The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 5, 1834 Page: 4 of 4
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- . . " t1V.-V 7s .' 7 spread a great deal of the original soil. The Com'
ligcncer mentions ten or mteen inoicuuuais ; Kiueu rmssioncrs further state that this mountain has from
and a o-reat number wounded and dui a small prop
ortion of the disasters probably had been heard of.
The general course of the tornado was from west
to east with a width varying from two hundred
yards to half a mile. The length of coutry over
-which it passed was at least seventy miles.
Texas Emigration Society A company of over
one hundred persons composed of farmers me-
chanics physicians &c. all cold water men are to
eail from this port for Texas on the first of May to
establish a colony in that country. They request
donations of books and other articles from the
benevolent which may be left at the office of the
Seamons Friends Society at 92 Nassau street.
New. York papor.
ONE 1HY LATH El FROM EUROPE.
New York May 14. Bytlio British ship Nimrod Captain At-
ltins arrived last "evening" we have received buys the Gazette
the Liverpool Courier of the 9th London Timet! und Mercantile
Journal of the 6th ult.
These papers contain nothing of particular moment; below we
give all that isintercstinp.
A l.n-laden with 2500 muskets ilOO barrels cartridges ISO
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Don
go.
The same paper? speaking of the rejection in the French Cham-
bcr of Deputies respecting the Amount due our Government re-
marks: "It will be the task and not an easy one of the French
Ministry to render th unexpected decision of the Chamber as pa-
latable "as possible to the United Slate- and endeavor to avert any
sn'asures of an unpleasant nature which it is possible in the al-
ared condition of the two coutre- the Cabinet at Washington
nia think proper to adopt: to effect this object satisfactorily to
- both parties will require all the diplomatic skill of the French pol-
nrge barrels powder and a quantity of shoes for the service ot
)on Carlos was captured en the I7tli April and carried into Vi
jtinans.
On the 1st cf June a very "mipoitant reduction istotane place
in the toncge dutv hi the pert of Louden audit is calculated that
on that ilav that the duty will be reduced from about It8 000 to
i l i. . i i. . 1. 1 T 1.1..
tZZZZlZZZZ!:;; b" h actually passed . b.ll to prevent the c.ti-
the succeessive convulsion of the Earth mouldered
away covering the high roads and causing the for-
mation of immense marshes in the neighborhood;
that portions of the earth precipitated from its tops
fell in the river Balsayaeo and obsiructed its course
the sudtlon and impetuous overthrow of which des
troyed the lands and heuses of the people of Santia-
go forcing its waters even as far as Putumayo be-
ing increased by nearly ninety tributary streams: ami
they state that the church and ten houses had been re
duced to ruins and the rest of the inhabitants have
fled into a high mountain with all the images thc
were able to save from the wreck. Almost the whole
of this canton is overspread with large abysses
principally in the parish of Vacuanquer where its
numerous eruptions have fortunately not disturbed
the course of the river Guitra.
The constituted authorities have done all in their
power to mitigate this heart rending calamity there-
Three thousand dollars were immediately forwarded
by the Governor to the cityif0f Pasto and subscrip-
tions to a considerable amount were entered into to
relieve the pressing distresses occasioned by the
calamity.
After our pap.er had g'onc to press a friend of our3
nut us m prtssosHK-Mi of thff following information n -lativetoCol.
Austin's imprisonment; which -.asrc.
ceived in a later dated :xico -v:y 4y l&3i;
That he is still confmet' in one oil the pr.sons of
the Inquisition and until a wack previous he wn;
emersed in the dungeon. Sai;ta Anna has enlarycti
the limits of his confinement; and the writer thmh-
n a week more he will be set at liberty. We s n
eerely hope this may be the case though we ar i..
clined to doubt. The treatment this gentleman Iijj
received at Mexico taking into consideration all th
circumstances in our humble opinion merits tk
consideration of the whole people of Texas.
