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* m J*1i f ,;.Yn<twJ^wrrjr^uiiiiM'i 'rVJJf " "* TJIE BAMHER." | AllJlHVlI.I.li C. II., S. C.; W<MJi?M!uy, ??v, !i, IWiT. Wcalhor. For the last throe or lour weeks we have had s.nnr ::v>st charming weather which has enabled the limners to make line progress ia gathering in their crops. CircoseivomB ^lale A-. Female IBi^ls SCHOOLS. We invito attention, in to-day's paper, to the High Schools about to be commenced ai (Ireenwood, in this District, under the c.uv of the Presbytery of South Carolina and the Greenwood Association. It is hoped they will lake a high stand with their sister institutions of Gokcsbury ami Due West. Wo rejoice to sec this elevated movement in education, where a primary regard is had to a knowledge of God, as well as to mere literary attainments : it i-- .1 v.tfii-n in ,,1,1 nf n:ir fnlhnrc. whose children wore mostly educated by learned and pious ministers. We lament the tendency of late years to a light and uiHanctiiied literature, the fruits of which tire niuri frequently a curse than a blessing Is llic ''chief end of man" forgot!en in this busj/ a:><! udlrc age ? or is it stale, that t;thc fear of God is the beginning of wisdom? the favi,-r of God is lile, and his loving kind nc&s better than life"'? Will parents am guardians, whose eye may chance to mee this notice, give it a thought, and conside: well its importance 1 Volcasair Bisujitiou. Great excitement prevails in the counlie; of Walker and Dade says the Mountaii Eagle (Ga.) in consequence of a burning volcano which is said to have'b?rst fort) from among the high peaks of the Lookou Moiml-w 47- :it? -OJ ,ve -aid to. liavc been tti,? .Jin th mountain into the valleys. The Editoi of the Eagle think there is truth in the re port as large beds of bituminous coal ai known to exist in the Lookout Mountain. ?Ioxic;ua .\cnvi. Wo have given in another column th latest news received from Mexico. It wi be seen that Snrita Anna has again bee defeated by the Americans under Colon< Cliild.s at Puebla : the star of his glor seems fast smking, and the discomfitei hero is now wanJ^ng friendless througl his own land, seeking for a place of safety .Nothing has been received recently froi General Scott's army ; reinforcement ar dailvhurrvinir on to ioin hiin.nml nrrnrfltn r ?' CD J 1 to a statement in the Washington Union in a short time he will have at his con mand an army of 25 or 30,000 men, whic will enable him to hold his positions, carr out his plans, and make the Mexicans fee more than ever tho miseries of war. TIjc CJnolera. We learn by the late foreign news th: this awful malady is still raging in the Eas and has progressed as far as the borders < Russia. Ftiars am nntorJiiinpil in T^.r?rrlor? ? " ""fe" that it will find its way there, as its cours is much the same as that of 1832 when swept ofT so many thousands, and markei its pathway with desolation and mourning Should it reach England of course we ma expect it in this country as the Atlantic wa no barrier to ils progress before. We b< lieve the skill of the physicians has not bee able to master this disease yet. May ou land be saved from Us ravages. V>e;itli of Colonel Folsom. This worthy citizen of the Choctai Nation died at his residence in Doaksvil] on the 24th ult. In his death the Cho< taws have lost one of their firmest pillow and the United States a warm friend. H was a zealous advocate of education an religion and lived to see the fruits ofh labor among his people. TRIBUTE TO LT. J. B. MORAGNt At a meeting of the Abbeville Light Ir fantry, held in the Court House, on Friday the,29th ultimo., occasioned by the intell gence late y received of the death of L'l J. B. MOIIAGNE?who was the Captai of this Company, J. H. Wilson, Esq., \vf filled to the Chair, and J. Mcllwain a| pointed Secretary. ,a jMyChairman bricfl)', but forcibly, e plaiiiM> tllfQbject of the meeting, whereupo 11. A. Jonos, Tv*q., submitted llio following j Resolutions which were unanimously i adopted. Ri'sulrr./? That we have hoard, with deep regret, cf the <l<>alh of our brave and g*al- | laut ('aptaiii J. 15. Molt .ujnk, who nobly fell ! iu the storming of Chapidteoec ; his many virtue.