The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, April 15, 1843 Page: 2 of 4
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SATURDAY. APRIL
Gentlemen who have ai rived from the vicinity of
Fort Houston inform us that corn is abundant in that
vicinity arid may be had on plantations at 12J cents
per bushel. A flat boat is now on its way from thence
to Galveston with 1,000 bushels, and was passed by
the Vepta on her way down, two dajs from the mouth
of the river. This steamer has engaged a cargo of
this article, to be delivered on the river and shelled,
at 30 cents, which is to be brought down on her next
trip. We hope that this is the last season which will
see any portion of the corn consumed in Galveston
brought from the U. States.
Caution to Sportsmen.—Not less than three acci-^
dents, fortunately but slight, have occured within a
few days past from the carelessness of people, shoot-
ing birds in the suburbs of town, the shot having
■truck persons and entered houses within tbe range
of the fire. In two cases narrow escapes were had
from fatal results. The swarms of plover upon the
prairie keep hunters continually employed, and many
families live in continual fear of accidents. There is
art ordnance against shooting in the vicinity of houses'
and we learn that complaints will be made against of-
fenders and its strict enforcement exacted hereafter.
The acting! Collector of Customs at the Port of
Natchitoches, La. gives notice that the laws of the U.
States will be strictly enforced in regard to the intro-
duction of foreign products into that District, and that
not only will cotton from Texas, attempted to be im-
ported without paying duties, be seized, but also the
waggons and teams engaged in transporting it, while
the 19th section of the act of the U. S. Congress "to
provide revenue from imports," approved Aug. 30,
1842, will be rigidly enforced. This section provides
that every perbon attempting to evade the revenue
laws, "his, her, or their aiders and abettors shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars, or imprisoned lor any term of time
not exceeding two years, or both, at tbe discretion of
tlie Court."
The 12th section of the same act requires the pay-
ment of all duties in cash, and that all goods detained
for non-payment shall be sold after sixty days.
But in addition to the above, another difficulty is
interposed to the transportation of the products of our
Eastern Counties to the United States markets, which
threatens to prove quite as effectual as any created by
legislation. After years of fruitless, or almost fruit-
less, attempts to improve and keep open tbe naviga-
tion of Red River, the Picayune announces "that the
contractors for the removal of the raft are aboutaban-
doning all their former expedients as either hopeless
or insufficient. They find it impossible to keep the
laft from re-forming, without considerable portions
of it being coiified together ano floated off in bodies."
We are glad to perceive that the citizens of the
Eastern counties are beginning to turn their attention
to the difficulties attending the transportation of their
products to market and to seek the best means of re-
lieving themselves of them. Shelby in particular—
one of the most wealthy and important concerned—is
awake to the subject. An intelligent citizen of that
county writes to tbe Editor of the Red-Lander "that
the cost of transportation to Red River, of the last i payments m they fall due, it may well be supposed
survey, is only 52 miles, over a dry, open country, and
that the cost of establishing a good and direct road
would be but trifling, consisting of cutting awfcy the
trees and bushes in a few places. The freight on
cotton per bale of 500 lbs. from that point to Galves-
ton at present is $2 50 or ¿ of a cent per lb., and tbe
Captain of one of the steamers informs us that he is
willing to reduce it 50 per cent, whenever he has
freights both ways. This is certainly more.favorable
than the freight via Red River.
The Trinity has bee navigable during the present
season, and may be considered so generally during one
half the'year to Magnolia and Fort Houston, or a dis-
tance of five hundred aud fifty miles. The freights
for the past season have been, for bringing cotton from
thecie points to Galveston, $4 per bale of 500 lbs. and
upwards; $3 from Alabama; $2 from Swartwout, and
$1, 50 from Liberty, and the boats are willing, as sta-
ted above, to make a reduction of one half upou these
rates whenever they are freighted both ways.
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It appears that the insurrection in Hayti has assum-
ed the character and importance of a revolution, and
that the President has been forced to leave the coun-
try. We fear that unless the people shortly succeed
in re-establishing order, and show more stability in
their objects and measures, (he wotld will begin to
think that negroes are not much more enlightened or
capable of self-government than Mexicans,
The National Intelligencer gives the following as
the outlines of the treaty recently entered into be-
tween the United States and Mexico;
Article 1. On the 30th day of April 1843, the Mexi-
can Government shall pay all the interest which may
then be due the awards in favor of claimants under
convention of the 11th April, 1839, in gold or silver
money, in the city of Mexico.
