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-V 'ti i Fa w so nx-, H n t hetrg0 ef - sn Utes~e foVeraint 7~WoM xacanCngess las rejeotd4. pting, for Ae days. heroberqi e inwsbrought up, thereohiai beena et cus meeting of thte majority of that ba ~- ~ when a resolution~vas adottadthiat all re sent should tak'e ani oath to votiag any firopoisition for'p ae iso longe asa-i~ ted Stateis sold ica 'up'67the gil of :The correspondenlof the New Orleans Times says that:ho blockae of tnesp was '%:ryim p rfect. Prom the 10th to the -241h-Decefn ber,thes amiount of duties pahl hy'issels entering the por.t 'of Alvaradi - only a short distance south of Vera Cruz, w'as-not less than 8200,000. *he report of the. Minister of Finance -represents the treasury to be much'embar rassedk The expenses of the'armiy at San 7isPotosi bordered on $400,000 a Iont, and of that of Ver c- i : C': a on O80000, andit wasfound mjiossibi~ supiply this sum entirely. *D. Ignacia L'o deraud, residing in London, had beineaf - pointed an agent to negotiate a loan of t wenty millions of dollars, and. D. Manuel F. izardo, also in Londandihad bieai pointed'agent for the Mexican bond 'hold - ers In England. Early in December the governor of th'e federal district wras authorisaid to eqniy from the public rents, 0000 infantry and 4000 cavalry, and a sufficient number 'of artillerists for six pieces of cannon. -Ti is force-was destined for San Luis Paisi. Char. Eve. News. -(i.rom the 4. 0. Plcaynne.) Later ro A the Army. Important from 7bmpico-: Arrival of b Kinney of that place-Later Newos from Gen. aylor-Engagement of Col. ay aoith the Mexicano-Disposition of te Ameridanforces along the Zinc of opera The Georgiana, Capt. Crispin, aurived morning, having left Tampico on the 14th inst. The verbal news she brought wva alarming, it being to the e'ect that Santa Anna had placed himself between Gen. Taylor and Gen. Worth with 35,000 men, and that a general action wvas immediately expected. All this is an exaggeration. We believe the authentic facts to be as fol Col. Kinney arrived atTampico on the 12th inst., direct from Victoria. -lHe en tered that town with Gen. Quitman on the evening of the 9th inst. Gen. Quitman dtrove the enemy before himn for tihe last thirty or forty miles before getting to Vic toria. The Mnexicnas were reluctant to give up the place. As Gen. Quit man en. ered the town the Mexicans were gaing out on the other side. Gen. Q. had no ca valry and could not pursue them. Col. K. speaks in the wvarmest terms of thie prompt and soldierly conduct of this oficer. Col. Kinney parted from Gen. Taylor at Monte Morales and pushed on with Gen. Quitman to Victoria. From thence he made his way, amost alone to Tampico, taking Soto la Merits in his route, accom plishing a distance of nearly 250 miles in three days, and narrowly escaping from the adlvanced parties of the Mexicans on seve ral occasions. He spent a part of night at the 01ld rancho of Croix, wvhere Sanchez was stationed with twenty dragoons; jet in the mornng le contrived to give him the slip, ie also stuccceded in evading Rb mano Falcon, the man who is reputed to have been killed Col. Cross. At Soto a .a rina he found a company'of sixty rancheros. lie rode at on1ce to the alcadle, boldly told him that Gen. Taylor had sent him on a fe'w hours in adlvance to prepare siipplis, and by this ruse made out to come of safe. Jy-the rancheros at once dispersing. The services this officer has rendered since the Mexican wa~r broke out have been invalua ble. le has ridlden thousand and thou sands of miles through the country almeSta alone, hsis favorite servant Catalino has been killed, ho has been himself beset and attacked time and again; yet by his superi or riding, by his knn leidge of the Spanish language, by his promptness and courage, he has so far succeeded in escaping. Such services he has rendered the country sure Jy will not be allowed to go tunrewarded but to the news brought by this arrival. We have no reason tosuppose that Iens. Butler and Worth have moved from Sahmil lo, as was reported in town yesterday morn. ing. We believe them, together with Genetal Wool, to