The Arkansas advocate., 1836-04-29

Mr Grundy has introduced bill into the 1 Senate whicts proposes to expend the surplus revenue in purchasing and hiring rail roads for Government purposes and uses. So the world wags. General Jackson has for seye- raI years been lauded for his vetoes on bills for internal inlprovements-an now the par ty' is taking up the very principle. for adso- eating which, Clay, Webster and Calhoun have been 50 much abused. Whats the diff ference between mdkiag road. and 6uyiag one after it is made. Here then are Benton, t7ruudy and ali the faithful, acknowledging the long disputed right of the General Gov ernment to construct woeks of internal im- provement- yet we have heard men with in five days, putting the party for uniformly opposing this principle. They will change their tune nos, of course. Great Is the power of humbug By the way, how much of the surplus revenue will Arkansas get by this mannWFe We have no rail roads to sell or lease to the General Government.-- Glay's land bill, even, whald be better for us than this new Iangled scheme.
 The Bank of Michigan, with nominal capital of s4l0,779 has deposites of the U. States to the amount of $872. eco. The an- nual interest on that amount is S52 .0o0-or 124 per cent on their olon apital--enough to pay the expenses of their State Government. Our readers will find below extracts from our exchange papers in relation to Texas. Ne also see by the Red River Herald, that fifteen hundred hostile Indians had marched in near =Naeogdoches. A report has also reached here, on what seems good authority, that Houston has been beaten, and forced to fly to this side of the Sabine, with about 800 men,.
 We have little doubt that these reports are true. We presume the fact to be that San tana outgeneraled Houston-pfessed Fsn- ming so as to oblige him to evaeuate Goliad- cut him off-then concentrated force offrom 6 to 10000 men west of Houston, and placed another force of 1900 Indians and Mexicans in his rear-defeated him and forced him to fly, We had hoped for better things-but Santana is braYe--a good general-and has d considerable army and great wealth at his command. His forces too are well disciplin- ed-and what was worse, the Texians un- derrated and despised them. Men who con tenn an enemy are already half conquered.
 Ifthese reports be all true, the battle of the Texians is fought. Their destiny is Isealed. The Mexican nation will unite to a man against thema as heretcs, rebels and in- vaders. In this cause, Santana can com mand the whole force of the nation. It is hardly probable that Texas will again be able to put an armed force of any importance in array against him. We hope it may be otherwise.
 AIrMpHTs, April %. A gentleman arrived here yesterday from Texas, brings the sad intelligence of the destruction of Col Banning and his body fof 300 soldiers, by the Mexicans. Retreat ing from Goliad, having burned it, to join Gen. Houston. they were surrounded by 1900 Mexicans on an open prairie, and every one, save an advance guard of 30 men, were killed.-No 0 particulars yet re- ceived.
 The following copy of an express from. Gen. Houston, dated after the unfortunate fate of Col. Tanning, politely rendered us by friend, will be read with peculiar in- terest The reason for Gen. II. making no mention of the disaster, must be obvious to al--- Enquirer.
 10 the People of the east of Brazos.
 HEAD QUARTERS West of Brazos,
 31st March, 1886.
 Ny encampment is preparing on the west ot Brazos, where shall wait for some sup plies and reinforcement. My intention never has been to cross the Brazos and the false reports spread are by men who have baseiy deserted the army of Texas.
 Let men from the east press on to the army and cross over at Groces. If men unite with the present force we can defeat and capture the enemy.--The army of the enemy has been represented at 10 and 30,- ooo men, when indeed 1t neyer has exceed ed 5 or 4000 in Texas.
 And the force that attacked Col. Fannind was only 1900, and he had 320 men; they fought him in the prairie where he had no water, and where thev sirTounded hin,