The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-03 00:00:00

EMIGRATION TO TEXAS.

FROM GENERAL HENDERSON, REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF TEXAS, TO MESSRS.
ADAMSON AND COMPANY.
PARIS, JtTLY 30,-1839.
Sirs—Some days since I received the communication
with which you honoured me, containing your plans for
carrying out emigrants to Texas, and have only been
prevented from responding to it sooner by the pressure
of other business. In answer, allow me to say that there
never was a plan got up in England before, calcu-
lated to do so much good to the poor industrious me-
chanics and labourers, if they will only take advantage of
it. I shall at any time take great:pleasure, as the re-
presentative of Texas, in affording you any assistance or
advice that I may have in my power to promote your
laudable enterprise. Texas now wants honest, industrious
English mechanics and labourers, and you may very justly
remark that they will be welcomed and better paid than in
any other part of the world. You may add as another
inducement that the Government of Texas gives to each
head of a family who should move to, and become a citizen
of Texas, before the Ist of January, 1840, six hundred and
forty acres of land, and to each male person of the age of
seventeen and upwards three hundred and twenty acres, to
be chosen by themselves out of all the public land of the
republic. For your better satisfaction, I send you- herein a
printed copy of the law making that munificent"gift.
I have the honour to be your rc,ost obedient servant,
J. PINCKNE Y HENDERSON.
To Messrs. Adamson and Co.,
23, Southampton-street, Strand, London.

AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT 'lO EXTEND TO LATE EMI.
GRANTS, OR THOSE WFIO MAY EMIGRATE WITIIIN A SPECI.
FIED TIME, A DONATION OF LAND.'

" Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress as-
sembled, that every person who emigrated to this Republic
since the first day of October, anno Domini 1837, or who
may emigrate to this Republic by the first day of January,
1840, who is a free white person and the head of a family,
and who actually resides within the Government with
his or her family, shall be entitled to a conditional
grant of 640 acres of land, by paying the fees of
office and surveying. * The condition of the said grant
shall be that both guarantee, or his or her family, shall
remain and reside permanently within this Republic, and
do and perform any and all duties required of other ci-
tizens, for the term of three years. after which time
ho or his legal representatives shall receive from the
Government an unconditional grant for said land. Pro-
vided that no sale of said claim to land by the individual
entitled to the same of this Government shall be valid in
law and binding upon the person selling the same, until an
unconditional grant shall be obtained by the Government
for the said land, and in no case whatever shall a grant of
that description be made unless it be satisfactorily proved
that all the conditions and provisions of the law be com-
plied with ; and all single white male persons of the age of
seventeen and upwards, who have emigrated to this re-
public since the Ist day of October, 1837, or who may
emigrate to this republic by the Ist day of January, 1840,
shall be entitleJ to three hundred and twenty acres of land ;
and
provisions all laws and parts of laws contrary to the meaning t
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
bil
Section 2. Be it further met That all permame4
resident citizens of Texas who have or may arrive at
age required of emigrants by the above section of this het,
u be entitled to the same quantity of land as
emigrants, et,
ice of Texas: previous to
gcaogodeditioinnsththeatseermvi
grants are.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That all. ffi
officers and
soldiers
h ow
Is., aonei en
the let of March, 1837, whose families &re now here, or
who may arrive nere Yuan e Ist of Jantta
entitled to the same ity of I d ry, 1840, shall be
been if their families had an that they would have
emigrated to the country with
them-

ry " JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
" S. IL EVERETTE,
" `0
President pro tern. of the Senate.
Approved, Jan. 4, 1839, MIRABEA ÜB. LAMAR."
Fees of office for land patent, five dollars.

_ Naval and Military Gazette of Saturd,
CAVALRY.
joinedm a 2ndd opprecaagp
7th Drag. Guards—Major Bolton, on leave, will join
at Carlisle.
Ist Dragoons—Capt. Littledale's troop has been
Capt. Macquarie. Macquarie.
lieved at Todniorden by Capt. De Salis's troop of the
Bth Hussars.
,cohmas.
detachment n —Cornet
Limerick i lba
Milbank,
rfistoomn, C
underove

