The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-06-30
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Bryan. af iksE aa ans
43gsT1tthn md two Sseffants.S SSs
ne fol lipMing deaths occurred ON Che
Massac ckusel iaiinsss ahe q M f1iiisles
ifes; and John Dire sol /; ;cempa my 7tf
Infagtry led nn loIs Tie M Il.
chusetis left era Cruz. .aiiiI sere;se Il sf
sSAhore for intermelt q on sfhefI Eth SD III, Ga
the 9Th y dns, 1hn of The Mounted
~ sifsss and hin sn,ith. at Company nh
81 fantrys died al sea. Syi, iia Sill. j. !. u.
s. s5Dalts Carol linn sE luffe efs, died.
On the 1 s cnlti sr6lina
ol1nteerss and H s ck, ed Draaot1ns.
.S .n the! 18th, L.fs Grover, Eompsny e,
i N0untad Rifles
he pontito isire eprcsef, as on ttfias IN
& acrease; at Vera Cruz. 70 regret xiEesna.
ily. To- say that Faymassef Ellsworth. who
sailed from here only on The 18th uls.,
sic ckeneS and died in Vera Cruz ofs the DO
Sfass TO. 81 iissrenhains were brought back on
the Massachusetts in charge OF his hrother.
Quite. the most importan, intelligence
!, broG2h ht By this arrival relates 10 a I, attack
upon y: large train by The exican zguerril-
las, which hns been partially successful.
by ihe Fanny we learned that train wns
/ toieaye Ysrn Cruz on tho morning of the
9th inst. for Pnebla. under commai,riS ! Of
Lieu,. Col. M'In.osh. Tho train had in
charge S22il00 insspecie, OF which sum
one hundred thousand belonged io The
Paymaster's Department., The eremainder 10
the Quartermasier's. One hundred aud
" twenty-five wagons and six hundred pack
mules were in the train, which was escor-
te:! By 500 troops. #
The train left Vera Cruz on the night of
the 9TH inst, and IN Sunday the 9th, when
II had advanced about 25 miles, it was at.
tackled by. q large party ofguerrilias. The
place was well selected for the purpose by
the Mexicans, being represented as a tietiIe
broad enough for single wagon only. II
is said, too. that slight we:ks had been
thrown up by the Mexicans 10 obslfnct our
advance. The attackswas made upon each
extremity Of taetrail and upon the centre
a. atthessnmeltine. the principal point how-
ever being The wagons which wsse suppos
and TO contain the specie.
Private accounts represent that the attack
was so far successful that forty OF our wa.
zgons were aestroyed-ihouah not those
scnptainingFt TIE speries-,wo hsndfeS, ,Sgi,,iies
loaded !assss
as.ss 4, en- kilIsd. The Il anerican
Eagle she 9Th says our loss is Il YarfousIv
estimated a. from -four I'd twenty, bu, pri.
vate Accounts, from responsible sources.
givesthn loss MS We have done, at thirty,
men. The sscheckswas so severe that Col.
McIlloshsdetsrmihed not 10 hazartl al ad-
vance ithontlreinforEemenis. Our tronps
accortiingly sentrenched themselves behind
their wagons, and dispatches were sent Of
tn 5en. Cafw lader at Vera Cruz. The
general left on monday evening. the 7th
instant, will, force Of about Ave hundre,l
men and four ihowitzers. Private accounts
say further that on the 10Th part ni the
svoltIgeurs also Jeff, will four huwi,zcrs. 10
Join tbeztrnin. 577&6s
he lereprcscnts that our troops re.
eeived The attack with the utmost cool.
: nsss, and That the enemy, being repuised,
4 fell @back towards the Purnh Naeional,
which some suppose they may attempt 10
defend Nolaser news from the train had
I: been received the m ornlng OF the ll,h, the
day The Massachuset.slefi. Onsthe If).h n
large mail was despatched TO this port on
the propeller Washington, which may be
honrlYexpected. HerIelters may bring us
,fDr.herdetails. :,
No later news had been received from
the earmy ofGen. Scott. The reason is OBJ
yions' for the present ss Iesss oTamnn-
~. n''"a"as .oaaa, .p; entirely cutoff. We do
W.,.g;a, ga.a ms as at all alarming, FOR Gen.
u"a'aae. r, WIZ no doubt open. passage
l'a a. once; but it ndica tesa necessi.
.ySiof some cavslry force upon the line to
( ..i .'ya aWaY Tue origands whichinfest il, and
.'o ,.a. 1aus. Yesmustered in greater force
uan nat' e,a y, anticipated 10 attack train
soa.aen oy ouso sou,so,y troops.
But the auda.;ia nf IN 10 ~, -r;,,.v IA.
nets: They are entering Vera
SlsA atu stealing our horses. For several
~. a'ssms as had been created in The city
w .hsss pre- eaatoryatiompts. aa Private LET
.ots say .naus Axty horses were stolen from
ohe lpen IN si!le me immediate vicinity Of the
{ :sWn. q q regiment Of Texas Rangers, i,
sseshs. 20 ns. would find ample scope for
s'nr,oy ,lsnls inrthe vicinity OF Vera Cruz
ne stea as nners Palmetto and Ed .ih arrived
=. e. sCruz on the 9Th inst Tho scbr
assnsssssWorlh had also arrived with one
company of yol.iguers. On the Palmetto
4 g !aliy is said to have arrived from New Or.
& lenns IN search of runaway slave. Hsl
pursuits is represented as successful.
Waasyail anxiousIy our letters by. ths
Washington
CoIrespondcn of the Commercial Iinss]
80 VEnA CRUzi June 9Th, l647.
Gent tiensR-T Ths city is on the oui pio.
this syen;ag with an alarm that Santa An.
ma ais approaching us at tho head al & !;
thausas,d mon. and that he will reach her,
before tIavliahf,g ThU .ruu1or oI;1inatad