The subscriber having rented the house lately o-
;cupied by Mrs. Breedlove hega leave to inform h
Inends and the public that he nns opened a iiov
From the Nantucket Inquirer
Most atrocious. The Albany Regency appall-j of extkrtainmlnt for hoarders and transient it- t
ed at the storm of popular indignation which is now ers: and hopes by moderate charges good fair and
so rapidly rolling 'towards them have resolved to strict attention to the wants of his guests to gam u
make the most desperate use of their remaining pow-1 share of public patronage.
er; and as far as possible deprive the people ofj R. STEVENSON.
any further exercise of their elective rights. The Brazoria 16 th June ISU-
Now York legislature has not only obeyed the dicta-i N. B. A good lot with a covered shed for hor-rs
tions of Van Huron through Mr. Spoil Marcy and
pawned the property of the state for six millions of
money wherewith to enforce the designs of the par-
is attached to the establishment and. corn & fodder
will be supplied when it is to be found in the country.
R. S.
TH'MIA . KUU'1
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corporation requiring no more than 10 UUU a uurio ueiray mc znih ui lUrtuy iw ai.x muiutia tu w ""-"- ill pkacTICK lUKDICIXr. 51'IIGBIIV AXD OllSTET-
inicipai lliccrs! Jttie prestnt mcum-UICS.
expenditure under that head of taxation.
rromihe N. Y. Com. Adv.
Further particulars of the Earthquake in
South America. Of all the religious churches in
the city only that of Jesus del Rio and that of San
Andre" escaped with the loss only of their steeples.
But the Cathedral church and the churches conce-
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withi thtir respecti ve convents asalso of San id ho-
minrro Marced and .uomas were an aasueu iv pie-
ces With the exception of only three or four hou-
ses which have but half escaped destruction all the
rest both great and small met with the same fate the
churches and convents expnenced and the smaller
houses which remained standing were either remo-
ved from their former foundation or so unsettled as
not to be inhabited with safety whence the a "frighted
population Avere doomed to suffer the r'gor of a burn-
ing sun by day never before known and the hcay
dews by night in a spot where they assembled to im-
plore the ifivine mercy for the souls of those whose
dead bodies they had collected togeher.
The country all around was desolate by the night
frost; and scorching sun by day.
The appearance of the city after the violence of the
convulsion had in some measure subsided is described
3s most melancholy presenting nothing but an undis-tino-uishable
mass of fallen buildings from which the
survivors were endeavoring to exhume the numbers
who had been overwhelmed.
The villages in the neighbourhood of the city of Pas
to namely LagunalocondmouesaqiiiOjL'ejuncimo
PurresCanchallaTamondinoTongovitoGuaImotan
Pandiaco and Tescual hac all lost their churches
and the too first named towns lost some of their
thatched houses and five of their inhabitants.
The parishes ofAIalatuyYacuanquerTamboBuiaco
Funesand their neghboring Parishes likewise had
their churches destroyed with their plantations and
tiled houses but that lamentable loss of life was not
incurred-there which befel Pasto and the Parish of
Sibundy.
The Commissioners onpointed by the Governor
report at the right of a large lake in the District of
Sibundoy a small rising ground is ooscrvea wnicn
has vomited from its bosom large pieces of rock and
that huge and profound caverns are in the neighbor-
hood surrounding the Desert called Bardoncille;
thai almost the half of this Desert has been precipi-
tated into the bowels of the Earth and the other
part raised as if it were above the surface till it had
formed a mountain of similar origin situated between
Sibundoy andiVguarico which in its fonution over-
sing their mu
bint are therefore to remain in office until the re
gency shall graciously permit the people to resum.
their nrhiloffes. But this ihfamous and daring u-to
upon the elective franchise is even outdone by an-
other measure which is already in progress &; which
will doubtless be consummated.
The people of the city of New York have chosen
to shake oil thr yoke of their pctly.tyrantsjind to
take from them by electing a majority of honest Al-
dermen and Assistants tluTappointing power This
tremendous power inconceivably extensive in that
vast metropolis is a deprivation to the Jackson par-
ty' which must very shortly proe fatal to itsexis-
tance. ut this tact thn KCHencv are wen aware
THE undersigned gives thi'' public notice that hs
lifts- been appointed Agent for the different Insurance
Companies m the city of New-Orleans: and where-
jas. in order the iusureis n-y be the more fully sat-
tsned ot tnc iairncss ot all losses that may hereafter
haPDCIl here or OIK thn ndinrrpnt c.nrmt. i:prti&mhaz n?