Article 2. The principal of said awards and the
interest accruing thereon shall be paid in five years
in equal instalments every three months, the said
te rro "f five years to commence on the 30th day of
April, 1843, as aforsaid.
Article 3 The payments aforsaid shall" he made in
the city of Mexico to such persons as the United
States may authorize to receive them, in ¿old or sil-
ver money—but no ciiculation, export, nor.other du-
ties shall be charged thereon—-and the Mexican Gov
ernment to take the risk, charges and expenses of the
transportation of the money to the .city of Vera
Cruz.
Article 4. The Mexican Government hereby sol-
emnly pledges the proceeds of the direct taxes of the
Mexican Republic for the payment of the instalments
and iuteiest aforsaid, but it is understood that whilst
rio other fund is thus specifically hypothecated, that
the Government of the United States by accepting
this pledge, does not incur any obligation to look for
payment of those instalments and interests to that
fund alone.
Article 5. As this new arrangement, which is en-
tered into for the accommodation of Mexico, wil| in-
volve additional chaiges of freight, commission, &c.
the Government of Mexico hereby agees to add two
and one half per cent on each .of the aforesaid pay
merits orf account of said charges.
Article 6, A convention shall be entered into for
the settlement of all claims of the Government and
citizens of the United /States against the Republic of
Méjico which were not finally detided by the sole
commission which met in the city of Washington, and
of all claims of t be Government and citizens of Mexi
co against the United Statés.
from the w.ell known pecuniary embarrassment
under which the Government of Mexico labors; the
large sums which will be required to meet the instal
menta above specified, and the strong intimations held
out by the treaty that the U. States will exact the
from the streets and alleys, and for other purposes
was read first tima.
Aid. Farish offered a resolution governing the col-
lection of direct tax, which was passed.
An ordinance 'concerning carts, di ays &c. was ta-
ken-up and passed;
The board then weut into an election, on the nom-
inations of his Hon. the Mayor for the offices of Har
bour master and Port Wardens, and Captain Aron
Burns was chosen Harbor Master and Messrs Selden,
Geo. Simplón and Luke Falvel weie chosen Pqrt
Wardens. JOHN S JONES Secretary.
The Lexington Mo. Express says:—"We are as-
sured upon the most respectable authority, that there
is nqyv a combination forming in the Indian territt ry
on the western border ofthia county, lor the pur-
pose of robbing the Santa Fe and Chihuahua traders,
as they return this spring; and'we have so much con-
fidence in the source of this information that we can-
not for a moment doubt its authority."
Another Mutiny.—The report is nfe this morning
that letters from the U. S. ship John Adams, stated
that when near the cape of Good Hope, a mutiny
was discoveied to have been planned among the
ciew. Such was the state of the crew, that the men
were ordered on deck and being anatiged in line,
they were asked what they wanted, when five of the
men stepped forward with complaints which were in-
stantly shot down, the ciew ordered to their duty.
Wo have not the report exactly from first hands, but
under such circumstances that we think Something
like this must have occurred,—N. Y. Journal of Com
merce.
scalps of their foes, dangling from the
smoky dwellings—the wild war-ciies
medicine bag, with the calamut of peace
wampum that records their .treaties— the feas|
dances of peace, and of war—those of marriag
of sacrifice—the moccasins a leggins, and wa;
and horrid paintings—the moons of the ye
March, the "worm moon," April the 'moon of p
May the "moon of flowers," June the "hot
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July the "buck moon," August the "sturgeon roc
September the "corn moon," October '.he "travelling
moon," November the"beaver moon," December the
A Swedish journal announces that a Swede, nam-
ed Noble, established in Russia, has received from
the Russian Government the sum of eighty thousand
roubles, as a recompense for his discovery of the
means of preventing an enemy's vessels from enter-
ing harbors. His invention consists of fixing under
water, by means of anchors, petards, exploding by
means of collision, aud thus blowing up vessels com-
ing in contact with them.
Quick Destruction.—It is stated that the destruction
of Point Petre did not occupy two minutes, in that
short space of time this beautiful city, the pride of the
West Indies, was thrown down and swallowed by
the remorseles earthquake.
year's crop of cotton produced by that county is not
less than ten thousand dollars which sum is pronounc-
ed a total loss of ready capital to the planters.
