The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-03-22
From the Ne,o Orleans Picay,i,as, March 7
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.

The ship France, Capt. Pierce, arrived
yesterday from Vera Cruz, having sailed
thence on the 24th ult. We have the
Free American to the 22d, three days la.
ier than mad previously been received.
According to this paper, the train
which left Vera Cruz for Orizaba under
the command ofLt. Col. Biscoe, was at
tackled by band of guerrilas, 400 in
lumber, Col. Biscoe's command scarcely
exceeding eighty. An express was sent
back to Gen. Twiggs to acquaint him with
the facts. This courier was wounded in
the leg, but reached Vera Cruz, and re-
ported that a fight was going on which he
left, but that the Mexicans had gained no
advantage. Gen. Twiggs at once des-
patched three companies of cavalry to the
support Of Col. Biscoe.
The following paragraph is from the
Free American of the 22d ult.
We learn from Capt. White of the Lou
isiana Battalion, who has arrived from
Jalapa with his detachment, that he met
Capt. Taylor, of the Twiggs Rifles, with
his command, who is charged with impor-
tant dispatches for Mexico, and that Capt.
Taylor informed him that at certain
spot, about forty miles from here, he came
suddenly upon party of about one hum
dred guerrillas, in a meadow q short dis.
tance from the road; that they had tied
their horses under tho trees, and seemed
to be holding council, Not being able
TO distinguish them, he supposed them to
be Capt. Fairchild's command, and SCUM.
ded the note Of approach, Phe guerril-
las Immediately formed us infantry, when
Capt. Taylor sounded charge; the guer.
rillas mounted, and upon charge being
made upou them, Immediately fed and
dispersed,
iMponTANT FROM VENEZUELA. FLIGHT
OF THE WHITE PopuLATloN.-The brig
Orbit, at New York, from Porto Cabello,
brings most exciting intelligence from
th,s distracted republic. The following
summary Of her news we find in the New
Work Herald:-
We learn that the white inhabitants Of
La Guayra and Caraccas nre flying in all
directions from the vengeance ofthe black
nhd colored races, who have completely
cverawed these cities, and have assumed
" Gil uttIQuC tOWuTuS tIle
whites, as to inspire them with dread Of
being murdered if they remained.
The party Of Monages the President
and leader of the blacks, himself Creole,
were going about the streets in armed
gangs; and impressing all the mixed races
or blacks they could find. One colored
carman was forcibly dragged from his
cart and carried off; and the impressment
is going on daily.
il was rumored from the interior that
she whole Of tho country was on the eve
of general revolution and that the cele.
brated General Paez was making great
efforts to rally the whites.
The white population along the sea-
coast were trying to escape out of the
country. Most Of them were going to the
Island Of Curacoa, and taking passage in
different United States vessels. Mr.. f.
Weisman, lady and family, came passcn.
gers in the Orbit, being obliged to aband.
on their beautiful estate, by this dreadful
panic.
To tho time of the Orbits sailing, no
actual murders had been committed by
the blacks since the assassination of the
national representatives.
Thirty couples were divorced by one
bill on the last day Of the session Of the
kentucky Legislature.