have been still there or in the vicinity as late as the 1st inst., Vith at least six thousand troops, as wc farther believe that a division of the Mexican army was not far ofh, rsatehing our movement's and ready to take advantage ofany favora ble opportunitunity which circumstance may afford. It may be, and this opinion is entertained by officers of the army high in rank, that the Mexican soldiers seen in the neighborhood of Sahtillo are advanced parties of a force of some 1500 or2000 men kept in position on this side of the desert between Saltillo arnd San Luis, to destroy' the water tanks in'cease tihe A merican arumy should move in force in the direction of the latter city. This viewv of the case pre cludes the ideca of a seriotus attack upon Gen. Worth or Gen. Wool, the object of the Mexicanis only being to keep~a watch upion the American, forces, to retreat be fore any advance, andl cut off the stplhies of wvater as far souuth as the operations of our army make it advissable to do so. Th'lat the troops spoken of as . threatening Seltillo, are scouting parties of this eot ps of eabser. vation is confidently believed I'ye Mirere of pxjperionce and discretion'-thoughi others, ~~~~ oqhly entl. movaei.of C usilita. Tid poo ey T'ambio6 t. t o tia1 0Oxicaris-were-to 7that.,psb.ut tile _=:.-4tu~i W1,foh i. salready reached W6-$ w .a et~ame-Ago.' a ~ ~ e wa"nla 'mte :herkis Ii ti~lesdi6t4ffs we learn frons rivate;li th'third'was a large Meki. Can6 forcetprlii.y1 gostly 4cavalry-at alals d a ilutindercommand of RM V YAl dI& t~rrea, 'RMaio. alt _l.d ath s re. also. reported to S~vldriit. It may be recollected that otiriccunIs .from the city of M~xeoirdialinetied. Valancia: as on his march to 1a. "Frei a correspondent at Tampico' we leuii tit, on ilthe it of Jaiuary-Gen. Tay tint fotsaril. ColMay, of the Ora. g~egto.amnIe the mountain pass; be. twen Mdate Mbrales atId LAbradores. On his return rn' Labradores ic took another p'asMdiing ;d-Linares and was attacked b 4larde body of ii eney anlhis rea guard cut ef' This was effectedby, rolling stones iso the 'pass, whch was scarcely wideeninglIgr a single horseman. 41ay map'aged ig get'ihroughi with the main* body ani reachejd a spot where he was endbled to disdiiountind return to the succor of the roar gua d, but it was'too late, as the enemy hWd retreated .with their prize. At one tIme durinithe passage of the gorge the dragoons woiuld,. have 'been.alnostiet the mefcy of'the enemy had the latier dischar. gcd thir pieces wvith. any accuracy; for the poait;on they occupied .was directly over tie helutgsof our troops. We cannot as ceitainCal.' May's uset, or whether lie had ,any men killed or not. ' At ilie present time. here can be nodoubt, Geeraals Tayltir, TwIggs,. Patterson. and IPtlyIw are at Victoria, .and with a. large ford. 'Iad Gen. Taylor'but a partyof live hundied Texan rangers with hirn, their erivices, with the enemy's cavalry hanging about him in. almost every direction, niould be invaluable. .Below we give the letters of our corres. pondent. . What we have stated above qualitiesand explains a number of the ru mors he has furnished: [Special Correspoidence of the Picayune.] TAMPIco, Jan. 10, 1847. GENTLEMtEN-We have had, within the lasfew days. some extremely cold weather, unprecedented in the .knowledge ofsthe oldest iiihabitant., About 10, P. M., o'n the 0th inst., one of the "northers," to which this coast is so frequently subject, burst up on us with extraordinary violence. The brig Foam, that had grounded on the bar the afternoon previous, was broken entire. ly to pieces during the night. At 11, P. M., one of the Government steamers (the Undine, I believe,) took on' the captain and crew. The next morning but a vestige of her was to be seen. This makes the fourth vessel that has been wrecked on the bar since this place was taken by ou4 forces. An expedition, corisisting of five compa nies of regulars and fye of the Alabama regiment, is ordered to report for a march at 3, P. M., to ay; it has beent in prepara tioni for several days. and is destined for a descent upon Tuspant. Gen. Shields will command in person. We have it repor