Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-30
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New oRLrAxs, Nov. lG.--We are indebted to Capt.
Wrirht Of that excellent steamer, the New YORK., for
Galveston papers as late as Saturday, 18th inst. .
The following items comprise every thing We could
fad cf a nature at all likely 10 interest ouT readers:
President Hnuston's message to the Texas icgisla-
ture declares, that "Texas is prosperous. no system
of finance suggested. War agains, Mexico recon-
mended will, the navy. No positive information as 10
the doinys OF Commissioned Gen. Hamilton. Foreign
relations reuiain que, and friendly. Treaties with
G-ra, Britain ~: oct ratified, because Texas has not
signed with that knight crraat al Ahol,tionIsm q treaty
!nr the suppression Of the slave ,roic. 20 definite
treaty of ani,y, commerce and navig itiun yet made
WITH the T.. $. San,a'Fe and Ynca,an transact,"ns
occupy considerable space. iuca,aT, IN the stale OF
revolution has by consent Of the President. The use OF
the Texas navy
The drsbandmsni of The regular army meets with
the appreciation Of Presden. Houston.
In Galveston, there has been an active demand tor
Treasury Notes, for The last two weeks, aid they sold
readily at l63 cents. they are III r'qaest 10 pay du
ties, and, 1t 5 supposed, w,li fall bacs |" old prices is
snon as the importing srason pnssrs, unless The Texan
Government devises some new plan ior eniiancing their
value.
An alert, at the Texan seat Of Government, IS thus
DESCRIBED, hy the correspondent Of the S;ar:
Ii was confidently anticipated that he Congress
would commence is Session under Tic A."s, favorable
auspices, and proceed Immediately To b ness, but 10,
hardly had the city become quietly IN reed IN sleep,
when a messenger arrived from the shy, bearing
the alarming Intelligence that q large )ay OF Com
%manches, 400 o. 500 strong, had been ec"'eTed near
that stream, aud was moving directly V"n Austin
All was uproar and confusion; Imtnr5-.-'y, Senators
and Representatives heads Of departments and clerks;
| III short, men OF oil classes and grades, and women
and children, were seen running IN all directions
some tn meet tie expected foe, and some - fEd q place
of refuge. The citizens al length formed into some
thing Ike an organized body Of militia, aud, under the
direction Of The Secretary Of WaT, prepared 10 defend
the nam stree, of,he city, where most Of the women
and children bad collected, in the strong houses lining
that street. The Artillery were placed under C"lonel
| Ward, so as to sweep the streets completely. Things
being thus arranged, a spy company under the com
mand o, Col. Jones, were despatched ,c BTushy, and
in the mean time all waited IN ANXIOUS suspense for
The foe. Morning came, however, and found the citi.
Gems shiver,ns in The cold air, ond wcsry with %is,igue;
but no traces of an enemy. About iso'clock, a nj,
Col. Jones and his parry, returned Ii intelligence
that he could find no trail Of Indians md the alarm
vas at once quoted, The citizens ry!rned to their
homes aga n, contented and cheerful. In the after.
noon, however, another messenger nrf&ed, with intel
lirence that the Ind ans were assembled On Little Ri.
yer; bu, il was mt known whether they came viii.
hostile intentions, or merely i'll pursuit "f the buffalo.
The alarm was renewed again, but 10 less extent
The members OF Congress from tho eastern sections,
were M, a little annoyed b. Til: Event. and Their dig
satisfaction With the present location OF the seat OF Go.
yernment, is expressed in no measured Terms"
~. O. Bali,tin.