The Arkansas banner., 1847-11-08

- -eesAsN~ A.ANNrtae @SPaA- lrHsa9 and Ann fnoAE reiarned yessetday and the anasy ih sthiels thes csndaried the expedition was highly appro- Fea sf by Mal. Gen- Patterson.
 We have received the above information from an M aBgasstsanaAae sonfce and he fact may be re- lied nPoa.
 4 friend has furnished IS xifh he fesJoa Times oi the 3oth uisrro, fora which ue take sn exsgect in another coiumn. The editsr takes las cue sse.D the whig party. ani deals in ihe usmal srlss sixsg II wll De seen flat fhe eior is sery much caaious- ded al she great wicksaaess of fsse var. He never Aeard ef saeh wirke4ness. He, like The whigx seems ta tsink thai Congress is mere efpses ia this csaairy the President has dosss ss tsss haEnEeaE He gaixht reef that tins r=ar fs ss1p- ported ey the seniimeRt q she eeRxry lie ongA4 10 know thai th~ cPPosltiOa sor the mast pat are the demsgogees who abuse the WAT far uarty eFr-, Sut dare not 20 against the war for lear d ff s-ni ment hat would eonsisn i5em to oblivion. And
 e: 's=s asz=Esess issssessaeat n ahsea tae elli- CT finds Scot.
 The Times has been exceedingly snxioas fos ;Ag success oi the Meueans- Its edIsers has had them on the point cf doing something zs.oni.hiax Irs- quentlg. but they don't quite do If When. sy sub seaReRt aecoens. he finds al his ho,1es frustrated a'se osr aiacs stia more triumphant en he planes the Aexieaas for net doing better but is careful to say iEzi the United States have gained aolGHg-n nO bow. 5gst as ihs EhiEs TOW y. h fact, fse whags are sog ni opinion that we are farthss Erozs our oa5eSi thaa sveg. t4ss we had betisr net have taken Mexico. They ssccn to i.,ink the hcss way
 for Senat to d0 would be 10 take to his heels and raa and hls &h1se army after hisa.e The T8Eaes Ssaia Ansa. and the Mexican wkigs onssi 70 FeioJee tkz, We saecend, since are getting silsi farther and
 afther from the object n view The current og,In- ioa, espeSaily amongst wings, nox ls that Mexico wIii never make peace NeEl. we can make ii for her if she wi zat do Ii; bat thea ihs whigs SS Co. may De. after all, scry much mistaken. Mexico nay ta2ke peace Eotxliksfsa1iag appearances; and then the eEoakers may be disappointed. as aseai We doa.t even gsess wb2t Mexaea will do; b4f # she does uhaf n55ody expected we should not ke surprised. AbeR they begin 10 organize forces to resist the gaerrlss themselves, ss i' seems they have done Ia oAe instance at least we Eaay guess
 that perhaps they xn be tired rf te var. sns atsd est what they are sIex 10 believe fhaI ;be Uuite5 States not the enemies el taer race or thsr re- lgion, as they have been lndastEioasiy tnid--Loa. Democrat.
 Britixh 0piaisas afthe Nszifan Var.