It was determined to hold a convention at Milam,
Sabine county, on the third Monday in March, but we
liavo received no account of ¡is proceedings as yet.—
The principal object appears to have been to concert
measures for improving the navigation of the Sabine.
At a meeting of the citizens of Shelby, on the subject,
a committee was appointed to correspond without
Minister at Washington upon the subject, for the pur-
poso, we presume, of inducing the co-operation of the
Government of tbe U. States in this important work
—this rrver being, for a considerable distance, the di-
viding line between the two countries.
We are much gratified at the stand which the Red-
Lander, published at San Augustine, and circulating
extensively in the Eastern counties, has taken upon
this subject. It urges the discontinuance of carrying
cotton to Red River, and the policy of shipping it by
way of the Sabine. This , paper remarks that "the
expense now incurred in transporting cotton to Red
River and thence to New Orleans is not less than
two cents per pound. The amount is more than
any planters of the United States realize as nett
profits for thoir labor." Besides this the route to the
sea, via Red River, is longer, moro clangorous, and
subject to more frequotil interruptions from the clos-
ing up of the navigation than by the Sabine.
The same paper informs ua that two new steamers,
one for the navigation of the Sabine and one for that
of the Noches, will be built and ready for service at tho
commencement of tho next season. A steamer has
been employed in the former river of late, and large
quantities of cotton arc upon the banks above, besides
tho amount which has already ome down, «oms of
which has reached this place.
Butthero is still a belter route for a great portion
of the countiy alluded to, which may desire to find a
market at this port. We learn that the distance from
Wright's Bluff, 12 miles from Cincinnati, on the Trin-
ity river, to Nacogdoches, as established by actual
that Santa Anna finds such difficulties in the way of
providing funds for warlike operations as force him to
despair of obtaining means to be employed against
Texas.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Tvesdit, April U, 1643,
The board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres-
ent, Messrs. Stuart prist, pro tern," and Aldermen
Farish. Hitchcock, Blown, Ciawford, Maynard and
Shaw, Absent aid. Mugens and Ufibrd.
The committee to whom was referred the pi'ftpo-
position of Duct; A. S. Allen to establish a city Hos«
pita' reported recommending the conclusion of a con-
tract upon the terms proposed by him, and presen-
ted a resolution empowering the Mayor to conclude
the contract.
Tbe committee appointed to examine into the fi-
nancial situation of the city, reported
That the outstanding liabilities of the city was On
the 7th January last as follows viz:
Contingent fund, $1,221 74
Hospital 277 42
Old funded debt • 2,142 57
Abdication of President Boyer.—By tho recent ar-
rival from Hayti we learn that after getting on board
the British man of war Boyer formally abdicated the
government of the island. The following although it
may not be in his own words, is the substance of his
letter renouncing that office of President:—•
"Twenty-five years ago I was called to the chief
magistracy, then vacated by, the immortal Pettion,
founder of the republic.
"I have since then endeavored to cany out his
views, which, above all other persons, 1 had .the best
means of being acquainted with.
"I have endavored to administer the government
economically, and, as a pi oof of this, there are
$1,000,000'in reserve, besides a deposit in Paris to
the credit pf the Treasury.
"Recent events, which 1 will not characterize, have
brought upon me unexpectedly calamities for which
1 am not prepared.
"In this emergency my dignity and hohor require
a personal abnegation of the powers confered up-
on me.
"I have pursued the policy of healing the domestic
feuds arid divisions which made this republic weak
and distracted, and in voluntarily ostracising myself,
I give another pioof of my desire to remove all cause
of contention and internal commotion.
"I have lived to see the independence of the gov-
ernment recognized, and in leaving it I desire to see
Hajti ss happy as I strove to render her.
Boyer."
Making a total of
Since when the following amounts
lave been incurred and remain
yet unpaid.
J. H. F. Chapman $25 00
J. P. Sherwood 40 00-
$3,641 73
-65 00
$3,706 73
The committee on streets reported an ordinance re-
quiring occupants and owners of lots to cleanse the
streets and gutters, and to repair bridges in their res-
pective fronts, which was read first time.
