than the first crowned head in all Europe." A Female Riot.?On Friday rooming, the 10th of July, between the hours of 1 and 2, about forty ladies, of the village of Utica, Michigan, secretly assembled, proseeded to a bowling alley, armed with axes, hatchets, hammers, &c., and completely demolished it. They had viewed this insidious foe to their domestic peace for some time with an anxious and } ^ f i ? - * icitiuus eye ; ana naving waited in vain for some legal proceeding igainst it, determined for once to lake the law into their own hands, rhey went at it with much spirit ind energy?hacked the bed of the alley, tore down the walls?razed the roof to the ground, and finished with trampling upon and breaking to pieces the roof. The building was eighty feet long, and this work of destruction was accomplished in little less than an tiour ! Corv.?The receipts of Corn at the Columbia Kail Koad Depot, from the 1st July, 1845, to the 25th of July, I84G is 151*124 bushels. This, it must be remembered, is all foreign Corn, imported from the Atlantic States north of us, to sudply the destitutions of the UppSr Districts, from the failure of the Crop. We have no doubt that a larger amount found its way into the same section through Hamburg, and considerable quantities through Camden and Cheravv; making the aggregate received from the Seaboard at least 400,300 bushels. To this may be adrted a like amount which no doubt found its way directly into the Upper Districts from the bordering State of North Carolina and Tennessee; makiug in the whole Elbout 800.000 bushels! Ta.kin<r _ , , ?o this aggregate (which we think is below the quantity) some idea may be formed of the amount of money paid by the people of the Upper Districts of this State for CJorn, an article of which they iiave heretofore raised enough to supply their own wants, and had large quantities to sell. We presume 70 cents per bushel is about . /?. ^ _ /? t i.iir average 01 me prices uorn lias been sold for during the last pear. At this rate the amount will be $560,000! Colwrribia Chronicle. Complimentary Dinner to Gen. jaines at Old Point.?By a letter received from a gentleman at Old Point Comfort, we have just been informed that the visitors at that place have determined to give a complimentary dinner to General j}aine& and the gallant officers who distinguished themselves in l,he battles of the 8th and 9th of May. It is to come off on Tbursi&y next, at French's hotel. A prand affair is expected in this dinner?exhibiting the sentiments of respect and gratitude to the brave defenders of our soil of those who participate. Albany Argus. Science foe Children.?-The New Y*rk News records the surprising fact, that a cat, if her tail be pinched between a door and the post, will utter the vowels Of e, i, o and ut with great distincnesft and if the pinch be prolonged, she gives the w and y also. In this age of utility and precocious study* the fact may have an impor tant bearing on the education of youth. .Children hereafter while indulging in the infantile amusement of pinching cat's tails, may also very beneficially occupy themselves in the study of the vowel sounds of the alphabet. Mothers should instil this principle into the minds of their little ! jewels. A large piece of iiot iron to handle.?On Thursday week we gave an account of the casting of an immense cannon at Alger's I foundary at South Boston?the1 largest gun ever cast. Yesterday, I the 13th day after casting, it was! raised from the shaft, but was still ?* ?*? ?i? ?* 1 au IIUI', tliriL WillCl WlltJII cast upuu I it was instantaneously converted, into vapor. The mould was readily stripped from the stupendous j mass having a clean surface.! Though weighing at least 20 tons, it was raised by two great cranes, worked by twelve men without difficulty. In fact the facility with which it was moved by the aid of Mr. Alger's powerful machinery afforded a spectacle nearly as interesting as the previous operation of casting. As it has come from the mould, the gun is i a r?j. o ; 1 i n i** icei o mentis long. r>y cumng off about four feet of the length, boring out, and trimming, the weight will be reduced to about twelve tons and a half. The boring and turning will occupy three weeks. The metal used in this gun is composed of four kinds of iron, constituting a compound, which by experiments has been ascertained to possess the greatest degree of compactness, strength and tenacity; and, when used in the construction of ordnance, quite adequate to the duty of discharging shot or aells, twelve inches in diametei?the bore of the present gun, the first of its class. ? Boston Post. Certificate of Character.?A Hoosier was called upon the stand put West, to testily to the character of a brother Hoosier. The testimony was as follows:? " How long have you known Bill Whack ?" u Ever since he was born." What is his general character ?" " Letter A, No. 1?'bove par a great ways, I judge." " Would, you believe him on oath V9 "Yes, sir-ee/ on or oft', or any other way, I conclude." " What, in your opinion, are his qualifications as to good character y* " He's the best shot on our prairies, or in the woods. He can shave the eye-winkers off a wolf as far as a shootin* iron Ml carry a ball. He can drink a quart of grog apy day, and chaws tobacker like a jhoss." Subscriptions Received* For the Banner, during the Month of > -> JULY. C T Haskel, Hudson Prince, Wm McCaslan 6m 75c, Dr S V Cain, Samuel Agnew, S A Wilson 2d v. $2, Robert McWilliams, H M Prince, Jos Agnewr, Jos Aiken $1. Jno Richardson 75Cj Wm A E Alexander, Jno McCelvy, F B Clinkscales, DrGW Pressly, Geo Davis. Thos