Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-21

Copy of an advertisement in the Telegraph and Texas
Repis,er, published at Columbia. 81 offer to bet $1,000,
that working 10 hands, | will clear, neat profits, six hun
dred dollars on each, this season. My crop, owing to
the disturbances of the country, is not as large as last
years, by one-fourth. My name is left with the printer
(SigncdO A TEXAN
TEXAS LAND SALEs-Sept. 9TH, 1886.
Five hundred acres on the West bank Of the Bernard,
for $500 cash, including improvements estimated at
$500, and which consist of three houses, about 10 acres
under fence, and about two acres cleared:
One thousand acres on the East side OF Tic BraZos, tor
50 per acre, caSh-nO improvements.
BY 4 gentleman who came passenger in the lndepcll'
dence, from Texas, we are Informed that Maj. Carnes
and Maj. Teal, of The Texian army, who were prisoners
at Matamoras, had made their escape and reached Tie
Texan camp. They represent at Matamoras, l60u sol
dirrs, in Il miserable state, without clothes, PROVISIONS,
&c.-N. o. Bee, Oct. 3.
(From The .Ncp Orleans BaHcti": Oct. 81
Col. G.. P. Greene, Of the Texan army, passenger By
the independence arrived yesterday from Velasco, Texas,
reports to us, that the day before sailing, an express az
rived, official from Gen. Rusk, at headquarters OF Tue
army, stating that Capts. CGrnes and Teal, the commls'
sioneIs, whu had been detained and imprisoned III Mata'
mnras, had Just arrived in camp, making their escape
from close imprisonment. They state the Mexican inrces
10 be at that time, the 9TH of last month, l6OO-tha yen.
Bravo had been appointed to the ciilct cohih'ahu OF le
army, and Gen. Valencia second; that Bravo was 10 nave
taken up his march with large rciniorccnents Tor hata.
moras: and that the re-lnVasion OF Texas would soon al
ter commence. e.,
Col. Greene left the Texan army in good health and
shirts, upon the La Baca river. Gen. ltusk had just re-
covered from severe illness. Gen. Greene and +. Hus.
ton were both in good health.
(From The Tcras Telegraph, Sept. 2l)
LATER FROM TExAs.-lAronTAST.-Wec copy Oelowi
the I" 2. S." to u letter received from Quintana, dated
10Th September, 1886. The Independence Is here and
has 10 provisions; she was chased by two Mexican hrlgs,
the Aclivedes and Privilegio; and say that 4OO0 Next
cans are Oil the march for Texas.
We rive below Il list of the election returns so lar as
received, and regret not being in possession OF more IN
formation on the subject; owing to the votes IN the army,
&c, not having come to hand, we are unaDlc 10 say VINO
are elected for this county, excepting DIR. b. 1. Archer,
who is certainly one of the representatives. General
Samuel Houston. SO far as we have learned. has received
Il large luaio.ity Of the votes for President. NliraDeau
b Lamar is elected Vice President.
Senator'S.
A SomrrvcIl, for the county of Austin and Colorado
Jesse Grimes. do. do. Washington.
Josiah Lester do. 90. Nina and Gonzales.
Sterling c. Robertson, do. Milan. s,
Representatives.
Mosclcy Baker, for the county of Austin.
WIN. II. Hill, do. Washington.
j. Jaw ". i Bu m'c"' Il J. D. Dillingsley, do. Nina.
Jesse Cartright, DO. Harrisburg
l.. T.. Branch, no. LloeI'y'
Ira Ingram, DO; Nlatag"'ua.
For The annexation of Texas to the United States, and
the 'Conslitution as it is" the votes appear to have
been, with very few exceptions, unanimous.
In the Pensacola Gazette OF the both ult, we nc'ice
mn editorial article, stating that 2WO deseTtefs from inc
CnitcG ollleS uIliS tut JpliNu oui iu""'i ""N 'N 49,
a demand being made by an officer despatched by Gen.
Gaines, the Tcxian commander refused 10 deliver them
up.
