Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 3, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 4, 1843 Page: 2 of 4
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Rairas of the Officers of ihe Navy for servi-
Wtore rendered. Most of tberu have been for some
rs in the service, and in consequence of the depreciated
xjf our currency, have been but indifferently paid. It
7 is but Jnst 'therefore that some provision should be made
Dytne-governmet lorauose wun wnom enpniay tie in ar-
rears. I -have the honor to be
Very Tespectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
T ' M. O. HAMILTON,
Acting Secretary of War and Marine.
TAc Revenue of England. The accounts for the
years and Quarters ending 5th October, 1841 and 1842,
have just appeared. On the year there is an increase ot
.355,081, on the quarter a decrease of .67,473. On
the year there is an increase in the Customs of ,171,278;
in the Post Office of .165,000; in Miscellaneous of
-477,S03. There is a decrease in the Excise of 733,-
448; in the Stamps of Si 39,711; in the Taxes of 62,-
1233, and in the Crown Lands of 1 1,000. Most persons
Jiave been looking to a great increase in the revenue for
the. quarter, on account of the quantity of corn which has
been taken out at a tolerably high duty. But. even al-
lowing for the property tax, which -comes into play for
the last quarter to the amount of ,313,844, there is, as
we bave seen, a positive decrease of 67,473. The in-
crease on the quarter is in the Customs, 205,760; in
the Post Cffice, 52,000. There is a decrease in the Ex-
cise of no iess-than ,434,831; in the Stamps of 101,-
224; in the Taxes of 142,733. Had it not been for the
new tax on property, it would havMrraounted to no les3
than 38l77. The consumption of the people must
have fearfullyTiecreasetf fomakethe falling off in the Ex-
cise for oB quarter no less than 134,831. What an
-amounUif destitution -Is here exhibited
following: is an abstract of the net produce of the
evenueofGreat Britain, in the Years and Quarters
ending 10th October, 1841, and 10th October, 1842, show
ing the increase and decrease thereof:
Years ending Oct. 10.
1841, 1842. Increase.
Customs, 19.485,217 19,656,495 171,278
Excise, 12,852,014 12,14,606
Decrease .
733,448
139,712
62,233
Stamps, "6.687,575
6,517,363
4,297,438
313,844 313,844
591 000 165.C00
142,000
Taxes, 4,353,672
Property Tax,
Post Office, 426,000
Crown Lands, .153,000
Miscellaneous? - 95, 123
1I,0C0
572,926
477,803
vTotal, 41,654,601
Imprest and
ether moneys,
44,216,133 J,l27,9-3 , 946,393
laclndmg re-
advances for
Public Worfe 849,345
1,623,799 174,449 '
45.209,927 1,302,174 -' 916,393
945,393
Totncome.44,913,946
Deduct Decrease,
increase on tie ear, 355381
An account showing the Quarterly Average of ihe "Weekly
Inabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from 'he 16 h of
Jalyio iTie8ihpTr0iorer, 1842, both inclusive, published pur-
suant to the. -ci 3 and 4 William IV chapter 98.
Circulation,
JJl ZOZl 1XICS. A.SSCIS.
20,004,000 Secgjilies,
22,573,000
9,633,000
32,200,000
Jjepo&iis,
9-3GS.0G0 Bullion,
'29,372,000
Downing street,X)ct 14, 1842.
ComSats of "Animals. At one of tjiese sanguinary
exhibitions of animal combats, I witnessed a contest be-
tween a buffaloe and a tiger; the buffaloe was extremely
fierce, and one of the largest of its kind ; it commenced
the attack by rushing toward its adversary, which retreat-
ed to a corner in thp arena, where, finding no escape, it
sprang upon the buffaloe's neck, fking its claws in the
animal's -shoulder, and lacerating it in a frightful man-
ner. It was, however, almost instantly flung upon the
earth with a violence that completely stunned it, when
there appeared a ghastly wound in the side, inflicted by its
antagonist The conqueror now began to gore and
tnrnp'ainPfr ',Ja rrnrtlnlB Pnwnw rohii.ii rt oniwi Itrpiteh-
edand theu galloppcd Tound the enclosure, streaming
"with blood, the foam dropping from its jaws, its eyes
glancing fire, occasionally stopping, pawing the'ground
and roaring with maddened fury. A small rhinoceros
was next introduced, which stood at the extremity of the
arena, eyeing its foe with an oblique but animated glance,
though without the slightest appearance of excitement
The buSaloe, having descried a circuit from the centre
of the ground, plunged forward toward the rhinoceros,
with its head to the earth, its eyes appearing as if about
to start from their sockets. Its wary antagonist turned to
avoid the shock of this furious charge, and just grazed the
lank of the butialoe with its horn, ploughing up the skin,
feu doing no serious mischief. It now chamned and
snorted like a wifd.hog, and itseyrs began to twinkle with
evident expressions of anger. The buffaloe repeated the
charge, one of its horns coming in contact with its adver-
sary's shoulder which, however, was protected by. so
thick a mail that this produced no visible impression.
