Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-05-19
TXAs.

III lllt ANGM AAtt GA Il QA-4AklslIf u lGkkGI
has been published from d gentleman Of
that city VINO spent tie last N,nterI the
province Of Texas The annexed extract
Nlli interest many rea0ers;-
San Felipe as ABOUT one hundred miles
from The mouth oil tho brdxOs; It IS the
capital oil Ausun's Colony; was lad oul
SLY ycus ago, and coataus now thirty
houses and stores. Iuc / eXas Gazette Is
printed mere. lhore are three tavcrns,
one scnoOl aud a Post Office connected
win the land office. There arc as vet no
public buildings here, nor IN this Colony;
they are now making efforts to buId
Count House ana JAN. Col Austin Is an
intelligent man, aud Is held 40 nigh cstuna
nou. The idea OF setting the wilderness
OF cgas with North Americans, orgIua-
ted with Mr.. Moses Austin, of Missouri,
u naive of Durham, Conn, In 1870, he
Arrived at the capital Of Texas, for the
purpcse of making application to the au-
ihorncs OF New SPAN, whie ms son. tine
present Col. Stephen ). austin, proceeded
TO New Orleaus, to be ready tocmbark for
Havana, IN case It should be accessory TO
apply TO the Government Of SPAN, or IA.
cilitale the transportation OF fmiIIes or
supplies, If the project should succeed,
AZ the arrival of the elder Austin Al the
CAPITAL. he was ordered Dy the government
10 leave the capital and Province as soon
MS possible. This was IN consequence OF
ID law existing prohibiting gners to en-
Ger hc Spanish ierutoy without a pass
port There beng 40 appeal nom this or
der be prepared Tor his departure, when
he accidentally tell m with friend, who ac-
commanded hm a second ume TO ihe Gov
ernor. aud land before hun such documents
MS proved him TO be a Spanish sub ect II
Louisiana. ln 1899 After mach dclIber-
alton aud advice, he presented q memorial
10 the authorities fine Eastern Provinces
ashiDo permission 10 settle 300 families
m Iexas he then left BeXar ~ Jaaua
|r.. and returned TO missouri 10 prepare
Tor ms removal luto Texas, Whenever he
heard of the success OF MS application.
Ion ms return ho suffered extremely from
had Neatber. want OF togd, tordmg rivers
and creeks. sc. tor at tins time Texas
wa, q complete wider ess, from the Sa-
bine 10 BeXar, NOW called San Anloma.)
,;e reached Missouri with his health so
much impaired that he soon after died.
Ry tins time, information was received
that his petition was granted by the Inhab-
|uapts of the Eastern provinces Of New
Span. Col. :. L. Austin was then left
with the prosecution OF this enterprise;
me accordingly Ielt New Orleans for Mach
|uo,bes. where he met the commissioner,
and accompanied hun back TO Bexar, IA
company with seventeen other gentlemen
exploring the country, and making ar
rauoements for the contemplated settle
ne,-t m the wilderness. They arrived al
Bexar no August, 1924, were cordially
received by tie Governor, who then gave
} hmm PERMISSION TO explore the country
and select location favorable for the new
settlement. He procured a guide from
Itbe Nlcade. aud with his companions ex-
,lorcd the new country on tie Guadalupe,
/ Colorado and Brazos rivers as tar rs
oracticable and enough to convince. HIM
FITS utility aud advantages for new set
,lement. He then returned, giving notice
of the contemplated project, aud the guam
INV Of land he was authorized 10 promise
Itbc emigrauts. Ia December, l52l' Aus
Inn and the first eng hts arrived on the
Brazos. near La Bahia road, and COM
,oeoced the settlement IN the midst OF an
Ioot,re Wilderness hese first settlers
deserve much praise as they underwent
MANY pryauons, hardshlps and dangers
l,rb,cb have seldom been equalled. About
,bis time. one vessel sent from New Or
Loans with prov sIous and tools, was lost
and another cargo which was landed was
DESTROYED b} Karankaways, and four men
I,,.ssacrr d; So that their dependence Tor
-. uos on wild game, such as buffalo