--, which cnmnaiuled our respect, i while living, will endear to its his memory, j Hi 'soU'c f, That in his death the Abbeville I light Infantry has lost one of its brightest ; ornaments, and Abbeville District turn of her most talented and promising citizens. i Jlrso/m/, That as a respect to his memory, we will wear the ii?u il badge of tnijiiriij ing, for thiriy days. Itcsoliv/, That we tender to the family | of the deceased our sincere eondolence, and 1 that, in testimony thereof the Secretary ; furnish them with a copy of these proceedlings; also. | Jit'so/rcl, That \ve have heard with rej girt that another of our Company I/r. i Skm.kck, was sevendy wounded : we earnj esily hope that he may live, to enjoy the . rewards of his val >r. I On submi:ting these Resolutions, Air. Jones observed as follows; 1 3//- Chairman:?Relore submitting1 the Resolutions which I hold in my hand, I beg to soy a word in reference to him whose death is the occasion of this meeting. Custom requires what feeling dictates, that i we respect, in some way, the memory of ? ? i i ? . ii.. r 41 k llie dead, ami especially 01 iuw.su \\ nu u.im: | distinguished themselves for their virtues, . ami their valor. In conformity, therefore, ; with this tiin.1?honored custom and the , 1 dictates of our feelings, the Abbeville j Light Infantry have met to pay a Tribute, of | their respect to the memory of their brave j and gallant Captain J. B. Mouag.ni:, who | i gloriously fell near the City of Mexico ; i than whom it is no disparagement of the j other officers and soldiers of the t'ahiicUn j j Regimen!, to say, a more generous?a no| bier spirit went not forth with that patriol ^ ! and heroic band,?nor one who more freely : shed his blood in the vindication of the J rights anil honor of his country. On motion of Mr Tillman. u was llcsolrcc * "thatthese proceedings he published in the 1 Abbeville I banner. J J. II. Wilson, Chairman, ft J, McIi.wai.n, Secretary. rc On Saturday 30th ultimo, the Abbcvill e n.u ..... mv a iust tribute of respect t< .g Lt. J. B. Moragne, onco one oi u.<, uui weltering on the bloody field ofChurubus o co, where lie met with his death nobly.? I We can truly say l* lie lies in the red grav hisgoou sworu natn uug, aim surely tin : will !jc a great consolation to his afflicted ft ? mily. II i j On Motion. 15. Y. Martin was called t j to the Chair, and E. Nobie. requested t " j act as Secretary, when Hiram Tillman Esr ^ I offered the following resolutions, wliic 1 i ' | tmanitnousiy expressed the feeings of th 1 j meeting : Whereas, Intelligence has reached us, < " the untimely but glorious fall, on the lat bloody field of Chapiihepec, of our tnuc ? ; beloved, and and gallant young friend an '* i brolhnr. 1st f,t John IV iMnrmmp. On . i ' ? ? ~ j whom \vc have uniformly respected for hi ^ talents?admired lor his integrity?an ^ | loved for his virtues, and who 'vc had font h/ hoped, after fighting the battles of h j country, might bo permitted to return t his home, and again live amongst us, lli it pride of his family, an honor to his countr tj and an ornament to the profession he had s :>f auspiciously begun. d Be it therefore resolved by his brother ;e of the Abbeville Bar, that whilst we dccpl it J deplore his premature death, and mourn ft i him as for our own household, it is a prou iotisfaction to know that he died a swe< y and noble death, that of the soldier in d< s fence of his country's rights and honor. 5- Resolved, That we deeply sympathisi n with bis bereaved family and relatives i r their irreparable loss. And their deep ai guish for the death of one so much belove and so justly esteemed, Resolved, That in token of our sorrow and our high regard for the memory ofth lV j deceased, we will wear the usual badge < ic mourning lor the space ofthirty days. Resolved, That the proceedings of thi ,s meeting be published in our district papc and that a copy be forwarded to the famil e ofthe deceased. d B. Y. MARTIN, Ch'n. 's Ed. Noblk, Sec'ty. Flour for the Q,uekn.?We saw yes terday the bill of lading lor three barrels c i- flour shipped by J. Chappel & Co., of Rc ^ Chester, on the boat Wm. H. Groat, J. M j Dudley, master, to be forwarded to duee i? Victoria. Four years since the same firi " sent a barrel, and subsequently received a n order for 6,000 bbls. From this it may b is inferred that it was found to be a first r<jt , article by the kitchen. The barrels i j t i .1 ? - wnicn mis sample Hour was enclosed, wer finished in a style equal to cubinol worl ** and done up in canvass, in Ulica Daily Gazette. LATKR FROM. MEXICO, j From the N. O Picayune, of the 21/// ultimo.