Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-16
TEXAS

TEXAS
New ORLEANS. July 30 We were taken somewhat
by surprise the intelligence contained IN our CORES
pondents letter pub'ishtd IN yesterdays bee. An en-
gngement between the Texan troops and The Nbes oil
ubur,gnes that hover upon the N"rlhern md North
eastern borders of The Republic, was not exactly nnuc
pue both because the Indians had been repeatedly ard
rudev checked By the arms OF Texas and because .he
neg, catoEs which had been sci on foh oy 'le leAah
commissioners were expected TO be attended win a
prosperous issue 1t IS certain that The complexion Of
ndvices day since induced us 10 believe that no m
Their demonstrations of hostility would be made me
Indians had been time and again repusrd WIN hedsJ
losses; they represented bundled ana Wiling 10
obtain the assurance Of prace upon almost any terms
The battle appears have been serious one, u, DIS
stated, there > or eco SAVAGE 10 line he'd II 49,
however pobahl" enough that The number Of Tue enc
my has been somewhat exaggerated.
We are not aware 'ihe precise number ol warriors
which The lndans IA Irxas can bring in'o action W.
know them be cosdt rahlr probably over two ih"''
sand Iii b. really The ,mlen,on OF Santa Ana 10 u
wade Texas is quite likely lie will profit hy The los
tilIv Of these Indians 10 EFFECT an alliance WIN th'
Thus Texas Will BE- exposed 10 double peru on Inc
one side the ireachsruus Afkicans, and on The amer
the willy aud trocirns Indian We have no Tears Tor
The safety OF The young republic. lnrr' are marcy
and gallant splits enough IN that growing country to
beat back the hotdes Of Santa Ana, though sustained
by army Of Gisstftcted aborlglnes But II must
BIZ confessed tbot The aspect OF affairs IS sulcehliY
serrus. end that should San!u Ara undertake an
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are employed in magng war up"a an internal enc.
my, he may succeed IN dong infinite damage ana IN
extending bis sway Of slaughter and rapine over
large purlGu Of The territory he could De effsc'uay
met and ciscoufltt d. II the Indians have coniriped
,hin brief space after The failure Of The proposed
negotiations army al 5cO waIiiufs II IS eFi
dent that they must possess very considerable iorce
in resp I'VE md must he prepared for desperate
resistance Texas, however, seems 10 have acted III
the present exigency With energy and promptiiude
She has icent and well equipped army, and WILL
i, probable pursue The mnrauding savugrs until they
nrc thoroughly defeated ond hnmhtd. She has little
time lcs. as the Msxcans is stated, will take the
field in September bee.
Ry The arrival or the packet Columbia 80 hours
from Galveston, have ,crved our regular files OF
papers from that city up 10 the Goth inst and those ct
The city Of Houston to the 2ith. The &. reports the
Texan schunner San Jac,nto off the S w. Bar
The Ciriian and Gair,Son Gazette confirms the report
Of the engagement hat look place on he 18Th instant,
which ". published yesterday. We make the following
extracts from The ubo:e named paper:
.iion John ErrdSn late chri Justice of the republic,
di.d al Houston Tuesday last
sAno.r splendid schooner designed for The navy, the
Asp, arrived from Ballimcre Wednesday. She is a
baurui construction and surpasses, # rnssibe, The Sn
Jacnto. She said 10 te Of ie fastest saefSe
built at Baltimore Another sch"oner and brig are by
tins TIME TIL way out, and will be here in shor,
time. The whae number viii have arrived early IN The
fall
"Cul Powers. from Live OAK Point, who is now in
this city states that report has reached that place from
Mexico, that Bus'amenie is marching to honclova, 10
attack General Lemus The latter is at the head of
about 2CO0 mon, and his defeat is anticipated though il
is impossible calculate the precise result Col F. is OF
opinion that The Fed"rasls viii be pat down they
be opposed by the Church. and the Priests still
have great influence.
The national schr San Jacn,o, left yesterday for
Orleans where she goes preparatory to cruise upon
the Gulf She will return TO This por, before she goes
down the coast.-U
Of the Annual Message 10 the Mexican Congress read
by the Pteslden, nd Interim, General Santa Ana. 1t
deals in the usual Tissue OF meaningless eeneracs md
self laudatory arrogance II proposes but lii!e and
that lille in style il would of purpuely vague
aud indth finite commonplace. There is nlluslun 10
Texas in this message. In fact, he entire document
coDias ille else than proposition 10 confer additional
pow ers upon The Government.
The Dari0 del Gobi.rn0 Of the Sd states the into non
Of Santa Ana 10 withdraw from The head Of the cavern.
ment and 10 return 10 private life and therefore praises
the dlsinlerescd nugnanimity which induced The exc
cuivc propose giant Of additional power at The very
moment when he cunlenp laes the resignation Of his
high office. We question greatly this assumed dIsinfer-
esitdnsss. Those who know Santa Ana best aware
tina, he is The 10 claim absolute rule for another
He either intends holding 10 he Presidency placing
some plant creature IN his stead. But rtyr0ns
ID.
TRASsLATIoss
MESSAGE Of the excellent President ad interim
General Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana-read OF
tiunal Congress the first day Of July, 1850
ITO day commences interesting period in your
pession; The period when the Constitution submits Ia
your enlightened scrutiny the appropriations for the
coming year. in order that you may establish, il posi-
bic medium between the expenditures and receipts,
between the wants aud the revenue that may prove
tsfactory 10 the people. AS your lahors will CONNIE
under the happy auspices of peace fortunately restored
although purchased at such price, you will continue
without fear inGuetude in the path traced by The lie
psature giving the preference TO the de hnive settle
ment of The fiscal concerns, which The lie and ubso
Lutte existence Of nations
alt being impossible for you 10 withdraw your atten
ton from hat is mperiousy required by the situation
in which The Republic is placed, you will Consider whe.
er the inc vi,abp moment, has arrived for reforming the
institutions of 1886 With regard TO the Government
this question decided; no, only because public opinion
has manifested itself in nnequvncnl manner but be
ihiS subject. having been submitted TO the cons
drraiinn Of OF tie highest powers in the Common
wealth. experience has demonstrated that the resources
granted 10 the Government by the nndant nial law
insufficient for the preservation Of the tranquility per
manent felicity, glory and prosperity of The nation
have therefore, nder the PROJECT relating TO this mat
Ter To be submitted 10 you II will BE- placed in your
hands in order that you may weigh well The by
which the Government considers itself sustained, and
which il has explained with that frankness and loyalty
which constitute its guide throughout every act of lis
administration.
81 have condemned and combalted the anachical and
disoganzing prncp Of thnse who, usurPIng The au
gust lille of The nation have pretended 10 give il laws
10 rule BY caprice and 10 annu sword IN hand,
the compact existing. The nation had adopted The
representative system in order thai revolutions reyos
and insurrecions might be strangrd in the cradles that
its legitimate representatives might decide freely upon
important questions, without danger Of exposure 10