The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-09-15

ton TO trust once again to the efforts of Mr.
1rst to negotiate peace, and so spared
| the McXicans the humiliation of the armed
occupation Of their capital. His character
| lstlc humanity may also be presumed to
have strongly influenced him to save Mexico
from the violence Of hostile occupation
We may rccur to this point and TO the pro-
spects Of peace which some may now en-
| tertain.
We have given none Of the rumors cur
| rent in Vera Cruz as TO the fall of Mexico
They are evidently founded on imperfect
rumors the real state of facts Th. rllmors
| circulated here that Santa Anna and Valen-
cla were taken prisoners we believe are
totally un!oundcd.
In regard to the train under Mai. Lally,
the intelligence is favorable. We are in
lorm from Il very respectable source that
he is known to have passed Perote and been
on his way in safety TO Puebla He made
some delay in Jala pa Our readers may
be interested in what is said Of the move
mcnts of the train prior to its leaving Jalapa
in the Sun Of Anahuac
The Boletin of Jalapa says that the train,
after having been attacked at Ccrro Gordo,
rllas also retired. On the following day
the train commenced marching for Jaiapa,
and on Thursday evening had not yet en-
tered that place. On the 10Th it was repor-
ted at Jalapa that the guerrillas would attack
our troops near that place: and all the eve
ming the road or near Il half mile was COW
cred with men, women & childred, whom Gu
rlosi,y had attracted there. This give rise
to firing Of cannon and musketry from our
troops, and the citizens succeeded in reach
ing their homes without receiving any in
jury.
The guerllas are said to have numbered
$50. The fire commenced at half-past 5
o'clock and lasted but il short time. At
night tranquility prevailed in the city, and
Il party Of mounted men from the train en-
tered the city and passed through the princi-
pal street; III the same time guerillas were
seen near by. The Boietim says that the
loss on the side Of the guerilIas was
small.
AT ! | o'clock on the 10Th, Maj. Lally in
qnired Of the alcadc whether the citizens of
Jalapa would commit hoslll,es against the
Americans ii they entered, or not. 10
which the alcadc answered, that the popu-
ation was nnarmcd but that u number Of
gueril.as being in the nelghborhood he
could not take the responsibility Of their ac-
tions. On the morning OF the Goth the
train of wagons and the troops entered the
city. The Bolelin says that The wagons are
filed with sick and wounded
Yesterday. the 24ih, it was rnmored in
Vera Cruz that Father Jarauta had attack
ed the train a short distance the other side
OF Jaapa, but that he had been driven back
by our troops, with loss on both Sides
In addition TO the foregoing we have been
favored with the two notes following, the
first Of which is translation from the Spa
nish:
JA'.ArA; Aug. 20, 1847.
The American army, after much suffer
ing on the road, has been again attacked at
Dos Rios by 700 gucrlas, and badly en-
ongh treated. Even before the entrance
into Jalapa there was some firing. Last
nigh, at9 o'clock, the Americans entered
the city firing and relreatcd one nsiuus.-
He was lassoed by one Of the guerriIlas
This morning they sent flag oftruce to the
AyuntG Nsi"tu, (City CounciD to ascertain
whether they should enter as friends or foes
but without awaiting an answer they began
and continued mp to leR NJ, when all G OF in.
There are 76 wagons nd s95 men: among
whom are 317 woun3ed and sick. Mai.
Lally is sick--the horses ar; worn out-for
Which treason it is supposed they will re-
main here some time. 1t is sud that Fa-
ther Jarau,a will attack them Tonight
but nothing positive.
The other note is as follows:
JALArA, Aug. %, 1847.
Maj. LaIIy with his command is still here,
and will probably remain here some time.
The guerilIas have all disappeared from
this neighborhood, but 10 where they have
gone | am unable to say. Abnr,o, the guer-
rilla chief, died in JaIappa a few da Us since,
some say of wound received in one of the
attacks on Major Lally's command, and 9TH
ers By fever.
We do not entertain any doubt that the
train, as mentioned above, had passed Pc
rote and gone on in safety to PuebIa.
Intelligence reached Col. Wilson on the
morning of the 9th ult., that Lieut.. David
Henderson, Of Capt. FarchiId's company of