Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 15, 1846 Page: 2 of 4
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Jaw andegdlaitorisjJBy order c( MajorlGnjJTJ Scott
H13 iSscTsHencvKSfecvcfnor oqlatsiatia.
He who poiscsseTJisldnjme- powers of the soul, is a
great belug, he his place where it-may You may clothe
him with rags, chain furajo slavish tasks but he is still
greats You mayshur.him out of your house, but God
opens, to "him heavenly mansions. He makes uo show in-
deed in the streets of asplendid city, but a cjear .thought
; -a pure tiffection, a resolute act of a virtuous life, will'
UiSvifgnjtB&utslanotber kind .and far higher than
accumulations of brick and granite, of piaster and stucco,
however cunningly put logtther.'or though stretching far
- beyond our sight. Nor is this all. Ileal greatness has
nothing to do with a man's sphere. It dors not. liejn the
.magnitude of his own outward agency in the extent of the
effect which it produces. Perhaps the greatest men in our
city, at this momenttare buried ia obscurity. Grandeur
of character is wnojly in the forceKof thought, moral prin-
ciple and love, and thja'may be found in the humblest
.condition "of itfe.. A mac-brougntjitp to an- obscure trade,
antrsaemmeajin; Jjy tncwatttsojta. growing. Jainuy. mayjn
this nairf5phgr'pcrcBiJflmar6. clearly,,discriminate
moreieKwejgbevidncje'mofff wisely, seize ontfie
TihtmgiiKjPiwro"dlcisrlvvhave.rjaore nresence ofimnd
(Uni xuotheryho has accumulated vast stores
ifpby lajbarioBs'iudy'rand he has more, of in-
reaiuew assajva mau wuo uas gvuc uul u
roeafiwmesiataeds' human nature better,
pwtjge83andweirischaracter aiore saeaciouslr.
MYho bWravelled oyer ihe knowjiovorld,
jaraejfcydw J-epojrisSif difierent trquntnes.
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; is ibis A grtas8& which ispt to;roake a.show, or
HiKSjy-,10 abound w xoespicuous stations..
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?-yThTepoTtsth?it Mexico ,isf desirous tore-open,
nfegottations wih.-tbelJnited States,-and' that'Eng-i
land ha3 offeredirlni;alkffitolMijast tfiediffiflal-
ties between the beljigerants, ate acquiring a degree
"of authenticity that entitles th'emrto. o frConsidera
Jale credit. The proposition inade, by Ari-tato-GTen.
Taylor to establish an, armistice" previous
to the evacuation of Matarnbros, was probably
but an indirect admission on the part of the Mexi-
can commander that he considered his government
wholfy incapable of continuing the war, and he
wished to settle all differences, not by a further ap-
peal to arms but by diplomacy. We are confident
that overtures have already been made by the Mexi-
can government indirectly through the British min-
ister or some other source, that they desire peace
and they would most readily grasp at any similar
overture on the pait of the U. States. But the ques-
tion arises whether the U. S. government will relin-
quish all the advantages it has gained, by accepting
at this juncture any overtures on the part of Mexi-
co, even though they be accompanied with the assu-
rances of the British government that it will inter-
pose its kind offices (o ensure on the part of Mexico
a fulfillment of all stipulations it may make. It is
well known that England is too deeply interested in
Mexican affairs to act impartially- as a mediator in
this instance. She is at present the commercial ri-
val of the U. States wiULTegart? to .Mexican com-
merce. She has also a deep intetesfin California,
great portion of which has been morgaged to British!
bond holders. She is also interested IhroughSef
citizens In many of. the most valnablelmrnes of Jihat
country. - Indeed so intimately are her interests, px
rather lhejfiiMF&sJj)f her citizens-blenddith those
of Mexico, that she exerts an 1&fhiencffeovr .the
i"Jexican government almostas supi'ernSc&iter
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mora than one or- tvra.htttKfeLa tiay, across ibe ri-
vers, if they areja the JcMt xwolen'by rKHf. Jf a
depot we& established ra.t Washington, orj&one of '
tfieFwnf Hftiglhallown a.'sufficwrquantirym -provistoniTallittPf
storescould x.bV transported
a vry fewyiyjra this eityta the dep ancT
MfoJMettpmH&hMhice from tfiis cjty to '
WasHnglonrisoiilf sixty raiand astheroads are
generally goodtMmsuoiildxeadjJy be engaged io
-transporLthe-atns tor'tkst point. As th'ere is a.