The rhinoceros, the moment it was struck plunged its
horn wiT wonderful activity and stpugthIhToe-bfia-loe's
side, xrushing the ribs and penetrating to the vitals;
it then lifted the gored body from the ground and flung
it to the distance of several feet, when the mangled ani-
mal -almost instantly breathed its last. The victor remained-stationary,
eyeing his motionless victim with a
look of stern indifference; but the door of Ms den being
opened be trotted into It, and began munching some cakes
which had been tbiown to him as a reward for his con-
duct in so unequal a contest.
Comments of the N. Orleans Bee on Presi-
dents Hcgggrox's Message The message of Presi-
dent Hjyiptrns to meet with little favor in the United
State&psf?ttriof the New Orleans Bee comments
upor
'pajfC-feffarded as a very feeble docu-
ment aip bills
now ic circ'liy for direct laxeSf and
not for imposfi-a dulis denounced s dis-
honest. It is aablj'grLihe pabIia faith, and
as such seems to bara?ra,.egnjtjjgj2mjve geneml
indignation and scom. tjja- 1
"In respect to the fordMi8J j lhe mcs.
KaseiEes-no adlinnnrtl mgnymgo,. .Qtots upon
the recent irruptions of Mexico'tijgjff3jerye;tas
are such as might have been expepMjfroagitgjj ecufif e
whose vacillating and quibbling cn4aPe&qj2liiiS
vasion, at once disguisteu the citizens ejy&ojypjggp
find mnrlifipfl ptrprir frfpnrl nf Tptjio in nfi?irtitifit-S5K .
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The tone
ne of the message is evidently hostile towfiattfcpt
partof Texas to retaliate upon Mexico tnNsgrel,
on the
sions which that republic has made, and the Presidenf
complains in a whining and captious spirit that lhe citizens
should nave been rousedj by the repealed incursions of tbeJ
iviexicans to concert an organized resistance, or attempt
reprisals.' ie great source of the President's mortifica-
tion seems to bVhat the people dared to repair to the
scene of strife, withoutin?aiting the orders of the adminis-
tration, after they had sufierfcd from the inert and passive
conduct of the government. Tlita portion of the message
appears to have been dictated by the wjsh Uiar the battle
of San Jacinto should be the last achieveraentoTibe Tex-
lan army, and the hero of that field the only generaRo the
state.. The President argues that nothing can be done
unless he is consulted, at ihe same lime giving ihe people
to understand, that if consulted he will do nothing.
"In regard to the preparations to resist any contemplat-
ed invasion of Mexico, the President says there are abun-
dant .resources without, however, shewing in what they
consist; unless, perchance, the opinion that one hundred
armed men on the frontier might deter the Mexicans from
future incursions, be considered as mdicating'IbB bulwark
?hich is to stana betwixt the sovereignty of Texas and all
efforts to ovei throw jfc
Of the NavyPresidenl Houston says nothing, but
takes no small'credit to himself for the fortificaiion of Gal-
veston, which, by the way, we always understood were
effected by private subscription and individual cnlerprize
which, in the premise he took occasion to rebuke. Tho
message represents the general condition of the country
in a.deplorable aspect its resources crippled, hs circula-
tion valueless, it? credit extinguished."
THE TELEGRAPH.
EDITED SY FRANCIS MOORE, Jr.
fsoKsiosis Wednesday, Fcmi. 4, 1843.
L Culture of Sugar In a late number we publish-
d a few remarks calling the attention of our planters to
the advantages derivable from the culture of sugar. We
propose in this number to furnish a few suggestions res-
pecting the method of cultivating this important staple.
