The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-03-10

have been kindly permitted to make the fol-
lowing extract from a letter from one of the
field officers of the Palmetto Regiment. We
believe this is the only communication that
has reached this place from the Volunteers
since the regiment left Mobile.
Columbia Chronicle
"IsLAND OF LoBos, MEx1co, Feb. 8, 1S47.
81 have Just learned that schooner will
leave here for Tampico in half an hour;
therefore embrace the opportunity of inior-
ming you of my safe arrival here on We'd
nesday the 3d inst after a passage of seven
days from Mobile, Ala. was, as antici-
pated, very sca-sicl1 during the passage, but
am quite we'll now, and have landed my de-
tachmcnt in general good health, except a
few cases Of mumps, which are, however,
all doing well. | have had the honor to he
the first of the Palmetto Regiment to plant
my foot OH Mexican soil. On my arrival
found the Pennsylvania Volunteers on the
Island. The water is very bad and obtain
cd by sinking barrels in the Sand the wca-
thcr very hot to-day, equal to summer.
am unable to say where VIC are to operate,
but believe and hope the point of attack will
be the city of Vera Cruz.
AS the captain of one ofour vessels has Just
called for our letters [ must close in haste,
and can only, therefore, briefly inform you
that Lieut.. Col. Dickinson arrived last night
with Sumtcr's, Marsha!l's, and Sccrcst's
companies, all we'll. Col. Butler is hourly
expected with the balance of our regiment. -
Eatract Of q letter rcrciced In This city, dated
LOUISVILLE, Feb. "a.
"As was starting from Louisville, Alex.
M'Donald, who had abscontlcd from
Charleston, came up to me and addressed
me. He seemed to be under great convic
ton and his appearance is powerful COM
mcntary upon evil doing. He is miscra-
BILE looking object; from a very portly,
healthy looking man, he is reduced to a sha-
dow of what he was, and do not think he
can survive many months, unless some great
mental reaction takes place. He really
appears wretchcd, and | noticed him for
hours in one seat, scarcely moving a feature,
haggard and detected, scarcely noticing any,
thing. | advised him to return to Charles
ton. He told me left Charleston without
any intention of ofremaining away, but a NOR
bid state of mind induced his foolish course.
He was very ill at Memphis, recovered, and
has, under an assumed name, been teach
ing a small number of scholars in Kentucky.
at Bowling Green. He lost the school and
was now seeking employ. He denied
bringing any money of consequence away :;
and has been in almost total ignorance of
all that has taken place in Charleston.
81 think his mind is slightly affected by
continually brooding over the past, and he
said to me that at times for halt an hour or
more he cannot collect and regulate his ideas.
He told me he had but $40 in the world,
and two nights before had lost his trunk by
the burning Of the steamer National
"He says he will write all the particu-
lars OF his position to Mr.. -, and go to
Charleston III March, that he had no money,
committed no fraud, and borrowed of Mr..
B the money which he required to pay
his expenses at the Springs, which he in
tended to return. ."-Char. Cour.