The committee to whom was referred the commu-
nication of G. W. Fletcher in relation to the crcation
of the office of city weigher reported, and on motion,
the chair appointed Messrs. Brown, Hitchcock, and
Maynard a committee with instructions to report an
ordinance defining the duties of weigher and guager
at the noxt meeting.
Tho ordinance regulating the duties and fees of
liaibour Master was tuken up and passed.
On motion Messrs. Hitchcock aud Crawford were
appointed a committee to cancel the outstanding bills
of the city when received.
An ordinance regulating the duties and fees of
Port Wardens was taken up and passed.
An Ordinance to prevent the temoval of earth
Sir. E. L. Bulwer.—The Times publishes the fol-
lowing as an extract from a letter Written by Bui wet-
to a gentleman of this city.—Boston Post.
"With the last page of the 'Last of tho Barons'
closed my career as a writer of fiction. You have
long been aware that my graver studies have been
gradually unfitting me for the task of the 'Roman—
cier. The'light of other days is faded,'and my fan-
cy no longer kindles at a spark, as in happier hours
of yore. I am'too wise to jeopardize what little cred-
it I may have won already, atid therefore bi*d fare-
well— a mournful farewell, it may be—lo '.he light la-
bors and flowing dreams of the novelist."
U. STATES REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD.
The government is represented abroad by the fol-
lowing Ministers viz:
Charles S. Todd, of Ky. Russia.
Henry Wheaton, of R. I., Prussia;
Daniel Jenifer, of Md., Austria.
Waddy Thompson S. C í Mexico.
William Hunter, R. I., Brazil.
Washington Irving, of N. Y., Spain.
Mr. Everett having been appointed Minister to Chi-
na, of course 110 longer occupies the situation to Great
Britain, and if he should accept the station of ambas-
sador to China, he will doubtless by his learning, tal-
ents, accomplishments and knowledge of human na-
ture, be able to render gieat services to his country
with tho children of the "celestial empire." The
post of Minister to France is va;anr, Mr. Wise hav-
ing been rejected by the Senate.
The Charges des Affaires representing our govern-
ment abroad, are as follows:
Christopher Hughes, of Md., Netherlands.
Henry W. Hubbard, of Ala. Belgium.
George W. Lay, of N. Y., Sweden.
Willium W. Irvin, ofPetin. Denmark.
William M. Blackford, ofVa., New Grenada.
Allen A. Hull, of Teun., Venezula.
John S. Pendleton, of Va., Chili.
James C. Pickett, of Va., Peru.
J us. M. Eve, of Ky., Texas.
William Boulwure, of Va., Two Sicilies.
Ambros Baker, of Ga.i Sardinia.
Washington Barrow, of La. Portugal.
Boston Mercantile Journal,
The Pawnees.—The Pawnees own an extensive
country, lying west ofthe Otoes and Ornabas, on the
great Platto river. Their villages are upon this
stream and its lower tributaries. They are said to
have about 2500 warriors. Among them are still to
be found every custom of old Indian life. Tho earth
hul—the scalping knife—the tomahawk—and the
"hunting moon," January the "cold moon," Februa-
ry the "snow moou," and in referef * *0 its phrases,
the "dead moon," and the "live mo\^ and days are
counted by "sleeps," and their years Dy 6nó^s.' In
a word the Pawnees, are as yet unchanged by '.lie en-
lightening influence ofknowledge and religion. The
philanthropy of the United States Government, how-
ever, is pulling within their reach every inducement'
to improvement. By treaty, $2000 worth of agricul-
tural implements are to be furnished them annually,
for the term of five years or longer at the discrelion'ot
the'President of the United States; also $1000 worth
of live stock, whenever the President shall believe
them prepared to profit thereby: also, $2000 annual-
ly, to be expended in supporting two smitheries, with
two smiths in each; for supplying iron, steel, &c., for
the term often years; ,also four giist mills, propelled
by horse power; also four farmers during the term of
five years. Also the sum of $1000 annually, for ten
years, is to allowed for the support of schools a-
rnongthem. ■ r '
The Arab's Horse.—A most moving incident, illus-
trative of the extraordinary strength, as well as at-
tachment of the Arab horses, is given by Lamartine,
in his beautiful travels in the East.