ted that there a thousand troops at Tus pan, but I presume it will be a "veni, vidi vici" affair. Our General is a rman ofgreat energy, and since he hats been here has in stitutedl many projects and reforms thaL will be advantngeous. B. A. Tauiricea. Jan. 11, 1817. .I wrote you yester:lay that an expedi tioni would leave that ay for Tuspan, bit I was very colnfidenttialhy niisled. The rn mar for the past few dlays wa's allowed to sptrenad thatt the force was dlestined for that place, and the Mexicans dhespatched couri. ers carrying the in telligence. llein force mcrnts were called in from the surrounding country, and wec hear now that there 2000 men there on the qui viva far an attack. Thei Governme~nt steamers commencedl ft. ring up yesterday nt noon, and every prne. parauinnappeared to be making to cross over to Pueblo Viejo, en routc for Tuspan, when the commanintg ollicer at the lines received orders to march his men towards Altamira. It was a perfect surprise to every one, andl wvhethter any good retsults from it or not, Gen Shields deserves credit for the rusc. I am assured from headquarters that the ol-ject is to) open a commtunitation with Gen. Taylor at Victoria, an:h it is deemed expedient to send the present force to meet this advauce. From 2000 to 3000 Mexi eani troops are known to be between here andi there, and very possitbly Gen. Shtieis wvill have ant opportunity to cope with thcm. But few of the regulars posted here have yen been in action in this war, and all are desirous of sharing the honors of their compantions in arms who have heretofore been more fortunate. May opportunity affer-l need saty no more. The ntumber oh men is about 050, wvhich reduces the force remaining hero to 050; but no attack is to be expected on this p lace, except via thme very rouate Generail Bh ields hains now taken; so that, although reduced ini nutmber, we arc not weakened in strength. B. A. Tr 1M1Iroo, JA N. 12, 1l7.-A fternoon. Genitlemen-rders and counter orders. Col. Kinney, of Corpus Chiristi, arrived this mornimng wviah despatches from Getn. T1aylor-he left Victoria on the eve'ning of the 9th Inst., having ridden over 200 miles in three udays. Ife was attended a portion af the way hy fouir dragoons, and came throug h w-th only ,t.o at.at. n. Th Col. 'o gee 41" thoMisea iea t M6z~te'an force]a $it~Ptb amounts to 30,000 : me"-a entire foee '6 the field t 14,9. 1 hie,ap tpreg p I:l K., has ete the gets ex~1e ment.throughott hi'n ler, wIth Genu.rWortbrand;W o~t 0 me n-con liderddl tliegfligO .dtQ ~ u were Wi l il.:g 000 wsrfebortd onIs iswayt tailem afndolur Mren had takenifosiuof tsldIn: arnticipation, asthe uiin a.alncinible'of fortification. The engagemebt shosldhaiv taken, place on the 27thuult. aindi'iKIn" hey speaks conflulently of oursuceofi. The war seems to..beacoimencirig ejiairIsiih You may relynpon; the acturaQ, 0f K's. opinion of-the strengthief e m lie is perfecti informed by" 'Mexcanis throughout thed country in hiq'.pay.aind I believe ta be;Ter acqiainLed wli. them th as ay other person in the;country. H's c count of his fldeichn iwrta is rich m hair breadth 'scapes .and masderj. strata i $ein. He says that he kin s theMexi cans better. than thcy' kno themselves, anil 1. think has given proof - iit Gens. Taylor and Pattespi are it-Vic forin with 0000 men,.awaititti orders from Gen. Scott. It is not supqamsed 'that any movemeni wift be niade agaipst San, Luis Potosi. It it prii,6elediho tringest fortified post in all Meico atd Sanfta Anna has said thit the man that take itIs welcome to the epital. I, believe' that a change of warfare, will take plac bn.Gen Scott's assumning tie orpmand. .The mountains willbe retained aind Veia Cruz subjected by a land attackl thitido! fn Mexico! But you are doubtless better in formed of the plants of our Government than ourselves. At all ohis, the'r4yet remains -everything to:'beilone. SUMTERVILLE S.,0. