The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-10-11

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lNTELLIGENCE, FROM MlCALIFoR.s
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La PAz, Lower CALryoHNIA,!
July, 28, els4s.4sss
Skirmishes ,oith the 1iericans The Gold Re.
ii &. gion- Crime lNNardi News. s... i.it K
Although you may hayc heard Of the
fights we had with The Mcxicais since
December last. ihinlsj jt,as well TO, mon.
lion Them, leaving il discretionary, with
You 10 publish them or not. The first oc.
CURED at San Antonio; in rescuing Two
midstipmen, .Messrs. Duncan, son Of The
Hon. N. Duncan, late NJ. C. OF Ohio, and
Wiley, Sergeant ScallAn, three marines,
and ono sailor, and some others, in The
's' whole about twenty, comprised our force,
ana we bent The sgreaseIs handsomely,
killing three, twonnling others and putting
the remainder TO- Fight The number Of.
Mexicans engaged was foray ortmore. /
must mention an incident occurred. la.
One Of, our officers Capt, Steel, when
reconnoitering, came very near being
killed; shot was fired nt him from, from; a a
Quartet close by, and the. hall penetrated
his saddle; and lodged in the shoulder OF
i, doing no other. damage. This annoy
ed him exceedingly, and he directed his
men TO dis,nolnt and rally under cover OF
g. church close by. While rallying, LII.
Halleck Of the Marine Corps. came up
and he wns requested to step out and as.
certain the best plnn Of assault and iuking
the quarrel. The balls few so thick around
him that he was unable to do so. Come
boys, then, "snid Capt. s., Come on!''' and
we wen. straighl:into the cuartel.s We
routed them. ,s,,;s ...ls ss.,isslst, !.
In MI a,nbuscade on our return, our
force dismounted and put a party of, Mcxi.
cans to flight, and cap,ursd their captain,
who was severely wounded. We then
returned 10 our quarters, leaving behind
US but one man. Sergeanl Thomas M.
i1ipwood, Of, Company B. who w,,s il,s,an.
,ly killed in charging The cuarlcl-.hav.
ing ridden 100 10 lao miles, in 2s hours.
We have received very exciting news
from Upper california-..-gold has heen
discovered there in, quantities, and ills
said that one man got 81 500 worth in ten
days. The place in which it is found il
800 miles east Of San Francisco, and is
40 miles square. Every, ore is going
lhcre-evcn Uncle Sans troops, Some
40 men Of Company G., stationed at So.
nomn, went in and laying down their
arms, saying they had no further use for
them, marched off to tho gold region.
Twenty-Five deserted from Sun Francis.
CO barracks, and The Southampton was
obliged 10 sail; as the crew would have
deserted likewise. There are twenty-five
hundred persons there now, md the mum.
berwill be increased one thousand more
when this regiment is disbanded.
The Mormons l,nvetlie police establish
ment of the place, nnd defy Col. Mason
and his whole force 10 drive them off.
Crime is very prevalent; and murders are
allowed, ifthey are, mot very atrocious or
cruel. a4s4 fGi9aN ~
The United States ship Ohio, Congress,
Dale, store ships Lexington and South.
nmpton are here. The Independence has
left for home via the Sandwich Islands,
and the Congress will leave soon.
INTELLEGENCE TO THE LATEST
Il. MOMENT.
RECEIVED BY HLE'c. TELEGRAPH AND SPECIAL
FROM LoNDoN a5sHl1S AND DUBLIN,
From the ~. Y. Herald.
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,a LIEvEaPooL., 16-l1 a. M.
VERY IMPORTANT FROM IRELANp,-Our
special express messengers from Dublin, and
the districts in the South Of ireland, have Just
this instant reached Liverpool, and asy they
are the bearers of some rather important in
teiiegence, we haston to suhjon an outline
Another, and more determined outbreak
than that of Mulinahone has actually broken
out in parts OF the South of Ireland, and ul. |
though our messengers are not disposed TO
place implicit reliance on all the rnmors
Which they heard respecting this emsutc, Ell
ther as to the origin or extent they are, riev.
ertheless, fully convinced that thousands OF
the people are up in arms against the govern.
Inent, and that already more skrlnishinp has
taken place between tho police and the in.
surgents, In fact, they learn, that loss oflife |
has already taken place at o district called
Gienlower, about eight miles from, Conmei,
where the police were attacked, and short
hight cnsued; three of the rebels are reported
to be killed, and two or three of the police
wounded.
The police are reported to have fed from
the out-stations, leaving their barracke To
tho tender mercca Of the insurgents. It is
now confidently asserted that three peiices Of
cannon were actually captured by the insur-
gents. IN . anccessfull attack on Currag h.
more House. the seat ofthe Marquis Of Wa
Among the insurgents who were repulsed
N tho attack onithe police station, ,atGle,,-,
lower, number are 70 have worn the uni.
!arm !a OF the " club. During tho attack ON