 1t had been anticipated that the accounts from tue CnItrd States and the seat vf war m Mexico. which have just reached us by the Caledonia steamer, woaie pat end 10 tie iOag peTloa of suspense and Perilons inactivity in which Geaera. Scoits arGas has passed several weeks and woaia probably aa- nouhee either the entry of that General into the Mexi capital, tbe discontinue oi bis scaaiv ierces The intelligence hlch vii be found ln another co4- Hfan, bears mach me1s4re u a.ance to the latter than to the iemer of these alternatives Althoagh ti4e American journals record another victory they aekGoHiesge that the hoRofs ef e 6zS were diSpu- ted with great resoluaon by Inc Nsxcan arGy.-- Ihsy pu5lsa si of officers killed and wounded. which shows the extreme s<Yersy es the aclian and above all they announce aa Arnastse proposed not by tae Mexcabs. bus by eBerai Seatt slg>seG fbe last circa instance demonstrates that. albouEa the spir and krmHess oG tae htiie Aaerican army eyea- tusy prevailed She numbers and the held ior- tihcRfians ei te eRemy, they not n cosaai- ;ion to take eny political ada aBage Of tAe contest though they remained masters of fhe field inde-d considering their feeble nnm5rrs. tbe immense Gi
 cuies of transport. aud the imperfect oFganszaifan o theaE saPPises, Hfeh have prevailed ltTOa sbosi i5e war. Il evident that 0n9 men, isolated n ias heart oi hostile country, aecimated 5y i4tigae. fevsr. and actual fighting. and u Ire reiasce- gneBIs oy He conditions c tis Ssee are much more IiEeiy 10 eapitaiate 10 fhe enemy rhey have Iasalted and e~spased than te boist the ARefie aa flag the towers ei ihs eisy ei Mexico. The aoS- al eaec os decisive action and tremendous dsfrAi might. indeed. have parslyEed the MexieaAs, and iBdseea them te accept te terms they had hitherto rrle.tea. sa, if the particulars 10 hs believed which reach as through American chsraels. fae rallies of CoaireraS and C1Erabasco are mere ike iy io raise the confidence ei inc Msxiesns than Co destroy all faith ia their cause eT tleir commanders The Mexican Generals sad to have taken ap q very strong position, wh5ca theY had eot,e~tl- tred large sssoant of artillery, within sight u t,s capital. These baiietiss ct St Augustine and $, Antonio were served wffa gTeai activity and sfsc, 
 position whsch oceaps-d by General Worth and hts corps. Oa the 18th ci August an attack was made by the Americans these points winch as be inferred from sccoants, aiseg sfher unsuccessful The Americsa field hattefIgs were sooa silenced by fhe heavier guns al hs saeHg aud ebs%rsra that the loss ef eficers in the artillery corps aaasualsy great. For SIX hours ihss ;eI- ri6e caHRoBaSe lasted and at the close of fhe das General Scott and General Txigss retired, 'scen- ! pleiely exhausted" not anticipating the great I h-F.L .E
 were obliged to bissoae on teApestueus night. which aas; II have prepared them for a renewal of such a bstfje nn the uerncw
 f Ca the ransrsss, however, tte state efihiags seems suddenly 10 baTe changed. Early in the morning Of inc 28th iiae position ~ VaBeaei4 Cantrsras haa ] beeH attacked by Geaeral S1aHh sssa conpietr cess aud upon the preeipitsfe retreat of The Mexi cans from this paast. General Worth ie hacie cn ! SAa An,eaio. A seeead most severe engssesaent took place. VI ci lAsies some bouFx, uutll he Msxi can troops retired H disorder efeA sAe ciy ieasiaS theis heavy guns and large nunher cl prisoners in inc hands q the laya ling army The forces oi iae Mexicsns s shese sciIans stasee 10 have been lesst three times EamerOas those of G~Eeral Scott's army. si although defeated fs certain ex tent il s probable that fhe Mexican xeaersis haze stiA a body ot men under their command soficleni { to rrpel any opea attack oa the city
 fn fact, hsring arrived under the wsfls af Aexi- co by 4nt of extraordinary perseverance and hard
 lighting, Ii IS hy means csar that Genera. Scott
 IS the grand eh3~et os his gallant efforts than
 xhen he started from Vera Cruz wAiist the other hssa II is evident te the m-res, fwo in military af- fairs. thai army of 6.Ase men. at such distance from lis base. Ana iEsadequaiely supported irosn home is in reality, in position of great peril Con- ferenees for the negotiation of peace nave il Is said. been opened the alternative being another baliie of ssfli pesioas characser thsB the isi, for it must be observed, thRt in Geaersl Sepst's pfeseat pNsiioa the least must be sBnihtlaiIoa- He has absolutely retreat We sdsasd, therefore het be surprised to learn that he wiling te eosenae
 peace tet ms by means axtsefizg 10 the rsa- ! ity of the Uaiied States. But thk 1nefasnt arrive al this paaat we are
 met by sarieas pelieira considerations peculiar te The institutions of the Unit@d States. sAarA reader The seiaion of the qaesiisa exre@esy eospiseassdi
 ar. Polk aadeTtook iiais os hts oSn acessssa..
 and fl has proved to as the principal aaa9 of aas