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THE BANKER.
" LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOU.."
C H A R LES [LA LLE N, Editor.
Abbeville C. 11,. S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 184G.
lid3 Owing to the crowded state of
our advertising columns, the editorial
prepared for this paper has been unavoidably
deferred.
???= His Excellency Governor Aikex,
has appointed the fifth day of November
next to be observed as a d:iv of I
- - ?J -thanjcsgiving,
humiliation and pmt/cr.
(communicated.)
T/tc Commencement of Erskinc Col\
^'Ar<?j c;ime off on last Wednesday, in the
order indicated in the hand-bills, with
the exception, that W. A. Lee, a stu
dent at Law, a> this place, and a jrradn
:ite of that Institution, whose name does
not appear in that account of the proceedings
of the day, delivered an admirable
address; as Anniversary Orator of
the Euphemian Society. The entire
performance of the clay was creditable
alike to the young men concerned, a*id
the Institution. As the Oration of Col
James L. Or.ii, will be published, we refrain
from any remarks in regard to it,
cxcept (Hat. it is thought, he did full justice
to both himself and the occasion.
The practice, however, of reading speccites,
on such an occasion, we entirely
disapprove, and regret that it is becoming
quite common. The remarks of
the President, the Rev. E. E. Pkessly,
to the graduating class, were above all
praise. It would be astonishing, if any
of the class hearing them, and graduating
nnfli>r such :in Inctrnolnr
..VW. WV.W.A ?*?* UlCHUVVUlj OilUUlU
turn out badly.
It is truly gratifying to all who take
interest in what enobles and elevates the
moral and intellectual character of our
people, to see such institutions as this,
and that at Cokesbury, springing up in
our midst, and rivalling, for usefulness
and distinction, others that arc farther
off* from us, und older, and of higher
pretensions. What particularly recom
mends them, is, their entire removal
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irom grog-snops, gamutmg-houses, and
others, which well fralernise with those
9 nuisances:?nuisances, which havede
stroyed the usefulness, and blighted the
hopes and prospects of many a student
of institutions surrounded by them
But this is not all that recommends
them. Their Professors are all gentlemen
of experience in teaching, of highly
cultivated minds, and of unqustionable
piety. Besides, boading and tuition, at
these places, are a mere son?j compared
with what they cost aljothcr institutions.
For these reasons, let these institutions
be supported. Spectator.
From the Hamburg Journal, Extra,.
IMPORTANT FROM THIS A ?MY
!
We hasten to lay before our readers
' to-day late and highly important intelli
gencc from our army in Mexico. The
news was brought by the steamer M'Kim
at New Orleans, and we copy from the
columns of the l'icayune at that place.
morn tins mieutgence we are led to
believe that a decisive battle is near at
hand ;?Santa Anna's proclamation, it
appears, has had the effect to arouse thai
people from their apathy ; and we may
now look for a contest of results, which
will no doubt end in the triumphant
success of our arms.
The steamship McKim arrived at
New Orleans on the 22nd inst. from
Brazos Santiago, with dates from Serai
vo, or more properly Utrralvo, to the 7th
inst. She brought, moreover, an extra
of the American Flag, published at
Matamoras, containing a letter dated the
8th inst., from Camargo, in which the
following passage occurs, which caused
a lively sensation in the city :
I hasten to inform you of the arrival,
posthaste from Cerralvo, of Capt. Mur
ray, with information that McCulluch's
Rangers had come into Gen. Worth's
camp at Cerralvo, and reported that on
the 4th inst., about 40 miles beyond Cerralvo,
they discovered a body of Mexicans,
forming the advance guard of a
large forcc. They retreated as the
Rangers came upon them, and were
persued until they fell back on a larger
force, which was discovered to be from
800 to a 1000 strong. It was the gene
r;il impression that it was intended to
attack Gen Worth belbre reinforcements
eoni'l arrive, and Capt. Murray thinks
that a battle is being fought at C> rralvo
to-day, the 8th. Capt. Murray met Gen.
Taylor with a part of his force, some dis
lance in advance of the main body, and
within 35 miles of Cerralvo, on a forced
march to his relief.
We have letters from Cerralvo quite
as late as Capt. Murray would appear to
have brought. The first which we
subjoin, from Mr. Kendall, gives all the
details of the expedition of the Rangers,
and the second, dated the 7th inst., indicates
that Gi n Worth was meditating
an attack upon the enemy, rather than
expecting one.