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 187. g- Messrs. A. WHIT, &. Co. are- alatliorised. Agents for "Tun SUMTern BANNER." February 3, 1847. qg-Wo are indebted to the Hon.'3)A. WooD WARD, for a copy of his speech on -thajlezicaR War and for a copy or the speech of tLie Han..JAs. A. Sr DnoN of Virginia on tie, Wilmnot Proviso. We shall endeavor to publish extracts, as dur limits shall allow. COTTON. The price of this article in the Charleston market for the week ending Friday, Jan. 29, varied from 9 1-2 to 12 cents per pound. '~ REVOLTING MURDER. On Saturday morning last, the 30th ult. a most inhuman murder was committe , near Fulton in Clarendon County. of this District, by a man of the name of Reuben Stark. While his wire was .preparing breakfast, Stark went into thme yard, got'an axe, and, coming into the house, struck her and her two children on tihe back of the head with it, causing thorn to fall Insensi ble. He then consummated hisi horrible design by cutting their throats with a razor. A servant girl, wvhom he pursued with the same intent, escapcd andl fled. After kil hing hisa wife and children, lie attempted to kiii himselfrhy cutting his throat; but only suceceeded in inflicting a daingerous wound, being prevented from completing his. attempt. On Sundey afternoon lie was brought to this place amid confined in thme district jail, lie will probably rccover from his wound. In murdering his wife, Stark destroyed the existence of a being,. which, though it had not yet seen the light, In th e eyo. of the law, is considered as having-'an exis tence. We are informed that Stark, at the time of murdering his family, was under thme in' fluence of delirium tremens : andI that' fur sometime previous to the act, lie had fre quently threatened thme life of his wife. THlE R AIL ROAD. The late Wilmington papers contaIn a notice that the books wvill he openedl to re ceive stub'criptions to the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Roadi, in conformity wvith time charter, on Monday, tihe first day of February, at different specified places, and tinder time direction of appointed Coin. missioners. Thai. is in confo)rmity with the charter granted by North Carolinna Commissioners are appointed at thme fol. lowing places In South Carolimia: At MAitioN COURT HloUSn, tindier the ti~ rection of W.W.alrliee, BI. K Nlannegan N, L. Nearborughm, Win. Evans, S. F-. Gibson, aind C. J. Crawfordl. A t DARLINOTON C. II., under time direction of George WV. Dargan, J. D. Williams, J. P. Zimmerman, Jas. S. Gibson, and J. W. McCamll, - At StTRVLLE, uinder' te ircction of Win. Hanynsyorthi, M Moses, J. D. Blandting, L. White, J. Dyson, J. L. Mainey, S. E~. Wilson, J, E. DennIs,' 8. Mlcfryde, -and J.O. Durant.v Andl at anich other places and uinder the directioni of such gentlemen as ma b.eie ;N, en r 9ti r~D .dN aT~t~ (r i returql. * h lri;s 'r Xotnj,. - a r P 'At & tentdefnite~o th t)W, ie V leleg tes. p lot the namie b 6 mei ogd if 6 11 mp enqa sss o ton' ab ableinabyst boo e bet t who nde f r rI ei 4f$4 r-po .p ~msanow tob among du p atblpts s i o e iter shi-on, i etii4 4 "lif iiY fifl lief I u isti t I "..iy fs' e lTball let adit v be taken of ihis dx ' 'I 5 blieo tlill ert setL~ be oneri dertikc~in'I~s he on ,tte a ni patr Mdfkil4 %tbQ caiijot toBt~uh~rn~'ttcS .ui . at' tlis cotnnekio lalc W ~ 6l1I6awi( mtil iween Seiitfdu 8fanifbe ten iheran n i eNtrth. KNoi Ceawinl thae. tercourse b~.e, tIoi!e hb6ard state& be retiberd mnore nient qnicke sal~rtaini; bufte affeiidrit' trade -1 ~ll lr e s Is.Ch irldi ii Wfithei oi oiulinuc- . ikel ahielatai tdif i in e nd i 64id, O'rl Digily %ion dftenin " ntiilait ment. I b'reipy - git the1"p 'nteia, falners of our dhiricasi &he (Wom dhe fielk ecf ouar ipulaiin, ciillwill 'dhii the -in. pal benefit.fi-otn ihilsroadto tako the rnat tei nistlyIn'hand, and td unite ilt all clases' in- a general endeaver to' carry tharoghis imnportantmeasure.a Litt them lotk well n'tIeiir meaisand see if they can. not grant their tresure or throe i the&i mite. Corn fo id,ihen, ad suIsencibe wvhqn the bnak s ae o paied;'amd ehalt not nor hesit'is betwefin We opJinionls. ,.ei your prevsukly eIxpreed 'determinati tint tla.road1 'miiardlslillbe 'built, be fixed an'unt teIable - We believe we ah'ould be wanting i our duty shiouldl iwefal tio remind our Counc'il of the recommendoaiont f "a citizen ol 'the district' in