Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-09-10

d.v If the schr, San JaclntO, days from
Galveston. we learn that on the 9th OF August
the Mexican schr Matilda, which had been
captured by the Texan schooner OF war Ie.-t
rible, arrived there under the charge ct 81
prize master. She was bound tor Sisai to-
with cargo OF lines, four, corn,
beans, and cigars.
The Terrible had pursued and driven on
shore a Mexican schr. which was lost; name
not recollected. !
The schr Urchin, brig,s Durango and GOOD
Hope, had left Ga.veston for Mategorda
with troops. 5000 Texans, under General
Rusk, were mar ching to Metamoros to take
possession thereof. !
Col. NJ CHA, one of the prisoners captured
Mt San Jacinto. died at Galveston on the 9th|
ms.
We have to acknowledge the receipt Of al
letter under date Of Galveston, July 9, from
w. p. Bradburn, one OF the Kentucky volun-
teers. who left this city some weeks since IN
the schr Flash. The volunteers are repre-
sented to be in good spirits, and resolved ne
yer to see the flag resented them by the Ia
dies of Kentucky, in the hands Of the bloody
Mex;cans. Most of the information which
this letter contains ia relation to Texas, had
been anticipated by previous arrivals. II IS
said. however, tt.at Gen. Houston IS spoken
Of as the next president.
TEXAS AND MExuCo.--RumOrs reach us
from several quarters, that the affairs OF lex
las are drawing to crisis. The report now
lis. tina. Santa Anna has escaped, and, it is sup
posed. with the connivance Of President Bur-
net: against whom, it is reported, there are
charges of high treason. He is, however,
man Of great purity of character, and It San
ia Anna has escaped, we question whether
Mr.. BurEet had any agency in the matter.
The second, and by far the most important
report. is the advance Of the Mexicans. with
1000 men, under Gen. Urea, who IS SAID
| TO be within 65 miles Of NacOgdoches. This
force is no doubt greatly overrated, and 1t IS
possible that the advanced guard may be at
lacked and defeated before the main body
comes I'D with the Texans. 1t is fact that
the Texans, with about 5000 men, evince
great indifference at the approach OF the Mex
leans, and talk of attacking and possessing
their important seapOrts, rather than wait
| for the advance of the Mexican army. The
cause Of Texas has not lost ground in the
West: and the facility of retreating before a
heavy force and passing the frontier will al
ways give great advantages to the Texans,
|aIthough it may give temporary possession
of the country to Mexico. Texas cannot,
in our opinion, revert to Mexico. Eve. Star.
EDITORIAL CoNvESrroS.-The Editors of
New York met in Convention at Albany some
time since, and adopted the following resolu-
wish to record our vote in favor
of each and every one of them-particularly
the last.-[Springfeld Pioneer
sResolved, That this convention respect
fully request Of the Congress of the United
States to grant them and the public the fol-
lowing:
LIST. The circulation in the counties
where printed andapublished, of all newspa-
pers and periodicals free Of postage.
%. The reduction of the postage on Pc
!riodicals to correspond with the postage on
conceiving no good reason why
Ia sheet in pages should be charged more than
il printed in newspaper form.
Sd. That the transmission of legislative
documents and of periodicals and magazines
to publishers, be allowed free of postage,
Resolved, That we consider it due, as a
measure Of justice and protection to ourselves
and the public press, that subscribers to news
papers and periodicals should be required toI
pay one years subscription in advance"
MExIco.-The population Of the Mexican States
consists Of about 10000 Of freemen. OF these
about 900 600 are unmixed Indians; e. 500 900
are Mestizoes, or the mixed offspring Of Spania rds |
and Indians; 500 900 Creoles, the unmixed
offspring Of Spaniards; 100000 are Washinan-
goes, offspring Of Indians and Negroes, including
also the Mulat,oes; 100000 are Negroes; 10 600
Spaniards, born in spain, and about 10000 strangers,
consisting Of emigrants from various nations.
From this estimate, it seems that the Indians and
Mcstizoes form the bulk Of the population. But il
IS said that they are in many respects superior to
he Spaciards and Creoles. They are honest, in
lus,rious and peaceab'e, and generally cultvators
# the soil Those only addicted to vicious ha-
,;ts who live in the vicinity Of large towns They
re Of ruddy complexion-small in stature, and
ave in general we'll forn,sd features. Some of I
hem are no darker than the Spaniards, ana many +
f ;heir women superior in beauty to the Creole
women, on account Of their rosy cheeks. The In
lians excellen, soldiers. well civilized though
It'll idolators, and they will undoubtedly form the
democracy Of the country, and being no-vse infe-