Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-11

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TEXAS.
Extract of letter from officer in the IcSlan AT,
nv 10 his friend in this city. dated Camp JohnSo"' OH
The La Bnca Rio Texas, Sept 2ti lS'". =,
arrived here about the LIST Of July, in company WIN
,hnn, $50 brave sons of Kentucky under The coHiaha
of Col Wilson, Of that Stale. Our army, now amount
uu To about 1900 strong, very pleasantly o
the Rio La Baca. where 1t Is expected we Wlt I1 ~
our winter glarters-we are about SIX miles above D',
,nls Landing" a very excellent and safe harDor o"
Maagprda Bay, making the transportation Of provisions
to us easy. " =,
Tho army is now plcnully supplied with good ana
healthy provisions, such as sugar coffee, fresh ana SAT-
beef bacon -four &c, which enables us to live ION the
fat of The land and be we'll pleased with our sltna ION
few weeks since we had an election Tor rrrsluent,
Vice President and Congressman, which resulted III te
election Of the hero Of San Jacinto, Cen HorsT"S: as
President; Col. NJ. B. LAMAR as Vice President; ana,
rs am informed, quite talented body Of men TO take
CHARGE of our infant Republic.
n A,currnnd ] RI WuARroy our former commits
soners to the United Slaes are elected from Austin
Colony to the House of Reprcscntatrcs-bOth men oi
talent and distinction, as is well known
Cen RusK is still in command OF the army ne Is ue
cidedv Il popular with his officers and men, ana
vcrv much Of n gentleman Our little band has been
remarkably healthy indeed little sickness, ana 50 It"
deaths are almost unparalleled in the history OF any ar
my of equal number to that oil Texas Hhoma l'e d.
to procure urough in November and revisit he STATES
V rBuItinUrc PatriOt.
rrou Try,s.-Thc New Orleans Standard says
::Thc Texan army cncamped On The l"haca river: III
two brimadcs Of 1900 men under Generals knsk ana
Green All The men volunteers from the u status,
the Texans having retired to their las wic'i are e.
ported to be in h;gh cultivation with rood crops a
'Tcyan armed vessel lately cruised along The coast
of Mexico without meeting Mexican vessel. J he
Tie xians are now cQuppng two armed Vessels Ill Na.
yeson the schooner De kalh, to carry l. guns, ana
the schooner VIPER lately the Passaic, ot Ne% Orleans
The PERSONS engaged in the attempt to rescue Santa An
na have been liberated excerpt Darliloloe" laseS ""o
condemned to be hung.
FROM TrNAs.-A letter from young gentleman tor
n,cry of Baltimore, now an assistant surgeon III TIC
Texan army, states that the army then cncaPru near
Victoria about 800 strong, in high spirits ana very
healthy not more than nifty persons, III the "ho!c, o's
on the sick list
From the Louisville (ky.) Journal, We learn that H.
A. Fcrguson Esq, Secretary to the Executive "t lexas
arrived in that city the 22d ut ana reports te posi-
ton of the Texan army above; and that OF The Mex
can at Natalnoras, as at previous accounts Inc
vote OF the TEXANS at their recent election Is repre-
scented to have been unanimous for union OF lnat re-
public with the United States. The person named Pages:
who had cndcayOred 10 effect the escape OF Santa Anna
had been tried and acquitted before the civil court on
charge of high treason but had afterwards been tried ny
court martial, as spy, and sentenced TO DC SHOT;
which sentence had been forthwith carried to eHecu
ton. :. r
MExIco-Thcre are now COCO troops III the city OF
Mexico ordered rendezvous al San Louis de Holos
whittier the 1900 troops remaining out oil Tie uoo at Me-
laoras are also ordered. These latter are IN Insera-
bic condition. and almost nlutInouS from want OF pay,
and the incursinns and plumber Of tic Camanchc In
dams There are 400 also at 1amPIco; these are
exncctcd to enter Texas late in November earl in De-
cembcr next The Mexican government has prohibited
any American armed vessel from entering laInpIco
MrxIcAy Mission TO SpAIy.-By letter from Tam
pco received by commercial house in New Orleans, 1t
appears that Messrs Nora rarrts and villa Urla, were
embark by the packet of the 9Th oil September Tor ia'
va1n The object of their voyage is attributed solely TO
Diplomatic relations the part Ut their government
with Spain. They to proceed to Madrid TO tcrmI-
nate the negotiations of prncal commerce. accord
ing 10 the basis established by the decree of the 9TH
of August last which declares suspension OF hosiIlI-
ties with the mother Country; and the opening OF the
! Mexican ports to her merchantmen.
| We have received letter dated, Vera Cruz, Septem-
Der @ in which the writer complains bitterly that the
schr Venus lately arrived there: had been conveyed as
far Tampco by the u. S sloop of war Concord: tor,
he say that the whole CARO- belonged Germans and
had been insured in the iansoatc towns against all
risks far Vera Cruz but that being transported in
Mexican bottom from this city, the duty instead Of being
guSed cause Of his .pIant is, that the Texan prva-
leers lost splendid prize Alter doorous declana
ton nn this topic, the writer contI"ues: -, =,
The political state Of this country is, If possible,
worse than il ever has been No hopes arc entertained
of rcrcnclatiun, until the military begin to quarrel
among themselves for the spells of their oppressed coun
Try; the struggle in Oaxaca was crushed some hundreds
OF neroriouS citizens have been sacrificed to the Mo-
loch OF dcspotsm II is whispered that the troops
in Mckee, say eight Ten thousand have refused
TO march on Texas. Rumor says: that the government
has become Jealous Of Urrca and apprcelsire that lie
will declare for the constitution Of lc2l. This heroic
city is governed with rod Of iron; the commandment
YlsGrS exercises the attributes Of sovereignty has made
himself universal of the press, permits noing
tn be published in his jurisdiction: unless 1t has passed
his scrutiny, and prohibits tie reading OF tie oppo-
s;on paper in Mexico Arrived few days since, the
American brig, 18th Of July destined for the Mexican
W. She was cleared in Baltimore with of If
men, but presented herself here with % 1t ap-
pears that the owncr rcputcd owner and Captain has
kidnapped and tnriivcy brought away from the United
States eight citizens express violation OF The laws.
with the sinister purpose Of dIscharging them here,
where necessity would compel them to enter this SERVICE
They have thrown themselves the protection Of this
consulate and demand he returned to their country
alleging they regularly shipped and were to be
discharged in with the u. ;. laws. The We
hts also brought American scamrn, that have been dis
| charged and are now this community
Ia letter of later date, 1t Is stated that the AicX-
cans are preparing squadron to be placed under the
command oi Captain Wise; and aid the operations of
| the army in 4 second invasion Of Texas detacs-
enL Of 1000 was to have left Mexico Tor that pur-
pose, under Gen Guarray; but they refused 10 march
till paid arrcarges a loan Of 900 therefore
| made.
The exprcsidcnt Bustamentc is said 10 he recalled
! from Punishment in France and is likely TO be ap-
pointed presdcnt-.H. O. Standard Oct. n.
FRyO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS.-C Contracts
"a will be entered into during the month OF Novem-
Der next for the Gradnatio, .hHSoMry, Timber amt Sa
pcrsiructurc Of the st Division of the L0uiSG Hd R0dd,
BEGINNING at lis point of connection with the Richmond,
rI nj Rail- ok