Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-09

rsnu TLx,s The steamer Columbia arrived al our
pnr, on Saturday morning last having made qmch
from Galveston, from which che sailed On The In,h III
Dv her in receipt OF flies oil The Na!lona! Dam"e
10 the 27;h ult and the 1eegrap pin 10 the 22d ihey
contain returns Of the election from number oi couh
ties which exhibit such overwhelming impurities 10.
Lamar and Burnet, leaves II beyond all DOUBT ,''
the FORMER will be elected President and The ial'ef ice
President A statement Of he votes Will De lu''u o
pied into our columns from the Telegraph vi o'hel
news there is little of interest. II IS slated 'ha' P're
letters just received from the u s. coEla,h 'e n,an
gence that the loan of million OF dollars mas oeeh
effected by the Commissioners out no o'icia "'0'''"
''0 " WIG A'"' '"' rs o. Bulletin, October |.
soJ;er nv the name Of butcher, hasrccenily been
arrested in Houston charged with the murder oil lie
Ia,a,Ci Teal The evidence being strong against
him he was committed for trial and Is now IN the Jail Of
that county. ,:,;
W. mr.. .,sd 10 notice that the government IS making
active preparations TO organize respectaoe anu
nent military corps for the Western frontier mum
bcr or soder, have already been enlisted and Their ge
neral appearance and orderly department. urnlsh tne
best assurances of their future efficiency and usefulness
purity Of about seventy OF the Comanche t'oe cane
into Baslrop on the 5h ut They stopped, however, bat
slor, time and manifested much dissatisfaction on &c
count of the late engagement with Col karnes on lie
Aryo Seco; several OF them minated mat they were
enGaucd in that skirmish. Mr. Miles, who accompanied
The party OF this tribe that visited Houston few months
since hHs atey returned 10 Bas,rop from the interior Of
the country. lie states that he attended the 'blg talk
which was held few weeks since upon the Red Fork
of the Colorado by the principal chiefs Of the different
tribes All the chiefs, except from the vicinity of
the Rio Grande in favor Of concluding treaty OF
peace with Government The recent skirmIshes at The
West however, will probably prevent any further recon.
cia,ion at present. The citizens near Baslrop regard
them with suspicion and several parties Of surveyors are
waiting in the vicinity for further intelligence relative
to their intended of policy before SenlurIng into
the disputed country.-i6
= MEAIco 1xp TExAs-The New Orleans iAmcrican
tk,ti nfo bna hoe
warrants the belief that MEXICO esH soon recognise Tie
Independence Of Tt1as.
CASTERS TExAs.-The Natchoches Herald of re-
cent date contains interesting letters respecting the
late Indian disturbances the Texan fron,ier-lhe one
written by General Rusk of Texas and The other by It.
Henry Of the U. S. Army They both concur in The
opinion that the difficulties entirely queled. vi the
Mexican insurgents, some al Nacogdoches, some
have come to the u S. and about sixty of the leading
men have gone TO the Prairie Indians. 1t. Henry says
he feels confident in asserting, that the emgraht may
with safety wend his way to Texas, with probably less
fear his interruption now, than previous to the out
breaking Of the present difficulties AS 10 the report
that of the u S Indians concerned in the dis.
turbances, 1t H. expresses the opinion that vas alto
golher without foundation