Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-23
TEXAS


Currespondencc of the Commercial Bulletin, january III.
HousToY, DEC 30, 1887.
Srg-Sincc my last, we have been in state Of CON-
fusion and excitement caused by The intelligence re.
ceived from Bexar that that post had been attacked and
was surrounded when the express started it has turned
however, 10 he attack made on that post by the
NJ xican robbers, sixty hundred IN number ihey
killed the sennr aud captured one oil The soldiers
stole the horses belonging the cavalry, and immediate
" thereafter retreord Coils Kurnrs and Wells I'm.
mcdialely started in pnrsui, Of hrm recafured the
prisoner, but from the fact of the enemy having stole
their horses, could not engage them II has hapPencd
we'll for u.s. it has had tendency to put Us on our
guard: The militia will now be organised, and special
has already been despatched to purchase am
munllion.
ready and willing at any moment. The whole country
is the alert and should the cnwardly mninns OF Bus
tanente show themselves upon our SOIL but few will es-
cape 10 give account Of their campaign
seems to be The settled determination of all 10 spare
not, to meet them their terms aud abide The
suit Should anything Of interest occur, will hasten 10
give you account. In the mean time, am your
Obcdent,
TExAs.-Ry an arrival last evening, politely
furnished with Maagorda Bulletin, oil December ~,
from. Is hich we select The subjnned articles.
VIM F. Scott Esq formerly clerk OF the district
cou. of the county of BrnZorin has succeeded George
NJ Kinstry, decd as Chief Justice of that county
From the acquaintance have with MIR. Scott, we
Judge him TO be highly fitted and competent incumbent
The Land Bill has become law by vote Of two.
thirds OF the members Of Congress, thereby passing il
over The Presidents head giving the old General
we're rehuke This makes The third time he has vetoed
the Land Bill
PROCLAMATION.
REPUBLIC OF TEYas-E1t Department, }
HoUsTuS Dec. 81, 1857.
Whereas there various inducing Inc, the
Executive Of this Republic 10 the following pro
clamatnn: Be it known that Sam. Houston President
of the Republic aforesaid by the authority IN me vested
hereby ordain and declare, that all Agents Of this Re-
public authorized 10 sell Land Scrip, hereby recalled
and their powers revoked: that hereafter no Land Scrip
is be sold for less than dollar and fifty cents per
acre and tina, when such scrip be soid The MONEY is 10
be placed in specepayng banks subject to the order OF
the Secretary of the Treasury and the sale attesed by
the cashier Of such banks that hereafter money will
be received for any debts or dues payable to this Repub
lie either 70, customs or taxes except PromIssory Notes
of the Government, gold or silver that all Land Scrip
sold credit heretofore must be returned and the land
eliuouishpd and cancelled agents author
ICED sell credit but positively and expressly limited
10 sell only for cash
Done at the CITY of Houston, this twenty fifth
rSEALl day Of December, 1887, and in the year
of the independence Of the Republic the
second. SAM. HOUSTON.
R. A. IRIoN, Secretary Of State.
TExAs-The steam ship Columbia, Capt. Wright, ID
hours from Brrzora arrived yesterday at our port From
a gentleman who passenger We have received The
most cheering intelligence TO the strong confidence
which ani,.,ntes The hearts of the Texans They have
no fear rather they have hope OF an invasion from
the Mexicans. We say hope because we are satisfied
that nothing would Civ. pleasure TO the brave and
generous people Of that country than to receive visit
from their neghbos who reside The other side of the
Rio Grande As Cen Houston told Santa Ana, they
have not much poleness in their mode Of receiving
visitors f,on that quarter; but sill if Busamen.e wish.
ga TO make the experiment. we have no dunbt he will
find their manners par,ake Of good deal Of warmth,
though no, much cvili,y.-N O. Pieayune: jan IL.
From Tie y. Y. Commercial .8drertiser)
FROM UPPER CANADA.
We have The Toronto Patriot Of the 9Th Instant, con-
tanning the official Of the destruction Of the ca
rolae and the correspondence between Gen. Arcula.
RUS and Col. McNab We place these documents be.
fore our readers.
topy of letter from Gen. .7rcrlarius, Commissary.
General The State IF Ne,o York, to the Hon. Co.. l.
". yHcNab.
STATE OF New YORK;
Niagara Falls, Jan I'd, 1885 !
Co.. 4en ~ .HcJea6 commanding her !heiestys Forces
on tbs Niagara Frontier.