% \ 5 Days Luti'i1 from Vera Cm/. i Santa. Anna-s Summons to Col. Childs?Col. ! Child1* Il'ji/r/?Bom hard men t of Pn chin | an I Disromi/ture o] the Mexicans?Jnsu bnrdiiialiott of Santa. Anna's Troops? #1 . ii'/ X ncir i 'csrntu/i oj nini?m us m ut /t Uncertain, c^v. The sleum-diip .lames Ij. Day, Capt. (>'(Jrady, arrived at a lute, hour la^t night Irom Vera Cruz, hrvin?? sailed thence on the ll)ih inst., with a uuinbev of invallid solj tlier.-s. There had been no later nerval direct from the City of Mexico at Vera Cruz, when the James 1Day left. We have not even I a well autlienf icated rumor touching Gen. ! Scott and liis army. | The Areo Iris publishes communications i which have passed between Santa Anna and Col. Child* at I'uebla, and they are translated by the (ienius of Libetty. W'c ' subjoin the correspondence: I 1 Cotntnuitir.atimis between den. Santa Anna, and Col. Chihb'. at Pucbla. I ' Hi :A1 K,?r A 1<TE\lS-M KX1CAX A K>1V. I have taken possession of this city with ; the army und?-r iny command, for the purj pose of operating npon the several points J fortified^ and occupied by your Excellency, j and also with a view of liberating its inha. I bitants from the domination of the threes ol j the United States, from whom they have al ! ready suffered too much. 13ut belbre com mencingany operations of a Military cha laeter, I have considered it my duty to an j in obedience to the impulses of humanity I i - r."^.-...i I ?iuu v.uucr?|iu:Kiin u uim ^ mil uaci. i - j lency will please c vacua to this city wilhir l a certain and peremptory space ol time, i | being known to you at the same lime tlia you can depart with sill the honors of war either to Conn a junction with Gen. Scott or the forces of your country at Perote, ac eording as it best suits your pleasure. Bu | should this courteous request of mine be nn : heeded by your Excellency, then, althougl L ! to me it is a painful alternative, 1 shall com inencc to assault your positions, the const1 , i quences of which act will be felt by you ! garrison, becan.sc there exists in the vieinit jo* , ; of your Excellency, an army of8,000 mei ^ j who are determined that the rights of thei : nation shall ever be maintained and respec icuCod and Liberty, headquarters in l*uebl September 2oth, fy-17. Amuxi v Loim:z Du Santa Anna. c To Senor Col. I). Thomas Child.-;, cominai 0 j tier ol'ihe United States Army, situate , * i"i.tn FIeadqu'ts, City or Pl'i;hi.a, Miauu, i September 1<S47. $ 0 To his Excellency D. Antonio. Lopez L is J Santa Anna, General in Chief of the Me, x. 1 lean Army in front of the city : Sir?I had the honor of receiving, at ^ o'clock this afiernoon, your Excellency " j letter of this date. In it you were please ? ; to notify itip. oftho fart that you had take )- { possession of this city for the purpose, ; h 1 you declare, of restoring to the full cnjo c ! ment of their liberty its citizens who hai hitherto suffered so much from the U. S. a my. You likewise were pleaseel to ofT? certain stipulations to this garrison, prov e ded that it would, within a fixed time, aba h don the point of defence which it now o I copies. With regard to the assertion your Excellency, which implies that tl 0 ! inhabitants of Puebla have been maltreate is j by the U. S. troops, I wholly deny it. C d I the contrary I assure you that the propeii j and privileges of all have been maintain* . I and respccted with iho greatest scrupulou 1s ; hcss, indeed, so much so has it been doi ? that its parallel cannot be found iu the a ie ! uals of war. And I would most willing , l leave it to the most intelligent and imparti i portion of the population to decide, fro j which of the two contending parties the | have received the most injury and molist n tion ; whether it is from their own countr y 1 men or the troops of the IT. States. )r With regard to that particular part . your Excellency's letter which demands tl ( surrender, within a fixed time, of c ;t | the positions now occupied by the troo] 2- under my command, I can only sa in reply, that