jsteamboat in-tmu-Cfoforado abovo the raft, 'a
depot could also be established at iagrange, Co-
lumbus or some other point on that river, and the"
necessary supplies of provisions could be transported
to u ironrftiaiagorna in a very snort time, ana in
season to supply the wants of the troops that are now
orf the march from Arkansas. It should be recol-
iected that more than 1,000 troops have already
marched along the route irom Robbins' Ferry to-
the Colorado, and they must have consumed a very-
large share of the supplies of corn and other provi-
sions on the route. Unless therefore, some provi-
sions shall be transported to the sections of the rout&
that have beenthus exhausted, the troops may-
suffer great inconvenience.
Some of our friends in New Orleans were greatly
alarmed a week or two since by a report brought ta
that city by the General Mors that-the Cherokees "
had revolted and were determined to renew the war
against Texas. This report if tiue, would excite
no alarm here, for the Cherokees ot Texas scarcely
muster fifty fighting men. The main body of the
Cherokees we believe, still remains friendly and has-
evmced no signs of hostility.
A report was prevalent in New York at the last
accounts, that Mexico had requested the interven-
tion of Trance and England, to adjust the difficulties
between her and the U. States. It was also reported
that Mr. Packmgham had formally announced to the
American government that England desired, to act
as mediator In the war between Mexico and the Uni-
ted "States. . ,
Mr. Slidell, the brother of lhelate minister to
Mexico, has lately goneto Havana, and it is repor-
ted that he is acting in a diplomatic capacity.
The election-on Monday passed off very quietly "
wn86tetfGsTifur7xweQhtt of contendincjM?rrffaTel
ercised over any of her colonial govemmanfcv Ho-fhe Tajfety of conlicting interests, and'the personal.'
can therU. States'then expect art Impartial ttecisionj
if England is to beJBiimpire? .-If we coliLjbr
a moment, Jjehev that jwr st8eBeo m-siMJcuig
this oflflrliadl)fee"ctB4dlWf byalkwreie pro
cure, and" prevent Jb "utdecestary ffuaion - of hu
man blood, it-wJW-dqty -oSemy chris- majrity)f r panIes concurred in denouncing the
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bare m nef:Himi$wjpoiicy in blood, over
tho dersttstei r?v k Ctokfai. wd Bdoo-
tan, that we have too- touch reason, to fer that no
fijotivesottrue BioraWy5 0r jetton riaf inaucedi
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fo,aBJkWdl $8loiMfl0T xaajyprBWiwawinaiea away to
posw&te eompcac e okedai mere seieicQ?a regiineat,-ana Hie American
ill-feelings thafcive beevengendered by the" viva.
foc-system. Afthough there were c6untless con-
flicting opintortf among the partizans ofthe various
candidates reljtive to qualifications personarpredi-
lections, oichfQ believe a toajorityandanrimmense
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independSf and trulffeepeopl?. Ifethere were
no other jeetion7theTexatious' delay that it occa-
sionsmvlitfog is sufficient of Jtself to condemn it.
Manymin who could with difficulty leave their bu-
sinessflflaihr a f.w trmmeifts. were nrovokpd and
themselves compelled to wait for a
TfiftifirrrowaPbi persons"who
'could vote. The whole number
d.4iave"Been Spoiled in one-tenth of the
by the bejkyystem. jThe longer the election
Sebstaft loeitea at -tie
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bw wny ajyaaraccg, aa it-ae aau'.&eea
ai life "St A. .. - . j-' i!
