Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-06
,ud,r of Ike corr,nc Erie, IF The L. s.

T,ras BY the arrival Of the steam packet Columbia,
Cant, Wade which left Galveston on the 10Th inst, at
haltpas three O'clock We have Houston papers 10 he
Goth inst Col Carncs, reported 10 have been Killed q.
the West by the Indians, dr from being 81, hal ielt
Houston for our own city few days previous 10 the
2Vlh Three of the citizens of Texas, that had been
confined IN the prisons of Aata"ras, effected their cs'
cane and had arrived safe at Goiad They Stale thai
Mr. Brcnan the representative from Goiad was IN pm
son at Alalamoras.
Marty of about nineteen surveyors, who went into
the Indian country locate land claims had been near
" all uassacred by the Wacocs lromles and Reaches
Four alone escapcd-tiey are represented as having
ryun DESPERATELY the last, aud fell surrounded by
tho dead bodies Of the savagcs. The friendly kIckapoo
Indians had frequently warned them OF their danger
and Of their being watched BY large band oil h"Sles-
advising them to ''quil making marks or they would
be attacked TO this friendly precaution they paid no
attention and the consequence was above detailed
no less than 100 savages surrounded The little band
a, Brazo,ia a man named Quinn, convicted Of man.
slaughter, was sentenced to BE- 'chPPca and "d"dsd.
Ssyararo al The head of party of Mexlcans, visited
The ranches Of Mr. Alexander, distant about lirenty
miles from Bexar made him and another gentleman pF.
soncrs-cared away every portable article OF value they
could rd besides depriyng the young ladies' OF their
ear and finger rings!
The citizens Of The Western and Northern fionliers
are very much exposed Between Mexican marauders,
hostile Indians and awess Texan tfeebooers, they have
troublesome and ds1grceable lime Of 1t. An efficient
force stationed the Nruccs it is sad wohid be very
saluary and afford protection and encouragement 10 the
Mexican traders who DESTROYS 10 maintain friendly
intercourse with The Texans.
Houston the seat of government. for Texas, contains
population Of 5000 persons and s said to be rapidly
increasing The Galveston ln,elIg"ncer anticipates an
immense increase Of population ut the coming season.
and observes, that the most favored sections OF the
Suites have domains superior 10 the rich and auyia
bottoms Of The Brazos the deep and fertile sol! OF The
Colorado
Jockey Club has been formed in Houston: which
has adopted the rules and regulations Of the Mctairie
Club Of this c.ly-.ldrHttScr
From JAMAIcA.-The Jamaica Despatch of the 23h
September states that the ahorcrs in many OF the dis
trc,s arc still 10 entering into arrangements with
the planters for working SAINT Vincent, Saint Lucia
Tobago Grenada and Trinidad said TO be in very
unsettled stale. In Barbados it had been necessary for
the military 10 keep up strict watch
The St. Lucia Free Press says
"Afiars becoming worse every day with the plant
crs Their properties left without iaborcrs 10 work
them; their buildings broken into stores and produce
stolen ground provisions destroyed, stock robbed, and
they themselves insulted and laughed at
Ed.ct If Stare Emancipation upon The French CO'onits
The minister Of the marine is stated by the Messenger
have received adyices from Martinique, urging the
necessity Of sending out reniorcemcn,s TO the garrison
o. that island, in consequence of the agitation produced
by the emancipation Of the blacks in the English colo
The transport Disc, this journal adds, is TO sail
Immediately with troops from Brest.