The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-06-30
tho more perfectly will the fall transform
him 10 "mince mcnt.'
VERA Cnuz, June ID, IS47.


i city, but;in order to be in time for the Gal.
vessan, which may possibly get off This
evening. / shall givesyou hasty sketch Of
my last letter, and which has been kindly
furnished to NC by Lieut.. Rigcr. Of
Capt. Blnin's company Of the yoligucrs.
Gen. Cadwaiader marched with his com.
mand from the place where he reached
Col. HIcIntoss., seven miles this side of the
Puah.e NacionaI, on the 10Th instant,
reaching the bridge about surdown; which
he found occupied By the gucrrillas, as
well as the heights around.
Lieut.. Riakey of the Voliiguers. was
detached with section Of mountain how
i'zera and twenty men, and supported by
the ,tan;ry they were ordered to charge
HE bridge. which they did in gallant style,
and carried il, but | regret To say that Of
Lieut.. B.s ticia ach,nent hc lost one man
, killed aud ?onr wounded. Lieut.. p. being
n .*sE3'',' among The luttcr. having received
! musket bali in tnc left leg. They also
lost i've horses, but [ cannot learn the loss
sustained by the Infantry in this particular
| charge, The Infantry Immediately charg-
Ell TIE heights. carrying them in fine STYLE
III the meantime, Gen. Caiwalader, learing
fer TIE safety o, ,1u: ;iinir and Captain
Gatc''s rrpanics of yniiigners. "hn were
! on nc way 10 the com,naG',l in charge of
'filn containing ioragc and provisions 10
supply the place nt those captured from
the hain while under The command Of Col.
Ncih!osh, sent back Gatcs's company Of
! dragons, who f"il in with large partv of
@uc:ri'las who attacked them, and whom
they nnuiy charged. lea wing Ten dead Mcxi-
c.". on the field! / cannot hear wha
nnr bcr oi our men were wounded =! lie
National Bridge OF other de lnc ,mcnls with
the exception ut Lcmt. Rhodes. wh" was
wounded III the knee, who ilas returned to
this place. On The morning of the 'l,h
The advance had another sharp encounter
nhos! ih.cc miles beyond the bridge, Lri.
wing tie gucrriilas before .hcm. Captain
B'aia's and Capt. Bcrnard's companies,
hav = turned cvvt the supplies. left tie
bridge on their return. AT lhc same i me
Gen G"dwala,ler left their 10 proceed an
his journey, an; they report lha. on .l,o
.,2'h '!'ev heard the rcpnr, Of firearms in
The diieclion Of Ccrrn Gordn. aud from all
nppe ,eonSrs there is no doubt THAI this
cornnand had 10 fight every foo, of its
wayto ja.apn. The loss Of the Mexicans
was nn less than forty, while ours, rs far
as herd !som, is one hi;c,i and eighteen
"ounued. i,thc Galveston does aol leave
to-day sha! try ard lind time to visit
c&n'p 'our miles distant. and may give fur
, The "cnlars, In has t.
sen. Shields. I have been iriurm-
ed y, physician from Iuiapa. although
ye: lucbic, has gwen up the idea Of going
nome, md IS going {" cn!e: again upon the
duties II his station.
amy Nopcmenis The 81 Mississippi
recim5n, have moved forward from Mon.
terrY IT. 900 Gen Won!, and the Virginia
and No,li. c"r"lIna troops arc to leave as
s"nn IS lie Massachusetts rrc;rncu;. who
le;l he'c y" S;;.11oy last, shall have taken
theic place- Gen. Gushing left .his place
t"t Gen. Tayinr's headquarters OF Friday
| last. 'arions Of the 10Th infantry under
Lirn' Eol. Fay. of the 81 Dragons. under
Mai. Cufs. and Of the 18Th infantry sill
remain 4nclnncd in cur vicinity.
ArrosrNEEIc R,ILwAvs.-Th atn,os-
lh"r,c principle of propulsion upon rail
"avs. j. sill n!a,ter Of controversy
in England. Upon tic Croydon line
:thss h,en tried and abandoned; while
On iha South Deyon ..nc, where We
believe il has been longest in opera
| ton, j, i, s.il in favor We learn from
,hH Lo:!"; Railway Times, that The
Devon ile h1s been rcpea,ed'v v"rk.d
from Exeter 10 Dawi;:,,, in cvcry poSsaic
way. "sh heavy and "ith ligh, weights,
! and that all experiments have been elni-
neatly successful. Will, light weight. n
i speed 81 70 miles al hour was Obtained,
and ~; vz.Ah .: 90 10 100 ,ons, q
speed of 50 10 50 miles an hour Further
extensions "i the line. 10 Plymouth and to
/ Totnes, crc contemplated.
The Philadelphia II = C.4e.,c cf Sat
urdav suvs.
I Gen Tom Thumb J.evces have given
a net Pr"yit Of over Sli,000 in 22i.2 days,
which, cnnn,ing i6 dollars IN silyes to The
pound, a. oir!upois, make - times l.sown
weight IN silver; or counting o2 half giles
- thc pound. avordupos, makes nearly
four times his own weigh! IN guid!
! During this time, he kissed between
:2o 600 ani 1000 ladies'"
4 MnNuwrvr rn W'LliAM CAxrov--
1t * proposed n LCndon 10 crec, bv sub
scripiinn . monum"n, 10 Wiiiiam CaXtn;,,
lha man who ,i.sndnce,. ihc ar, cf printing
in England. The Slyic OF The monrmen.
is thus indicated: "a fountain (of living
water) by day, out Of whic!, should arise ID
,ail pillar, obr'i4L, or cluster ofGathic pin.
nacles for light by night; tho diffusion OF
light being the ia and inielligibe symbol