Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-03

This Will occasion the rejection St"ck
money remittanccs, and bring II down still lower tnts
country. Persons gambling III 1t should have an eye
10 both sides of the .itidi,;c.-Gicd'
FROM TEXlS
NV ORLEANS Nov. l1.--'rhr splendid Stcain pack
ct r. York arrived at late hour last evening from Gal
weston, bringing papers IRON that place TO thc IAN
inst.
The health of Galveston perfectly rcst"rcG ana
business had assumed very lively aspect.
The following extracts are all we find OF interest
from ufe GGctsoi,aa, Noe. IT,
.lrstiR.-Thc new seat OF government continues, as
wc are informed, TO advance with astonishing rapdity
The Indians, however, continue their dcpredattonS III
its neighborhood But recently number of gentle
men fired upon within c" miles OF Tn" city; one
Of their number, DR. Kinney, war shot through the leg,
ind his horse killed from under him. one of his compa-
Mons was also wounded III the Thirteen men
we're killed. it is said, upon BruSl'y, the week pre-
yions What beautiful comment upon the wisdom.
and Judgment of those who manifested 80 much dnNic.
t. for the removal of the capital from Houston.
From the frontier We have little of interest, that
Capt Ross has loncd CSnnalcs in conjunction with the
Fcdcras,s-that they had tok"n the town OF Mcr with,
out resistance although 300 CcntraStS were stationed
there at the ti.c Of the surrender, and that they were
"a, the date OF our intelligence delaying tor the pur-
pose of consolidating their forces previous To marching
upon Matamoras and Tampic", WHICH they entertained
no doubt would fall into their possession without oppo-
sition However fortunate or profitable tins expedition
NAV prove those engaged III IT. we can ind no errE$f
for the base and wiliul rccreancy of Capt Ross TIC
was DESPATCHED to the frontier arm OF the Govern
mcnt and had right to abandon public duty Tor tht
sake of private gam. In the report that Col harEct
had also passed the jurisdiction of Texas and
was on his march to Monclova, in open and direct vlo
latoH of Executive orders repose no confidence: he
Is an officer of long standing, and has undergone 100
many prvaons and sacrifices III Texan contests to turn
apostac for r pary pay OF plumber al TINS late day
We hope the Government will take such steps III Tcl
ton to Cant Ross IS will teach others the dangerous
improperly of dsrcgarding positive Official orders
The health of city Is at length completely re-.
stored, scarcely lingering OF cpldcnlc al SO IT
may be ralcd.l remains to admonsh MS OF Ms fatality
The disease far have been able from obscrva-
ton to form an opinion, almost exclusively con-
fined to parc ular section of the city, and that section,
the shame of its propirors be IT sid vas no better
than the swamps and marshes which surrounded the
imperial city, and from which aros' the exhalaons and
miasna of disease and death Our cotporatun beyond
Il doubt deserves some for It's rrourastlna.ion
and delay i'll obvatng to the extent Of its ahcs the
immediate of sickness. As 1t u, however,
can only sympathsc with the afflicted and thank liea
ven that its progress has been more extended, and
that at length We exempt from lis fatal prevalence
We have not, however, lost one particle of our conf
lencc in the health Of Galveston ana believe at Li'H
moment that had the low Crold upon the front street
been 6Il.d m Cs II viii bc) we should not have been
called upon to record the death of citizen from
the fever.
Three or four ncw wharves are i'll progress OF cr'e-
tion.-Our enterprising and energetic frilow-citizcn
SOl. a. turner mas nearly CpulpN"h oh' Soi' i'"'
feet in length al the lower part Of the town; II wi
prove when completed, of Immense advantage to pro-
perv holders in that section othe city lie deserves
much credit for his perseverance and assiduty Many
men would have abandoned the undertaking under the
adversc circumstances that he has had TO contend
wlh
Every thing remai,is quiet throughout the interior
The crops generally good business BRISK and con-
!idcnce the future prosperity Of the country unaba
ted The Indians upon the frontier perfectly tran
quil, and danger apprcherdcd OF an outbreak fer
time to come.
The Galveston Volunteers have, il is said, invaded
Mexico, uadcr Col. karnes. We inclined TO doubt
the authenticity of the runor, believing that they
generally possessed of too much information TO permit
themselves to be made the willing dupcs o. few de.
signing and dangerous men.
kkrom he Gd,rGaoR Gd:ettr Nor. Is
Galveston presents the most animated appear
ancc has eyer exhibited. Large quantities of goods,
embracing eycty variety both Of luxury and
rvng and opening every day All bustlc and busi-
ness, and life. The business OF the country, connu
ally improving and expanding. is now manly concen-
tratrd here Goods be, and doubt are, imported
this place and sold TO country deaes low as they
can be bought in New Orleans. Such perso.s can now
lay in their supplies here and the time, risk and
expense of n voyage across the Gulf.
Emigrants daily pouring in, and bringing accounts
of Others who still to hut Snch the extent
and fertility of the country that it still to be fill
ing up but slowly The field for enterprise and indus
try still wde and the prospect of reward iattcrng
ever to those who do not with the expectation
of growing rich distinguished IN day, without either
industry or merit.