Cerralvo, Sept. 6, 184G.
The tWOCOinimiiiesofTpynn
i -- ? "o"'"!
under Capts. McCulloch and Gillespie,
returned last evenitog from a scouting:
tour in the direction of Monterey, and
brought back more full information of
the enemy than has been heretofore received.
Capt. Meade, of the Topographical
Engineers, accompanied the Rangers,
having been sent out by General
Worth to examine the roads.
The party started from here on Friday
afternoon, without pack mules or baggage
of any kind, and with only three
day's: provisions. Before sundown, and
at the foot ol the mountains, a suspicious
looking Mexican was caught. He endeavored
to escape by running, but on
findincr th:?t liis hnr<sr> ivjis unn Mo ?r\ 1
ry him off safely lie turned at some cattle
he saw by the roadside and pretended
that lie was a vacara, or cow driver,
and hunting an estray This ruse, however.
did not get him off, and a great
deal of information was finally extorted
from him by threats. He slated that
Canales was near Passa Gallos in considerable
force, and there was also a
body of regit lar*cavalry under Col. Carrasco
in the nei<>hborheod As Passa
Gallos was a place they had been ordered
to examine, the parly hurried onward.
The road was exceedingly rough, full
of loose rocks, and extremely hard upon
the horses ; yet this did not in the least
check the advance.
The small rancho of Passa Gallos,
about thirty miles from this, was passed
without an accident, but an old fellow
r.i i 1 ?
ai one 01 me jacaics stated mat two couriers
or express riders, carrying news of
the advance of the Texans undoubtedly,
had passed a short time previous, going
ahead in hot haste A little farther on,
about 1 o'clock in the morning, the advanced
guard of the Rangers came suddenly
upon the pickets of the enemy,
and although they gave them a hard
chase, the fellows succeeded in getting
ofT by taking to the chaparrel. In the
pursuit, however, one of ^thcrn dropped
his lance?a regular cavalry?which
was picked up and brought in.
It was now ascertained that the Rangers
were within but a short distance of
the camp of the Mexicans, and that the
atter had chosen a strong position?in
an arrayo or dry gully?from which to
defend themselves. They outnumbered
the Texans, too, in the ratio of nearly
eight to one, having 500 rancheros at
least under Canales, and from 2 to 300
regular cavalry under Col. Carrasco;
and under these circumstances there
was no other alternative left than to retire.
The Texans went about two or
three miles on the back track, where on
finding n strong natural position they
encamped for a few hours to rest their
jaded horses. An attack was certainly
anticipated, for the Mexic&n leaders
must have known the force of the Rangers
; yet the morning hours wore away
and the sun rose without an alarm.
On first ascertaining the force of the
Mexicans, from the prisoner who had
been taken, McColluch sent back a note
tr. \H7~-.K TU._ : 1 -
i\j vjiuii. ituiiii. x uia uiucn i III [lieu lately
despatched six companies of regular
artillery and infantry on the road, to
sustain the Rangers in case they were
beaten back. They were met on the
return, three or four leagues from here,
and all came in together.
The route taken by this scouting party
was the right hand one to Monterey,
passing Marin. The left hand road,
vvnicii goes through Uaidereyta, is
thought to be the worst of the two over
the mountains, and the other will probably
be the one taken by the army.
Whether there are any more troops on
the route than those encountered near
Passa Gallos is not known, but the apappearance
of those would indicate that
Ampudia is keeping a bright look out
for the advance of the American army,
and perhaps with the intention of oppo
sing its progress before it reaches Monterey.
CI Ml. I 3- ' *
v*cii. omuirs Drigaae cam? up ims
morning from Punta Aguda, so that
Gen. Worth now has something like
1700 men under his command. The
residents here have been expecting an
attack from their own leaders nightly,
and hundreds have left the town for the
ranchos in the neighborhood. j
This place, or the name of it, lias all
along deen spelled Seralvo. A Mexican
says it is Ci-rralvo, and signifies a
white or early morning light upon the
mountains. The appearance of the
neitrlitaorincr mnnntriine liptiwunn flnr. I
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1 and sunrise, is exceedingly magnificient.
