Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-11

louiuals pfncipa, filled with election returns.
Gen. Houston appears to c.ny all before hum. HIS
'jory, Tar as heard itonl, was over three thou
sand.
There has been riot among some oil the peop'e
Of Sheby, IN wheat two individuals named Jackson
aud Lower were wounded.
From he Houston Star.
Noes from The Hea.-We learn from letter
ls,e, received from Sam Patiico, ~rnIen by The
Hon. l.. ;. liagwr, that Il party OF tout SO men
conss ing Of The company Of Minute men Of San
Patflco, aud few volunteers from Gonz les, lately
made excurs 10 the southern exlremiiy OF Pa
dIa Island and IN the afternoon OF the 9Th u
p,ised aad captured NJ, xicau Captain and nine
soldiers. WHO were Stationed NJ rancho at that
place These soldi rs made no resistance. They
were taken with Their arms and horses 10 , Tat
,co, aud placed IN the hands Of tie Chief Justice Of
lhat county, 10 be ex hanged for The same Number Of
Texan prisoners IN Melamotas. The captain sla-
ted thai the Mex aulh riIles of thai CITY would
consent 10 make the exchange and he had "Intcn 10
Gen. Ampndi', 10 request that MI. Dlinmt may be
included ~ The number 81 the prisoners 10 be ex-
changed. According IN the statement # The prison
ers, aud information received from some liish set.
ilersal the southern ealrtmiy OF Padla land, there
are nov only one hundred iniauuy IN Mrtomoras
In Camaign, Col. Fernandez has only fifty men I'M
der his command, pafl infantry and part cavalry.
he horses II the cavalry sad TO be SO poor they
can soarce, walk. Ga the LIuic Colorado. about
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with about 40 'rancheros' County ml,ila) Highs
Ell up The countr, Col Ramlttz IS ranging with from
hliv I" one hundred men; lie is regarded as rob
her AID Is uc,tort, the traders ol either party.
According to the es Imaus, the whole Mexican torce
on the Rln tiraudr, does exceed three hundred
troops. The Volunteers now a sehlbl,d at San
PauIco, n.usles ncarl, fifty m n aud they dai-
! " expecting M attack Iron, ViIlaieal ~ RImrez.
1t Isqpie doubtful, however, whether ei her OF these
colonels will mustcr valor' TO m Ike an attack uron
set o mrn who seem willing TO cope with five times
Ihcr hun Der of Mcxicans.
| gendema iiom Galveston. recently from the
"cs', says, respecting The movements oi A,lsla. that
When al Alslx, on The RIO Gtandr, he was iniornt
that proclamation had been ISSUED Ion all the male
inhabitants oi Ia years old and upwards, to assemble
Al Moncloye, for the purpose OF forming an army ioI
the INVASION Of Texas, ea,ly in October. lie also
says that large bu'ly Of Indians is collected a
that place, anu although several persons from the
ives ein settlements have gone into Afsia's camp
noue oi them have been allow cd TO return, for iea
that inornalion would be conveyed 10 the govern.
meni.
Thus Information has been par ed 10 the gov
eminent at Austin, under affidavit.
The Houston Sta, says:-We icain by gentle
m'n from the west, that about three hundred Mex,
cans, under the scouud,e Sivrcgo tn
side OF the RIO Gtandc, and threaten to attack III,
rancho oi Kinney and Aubrey. Messls. klnbc1
and Aubrey have good field pcc', well mounted
aud about 25 OF 80 young men at thtr rancho, aut
viii probably he able 10 keep tins cowardy mIscie
ant a bay. lie has long been known at the west
and Is despIsed by his own counirymeu a com
"'on robbot IL is supposed he headed the part,
that lately CO united tue robuercs IN the vciuir,
= OF Bexar.
The a"onut per acre Of the cotton crop this year
II IS SAD VIII Tall somewhat short OF that the yea
past, though, g. M the great increase IN the amour
oi land III culttvalot, the export viii be much lar
ger There is however, very large surplus of cor
4 and heavy mast, which viii make bread stuff an,
# pork chea,l and abundant
& The cities VI Houston and Galveston still remain
e healthy.
J. duel W fought al Galveston. on the 9Th inst
is between d. Ga'dler aud Lieutenant Lansing. bot
OF the Navy, III which the latter was severely wound
n co. The, fought with pistols, al five PAGES. III
clothes oil earh were repeatedly pierced With balls
a and at the sixth fire, Lieut. Lansing was wounded II
II the rght thgh.