fcj 1J:;7 aiL-lxife' -e.t.- i -t-
MMHHBaQr w Kana-gtine arravfor joc- :
Be S been 38 Shears wiwrvice. on tha-fron-ry
te of few officer remarked that
3?Eirs the fatisues and privations" ofrthe
camoafsn-bMfirlkati aa eoewider him' Oe wasiafia-
ble, dlgaifiedfanil aletcllet Sfirk?." His. tent was no-
larger and no betteffcjEo sftfa.oherioScers,-and
bis-tablo was his calnjfchsst, iQwhicntbe carried his
cookinjr utensils, &c. jHislateslswrTfif pans, and his
cups (no saucers of course) tin pannikins. A small sup
ply oi uruwii augur was Kepi ju u 1111 canister, uuu iioua-"
piece of crockejy was to be seen. A party of six was,-
thus entertained in homely style, and they all seemed to
cnjoy-Jf auuudanny.
teeginRigkl. Are you just stepping on the threshold
of life? Sectire a good jnoral character. This is the true,
basis of success and true greatness. Without, virtue you'
cannot be Tespected; without jntegrityyou can never rise
to.distinction and Jionorr pjaarepoojrjerhaps, no mat
ter Poverty is ofteneT'Jtibkiwif kaa"1cnrse. Look at
the youngmari wHois hgifto Malfla-tailfionr " What is
his standing? 50? wfTat use is hetojOae world?" Xoumust
lnakegurserhe richest rosaia Mame.sfas horrof
poo'raB;aaiiacaiby aar(Lwirklhe3irst dollanlne
evcrwnc.riit weaUhiemaiaMassacbusetts, wasj
gpverr.merlt,jired. oot by d4ys, ialse promieee,
and accumuiat'ingxpu,wRl:acceptprppoek!BS
that she v?ould how apum jtbcoaempc.J Jfa she
aesires to secure an ncnoraef$aa Hwuog peace, sne
must reserve to herself the right of regulatiog'the ne
gotiations at berpleasineaad she wilV newr btain
lei)r.ft.ihat are truly rkrabrabfeac.advaBpeaoi until
itrmy hasjalvanced-sa nearto the Mexieen cap--
italas to cause"' Use, Cexican mioieieris to treflbie for
rjowu
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It is reported that thctemerGazelIe which ras-
'lately thartered by tfe g. Agents bttrarisport mil-
itdVtf CfnPnD tn P Ahltaal7A.1v l.l lAXil!HlJ.tj4
twij oc x.JuuiuatrKiij una, uccufpipvcuicu
jrom reiurnngi)wgTtathesudnflf the. wa
ter, and it is feared that she wiILbe" detained at the
upper landings during the summer, or .until there
shall be another freshet in the river. She was met
by the steamboat Sam. Williams about 100 miles
below the Ferry, and the river was then lallmg s
rapidly that the Sam. Williams could with difficul
ty descend, arid actually struck on several ! dges of
rock. We supppose the owner of the Gazelle will
notoregret this detention ; for we learn that she is
chartered at the rale of $ 150 a day.
- The new regiment of riflemen that has been au
thorised to be raised by the late act of Congress will
be completed and inactive service m a ery short
timp.
borniSKfertir X aweo&ta. a small fowam Maine. orWi&. 3
ware kurabk ia cueamatsneer. By isdasiry ng birge nutnbeis akdjorses and mules whichi they
ientsi
and
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mwamm
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aw-Hwcw wncre arm lawrntv u wjhkm. is fesr.n
ryoartar( ffrieee f&tBrr eorrect aricielef er-
fidhm, jmM mvmd, You k&vw awwy ;.
vrtmWf- laeR, sf, wiie ifctpaedbr this ielJew "
Wf?M7l96Z Ub ceaoi;''Of iria aiggardly
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-a tack of MBfieht (kalian, -asid rrh
-f?IVriecfps. Hc'make aimeelfebsoxisueto hi aeig kbora,
im tf ia.Tran groreising cnsratier. xoa
Kk a deWtMar f rsa?i pfistiple, wWd be
JsBigy?tf' - ,.--Te
BMjikeaHikayra good agymBing1 asyoa
.ct!:?ITlfilst?c ac fce hrra.'tkeR.gl' u-ili
. bD'wfeHgabe-Tjtfemg- tLal! re
djrce,vgsra3Hr aawttroaf im cesBeBt
ikiu jfou eye iusi ariscipi8-l(
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Carabajal and Canales seem to be dctingaaGuer
rilla chieis since the defeat of the Mexican army of
the North. It is reported that they have been scour-
ing the Mexican settlements along the Rio Grande,
levying contributions upon the citizens and collect-
nave driven towards1 Mo'Kterrey.
