The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-08-12
From the Neao Orleans Picayune.
LATER FROM THE ARMY

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LATER FROM THE ARMY
The brig Empressario arrived at the
Barracks this morning, seven DAYS from
Brazos Santiago, with Capt. [Gen De-.
sha's company Of Alabama Volunteers
who have been ordered to New Orleans
to be mustered out of the service, accor-
ding to instructions from the War De.
partment. Six other companies from
Alabama, all the Louisiana Volunteers
and the st. Louis Legion, as six months
men, are to be mustered out of service
by the same authority. Coils. Peyton
and Featherston's Regiments are not re-
cognized by the Department as being
in the service at all.
When the Empressorio left, most of
the regular troops had gone to Camareo.
where, it is probable, all are by this time.
Unless Gen. Taylor has been detained
on account of the withdrawal of 80 ma
many volunteers fromth army, to make
new arrangements regarding the dispo-
sition of the remaining ones, he has ioin.
ed the regular army ere this at Camar-
60.
The Texan troops were about taking
up their march for Mier.
Several fine artillery companies had
arrived from the seaboard before the
Empressario left.
Gen. Smith had proceeded with the
Sd and 4th Regiments U. S. Infantry
up to Camargo, commencing with his
rank as Colonel in the army. 1t will be
recoliected that Gen. Smith has been an.
pointed Colonel of the new Regiment
Of Mounted Riflemen, and it is upon his
commission as such that he now acts.
Gov. Henderson was lying DANCE
rously i'll at Matamoras at the latest dates
very little hope was, if any, entertain
ed of his recovery
No news had been received of the
whereabouts of the Mexican army.
Letters had been received at Matamo-
ras from the City of Mexico, which sta
ted that Paredes was to leave that CITY
to join the army. The goth ult. was the
day assigned by those letters for his de.
parture for the seat of war.
Brigadier General was to be left in
command at Matamoras, where regi-
ment of volunteers was to be stationed
! and the forts garrisoned by artillery.
More extensive hospitals had been or
dered to be erected at Point Isabel. for
the accommodation of large number
| of sick.
T::E Moon m LORD RossE's TELE-
scoPE-Dr. Scoresby of Ireland, whose
admirable discourses on Astronomy
have been arranged after the examina-
ton of the stellar system through the
magnificent instrument of Lord Rose,
remarks in a recent lecture, that with
regard to the lunar orb, every object on
| the moons surface is now distinctly to
be seen; and, he had no doubt that un-
der very favorable circumstances, it
would be so with objects sixty feet in
height. On its surface were craters of
extinct volcanoes, rocks, and masses of
stones almost innumerable. He had
no doubt whatever that if such build
ing as he was then in were upon tho
surface Of the moon, it would be rende.
red distinctly visible by these instru-
ments. But there were no signs of
habitations such as ours-no vestiges of
architectural remains TO show that the
moon is or ever was inhabited by race
of mortals similar to ourselves. 1t pre-
sented no appearance which could lead
to the supposition that it contained any
thing like the green fields and lovely
verdure of this beautiful world Of ours.
There was no water visible-not sea,
or river, or even the measure of reser-
volr for supplying town or factory-all
seemed desolate. Hence would arise the
reflection in the mind in the christian
philosopher-why had this devastation
been? 1t might be further inquired
was it lost world? Had it suffered for
its transgression2 Analogy might sug-
gest the question, had it met the fate
which scripture told us was reserved
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