Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-20
AFFAIRS AT TEXAS.

AFFAIRS AT TEXAS.
BY the following article it appears probable that
the Mexican Army will not Immediately put the
threat into execution Of 'exterminaton 10 the Sa-
bine."
NEw ORLEANS, July 16.
BY the schr. Julius Ceasar, which arrived yes
terday from Texas. we have information that rem
ders it very douoaful whether the Mexican Army
will really row prosecute further operations for the
present at least agsins, Texas.
From Texan spies sent for tho purpose of re-
connoi,ern2 the enemy, il Is ascertalned that the
bers are continually diminishing by desertion.
BY the latest accounts from Texas, il IL stated
that SANTA ANNA has been, for greater security,
carried under a strong guard to Nacogdoches 1t is
added, that he to 30 tried there By q military
commission and shot,
The Texans are ic "dne spiri,sn and have no
lack o: arms, ammunition and provisions, and with
force sufficient to repulse the invaders with great
slaughter. Santa Anna had conveyed to the Mexi-
can Government his opinion, that the conquest Of
Texas was impossible, and that the indepeudence
Of Texas should be recognized.
The schr. Brutus, Capt. Hurd, was at Mataeorda.
b'ockaded by the MEXICAN brig OF War Venccdor
Del Alamo, but would soon be relieved by the schr
lnvincbIe, Union, and other vessels that had pro.
cecded there in tow Of the steam boat Ocean. for
the purpose Of capturing the brig. The steamboat
was laden with volunteers, and for her psotec tiou
there was raised breastwork Of cotton bales.
The Mexican brig will in all probability fall a
capture to the TEXANS
1t seems that the veucedor had been desuatched
from Vera Cruz, in order to protect the schoone,s
Cumancbes, Fanny Butler and WatcLman. which
were stored with provisions for the Mexicans Find
ing that the Texans had already in:ercepted the
said vessels and appropriated their careoes to their
own use. she very wisely proceeded to take IL poss
o'e' what rexian vessels might fall IN her way 1t
NAV not however prove judicious STEP
From all the information received, and which We
believe to DO substantially correct, We are firmly of
the opinion that the Mexicans will suspend active
hostilities against the Texans for the sumner and
We shall prove very bad prophets If it should not
turn out. that their troops will be entirely wi,bdra IN
from the limits Of Texas, and the Independence Of
this Republic fully secured.
NANrUckEr.-A lively and pleasing writer. in
Inc Boston Transcript, speaking Of the ~maen,f.
cent enterprise" Of Nantucket, thus allu.3es to
so0e Of the disadvantages under which il has been
carried on:-
"A sand bank, four miles by three. su,rourded
oy dangerous shoals; with single hartos blocksd-
co y such bar, that 10 this day, lighters must be
employed to discharge the cargo Of a shin, before
sne can enter in. All this by a population Of some
t"o OF three thousand; insufficient to supu|v even
me men sos the ships, % that the cane. and the
oose coast OF Long Island. must be ransacked for
t"em; And the lndians trained to the vork. m ,hev
were y hundreds. What could dncour,oe ~
:Piriss - theses Not diikculsy. labor E;Iuc.- ~
loss ct soy kind Three vhaless, with their crev.-