The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-06

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the misunderstanding q noise he turned,
exclaitning "Quien viv-" stunning blow
cut short his challenge, aud ere his mate
had well turned To see the cause he too was
felled upon the deck. Three others were
secured upon the deck. Swift and noise.
less as had heen the work, the sentries
on the castle observed q disturbance in the
brig, and huiled to know the cause: Par,
ker who speaks Spanish like native, as.
sutned the part Of the Captain.of the brig
and replied cooly-."some Of my rascaIs
are iipsey, and am tying them, thut's all
don't want any assistance" His officers
and men were meanwhile busy securing
all they could find below, and III less time
than il takes 10 tell Of it, they had securely
bound and securely gagged all on board.
The scntries on the wall never magining.
the possibility Of an enemy at their very.
side, were satisfied with Purker's answer,
and, he, as soon as tile Mexican crew,
were secured, remained vuict for some etime,.
then cautiously passing his prisoners aud
men into his boat. everything was prepar-.
ed for their retreat. The three now enter,
edthc hold Of the brig and carefully fred
her in various parts, building theirfresso
that some 20 !or 80 minutes would clanse
before they would burst out.. She was
securely moored by chains To the castle
walls, but il would have been impossible.
had she been free, for themto have got her
out. She was laden with n rich cargo Of
warlike stores, Of which little or nothing
had been removed by the Mexcans. Re-
gaining their boat, now heavy with The
added weight of their prisoners, the gallant
party pulled away-silen,ly, slowly, leav-
ing their Prey--dcep sinking their oars.
they tug on their way. Those only who
have known immediate great danger i'm.
pending over their heads can Imagine The
hard strung nerves Of that noble crew, as
rcsolute (ur all fortune. but hopeful fur
good, they cautiously won their first hun.
dretl yards from The castle. The slightest
accident might discover them. and to be
discovered was 10 be the mark Of an
hundred cannon. They have won their
way. The castle has sunk in darkness,
the Lavandcra is passed, when press
emily they see fickering lgh. and hear
the drums Of The castle. "Give way,
my hearties," cries Parker, swe have built
q beacon that may light US TO our own
graves." Soon they had passed. out Of
range, and as their flaming prey sent up
now Bright flashes TO the skies, they gave
three hearty, happy cheers. Such, so fur
as can gather, may pass for an accoun,
Of the most gallant and best conducted
deed Of the war.
CoND1oN PuNlsHMENr IN Eeypr.-On
the 18Th Of Octnbcr, major in the reyi-
men, of guards Of the Pacha was shot a.
Alexandria for having strangled his wife.
This is the first time in Egypt tha, a, man
has been condemned to death for murder
upon the person Of his own wife-The
condemned was conducted 10 The plnce Of
punishment on horseback, in full uniform.
and in the mds. If his battalion, which
iiled upon him. We get This fact from the
foreign correspondence Of the Courier
les Elats Unis.
AWEARy JoURNEy.-The Copper Har-
bor Mail leaves Green Bay once month,
aud is carried The whole distance bv n
man, on foot. For some Two hundred aud
filiy miles Of the route, there is not habi-
tatinn, except, perhaps, few Indian wig
vans, and the mail carrier, in addition
to The mail, carries two waek's food, be-
sidesnn axe, two blanks. and cooking
and enling utensils. There is no road
or trail, and on his first trip The carrier
takes an Indian guide, and ''blaZes'' The
way, so that he can keep The track on the
other trips. The distance is over three
hundred miles and The Green Bay Advo-
cate states it lakes about TWO weeks To 20
through. If the carrier is taken sick, or
is los. on his journey, he is alone in the vii.
derness, far out Of reach Of human aid, and
the non-arriynI ut the appointed time will
be the only announcement Of his death
There are few mail routes in The world. the
service Of which is so arduous as this. and
few kinds of service requiring the snme
nerve and courage in man to undertake il.
The Post Master General has issncd n
circular :" nsi;;:y Post Masters directing
them 10 remove The wrappers from all
trunsicn, newspapers, printed circulars,
pamphlets, and magazines received at their
respective Offices, and If found to contain
manuscript or memorandum Of any kind,
either written or stamped, or any marks or
signs, cxcep, the name and address Of the
person To whom il is directed, shall be
charged with letter postage by weight; and
if the person TO whom il is directed shall
refuse to pay such postage, the Post Mas
ter is TO send il to the Office from whence
it came, and have The offender prosecuted
for tbs penally of So The name Of the