The Arkansas advocate., 1836-08-26


 fidelity and carried their banners to be chrlstened by the Chureh-This intelligence of a contemplated unciea of Mexican and aboriginal savages, only con- firms the accounts we published in letters few days since from Matamoras. The Mexcans, our iaformant says still denounce bitter vengeance against the Tex ;ans, end swear they will take no prisoners butki every enemy upon the battle ield-though there ap- pears be great repugnance among officers and against revislting Texas.
 1.-the Mexcans consummate their plans respecting their savage allies they will create an ugy customer in the person ofGen. Gaines.
 The following letter from TARTAN CATELEr, Esq. fate of this city gives US some interesting information from Texas.
 ssTelasco, July 20, 1886.
 "Our army is still at Victoria, upon the river Guaa aoupe Lamar had arrived there agreeaby to the last accounts, and presented himself as Conmandern- Chief Of the Texian forces; but with all his popuar ty was unable obtain the concurrence of the army with the wishes of the cabinet. The question put Ao vote. whether he should enjoy the chief command, GOT Rusk continue i his former capacity, untilthe ar 9ival of Gen. Houston The matter was decided by. san overwhelming majority in favor of the two latter gentlemen; so that Rusk remains Brigadier General commanding and the authority of Maj. Gen. Houston will be recognized so soon as he arrives ia camp. Lamar is said to have behaved his usual dslterest red and patriotic
 1.-The army in the field at tbis time, Is two thousand strong. Col Wilson's regiment will soon be in march ing order The whole country IS up and moving on. to camp. The old settlers are determined to redeem their injured credi undeseryedly injured, the great majority of them could not have acted differently, and secured their families from the bood-thrstv violence of ruthless and semi-babarous foe-and they are now hocking onwards, to prove to an nivdIous world that their strong and the spirit fberty burn ing brightly III their hearts, ever did in the olden tnle when the independence of their mother country in its cradle, and rocking amid the elements of in- terna discord and foreign recklessness.
 '@Feiix Huston has been promoted 10 the rank of Brgadler General by brevet. Green still enjoys the commission which he appeared to prize so highly in New-Orleans They are both in camp. Santa Ana, the l-lated and fallen despot Is nowin Columbia and has the pleasing anticipation ef being shortly escorted to the army, and there receiving his sentence! de tachment has been ordered in for the purpose You may hear of catastrophe before many weeks have elapsed. anticipate 1t with positive certainty Mis- erable indeclslon, in not having inflicted upon him ''deah or worse punishment immediately after his capture, when the act would have been upheld and justified by the whole civilized world.
 -"Gen. Rusk has ordered the Mexican families on the Guadalupe, and La Baca, and those who were likely to afford information to tie enemy to retire upon the Rio Grande, take themselves off to the Cobra do Carbajal De Leon, and some others, intend rnais ing summer sejeurn. in New-0reans. Health to fhem
 "There is said 10 be no Mexican troops on this side of the Rio Grande They are preparing 10 make a desperate effort to heal their wounded konof and re- cover possession of this paradse--a garden in which such descendants of Cain were never intendedby na- lure natures God to live, unless to be expelled again, with renewed ignominy; the Hon. x-Presden John Quincy Adams 10 the contrary notwithstanding That they calling up all their resources, and at this moment straning every nerve for the purpose of making sudden and formidable descent upon us, is loo apparent to need substantialon am strongly n- clned to believe that their present intention to make combined and simultaneous attack by land and sea. "At all events, should be prepared for the crsis and surely friends in the U. S.. will aid in ob aining sloop of war, tleas eighteen gun Brig am obliged 10 break of here, the vessel is just getting under weigh. F. e.
 From the N o. Commercial Bulletin, Aug. 4.
 TEXAS. By resident of Texas, who came passenger in the ! Texan sohoonerof war Independence, we are inform ed that the political aairs of this country ave- y tranquil sate and strong evidence had been given by the people of their determination to support the ecuve government. The order writ for the elec- ! lions of President, Vice President, Senators and Rep resentatves, had been issued by the executive cabinet and will take place on the first Monday in September, and Congress will convene the third Monday in Octo- ber It was proposed to the citizens of Texas by the government, that they should invest the members of congress with conventional powers to alter and amend the Constitution, made by the ateseonventon, nas- much as the dsaranged state of the country had pre- vented its being printed and circulated amongst he n- habltants. Gen. SephenF. Austin Is a candidate for the Presidential chair. Dr. B. r. Archer having de- clned, and declared his determination of supporting Gen Austin for that office, it understood that Dr. Archer would be voted for as Senator
 The spies which had been sent by the Texan army to the banks of the Rio Grande reported the Mexi- can army inactive at Matamoras. There was no ex- pectahon of any movements towards Texas, as the ex Heme drought and want of water renders such step practicable; besides itis weunderstood that the Mex icanS who have once viSad TexaS have losf all