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we unaersrana-tna
.
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:be Agentsof thetUi
becaeatflwwenilv.rlch. Thawealthiest
YerijaDd'fiekaestmaaia Aaerica, was
)V- The readtenieahb w onen before vrm--,
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... S. .jj?. i. r. . .'s.tlr eminent have not vTaderanv aVrancrnmentstnO
WliWJwimrTW:iUJh---ilW B&t: vi -F, , V-. hBf v -"-f---
g jagusn aepots oiwoyisions, oca, at any point wes!
ol tpeTxmuyjiana therei is. much reason to featrhnt.
FjFm$
't4.1rg delacjtriients-of mouriied gunmea that arer
xpjeted to maTclLirj fete weeks by JllpnJ xn
m
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theHed River, Robbineecryftn the TrTsky, and
Sari Antonio, 'to join the arroy on 'the JRio Grande,
will not find a eaficicck aly of provisions and
military jstoree m that rww, na(ees depots are oon
established at oe m two peiBti betweea the Trinity
and San Antonio. . Webeiierethatit is" m impor-
tant that there hokl be 'depots eetabliehed on the
Brazos Tind'Colomktya o. (he Trieitv j for ithe
froarjs'will mobaBjyte'riod at each of thesori?
liseveray4yfapWjfgea cannot transport
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is thus delayedj-tbejMpre"
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for quarrels arise. t
We saw a nuneber oi individuals who expressed a
regret that they bad beea flwepelled to wound the
feelings of frieeds by voting thus openly, .against
them f and we are confident that numbers stayed
awayfrorathe jictlls Because they were unwilling to
subject themeelVee Jo tha inconveniences and mor-
tifications incidental to this restrictive systenxofelec- -tforf..
Where there are "well defined parties4 such as ,
Whig: and Denfecratic, the evils "Lftbe svs-
tern would be mitigated jbut it-is objectional in any,
iorm, because It does not leave tc-the voter the priv
ilege of voting openly or secretly just as be may de- '
sire, it the object of the.sYstem.-be merelv to ascer
tain, how each man of the county votes this could
be obtained by the, formed system, as the tickets
were all numbered and registered in the office of the '
Cqunty Clork, and any person who-desired to pry
jnjo his neighbor's affairs' could at any time have
access to,the tickets and satisfy; himself whether jje
voted for or against him or his favorite candidate.
Returns have been repeived from all the precincts of
th County except Penn's, and the following is a list of the
officers elected .
Wm R Baker, County Clerk ; F. R. Lubbock. Dis-
trict Clerk; Wm F Weeks, Judge of Probate, Wm
B Reevps. Chief Justice; D Russell, Sheriff ; William
G Evans, Assessor nnd Collector , John W Fogg. John
Vivm. P Thoiipsnti and John W Bergin, County Com-
inissiont r& ; E. M. Jarvis, Coroner; Geo H Bring-
hurst, County Surveyor ; Geo. T. Wood, MajorGene
ral; E B Nichols, Brigadier General.
Accounts have reached the frontiers of Missouri
that tin Mexicans are fortifying Santa Fe, m anticipa-
loiiofari at! ick from the American troops. If these
jortifi- filioiib are defended by such vile paltroons as
JSa'azarand Arnnjo, they will soon fall before the
hardy rocky mountain boys that are assembling at
Bents' Fort and Fort Leavenworth.
gbzsass.vr.-a rss?
mountains and defend it to the lasi. extremity. lie
accordingly erected a fortification on the summit of
the Siverra Nerada. The Mexicans soon arrived
and encamped before it, but did not fire a gun. On
the third day thjey ventured to approach the iort
and found it abandoned. The wiljr Captain had
retreated in the night, and as they could not or did
not dare to follow.him, he retired without interrup-
tion towards the frontiers of Missouri. He will pro-
bably reach the western settlements of Missouri in
a few Aveeks ,
War in South Africa. A most disastrous war
has been raging in South Africa for several months,
between the Caffers and the Colonisjs of the Cape.
