The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-06-02

e'oh'een months. | cannot stop TO count
them ali up, but such is the fact.
The ladrones-gucrrillas | suppose they
should be called now-are busy at work
upon the roads, especially between Puebla
aud the city OF Mexico The same passen-
gers We're robbed the other day no less than
seven times in one stage, and the inference
Is that the last robbers must have had rather
poor picking II the first were very searching
IN their operations The diirencia in
which Mr.. Kennedy came down WAS rob.
bed twice on the road.
1t Is stated that the proportions made by
England some months since. to offer her
intervention in settling the difficulties be-
tween Mexico and the United States, have
recently been taken up by the Mexican
Congress, and after warm discussion. in
which one Of the members said that the
whole affair was but another attempt of the
monarchics upon the sacred liberties Of the
Mexican Republic, the motion even TO con.
sIdcr them was lost by a vote Of IA to 33.
From this 1t would seem that the present
Congress is determined TO shut every door
against all proposals Of an honorable peace.
Santa Anna has sent letter to Congress
from Orizaba. lie gives his own account
of the battle of Cerro Gordo, and claims a
great victory OH the first day of the fight.
On the second day Providence, according to
his story. gave the advantage to the Yam
KEGS. lie say nothing about the cxcrt;ons
of the latter. Santa Anna states that he
now has seven thousand men, and that his
force is rapidly increasing; and moreover,
that all arc burning to encounter the Amer
leans again. He wants money to carry on
his operations, but Congress has not seen
fit to vote him coppcr-onc reason proba-
bly, being that it has not a copper to give.
Santa Anna so far as can learn, is the on
y man who has been spoken of in Mexico
as candidate for the Presidency, and lie is
in very bad oder with the mass.
The States north of Mcxico-Guadalaia
IA, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Durango, San
Luis. and o'hers--tallS openly of separating
fiH m Mexico, and letting her take care of
herself: Not a dollar in the way of supplies
are they sending on for the relief of the
General Government in its emergency.
They were still doing little in the way
of foritying the city of Mexico, but Span
lard informs me that all the distractions
they have erected so far could be kicked
over with the foot. The city had been pla-
ccd under martial law, and the direst exces-
ses anticipated. The citizens had all been
called upon to take up arms in the common
defence, but unfortunately for them nine
tcnths of them had no arms to take up. Nor
were there any cannon at the capitol other
than a few small and indiffercrcnt pieces
There is certainly party, and an inhu-
entail one in Mexico, which begins to talk
of peace and where four weeks since they
did not dare breathe their sentiments, they
now come out openly and avow themsel-
yes. Still the measure is far from popular
The peace party is composed of the more
honest and intelligent property holders, the
merchants, and perhaps the cIergy-tot these
are opposed the military who have all dis
graced themselves, and all the demagogues
among the lawyers. If the priests could
be made certain that they would continue
to hold their rich beneiices secure, they
would probably be in favour of peace.
On the approach of the Americans it is
said that congress, with all the archieves OF
the Republic. will move to the city of Nor
ella. Ofcourse all my news is verbal, not
n paper having come through. have des-
patched man 10 the capital for full files of
the public Journals, and if he gets back
safe they shall be Immediately forward to
you
Majors Borland and Gaines, Capt. G M.
Clay, and allthe officers taken in the North.
were at liberty in the city of Mexico, as was
also Midshipnan Rodgers. They are all
said TO be we'll and respectfully treated now,
though the latter was UNANIMOUSLY abused on
the way up to Mexico from I'ero,e
Gen. Canalizo was at San Andres,
place north Of Orizaba, at last accounts
The force with HIM is not stated, but is un-
doubtedIy small. He is an old friend Of
Santa Anna, and is probably working at
present for his master.
l write this in great haste, and have no
time to comment One thing must say,
and that is that there undoubtedly would
be very large peace party in Mexico were
it not for the overweening pride of the ma.
jori,y Of the inhabitants. 1t IS hard to be
thrashed into peace, that's certain