Several varieties of the cane have already been introduc-
ed and are now cultivated by our planters. It is impor-
tant that, those who are commencing the business should
make a good selection. Among the varieties introduced
are the Green or Creole cane, the Yellow, the Ribband,:
and the Purple Ribband.
The Creole or Green cane yields a large product of
sugar, and has the advantage that it may easily be giound
in wooden mills. But the sugar is not very bright, sweet
or dry, owing to the quantity of water, gum, and oil con-
tained in the juice. It is, therefore, difficult to evaporate
the syrup and extract the sugar. This cane yields a very
large product of molasses.
The Yellow Ribband, (a rare variety) produces a very
large product of beautiful and dry sugar. It is also easi-
ly ground; but is very tender and is readily nipped by
frosts.
The Ribband, so called from its purple streaks, is great-
ly preferred to the Creole or any other kind, where steam
mills are used. It grows larger, is more haidyand
matures earlier than the other vatielies. This cane was
first introduced into Georgia by Mr. John McQueen, of
Savannah. He brought it from Jamaica. It was first
cultivated in Louisiana about 1824, and within the last
ten years has almost superceeded the culture of the other
varieties in that Slate. With steam mills to express the
juice, it is considered the best cane; but it yields a very
small product of sugar, when subjected merely to the com-
mon wooden mills turned by animals.
Until steam mills are introduced, it is probable that the
Creole cane will be cultivated more extensively in Texas
than any other variety. 7
The method of planting cane is exceedingly simple;
but as many of our citizens who are just engaging in the
business, are unacquainted with it, we submit the follow
ing directions, which are copied from a letter written by
Mr. J. M. Coy, some years since:
"The cane should be planted in a rich, dry soil, such
as where the common cane grows. If the soil is wet, or
subject to inundation, it should be leveed and ditched, to
keep it dry. If the land has been cultivated in corn or
cotton a year or two, the belter; though worn out land is
not good. It is ploughed deep in the fall or winter, and
prepared as for cotton drills three or four feet apart
Some plant the cane as they cut it in the fall, cover it
deep", (six or eight inches,) and remove the earth in the
spring, or in February, before it comes up; most persons
prefer February. The seed cane is cut before frost, as
the eyes are easily injured by frost. They are put up in
a kind of stack, with the buts of the stalks to the ground,
and the tops leaning together till it spreads twenty or thirty
feet wide, and the outsides are covered with earth as far
as the stalks are naked of leaves. When it is planted,
the stalks are laid singly along the furrow, and capped
as far as the leaves extend beyond the joint. The stalks
are about three feet long, of which 70 will plant a row
across an acre, and 70 drills to the acre is 4,900 stalks to
the acre. When seed is scarce, and you wish to raise
seed only, it is planted further apart, (five or six feet.)
Sometimes they cut the stalks in two between each joint,
and plant the eyes or, joints twelve or eighteen inches
apart One acre will plant five or more.
"The cane is a hardier plant than corn or colton.and is
not injured by spring frosts, as it does not begin to joint
till May; as soon as it gets up high enough, it must be
scraped and weeded like cotton with ihe hoe. It is not
thinned. It soon gets large enough, when it shades the
ground and defies the weeds, and uecomes the most luxu-
riant crop before fall that I ever beheld. The rows, three
feet apart, become so thick as to be difficult to get through.
In June it is laid by, or ceased working, as corn, and you
are(at leisure durihglfie summer heat, till October."
Laredo captured. We learn from Judge Evans
who arrived from the army on the 28th ult., that our ar-
ray under the command of Gen. Somervell captured La-
redo on the 8th ult., without the firing of a gun. The few
central troops who were in the place received notice of
the approach of our troops when they were about twenty
miles distant, and immediately fled. On approaching
the outskirts of Laredo, Gen. Somervell" sent a mes
senger for the Alcalde, and informed him that the
property of the private citizens would be respected,
if the articles required for his troops should be fur-
nished, he then made a requisition for the articles
needed by his troops, and they were promptly furnished
fay the citizens. A few of our soldiers attempted to com-
mence the pillage ofihe the town, but they were prevent-
ed by the officers. In order to prevent nny further out-
rages, the soldiers signed a pledge that they would obey
the orders of Gen. Somervell, and respect the property of
the private citizens during the campaign. After a short
stay at Laredo to recruit, lhe army took up the line of
march for Guerrero along the East bank of the Rio
Grande.