having been honored with tl , duty of guarding and protecting them, it n' equally my greatest wish and paramoui obligation to preserve them to the last; ar j I am fully satisfied that I shall be able defend them successfully, inasmuch as f have at my disposal all the resources essei ' tial to its full and complete accomplisl Df menU With considerations in the highest d j gree respectful, I have the honor to be yoi ,r Excellency's most obedient servant. Tiiomas Ciulds, Col. U. S. Army, Civil and Military Governor. The Arco Iris of the 13th inst, furnishc interesting news from Puebla, which translated to our hands by the Genius Libetry. It is a filling sequel to the abov 5- correspondence. >f Puebla, 28th.?At 5 o'clock on the evei )- ingof yesterday the points of San Juan < l. Dois, Santa Rosa and Santa Monica con n menced a heavy cannonade upon the Ami n rican works. The latter immediately b n gan to throw cannon shot, bombs and grci e ades into the centie of the city which sufTe e ed in consequence some considerable inj n ry. e Don Marino del Rio, whilst standin with his wife on the back balcony of h house, was struck dead by a cannon bal At about 8 o'clock P. M. the cannouac censed, but commenced again at tli<? dawn ' of ilie following day. 1'uebla, 29th.? l'y order of Santa Anna a body of troops was yesterday posted in the ! Convent of Santa Teresa, at one of the cor- ! nets ol which a breastwork of cotton bales | was erected.' Four hundred cotton bales j ! have already hern demanded of the house ; ! of Vela-co lor the defence of (hi* city To ; 1 prevent the completion of this work the Americans from the fort of San Jose kept ; ; op a continual lire opon the workmen, which,being stoutly returned by the .McxU i cans, She discharge of bombs and grenades from the American lines greatly increased At this moment a considerable number of j private citizens went to San:a Anna, who 1 was at Carmen. and requested of him a piece ofariillery, whieh being granted,to | gether with a small body of men lor its ; management, they quickly inarched lor the? ! Convent of San lio.se, and opened a well ! directed lire upon the American works. ! We were in the greatest consternation, but | night at last supervt ning, every thing be! came fjtiiet. I The nuns of Sanla I?o.-a were transler i i:........ ... v.. >.,i; ' I I'll 111 mil l > III O.llll.l \ .11.11111.1, (U1X IV ID j said that the same tiling will Ik; done with j those of Santa .Monica, although the latter are strongly opposed to lea\ing the inonas tie osylum. ; PnciiLA, September oOih.?To day partial tranquility reigns in the city. iNow and ! then can be heard the report of a cannon, I*i and the explosion of some grenades thrown . 1 in the dretion of San Jnan del Rio, in the . ! rear of whose ehnrch CJen. Ilea last night . ! concluded a battery with which he intends [ 1 to open upon San Jose. Our so|ili? rsaro complaining very much, . I and say that they are ready to die of huni I ger, not having received anv thing in the . ! -i r ... ......wi'.i...-..1.1,. ? j C*lllljM> VI |IMM ?*'? .V 'I 11<> t time. The greatest enthusiasm against the Ann4* O r t ricans prevails throughout tho entire city. Puinu.A, October *2-1.?Since Santa Ant na's departure tho cannonading has totally . slacked ofT! Tho cotton storehouses ol ! j Velasco took fire last night, ami was burn! ed down to the ground ; and 200 bales ol the sainc article were* totally consumed in j- j the convent of Santo Domingo, wilhoul am y > one's heiny aide to account I'or the mode ii n j which they were fired. The inhabitant j- j hearing the ringing of the bells whieh an t- I nouneed the incendiarism, were very muel I alarmed, believing tleit tho Americans ha< a left their entrenelmv n!s} and were slnrniMu | me ciiv. On the 1st of the pres? nt month Genera 1_ ! Santa Ann:i, nt the head of :2,000 cavalry j i and infantry and three pieces of artillery sallied out of Puebla, intending to nttacl< the American train which left.Jalapa on tin u-i and reached i'crote on the 4th lint before arriving ... ... t ij1( . designs of the commander-in-chief 'ot thi c . Mexican forces were totally frustrated, all hi c" men, with the exception of 130 hussars <j his personal guard, having pronounce! ~ against him- As an excuse for this pic s | cecding, the