The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-08-05
War to Colonel Stevenson, command


ing the latter expedition, contain some
remarkable phrases. He gives Steven
son to understand that his regiment is to
be composed Of "s such as would be like
ly to remain at the end of the war either
in Oregon, or in any other territory in
that region of the globe which may then
be part of the United States." The
men are to enlist for the war, and thew
may be discharged without a claim
for returning home, wherever they NAV
be serving at the termination of the war.
provided it is in the then territory of the
United States" Such is the general
outline of the Secretary's instructions.
Conquest and occupation are here
implied the men of the expedition are
to go as soldiers and as colonists. An
overland emigration to California took
place at the beginning of the season for
the Same purposes of conquest and set.
But if rumors are to be relied on, our
views of acquisition are not to be con-
fined to California. The Northern de-
part ments of Mexico are also to be in
cluded they are to annexed to the Uni
ted States and to be governed as Terrific
ries until ready to be admitted as States
| into the Union. We must wait for
events to ascertain how far these rumors
are really true-BaH. American.
TAKING SAN JUAN WITH SINGLE
SHR.-Mr H Brown, an ingenious en-
gineer from Illinois, and formerly Of
Massachusetts, says the Journal of Com
merce, has laid before Board of Naval
officers, and also the President, plan
for the constitution of steam ship of
war, that will be perfectly secure
against shot of any kind of weight. Se-
veral very scientific men here, having
examined the plan, pronounced the OPT
MON that it will be entirely efficient for
its object: The vessel may be armedeaA
the usual manner, or as the inve& &n,N
proposes, with new and patent
ment OF destruction-liquid fre-which
by Steam power, is to be discharged from
the vessel, and thrown to any point and
to considerable distance. MI. Brown
wishes to be along side of the Castle of
San Juan, with one of his vessels. He
is confident of taking the castle without
much trouble, and will, at all events,
risk his life in the attempt.
HIGHLY lMpoRTART FROM THE SAN
IA FE EXPEDITION :-Runaored De-
feat Of portion of the u. States
Dragoons!-Capt.'s Moore and
BerguOin. and several others Killed !
We find the following impor-
tant intelligence in the st. Louis
Republican of the 22nd ult. We
trust the rumor is unfounded:
=" A letter from Fort Leaven-
worth states, that a rumor had
just reached the Fort to the effect
that Captain Moore, of the u. S.
Dragons, with his command had
overtaken the Mexican traders,
whom he was sent out to stop
that the traders had previously
been reinforced by body of Mex
leans from Santa Fe, Of which,
however, Capt. Moore was not
aware. The traders refused sub
mission to the order, and in at
tempting to enforce it, an action
ensued. in which Capt. Moore,
Capt. Berguoin, and a Lieutenant,
whose name is not stated, We're
killed, besides several non-com-
missioned officers and privates.
The balance Of Capt. Moore's
command was compelled to re-
treat.
"Such is the rel1Et. but we do
not place any confidence in its au-
thenticity; for if there was any
truth in it, it is probable that a
correct account would have reach
ed the Fort quite as soon as the
rumor." 80
No Go.-The religious opera
tions of Mr.. Polk on Mexico. do