This town. is situated about sixty miles below Laredo,
on the right bank of the Rio Grande, and is about
as large as Bexar. There is a fine high dry road
fading to it, and asthe inhabitants are not prepared
'Kdefence, it will probably be surrendered the mo-
mensur army arrives. The sudden and unexpected
appearand, 0f our army has spread terror and consterna-
tion throughuu tne wnole country, and it is thought Guer-
rero, 'Mier, Couvgo and Rhinosa will be captured in
rapid succession. here is no ldrge bo(y of centra, u s
ateilher of theselowns. The army of Gen. Somervell is
somewhat less than seven. n hundred men . bm lfae news
of his success will probably Xhco hundreds of our dar-
ing youth to flock to his 8tanoVif and in a fevy weeks
his army may be augmented to two or hrec lhousand mcn
He is evidently making rapid marchu towards j.
moros, and as there are only three or furi..ndred
can troops at that city, it may soon follow i rdlQ Qr
TREVfiH TBEATV. Wp nHblFsh tn.rlmr iha nrrffK Jl1
lion of President Houston revoking that of tpTesideoi' -
. ...r j ... ,,..,,...
Lamar, relative to ihe duties on Ffench win. PrejT ihen Uie-peas atrabout one inch high, the earth should
ident- Houston declares in has proclamation, that Lno y 'wnlly stirred with the hoe on each sid' of the row,
proclamation of his predecessor, Laraarvwas in "viola- "f1 Wt"n they-ate advanced to about thn e indies in
lion of law and treaty stipulations." TrrjrfbJhhajIeJlp,nt n '''e cartb may be di.iun up to tin ii r ii!; if th
of crimeAgtained, should have subjeWrcsfj weathereco,i.,theymaybeprot"rt'idbys umuuob rd
Lamar SHBtelld vetj GenerajMlHMih&JLcdge so Jjj thev muv meet together over the row.
occupying a station in Congress as Representative for
San Augustine during a w hole year, while thisproclama-
tion was in force, never once intimated on the floor of the
House of Representatives that the proclamation was in
'violation of law and treaty stipulations." It was the duly
of Gen. Houston, when a Representative, to vindicate the
violated law; and we are naturally led to inquire, why
did he neglect his duty then, and wait until his predeces
sor had gone out of office before he hurled against him
the charge of criminality. Nay, more, President Hous-'
ton has permitted this pioclamation to remain unrevoked1
during a whole year of his own term, and we may here
very properly inquire if he has not thus justly subjected,
himself to the imputation of conniving at and. assenting '
to the criminality of his piedecessor. He seems tofor-
gel that the proclamation of President Lamar, after his
office had expired, became until revoked, the proclamation,
of President Houston. By neglecting to revoke ittbere--
fore, for a whole year, he is justly as liable to the charge ,
of violating ' the law and treaty stipulations" as his pre- j
decessor. His present proclamation, lhetefore,4vhich(he t
intended to condemn his piedecessor, condemns himself.
He cannot plead that he was ignorant that the proclama
tion was in force, for by so doing he would admit that he ,
had neglected his duty, for that renders it imperatively
necessary for him to examine the records of his own office.
But aside from the charge of criminality, we tnay-iiereh-fl
inquire wny me proclamation was issueu auring me no-
sence of the French Minister? It would seem that cour-t
tesy alone should have induced President rfouston. since!
he had neglected to revoke the proclamation while M.
Saligoy was here, to wait until his successor M. Camayel
should arrive, especially as he had notice that the latter $
was on the way and would be here in a few days
Murder The body of a man was found on the 26th.