officers and privates allege >(J j that they were firmly convinced that thei in | further continuance at the disposal and mi IS der the. orders of the ex-President, woui V only be followed by their complete sacrifice *c and that with all their country would ni r- derive the slightest benefit from it. Santa Anna having got to Tepeyahualc Willi his 130 Imssars, he recie vcd an orde n* from the Goverrfment at Ciueretaro, direc c" ing him to proceed thither at once with a] the troops which were at his orders. Bi ie the General did not doein it convenient t comply with the mandate of his (jovcrr ment, and took up his line of march fn 'y Oaxaca, whither, by the latest accounts, h was wending his way. He. publicly <1< clared that his intentions in going to O.ix. 10 ca were to see whether lie could raise thcr n~ another army, with which he might retur '.V to :*enewr the combat with the enemies t tho Republic. m All the letters from the interior coincid ?y in saying that General Santa Anna, cor a* scious of his impotency to eflTuct anythinj y* more, either in the carrying on or nt! justing the terms of peace, is making hi ?f way towards Guatemala, for the purpose < ie leaving the Republic of Mexico (breve >11 and that his march to Oaxaca is only a pr< Ps text to the quiet accomplishment of his dc iy signs. ie The reports that general Santa Ann ls was endeavoring to reach Guatamala, an 11 that General Scott had given him a pass 'd port to embark from Vera Cruz if he slioul to think it best, is denied by La Voz de 1 I Patria, a Mexican paper which we find e> tensively copied in the Aico Iris. lie i resolved, says La Voz, not to abandon thi cause of the country, and to continue th< e* war without respite upon the enemies o 11 Mexican indepeud icc and religion. From the Charleston Mercury. The Palmetto Regiment.?Again on ;s devoted Regiment has met the enemy, am is again poured out its blood in torrents.? of YVherc all have suffered heavily, it has tin re sad yet proud distinction of having sufTerei most. Of the majority who survived unhui ! in the dreadful field of Churubusco, mon le than half have been stricken down at Cha i- pultepcc. Every field officer?nearly ever; e- commissioned officer, has been killed o e- wounded. This heroic constancy the; q- knew was expected of them at home ; am r- the sons ol Carolina never disappoint hei u- Gallantly and gloriously have those sh sent to Mexico performed their duty. Sh g must not be unmindful of her own. The1 ~?1:?i -f i:r_ -> i- ' to iiavg uruu piUUigili U1 1IJL" HIIU II1USI UO gt'II 1. erous of her love, her honor, and her trcas le ure. The families of all, the living and th< if m ? n mm dead, whose circumstances require it, must be provided for. If the State may not grant large pensions, let no man who is a man and a. Carolinian stand back. The wives and children, the widows and orphans, of the brave men who have illustrated our chivally, are kindred t<? us all, and entitled to share our last dollar. Is there one who will not bo proud to own them, and to acknowledge their right? 9 But the Statu must do her part. .Let her at (?iiee t:ike the. proper measure to bring home from Mexico, at ?he expense of the public treasury, the remains ?l her slain, and deliver thein to their respective families. ( It is her sacred, her parental duly, to do this. ! She must do mure: her intrepid sons who have fallen in battle have left to her as their common mother, the fame of their deeds and memories. It is a noble legacy, and must be preserved fur ever. Let a marble monument be erected in front ot the State i House, on which the name and rank of . each, and the day and spot on which he fel1, shall be engraved that in all time to come they may be known. Thus not only will nor heroic dea l be Honored, utu nor yoimi, in every generation, going up there to read j tin; immortal register, shall he filled with : the inspiring hope of placing their own j names upon it. i a'curgus. Post Oi'fici: Kximsnsks.? It is recorded that the earliest posts iu this country, were established by William Penn in 1008, and ; it was not till twenty or thirty years alter ; that any more general system was thought . of. Franklin, the iirst general deputy post' master of the colonies, was appointed in 1753, with a salary between him and his ' confederate of 000/, 11 if they coiild get it." j Franklin made such effort to improve, the * /?!?. I il Ij .it ni I I i?k f\ f l\ it lu? Virmitrlit iiim , so It'ii> debt of iK)0/. instead of 15:1 i ui r? i? li is i ; #i"3 o : share of the G001 Through Ins exertions, I however, letters, which used to take six, 1 were passed from Philadelphia to Boston in | three weeks. At that tune there were only | sixty post olRct.