The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-03-24


third the way thence TO Sai,illo, accord.
ing ito.tbemaps before us. His army was
in The utmost 1distress-rodcddo de miser-
ids-the Government having provided no
means for undertaking; such march. We
have plrightful picture Of the state of the
troops before leaving San Luis. One of
Santa Anna 5 last acts before marching was
TO distribute twelve days pay for the month
of January. This could not sustain themmore
thon week, and the queslion~was asked,
"What. shall we do when in front Of the
cncmy!" The troops are represented as
patient and loyal, but in a. pi,iable state of
distress. In 'ierision. they speak of going
for,h't" solve The problem Of :.fghting
arifhoNt eating"
The same paper which announces Santa
Annals arrival at Ma,ehuula, mentions
.hOt Gen. Taylor is terrifying Saltillo, and
has with him 5000 troops and sixteen pie
ces Of artillery. This shows again the &C.
curary Of the Information possessed by the
Mcxcans Of our movements.
In The papers before US, the latest &C.
counts we see from Vera Cruz are to The
9th Of February, two days later than the
advices via Havana. Not a word is said
of the evacuation Of that city, nor indeed,
of its defence. We have not seen an allu.
sion 10 the movements Of Gen. Scott, nor
is word said Of any threatened march up
on the capital. El Republican, is very
much engrossed with The discussion of the
political affairs Of the country, and truly
they appear in the most lepiorable state.
The nation would seem to have reached a
crisis which must result in absolute politi.
cal disorganizalion or revolution.
The Administration Of Gomez Farias is
charged by the press with inability to OBJ
tain the assistance Of responsible Minis.
try: il canno, by any exerton raise cent
Of money, although it has Congress so
subscrvicnt rs TO pass laws placing The
revenues Of the church at his command
and the press is boldly preaching sedilion
and revolution, and The church thrcs tening
as these El Republican, calIs upon Go.
meZ farias at once tn resign. The article
IS written with great force and cloquencc,
and his duty is urged home upon the Vice
President, with a powerful appeal to his
patriotism and magnnnimity, TO yield at
once. aud thus ward Off The imminent dam
ger Of civil war.
From the Picayune. March I4th.
Arriraiofthc Arispc-The Latest Amhcn.
tic accounts from General Taylor-yhe
Summons IF Santa Anna and Replyof|
Gen. Iaylor-Lntest Dispatches from
NIonterey-Fortifcations IF Los Mucr-
os-Abnndonmcnto Of Ccraipo.- Oceupa-
tion Of Marin, Nier, etc. by the Meri-
cans--Contradiction Of McCullochs
Capture, etc. etc.
The IT, S. schooner Arispe, Capt. West,
arrived in port yesterday afternoon from
the mouth Of the Rio Grandc. having sail |
ed thence Oh The 10th inst. Dr.. Jarvis, of
Of U. S. Army, came passenger on her,
lie is the bearer of dcs spatchcs from Ca.
margn, to the government at Washington.
Dr. Jarvis left Camargo OF the 2.l inst.
There had been nothing received there
from Gen. Taylor in several days. The
rumnrs which prevailed were brought
through by Mcxicans, and were Of The
most contradictory character.
Further details of Santa Anna's moue--
mcnts- Confirmation Of preuions Rumors
--Cnpturc of Trains and Merchandise:
We hasten to place befnrc our readers
The subjoined Letter, from valuable CORES.
pondcnt, which convey some further de-
tails in regard to the important events
anspiring on The Rio Grandc. We regret
to say that they confirm TO some extent
the apprehcnsions which have been enter.
tanned relating to the critical position oil
General Taylor and The forces under his
commend,
Further news will now be hooked for with
the most intense anxiety. AT present all is
doubt and aud confusion. We still trust
and believe that there is a great deal of
cxaggcralion in The various reports ,ha,
have reached us.
MATAMORAS. MARCH |, IS47.
Gentlemen city was thrown into
the creates, consternation this morning by
The arrival Of The steamer Aid, with letters
from Camargo aud Monterey, stating that
Gen. Taylor hal been attacked by Santa
Anna a. the head Of $4,000 men at Saltil-
10. The postscript informing us Of the
truth Of the matter, was added to the letter
hy Captain Montgomery Of the 7th, now
lnarIrrmatter Mt Monterey. The letter
vas dated The Odd February, POSTSCRIPT, the
same day, which states that the fight com.
menred on The 22d February, and that no
farther inflammation could be had. There ore
between 1000 and 5000 men between Ca.
rargo and Monterey, who have entirely
at off all communication between thuse
$50 places. Gen. Urea is at Marine, a
town about % miles this side Of Monterey
with six thousand cavalry, and Canales has
rancheros sufficient TO mske up the nun.
hot