The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-18
TEXAS.

The arrival Of the Neptune, Captain Rollins, from
Galveston, has placed US in Possession Of Texas papers
Of the latest date.
With the exception of skinnsh or so, and an In
dian hunt the extreme border every thing appears
quiet In the new Republic. There is little news; an,
this fact indicates the probability that the people
attending TO the common place business of agrcultur,
and domestic economy. In this view no news is tho
best news that could be received
According to the Houstonan corn is selling on the
Colorado nser at 70 cents per bushel Late engant,
can borrow all they may want, by agreeing to
the same quantity after harvest There is good pro-
mise for the coming crop, 10th of corn and cotton
There Is some discussion by the press and the gene
raj belief seemed to be, that there would be extra
sesson OF Congress to dispose ofnew matters growing
out Of the European loan
Three companies of volunteers and one Of spies
le Austin about the middle of April in search of the
Comanche Indians, who were runored to be prowlinp
within the Texas limits. The Austin Gazette saws
From The known inirepdiiy and enterprising spirit
OF the commanders there be little doubt of their
hnai success. IL the enemy is be found they will
iind him, and as sure they find him they will fog
him.
A company Of Texas spies, Cor national police as
'hey might be properly termed have had 10 with
horde of the marauders that are continually murder
ing and pillsgng on the borders We give The off
cIal account OF the result as follows:
To the Hon. B. I. Archer,
Secretary Of War
SIR Jolneu my company with that of Captain An
tonic Perez, and proceeded directed in your orders
Shortly after leaving Bexsr, informed of consi-
drrabc robberes having been committed upon Traders
returning from Bexar with goods by two psrties
which had been nfestng frontier, one under Aga
ton with thir'y men, and the other Ignacio Garcia
with twenty five men. endeavored 10 intercept those
parties before they could return Laredo but they
reached that place day before arrived in the VI
emily In the meantime two men were desua,cbed
from Berar, giving information Of nv comprny being
out About ten miles this side Of Laredo on the 7h
INST Garca, with his party Of twenty. five men and
hueen regular cavalry, were dscovercd-thev had
come out to meet Us. They rode up to MS, sounding
hugie, and made an immediate attack firing opon ~
and ordering Us to surrender saying they had large
force.
ordered my man 10 dsfnount and tie their horses
which was Immediately done, and few shots return
go, kHhng one of the enemy and woundng another
1 ne enemy then rode on short distance and endea-
sored 10 surround Finding it not advisable to
leave our position until IL could I've ascertaned whether
the enemy had any other force than that which show
cd iiseli, directed two to ascend hin near hy
70 see u any more of the enemy could be
During tins time the enemy took strong position up
on an em'nencc and dsmounted. The two men re.
turned and reported that more Of the enemy could
be seen. We then mounted and advanced slowly un-
III within about two hundred yards of the enemy and
having again sismounted and tied our horses we