Bee of the 10th ull., takes occasion to manifest lis cnmlty
TO our infant Republic, and calls upon the government
and people of the United States to 'withdraw all coInle-
nance from 4 country, who has, not IN THIS case alone,
paid us only with ingratitudc.'
To Inc People Of the United States we say, there is no
truth in the statement. Some few dcscrters were found
in the Texian ranks, and so soon as demanded were
promptly given up, and Il Proclamation immediately Is
sued by the ComGlanIer-in-Ch lci, declaring That desert
crs from the United States army. would not be received,
and that should they join our ranks, when cemandcd'
would be given up.
To what are we 10 ascribc the bitter feelings manifest
ed towards Texas by the Bee and some few other prints
in the United States? 1t surely cannot arise from any
acts Of our government, since we proclaimed our lnuc'
pendencc: for, il our acts are inquired into, 1t viii be
found. that the government and people OF Texas, have
beeu scrnpulousIy circunspcct in their public ACTS, and
have scdulously avoided every act calculated TO give UNI
bragg abroad, and have taken particular pains 10 convince
by their actions, as well as their professions Tine people oil
the U. States, that this infant Republic would do nothing,
but what :, nation under lis peculiar circumstances,
might and ought TO do. We challenge our enemies and
the enemies Of freedom, to point to one SINGLE act OF our
government, TO which the most tastidious can except.
We hare been slow in organising our government, and
may not have had the ability TO meet promptly all the
pecuniary demands upon US; but that IS our misfortune
and cannot be imputed as Il crime. Against some we
| have sinned in 4 manner never to be forgiven. we have
dared TO raise the arm OF opposition against a tyrant;
backed by eight millions of people, with the wealth ana
birotry Of the church 10 support him. We have dared
to give up for j time our country to lay waste our iarnls,
burn our dwellings, turn our wives and children upon
the inclcmcncy of the weather. exposed TO want and toll.
We have dared TO encounter the enemy in his own posi-
ton, with a force more than two to one, and gained Il VIC
tory unparalleled in any age-totakc captive Santa Anna
and establish libprlT in Texas. We have dared 10 main.
tain our lndapendence-and dare now TO assert that we
are Il Free and independent People.
All this we have dared TO do, aud for this: probably,
,o,n, n1l nn-,orI NrrIrn r. Va tEt1Rn n 500 IN
the midst of Il fec and gallant people, this unexpected
opposition to the cause Of liberty: this friendship 10 the
murderers of Fannin and Travis, and Ripley and Duva!,
and hundreds of others Of chivalrous and devoted spirits.
But from this notifying scene, we turn our ryesln CRATE
ful feelings, TO the sight Of thirteen millions OF trccmcn
in the United States, bidding us go on in our struggle
we are intoxicated with grateful Joy when VIC read the
eloquent, manly and liberal sentiments OF Hamilton and
Preston and Clay, and Calhoun-of Ripley and Wise
Of Benton aud Pryton-we feel proud of our allies aud
confident of our strength; and backed by the influence
OF such names, we assert confidently and tearIessIy, That
Texas is and ever will be, free and independent; and 10
them and our other friends, we send this assurance-that
Texas will organize Il government, founded on a Just and
stable basis, and that no friend Of Texas will have cause
to blush at our proceedings, or cause TO tear ior our STA
Lility.
We take this opportunity " Of informing the public, that
the Postmaster general is making every effort in his pow
or TO rc-cstablish mail routes, which previous to the late
invasion, had. by great perseverance,, been put IN sue
cessfnl operation.
Could a connecting mail between this government
and the United States be established, we should consl-
der it highly beneficial to Texas, and satisfactory 10 thou
sands in the United States. An arrangement OF this
kind, was once entered into by that government and
Mexico-and we do not see why it could not be perfected
by the new republic.
observation-disclosures says that our prisoners in the hands
of the Mcxicans at Matamoras, were to he shot in pur-
suance of orders received TO that effect from the Mexican
Government. We give this as a report, for we have not
yet learned it in a manner which will enable us to give It
us positive fact. We are at a loss to assign motives for
- hnrharoDS a nrncppdiuU spcinO that their conduct with
regard to Col. Fannin aud his men was so loudly con-
demned by The whole world, and especially by The TO-