The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-20
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men. He lias ass ssninet Iii. offensfv c.s'a
see etnsd eal te bring if,e a3ri unes q fti
cnani nirys toan isslic; seek ing n Sconflitys
invading ssnilia ii ma Iia ii,
acted with eptenessii i'm The atlganra
4 whicll we have 10 cllroficI It. Ending iirS
lh eTdi tl,es "A an nrmyas
Il BY long sdis.nnre 81 FROM eaci .ather, f,c
tnppsnrs 10 hay g planned snrtrise; and sfSs
iectin seneral orl li' q: tliYiaion, as llsss
victim, being the farthest i1 advance e, nr,ta !.
therefore tie most assailable e, he sbasIilN
qllts ills en- chmcnisi .he head Of nif
IoYef9il eiIllitlg !aEee is saist. js
|ments could be tlrowitfdr ril. and cr,,sl H.
ing the small Anne ericans force, bYi al single,
'Iwsli diEcc ted blow. lis pr recallions ;wcrr5s
|Well ken.3Jl nor Were9p,ttin circnlas:
tton tbat he had leapnschele q heavy body
oLtr1o ps tllotne ttopoliss toloyerawcslli,a
congress their sitting observation-disclosures. re. u
Ro2lql1,pn was Impending; that his presence
was posi- lyme ecessnry intllc city:o nj essSs
1 llco, 10 ocoun.crbalancstt Lie influence Of Herr
rera; that disnffeclion rcigncil in III q ranks
lotshis armys &C., &C.. During this ur1,fS
he Mas Q Iganizing the coup de main h,s,
medltated at Sal,illo, fuuering himself that
the intelligence OF his plan, and iisaco
plete success. would tcSmade public tsra
getiIer. Here he has been disappointe,,s
for a snthci INT interval ufftime, we trust
has occurred between, the period whenthp}
news OF his advance reached Saliillo, an,fY
thai OF his arrival there, 20 have cnubleA J:
Genernl flaylor 10 concentrate siIcl, q force,
at that 3pointSas 10 fruslrnis the Mexican'ssi /
design. We have implicit confidence in /
:he vigilance of General Worth ia pre- esclIri /
a surprises; and "A conflict awe en- lie hos.
Tile forces can only lend to hiring things to
|an'issuc. 5 6 !s:, 5es i.l s.,
!. -DlspATcHtoF RElNFnRcR RMEHrs. .--G en-
Butler had sailed forth from Monterey iatG
I lhe head OF a!lhis troops 40 hasten no the
rellet of Gen. Wortll,,iat Sallillo. Will
The same object in Wow, g en- Ian /, !, left
lCamnrgos on the 2stt, nnd Gen. tGlufshali,s
on tile 2istult. wilh2ithe entire garrison
excepting small Ca plains
Hunter and dSwartout,Gdecmcd sufficient
for its protection. ItWas stated, however,.
that Canargo was menacct bya the Next
cans with All Immediate attack. Stg3 81
PRonABILlTY OF "A BATTLE.-Flron Tho,
proximity uft,he hostile forces, IL was con-
idently believed al Brazos, and i, seems 10
US highly probable, that something like u
decisive action has taken place between;
the Mexican and American armies. at or
near Sal,illo. General Taylor, in all Iikci,
: lihood. succeeded in:rcaching the Inter-
!, place. in time TO bring impor,an, relief
+ and as Gen. Wooi's division by lasl acsi
counts was OF Parras, ll5 miles distant
north and west, from Sal,illo iunction
must have been effected between him an,ls
Worth, before Santa Annaarpcarcd befora
/, the wnlls. Worth's command tatnounte,E;
), 10 1000 mon and upwards; ;sNYool's TO sncar.
: ly 5000; andlerenswith no other means an
/, IopPose Santa Anna and his 90 a. 25. COO
men. harrassed by long, and probabiv 3
forced march,, sufficient check would be
given them. aided by the defenccs of,ha
town, 10 afford time for Gen. Tayiorf To-
come up. His arrival would herald o,lerl
succor coming from Matamoras, Camarro,...!
+, Monterey, &c, &c.;; il The conGict
should be sProiracted a few tlnvs. ,heret
would probably be field fglli, which
would be decisive of The war. On tbe!
whole. VIC look nj the news as ,.preonnnr
with interest; not without slight dash &c
+ alarm. certainly; for the disparity or forces
Worih's estimated command Of 5000. AMI
the whole Mexican army 20,OOO--ar Tie
f, hrst glance is tremendous; but confidence
, IN thc skill ofour officers and the prowess.
OF our troops, rises buoynnt over nil,i max.
ing US rather rejoiceat the onward move.
. ment OF the Mexican. ttanregret the seems.
= ing advantage which il promised him il, tho
surprise of our advanced guard al saliiIo,
!, which he contemplated. Any Thing is bel,
!. ter TO on invading force than that Wis in.l
ertia--that Fabian syslams{o yarfare.-
!, WHICH invoiding grca, conflicts. 9keeps
: the troops in baN continual state of' uncer-.
]. Itainty and alarm wearing the mind out in,
jconjecfurcs, as 10 ultimate measures. deg
vouring the econtenisi Of the treasury, and
bringing dowa ''lhea big tswalsthat's 1 mako
ambisonsyirtue'' 10 spc,iy parliza,if fforays;s
where science or tactics is replaced by cum
4 ming or address; aud heroism itself degen-:.
9 crates into brutal ferocity.
9 There were ataihe dato "a The Edflh,s
= Idepariurefrom Brazos, lis natural;to be-
expected, many rumors regarding the re.
= iative position Of the severll divisions Of
our army, and Santa Anna's ADVANCING
!. force. BY some il was asserted that he
had sent on body Of IL 900 men 10 inter.
ccpt Gen. Taylor; by others that The d q ma
J mnnieatiOns between Worth and Wooltl
between Saltillo and ParFas, were int rrup.s
ted, DC; DC. But ahe5j were basatl ra,lI-.s
er ronsimPressionsa to what lie ouoh 10
DO, as military man, rather than on intelli.t
gcnce, as to wha ha ron llp hal don < A =.