The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-03-03

or-meu who have travelled near two
thousand miles /" get fight. and when
nc com m"tlated in their desire, would moi
be likely ~ nuke it small fight.
VERY INTERESTING FROM MEX.
ICO.
Correspondence Of the Daily Delta.
IN TAMPlCO, Feb. 9.
The frgnte Raritan was OF The bar ,hi.
morning, and AL officer and boats crew
are in lhe city Tonight.
News, or rntn"r, reached the city TO-.
lay, lr"bably from the squadron, that
Commissioners had been sent from Mexi-
go. I" arsange the difficulties existing he.
tween The two governments, II Is hard 10
swallow.
| TAMPlCO, Feb. 4, lSl7-lO PM
| Eds. Dclta-We have some verv i'm
Por'un, news from Chihuahua, which is
generally credited by the "fTiccrs Of The
army. AMI which, il true, reflects another
victory np"m eur arms. A commercial
house in this city. which has branch ilr
IChilInallua. received letter Grun ll,eir
agent there, under very Late dale, stating
that nh American f,rce from Santa Fe, n
:'sri Of GEN Eearuey's command, had
| showed themselves neAr Chihuahua, and
were Immediately y attack, Il by u superinr
Mexican i"rce. A long and sanguinary
battle was fnnght, in which the sIaunhl-.
! on both sides is said To have been yery
al,snrpaSsing, according 10 nun,bers,any
which has yet been fought. Ultimately
The AmrricaDs were victorious, and enter
Ell the town, and placing uuE H,g in the
place of The Mexican, in lie principal
square, i,ruclnimrd the town IL be- ,ukrn
III The name of the United STATES nG Amer
ica. The letter particularly stated lha,
the uen were principally Missourians, AMI
! immediately set lhein down us Col
rrice's tnsn. | mast sny that this news
receives ,n"re credit here Than any Mexi-
can news that has been been III circulation
since have been in this c.n,n,rv.
5" h"slle are the people around Tam.
! pIco at this time, that they will not bring
IN their cattle, or sell them .n our butchers
tor beef. Frnm Victoria Il .wn here, they
i'ave paid great attention To the urtrrs nI
the ''bs men" "f their country, nn, to fur
"isf' us with any Thing to eat. There is
one thing certain, that if they will not
bring in their cuttle aud receive pay, the
army will &, after it and luke il :or moth
ing.
very malignant fever prevails at this
time in the husrial at Tampicn, and ,nuny
"i our s"Idirrs ure suffering ir":n it. The
lhysicinns have been much troubled with
II, ana have n"w pronounced ii a mill type
of The yellow fever. lieIeas at Monterey,
there is, aud has been u great abundance
"f iruil. and il has been 8" cheap the; every
one could ubtain il; aud believe HE dis
ease may he more sccur aIelv attributed to
The fruit THAI the climate.
TAMPlCD Feb. 6. 1917.
The account sent you Yesterday Of The
occupation oI chihuahua hy our troups, is
more generally believed than an,iciIsled,
hut General Patterson is Of The .Iinrun
that The only fight of consequence was in
The pass leading to the ciIy,and the loss we
sustained was very light. | should br
'I"rpy t" state this 10 you as u matter orl
certainty.
The volunteers Gnm The On,liaku have
""t yrt reached ,"~n. bul | feel quite Ger
tain they will bc up ibis innrning.
The Q"4rlcrnasler was very busy yes
terhay in Inspecting the wagons ut this
post. and believe he rerk"ned a., 45U Il.
'"r i'r,ncdiaIe use, enough to lran,purl the
luggage and provisions for the enllrc f"rre
now here. There was an arrival during
the day from the BRACES. aud nrirrs lu q, I
all The was"ns III readiness may have come
from Gen. Scull.
Gen. Patterson has issued his orders
viii regard. |" the eXnrbitant demands nl
HE McxlcanS, untl rents aud all dues will !
have {" cutIc d""nin their original value.
1he General says Thai hs has had infnr-
mall'n:'hai there was much neglect of duty
on the part Of the officers and crew Of The
OHuIaku, and lhuI he shall cen them in
Custody unlii the matter Is I>inves,igaied.
Lhe "Eampcu Sentinel" an American
paper, will Z" the rounds iur the isrt time,
to-day.