The banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, August 05, 1846, Image 3
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.
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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
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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.
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