The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-02-10

bley' provision train, ,yesiertay.--lIe nj.
10 follow us 10 M 0nierey, ], but an
express to- Calareyia turned him backw with
his ttain;and we are now following him.sls
Dec. 26ih. Ca pt. Mays squadron Of
dragoons, after ersccompanying The general
10 Morales, leftthe road again and struck
IN towards the emOuntains, in order TO ex.
aminc their gorges, and 10! find out If there!
was any pass sSlhrOughswhicht The enemy
could make a into3i the lower coun>
try stt5 81
III Dec. 27th.- The tlay'smarcl, was abou,
lS miles, and being performed ON new
ground, offered some little excitement, 10
HE tried troops. and they secmedsto get a.
long better than anytday since we left Mon
terey. The journey wns mostly ON the
banks.of river. or within musket shot Of
one, anil the greater part Of the road was
teams 10 Responsibilities column the whole
time. AT nnon we reached an old rnnche,
in front Of which the river run, and here
we hailed. The day was guile warm, nnd
Gca. Taylor, who had pnssed us during
The day, had piichedthis tent near a large
cypress Ilwasihere that we FIRST learned
that there wus canoiber Richmond in the
Itield-Gcn SCOTS letter Informing The Old
Rancher0-fnrys such tho Mexicans pei sist
in calling our rC0mma,ider--ihat he had mr.
rived in the country, having reached him
| to'day.--Whnte efleGtst this news may have
OH Others l Cannot, nj this moment, tell, but
l. must say, so far as my own feelings are
concerned,e had rather Gen. Taylor had
been left entirely in command. 20 have end
ed the work he has made such glorious pro-
gress in.
Dec. 2Sth.-When preparations were
being made for start This m0rning, three
horses and fOurEmules were found dead
Having nothing to feed them on but new
corn, many{are afflicted jus, now will, The
"scours." "and in numerous instances they
die in less than twenty-four hours of the
sickness. One thing Is peculiarly annoy
ing, md that is. the very best American
horses are the greatest sutfclers.-Thc
places Of The dead horses were supplied
by reducing other teams, and we were en-
abicd To reach Linares, snme l6 miles,
about O'clock. Our visi. ,o Ii.
nurcs was q perfect windfall 10 lis citizens.
Mules that would not command $40 in the
morning, were sold to the United States u,
night for as much us S3O-and SO tits with
every thing we buy from the Mexicans IN
oil parts Of this country. From loaf Of
bread up to horse. they will demand
double the amour, from an American that
.hey do from native. Ii the early part Of
our visit 10 Linares was q source Of bene.
lit and pleasure to its people. the lu,ter
part Of it was anything but agreeable 10
them. Gen. Taylor had learned while a,
Monte MOI ales, that the Government OF
Mexico had S2SOO in funds and quantity
of tobacco and segars deposited in Linar-s.
aud he ordered one of the Assistant Quar-
ter-Masiers 10 demand md receive il in the
nnme of the United Suites, from the AL
caide--construing the Soothing system Of
orr government in such manner as tn give
him The right Of taking public property. if
nothing else. But when the call was mu,le
upon the Alcnl'e, he denied that there was
any thing belonging 10 the government in
L'narcs. lie was told that the Alcalie Of
Monte Morales had stated that The proper
~ above mentioned was there, and that il
must be given up. He confessed then that
such property hal heen there. but said nm
officer of The Mexican army, with party
"f soldiers came into .nwn after Capt. Gra.
han left il, und took il away. Gen. T.'s
orders then were for the Alcalde To obtain
The money by some means, aud hand il
over before IL O'clock. After grpa, deal
"f rcmnasirancc, he went out and broush,
in SlOOO OF his own money. and then or
dered the shop keepers to produce The re-
mainder. This he did by causing his Sec
rctary 10 draw on each for The sums he
named. One man he mulcttd for $500.
another for $500, aud SO on until he go, To
sums If $40; and il was finally made up,
hundcd over, md hauled of in one of our
wagons; but you never saw lungcr faces
than those worn by the mulctct. This
dny's march summed up l2 miles.
Dec. 25M.-Matle un early start this
morning, but "got on the wrong road,
which caused US tn travel Is miles, when
we could have reached The same place by
going IL on another road.
Dec. 30M.--Arrived at the hacienda Of
Don Pedro al 3 o'clock, and took in corn
and fodder FIR ll.e night. II was the inlrn.
ti"n III the morning tn nuke no stop in Viii
la Grunde. but when The General rca chcd it,
he concluded 10 st"p for The day. and the
s"ldicrs were not at all displeased to see
his tent pitched when they crossed The RI
yer.
Dec. 3lst.--This being the last day Of
the month and Lost Of the year, the regula-
tons Of the army make il incumbent upon
the commander 10 halla muster the men.