The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-11-04

the charges preferred against him in
connection with the actions of the 9Th
and 9th Of May.
According to a letter from Mazatlan,
an American frigate had arrived there
and captured the Mexican brig Malek
Adel, which was at anchor there dis
mantied.
Senor. Yanez, the commandant Of ia,
iisco, marched on the 9TH September for
Tepic and San Bias with body of
troops, for the defence of those towns in
case Of an invasion.
Gen. Nunez Ponte has been appo,nt.
ed Governor of the State of Tamaulipas.
On the Goth of September decree
was promulgated providing that Coun-
Gil OF Government should be formed to
be composed of thirteen individuals and
that IN the absence of the Provisional
Executive head, the President of the
Council should discharge the Executive
functions. This Council was to be in
stalled on the lst of October ult.
The Government was adopting the
necessary measures for providing funds
to meet the national exi igences. Moth
ing is said of forced loan from the
church. On the 18th ult, the Minister
of Finance consulted with committee
OF merchants and capitalists to adjust the
terms OF a contribution and loan for the
use of the Government. A similar
meeting was held in Vera Cruz on the
23rd ult In neither case are the results
OF their deliberations announced.
The citizens of San Louis Potosi and
Mexico are designated by the Secretary
OF War as the principal depots for the
extraordinary contingcnts which several
States have been ordered to furnish.
The only other point upon which the
Dlario makes extracts of any interest,
touches our invasion of Chihuahua.
The Government had been apprised Of
the advance of our troops from Santa Fe
towards the Paso del Norte, and appear
ed apprehensive that the object of the
movement was to advance upon Chhua-
hua 1t had been informed even that
il body Of American troops seven thous-
and strong, was about to attack Preside
del Nortc, a military post on the Rio
Grandc, not half so far from the city of
chihuahua as the Preside de Rio
Grande. AS nothing whatever is said
in the papers we have seen of Gen.
Wool or his invasion, we suppose the
Mexicans to be apprehensivc that Gen.
kearney would continue his march
down the Rio Grande to Preside del Nor
te and thence direct to their capital. But
this is of little consequence. Whatev-
or be the danger they dread, they are
prepareing to meet it, the Legislative
Assembly of Chihuahua having author
lzel the Governor to negotiate a loan
OF five thousand dollars by pIedging the
revenue ofthe tobacco monopoly. Fur
thermore, the pay of the employees OF the
Department are cut down thirty-three
per cent! Sr. Frias has been appointed
Governor Of Chihuahua in place of
lrigoyen, whose health had failed him.
The vessels of war lyingat Sacri6cios
on the 29th ult. were as follows The
English frigate Endymion and Alarm,
the sloop of war Electra, and brig of
war Daring; the French briggs of war
Merceure and Pylade, and bark La
l'erouse and the Spanish frigate Ma
ria Christina, and brigof war Juenita.
OF the United States squadron, our
former advices are later than the pre-
sent ones.-M q. Picayune
From tho Speckafor- 5th S,n,omhe,