G. VV K.
Ckrralvo, Sept. 7, 1840.
From what 1 can gather, a plan is on
foot to surprise Canales and Carrasco in
their strong hold near Passa Gallos. It
will be a difficult matter, so wide awake
A *1 IV 11 i --
uuu v-.junuus lire muse it'iiows, dui no
harm can be done if it fails.
The prisoner taken the other night
by McColloch turns out to be a shrewd
chap and of no inconsiderable importance.
He admits that he was sent
ahead to better himself in the way of
swapping- horses?that is, by leaving his
own and stealing one of ours?and also
to collect information in relation to thei
Sll'Pltirlll :m:l nncitinn r?f flnn IVnplli'i!
? ?.
camp. Canales will probably wait
some time for his return, for he is fast
enough here.
There is a rumor here?nothing but a
rumor, mind you?that Santa Anna is
advancing upon Monterey with 40,000
men I might give you a column of
other reports in circulation, but they are
nil nl I iff In mnmont on/I (r/M-w
? V. BIV?(V IIIVIIIUIII. I' IIU W11IU II Will lilUOl
unreliable sources?Mexican mouths.
Lam feariui, after this, that the chances
of sending letters to New Orleans
will be few and far between. I shall
snap at every opportunity however.
G. W. K.
In addilon to the above, the letter
from Camarjjo in the Flasr. savs that it
is positively asserted that Ihe Mexicans
are determined to make a strong resistance
between Corralvo and Monterey ;
that Arista is co-operating with Ampudin,
and that their forces are rapidly
augmenting; and that the Mexicans
are rallying to their standard from all
quarters. This representation as to the
movements of Arista differs from that of
our correspondent. The following i$
from the same Camargo letter:
The heat has retarded somewhat, the
progress of the troops which left here
with Gen Tavlor. it beintr out of thn
J * ' . O - I
question to march during the heal of the
day. The troops were in high spirits j
and eager to come up with the Mexicans.
Two companies of Ranger that were I
here, having their horses shod, started
off immediately after Capt. Murray's |
arrival. All is quiet here. Proclamations
from Santa Anna, Ampudia. and
the Governor of Tamauiipas, have been
received in town, and are having their
effect upon the Mexicans. The proclamation
of Amniirlin msikns th*> ntmnhu
, y ...j
very severe upon all who may furnish
provisions, assist in transporting provisions,
or in any wise aid the Americans.
It prohibits them from holding any intercourse
or carrying on any trade with
us. Death and the confiscation of property
are the penalties for disobeying the
order. These proclamations have also
been received in Mier and Reynosa.
From the N. O. Com Times, 18thinst.
CITY OF MEXICO?VERA
CRUZ?SANTA ANNA?GEN.
SALAS.
By the late arrival from Havana, noticed
in another column, we have received
papers from Vera Cruz to the
30th ult. inclusive. From them we gather
the following intelligence:
The revolution commenced in the city
of Mexico, in favor of Santa Anna,
on the 6th ult. had comoletelv triumoh
r t v r
ed. The Moniter Republicano, from
whose columns copious extracts are
made in the Vera Cruz papers, stated on
the 23d ult., that information had been
received of successive pronuncianicnlos
in Puebla, Vera Cruz, Oaxaca, Glueretaro,
Michoacan, San Louis Protosi, Tamnnlinnc
Hn ra r\ rrr\ 7.fi/*otn/?ne
ms mi uu^vj c-iuv.uauu
Aquuscalientes. and that sufficient time
had not elapsed to hear from the extreme
points of the Republic, otherwise,
they would have had to chronicle the
complete and unqualified success of
the cause.
On the 24th ult. Almonte, Rejon, and
Goescencio Boves, the companions o'
Santa Anna in exile, reached the capital,
when the former two were immediately
tnirncf nrl uritli tlin nno r\f ?J I
111 ? v.oivu >* uti viiu vntuic ui lriiuioiriCj tW6
interim, by the head of the Government,
General Salas. Gomez Farias had already
assumed the duties of Minister of
Finance. General Salas had published
a decree, declaring the Federal Constitution
of 1824 in force, iulj,nterim, that
is until the meeting of Consrress to be
assembled in December next! He had
also announced in another document,
dated the 23d ult, that the Congress
convoked for the 6th December next,
would come together invested with plenary
powers, to enact laws Wor the government
of all branches of the public
administration,and referring to the general
interest. He had acted most vigorously
with regard to every department
of the public service, seemingly desirous
of making a tabula raza before the elections
took place, and reducing all things
of an administrative nature to their elements,
He had ordered the dissolution
of the Departmental assemblies, investing
the Governors with extraordinary
powers, for which they were to be responLl?
