The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-06-21


!; Government viii lbs plsdg gsdd liof The pay
srfsnti of the nier,, and that indi yidnals
viii receive bounty o4o hcres ot hne
land.
FoR YUcArA number of young
men belonging 20 and cornpan nyirig the
American army tfexico have Ell press.
ed q strong desire to 60 to the assistatice
sof the whites In Y Ioatan w 18th meIna-2
nv have enrolled their names, and asparty
Of four or Ave hundred can easily be made
up. Those who wish to spend the sum.
mer in delightful counts rather than
return!to their homes in the dull season,
can find no better place in which to do so
than III Y ucatan, whilst nt the same time
they can assist the whites against the mer-
Sciless Indians, and benefit themselves
immeasurably.
A letter received from Mazatlan, on
the Pacific, representing the coast there
as unhealthy, and the uncertainty fves-
sells 10 California, has caused that expe-
dition to be abandoned, and many who
had enrolled themselves for that country
have transferred their names to the Yu-
catan list. Information us to the full OBJ
iect Of the expedition, the character ofthe
country,: &C., will be readily impaired
BY the undersigned, at the Star Office.
JoHN II. PEOPLES.
The excitement crented by the appear
anoe of the above card was almost equal
to the war fever in New Orleans in
May, 1916, and tho Star office has been
thronged all day with the anxious inquir-
ers. 1t is TO serve the cause of human-
ty, and that is sufficient inducement for
our brave countrymen.
Pena y Pena has been chosen Presi-
dent of the Supreme Court of Justice,
receiving the vote of every State except
that Of San Luis, and Scnor Sierra was
elected Vice President. "
Gen. Lane, the Marion Of the army,
arrived here yesterday, looking quite
well. The Star says that his arrival
will keep Padre Jarauta in the back
ground. c. c.
From the American Star Of Mayer.
GEN. LANE.---This officer, our Marion,
arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz,
escorted by Lieut.. Waters and COM
mand Of Louisiana Volunteers. The
General looks we'll, and us usual has lost
no time on the road. 1t was said, few
days ngo, that Paredes would send Jarauta
to bring our commissioners to talk with
him; but the simple fuct that Gen. Lane
has returned will keep the Padre we'll IN
the back ground.
The Monitor says: "It is said that
Congress will suspend its sessions on Sat.
urday, and reopen them in Mexico in Ju-
ly. We shall see if it is So"
The diligence from Queretaro, which
came in on Friday, was robbed near
San Juan del Rio. It had four passen.
gers. ,a&.,
Tranquility was entirely restored in
San Louis at the last dates.
THR END OF THE WAR.-The arrival
Of the Volunteers and Regulars
Union contains q lengthy general order
from the War Department, giving instruc-
tions as 10 the mode of Withdrawing the
troops from Mexico, now that the war is
at an end. AS to the volunteers, the or.
der says:
The Massachusetts regiment will be
sent direct to Boston; the New York and
New Jersey regiments to Fort Hamilton,
New York harbor; the Pennsylvania re.
gimcnts, one to Philadelphia and one TO
Pittsburg; the. Maryland and District of
Columbia Regiment to Fort McHenry;
the Virginia and North Carolina Regi-
ments to Fort Monroe; and the South Car
olina regiment to Fort Moultrie, respec.
lively, where they will be paid and regu-
larly mustered out ofservice by the COM
mnnding or other officers assigned to that
duty.
The lst, I'd, Sd, 4th, and 9th regiments
of Infantry will be concentrated at or in
the vicinity of Pass Christian, under the
orders Of Brevet Major General Twiggs.
The three companies Of the 1st, and
seven companies Of the I'd dragons, now
with the main army, the mounted rifle re-
giment, and the 9th, 7th, and 9th regi-
ments of infantry, will assemble at jeff:
erson barracks, under Brigadier General
Kearney, who for the present is assigned
to the command ofthat post, to which, he
will repair as soon rs the troops are with.
drawn from Mexico. Ya
These instructions will not interfere
with the special instructions of May 18th.
TO Maj. Gen'l Butler, and of juno 7th 10
Bvt. Maj. General Wool, inregard to re-
Inducements Of one regiment Of infantry
and four companies of dragons (old es-
tablishment), to be sent to California, and
one company Of dragons TO New.Mexi.
co. The eight companies Of artillery re-
manning with the "army Of occupation"
will, according to previous instructions,