The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-06-30

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i tle vi tst sectioniof mnHa in how.
Iiizefa and taent me aaili ,ispstcd
The 8fansry they we're orsinreil 10 chat 90
the bridge bieii tlley dit. gallant style,
snd sarsacd ITS bni sset 50 say that gf
|isiegsss tetari los one ssIan
Ihllica antl four wounded Lieut.. BIZ keiI,
ias;sa ams,na z, tts iattss eceIssaI
mus bail in Tie faft lee. They alsn
Host iYe ia mo-, iea 81 iils less
snsta ed By the Id fahtrYSi in Ibis particular
ehaf& The infantrys i iiI,me diaIely
ed heights, carry sinH iii ms ID & 8 ssiyie.
Ii iha fnenntim & Den. Cadwalads dsr. fear rinn
for safety OF sCar, Blair ana aEar,tsisi
Gatsss sepmnanies b fSyoitigusrs. Rh q we're
on esway To The columantI ;incharqc . of q
lifala containing forage and proyisfons tos
SUPP sha place of those captured from
The AMY whiie under 5ihc command of Col,
McIHsosh, sent back Gaies.s company 0E
drag gsons. who fell in with large partySof
eus!rillas who attacked Them, and whom
the! nobiy charge having ten dead tN1exE
cans nn $lhe field. sI cannot hear what
number OF our men qsafs wounded at llss
Nati1nal Bridge Of other sdelnci,nenls with
the exception OF Lieut.. r. Rhodcs, who was
oul,aed an tts knee, who has returned To-
ihlsS pIace. On the morning ol The iItii
the sdyance had another sharp encounter
abost three miles be yon,l The bridge, dri.
wing The gufrriilas before them. Captain
Blaiifp and Capt. Bernard.s s com napaDies, /,
taysag turned over ahe sdppIies. isft The
brijh pm their return. lie same tiIIIes
Gem walalef fsf ii aheis t9 pfo csed on
his lpgtney and hep sSs,fk ilal on it,a
42,h hey heard The Ee ;,slfs Sf iifa.arns ifi
The lion fof (;errn G ordo. md from all
appe eA4nces there, lis sno doubt 5tilat thin
comIdand had Ia figh i every f5aI or lis
way sJnlapa. The loss OF the Nfexicans
was no. less than forty, while at,rs.s as tar
as heisd from, is one killed and 4 eii.hteen
|wonnasd. Ii sthe 5afYe sion ID q ss not leave
Eto-daF shall try ansl time To visit
cam four lessdi isIa III, and ma yseiYs fur
itls fss h sl,s
AVE sbaeif III iSsn,
ed sysieian from. Jalsna y itIiossghI
yet fte6 he. hes wen tp tie idea sof going
tlofncss.a nd dfissg gnipg 70 cnief eAinpponthef
duties 'tu his STALLION. 81
Is spty lHoue b, tent The s2d NJ Mississippi
|reginlsHt have moved forward frnm Mon
|tercyin Join Gen. Wool, and The Virginia
and North Carnlina troops are 10 leave as
soon as the Massac chuseitg repiment. who
left hero or Sunday last, shall have iakesl
their Etane Gen. Guiding left this place
for Gshs Tay ylar's headquarters on Friday
last. or,ians of the 10Th inIantry under
Eientss {sof. Fay, Of the Sd dragoons. under
Maj. Gals. and g0f fthe 4 9Th infantry still
6 remalnsfn eampeds in Sous vicinity.
satsSS 9 81 3f;5S
AraaIPHaRac RAIEwAYs. atfnos.
pherc rinciple of propulsion upon rail
wa US, ~ still q mater OF con,rov ersy
in Epg gland. POI Il shs Croydon line
ithas bten tried and abandoned while
on the South Deynn line, wherc swc
beiiers ~ has been longest in operr.
tion. it ID still in Ia yor.s We learn from
the Lnadnn Railway Times, thar ,i.s
Devonfss has been repeatedly worked
from Exssier 10 Dawlisli, in every possible
way, with heavy and with light waighis,
and thst all experiments have been emf
nentiy successful. With light weights{ a.
speed Of 10 miles an foar was obiainsd.
and ssiits a weight Of 90 70 4 90 tons, 8
speed Of so 10 35 miles an hour. Further
extensions Of tho line, 10 plymouth and to
Totnes, are contemplated.
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The Philadelphia q. 3. Gazeiia Of Sat-
urday yssnys; q
| "Gena Tom Thumb Lesees hare given
a not spsHtsf OF over el IA, 600 in 2a2i- q days,
which, enaniing { 9 dollars in silver 10 the
pound. ayairdupois. rnnke So times shisown
weight in stlYef;or counting 50 hall f:eagies
to the pound, aporIupois, makes nearly
four limes hissown weig in gold!
sDrrina this3tinae. he kissed between n
$4,000 anil sc, 900 ladies.',s3
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