The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-05-26
La I'ega

This officer is SAID to have turned deaf
ear to the complaints of Mai. Gaines and
Borland, and Capt. Clay, closely confined
at Mexico, whose wants were neglected.
lfso, he ought to be made to feel the absence
fthcse courtesies showered on him.
The following is from the Vera Cruz Ea-
gle, of the 5lh inst.
We paid visit to the Castle Of San Juan
de Ulua on Sunday last. and regretted to
flnd so much sickness existing there, not
outstanding the great care used by its able
and gentlemanly commander, Maj. Bacchus.
We are informed that more than fonrth
OF those who are placed to keep it in order
are laborlng under some prosratng disease
The greatest caution is observed by Major
Bacchus to avoid this, by the removal of
every thing which might be supposed to be
capable OF engendering disease. We left
Gen. La Vega, in his shirt sleeves, buisily
engaged at game Of chess with friend,
| and he is in excellant spirits-says he re-
grets very much his inability to speak Eng
llsh as it woulb add so much to the merit
OF the society of his American fricnds-lhe
Generals trump card-he is.
PREcocITy NO MARX OF GENIUS -"What
is the use of thee, thou gnarled sapling 2"
SAID young larch tree to ii young oak
81 grow three feet in a year, thou scarcely
as many inches; am straight and taper as
a reed' thou Struggling and twisted as
looscned withe"
"And thy DURATION" answered the oak,
i is some third part of mans life, and |
amappointed to flourish for IA thousand years
Thou art feIled and sawn into paIing, when
thou rottest, and art burned after single
Summer; of me arc fashioned battle-ships,
and carry mariners and heroes into un.
known seas"
The richer nature, the harder and
slower its development Two boys were
once of a class in the Edinburgh Grammar
School-John ever trim, precise and dux
Walter ever slovenly, confused and doIt-
In due time, John became Baily John Of
Hunter Square and Walter became Sir
Walter Scott Of the universe. The quick
estofall vegetables is the cabbage.-Cayiyle
FEELINGS OF GRATiTUDE-ln the course
of a debate in the English House of Com
mons, Lord John Russell took occasion to
say: 81 wish TO avail myself ofthis opportu-
nifty to state, that have observed, with great
pleasure and satisfaction. the munifcent
subscriptions that have been raised in the
United States Of America, for the relief of
the destitute poor in this country and in Ire
land. | think it is not improper, in this
house, for me, British subject, to state that
| am extremely gra,i6ed TO find that the U.
States have not forgotten their common ori-
gin, and that, actuated by charitable feelings,
they are making great exertions to collect
large sums of money for the relief of the ex-
is,ing distress"
2D MISSISSIPPI REGMENT-The latest
date from the I'd Regiment Mississippi Ri
femen that has been received, states that
up to that time the Regiment had lost by
death, since it had been mustered into SER
vice, one hundred and SIC men! and this, too,
before having come in sight of the Mexican
forces. They also left fifty sick at Mata-
moras, besides many at New Orleans, at
the mouth of the Rio Grande, and other
polnts.-Reuben Davis, the Colonel of this
unfortunate regiment, arrived at New Or
leans on the Goth ult.; on his return from
Monterey. We see no reasons assigned in
tn newspapers for his return, although we
have heard numerous rumors
A WEDDING PARTY PoIsoNED-At a
Wedding at old Mr.. Wilkinsons in Shell.
by County, Texas, all the invited guests
were poisoned, including the BRIDES maid
and groom's man. Thirty out of sixty
poisoned, DIR. Sharp says, will certainly die.
Ten or twelve are already dead including
two sons Of a preacher Bri,on, two Castle
berrys-one youny man, the other a
young woman, one Of the Slaughters and
his wife. The bride and groom with the
family escaped, yet one of the bridesmaids
died in the House. Old Wilkinson has
absconded The people Of that portion Of
Texas are in arms. the servants, it is sup
posed, were hired to administer the poison
in the coffe, or food, by a disappointed snit-
or, who was present-a at the wedding.
GEN. Tw1ees This Officer has b." 80