rziFANTay.
Coldstream Guards, 2d Batt.—Assist-Surgeon Wed.
derburn arrived at Portsmouth in the Athol last week.
Ist Foot, Ist Batt.—Previous to leaving Edinburgh,
the Serjeants presented to Daniel Steel, a veteran who
had served in the Royals, a splendid silver snuff-box,
bearing the following inscription :—" Presented to
Alexander Steel, by the Serjeants of the Ist Batt. RI.
Reg., as a small mark of their esteem for Lis character
as an honest man, and a tried mai brave soldier, 14th
Aug., 1839."
2d-72 men of this regiment were ordered, on the
24th inst., to embark in the Lady East for Bombay, but
the vessel had not arrived at Gravesend yesterday
(Friday). This delay is exceedingly inconvenient to
officers and men. The regiment is nearly completed to
its new establishment.
4th Depot—A draft of 72 men from this depot em-
barked on Thursday morning at Gravesend for Madras
in the True Briton, under Lieut. Fowl; 63d regt., a
Subaltern of 19th December, 1805, and who saw ser-
vice in the Peninsula long before one of the Majors of
the regiment was born. It is really grievous to see
this fine old soldier compelled to embark for India, and
from want of means unable to take out his wife and
family. These scenes confirm many soldiers in their
resolves to remain bachelors.
sth Depot—Captain L'Estrange, who recently ex-
changed into the 21st, has been from his boyhood in
the sth. The band of his old regiment were opposite
the Coach-office, Galway, nt his departure, and com-
menced playing several popular airs. Major Johnson
and the other officers seemed greatly affected at parting
with their old and attached friend, and upon his getting
into the coach, the bank struck up " Auld Lang Syne.'
7th—The officers are disposing of the stud in Cork,
before embarking for foreign service. Lieut. C. S.
Cochrane has joined head-quarters, from Newtownbarry,
where he has been detained for some time by illness.
Bth—Captain H. W. Roper has returned in the
Pique from Halifax.
10th—Lieutenant Shanly has resigned the Adjutancy.
Ensign Garvock has succeeded to the appointment.
16th—The Paymaster is placed on the Retired List.
18th—The Regiment was expected at Bombay in
July last to assist in the garrison duties, the only
Regiment in the Fort being the 6th, which was held in
readiness for embarkation should affairs in China de-
mand the presence of Sir F. Maitland and a small Eu-
ropean force to bring the Chinese to their senses.
19th Depot—will be again consolidated with the
services.

20th—A General Court-Martial assembled at Man.
chester on 29th inst., Lieutenant-Colonel Cairncross,
96th Regiment, President, for the trial of Assistant-
Surgeon Foulis on various charges ; Major Hutchinson
principal evidence.

21st Depot—Major Beete and a large draft are in
orders to embark on Monday next, in the Exmouth, for
Bengal.

25th—The destination of this corps is changed from
Canada to the Cape of Good Hope, and they are or-
dered to hold themselves ready for embarkation.
32d—Assist.-Surg. M'Gregor has returned home in
the Athol
32d Depot—The detachment from Buttevaut to
Fermoy, Aug. 26 and 27.
36th—We mentioned in the Naval and Military
Gazelle of the 17th inst., that Patrick Gleeson, late a
Corporal of this corps, had been found guilty of the
wilful murder of Serjeant-Major Fletcher, by shooting
him with a musket, on the 21st of September.
37th—Paymaster Halfhide was to embark from Ja-
maica for this country in the ship London, about the
14th of July.
38th Depot—ls to be again consolidated with the
service cost.

39th Depot—Lieut. Griffiths has joined the depot
preparatory to embarkation.

- 40th—Capt. Coddington has obtained one year's ad-
ditional leave of absence.

41st—One wing of this regiment is stationed at
Poona, the other at Be!gaunt, in the Deccan. The reg.
is very strong and effective.
42d—have received an order to send recruiting parties
to Ayr, Stirling, Inverness, and Cupar. The comp.
from Cappawhite to Limerick, Aug. 28. Detachment
of 30 r. and f. from Limerick to Bruff, Aug. 26.
43d—The detachment from Newbridge to Naas,
Aug. 27. _

44th—Capt. Horne arrived last week from Bengal in
the Catherine.

48th Depot—Dr. Johnston, Assistant-Surgeon, bar,
joined bead-quarters at Templemore. The 30 sink
mentioned in our last as left behind at Limerick, 25:: of
which were cases of typhus fever, are all conval'aseent.
The has been only one death during the epidem'se.: The
comp. from Bruff to Templemore, Aug. 26 to f. 40. Capt.
Riky's comp. is ordered to join head-quarters,,
53d Depot—Her Majesty's ship Apollo, having on
board the 53d and 75th depots, sailed fromßh,gstown
harbour on the morning of the 21st inst., for Devon-
port, where she safely arrived on the 26th, and the de-
pot marched into the citadel barracks.
55th Depot—Capt. Fawcett embarks on the sth of
September, with a large detachment, on board the
Thomas Grenville, for Madras.
63d Depot—ln error we stated that Captain Fry
was ordered to embark ; we understand that no order
was received, and see 4th Depot.
65th—Assist.-Surgeon Nicholl arrived last week on
board the Atholl, at Portsmouth. •
66th—A company has been ordered from William
Henry to Laprairie, Canada, to join head quarters.
For a period of two years that this fine corps has
been stationed there, during the rebellion of the last
and the preceding winter, the conduct of the men, their
orderly, quiet, and inoffensive habits, and the courteous
and gentlemanly demeanour of the officers, exceed all
praise:

67th Depot-6 Officers, 2 Serj., 2 Drum., 73 rank
and file, from Cork to Butevant, Aug. 22 and 23.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Avon, arrived at Cove on
the 21st inst., having on board the first division of this
depot from Gosport. This division has proceeded to
Buttevant.
68th—Ensign Browne embarked in the Ajax from
Falmouth. Jamaica, for Bristol, on 16th July. Lieut.-
Col. Cross, K. H., was to have the temporary go-
vernment of Jamaica, on the retirement of Sir L.
Smith.

69th Depot—at Youghal, are commanded by Capt.
Pigot. Major Hill having received a further extension
of leave ; it is expected that the company detached at
Wexford, under Lieut. Dutton and Ensign Fenwick,
will be removed to Dungarvan. Brev.-Major Hooper's
leave has been extended to October 10. This offir..er
returned from the West Indies in February last, or. the
recommendation of a Medical Board. Lieut. 'Moore
lately returned from the West Indies on sick leave, has
joined the depot, and been appointed Adjutant, relieving
Lieut. Jenkins, ordered to join the service companies.
70th-1 comp. of 2 Subs. 2 Seri., 1 Dr. 40 r. and £,
from Templemore to Cappawhite, August 26.
71st—Lieut. Brickenden returned hems in the
Athol 1 last week.

73d—Capt. Dawson came home in the Athol!.
75th Depot—See 5S Depot. The 75th have
marched into the barracks at Millbay.
77th Depot—A company, it is supposed, will be
cent to Scarborough, the barracks at Hull being at this
moment; fully occupied, in consequence of the draft of
the 81st regiment, intended for the service companies,
not having yet embarked.
87th—have changed quarters with the 12th, gone to
Mahebourg.

89th-Asaist.-Surg. M'Clure arrived at Cove in the
Avon, on 21st inst.

94th The depot remains at Chatham—nothing being
its future destination. lid.-qrs.
ad
ree
t determined naendn
am respecting
96th—A detachment (1 Major, 1 Sub., and 25 men)
left Bolton on the 29th, to arrive at Chatham this dray.
East Indies.
97th—Ophthalmia has attacked the men in P.ich-
mond Barracks. 5 cos. from Dublin to New)',ridge
, ,ug. 26 and 27. 5 cos. and head qrs., do. do, Aug. 27
d 28.
98th—The General Court-Martial on; Paymaster
Dunlevie, and for which we prepared our readers some
weeks 'since, will assemble at Newcastle-on-Tyne on
T ues day
, the 3d Sept., Col. Sir Hew Ross,
next
President.
99th—Captain Cummin Ilas joined from leave.
2d West India Regiment—An inquest was held on
the 10th July at the -Barracks, Jamaica, on the body
of private William Tongue. After a patient investi-
gation, the jury returned a verdict nearly to this effect :
—" That the deceased came by his death by discharging
the contents of a loaded musket through his head,
while in a state of temporary derangement." The de-
ceased was an indolent and slovenly soldier. Captain
A. S. N. Campbell, lady, and child, have arrived at
Jarn:iica, from London.

Royal Artillery—The Stakesby transport, from Lon-
don to Quebec, was obliged to put into Newfoundland
in distress, and short of provisions. The officers on
Notting_
were Major Dowse, Lieutenants Savile, Rad-
cliffe, Knox, Younghusband, and Wilder, Royal Artil-
iosreptht.e:
lery ; Surgeon Whitlaw and Lieutenant Simons, Roya)
Engineers ; 165 gunners and drivers. The detachnurat
of the Rocket Troop, under the command of Lieutetrant
Artillery,
accidentally kiYied LYI Grant, Royal Horse Artillery, marched from
ham on 27th inst. for Weedon barracks.
Hon. W. Arbut h n o t's
vtirzo.op2, Captains,
John
nl HL 03Irstee.e
OD
-Lieutenant,
from Newcastle, will arrive at Liverpool M4tha
tY6o7e foreommmebanan:ryk36 a horses,ia Yeomanry—Quartermaster)
Dublin,ry 2
was
1 fo
pistol-
shot last week, at Macclesfield, Cheshire
while exe mining the fire-
arms of his troop.

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