the Agent w-ili be required before any loss w""i
mid
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EDMT-XD ANDREWS:"
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owcr in the Mauor alone! Can a1 mi -i-J'C u Garrets dried apples.
and audacious act of despotism be;" u (l do peaches 20 ites white lead
e a Jackson-man extant not hard- ! u boxes manufactured tobacco
;pOR.S VLli j'arrel pork bacon hams macki-
rci brandy whiskey gm. nuiipowdcr tea cham-
paigne claret madeira port and muscat wines ti-
ai ;n ..! . .- wi;.n.nt 'vn.wir.v Ar .rt ' arsi PJ1 !er uai is. cider me.orar. soan. hats nnrtrr.
agine they mpaii still I o reuin this power.' Simply ' ncc; co-rv'P5no ?lPP '. fhrete lemon syrup pl;n iair
by passing a law to deprive the Common Council of i ca3 aild OIie casc white dnlhug pantaloons.
Npw- Ynrlr rif nil rmiiifirirv-'to mnkn nnnointmfints- ' J0"1 ED.MLND ANDREW S.
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and to vest that p
more high handed
conceived? Is ther
encd and bronzed by immediate contact with the barrel crambcrries.
Regency who can 'think df this outrage and com-; dearborn carriage and harness for one or
fortably hold up his reddened face among rationa. 1 1 tw0 "Qrses by jq. i jEjX)UND ANDREWS
beings? KXCJTANG E AN D POST OFEiCl '"
I Krt awr WeM of in Hra:tria Hatel.
i Hin? subscribers have made arrangements 'o r-
JL ceive letters from vessels from the United Sfatt
tor this place and will forward them by the first snf
conveyance to the various places of their destnr -tion;
aud all letters left in their care either for :.
United States or the surrounding country will hi
forwarded with as little delav as possible fne o
charge jo-1 . MTMS cV SHARP.
From the Mobile Advertiser.
STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT.
The steam boat Star of the Wist on her way up the Iav on
the 19th mst. burst one of her bailors three of the hands badly
scalded Robert Henu melon of Washington City District of Co.
lumbia John Brown and John M'llugh foreigners all sinru
dead. The Engineer Dubois vaa much scalded but we hope in
no danger. The boat hud stopped to repair one of her buckets
when the accident happened there were no passengers on board.
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Laoxch. On Satuday list atAlbany was launched
the three masted shooner Annesley. This vessel.
(says the Daily Advertiserofthat city) is owned by
It. V. De Witt and is bui:t upon the Annesly sys-
tem which if it succeeds tmst revolutionize the art
of ship building make a set voyage a matter of cer-
tainty and be the means j saving hundreds of lives
and an immense amount o property. The chooner
is nmug tor sea under tile command ot captain
Gager
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-In realms of changeless gladnesss
Where friendship's tics arenevcr crushed and broken
We still may meet; fleavin who beholds our sadness
Hath to the trusting heart assurance spoken
Of that blest land wherclfree from euro sad pain
Fondfriendauniteugntn.
jTERnVETHER W. S3IITII would respectf.
'j 1UIU1MI ilia lilUUUi) UUU II1U (JUUI1G lfl.ll lie Vlf
lately purchased the above establishment and it lin
ing undergone a thorough repair He hopes by sfr" -(
attention and moderate charges to receiue a share o.
public patronage. Ois stable will constantly be mij
plied with grain and a good Ostler. M. w. ?
N. B. Mr. Smith intends spending two months in the up coiinlr-
and will leave the superintendence of his business to ilr. Ak-
gnder Russell during his absence. jy.l
'J'HK uuderHigned begs leavoio inform the public that thev h;ii
- just received per Sohr San 1-V.ip a lurjo assorimciit c''
Drugs i: Medicines -which they offer low for cash.
J. WAKE Jr. &co.
Also a few do?cn bottles of Swcim's Panacea 3 dozen bottle
m Swaim'a Vermifuge 2 dozen hottlos of Rolands Tonic fliii
lure a lasting euro for the guc & Tecr
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VIWUSJS $&!
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The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 5, 1834, newspaper, July 5, 1834; Brazoria, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80246/m1/4/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.