The Caffers have been repeatedly routed, and large
numbers of them have been slain by the British
troops; but they are no sooner, dispersed in one part
of the settlements than they appear in another, kill-
ing the inhabitants who are found unarmed, nnd dri-
ving off the cattle to their fastnesses in the moun-
tains. Immense numbers of cattle have been stolen
by these negroes from the settlers, and the whole
northern portion of the colony has been kept in a
constant stale of alarm. The colony has probably
suffered more from this war within the last eight or
ten months than it had suffered during the ten pre-
vious years, .
Crops in Louisiana. The Planter's Banner,
states that the crop of sugar will be short in Attaka-
pas fully one-third this season. The plantings of
cane in many places have been almost entirely de
stroyed by the frequent heavy rains. The worm
has commenced its ravages in many parts of the
State, and will nearly complete the ruin.
The long continued and remarkably heavy rains
that have prevailed in all sections of this State, have
materially injured the cotton crop, and on most
of the plantations along the Brazos, the crop
will hardly average two thiids of that of last
year. In the.eastern counties the crops are more
promising. sltiy believed, however, that so many
pew fields have Been opened this j ear that the aver
age crop oi'ineiaie. win oe equal to mat.JXLMg
previous yeaf. Tfie ei'c'brn will be unusually
abundjmXapjfe crop of sugar will probably ex
ceed that of last year; '
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vorable auspices, aud as funds are not wanting and
the distance to be excavated is only about five miles
ft is probable that itgWULbecpmpleled this year.
It is a sing'iidarctf that there are indications along
the whole hneof this canal, that the Bra'zos former-
ly flowed near it into the. Galveston Bay. The num-
erous long winding narrow lakes that extend fromjhe,.
Brazos near Brazoria, at intervals to Ga!vestonBay,
so closely resemble portions of the river at the pre-
sent day, that there scarcely can be a doubt that they
formed at no very remote period the channeLof thev
Brazo3. The Rio Grande has in a similar manner
been thrown out of its ancient channel, which form-
erly opened into the Brazos Santiago, and has form-
ed a new outlet to the westward at Boca Chica. If
the Rio Grande shall be established as the bounda-
ry line between the U. States and Mexico, instead
of the Sierra" Madre, it is probable that this river
will be connected by acanal with the Brazos Santia-
go, and a large city will be built up near Point Isa-
bel that will rival or far excel Matamoros in popu-
lation and commercial resources.
EpropeajtNewsj. The steamship Great Wes-
tern, arrived aNew, Yprk on the 15th nit. The
news of thecornniehcement of hostilities between
Mexicoand Ihe'U. States had reached England by
the Cambriaf but this vessel conveyed only the ac-
counts of the cap'ture of the companies of Captain's
Thornton and Hardee. The partial success of the
Mexicans had created intense excitement, and many.
of the British who wished to see the Americans hum 1
bled, were delighted with the intelligence. They
will doubtless be proportionably chagrined and mor
tified when they hear of the battles of the 8th and
9th of May and the fall of Matamoros.
Tha-corn bjlLsajmsJoJjo-the all absorbing topic
of discussion, in England. It has passed the house
of Peers by a majority of 47, and its success is con-
sidered certain. Wilmer's European' Times, says
"the bill is now perfectly safe and will probably be
the law of the land before another month has pass-
ed." The escape of the Prince, Louis Bonaparte, from
the castle at Ham, has created great excitement in
Europe. He had been imprisoned for several years
and escaped at last in the disguise of a workman.
Thevent was not known for ten hours after he had
passed the gates' of the castle, and he was enabled to
reach the frontiers of Belgium before even the Tele-
graph could be set in motion. He arrived safely in
London, where he remained at the last accounts.
Another British Princess has been born, and the
Duke of Wellington moved in the house of JLords
that an actdress should be made to Q,ueen Victoria,
on this increase of! her domestic happiness.