inst. in Brays' bayou, about five miles from this city. A
jury of inquest was held on Wednesday last, and the body
was recognized by M. De Chene as that of a Frenchman
who put up at his hotel a few days ago. On examining-
the body, it was found that the unfortunate man had beer
shot through the head. Mr. De Chene said that the de-
ceased had left his house in company with another French-
man who came with him in the Neptune from New Or-
leans. They staled that they wished to purchase a large
quantity of hides, and they started together for the Bra-
ree for thio pnrpnspon IMnnrtny mornings About five
hours after they had started, one of them returned and said $,
the roads were so bad that he had concluded not to go $
on, but that his companion had continued on his journey. I
No suspicions were excited, and he returned to Galveston
on the Dayton, and has probably gone to New Orleans
in the Neptune. The jury have rendered a verdict to
the effect that, the deceased was murdered. UnforlunateJ
ly their names cannot be ascertained, as they were nof
placed on the register at the hotel. The deceased wasal
small man with a thin face, and a slight beard under his
chin. The other is a large man, about five feet ten inches
high, withblackcurlyhaii,blickeyos and large bushy eye-
brows, and has a Iarye mole on his forehead just between
the eyebrows. He has escaped for the present; but the
same mysterious Piovidence that has thus soon brought
the murder to light, may ere long biingthe murderer to
the bar of justice.
Report of the SKcRErAKr-oJ: War aad Navy7
Thp rpnnrt nf"thp HhivF P!lpr!.- nf tUo rUnortmnnT TTO.l '
, tvt . , , t - "w1ion amonor these tribe s that we arc desirous of purchasing-
and Navy appears in our columns to day. It conla If ..,,. , , . . . ., Pm ,
... . ... r i j 545tflineiririenasnip i ne nisiory oi me inoes oi xexasana
v..w w b,w iuigdlulv.llll.iHg llilivu 11.V.I lb UUIUU
correct. The Acting Secretary says: J
-uwing to tne miiure on tne part or x ucatan to.'tfTM
ply with her engagement, the available means left A"81 J
disposition or lhe commandant weie insufficient trcra5?
plete such repairs as lhe vessels required.; and1 &&
same lime to man and provision ihem. The4sbiAusl! .
and the brig Wharton are consequently still in tPor0
New Orleans, were they have been repaired 9 provis-
ioned means are however wanting to complene ship-
ment of their crews and to purchase cloffiinw1001-
To obtain which the San Antonio was?of,e Ib f
August, despatched a second time Jo the coar "Yucatan
she had not returned at ihe last accountror has any
thing been hoard from her since she sailed
It is a -mistake that Yucatan faileaHuTTvply with her
engagements; information was iecpivcdt'vpra' months
ago, that Yucatan had faithfully fulfilled1 her engage-
ments with Com. Moore, and had paid ir lhe uttermost
failhinglhat was due to our governmev ne San An-
louio, if we have noi been giossly de"vi was not des-
palchod to Yucatan to obtain pay in money due, but
to effect a loan to aid Com. Moore4'Sel l0 sea" If our
navy has been unable to do any relive service during
the last year, it has not been ovvito lhe delinquency of
the government of Yucatan, j
Early peas. We have cently -noticed several of
our gardeners planting peas. 'To persons who have been
accustomed to a northernfclplf. ll"S may seem as use
less as to sow seed in tmvie butMhose who have been
. ., f. r.3
long accustomed to thetcli
te ofTexas will consider it
both judicious and pruder Thjlpeas sown thus rarly
may produce an e.rOgthe first of March.
The w inters here a.rlSoRlhapnost of the parly vege-
tables that are comimoJplintcd, near New Yoik and
'Philadelphia, in Februfry apdfMarch, mnj-, with safrty,
be planted in this,aectu inJ)ecember or January. Mr.
W. Curr of New yawhwas for many years remark-
ably successfully ini&e cofiuie of this useful vegetable,
gives the followifaixlfgcns for cultivating early peas.
"Peas ought loJegthe earliest soils, and, if possi-
i, withonffbuiblesiw them, which although holed,
ble,
may grow. tili-ltey 'JP06 fund l0 produce more sickly
plants thau ihos which are well kept and sound. The
peaati which I ev-e found to do best with me, are the early
double blossoirtd frame peas 1 prefer to have ihem iwo
or ihree yearsold, as ihcy bear earlier and do not run so
much into vire- An early piece of ground should be se-
lected for lhi purpose, not loo rich, and if possible lying
dry. It sbuld be well dug without dung, and made fine
with the sde and rake. The drills should be drawn 3
feet apait,'jix inches deep and two inches wide at the bot-
tom, and -bout one inch of well rotted short dung laid in
them, waich should be covered with two inches of enrtb,
and ih-pcua sown over them with about six inches of
earthJMich leaves a small ridge immediately above the
peas. I" tn's slate l,,ey may lie for eight or ten days;
the round may then be raked level to await the coining
urxef the peas. Should they make their appearance in
jeflcwealBer, a little, litter or straw may be laid along the
ykjC'koff whenever the air is free from frost
Is the peas advance, the eaith should be stirred near the
ows, and when six inches high, they ought to have sticks
et out on each side of the row, at the distance of from
welvjto eighteen inches apart, taking care no tto have the
licks too crowded, yet to have enough of branches near
hair bottoms, so that the tendrils of the peas may take easy
old. Care should now be taken that the peas keep up
right; when they put out six or eight flowers, the lead
ing snoot snouia oe stoppeu py nipping me top on; mis
k greatly promotes the forming and filling of the pods.
