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

reRii6elIt foi III oun,ad VoIunteers, com:
mandel BY Cn. Dnniphan. Theysaass
.harly yNtissouriansS-man Vf iron frames,
.afinllo mit8ble courage, and resistless yig-
or-meu who hive travelled near two
Thousand miles 10 get a. fight. and when
in their desire, would not
[bs likely tolnake !, q. a.s,nail Eight.
VERY INTERESTING FROM MEX.
Ia 4. lCO.
{ Correspohdenco ofthe Daily Delta.
- ~ IN NTAMPlCO, Feb. g
The frigate Rnri.an was off the bsr this
morning, sand3an nfficer and boat's crew
are in The city lo-nigh.. So
NsWs,s0r u fninnr, reached the city$to.
day, prt,buby from the si1uadron, tliat
commissioners had been sent from M exig
GO, ln arsapgeath difficulties existing De.
tween thetVo governments, It's lardlo
swallow. ~ se, Ss1,.
TAMPlCo, Feb. a, ls47-iOP.M.
Eds. Deltd-We have some yefyssim-
por.unt news from Cliihuahua, which, is
generally credited by the officers Of The
army. and which. II true, reflects sHa0llier
victory upon our arms. A cnmnercial
house in this city. which has branch Il,
CIiillnallua, received letter fr,Hn ilieir
agenI there, under a very Late .lates Stating
that an American E,rce from Santa Fe : a,
aart 0f Gen. keaEney's command, had
showed themselves near chihuahua, and
were Immediately attacked by a ssiiperi,r
|Mexicansfhrce. A long and sanguinary
|hatlle.was; fungllt, in which the sIaught-r
on both sides is sai,l III have been very
great, surpassing,acc0rding 10 numhers,any
which has yel been fought. Ultimately,
the Americans were viciuriuus, and enter
ed tbs tOwn. and placing omE H.g LII The
place $Df The Mexican, in the principal
square, prUclaimed the. town tn be taken
ia. ilie tlame OF The United S,atesn6 Amer.
ica-; Ehe letter particularly stated that
the men were principally Missourians. and
i! i! immediately set ttiem down as Col
PRICES {insn. mnsl say ,l,ats,his news
receives mnre credit here Ihan any Next
ran news that has been been il, circulation
since have been in this cauniry. =
5" h"s,ile are the people around Tam.
picn al this time, that they will not bring
III their cattle, or sell them IL our butchers
tnr heef. Frnms sViclnria dawn here, they
tsaye paid great attrnt:un 10 the, orders of
the "big men" nf their country, not Ia fur
nish US with ANY thing to eat. There is
one thing certain, that If they will moi
bring i'll their cattle aud receive pay, the
army will z, aGer il and ,uke il for noli,-
ing.
"A very malignant fever prevails at this
time in the hospital at 'rampicu, aud ,nB,y
"f our suldi.rs are sutTrrimg from it,. The
i'hy sicians have been much troubled with
u, an, have now prDn"uuced il a milt type
ri the yellow fever. Here as d, Monterey,
there is, aud has been u great sbundance
1T irui., andi, has been g" cheap That every
one could ob.ain il; aud believe The dis
ease may he more acc,rr aleiy attributed 10
the fruit lI,nu the climate. ,a
TAMPiCO Feb. 6. ls47.
The account sent you yesterday Of the
occupation oi Chihuuhua Ivy our troops, is
more generally believed Than II anticipated.
but General Patterson is of The npiniun
,hatth only fight Of consequence wus in
The puss leading to The city,und The loss we
sustained was very light. should be
happy 10 state this to you as matter Of
certainty.
The volunteers Gnm the Ondaka have
no. yclreached ,"wn. but | feel quite Ger.
tuin they will be up this m"rning.
The Quartermas.er was very busy yes
,erday ~ inspecting the wagons al this
pV6ts anu OtlIeSc Ec TeckVutu 4CU III
i"r in'i,ediate use. enough t" transport the
luggage and provisions for lhe}en.ire force
now here. There was an arrival during
the day from the Braz"s, andS"r,lrrs io g.I
all the wagons in readiness may have come
fruu Gen. Scui,. a
Gen. Patterson has issued, his orders
Sitircgarak To the xnrbitunt deuands nf
.l'e Mexlcans, and renlsSal.l all dues will
have To come down ~ ,hriruriginal value.
fhs Grmerai. says thai hs has hud infur-
maii"n:lhal Iere was much neglect of duty
on.ihe part "f the officers and crew uf the
Ondiaka. AMI that he shall keep them in
custody until the matter isinves,igaied.. IL
Ehe '"Ea1npicu Sentinel. an American
paper, will 60 the rounds fpr The fisrl time,
to-day,
From the. Charleston Mercury.
LATER FROM hiEXICO.i
The: bark st. Mary's, from Havana arri.
we'd at New Orleans OH the I7lh inst,
brln nui slaio frn,n Wan 6'r,,, ,h I III,