Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-09
FROM TEXAS.


NEW ORIEAHs, Jan % By the schooner Teezer from
Galveston daes OF the 10Th and 18th insl, fro "us
ton have been received. The 2ls instant the day
fixed for the adjournment Of Congress BY way of re.
creation after the iagues of public Office, ex President
Houston had announced his intention 10 make eIcur-
sion the States The hero OF San JacInto will find
hearty welcome here from many warm friends and adj
mirers. BY resolution OF The two Houses, the seat OF
government is be removed from Houston to place 10
be selected hereafter by board Of commissioners bill
for the suppression Of gambling under discussion,
with strong probability Of passing this session. bill
hld passed The Senate for the creation Oi national bank
plan similar to The old u 8 Bank being predicatsd
The of the Government Two other bills also
had received the sanction Of that bodyone approprat
ing 81 500 900 to dctiay the expenses Of the Govern
ment-another, auihnrsmg The negotiation of loan OF
one million by the President for like purposes The
escape of two Texan citizens from the dungeons Of Me-
tamoras s menlIoned-hey reached Houston in safety:
their names were Davis and iledrick From the silence
uf the papers the subject may suppose that the
Indian disturbances Oh the frontier have ceased The
news from Mexico is not recent as that previously
received here by way of Vera Cruz and 1ampco The
establishment of Temperance Societies has commenced
in Texas with fair promise Of success. At the first
ganzalion of one in Galveston % names subscribed
to the pledge Of total abstinence from the deeteri0uS
n.y." Of the markets, the following account is taken
from the Houston Telegraph OF the lcth
Provisions scarce and commanded high prices -
Flour was selling from $50 $35 per Dbl aud in fair
demand; bacon scarce, and selling al from 40 TO 30
no pork lard in market; whlskey 81 5O 81 40 per
gaUn. and scarce; moIaSses IN demand at 81 % 5O
per gallon coffee 81 40 cents, and brown sugar 30
per pound aud in demand corn 81 per bushel,
and also in demand -BaHehn.
From MErAMoRAs-Advces from Mexico have been
received by the schr Eliza Ann arrived al this port yes
erday having sailed the 18Th inst from MeIanOras.
The government troops held possession OF Metanoras,
blu, we're closely b. Ged by the Federalsts who
pncamped in the neghbDrh0od in considerable force
Gen FeIisola was command of The garrison, amount
ing to 900 Frequent skirmshrs had occurred be.
tween the two armies The Fcderallsrs, under The
rnand of General EIueno Mendez, made an advance
Metanoras on the h inst, and were met ny Frllsola
miles from The city, when an engagement took place.
The action vas well contested bnt did not result IN Iu
pot,an advantages either sde both claimed The
tory Amos, The loss sustained in killed and
wounded by each party and the capture OF two pieces
Of cannon from the FedealIsts was cnuncrbaanced by
The fall of several of FeIisoas best officers, who
shot down in the battle reinforcement oil three hun
dred men had reached hleamoras in command OF Gen
Cavuza They had retreaied from Tampico after suf-
frrng repulse before that place, and IN their way
rowly esca ped discontinue from body of Feds
led on by Gen Fernandez The detachment by The ia
qucs aud perils Of the arch had been greatly thinned
in numbers, and presented brUkpn and shattered as
pect. The position OF the armies, thought,
soon bring the contest to something decisive. Their prDx
nifty each other occasoned daily between
small telachmens, which mus, bring on general
engagement As usual in all civil wars, spirit Of bit
ter and cruel luminosity was displayed by he antagonist
facnns, which nothing but slaughter and burd could
ton upon the French not entirely forgotten. The
decree for the expulsion Of resident Fenchnrn was en-
forced with great strctness at Heamoas. Major Gen
Wool, the French officer in The Mexican army, had
resigned his commission, from unwilngness 10 Ggbt
against his counirymen. The port Of Vera Cruz was
open and vessels suffered arrive de-
part w;lhou, noes,aon from the bnckading squadron
This exemption can scarce be, however of long con
tiuuancc ~ D. Bulletin, jan 90.
IscIDEyrs Of THE FREsHET-S Several Lires Lost!-
The Norrsown Register states, that dwelling on
French creek together with family. was carried away
BY the freshet and in passing dow he Scuy kill near
Lumbervrlle, struck tree and broke hnr IN the roof
through which the 1--WE have not learned his name)
escaped upon the tree, but only 10 perish II said he
sustained himself for hours in sight of several ci
tizens but finally. stiff with cold fell from the tree and
persisted The other inmates Of the house also found
watery grave.
.7a0thcr-During The great freshet on Saturday last
small frame store honse situated the canal a, Cnr-
shohoeken. swept off by the torrent in which were five
who II is said engaged attempting 10 save
the goods The house hoaled about one mile and lody.
ed upon SINAI! island in the river Spring Mill
Fearful that the current would carry the house down the
stream the inmates left II and assembled some trees upon
tie island, where they remained some time when large
canal boat lodged and became 6xed they then dsscend.
ed and entered the hoat where they remained until res
cued Saturday morning Al the time they were IA.
ken off, but one, Mr.. MCann, able to speak; the
other four stiff with coId and badly frozan-of one
il is feared ampualion Of the feet will be ndls pensabe
Dispatches from India had been received in London
the 2st, declaring The intention of the Governor.
raj To assemble British force for service across ,ba
dus 1t has been found necessary declare war arans
the Chief Of Cabool and other allies Persia Mr. NJ
Neil her Maj estys envoy, has been compelled by the
refusal OF his just de mands and by Systematic course
OF disrespect towards him by the Persian Government,
quit the court OF the Shah and 10 make public d.ca
ration Of the cessation Of all intercourse tween the two
Governments The Governor by express order Of her