'-Should the weather be diy, it may be requisite to water
'the tows; this should be done at night, and should be
continued every night during the continuance of the
drought. Peas thus raised are seldom attacked with the
bug, as those depredators are not often astir so early in
the season. For the later crop, the double row is gener-
ally used, and answers better than the single, as the double
ia)ie nearly the same quantity W sticks, and are more
shaded fiom the sun, which is a great advantage when
the sun gets high. The ground may likewise be strong-
er and the slicks longer, but for the carliet peas-tbe small
iquantity of manure used is quite sufficient to push them
forward, without giving too much foice to their after
growth, or to keep them from flowering, setting, and fil-
ling their pods In the saving of peas for seed, the earliest
pods should always be selected, as they are better filled,
and the peas from them will produce earlier than those
saved from vines which have borne long, and are less sub-
h?ctlo4be infected by the bug."
Congress We learn from a gentleman who arrive'd
on Sunday evening from Washington, that Judge Webb
had, qeentje-elected Senator, and Mr. Caldwell Represen-
tative ofrBastrop county. These gentlemen had returned
to Washington, and almost every western member was
present. $o decisive action had been taken on the bill
rejalingolthe tariff or on the bill relating to the Seat of
Goyernirte'nt:
M
Aeedintjients made by ihe,P.resident by and with
jhaji&Ficefandconsent of theSenate.r -
James B. Shaw, Comptroller;
Alexander Somervell, Collector of Customs for the port
ofCalticTun. ' 'I'll ''zSTi&
Soiford Holraan,Collector of Customs for the port of
San Augustine,
N.IT.. Anrlfirsnn. District Allnrnpv fnr f h Sth Tiirliflnl
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, District.
FJHlfH-xEarle, Surgeon, Texas Navy.
t Brjfchven Payne, Captain of Ordnance.
LSwis'J. Herkenralh, Consul at Amsterdam.
VVm.Bryan, " New Orleans.
Ampry, Boston.
B. Hamilton, " Richmond, Virginia.
hjmls H Airey, " Natchitoches, La.
atF McGuffy, Notary Public, Jefferson county.
Cordia, "
aniel Montague, " " Fannin county.
Indians The Government we understand has made
arrangements to purchase a large number of presents for
the Indian tribes, assembled at the Waco village to.treat
tfbr peace. Since the President has determined to carry
out the policy of treating with the savages, the measure
will probably meet with general pjpbation. We si
and by the profusion of piesents bestowal, excitets-o
f the adjoinmg slates of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mis
souri are replete with treachery and falsehood. We can
only expect to secure a permanent peace, by awing them
by our power while we extend to them at the same time
the hand of friendship. If they can be once assured that
they will be promptly punished for the least infraction of
the tieaty, while on the other hand they will be protected
and secured in the enjoyment of their hunting grounds as
long as they remain friendly, they will doubtless continue
faithful. But if they once imbibe the impassion, that our
government will bear tamely their insolence, rather than
renew the war, they will soon become dangerous and
formid ible. The impolitic lenity which the French gov
ernors of Missouri and Louisiana extended totheOsagcs:
Pioras, Loups, Kikapoos, 'Chikasaws, Cherdkees anct
other tribes rendered them the most dangerous and for-
midable neighbors, and gave rise to the most insolent de-
portment Mr. Brakenridge says:
"Tbe Osages were never followed to any great distance
or overtaken ; this impunity necessarily encouraged them,
They generally entered the neighborhood of the villages,
divided into small parties, and during the night, stole in
and carried away every thing they could find, frequently
hrakinrr onen stables, and taking out the horses. After
uniting at a small distance, their place of rendezvous, they
inarched leisurely home, driving the stolen horses before