"An Arab chief, with his tribe, had attacked in the
night a caravan of Damascus, and plundered it; when
loaded with their spoil, however, the robbers were
overtaken in their return by some horseman of the
Pacha of Acre, who killed several and bound the re-
mainder with cords. In this state of bondage they
brought one of the prisoners named A bou el Mack,
to Acre, and laid him bound hand and foot, wounded
as he was, at the entrance of their tent, as they slept
during the night. Kept awake by tbe pain of his
wounds, the Arab heard his horse neigh at a little dis-
tance, and, being desirous to stroke, for the last lima
the companion of his life, he dragged himself, bound
as he was, lo his horse, which was picketed at a little
distance. "Poor friend," said he, "what ^ill you do
among the Turks? You will be shut ujp under the
roof of the khan, with the horses of theJPacha, or an
aga; no longer will ihe women aud children of the tent
bring you camel's milk, or barley, or doura, in the
hollow of iheir hand; no longer will you gallop free
as the wind' of Egypt in the desert'; no longer will you
cleave with your bosom ths waters of Jordan, which
cool your sides, as pure as the foam of your lips, If
I am to be a slave, at least may you go free. Go, re-
turn to oiir tent which you know so well—tell my
wife that Abou el Mack will return no more—but put
your head still in the folds of the lent, and lick the
hand of my beloved children."
With these words, as his hands were tied, he un-
did with his tenth the fetters which held the courser
bound, and set him at liberty; but the noble animal,
on receiving his freedom, instead of bounding away
lo the desert, bent his head over its master and, see
ing him in fetters and on the ground, took his clotif
gently in his teeth, lifted him, and set off at fulls¡j
towards home. Without ever resting he ra
straight for the distant, but well known tent in Ara
He arrived there in safety, and laid his matter, sa
down at the feet of his wife aud children, aud
mediately dropped down dead with fatigue.
whole tribe mourned him—the poets celébratec
fidelity—and bis name is still «onjiantly in the mc
of the Arabs of Jericho.
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Ship Building-—1( appears from the official si
ment that during the year''ending on the 30th Sept
ber, 1S41, there were built in the United States,^
ships, 101 biigs, 311 schooners, 157 sjoops, an<¡
steamboats—the aggregate tonago ol'which was '
893 tons. Of the ships 35 weie built in Maine,]
50 in Massachusetts. Maryland built 3, aud tk
wei e no ships built south of Maryland. Of the sU
boats, 32 wi-re built in Ohio, and 19 in Kentucki
Heights of Monuments.—The Bunker HUI Monu-
ment, although 220 feet high, is 320 feet below thi
level ofthe cross on St. Peter's Church at Rome; 14(
lower than tho cross on St. Paul's at London; anc
135 less than the Pantheon in Paris. It is 18 feel
higher than the Monument in London; 80 feet highei
than the Column <>t the Place Vendóme at Pa'riq
55 feet higher than the Washington Monumeut<ai
Baltimore; 100 feet higher than Pompey's Pillar a¡
Alexandria, and 80 feet higher than Trajan's-Pillar
at Rome.
The Eye:—The use of shades and bandages in the
trifling affections of the eye, is an evil that cannotjbe
too strongly reprobated; for the action of light and
air being thus excluded, and the organ rigidly corn-
pressed, opthalrnia, and even total blindniss, is not
unfrequently the consequence of that which being
perhaps merely a slight flow of humor, or a little
extravasated blood, would have subsided in a nvr
days if judiciously treated, or even if left to itself,^
Curtis. ■
One of the most agreeable consequences of
edge is the respect and importance which it -
nicates to old age. Men rise in character
they increase in years; they are venerable frJ
they have acquired, and pleasing from what
impart. If they outlive their faculties, the met
itself is respected for what it once contained.
He that defers his charity till he is deadJ
man weighs it rightly) rather liberal of anotM
than of his own. A man's nature runs either t3
or weeds; therefore, lot him seasonably water the on
and destroy the other.—Bacon.
'Look hea, Sambo' you got dat quarter dollar you
owes me?' '
Sambo. 'La! Cuff, no—money so scarce, so many
siopperages in Mobile there ain't no no money in cir-
cumlation.
Cuff—O. sho Sambo, what de nashun you got to do
wid Mobile? Nigger, pay up, pay up!
Sambo—Well, look hoie Cuff, me heat massa tell
more dan twenty men dat same tale; ond ain't seei) no
gommau treat him like you has me. Act like a |
tlcmau if you is a nigger.
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