*1 * .I
uiu i<j me supreme government aione.
A deputation appointed by General
Salas, headed by Senor Pacheco, had
gone from Mexico toward Vera Cruz,
for the purpose of meeting Santa Anna,
welcoming his arrival, and conducting
him to the metropolis. They were re
ceived by the latter at his hacienda, Encerro,
where a long communication was
delivered to him from Salas,who entered
into a detailed account of the events
which had taken place since the day on
which the revolution broke out. He
stilted that his only object was the public
good, etc., etc.. in the usual inflated
"phraseology of Mexican personages, and
that the revolution had not caused a
itrnn nf Klnml tn Vio sIipiI Onlir nno
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prisoner was made, Paredes, whom it
was necessary to secure, to prevent a
forcible reactionary movement. His
first act, after being invested with supreme
power, was to dispatch to Monterey,
New Mexico and California all the
disposable military force of the Rei ub.ic.
He only waited the arrival of Santa
Anna at the city of Mexico to deposite
in his hands the Executive power
Santa Anna makes a long reply to
this, in which in his usual style, he
vaunts his purity of purpose, the sacrifices
he had made for Mexico, and declares
that hif mission will be ended
i when he has restored order to his distracted
country. " My authority shall
cease, when I shall have re-established
the nation in their rights ; when I shall
see her disposing of her destinies
through her representatives; and when,
it Heaven grant me strength, 1 shall
have deposited at their feel the laurels
gathered on the Sabine." He declines
coming to the capitol, assigning the irritation
still felt in his mutilated leg,
caused by his anxieties, and the fatigue
he has undergone coming from Havana.
The people in the city of Mexico
wore quite delighted at the decrees issued
by Sains regarding the re-establishment
of the Constitution of 1824, and
the plenary powers with which the ensuing
Congress are to be invested. It is
o o
supposed that the Congress must be
called together at an earlier period than
the 6th of December, to which it stands
convoked.
mi _ J _ * ? ^ i
i ne aepuiauon, wun senor iracneco,
left Santa Anna at Bucerro, where he
still remain^ at latest dates.
The utmost activity seems to have
been displayed by the Government of
S.das, during the interregnum between
the pronunciavicnto and Santa Anna's
arrival at VeraCruz. Wealthy indivi
duals had been particularly addressed
by the Minister of Finance, adjuring
them to come forward to the relief of
the government and the country by donations
ojjjJhoiiey, beasts of draught and
burthen,%^tftl?' tonvey stores for the army,
cngage^Joggtdefending the country
from the invaoers. who were provided
with abundance ol every thing, and with
inexhaustible resources at their back.
Nothing appears in any of the papers
we have seen relative to the receipt by
the Government of Mexico of any propo
sitions frotf^President Polk, for the cessation
of tn% war. The Locomotor of
Vera Cruz says that the reports of reactions
in favor of Paredes. or others,
against the lately expressed will of the
nation, are wholly unfounded ; they are
mere alarms invented and circulated
from wanton or malevolent feeling.
From Santa Fe a nr. Bent's Fort.?
Depredations of the Indians ?Armijo
unable to defend santa Fe. The
St. Louis Reville has had a conversation
with S. P. Sublete, Esq., who came
down on the Little Missouri. Mr. S.
left Bent's Fort on the 18th of last moth.
A large party, composed of the warriors
of six hundred lodges of the Missouri
and North Fork Sioux tribes, have started
on an expedition to meet the Snake
Indians, who have sent them presents of
tobacco, and desire for peace.
Rp.forft Mr S Ipft Rent's Fort hfi
learned that letters had been sent to
Armijo, the Governor of New Mexico,
by Chaves and others of the principal
citizens of Santa Fe, calling upon him
to defend the city and their property
against the advancing forces of the
Americans. He sent them back word
that, if they would come in person and
aid him in such an undertaking, he
\vouia ngni as long as he could stand, or
they desired, but, unless they did so, he
should not strike a blow. The misserable
show of a force which was mustered
in Santa Fe, he declared unable to defend
the place, even against the predatory
bands of savages which surrounded
them.