them, and without the least dread of being pursued. They
neve not dared to act in this manner under the government
of the U S ; here have been a few solitary instances of rob-
beries by them, within these three or four years.but they
are sufficiently acquainted with the Americans to know,
that thy will be instantly pursued, even into their villages
and compelled to surrender. The following well attested
fuel, will seive to show the insolence of the Osages "Under
the former government. A young couple on their way
from the settlements, just then formed on Big river, to St
Genevieve, accompanied by a number of their friends,
with the intention of having the matrimonial knot tied by
the priest, were met by sixty Osages, robbed of their hor-
ses, and the whole party actually stripped of nearly
every article of clothing! What serves, however, to
lessen the atrocity of these outrages, it has been re-
marked, that they are never known to take away
the lives oftho3e who fall into their hands. The insolence-
of the other nations who came openly to their villages, the
Pioras, Loups, Kickapoos, Chickasas, Cherokees, &c. is
inconceivable Thiy were sometime sperfectly masters of
the villages, and excited general consternation. I have
seen -the houses on some occasions closed up, and the doors
barred by the terrified inhabitants; thpy were not always
aafe even there "
A Soldiers trick. While our army was encamp-
ed near Laredo, a soldier from the Colorado named Vas-
quez. Irft the camp, went into town with a few of his
comradps. and marching up to the town jail, declared that
he was Gen. Vasquez and had corne to release all prisoners.
The jailor, not recognizing him as Gen. Vasquez, refus-
ed to opnn the prison door; but Vasquez determined that
his authority should be resppctpd, and immediately drove
the jailor from the prison an 1 broke oppn lhe door. The
prisoncis, nho'U twonty in ii'imbr, came huddling around
him i n ind sj e :u j igs" ill highiy graii-
ii 1 at' It - ' ' c -'- i.dercd l!v in to give
three cheers for Texas, rhis they did ,wilh high glee. 1
jyTwjn
P
HSpM" lhftt they ve'!oT?Texian grl
and w4e free t0 2 whither they wished. He
marchei back to camp, and, satisfied with this exerci
officialjdtgnity, resumed his station in the ranks.
'-Cabanctjhuas. Three Indians belougingto the!
of Carancuhuas, were kijled on St. Joseph's Island hi
weeksWe by the citizens. This tribe became hoj
duringHfce late incursion of the Mexicans, and plunde
several cozens residing fn the vicinity of Live Oak Pd
They vde probably instigated to commit these depf
lions by fie Mexicans. Shortly after the retreat of
Mexican forces, the tribe removed to Padre Island, at
is safd thit the Mexican commandant at MataraorosJ
given thisisland to the Uarancuhuas and Caris Ihdt
to hold asa reservation. The Caris or Cane Indians 1
muster oniy about forty warriors, and the Caranculi
only abou, thirty.
Small aks. A gentleman who resides in Wasl
ton county iaving lately perused the article we pub!
ed describti a small, species of oak, found by the
Fe iroops ihe north-western section of the Repel
has informal us that great numbers of these dsyarf
flourish in U thickects of that county. He says rot
of them mayoe found loaded with acorns, although
ten or fourteen inches high. This is probably the
ning ClalrJQuefcus Pumila) the gmille$t qa
discovered in the known world. It is common intl
maritime parts of the Carolinas,. Florida, and Georgia
It is described in the Silva Americana as follows":
"Tbe running oak rarely rises more than 20inche
height and 2 lines in diameter. The leaves are of a
dish tint in the spring, and turn green as the seasot
vances. When fully developed they are entire, smc
of an elongated oval shape, and about two incheJ
length. It fructifies once in two years and flowers irna
month of May. I he acorns are small, round and sS
lar to those of the willow and water oaks; they are
in number, and srldom arrive at maturity. No partg
lar use is made oi mis snruo either in tne mechanic
or for medicine."
