The Arkansas banner., 1846-10-07
THE MEXICAN NEWS.


 THE MEXICAN NEWS.
 ltissnot probable that the troops seen by captain McCullogh beyond Seralvo had nj, iateation to attack general Worth if ihev numbered only from 800 te 1000, as the rti- nor states. General Woriif's force outnum- befed them, even before he was joined by general P.F. Smiths brigade. Those Mexi- can troops may be the advance of a stronger body--but general Fay lor, in all probabiiity. arrived at Seralvu sooner than the enemy. as he is stated by the messenger so have been only B miles eastward of that place. and rapidly adyancing--whle the reaconsre ot the Hangers with she Mexicans ocearst about the same distance from that town on the other side. Whatever may have been the force of the Mexicans in the battle sup posed to have taken place on ihe 9th. we have no apprehension for the result. The American troops under Worth and smith are not less than 2000, composed of ihe hest regiments in the army, with due proportions of artillery, cavalry, engineers &c For a bard and long fight no troops can excel them, and Worth and Smith are worthy to command such men. Ii the Mexican gener- als were acquainted with the history of the United States, they would restrain their valor so far as not to attack our tfoops on the Sih day of the month. Ii was on the 9th Octo- Der. l777, that the British army, advancing from Canada into the State af New York, was defeated al Saratoga by the Amssicans under general Gates---which defeat led to Burgovne's surrender few davs aIterwarsls. It was on the Sih September, i7Si, tint the British army was signally defeated at the blondy battle of Eutaw in South Carolina: II was on the Sli of ofJanuary, 1915, that the British army below New Orleans, was defeat ed with terrible slaughter, by she American militia under general Jackson; i. was on the sth May lSd6, the Mexican army under generals Arista and Ampudia was defeated by one third of their number of American troops under general Taylor. IL was su- perstiilon of the old Romans, that n.sions and individuals had their lucky a.d unIucky days. Without needing this notion, we frIssy be permitted to remark how singuiariy 76r- tlnate the 9th of the naon..i has been to the arms of the United States .N Q. Courier.
 NC clip the following from the N. o. Ganrier of the a2sad, nltimo:
 e[The- Board of Health, in their report ol deaths for the week ending September l9. have deaths by . Tereg which they call FLAyA. Not belonging to illc ,aedical fra teinlty, we neyef heard of disease of ,has name One of our learned arquaintanees says ''Gasa' Is Latin for '.yeIIow, atid lhas we suppose the Board mean to say there were three deaths by yellow fever during last week. They mention cases of conges- tive lever, bilious feyer--why mol say, in equally plain English YELLOW YEsERi ---=----------------..-..----
 THE TRlAL or O'BLESis.--The iury in this case not being able ,o agree on yerediet, were discharged late on Thursday night-- O'Blenis may therefore be subjected to ape- iher trial.
 Our bHyou Sara correspondent, in his let ter of Friday, made an error. Tie jury he said stood, al 3 o'clock, P. M. on Thursday, a for guilty, and 3 for acquiials The re- verse was nearer the fact. There were but II on the jury, the presence of one, in coa- sequence of sickness, having been, by con. sent of parties, excused. Of these eleven, eigbt were for the acqnissai of the prisoner two were for finding guilty of n.anslaDgh- ter, and one was willing so find verdict either way.
 The popular feeling is new aii iu favor oi the acquital of O'Blenis in Point Coupe and Inc neighborhooei about could aet sell be otherwise from the nature of the evidence giveH--for ,he prosecution as well as fnr he defence DgAa.
 In the year i7aD the whole popolstian oi the siississippi valley did not exceed 200,- 900 souls h ls46, according 10 the ratio of increase between the censas of lB30 and lS4a. ,he pous,la,ion was 8,GD.DOO.