Kentucky Volunteers. Such was the enthu-
siasm in old Kentucky when the first news that a re-
quisition had" been made on the State for volunteer
that the requisition ojfthe Governor was filled in a
week Dr two after his proclamation was issued, and
hundreaTwerentedorrwmTof TEef authority tir- ,
receive them. We regret howerer, to learn the Gov-
ernor has permitted party spirit to pollute this gen-
erous enthusiasm,by refusing to appoint any officer to
the command of these troops who differed with him
in political opinion. We learn from the Natchez Free
Trader, that he even rejected the "gallant Wm. O.
Butler, merely because he was a democratIf the
President of the United States were actuated by sim-
ilar motives well might we fear for the stability of
the Union. In war there should be'nqipaity.
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The late advices from Europe show that the Bri-
tish-government is still apprehensive that the Cana-
dian provinces are in jeopardy. The fortifications
of Kingston have been ordered to be placed in a
comriktftfttalS. oLrepair, and it is saidithat a bg
defences is to be erected on the hill side to protect
the city. It is rumored that about $500,000 are to
be expended in fortifying Montreal. About 6000
troops have been ordered to embark for Canada.
These militaty preparations are made probably as
much from the apprehension of a new fnsuriecjion
as from the expectation of a rupture with the United
States. .The lone of several of the Canadian jour:
nalsrand.the general dissatisfaction manifested by the
people of Canada relative to the new commercial
policy of the government, have doubtless alarmed
the British ministry. "
- -According to late accounts from Iowa and Illinois,
numerous parties of the poorer Mormons who at-
tempted to overtake the main" band of the emigra-
ting Mormons have retired to the banks of the Mis-
F$issippi, and are so destitute that many are com-
peih2djosjLbjJSJLHpoiitroots. .TjiejsaJSLSJwjreichcL
and poverty stricken, that they no longer excite ha
tred or alarm. In many instances their late perse-
cutors overcome by pity, have relieved their wants
and supplied them with the means of subsistence.
The Presbyterians of the eastern States designa-
ted the first Sabbath of July as a day of humiliation
and prayer, in view of the warlike crisis in our ria-
tionaf affairs.
We learn that a considerable portion of the cargo
of the steamboat Potomac, lately wrecked near Ve-
lasco, will be saved. The weather has been so fa-
vorable that the wreck could be approached from the
shore with little difficulty. There was no company
of volunteers on board when this vessel was wreck-
ed, but merely the crew and three or four passen-
gers. The company of volunteers that came on the
Potomac to Galveston, went from that city by the
coast route for Point Isabel.
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(. apt. John Rocjgcrs, a Cherokee
V asbington pu the l&h'ult.
Chief, died at
- California. During the lafe vtitof Cjpi. Fre-
fgntto, Cahfpmiax the raititaiy CQmuiandant at
tfI5ntere5'raised a company ot about 15& Mexicans
or llanchepos", urul marched out to capture 'tffe' in-
trepid Captain and the small company d 40 "or 50
men vtha were under hiscommand. -The. Ameri-
cans at San-Trancco and theileighborjng settle- '
ments, sent,wonitb Cnpt." Fremont that they would
raise a corps of 300 riflemen anpldisperee these Mex-
icans troops if fiefdeslred; but he assured them that
lie only came on a peaceful mission to explore the.
country, and did not wish to be the instrument of
creating a war jn the province He wrote also to
the American Consul at Monterej informingj him
that he had sought to pre$t,rv3 p-jwce wjthnthe,au-
thorftiesfbutthat if they-iftmrTo' uttackhim,he would
raufe tfTe American flag, iwtify agfjoiition m the
The official despatches of Arista forwarded' to the
government immediately after the battles of.the 8th
and 9th May, aie published in a Tampico paper.
The number of Mexicans killed in these two battles
are set down at 262; wounded, 355, and 135 taken
prisoners. Gen. Torejohn,- has died of fever since
the battle. Another General whose name is not
mentioned, is reported to have died of his wounds.
