The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-06-17

out. The Governor placed about fifty
soldiers IN charge of the New Orleans
schooner. Tobasco is represented as
entirely destitute of Notifications or 9TH
er defence, except the presence Of about
400 Mexican soldiers.
Capt. May was at his consignees' in
the city when the order came, and was
guarded 10 his boat on the beach by
about twenty of his friends, we'll armed,
SO that the soldiers were afraid to at.
tempt to make him prisoner.
The schr. -, Capt Cox, of New
Orleans, was seized, and the master de-
tanned in the capitol. The Texidor left
several English vessels in port loading.
No American man -of:war had as vet
been seen off the port.
From a gentleman who arrived in
the steam ship Alabama, from Matamo-
ros, we learn that it is the least of Gen.
Taylor's intentions to rest on his arms
for any length of time. At period not
more distant than ten days he means to
take up the line of march for Monterev.
and Nuevo Leon, the present camp of
the enemy. He takes Camargo, Rel
noso and Mier in his route. There are
laurels yet to be plucked by our soldiers
from the tree of Fame.-Delto.
Fromthe Mobile Herald e. Tribune, 5. inst.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
The U. S. steamship Mississippi, Cap
tain Fi,zhight, arrived at Pensacola on
Friday last, the 4th inst, having sailed
from Vera Cruz on the 3lst ult She
brought as passengers, J. Parrot, Esq,
late American Consul at Mazatlan, F.
NJ. Dimond Esq, late Consul at the city
of Mexico, and d. Wood of the u. s..
Navy, bearer of important dispatches to
our government, from Com. Sloat, COM
manding the Pacific squadron. Seven
other Americans from Mexico also arri-
we'd in the Mississippi.
Mr. Parrot, Mr.. Dimon and Dr..
Wood arrived here on Sunday-the lat
ter named gentleman hastened on to
Washington with the dispatches.
The only political news of impor-
tance which we gather from these gen
tlemen is tina, Mazatlan and Tepec had
declared for Santa Anna, and it was
generally thought that he would be re-
called. The cause of the revolutionary
movement was understood not to be con-
nected with the Texas question, as was
the case in former revolutions.
From Mr.. Parrot, we learn that he
met the news of the capture of Capt.
Thornton and the commencement OF
hostilities, at Gaudalaxara. Upon in
quiring at the Post Office he learned
that the Government had not expressed
the news. Mr.. p. Immediately employ.
ed trusty person to carry dispatches
containing all the particulars possible to
be obtained, to Commodore sloat, lying
at Mazatlan with his squadron. This
express would reach Com. S. FIVE days
in advance of all other communications.
and there can be no doubt that ere this
our flag is waving over the walls of Ma
zatlan, as we'll as Monterey in Califor-
MIA.
Our readers may recollect that some
time since 1t was announced that Capt
Fremont had been ordered out Of Cali.
fornia by the Mexican authorities
When this news reached Com. Sloat
he Immediately despatched the sloop-of
war Portsmouth to st. Francisco Bay to
act as circumstances might require.
The American squadron at Mazat-
Ian, on the lst of May, consisted of the
frigate Savannah, Com. Sloat, so guns
sloops Lavant, Page, "a guns; Warren,
Hull, "a guns; Cyene, Marvin, "a
guns; store ship Erie, and hourly ex.
pected frigate Congress, and sloop Ports
mouth.
The British force at the same date,
consisted ofthe .Callingwood, 80 guns
Talbot, 26; Juno, 26; brig Spy, tender,
3; and the brig Frolic at Guayamas,
taking in treasure for England.
1t was reported that other British