Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-21
To The President Of The United State,
FROM TEXAS

NV OnLE..s, Dec. f-rhc scam packet Cuba,
from Galveston, arrived at this port last evening To
the ro!itene.s Of The Captain, indebted for fIrs
Of The Banner and Telegraph from Houston the 18th
of November On the outward voyage the Cuba passed
the wreck Of the steamboat Motto lost few days since
on the passage hence 10 Galveston. She had cargo
and but passengers board From the appearance
Of lie wreck which seen from the Cuba, fuang al
.c. II ~ supposed TINT the had been taken off by
some vessel With respect 10 the Indian Disturbances,
The Telegraph states ut in the East the Indian forces
were entirely dispersed General Rusk was expected
d, Houston ~ few dayR.
From Baalrnp information had been received. thai The
citizens Of that section have long enjoyed complete
immunity from savage warfare; tina. not single hostile
Indian has been in or near tho settlements about
lIssrop, for the last Fix months Small parties oi the
and Lpuus have frequ :nty visited the
Elements the Colorado during the Summer and Au
unn and have invariably unaffected friendly dspo-
s,ion towards citizens Severn parties of Surveyors
have been for some time past aged in surveying On
the PIerdinues and other streams high up in the Indian
country but have not suffered the least molrStaon -
The settlements around Basrop are in most floursng
condlon-an abundant crop Of has been raised by
the settlers.
Several persons who were captured by the Comman-
ches near Bexar, have returned TO the settlements on
the Colorado. They state that they released hy
those Indians because Of the Chiefs, who visited
Houston last spring recognized them belonging
the settlements the Colorado and Brassos. II ap
nears these that the people of Texas
divided into tribes and that they have made treaty
Of peace with the tribes East oflle Colorado they
obqed TO release any captive that may fall into their
hands belonging TO the settlements East of that stream
They therefore, treated these prisoners with great kind
ness and number Of warriors e escort them into
the settlements the Colorado. They, however mani
tested the greatest hostility for the citizens Of Be1ar
and spoke Of them people entirely dslinc, from the
citizrns of Eastern Texas
The Texan Congress was in session. bill to pro-
vide for defence Of the frontier under consider
alton. General Houston had communicated a message
relative to Indian affairs in which he ascribes the late
Disturbances on the frontier, the encroachments OF
tho whites upon the hunting grounds of the saVages
1t is an interesting document and as 10 length prevents
the insertion: design to make, hereafter, such
extracts most worthy Of publication From all
appears that the rumos of Indian invasion
hive been greatly exaggerated, and there now exists
no ground apprehend serious difficulties from that
source.
A Galveston paper of the Both ult staes that the
steam packet Charleston has been oered 10 The Texian
Cove rnrnent for the of $4,000 but if fitted for
frht accommodations for the fractous would be provd.
+ ed at an extra expensc-Butstin
Mr. Williams the Texan Navy Agent in the United
States has contracted with Frederick Dawson, Esq OF
Baltimore, for ship of 500 tons, carrying lS guns;
two briggs Of 800 and carrying ~ guns each and
armed schooners for the Navy. They are all to be de-
livered at Galveston furnished with provisions, mum
tons &c for four months cruise at cost Of S250OO
We understand that Mr. Dawson is of the partners
in an extensive English House, and that these vessels
| are 10 come from Eng land.-U