The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-04-08
FROM YUCATAN.

FROM YUCATAN.
We have seen letters from Campea-
chy brought by the Yucateco, which ar
rived here on Saturday last, which con-
firm all that had before been said of the
willingness of the present Government
of Mexico to concede every thing to the
demands of Yucatan, and to ra,ify those
treaties, the violation of which led to
the alienation of that Department.
Mexico is pressing in her eagerness to
win back Yucatan but sensible men
are fearful of the stability of the admin
stration Of Paroles, and they would
have Yucatan disentangled from Mexl-
co, in case the latter country should be-
come yet more involved with foreign
POWERS.
The talk of sending commissioners to
the United States-some say, to treat of
obtaining olir protection; others, of an
actual incorporation into our Union. In
every respect these letters, which are
numerous and late, confirm the intima-
tlons which have before been given of
the radical disalcction Of the Yucatccos
from the Central Government Of Mexi-
co. Congress meets on the Esd of
April, until which time all will be left to
conjecture as to the course of this former
Department of Mexico.
BRITISH INDIA.
According to the latest authorities up
on which we have been able to lay our
hands, the total number of European
troops in all India is about 81, ,OOO of
whom 10000 are of the regular army,
and the residue recruited in Great Bri-
tain for the Company's service. This
European force is distributed throughout
the vast possessions insular and conti-
mental OF the East India Company.
The native troops in the service Of
the Company amount, 1t is believed, to
something like one hundred a,ui fay
thousand men. These arc composed in
discrimately of Hindoos and IMusselnaaus
mixed up together in the same regi-
ments, and under the command, as TO
Company officers, of their own people
though superior commend is wholly in
Europeans, to such an :, ,i:. thc ynun-
crat ensign OF the Dr:l: army takes
r,.nl, Of the oldest Native officer.
These Native troops are brave and
faithful. 1t is point Of honor with Ma
tive artillerymen, never to desert their
guns. The Cavalry are quito as advcn-
turous as, and much better riders than,
the European Cavalry, and take better
care Of their horses
The army Of Runjct Singh the Chief
of the Silihs was computed by the Bri-
tish authorities some few years ago at
73,O0O-of which more than one half
We're Cavalry-thcy have also nu-
merous artiIlcry-as was made mani
fest in the late conflicts.
When it is considered that the region
of this contest is far away from supplies
that it is strong in natural features for
d"fencc-that it is inhabited by brave
and warlike race, and that the sympa-
thies Of all Northern India must he with
the Sikhs-and when both Russia and
France may possibly sec their interest
in permitting means to be furnish d 1t
MY prolong war SO costly and peri
i'"o W LILY hiSA supremacy III ttlC LdSt,
it does not seem quite clear, notwith-
standing the firing of the Park and
Tower guns in London over the victory
Of MOodkee-and the vote of thanks in
Parliament to the conquerors, that the
work is decisive or complete. The next
late accounts from India cannot fail to
be looked for with great interest.
From Bently's Magazine:
JACK AND JILL.
"Jack and Gill
Went up the hill,
To fetch pale of water;
Jack fell down,
And broke his crown,
And Gill came tumbling after"
. TRANSLATION.
johannes cum
Amice dunn
a. Hauriat aquam, moutem
Ascendit: Hic .,.
Et lille sic ...,...
p,ooo ra,,. f.oc~:x f.on.o,,.