The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-04-28
NO.. 9.

on the old Spanish guns we have captured
from MexIcans, and which the latter have
treasured as among the most brilliant re-:
suits OF their wars with the mother coun-
try. They are covered with figures and
devices of mos finished and elaborate
workmanship, although none of them are
more than two hundred years old.
Weare constantly in receipts of rumors
from the city of Mcxico-every. man who
arrives has some new tale to relate. The
general impression is that Santa Anna has
succeeded IN putting down Gomez Farias;
after great deal of figh, ing but little blood
shed. What his next movement is to
DC one cannot tell, yet there are many who
THINK that he is disposed TO carry on the
war with the United States to, the last.
That Santa Anna and the leading minds
OF the country, especially among the high
er classes of the clergy, know full we'll the
utter fol'y oi inc contest, is certain but
that they can make headway against the
swarms OF hungry officers and NAL contents;
who only live by war and convulsions, is
problcnatical
1t is now thou ght that the army will
move forward in the course Of weels at.
larthest, although without sufficiencv Of
transportation to take along many of what.
may al most be deemed the indispensables of
march. The great gales of the winter.
the immense number of wrecks, and the
losses of mules and horses attendant, have
crippled the resources of the Quarter Mas.
ter's department 10 most annoying ex:
tent. Yours, SC. G. w. K.
VERA CEcz, Mexico, A pril 6 ls47
have just seen man from the CITY of
Mexico ten days since, coming by the way
oi Orlzabn. He gives a most iudicrous de.
scrptlon of the fighting at the capital.
The Polka or the Priest party have been
in possession of the Alameda and other
portions OF the outskirts of the CITY, while
the adhererts of the Government have
been quartered at the Palace. At 10
o'clock each morning the firing would COM
mence, either party going up to their sand
bag barrlcades and banging and blazing
away, promiscuously, and miscellaneously
at any thing: and nothing; more especial
ly nothing. The result of one months
hard fighting has been that one poor Ger
man matchmaker and few innocent wo.
men and children have been killed or
crippled-the beIlgercnts have deemed it
either lmprudent or expedient to come in
sight Of each other. A more perfect farce
has never been enacted
My informant say Us that there are some,
twenty American deserters at the city of
Mexico. They rendezvous at the teni-pin al.
ley OF man named Hawkins and are in
most pitiful condition. There are also
near one hundred American prisoners I'M
and about: the city-perhaps Major Bor-
lands party
A body of 1000 men horse and foot, left
Puebla week ago today; in the direction
of Jalapa. They all talked right vvaIiently
of driving the perfidious Yankees from their
soil, but will think better of it when thew
meet with few samples.
My informant met with many of the dis:
armed garrison of this place between here
and Orlzaba, they were telling wonderful
stories of the size of our horses, and the ter:
rible effect of our Shells. Little confidence
will they inspire, wherever they 90. +.
1t is thought the Mexicans intended ma
king one of their bold stands this side of Ja..5
lapa. A few days will tell the story. /. /
In haste. q. W. K:.sls
VERA Cruz, April 6,1s47, ~ !,
Coils. Kinney and Banks, with Captaiif
Merril's company Of ed dragooinns, returned
last evening from scout in the iiiiieiehbor-#
hood Of Mango de Clabo. The country is
full of cattle, but they are described as ex-..
4 (fo = = , 80,