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

Jessup He commands scarcely $4,000
troops; and has already made demands for
eighteen thousand pack mules, three thousand
aoagons, fifty additional transports, and
ft7y millions Ofpouasds OF hay. What next,
as the frog said when his tail dropped off,
A VISIT TO SAN JUAN DE ULLoA.-The
Pennsylvania Inquirer has been favored
with the perusal of letter from Tampico.
which states that Lieut.. Barns, Of the 4th
Artillery was at Tampico awaiting the
Generals arrival. He was just from Ve-
IA Cruz, whittier he had been sent with
flag to deliver some of General Taylor's
prisoners. There were about 1900 troops
IN Vera Cruz at the time, and 1000 in the
Castle, and all badly provisioned and with
worse equipments. The Lieut. was re-
ceivcd by the officer in command in excel
lent style, and with great courtesy. He
represents the land defenccs as Indifferent,
but in process Of improvement by addition.
al redoubts and lines Every thing is,
however, commanded by sand hills about
700 yards distant from the city, and we'll
calculated for the positions of our artillery
The Castle, it was thought, would be shell
led and blown up.
The Posi- MASTER Observation-Disclosures
ON PApERs.-We arc told that one of our
merchants, who has long been in the habit
OF sending newspapers to his customers af
ter having drawn a pen around his ADVERTISE
ment, continued to do so notwithstanding
the order of the Postmaster Gcnercral to
tear OIL wrappers and prosecute every one
who should make any mark on ncwspa-
per sent by mail. A few days ago the
merchant received a note from the District
Attorney, inviting him to CALL The invita-
ton was complied with, when the District
Attorney produced several Of these ncwspa-
pers which had been wrongfully abstracted
from the mails by order Of the Postmaster
General, and inquired whether the mer-
chant made them or caused them TO be made.
The merchant said yes, and the Attorney
informed him that he had been ordered to
commence prosecution for this violation
of Post Office orders. The merchant ad-
dressed the Post Master General. request
ing that functionary to inform him whore
the provision of law could be found which
he was charged with having violated
The answer was a discontinuance of
the suit. The Post Master Generals
arbitrary orders w>re the sole foundation
Of the suit. Our impression is, that suit
against the Postmaster General for ordering
the envelopes of the papers to be taken off,
and the papers withheld from their proper
owners, would be likely to find not only
law, but public opinion 10 sustain it.
" Y. Jour. Comm.
PAUrER EMiGRANTs.-Two packet ships
from Liverpool, arriyed at New York,
brought seven hundred and fifty steerage
passengers, of whom the greater portion
where put on board a, Liverpool without
shoes Oh stockings, and almost, in some in
stances, without clothing enough to cover
absolute naLedness Yet ice and snow
covered the streets when they embarked,
as when they arrived. Four children were
born on the passage, literally on straw,
laid on the decks: and without rag in the
possession Of their parents to cover their off.
spring. On Sunday last the packet ship
New World landed three hundred and ff.
ty on snow covered wharf, many Of whom
were children barefootcd, bare headed, and
almost bare altogether Immediately upon
landing, large portion began begging for
means to procure themselves food and shell
ter from the storm.
RELIEF FOR IRELAND-The Boston Ad-
vertiser learns that the British Government
has made provision for the transportation
free of charge to Great Britain. of aid from
this country to Ireland and Scotland.-
A letter from Mr.. Burritt, which has been
accidentally delayed: is published by the
Christian Citizen at Worcester. 1t contains
a note in answer to letter by Messrs.
Hill & Warren, to Lord John Russell
This answer is dated February 3rd, and
states that the Lords Of the Treasury will
be prepared to pay the freight Of any provi-
sion or clothing which benevolent persons
in the United States may send to the dis
tressed in Ireland OF in Scotland, on proper
proof of its character.
W1scoNs1N.-The new constitution of
Wisconsin provides for the security of the
wife's separate property. Also, that the
family homestead, not exceeding in value
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