Crawford, Thos Lyon, A Hunter, Robert Hester. SALE! Will be sold, on FRIDAY, the 14th of AUGUST NEXT, AT GREENWOODi The following property, lately belonging to Thos L. Whitlock, to wit:? HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Kitchen Utensil?, three HORSES, smalt stock of HOGUB and CATTLE, one small WAGGON, two or three fine CAR JttiAlius, and tour or five INKUKOES, amongst whom is a valuable Blacksmith, BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS, and many other articles : all which "property having been assigned to tire in trust for the creditors of the said Thomas L. Whitlock. Terms made known on day of sale. H. WALLER WARDLAW. July-23,1846 214t NOTICE. WHITLOCK, SULLIVAN & WALLER, having placed all their NOTES and ACCOUNTS in our hands for collection, with special instructions, those indebted by Note or Book Account, would do well to call and make Davment aa nmn as convenient. Payment 'is not to be made to either of the partners, but alone to us. PERMIT & McGOWBN. July 22,1846 21 tf 1 ???mmmmmm?^???????? WARE-HOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS, AND RECEIVING AND FORWARDING AGENCY, HAMBURG, S, C. ^ The undersigned has jHi been for three seasons, en^ gaged in the above businos?. IIe will continue to occupy < the Biime Ware House; which, for convenience and safety, is unequalled by any other in Hamburg. Cotton shipped to me by the River, will j not incur any more expense for Drayage, i &c., than if consigned to any WaTe House ! on the bank of the River. : All consignments and orders thankfully I received and punctually attended to. Lij beral advances will be inadeon Cotton, in I 6tore, when tequired, | Aug 5 23 J. F. GRIFFIN. Twenty Dollars Reward ! ! ^ Absconded from the subscriber in tun month of June last, my neI jJlfL gro man BOB, 20 years of age, FSgS about 5 feet 6 inches high, stout [ ^iyV) made, rather a yellow complexI ^y?J ion, thick lips, and downcast look, talks thick or hoarse; he is a field hand, but has for two years partially I worked in a blacksmith shop. i The above reward will be paid for bis | delivery at Mount Hill Abbeville District, ! or in any jail in the State of South Garoi lina ; or FIFTY DOLLARS for proof I to conviction of any person having conJ I ul A?-- * - I Tt-jvu nun uui ui tins oLine, or umawiuiiy I traded him in anv way whatever. JOHN DONNALD, Sr. I August 5 23 4t I Oty" The Hamburg Journal and Federal i Union at Milledgeville, will give the above i four insertions and forward accounts to this office. Citation. Whereas, William H Caldwell hath ap. 1 plied to me to grant him Letters of Administration on ihe Personal Estate of J G Caldwell, deceased ; These are therefore, to cite and admonish the kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and appoar before me at a Court of Ordinary at Abbeville C. H. for Abbevdle District on Wednesday 19th instant, and shew cause if any they can, why said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 3d August, 1846 DAVID LESLY, Ord'y BIBLE SOCIETY. The Executive Committee of the Abbe?. ville and Edgefield Union Bible Society, composed of the following members, viz: Messrs. William Royall for Horeb; A Waaler and W P Hill for Mt Moriah; E Lake for Damascus ; T Payne fofr Fellowship; Coleman for Sister Springs; Jas Richardson for Siloam ; Jas Wright forvWalnut Grove; A H McGee for Turkey Creek ; W P Martin for Broadmouth; A Williams for Little River; W Smith for Beulah; Jos Sharp for Bethlehem; W ' Brooks tor Peniel; Jas Wideman for I Ftllflnln 1V/T P.nhK | a** www ivt JL IVVIUVIIUU ) UIIU whom the church may appoint for Bethas ny?will meet at SILOAM on FRIDAY before the second Sabbath in SEPTEMBER NEXT, at 10 o'clock, A. M. Churches not represented in the Annu&l Meeting of the Society, are requested to fend up their contributions to the meeting of the Committee, as the proceedings of the Anniversary will not be published till after that time. A full and punctual attendance is much desired. The Edgefield'Advertiser will pleaso copy four times. W. S. HARRIS, August 5 23 4t - Secretary. I Lands Tor Sale. tThe subscriber offers for sale the PLANTATION on which he lives, three and a half miles above Hamburg, lying on Savannah river, containing about Five Hundred Acres of Land; On the premises are a two story comfortable DWELLING HOUSE, in the Piney Woods, out houses, a Grist Mill, Cottod Gin carried by water, and a small Fishery is attached to it. ALSO) A PLANTATION in Barbor county, Alabama, eight miles from the tharket town Eutaula, containing Nine Hundred and Sixty Acres of Land, one third cleared and and under good fence. It has & two story DWELLING HOUSE, out hobses and quarters for 60 negroes. Any reasonable terms, to suit the purchaser, wili be given on either place. Julv 29 22 8t GEO. PAttROTT. LAST NOTICE! As I intend to leave the District as soon. . as 1 can arrange my business, I wish also to l^ve the impression on the minds of my debtbrs that they must come immediately and settle with me# or they may .expect otherwise to find their accounts in lawful hands. My humble thanks to all patrons and friends. GEO, M? CHANDLER. July 22 21 3t For Sale. , The subscriber, desirous^ of removing, of iers tor sale a small FARM, about one mile above Loundesville. The , location is a healthy one* and within 5 miles of. Savannah river. Any person' wishing to purchase, can see the land and buildings by calling on me at my*residence, or obtain particulars by addressing me at Lonnaesville. J AS. DANNELLY. July 8 , ' " 19 tf . Bacon for Sale! Three thousand pounds of prime BACON forssleby T P MOSEI^EY. . w II ( ' ' * ]