The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-18


spcctftl terms, tleirrring il 10 the better
judgement of Gen. Taylor; but II Of course
our I,ni,s, thetnumber of troops
intended Ia be- used agninst Tampico, and
some o,ler particulars. The letter nf Gen.
Amputlin covering Mr.. Marcy's despatch, |
contains h singular paragraph. If in our
haste we rightly urprrhend it. 1t is to the
following effect: Every moment which |
passes, confirms nay idea of the immense
advantages We have gained from fighting
four consecutive days at Monterey, since
now the enemy entertains great respect for
the Mexican suldicr, aud American bl0nh
flowed with such pr"fusion that from the
General Of the enemy came the ggcstion
of an armistice Of eight .uceks, which dis
arms, as it were, u great part Of his regular
troops.
Since writing the above wa have seen
another pnsilive assertion made on the al.
thority Of Ampudia that the idea Of the ar.
misticc 1Das suggested by American off,
GERS, aud lie Mcxicans are led to presume
it was suggested by them because the grea
ter part Of our regulars were Quito pieces
at Monterey.
The Mexican accounts of The battles OF
Monterey are more numerous than have
been published in the United S,ates. Asa
matter Of necessity, they praise very high
ly the valor nf our troops, and they insist
upon the obstinacy and gu'lnn,ry Of the
defence. The movements Of Gen. Worth
on the West side of the town are described
as very brilliant. One fort taken by Gen
Worth is said TO have been taken and re.
taken three severnl iimcs-nnce by Gen.
Mejia at the point Of the bayonet, captur.
ing at The same time 300 Americans and
eish. pieces Of artillery. Some Of their
frs, accounts declared tina, General Worth
was killed. From Sa!,ilIo Gen. Ampuda
wrote to his government, demanding an
investigation Of his conduct, both before
and SITTER Gen. Taylor presented himself a,
Monterey. lie courts scrutiny, alleging
that 'as the laws Of honor and the good of
his country are the only elements of his
existence, his mind cannot be trangu i un.
Ill the Secretary Of War, the supreme gov
ernmcnt, and lie Republic are satisfied
with his conduct, considered unde. every
aspect" This humble letter does no,
save him from The letter writers. They
charge hIm with the crosses, cowarslice
, and incompctcncy. But we huve neither
time nor space to-day to enter further into
the McXicun accounts Of The battles. One
thing we must uotc, however. hlmos. all
their accounts say that they refused to cap
itulate until we agreed to salute their flag
and then they boast ostcn,inusly that the
Americans did in fac, salute their flag.
Before the two months armis,ice expires,
the MeXicans count confidently that Santa
Anna will have an army around him, which,
will prevent any further advance of Gen.
Taylor.
The MeXicun papers nre full Of the or
ders Of Gen. Salns. made through his Sec
retarcs, providing resources for the war.
We have various circulars Of AImnntc, one
Of which is in the nnture oC d manifesto and
written with marked ability, but we canno.
give it to-day.
On the morning oflhe 1Ilh Of October Il
rumor was circulated in the City Of Mexico
that some batlallions Of the National Guard
designed To issue prOnnncinmcntO. the
object Of which was 10 wrcst The reins of
government from Gen. Salas, on The ground
/ that lie was aiming TO pcrpeluu,e his power
| and intended 10 seize upon the property of
lhc commercial classes. This rumor was
followed by another Of dissensinns in the
Cabinet. threatening the stability Of the
Government. The multitude assembled in
crowds about the palace, and at last Gen.
Salas, accompanied by Senor Gomez Far-
as, appeared aud addressed the people. en-
dcavori"g In soo.he and quiet them. The
General was received, saws the Govern.
ment organ, with enthusiasm or tho live.
! licst kind.
| The excitement subsequently, took n
new turn. Scnor Cortina, The Governor
Of the Federal District Of Mexico, was said
to have given notice 10 The merchants that
he could no longer guarantee tie security
o! their property. The warehouses of The
merchants were in fact closed in some
quarters, and the owners, il was said, were
arming themselves III order 10 protect their
property. This led again to the assem-
blagc of ,hrongs Of people deeply anxious
to learn the facts. and Gen. Salas and Sc
nor Farms again sailed forth end address.
ct. the people, and succeeded in dispensing
them quietly. A II This commolion is allr.
bu'ed by the papers in favor of The Govern
'nent to the inirignes Of the monarchis.s
The motives the clergy were of course
their dread lest the Government should
seize upon their revenues to carry on The
war against the United States. We find
iunequivocal indications in the papers tha,
such seizure would be very natural and
jus,tiable measure on The part OF the Gov
crnmcni.
An express arrived at Vera Cruz on the
2lst ull., which announced that during the