The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-28
PILOT 4 TRANSCRIPT.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS.
TEXAS.


no By an arrival at New Orleans from
Texas, the Bee of tbs 18th inst. gives the iol-
lowing intelligence condensed from Galveston
papers to the 18th inst
etWe are further convinced" says the Calves
ton Courier, etfrom intelligence received lately
by the sloop Phenix, from Corpus Christi bay,
that there has been no serious collision between
Arista (CentralisD and Canalss, FeaeraD -
At the latest accounts Canales was making ra-
pid marches from town to town, in the di-
rection Of Tampico, and every place he visited
declaring in favor of the eConstitution of
1924" and joining in his cause"
The Houston Star of the 18th, contains the
following:-
e. SUCCESS OF Col. MooRE's EXPEDITION
We learn by letter from Austin, received by
last nights mail, that on the 2lst ult, the troops
under the command of Col. Moore came in sight
of a large Commanche encampment on the
head waters of the Colorado, about 300 miles
north west of Austin, which they attacked, and
succeeded in killing about $50 Indians, captured
80 prisoners, about 500 horses and mules. A
mong the captives are two Mexican boys Col.
Moore with his command, arrived at Austin on
the 7th inst, and was received by the inhabitants
with the highest demonstrations of joy and COM
memdation. We will publish detailed accoun
of the disastrous defeat of the Indians in our
next.
The Presidents Message gives a'fattering &C
count of the growth Of the young republic, in
population and resources. The harvests have
been abundant, and agriculture extending it
self in every direction, promising rich reward
to the toll of the husbandman, and giving earn
est ofthe future Importance and power OF the
republic.
the people have experienced great embar
rasnent from the arrangements and unsteadiness
of their currency. The loan commissioners had
not yet been able to effect a sale of bonds. One
of them was at the Hague, for the double pur-
pose of procuring the recognition of Texas upon
the part OF Holland, and opening treaty for
loan with the bankers of that country.
The President deprecates war with Mexico,
calculated still further to embarrass the COM
missioners in negotiating loan, and as involv-
ing the nation in great distress, on account of its
commends further attempt to reconcile the mo-
ther country by negotiation.
The commissioners to run the boundary line
between Texas and the United States, had been
compelled to suspend operations for want of
means
The President had kept the navy afoat because
he had reason to believe that Mexico was hav-
ing bull! in some foreign port, steam ship, and
other vessels Of war, for the purpose of harras-
sing the commerce of Texas.
General Hamilton, in his letters to the gov
eminent, held out the hope of ultimately securing
a loan on favorable terms.
The message recommends an increase in the
duties upon importations. The currency in which
the imposts now paid being at discount
which reduces the nominal duty of IL per cent
to actually less than per cent. The necessities
of the government require this recommended
ton.
The message represents the intercourse of the
Republic with foreign nations, as in the same
condition as at the opening of the last con
gress.
Upon the whole, we gather from this document
that the young republic is rapidly growing in
all the elements ofpower, wealth and influence;
though she is crippled, for the time, in her pc
cuniary resources, and embarrassed in her foreign
and mercantile relations.
PRESIDENT LAMAR had been seriously i'll for
some time before the opening Of Congress.