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

when the mass of the people will make
desperate effort to regain what they have
lost, yet II such an army as should long ago
have been sent into the country is furnished
to the commander-in-chieft there is 10 doubt
but that it can be easily maintained but
to try to hold it with Il handful of men, such
as have undertaken and carried out the con-
quest 10 the admiration of the world, wou Id
be runningtoo much risk of sacrificing the
most gallant and devoted little army that
fought for any country. You may disagree
with me in many of these observation, but
Al you will look calmly into the future and
form your ideas from the past, | do not
think, Ill the whole, you will find me far
out OF the way.
1t is with much regret the residents of
Vera Cruz have learned that the Is, lnE,n-
try are to be relieved and sent to the intcri r
20 join General Scott. 1t would be doing
great injustice to dr,ain this galIan; little
regiment at Vera Cruz any longer. They
have had to encounter an army for six
months to which all the mighty cuyincs of
warfare were but play things, aud in that
time they have borne to the tomb nearly
one-thrd Ot their comrades Ninc-tcnths
OF those remaining have passed safely
through the dreaded disease Of the climate,
and are now the only troops in the service
to ,n,i;. ,bo,,, nr',,,. nnn.,n a..:'','.ro ..
,.om;Io o,J ,,,,,l. p H. e"''e' 'SS''"st ''ie
There is not 4 man Of the gallant little band
for rrl;rf and ,nn,Io" @ "'u ""H'ous'y iooA'ns
the ,n,.,n;. ,I ,l,';r "rpu.."" ~, ~ 'h"e'
.oun, in for mn sh:,r. -, NY ,,, ,i';i '';en
have BEEN achicvrJ cr !, ,.s .o""s n,.n
tha, som. shonll s,,v ,.s;nI ."I "Iioe'sa't s,t,,
not tell vou with b:, ,nn'.I' rs.|r',, 'u ,,,a
sold First, learned th,, !, ,,a,'L,.oa
them. Tbn, ,hrv hav,. J,ns u ,h.,r Iio" ,,,...
faithfully cvr,v nc,n ;n Vo., rr'., IVY,
vouch for and woull !, ho ;s,,.,. -, ,;,r,,',
them entirely when rho ri ,c.s II ,Lo.'. ,,:,,.,
have fallen in bo,,l. orr ~ bo tlI,d
hope tha, their in,.nt,,, s,rr;r.s j., r,,r.;
soninr the base of ;,Il our nncr.t,n,s ,,:;ll -,
better anpr.r;,.o1 vh., ,h.,, 49,, ha.,Du
understood
The victim r. tho dso...s or,ho .l:
since last ApriI in Vrrn Cruy viii No. Ell
short Of ,wcive h,,dr.d I'D :, h,>,o. no ."''
those v,;, },,yc ,hc n,,n,ns,nor, " .,m,;rs
to sec that = sniff; ,n, n,,,7h,. ~ -,
carry out tbcsr ob;.cs iS SON.. .,r,u.r'i F. In ~
ring the healthy sr,so, and ,Ia, ,ro'r,a.,
0OuS sacrifice OF life avoided 'Eba hncni
tai rcpor,s on The Is, u,,;mo c,,led f.. ar
ON the sick list. which i 1u;.,. !, n;c, ,;,,,e
DEPARTURE or THE Trv,or
Wednesday last the o2u,l ult n,a o,.lock
p. NJ. the British mail s,e,mer rar;o,
Lieutenant p Hos, r n cn,nnand.r
left the anchoranc at Shin leland and rro
ceeded on her way to Eurone. Sbe IooI; in
one hundred tons Of coal fron, ,ho s,o.,nor
Ohio, furnished bv the M.,ican Gnlf Rail
Rosd COMPANY. The T.yiot ven, ;n,n
the harbor Of Shin Island when r,,,n;,,
List. tn. Suner;ntrnden, n tho P,n.I Man
Packe, line. CommanJer Hast oHd o,hsr
officers of IKE steamer went aShore % ~ naka .
All examination of oG',;rs ,hsre and ahar
u careful survey Of the h,rhnr ,h.u Wv svnr..s r"s
cd themselves Satisfied with tLr;r d;.coyper;ss
PLENTY of wafer was G1nnd on;,e noar , ,ho
island. where the steamers cln Il. ~ nor .
feet few A co,I dono, ,,,,, 10 I;I..