Arista gives the following list of the officers who
were killed or wounded:
Battle of the 8th Killed. Captain Antonio Ru-
bi, Lieuts. Pc dto Mature, Francisco Rosas, Fran-
cisco Batella. t
Wounded. Capts. Ignacio Gutierrez, Juan Gar-
rido, Guadalupe Cardenas, Telesfbro Carrion, Leo-
nardo Pecazo, Fernando Marmi ; Lieuts. Remigio
O. Sorno, Antonio Daza, ManueLMastarcuo ; 'En-
sign Leopoldo Mejta. v
Battle of the 9th Killed. Capts. Jose Deloris
Ramirez, Manuel Arana, Pedro Apestegula; Lieuts.
Fiancisco Pacheo, Antonio Sousa; Ensign Jose
Martel.
Wounded. Lieut. Cols. Francisco Garcia Casa-
nova, iNlariana Fernandez. Commander ofbaltal
ion. J. Maiia Mateus. Commander of the Squad-
i on. Agnacio Pena. Captain i Jose Barriero, Jose
'Garduno, Idelfonso Vega, Mariano Blanco, Jose Fe-
Iex Valez, Jose Apolonia Barragan. Lieutenants,
Antonio Villega, Latiro Ordonez, Mareana Sandi,
Juan Larrondo, Louis Vargos, Camelo Granados
Roman Gil, Francisco Rivas. Bnsig-ns, Meguel
Gutierrez, Chnstoval Castro.
All the officers, except Capt. Pedro Apestiguia
and Ensign Jose Martel, who were drowned in
crossing the river, died on the battle field. Lieuten-
antsr Ansel mo Juarez and Manuel Mastareno, have
since died oHheir wounds.
The steamboats Telegraph and Undine, touched
at Galveston a few days since on their way to the
Brazos Santiago.."
The steamship New York has again been char-
tered by the government, and at the last accounts
she had gone to Mobile to transport a detachment of
volunteers from that city to the Brazos Santiago.
Canal. The work on the Canal in Brazoria
County, intended to connect the Brnzos with the
west Bay of Galveston, has been resumed under fa-J w a perfect state of famine, the inhbitants are now
We are glad to learn that the Representative from
this Congressional district has been warmly greeted
by his old democratic friends at Washington. His
election seems to be hailed as a sure indicatitri that
this district is identified with the democratic cause;
for he is recognised as having been one of the most
firm and unwavering democrats of the Stale from
which he emigrated. His great experience and the
vast fund of commercial information he has acquired
during the long period that he was engaged in com-
mercial pursuits, will doubtless enable him to be-
come one of the most useful members of the com
mittee that is now engaged in remodeling the tariff.
Since the Oregon question has been settled the tariff
has become the prominent measure of Congress, and
we are glad that we have a representative that can
render essential service in perfecting this great meas-
ure. The following extract from the Washington Un-
ion, indicates the high estimation in which our rep-
resentative is held at the capital :
"The crowded state of our columns for some days past
has prevented us from announcing the arrival of Mr.
Pillsbury, the "representative from the western district of
Texas, who reached Washington on the evening of the
9th inst , and was on Wednesday admitted to his seaL
Mr. Pillsbury is a native of Maine, from whence he emi-
grated to Texas nine years ago. Previous to leavingthe
place of his nativity, he occupied a prominent and envia-
ble position in the Tanks of the demociatic party of
the State. He served four years as a member of the Le-
gislature and governor's council. In 1836 he was the
regular democratic candidate for Congress from the dis-
trict composed of the counties of Washington and Han-
cock; and, after three trials, was finally defeated by the
whig nominee, through a split in the Democratic party.
The re-union of Mr. Pillsbury with the members of the
Maine delegation, with many of whom he formerly serv-
ed in public life, is, indeed, a source of sincere pleasure to
them.
It is no small credit to him, nor is it a little remarkable,
that he has thus been honored with the confidence of the
democracy of the extreme eastorn and the western con-
gressional districts of the United States." jr5
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An officer of the U. S. Navy writing from St. Ja-'
go off the Cape Verd Islands, says:
Owing to a want of rain the past season, the fs-
lands Fego and Brava, particularly that of Zago, is
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Moore, Francis, Jr. Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 15, 1846, newspaper, July 15, 1846; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48418/m1/2/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.