-s in the whole United .States, fj In 1 TUG, there were but seventy-live, with 1,875 miles of post routes, and a nett total f revenue of$3l,G17, of which Philadelphia 1 'contributed one-fourth. In 1708, ii took forty days !o write from Portland, (Maine,) 1 ' to Savannah, ((Jeorgia,) and receive an 5 | answer; in 1813, twenty days: in 1S3(J, - twelve days. In 17G8; ihiiiy-twodays be i : tvvceu i iiii>t(ii'i|)iiiii ami i A-xm<>ion; in ioiuj I sixteen (lavs in 1839, (.ml;lit days, in 1708 j there were nine persons employed in tlie j General 1*081 Office ; in 1810 iifieen pcr1 | sons ; in 1830, one hundred. In J838 tlio ! number of past offices xvns 12,510 ; the , amount of postage, ? 1 ,'235,077; miles of i post-roads, 134,818. in the year ending-, 3 June, 1810, according to tins last annual, . Report of the Postmaster Gcueral. there 3 were 14,000 post offices, the mail was i? ; iianaj.w. i^v\ ,i r/)U(L.s> ;v distance s i amounting to 37,398.414 mi tea, a<. ... if pense of ?2,005,078.?Boston Journal. il | i- Tin: Tjkimuios in Mkxico.?This class rl of vagabonds, corresponding very nearly to r the hizzaroni of Naples, is extremely nui merous in Mexico. Ward estimated the d number in the city as high as twenty thou>, sand in 1823, and their number is probably it much larger now. The recent excesses committed by them are by no moans unexo pectr-d ; the true character of the wretches r ; and the necessity of keeping them cojitinu~ t- ; ally under military restraint, have long II : been known. it Intelligent foreigners living in Mexico, o ! and men of property there, have long feared i- | this identical calamity. As at present in ir formed, we are willing to believe tli.it tlio e 1 destruction of property by them has been )- very great?probably the Mexican cstim itc i- ; of two or three millions lost may not be exe a operated, but we are not at all prepared ta n I believe that General Scott has sustained jf any such loss as is pretended nor, upon the evidence advanced, do we think that ho e probably bombarded the capital after Santa i- Anna abandoned it. He would avoid sued* [r : n measure if he could possibly do so. I. I i s ! We have seen some late speculations in ?1. _ ii! *_ ! . i r n . iiiR jniiiiic prims hooui me re-iniorcemunis r, which have been sent or are cn route for : General Scott's column. Without under5 i taking to be very p&cise as lo the numbers, ! we think we may venture to state, from the a data which we have seen, that, without d counting General Pierce's detachment, !- which has actually joined Gen. Scott, but d counting in Major Lally's corps, the re-ii.? a forccmcnts drslined to join him can scarcely fall short of sixteen thousund troops; and s this, too, independent of the two new regio meats which have just been called into ser e vice. 1 he whole column ol (*en. Scott in f the field, when collected together?and this operation was rapidly advancing to its full maturity?will give him from twenty-five thousand to thirty thousand, and-nearer the r last number than the first, and perhaps even -f d exceeding it .% The Baltimore Clipper of this morning1 d makes some allusions to the last rumor / d which wo have heard from the seat of lyar, h t viz: that Gen. Scott had addressed circulars e to the Mexican States, inviting deputies l- from the Mexican Government into the city y of Mexico, with powers to conclude a treaty r of peace. It is perfectly premature, before y we ascertain the truth of these rumois and J the precise character of the facts, to go in\ to any discussion about G^j. Scott's vievys e or into his powers. The " Clipper" is right e in suDDOsinc that orders havp. hpp.-n. *pr.i n?j A , , _ - - - # y to recall Mr. Trisl from Mexico; and wo i- as little doubt that no other agent will be - sent out and no propositions made by the -g e United States for pcace. But, as we stated yt