Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-28

,he dise,uceful cnptuation Of this garrison, on 's
inst After the terms had been rauhea W '"e In ~
and made known the soldiers Of tne cry ~, III;
sed the utmost Indignation, and accusfo iher nm Ua;
prs &c rowsrdice and Of having solo inc o'oou "
camille. 10 their enemirs, and renamed htin a"u y;
i,e 70 their puets The officers then ieil ine'' "u :,
this situation they rema'nra e' l"e"'' ,t.,,sn,pu
.se.siop of their nrlps ena msn'l'"'a- ',. '''
It'll :, the Ceptralis,s md plundrr 10 'n' 1',! L.
Won can therefore, Judge our situation e'uiu o
,.rv pIeasunt when twelve hnnoreo Y 'o . So ,,.;,
armed cheated out OF their pay anu ON
officers, were IN Ieae'hess " w."
the foreigners. ;,,,o,, INV very
II was, however happily go, over wi!'on. u"y
serious consequences, md the city que''y S'''e"oea
we arc indebted TO Mr. Breedlove for copy Of ie'
0' 'a'so coxsr,,YE OF THE u. OF AMERICA,
Iampico 9Th June, 1859
JAMES w BREEDLovE, Esq :, o
Collector of The Customs, New orleans
Sill have the honor inform you that Inc feae'a'
,r;,uloed Ia The government troops, under com
I,d IF General Arisla the 3lh instant; ana thnt s
ircrs of Arls,a entered The town under me VI
,,,tu,tion on the 9Th inst. a, o CLOCK T. ~
n uoods that are sent the port VIII OF course pe
~ s.,cd bv tb. necessary documents in the s'rctest
Sorn and IL plce conformity with the provisions OF
the Tariff in hich difficulty VIII De eSp'ile"c'u
in their introduction. The Mexcan cohs"ln your P'a'
will OF course give MS cIealu'cc ioi ''''' f " - r.
W. have had no disturbance at the time Of entry OF
tho ,roops md things have gone more quietly IMAM
we could have expected. Your obedIenl servant
JNO. &. MCCALL
STEAMBOAT roNTCHARTRAIN.
The Texan newspapers, received by Inc steamship
New York, mention The arrival OF lhe fohlcnalAin u,
Maspotda without giving the details oil the accident
Which drove her into that harbor. The following ester
irom Capt RIebaud will crafty The pubic curiosity WIN
a iul statement Of the particulars OF that event:
"On the 22d May being IN lat "a, long Va, one OF lhe
bolefs burs,cd doub, through The negligence OF the
engineer who suffered The salt water 10 main IN them
for four days without cleaning them out The next DAY
a second bursted, and the Oath third The other tour
that rcmaincd much damoged that they were oil
use.
"avine thus escaped death several times as il were
by miracle our crew, discouraged and worn down ny
Tour days constant fatigue and wan. OF sleep, iouoy
called upon the Captain make for the nearest shore
we were then in the latitude Of matamoras which IS
OCCUPIED by The troops Of Bnsamente Under these
circumstances, | proposed that we should throw our
selves upon The hospitality OF The TEXANS ana ask re-
lief from them rather than fall into The hands OF busa'
mene's party VIII were aware that the Pontchaftran
WAS sold to the Federaiss, and that her presence al
1nnpco would that place from being attacked
hesi,aed no, moment 10 direct The Captain 10 make Tor
Galveston which was done Immediately. The pnsscn
gers and crew. who had lost all their strength and cour
ape in their previous suengs were inspired with fresh
yror They stripped The blankets and sheets from their
beds To make sails for the boat, with which she was ua-
provided.
ain This condition we were tossed about for our do
a, the mercy of the winds and irving 10 make
Galveston Though were un..ne TO arry. there vet
bad the good fortune iC reach Naugorda, here we
are now landed r.sldes the dangers Of the winds and
in Eoa; built for The sea- had only half
of water the distance Of 2e0 miles from land
and conse qucntr reduced 10 very small allow.
ance But hank Heaven! all our msortunes over;
in country whose motto is philanthropy, hos
| piiality, Nc, &c.
