The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-11-03

TRoops FOR THE SEAT OF WAR.-Tle U.
g, transport ship Mississippi, which was
toeYed down the bay on Tuesday morning,
from Fort McHenry, had on board Capt.
4chmf1er, let Liuet. Cochran, ID Lieuts.
Griffiths and Mulloy, with q non.commis-
stoned officers and privates Of Maryland and
District Of Columbia regiment of volunteers,
62 recruits for the llth u. 8. Infantry, and
80 for the regiment Of voltigeurs. At Fort
Monroe she will take on board company NJ,
4th artillery, ia non-commissioned officesrs
and men, Lieut.. Garland, commanding; 9
recruits Of l1th infantry, aud % of reginlen2
OF voltigeurs, Lieuts. Otey. voltigeurs, com
manding recruits, and Capt Smead, dti, ar
tillery, commanding officer OF the whole De.
tachmcnt of troops, comprising 3OS men and
z officers This fine ship of about 6OO tons,
besides the above complmnnt of men, tnkes
out large amount of forage in her hold. 1t
is due to the U. States Quartefmaster here,
Captain Hill, to add that the charterinG of
the vessel, the arrangements for the men, the
purchase of her lading, and'th entire s'nbar-
In July between 400 and 500 troops, raised
in this vicinity, were embarked for Fort Nc
Henry for the seat of war; in September,
about 200; now more than 300, inciu'ling
about l40 from Fort Monroe while, i'll the
same time, upwards of 100 have been sent to
New York and there embarked; 50 that we
may indulge the patriotic satisfaction of ha-
wing sent, within the last three months, more
than one thousand troops. Of the best ,nateri-
nj, to sustain our Xallant army in Mexito
Baltimore Argus.
MAJOR TwlGcs-DEArH OF FATHER AND
SoN.-Only two weeks have gone by since
we were called upon to announce the death
Of George Decatur Twiggs, young man of
rare worth and intelligence, and the only and
States Marine corps Yesterday the painful
duty devolved upon us to Of recording the
death of the father, Major Twiggs himself,
who fell while discharging his duty as all Of
ticer Of the army, and battling in the cause
OF the nation. Thus father and son have
both fallen on the battle fields Of Mexico,
the death OF the one followed by that Of the
other within few days. The Major his son
and tho other branches of his highly respec-
ted family came to this city TO reside about
four years ago. The mother and daughters
are still here at our navy yard The Major
and Lieutenant left Philadelphia in June last
for Vera Cruz, with the Marines under Col.
Watson's command to join General SCOTS
army in Mexico. The Major marched from
Vera Cruz under General Pierce, and arrived
in safety at the seat of war. The son fol-
lowed soon after, with Major -I.ally's COM
mand, and fell in skirmish with the guer-
rillas.-Philadelphid Iaquirer.
Cotton Crop.----From the circular for
Europe Of the N. O. Commercial Times,
the following estimate Of the cotton crop
is extracted:
"With regard to the crop the weather
HIIrino tho mot fhroo ,SaoEc hnS hoon /f =,
character to ensure most abundant Weld
in this section Of the country. Not only
have we had an entire exemption from
rain but the temperature has been so gen
ial that the second growth has ripcncd and
the plant may now almost be considered
beyond the influence Of FROST The
planters are still SO busily engaged in
picking, that the arrivals have come for
ward slowly compared with other large
crop seasons, but there can no longer he
aquestion that the total receipts ut this
port will vic with those Of anv preceding
year. To the eastward, the prospects
have likewise materially improved of
of which you will be more fully advised
through your correspondents elsewhere
so that we have no longer any hesitation
in settling on an estimate of $4,000 900
bales for ihc entire crop Of the United
States"
The Chicago Democrat remarks as
Sollows: "Thc Presidency at the close of
Mr.. Folks term will have been in North
crn hands for twelve and Southern hands
for nearly forty years. OF ~ Supreme
Court Judges, appointed since 1889, ii
from the North and lG from the South;
Attorney Generals $ from the North and
IA from the South; 10 Speakers Of the
House Representatives from the North,
81 from the South; IL Presidents of the
Senate pro tenn, from the North 81 from
the North 81 from the South; and 81
Northern to 80 Southern Foreign Minis
tcrs. So of Justices Cabinet, Naval and
Military officers throughout"
4 DEcIsIoS.-It was recently decided bv
the Gibson Circuit Court, in Indiana, tha, an
advertisement for the apprehension of a run
away slave Is sufficient authority for any one
to arrest him in a free State, and take him
10 his master The person who arrests the
slave is presumed to be the agent of the
owner, and the latter has the right, either in
person or by authorized agents, to seize upon
his slave and take him.
a RIVER MoNSTER.-C Contracts have been
made for the building of a steamer to run on
tho Hudson four hundred feet long. The
calculation is. that she will run to Albany
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