The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-01-05

When the mass OF the people will make a
desperate effort to regain what they have
lost, yet if such an army as should long ago
nave been sent into the country is furnished
TO the commander-in chief, there is no doubt
out that it can be easily maintained; but
70 try to hold it with u handful of men, such
as have undertaken and carried out the con-
quest 10 the admiration ofthe world, would
be running too much risk of sacrificing the
most gallant, and devoted little army that
Tough. tor any country. You may disagree
with me in many of these observation, bu,
II you will look calmly into the future and
form your ideas from the past, do no,
think, III the whole, you will find me far
out OF the way.
II IS with much regret the residents OF
Vera Cruz have learned that the ist Infan-
try are to be relieved and sent to the intcri r
to join G, neral Scott. 1t would be doing
great injustice to dctain this galIan: little
regiment at Vera Cruz any longer. They
have had to encounter an army for six
months to which all the mighty engines of
warfare were but play things, and in that
time they have borne to the tomb nearly
onc-thlrd Of their comrades. Nine tenths
OF those remaining have passed safely
through the dreaded disease of the climate.
and are now the only troops in the service
who have become sufficiently acclimatcd
to make them proof hereafter against the
romao anI other diseases nearly as bad
There is not a man Of the gallant little band
that has been long and anxlouslv looking
for relief and another opportunity TO meet
the enemies OF their country These men
como III Tor no share in the honors which
have been achieved, for it was necessary
that some should stay behind, and need
not tell you with how much regret the
"Old First learned that it dcvolvcd upon
them That they have done their duty
faithfully every man in Vera Cruz will
vouch for, and would it be justice to forget
them entirely when the places Of those who
have fallen in battle are 10 be filled?
hope that their important services in carri
sonlng the base Of all our operations will be
better appreciated when they are better
understood
The victims to the diseases ofthe climate
since last April in Vera Cruz. will no, fall
short of twelve hundred, and it behooves
those who have the management of affairs
TO sec that Il sufficient number of ,roous to
carry out these objects is sent forward du.
ring the healthy season, and thu, trcmen-
dous sacrifice OF life avoided. The hospi.
tai reports OH The lst ul,imo called for 81
Oil tile sick list, which IS quite nice lille
army oI itself.
DEPARTURE or THE TEvIoT-On
"Wednesday last the 22nI ult., Il, o'clock,
/. W., the British mail steamer rcviot.
Lieutenant II. Hast. r. N, commander,
left the anchorage at Ship Island, and pro-
ceeded on her way to Europe. She took in
one hundred tons Of coal from the steamer
Ohio, furnished by the Mexican Gulf Rail
Road Company. The Teviot wen, into
the harbor of Ship Island, when Captain
List, the Superintendent of the Royal Mail
racket Line; Commander Hast. and other
officers OF the steamer, went ashore TO make
an examination of affairs there, and after
careful survey Of the harbor they express
cd themselves satisfied with their discoveries.
Plenty of water was found quite near the
island, where the steamers can lie in per-
feet safety. A coal depot may lie easily
established "a, Ship Island, a wharf built.
and house put up for the accommodation
OF passengers. This we presume the Com
panny ofthe Gulf Railway will have done,
ana thus permanently establish a stopping
pion, for the Royal Mail steamers.
Hc Ae'iot takes out y Sl@C,UuO 10 Europe.
The steamer before her had 100000.
TIE TEXAS RASGERs.-" Mustang" the
able and industrious correspondent of the
New Orleans Delta, thus notices the arrival
OF the Texas Rangers, under Colonel Jack
Hays, i'll the City of Mexico:
They were the observed Of all the oh
servers, and excited as much lively interest
rs it President Polk and the American Con-
grss had suddcnly set themselves down in
front OF the palace TO organize and regulate
government and laws for the people of this
benighted land-crowds Of men Aocked to
sec them, (howcver always keeping res
pecaul distance,) and woman affrighted,
rushed from the balconies into the houses
They were armed with their oId-fashoined.
maple stocked rifles lying across their sad
dies the butts of two larpe njstoIs stickinu