The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-02-02

and mad but few of your citizens here,
though some were 10 be seen in the ranks
the Masonic and Old Fellows Societies.
which presented (this by the way) an unusu-
ally fine appearance. We had few Of the
brave i>aimettos with uz, among whom also
were some Of your gallant townslncn.
Business was universally suspended
throughout the day, which was bright,
mild, lovely and smiling as May Sabbath
HOBKlRI[.
From, the New Orleans Picnyun", 1911 IT..
LATER FROM MEXICO.
Military contributions upon Mexico-I The
Rumors Of q peace not confirmed, &C. &c.
The steamship New Orleans, Captain
Edward Aud, arrived last evening from
Vera Cruz, having sailed the l4th instant
The news we published yesterday of an
attack upon the train under Colonel Miles,
is confirmed in some respects. The loss
may have been exaggerated, and it will,
moreover, fall principally upon foreign lner-
chants, TO whom the pack mules stolen be-
longed. One house is said to have lost pro
perty worth $4,000. 1t was an English
firm. The French and Spanish merchants
robbed were able to obtain the restoration of
their goods by paying smartly, but no COM
promise could be made by English and
American merchants. Their reliance now
is upon General Twiggs, who is expected
to assess upon the district of Orizaba,
whence the brigands came, the amount lost.
In the skirmlsh it is supposed that three or
four of our men of the Mounted Rifles were
killed, and eight or ten Of the Mexican
muleteers. The portion of the train cut off
had iacautiously Jagged behind. Colonel
Miles could not wait for them to come up,
but left guard Of twenty five men behind,
which was totally inadequate against the
sudden onset of four hundred guerrillas.
The ship Ocean arrived at Vera Cruz on
the 5th instant from New York, with re-
cruits underthe command of Captain Henry
ofthe 3rd Infantry. ','@ o,' .''o
There has been an arrival at Vera Cruz
from the city ofMexico, with dates,he lst inst.
The mail came down via Orizaba. So
General Scott has issued an order asses
sing upon the States Of Mexico occupied or
to be occupied by our troops, an annual tax
amounting to about three millions. The
order is so important that we give it at
length below. There is nothing in it look
ing like peace. From the Free American
Of the 18th instant we copy the following
items derived from the papers received from
the capital: # 'se''t5a S,s s'ss=
- The American Star Of the sis. December,
says that it has been known thar a large
forcs Of guerrilleros was in the vicinity of
the city of Mexico, that the United States
Dragons had failed to come upwith them.
On the 37th ul.imo Padre Jaruatas slept at
San Juan Zeotihuacan, accompanied 'bv
eight hundred men, On the 26fi he was
at Guadalupe, with an 'escortof fifteen men,
and proceeded as far as the garita. q From
thence he proceeded 10 Hanepantia, some
nine miles from the city of Mexico, on the
Qderetaro road. Hiscry al Gaadalupe was |
's Long live the religion" We hops, adds
the Star, that some Of our dragons, ior 9th.
ere, will shortly get this precious rascal in |
their hands. He is bold in .yenturing so
pear the city, and cannot expect 10 escape !
apprehension and the punishment which
he deserves. u I, 49, 5sisss
A rail road meeting was 10 be held ON
Herbert wss shaSfrSsss @ WssstS j Sslsiss sh M Te.
port in regard u the feasibility ofthe routes
md other pattcrs appsrtaining thereto