The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-02
WAsHINGTt)N Noy. D. 1851.


WASiIING'Tt)N,-N Nov. %, 1851.
The Spanish difficulty is definitely se:-
tied, Mt last-ihe negotiations having been
is substantially, az i,as already been sisted |
in the Herald. The Spanish Consul will
20 10 New Orleans in Spanish national |
vessel, aud his flag is 10 be formally salutesl.
Judge Sharkey is ~ go To Havana in u ma
| tional vessel, and his flng is also 10 be sa.
luicd.
The President will recommend 10 Com
grcss To make gnod all daIi,agcs sustained
| by the Bpaniah Consul. As for The los es
sustained by the Spanish resileniH, they
will seek their remedies iu the cour,s, and
ii is promised That the governmcn, will az
ford them every proper assistance.
Tie snhjcct eli The execution and punish.
mcnt Of tho prisoners VIA not brought up:
neither did Spaiu make demand for re.
Endorsements for the expenses attending
tho suppression Of the invasion. Having
treated the prisoners as pirairs or hucca-
nirrs. she Drecludcd herself from demand
ing damages from this government. which
the nr fortunate individuals executed had
already paid with their lives. To have
adopted different course would have been
10 confess that she had violated her treaty
stipnlatnrs by summary trying 'onr citi.
zens, and thus inex,ricably to have involved
the difficulty by executing them as shc did.
She held that they had forfeited their citi.
zcnship, and were themselves aIOne re-
sponsibe for ,hcir conduct.
Will Mr.. Webster resign! Win knows?
One day he says he will; the next day he
is all adrift again. His mos, intimate friends
now deny that he will, unless some con-
tingency, not NOW known, should arise
Members Of Congress are now fiocking
in. The contest for Speaker will probably
he 3 hot one, rhnaowing forth the harmoni-
ness oi The Presidential contest. Lynn
Boyd Of Kentucky. as the Southern proni-
nan, candidate, il is believed will be elected.
General Houston has taken two eleganl
parlors in Browns magnificent Hotel, and
will do the thing up in grand style.
There was sixiy-five thousand one hun
died dollars worth Of United States stock
issued from the Treasury department du-
ring the past week. The transfer books
closed OH tho first,and will remain closed for
\ month, so AS to declare the divid 'nds.
, The Texas bonds is all prepared. 'd ready
to be issued as soon al The Legislature oi
,ha, en,"rprising State authorizes some
person to receive it.-Corr. " Y. Herald
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I New Orleans Picaynne, who was despatch.
;, cd for the purpose OF procuring some rel'a
y bio Information on the subject, the follow
n ing account was received which! we extrac,
h from that paper Il
DRowxsviLLE, Nov. Il, lS5l.-Very
much TO the nstonshmcnt Of NIL Serc who
i he'd watched The progress Of events acrocs
n the river, General Caravaial raised the
siege OF AIaiamoras on tho 3Oh ult, and re
tire ltedup the river. He had proceeded a
bout twelve miles when his rear gna:tl, coin
ulant!cd by Captain Walker, was attacked
by about 2tW Mexican cavalry, led by Col
PortilIa, AMI after several sharp e0nfiict.
c tho latter was repn!scd. While this WA
= going on, a regular stampede took'plaec il
Z Garavajai's main h>dy, and for u time bl,
"a lsee--.,-,n ,,,sne rsea 4sips dsectpns. sins,
them, however, rennited, and arr now SAID
TO be stationed at rorcsilias, n rancho
about nne leagues from Reynasa. During
tho rantc. Capt. Whcatc received orders to
throw The SIX pound gun into the
river. which he lid. The stampede is
said 10 ha e been occasoned by n report
tha, spread among the troops that Gen.
Avalos had received large reinforccn,ents
OF men and heavy artillery, and Tint he was
marching 10 surround them. 1t is certain
that Caravnjal is still at the head Of iol-
crably strong force, and that he is only
waiting rcinlorccments OF men and
artillery TO recommcnce tho attack on
Maiamoras.
Col Ford is reported to have gone on to
, , San Antonio for the purpose of raising
men, and various other officers oi
Caravaj.rs force arc said to be recruiting
u, different points. was informed
D yesterday that news had boon received in
u Ma!ainoras tina, Caravajai either had or
4 was about to issue a declaration Of
! Independence, bu, il was not stated how
mucl, OF The country was 10 bo embraced
y III that tltM Mmeni.
i During The siege of Matamoras, two oi
Ceravajals men (Americans) were taken
: prisoners by the forces q! Gen. Avalos, but
y the American Consul, having in,erccded
for ,icm unofficially, has been informed
tlla, they wl be released so soon as
public excitement has subsIded. A few
Americans were taken prisoners on
c suspicion during tho siege. but were
u released upon tho assertion Of the
J. Consul ha, they were innocent parties.
II send you copies Of the correspondence
! between Cararajal and the ioreigI
e Con4uls, just previous 10 the com
~ mencc,ncnt Of the siege, together will
copies OF The Rio Bravo OF the 5ih and l2tl
Q INST, and a handbi issued by tn.
y Consul, which will explain itself
Gen Candles arrived i'll Matamoras o!
20 the 3lsi ult have been informed, and i
i is reported her, that he has assumed th'
command but be !ievc this only extends Il
10 the National Guard. Gen. Avalos still
retains the supreme command. Canalc
'r brought with him 800 militia from
- Victoria and Tuia. a force OF cavalry
y said 10 be about 200 strong, has ais
reached Mu,amoras, and it is reported tha
= Gen Uragua, is ON tho march with Stk
lS more lrDO,s | have no definite u,