The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-05-20
LATEST FROM TEXAS.


LATEST FROM TEXAS.
The steamship Neptune, Capt. Rollins,
arrived yesterday from Galveston, bring.
ing dates to the End inst. The N. had
80 cabin passengers aud 100 bales Of cot
| ton.
News had been received at Galveston
from Austin that the French loan had
been negotiated at 95 cents. Whether
any dependence can be placed upon it or
not is more than we are able to say.
The French Minister, NJ. Saligny, is to
reside a, Galveston during the summer.
The frigate Sabine was still lying off the
bar at the latter place.
A company Of 'rexan spies, under Capt.
Hays, recently had an encounter with
superior number of Mexicans near Bexar,
killing three and taking twenty-five Of
the prisoners without the loss of man.
One of the prisoners informed Capt. Hays
that Arista was in the neighborhood of
Matamoras.
The New York Commercial, mostly
very accurate in its intelligence, says:
If our private advices from Washington
do not mislead us-and this they have
never yet done--a decision Of some i'm
portance has been come to there, in refer
ence both to this case and the boundary
question.
/ If we are rightly informed it has been
agreed between Mr. Fox and the Govern
ment Of the United States that no farther
opposition shall be made by the former to
the trial Of Mcleod. That trial is to 90
on, under the jurisdiction of New York
without reference either by the British
Minister or the National Government.
If acquitted, as is most probable, Mcleod
will be discharged OF course and the mat
ter thus be disposed of. If convicted,
the National Government will then take
the necessary steps TO afford him that
measure Of justice and protection which
all the circumstances Of the case may re.
quire.
As to the boundary, we learn that a
convention has been signed on the part OF
Great Britain aud the U. States, which
provides for the appointment of six com.
missioners, three for each party to the
dispute. These sir, if they can agree, are
to give final decision on the question.
Ii they cannot agree, they are to appein,
: three others, and decision by the major
ity of the nine is to be conclusive.
Such we understand TO be the arrange.
ment agreed upon. Some of the details
may be incorrectly stated, but we have
every reason TO believe that the general
fact ola convention being signed will prove
authentic.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL. - The
New York Commercial of the 25th ult.,
says that the mail contractors for New
York were then returning from the seat
of Government, whittier they had been to
renew their contracts, and adjust their az
fairs with the Department. They bring
golden opinions in regard to the new
Post Master General, whom they describe
; as being at once the most thorough h, prompt
and efficient officer ever at the head of the
, Notwithstanding these qualities with
all his wonted afability and courtesy -
The contracts, we are informed, have
: been made with scrupulous regard to e.
: conomy,-a virtue which the Wing adj.
: ministration is compelled to illustrate, even
J. had it been otherwise inclined, --inasmuch
I as the Postmaster General has left the
Department ONE MILLION IN DEBT!
The Albany Journal of the 10th ult.,
q thus announces the arrival of our friend
Davis, Of the Peoria Register.
We had the pleasure (for the first time
: in twenty-five years. of taking by the
0 hand to-day SAMUEL H. DAVIS. Esq.
Editor of the Peoria IIlinois) Register
' an old and very dear Typographical friend
;, with whom we worked and roved from
1912 to 1916, in the printing Offices Of
: Mr. Walker, of the Columbia Gazette
: Utica, Col. Stone of the Herkimer Amer
5 lean, Solomon Suulhwick, then State
e printer, Mr. Mercien and other employing
0 printers in New York. Mr. Davis is A
e man of talents and knowledge. He is
: one of the very best practical prlu'ers lr
America. and now publishes one of the a
$ blest and most interesting newspapers il
. the Union.
q INDIANA ELECTION.
Sic Whigs, and one Locofoco elected tt
: Congress.
!, The Cincinnati papers of Saturday las
concur in stating, that the people OF lndl
Q and have elected Wing members of Con
$ gress in every district in the State saw
i one, aud that district. which gave ma
.:.. IS AOon ~ tho Novamher election