Peace with Mexico.?On this subj
ect the Cnion says:
We do not hesitate to add, that peace
is desirable to both countries ; and that
our administration has sufficiently manifested
its disposition to promote it; but
this,?too, we run no risk in saying, that
we can scarcely, according to the wisest
nnlif?\* midst Sllfll n wnr nrrmn <? >?
? -- * ?? j wgiuu iu an j
armistice, and suspend our arms, until a
treaty has been made and ratified.
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But \vc will go one step further, and
say, that if Santa Anna understands the
true interest of his own country, he will
accept the olive branch, and spare no effort
to negotiate a prompt and perma
nent peace witn tne uniteu fetates. L.et
him decline the proposition, and he will
find blow following blow, of which he
has now no adequate conception. We
shall be satisfied then more than ever,
that we must put forth all the vigor of
our nation, and at once, in order that
we may sooner terminate the war itself,
and conquer peace!
Pktticoats.?The number and size
of the skirts, or petticoats?grass, cloth,
pnflTon l\mrc i^r.p nnur urnm I?
VVIIV.V WV. uu ?? Uy lUC Id'
dies of Boston, is absolutely frightful?
amounting, in some instances, as we
are credibly informed to no less than
thirty-three immense envelopes! The
weight of these unnatural coverings beO
, O
ing very great, it has been found necessary
to shorten them in length, to keep
them from dragging on the ground ; and
fashionable women now bears a striking
LI a- - 1 * ?
rest:uiolitncu iu a common nogsneaa.
marched off on turkey's legs. It is said
that during the exhibition of fire-works,
on Boston Common, on the 4th of July,
a young woman, dressed in the extreme
of fashion, was mistaken by some boys
for a public tent, and they had actually
crawled some distance under the canvas
before they discovered their mistake.
Napoleon's Eye and Calculation.
?By long experience, joined to great
natural quickness and precision ol eye,
he had acquired the very remarkable
power of judging with extraordinary
accuracy, both of the amount of the enemy's
force opposed to him in the field,
and the probable result of movements
even the most complicated, going forward
in the opposite armies. The roar
of artillerly, the smoke and the rattle of
musketry, even falling of ball around
him, were alike unable to divert his
steady gaze, or disturb his accurate
judgment. Never was he known to be
mistaken in the estimate which he formed
on the distance or approach of the
fire of the enemy. Even on the farther
extremity of the horizon, if his telescope
could reach the hostile columns, he observed
every movement, anticipated
1 e -i . - -
cv*iy necessity, auu, jiuiii me sugmesi
indications, drew correct conclusions as
to the designs which were in contemplation.
Changes in China.?The Rev. Dr.
Abeel says: "The China 1 knew
a few years ago is not the China
in which I am now residing. We
can no longer say to the churches
at home. "Ye are straitened in
us." The fields, the villages, the
junks, the shops, the crowded
streets, the numerous temples, are
? I 1 4. TT I 1 /? -
?.ii upeu lu us. nunureasoi inousands
are accessible. We can
with difficulty escape them. If
we have no leisure to visit them,
they como to us. Many a time
have I retired, wearied and ex- >
hausted, but their voices have
rung in my ears, and I have found
little or no relief."
Profanity.?A man of sense will
never sweor. The least nardona
ble of all vices to which the folly
or cupidity of man is addicted, is
that of swearing. Could he who
so freely indulges in profanity and
indecent language?in fine, could
a profane swearer behold himself
in a glass as others behold him, he
would shrink from his own image
as from a thing of contamination.
In other vices, more or less excuse
of some kind may be found?the
gratification of yome appetite may
be pleaded as a palliation ; but in
this vice are no mitigating circumstances
to be found?no plausible
pretext for such folly.?N. Y. Sun.
Gen. Taylor a L. L. D.?The
Portsmouth (Va.) New Era says?
"Since the battles of the 8th and
9th of May, Gen. Taylor has had
L. L. D. attached to his name, by
one of the Southern f olleges."
ml r? *.
ine oammore Ulipper copies
the above and adds. 41 This would
have been more appropriately con*
ferred on the Mexican General?~
he was Licked Like the Devil,**
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