The Arkansas banner., 1847-07-26

@nfT Neem tu t1EEet thnf Gen. Scott llDs nsitefing and mortar lrnin wiih kiin, thaf enn knock down gheir 1ify, without rsndes- ing t necessary Go ontsr af ali:
 From the genetal fsnuF of the advices, there does noi seem to be much prospect ssss==;; i;s ia ss sfsoagrsss will De lE=sFssls towards pence.
 EscArE Or EaamT AMgEscAa PusoNgRs. = Tue schooner Home. Caps. Kinney afsiypd here yesleklay morning from Tsaapico, bring ing ovsr' elght of ilse Americsa prisoners who haFe been so long and so uniastly de- tained n Mexico. The names of these men are A. v. HoieinAn, ". P De Nornandie, Wm. Funk, lno Thomas. Jao. 4. Scott. Robert $. Coekrill, JohU Swigert and Wm. Russell. The last named belonged 10 the Arkansas cavalry, slsr others to two regiments from krnturky. They iefi the city of Mexi- co on the 5sh oT June, with the other priso- ners, Il being understood that their dessinaiiun
 was Iampico. They marched with small escort m charge of a colonel and two or three officers. On the 7th they reached IineiaIla, where they were turned over as prisoners to Gen. GaFay, Tn command ofsIsa, town, where several hnudred troops were stationed. The prisoners were treated with some consideration by Gen. GaFay and mnrh more kindness than they had before met with. They were informed by him that he had no orders 10 dispose of them, and that although he presumed Il Eas ilse purpose of the Go- vesnncnt 10 send them nn to Tampieo he, had no instruction te shat effect. The rrss- cners were here furnished with twenty-five cents each daily for their expenses. This money Gen Garay appeared 10 have raised by contributions among the towns people.
 Alter waiting here some days, seeing no prospects ol release, and fearing lest events al the capital might induce the Governmen, 10 change its intention of forwarding them to Tainpico, they determined to effect their escape. They attempted in small parties of , at one lime, ? ai another and 5 al another. Seven In all Jeff on the 27sh The first fire were all lTeiaken and carried back to IIueiuiia. but one of them again escaped and with the other seven reached Tampico. They march ed principally by night and were from four 10 six or seven days on the route.
 { After their arrival at Tampico news reached there by Mexican that about thirty of the men had also attempted to escape; that twenty-five had been retaken, and three o,h- CTS shot in the pursuit. These were the re- ports in Tampico, but our informant does not place implicit confidence in them. He has little expectation that Col De Rnssey's expedition will prove of any avail in pFocn- ring .lhe release of the other prisoners. He thinks it certainly will fail, if the intention be toreseue the men by force. The move meni of the colonel will inevitably be repor- { ted to Gen. Garay in advance, and if he does no, feel himself strong enough to receive an attack. he can very readily send on the priso- ners further into the interior
 1 The fate of these men is greatly to he de- ploIed, and we cannot but think there has been rernissness on the part of Gen. Scott m 1 not obtaining their release With a number of Mexican officers in our power, we would t have brought that Governmea; io sense of is obligation io onr prisoners, by hanging up some of their own 10 the first tree.--Pic. { l6ih iax.
 IMPoRTANT-F TRUE.
 Since making up our abstract of news, by the Gdirestoa.- we find, on the Spanish siie Of the Fl S9i de .aaaAaac, of the 7th, the following, respecting Gen. ScoTT's inten- lions. The editor does not say when. or how I the information was received, nor do we hear anything respecting il from ather quarters We are at loss to know how far t may be depended Epon. The Spanish side Of this paper. lhougI, published al Vera Cruz. ap- pears 10 be written 10 Mexican interest, and speaks of the Americans as ssthe enemy." The Lafest .rtes From Pgsbls-From reliable sources we understand Council of ] War was held. on Thursday night last July ! lsil, in which the advance of ihe American troops upon the capital, was discussed. 4 General, whose ssme we did not learn, was of opinion that II was impraden;, and almost madness io march upon the city Of Mexico, without depending, al least, on a force of
 twenty thousand men, as. supposing the chances of war to be favorable ,o them, they evidently could no, enter without a resis- lance, which might COS. us four thousand |, men, The remainder of the forces al pre- se0i 5000 menl would be barely sufficient ,o
 gussd city with so large population. 1 Gen.> Worth was of different opinion he said, AEsery invader who delays Is lost" that in the> present position Ecirogade step would be most disasirous-sdding, with proud boasiing Icon orgalasa jGcfaneia.), ), that seven or eight ihNnsand Americans were enough to conquer twehsy thousand Mexi- cans. that, consequently, ,he triumph would
 be complete, and iherr was ndmoive 10 pre-
 vent their marching on.
 Gen. Scott approved of the latter opinion, and the army vii. commence their mach on the capital to-day. July 2d. General Secu will remain at Rio Frio several days, awaiiS, ing the reply of the Mexican Government, to the last offers of peace from the uniled States. He will take with him about 5000 men, p pieces o: cannon, and mortar.
 ] The sun also says:
 We belicEe thai inc enemy has eonsidcre d calmly hts situation cerlsinly ditiicuIl oae -and that whilsl gaining Iriutnphs. his vic