The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-03-28

icorrect. The Dslth Of FJiday says: & &
We yesterday took ride q long the
river as far as Carrollton, and found The
2Levee inpretty nuclsthe same condition
Il was ten days 36r d fortnight since; In
fact, for that distance there does not ap.
pear to have. been Imminent danger at
any time, for Whareverthe Ilevee is wenks
the batturc extends SO fur out as 10 break
the force of tho current and still tho wa.
ter beforea it reaches the embankment.
Above Carrollton, as far ias Mr.. Hoey's
premises the rtwhcre the greatest dan.
ger was: :apprehended. is now sdeemedgse,.
cure, since the construction of the hack
leyee. l9y. In the Stage Of Tho water there
iias been no material change since .he
river reached its maximum hight. II
varies! with tho wind-ono day Ifalling d
few inches, and{th next rising 10 its for.
mer level. Oh Wednesday, ii consequ
encei of the lullng Of the southerly winds,
which ihud prevailed, il fell a few inches,
butsa fresh breeze springingsup from the
same direction yesterday, it agnin; resum.
ed its height. :. Few fear an overflow Ola
serious, charactcr;g but when Tie river bo.
gins to fall land, ,sli,'!e MAJ occur. Ills
to g. be hoped. however, the belief Tint The
oniy cangcr exists betecw CarrnIlton and
t1oey. 8 may. be verified, and The ptccau.
tions which have been used, provcii such
d, disaster" aass ,@ggg''i's lEE
tittsLATER FROM MEXICO. We hnve re.
ceiyed our, files of,he Monitor Republican
no, from the city Of Mexico. to the 9th
ultimo, being three days later tllun pre-
yious advices.
4 Partizan Of Santa Anna hud prcsen-
ted q counter proposition, in secret sps.
sion Of Congress, 10 the one mentioned by
us previously, which required Santa Anna
to make known tie time and place Of his
re-entering tho Republic. The docu-
mentEwns returned 10 its author for revi-
siol. being considered as couched in un-
parliamentary lnngunge. 344
"A journal in Zacaecas saws that the
adhcrcnts Of Santa Anna declare, that on
the 13,h Of next June, he will occupy the
Presidential chair for The 9Th lime. His
friends are believed 10 be tho clergy, The
cultivators of cotton, the agricullurists
| and mechanics, with portion Of the M
iional Guard, and all the disconlented
office seekers. tits said that Santa Anna.
among other'reforms, is in favor Of abol.
ishing prohibitory duties in favor of do.
mcslic cotton, and the federation Of all reli.
gions in the several parts ofthe Republic.
'lhe journal in questionable Zucutecano
expresses the charitable hope that all
traitors and miscrcants who seek Santa
Anna's return may be hunted down and
extirpated. s33"'
--LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA. We have
seen private letter from San Francisco
dated the Goth ofJunuary, whicl, contains
the latest news from the gold region.
The writer was a volunteer in Col. Fro
monls expedition, and was tuken prisoner
by the Indians. and retained in captivity
nine months-his life having been spared,
and his liberty finally granted him, as he
says, on. account Of his having been dis.
covered by the Indiuns, to be n free mason,
OF which fraternity, many Of The red men
are members.
The writer had been very successfully
engaged in the gold mines, and had ubta.
ined gold enough to satisfy his highest
ambition. HIS statements in rcspcc, TO
the extent of the gol,' beds and The purity
oflhc metal, rather exceed the marvellous
descriptions which we have heretofore
received. He speaks Of still further dis.
covcries and Of Sill richer mines, which
might furnish profitable employment, as
ne thinks, for all the young men in New
England. He is so confident in respect
othe golden promise of the land, ,hat he
urges his friends here TO 70 at once 10 the
mines. He speaks also Of silver mines,
in which he says there is an abundance
of ore; but this inferior metal seems 10 be
an object of minor regard among the for
tune hunters.
The writer Of this letter has left The
mines, 10 recruit his health, and 10 avail;
more favorable weather for carrying on
operations. Q fIe was at San Francisco,
which place he described as being full to
ovcrflowing with persons awaiting tho
coming Spring, 10 commence or resume
operations at the "diggings ."-Bosion
Traveller, Friday.
CALL AT ONE FELL swoop." BY the
following paragraph, which we copy from
the baltimore Sun, it will be preceived
Mr.. Secretary Ewing has decided, and is
sustained by the law officer of the Gov
ernment, that it is not necessary to apply
the guilloline to the clerks in his Depnrt.
men', their official existence having ter
minated tor want Of brcath:
"Hon. Reycrdy Johnson, as United
States Attorney General, it is stated, sus.
tans Mr.. Ewing's claim that his depart.
ment is new one, and that all the clerks
of the Indian, Land Pension and Patent