Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-04
From The ~ y Journal Of Comme,c,

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We have received the Texas Gazette npbI;sbo5
10th of July " " " 'no
Much anxiety having been occasioned TO tho fr;snd,
vi Ioi Austin, founder of the Texas COLONY nv n
report OF his DEATH received some DAVIS since via q,
houS We are happy TO ate that mention of ssch
OIL event u mentioned in these papers, which embrace
complete file, with the exception of n sincl, sboa,
dated 10Th June. Si' shees
Inc crops IN IeDas are ssid To be very 6ne
ne sioop Hudson, from New Orleans had besn
"Ieched near the entrance Of San Jacinto. in Gpj
The Collector at Galvezlon bad seized n ,,.,,;,,,
" topacco upon suspicion that il had been smupoed.
'IIn suspicion appears 10 have been we'll founded
w Az AMONG THE lNDIANs.-It appears thar n
sihd OF eXi"rmInatng war has broken nm, h.,' q
tne Cherokees, Shawnees, Delawa,oo "a .I n
'r1es oil Northern Indians, lately removed n Tswa
ana the lahuacanies Wacos and Comancbes 60
H., ~'Ies from Nacogdoches under date Of 2sth
hiay' 10 gentleman IN this place that the Chez
KEGS Shnwnees and Kikapoos have zone 70 u. III
,he iahnacanies and Wacos; that rhey have had on
former FIVE. '' ""u inc
" also seems that the Couoanehes have h.., ,:-
nom their former hunting grounds at the heads NJ ,h
p'aEos ana Colorado, and forced 10 seek refir,e in
te south western part of Texas and on the Niece.
known to them ''o'o'e un-
san FELIPE AUSTIN June e6 w. ,
stand stand rom good authority, that the Governmen,
nuVe decided on the establishment Of a mllarv no.t
oi Lne northern frontier Of this Colony at some eli
gibic point on the BrazUs or Colorado rivora =,
near the crossing of the San Antonio road Ona
company OF cavalry is to be stationed at soid noat
unuer me command Of Lieutenant Colonel Don Fr.n
k"" T nu| ms ofhcer is native of Bexar and
mas Dceh raised IN Texas-he is well k,oUn On ,ha
lhhaoitanfs generally, and stands deservodIg I'LL ~
S n " "onor and integrity. He has an accurate
ho"eOgo of all the Indian tribes of TEXAS and has
"c s very fortunate IN manglna them
rus colony hos heretofore progressed bv tho on,or
Prize ana perseverance, of the coionis,e tn, ,lI ;I
e" o' projected by succours of any kind from ,ho
ggI1sorntncn'. large and valuable portion of tho
me"lcah territory has been redeemed from, tbo oil,
dcrn"ss, and Texas which yyas bi,bnr,a , Ihe VIZ
even TO tho Mexlcans themselves, is beoinn;no -
'u"I ts proper station IN the geography Of Amori-
III 'u W attract that attention which it's intrinsic
value Justly merits That the government will dnIv
app eciate SO important to The nation and
Ihdeod TO civilized man, MS the redemptiop of such n
Us IhlS from state of nature, without sny
a.Jul expense whatever, is very evident from tho
privileges lately granted, by opening the coe,tin1
trade to all foreign vessels, between the colonies ana
the ports OF Matamoros. Tampico and yera C,nl,
ana thls last measure Of establishing military pest
TO protect us from the Indians presents nnJ
very dccIded evidence of the paterual care of the
government. The ports above menrioned ofyrJ IL
pest markets IN the world fer our surDIus n,odc, IL
IulhOer' ana communication With them oH;era n,oot
encouragement for tho establishment of co,,oIs III
other manufacturers in Texas Tbo oJs;sni aiiu W
Iore'gn vessels into this trade will of conrso ,ad
oIghts 10 reasonable rate by opening the door for
ana for the future eyory person who boa
a surplus OF produce, will find n ready coM sale foy
u, AZ reasonable price. Perhaps no means could
nayc Doen adopted Of moro real importance 10 our
P'tly'fhan this one ofopenng the coastnp trado
~ .yi.Ign Vesseis-for had 1t been exclusively con-
uhcu 70 national, as formerly, we should have beon
virtually deprived Of all its advantages owing IN Tho
ABSOLUTE want Of vessels Of that class;-and The
5outhern ports would also have lost a considerable
ahu growing commerce. IN tho products Of Texas,
winch IS Of the greatest importance TO them Tho
1lhculties which have impeded The coastinp trade
are now forever rcmovcd for, by the time the priv
soRc OF admitting 'orelgn vessels expires, which is
30 built TO sqPph The coSsrng trade, without keepinn
up the freigbts. "''P'"S
II - also understood that the Governmen, ~ die
Posc"to give every encouragement 20 tho omi ero-