The Poncharrain arrived al Malagorda the eth May
As soon she entered the harbor she was Professionally
seized by the Texan authorities as Mexican property
| ill The decision OF the Government al Hnusu'n sn"u'o
| be made known Captain Riebaud Immediately address
ed me mortal To the President Of The Republic, IN which
he described the in which the PonlcharlraIn was
driven into Ma,agorda. The application was successful
the boat was restored him, and he received The mos
friendly treatment from Col Horton The collector and
! Mr. hnssina his assistant as well from the Texans
| generally. ,:o., ;.
repair The Pontchariran materials are 10 be iounc
there suitable 10 that purpose and he is destitute OF pro-
visions and fuel wit. which prosecute his voyage &c
Tampco Under these circumstances, it is apprehendet
tina, he will be compelled abandon the boat and return
10 New Orleans.-L ouisianian.
(Fren. the ". o Louisiana .7drertiser, June 49,
TEXAS.
The Steam pscke, Columbia, Capt wndIe arrived
Yesterday in SO hours from Galveston her we ha We
| Houston papers the 4h inst and Galveston TO the
/ 18th The steam packet Cuba, Capt. Phillips hence fol
! Galveston.
inst the north breaker, in attempting 10 enter the
| hsrhor OF Galveston. The vessel and cargo tota
loss. Tie Columbia took off her passengers, and lay
~ her all night, but before day she went TO pieces
The Galvesloniun of the l3lh says the cargo, which
is &c great value may probably be saved; many of the
| passengers taken off by the Columbia, were without
Their baggage, owing 10 The almost imPossbiy OF TAX
ing into the small boats on so heavy sea. The En-
| hcn and Rufus Putnam steamers went out with The
Columbia 10 render assistance but the fury Of the
rendered il mpraclicabe for bonts Of light draugh &c
be of any use The Galveston pilot it appears mol
hoard; and ii The first trip of Capt Phillips in
the Cuba, as commander. He formerly first mate
of The Columbia. 1t is fortunate circumstance that nc
/ lives were lost
The Redlander ssys-"An express has arrived in hi.
| place, from Major G Waters, containing the unpea
SAINT intelligence, That the Cherokee Indians have EN-
bodied near The Sabine, in Nacogdoches county, and
determined 10 make war upon any troops who may
attempt in accordance with the orders OF the Secretary
of War, 10 build fort at that place pressing call
is made upon our citizens by Ma jor Waters for imne-
date aid TO carry into effect this Older, in which at
tempt fight with these In dams IS inevitable we
trust that the patriotic Redunders will respond 10 this
call with that Characteristic Prompness winch massey
marked their course when their country required"
According 10 the Houston Telegraph Of The 5Ih in.
slant
"a severe battle fought on The 2G;h ult between
company Of militia consisting OF about 80 men, under
The command Of Captain Bird, ond large body OF In
dams The engagement took place Little River
/ about Is miles above Fort Smith On the afternoon OF
that day, several Indians discovered BY the scouts
and were Immediately pursued by The company. The
Indians al length disappeared in thicket and the
company approaching 1t, found that was literally
| filed with Indians, who opened upon them dest-uc-
tive fire. Nothing dannted however, they fearless J
charged upon the enemy, and in few moments com
| pelely routed them, and gained possession of The
ground which they had occupied The Indians soon
after rallied again, and made repeated attacks upon
them, but in vain. They repeatedly repulsed with
great loss This heroic band sustained their position
for than hours against four times their numbe'
of the enemy Towards sunset the Indian chief, aPpa
renty enraged be thus held at bay by urce greatly
inferior his own, collected his warriors and made one
desperate charge but when he had arrived within about
thirty steps the head of his men, and The remainder
nf seninn him fall raised hldeons yell and