Loss of the LaIttte. The steamer Lafitte
wrecked off the west end of Galveston on Friday, the 23
ult, with a cargo consisting; of 319 bales of cotton,
hides, and two bales of deer skins. The vessel isa total
loss. Two hundred and twenty three bales of the cotto
were landed safely on the beach before tbe vessel bilgsj
About ninety-six' bales were lost; but it is belief
nrinciDal Dart of it was insured. The Civilian savs5
thi3 vessel lefthe mouth of the Brazoef'tEe sea-.wl
smooth, and a ht breeze was blowing from the E.
E. "At 8 P. M, having passed San Luis, the wind in
creased to agalethejsea became rough, and the boat laj
bored hard; in half an hour the Captain discovered, if:
she had a heavy list to starboard, and on examination, pel
ceived that the force of the waves had raised the starboi
gunnel, and filled the false side with water. She uhml
dialely stood to the eastward, and came to anchor ij fie
fathoms water, and all hands went to pumping andlbaiij
ing the water at the false side. The weather at tlijs; tim
was thick and heavy, the wind fresh from the East, an
the sea high. In consequence of which the vessel 2i
ged into three fathoms, when the order was given tej
up, in order to gqt under weigh; but from the,
breaking inlo thef fire room, it was halaojiotjfe
jy-v-Jeam,
girigcn into
mediately weighed and every exertion made to getoffthe-
Iand, her head east south east She got into six feet water;
and continued there for more than an hour, when the sea. H
put out the fire, and her keel striking, her head fell to the
north, and she was hove on the beach, where she continu-
ed for forty hours before bilging.
"The Lafitte was only about one year.old was built
at Velasco, of the best cedar and live oak, and cost nine-
teen thousand dollars. She was owned by Messrs. M'-
Kinney, Williams and Capt Haviland, Mr. Chas. Power
having an interest of Sl,500 in her. She was not in-
sured." The loss of this steamboat will seriously affect the trade
with Velasco and the lower Brazos. The planters of
that section have suffered severe losses by theyrepeatid
shipwrecks at the mouth of the Brazos, ancLoff tbe neigh-
-boTing-coastr "The expense of transporting cotton by'lsric
o Galveston via Houston, is about as cheap as tbe trans-
portation by sea, and as it is much safer, we may expect
that the main portion of the cotton raised above Columbia
will hereafter be transported to this market, orto Galves-
ton by land.
' Western navioation. Tbe citizens of St Louis
have lately prepared a memorial to the United States Con-
gress for the purpose of inducing government to remove
the obstructions in the western rivers. This memorial
slates, "that the number of steamboats sunk in the Missis-
sippi and Missouri rivers, in the year 1839, was 40; in
1840, 41; in 1841, 29; and in the present year, 2a
The aggregate value of these boats and their cargoes was
83,540,000; and, in addition, the repairs of damages by
snags, where the boats have not been sunk, has averaged
$40,000 per year.
"Between the 11th of September and the 13th of Octo-
ber, (less than five weeks,) eight fine steamboats, with.
trieTrcnrgoeSj were sunk between St Xouisand the mouth
of the Ohio. The aggregate value of the loss by thessik-
of these eight boats was 8234,000."
discount de Ceamayel Charge d1 Affaires of France
arrived in this City on the 29th inst, and proceeded im-
mediately to Washington.
The New York Express publishes a letter from Cara-
cas, South America, which says:
"The only news here is the arrival of a bishop and an
envoy extraordinary from SanUi 'Anna, of Mexico, to
preach a crusade against the United States, and to unite
nlj the South American Republics against Brother Jona-
than, who, he attempts to prove, intends conquering all
from Mexico to Chili, on the Pacific, aod that the battle
must bo fought in Mexico, by Santa Anna, as the proper
champion ofihe Spanish race. He will not succeed here.
Hei next proceeds to Bogota and then through all these
countries.
"The envoy is publishing articles in our weekly papers
to raise public opinion in his favor.
"The Bishop calls himself the Bishop of Yucatan ;
which has separated from Mexico "
If the Spjnish race really desired a champion, they
would turn with disgust from Mexico, which so basely
and dishonorably banishtd the old Spaniards from that
country. The South American Republics have so many
sources of discord at home, that their armies would most
lively prove more dangerous to each other than to the
common enem.
Harrisbdrg ball The ball given at Hrn5bu
o- vtirdty evening, tv V!r Ptli r.:,, rt s on of thi
i4- v! n 'i ''i ' r at .tu r -i s of I
'fAer $iVSU in liucn. A large number of lames au
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