dur' rec'dieg iumber.W urge upon themto dall. nrieeting of the Citizens of ihe district snd forthwith tke active measures in fsurtherance of th&rail road. It is incumbent on flheni tn tnke the first step in Surutet-.O We als. call iu the Comnissidners, arpoinited eitiher un. decr the Nortlh Carolipa or our, ownu charter to act ,at "once7'or the time and.tide q events are in their favor.' is is muchtt abe egiree$thatla th'Act of our Legislature have hot yet beengiub. lished; as iheir puillcation adfirculatioi would, ninhout doubt, bde'abep tat e to' lie district, and would enebia thfem i' bedoe awvare of ihe 'fldii~f iecherter grqated by Ou' e gislature. - T3OWN.*AER,'. 'n p We have memral timebhentlihs good Bake i wanted hecrel (mid'thate&uch acp dne'oidiliid' ftg cieiit ectomagemlent to iinduce his reidene'here, TIlIE g TIZEN8' MEETING. The meeting of citizens on Wednesday evenjug was.veryftull, considering the id.~ chimeoncy- of Ahe;.wealher, and a-united sen timent, perustled~Ihe. hble assemblvi, that the Atanchesti~o ~ anusf bebutmla;nd shall be' builta d. - . , As subscripeions for stock cannot ~'be taker till tae first oft'e bruary, hy. the' pro Visionts of thme Cihrter, Jnany~werniisa p poinited whloest~tnd dIQr that ptu'pose; the future couese of our citizen.spillebe mark ed more by. deeds thtan words-we have a pledge;.of this in, the sp. rit that animated1 the meeting of.Sedneas y evenin g. 'lae &l istrate ofPolice, John Melbe, esq., pregded, it .1.ao meeting, and gav~e his rellowv .grens a~ word of encourage ment and'good actvice. Severaf other gen tlemen. spoke on,~ thte; occasion;. and the wvhole matter:wasapndqcted wvith an ani mnation that iudicated, &^ cetermination el PU.(Pose that rip 'obstacles will be permitted sucessfully to resist. :We krust our friends will recollectthe first af Peruary. as the evening on whilch the "arik" will begin topipvtorwa'rd. * ' '':': Wil. .Com. MoRnNtgr.. Our render-s willpernelve, by ap article on ,btr irst. page 'from 'the Sumteville llanrier~, tha t the 's' liitd e tizuns jj (hi section are oilgtthe I jhtf plo~i be bult. for klfxf9. ii ni Will 3t- . fr. totn rd - -4 unt e gdrD " I "IS will shew w beaet 1e he at plac -insi eyiTant i ag anehin' Te fflawoung, ,wflewwhago e a newspapersg m niWh m lie i/'pA orit mai n "" . Ponnsvlva I" iT ever1 h eiiy aP 4 th u it 0--e lcc amuist be sen it gtepblh an, n fers ro ea tno ' nh ptpj, eaath k)aidnc~Ieh-ufi s~ nombe'q~ si01tyof anat sesi the ongres 'Iering cay 4.n coJspghn of-th Mr ilte' of the' egen a l a l ,am i d t e r a i mli bi t t enst bes dotwha the ubiser, n'rng set i a eaen ou y i"' f PRnia O A EXti nssly$ Aeredr tm Wangatia rthesoldten b Th e egisntcd e of 'p ' recenty oan extra sesso ofth o ngr s. lng necessary.41- iOW cosqe-eo~h X haprobiat o the E.fe I n g' ip e o g 0hle-en boeebd able, amtaidhe raging the ea, todohat thesi Virgai ion the.18theinst., jnanil-uy' fiet 3 ,that the fanatical reolutions Pe. Tby he Legiatue ofuNtWnIl'pshie. .nd amoentlotireisions, by thaed0rro'f th t te ityo vht hathe ten l shall 'eeibc,~1g J IIaI.. T heA- -1 ur dec2e nane ofitheicinti' Comecil ''' iss trabng, barteinbign the lhi o dienki af to hos whn consalent e orbser the eti day 3ofte w Ii reantdinan140he e roa"ekii ookgstorl4 fna.-ladh ie3Ned Thketprle ouft oeiit:-b amngtar'uanIyC j4jo ney a if$ si cveser te dirtd tviais heea ercd had'eofen ninnforsome imei~jj6j timgetangk baren atiselgobfine lieej fgr as toaek thoste as eondentlesy tobpave hemsevfofendyetime W9s? %Sn thne abth .8.-bdy 21n har as aliet.onn ngiea yr1elp~'iz wasn arrented an. hoeI' nerk House .st nigh .- G rihain stnlt hi e stoleenhatewti o s ofonid uPost hi, and ipas, ther ettra b n hl~ evng e smahigtntinp'opyIlkesp~ daimhandrg a e oied by the Myr lice~ afuw.wk ast E e Nevr7n. Tohame~ ai H fushon~eegabofe saml1h' ais lthtat n fthet recenli~~po wals anresan ed bruseilt igheN llnoa an rel " whihin theoen yarticls col - howeveir, han as somere ~ n~p' ofainutoJies gnl to e Tcer rntusponelerphic eb~ statms thatonse tti rent0 a trnsprtaitIon -t.'mo*~n~5 Geansihotahearin rgai brthtemseh them gi r itt th~ermh se co 'rna upo - cls abeln~otPb